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Home > AP Courses and Exams > AP Exam Questions > The AP United States Government and Politics Exam The AP United States Government and Politics Exam More About AP U.S. Government and Politics.... 2008-2009 AP Exam Formats AP United States Government and Politics Course Home Page Exam Content AP Exams in Government and Politics were introduced in 1987. The following skills, abilities, and knowledge are tested in the exam: Knowledge of important facts, concepts, and theories pertaining to U.S. government and politics Understanding of typical patterns of political processes and behavior and their consequences (including the components of political behavior, the principles used to explain or justify various government structures and procedures, and the political effects of these structures and procedures) Ability to analyze and interpret basic data relevant to U.S. government and politics Multiple-Choice Questions For sample multiple-choice questions, refer to the Course Description.   AP Government and Politics Course Description (.pdf/355KB) New! Free-Response Questions Below are free-response questions from past AP U.S. Government and Politics Exams. Included with the questions are scoring guidelines, sample student responses, and commentary on those responses, as well as exam statistics and the Student Performance Q&A (Chief Reader's Report) for past administrations. Free-Response Questions 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999-2002 2009: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions 2008: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Grade Distributions 2007: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Grade Distributions 2006: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Grade Distributions 2005: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Grade Distributions 2004: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Response Q1 Sample Response Q2 Sample Response Q3 Sample Response Q4 Grade Distributions 2003: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Scoring Statistics Sample Response Q1 Sample Response Q2 Sample Response Q3 Sample Response Q4 Grade Distributions Important Note: PDF Files The links to exam questions for this course are in Adobe® PDF format, and you will need to use the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® to view them. If you don't have Acrobat Reader 6.0 or higher installed on your computer, choose the link for the Adobe Web site below for installation instructions. For help downloading and printing PDF files, choose the link "PDF Troubleshooting" below in "See also." See also... Exam Questions Index PDF Troubleshooting Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®

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