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.

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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