AP Government Free Response

Check out the following resources for the AP Gov FRQ. Be sure to watch these strategy videos and work through all of the free response practice questions.

Official Sample FRQ

College Board provides the official FRQs from 2023 to 2025 along with scoring breakdowns and reader reports. You need to be prepared for all 4 types: Concept Application, Quantitative Analysis, SCOTUS Comparison, and Argument Essay.

5 FRQ Tips

This 6 minute video from Heimler’s History goes over 5 helpful tips on how to succeed on the AP Government FRQs. Be sure to check this out!

How to Write AP Gov FRQs

This sixteen minute video from Steve Heimler is fantastic. It is a thorough guide for succeeding on the free response portion of this test. It covers the first three FRQ questions: Concept Application, Quantitative Analysis, and SCOTUS Comparison. Be sure to watch this!

Argumentative Essay

This is Steve Heimler’s video for the AP US Gov Argumentative essay. He uses examples to show you exactly how to get a perfect score on this challenging essay question.