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Home > AP Courses and Exams > AP Exam Questions > Exam Format: AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam Format: AP U.S. Government and Politics The AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam is two hours and 25 minutes long. In Section I, students are given 45 minutes to answer 60 multiple-choice questions; in Section II, they must answer 4 mandatory free-response questions in one hour and 40 minutes.   % of Grade Number of Questions Time Allotted Section I 50 60 45 minutes Section II 50 4 Mandatory Essays 1 hour, 40 minutes See also... The AP United States Government and Politics Exam

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