US Government format
The multiple-choice section, part by part
- 55
- questions
- 80
- minutes
- 4
- choices each
Sections
| Part | Questions | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Section I: Multiple Choice | 55 | 80 |
- Thirty standalone questions and ten sets of two or three questions, each set built on a founding document, a Supreme Court opinion or a data table
- Founding documents and court opinions are quoted exactly; data tables are hypothetical, written for this test
Units and weights
| Unit | Weight |
|---|---|
| Foundations of American Democracy | 15-22% |
| Interactions Among Branches of Government | 25-36% |
| Civil Liberties and Civil Rights | 13-18% |
| American Political Ideologies and Beliefs | 10-15% |
| Political Participation | 20-27% |
How the practice test is scored
A correct answer earns one point and a wrong or blank answer earns nothing, as on the real exam, so it always pays to answer. The result is the number correct and the percentage. The multiple-choice section is 50% of the AP score; the rest comes from free response, which is not simulated here, so no AP score of 1 to 5 is shown.
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