AP Comparative Government and Politics Exam Free-Response Question and Scoring Information Archive

Download free-response questions from past exams along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions.

Because of updates to the AP Comparative Government course and exam design after the 2019 exam, FRQs from 2019 and earlier may not directly reflect the format of questions on the 2021 and future exams. Please see the course and exam description for the most up-to-date exam format and sample questions.

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2018: Free-Response Questions
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2017: Free-Response Questions
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2003: Free-Response Questions
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Free-Response Questions

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2002: Free-Response Questions
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2000: Free-Response Questions
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1999: Free-Response Questions
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