{"id":6967,"date":"2016-06-10t11:40:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-10t18:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=6967"},"modified":"2016-09-28t14:17:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28t21:17:50","slug":"ap-us-government-politics-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/ap-us-government-politics-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"ap us government and politics exam"},"content":{"rendered":"

well, hello 9th<\/sup> graders, parents of 9th<\/sup> graders, or 10th<\/sup> graders who recently took the ap us government exam and came to this page by searching \u201cdie ap gov die!!!\u201d if you\u2019re in the latter group, i\u2019m sorry. this post won\u2019t help you (the opposite actually), but maybe ice cream will? for those who are looking into the exam either for themselves or their rising sophomore, look no further!
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the exam in a nutshell<\/h2>\n

the ap us government and politics exam<\/a> essentially tests material that would be covered in a semester-long college us government and politics class. the exam lasts for 2 hours and 25 minutes. there are two sections and they\u2019re both worth 50% of the exam: the multiple-choice section and the free-response question (frq) section. the multiple-choice section has 60 questions and 45 minutes to complete. the free-response question section has 4 questions and 100 minutes to complete.<\/p>\n

the exam expects students to have a really comprehensive understanding of how government works in the united states. the following are the six key concepts you will need to focus on as well as the proportion they make up the exam (check out the course description<\/a> for more detail about these concepts):<\/p>\n