AP US Gov 2020 Practice 2
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U.S. Government and Politics
For the Spring 2020 Exam
AP U.S. Government & Politics Practice Exam 2
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Contents I. Practice Exam
Exam Content and Format
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Administering the Practice Exam
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Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Section
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II. Notes on the Practice Exam
Multiple-Choice Section
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Answer Key and Question Alignment to Course Framework
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Free-Response Section
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Contact Us
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Practice Exam
Exam Content and Format
The AP United States Government and Politics Exam is 3 hours long . There are two sections:
• Section I is 1 hour, 20 minutes and consists of 55 multiple-choice questions, accounting for 50 percent of the final score .
• Section II is 1 hour, 40 minutes and consists of 4 free-response questions accounting for 50 percent of the final score .
Administering the Practice Exam This section contains instructions for administering the AP U .S . Government and Politics Practice Exam . You may wish to use these instructions to create an exam situation that resembles an actual administration . If so, read the indented, boldface directions to the students; all other instructions are for administering the exam and need not be read aloud . Before beginning testing, have all exam materials ready for distribution . These include test booklets and answer sheets .
(Reminder: Final instructions for every AP Exam are published in the AP Exam Instructions book .)
SECTION I: Multiple Choice
When you are ready to begin Section I, say:
Section I is the multiple-choice portion of the exam. Mark all of your responses on your answer sheet, one response per question. If you need to erase, do so carefully and completely. Your score on the multiple-choice section will be based solely on the number of questions answered correctly.
You have 1 hour and 20 minutes for this part. Open your Section I booklet and begin.
Note Start Time ________ . Note Stop Time ________ . After 1 hour and 10 minutes, say:
There are 10 minutes remaining.
After 10 minutes, say:
Stop working. I will now collect your Section I booklet and multiple-choice answer sheet.
There is a 10-minute break between Sections I and II .
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SECTION II: Free Response, Questions
After the break, say:
Section II is the free-response portion of the exam.
You have 1 hour and 40 minutes to complete Section II. You may use any blank space of the page the questions or documents are printed on to organize your answers and for scratch work, but you must write your answers on the lined pages provided for the free-response questions.
The suggested writing time for Question 1, 2, and 3 is 20 minutes each. After 20 minutes, you will be advised to go on to the next question. The suggested writing time for Question 4 is 40 minutes. Open your Section II booklet and begin.
Note Start Time ________ . Note Stop Time ________ . After 20 minutes, say:
It is recommended that you now move on to the next question.
Note Start Time ________ . Note Stop Time ________ . After 20 minutes, say:
It is recommended that you now move on to the next question.
Note Start Time ________ . Note Stop Time ________ . After 20 minutes, say:
It is recommended that you now move on to the next question.
After 30 minutes, say:
There are 10 minutes remaining.
After 10 minutes, say:
Stop working and close your exam booklet. Put your exam booklet on your desk, face up. Remain in your seat, without talking, while the exam materials are collected.
Collect a Section II booklet from each student and check that each student wrote his or her answers on the lined pages corresponding to each question . Then say:
The exam is over. You are now dismissed.
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United States Government and Politics Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Section
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