AP United States Government and Politics
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Exam Overview
The AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam will test your understanding of the political concepts covered in the course units, including your ability to analyze the foundational documents and to apply Supreme Court decisions you studied in the course to real-life scenarios.
Mon, May 2, 2022,
8 AM Local
This is the regularly scheduled date for the AP United States Government and Politics Exam.
55 questions 1hr 20mins 50% of Score
The multiple-choice section includes individual, single questions as well as sets of questions. You’ll be asked to:
4 questions 1hr 40mins 50% of Score
In the free-response section, you’ll respond to four questions with written answers. The section includes:
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2021 AP United States Government and Politics Free-Response Questions and Scoring Guidelines
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2021 AP United States Government and Politics Free-Response Questions - Set 1
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2021 AP United States Government and Politics Scoring Guidelines - Set 1
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2021 AP United States Government and Politics Free-Response Questions - Set 2
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2021 AP United States Government and Politics Scoring Guidelines - Set 2
See the guidelines that the AP Program used to score the free-response questions.
2021 AP United States Government and Politics Sample Responses Q1 – Set 1
2021 AP United States Government and Politics Sample Responses Q1 – Set 2
2021 AP United States Government and Politics Sample Responses Q2 – Set 1
2021 AP United States Government and Politics Sample Responses Q2 – Set 2
2021 AP United States Government and Politics Sample Responses Q3 – Set 1
2021 AP United States Government and Politics Sample Responses Q3 – Set 2
2021 AP United States Government and Politics Sample Responses Q4 – Set 1
2021 AP United States Government and Politics Sample Responses Q4 – Set 2
2021 AP United States Government and Politics Scoring Distributions
AP United States Government and Politics Exam Free-Response Questions and Scoring Information Archive
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