Free AP US Government practice questions
These free questions are grouped by topic, and each one comes with its answer and a full explanation.
Source-based multiple choice
- Q1 · Concept applicationWhich constitutional feature most clearly reflects the federal element of the system Madison describes?
- Q2 · Concept applicationWhich constitutional change most directly reduced one of the federal features of the original system that Madison…
- Q3 · Supreme Court casesWhich required Supreme Court case most directly strengthened the national side of the federal-national balance…
- Q4 · Data analysisWhich age group is most underrepresented among reported voters relative to its share of the citizen voting-age…
- Q5 · Data analysisWhich conclusion is best supported by the table?
- Q6 · Data analysisA survey of likely voters reproduces the age distribution of reported voters in the table rather than the age…
Individual multiple-choice question
- Q7 · Concept applicationA bill has passed the House. In the Senate, 54 senators say they support final passage, but opponents continue debate…
- Q8 · Concept applicationCongress enacts a statute directing a federal agency to set a safe exposure limit for a newly regulated chemical.…
- Q9 · Concept applicationA congressional committee requires an agency administrator to testify about enforcement delays and then places…
- Q10 · Supreme Court casesAn indigent defendant charged with a felony in state court is denied appointed counsel. Which explanation most…
- Q11 · Concept applicationA policymaker argues that individual self-interest and competition can help allocate resources efficiently and…
- Q12 · Supreme Court casesA corporation uses treasury funds to pay for an advertisement expressly advocating the election of a federal…