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1. AP US Government and
Politics
Exam 2020

2. Exam Date is
Monday, May 11th at 4:00 PM

3. Go ahead and set a reminder:
Monday, May 11th at 4:00 PM

4. Students and
Teachers
Late April
Students need to be ready to access testing
window 30 minutes before exam starts
In late April, the college board
will provide AP students and
educators with information on
how to access the testing system
on test day, and video
demonstrations so that students
can familiarize themselves with
the system

5. Exam is 45 minutes
Essay/FRQ bases
"Like many college-level exams, this
year's AP Exams will be open
book/open note. The exam format and
questions are being designed
specifically for an at-home
administration, so points will not be
earned from content that can be found in
textbooks or online. However, students
taking the exams may not consult with
any other individuals during the testing
period. We'll take the necessary steps to
protect the integrity of each exam
administration, as we do every year."

6. Layout of Exam (Exam Timing)
Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5
minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1,
students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes
to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has
been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

7. College Board YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGgviqq4847dhi0SrQsNup5c76p7m3Ve
Lessons are posted weekly beginning April 6 through April 27
AP US Government and Politics is 3:00-3:45
Lessons 9 through 24 cover Exam Content (Units 1, 2 and 3)

8. Units on the AP Exam
Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy
Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of
Government
Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
*Required Foundational Documents and
SCOTUS cases will be on the exam
Units NOT on the exam this year
Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and
Beliefs
Unit 5: Political Participation

9. Questions
Question 1 (25 minutes)
60 Percent
Argument Essay
Similar to Q4 on past AP FRQs
Question 2 (15 minutes)
40 Percent
Concept Application
Similar to Q1 on past AP FRQs

10. Question 1
Question 1 assesses students’ ability to do the following:
● Articulate a defensible claim or thesis that responds to the question and establishes a line of
reasoning
● Provide evidence from 1 of the foundational documents listed in the question to support the claim
● Provide evidence from a second foundational document, or from knowledge of course concepts, to
support the claim
● Use reasoning to explain why both pieces of evidence support the claim

11. Question 1 (Scoring Guidelines)
FRQ 4. Follows the question type and scoring for FRQ 4, with the following
modifications to the Scoring Guidelines:
● Additional point added to Row B for a second piece of evidence.
● Additional point added to Row C to assess reasoning separately for each piece of
evidence.
● Row D (Alternative Perspective) is eliminated from this year’s scoring

12. Thesis Statement

14. Question 1 Broken Down
Evidence=describes WHAT in the doc supports your
thesis/argument. I tell my students this is where you prove you
read the doc & know what it is about.
Reasoning = HOW/WHY that evidence supports your
thesis/argument.

15. Question 2
Question 2 presents students with an authentic scenario, and assesses students’
ability to do the following:
● Explain the effects of a political institution, behavior, or process
● Transfer understanding of course concepts and apply them in a new situation
or scenario

16. Concept Application FRQ

17. Concept Application and Other FRQs

18. Past AP FRQ Examples

19. 2019 Concept Application

20. 2019 Argumentative Essay

21. 2019 Grading Rubric
https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/ap/2019-08/ap19-sg-us-go-po.pdf

22. Make Up Exam is
June 1st at 12:00 PM