FRQ Practice Zone
AP EXAM PART II. Free Response
4 questions; 1 hour, 40 minutes; 50% of exam grade.
FRQ #1 - Concept Application: Respond to a political scenario, explaining how it relates to a political principle, institution, process, policy, or behavior (20 minutes. 12.5% of total score)
FRQ #2 - Quantitative Analysis: Analyze quantitative data, identify a trend or pattern, draw a conclusion for the visual representation, and explain how it relates to a political principle, institution, process, policy, or behavior (20 minutes. 12.5% of total score)
FRQ #3 - SCOTUS Comparison: Compare a nonrequired Supreme Court case with a required Supreme Court case, explaining how information from the required case is relevant to that in the nonrequired one (20 minutes. 12.5% of total score)
FRQ #4 - Argument Essay: Develop an argument in the form of an essay, using evidence from one or more required foundational documents (40 minutes. 12.5% of total score)
Take any of the Four Practice FRQs below then score your FRQ with our scoring rubric.
FRQ #1
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FRQ #2
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FRQ #3
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FRQ #4
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In the table below you will find additional practice FRQs from each of the 4 FRQ types. The table is also further divided and labeled by the five content areas. Each FRQ includes scoring guidelines. Take a moment to answer any of the FRQs from the table.
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