HERE WE GO!
This is Jim Abbott.
He was born without a right hand, yet he pitched in the major leagues for 10 years. This picture of him was taken after he pitched a no-hitter for the New York Yankees in 1993. "THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN'T.
WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO IS TURN AROUND AND SAY 'WATCH ME'." |
Exam Details
The exam is 3 hours long and has two sections — multiple choice and free-response.
The exam measures your understanding of required content. You’ll need to define, compare, explain, and interpret political concepts, policies, processes, perspectives, and behaviors that characterize the U.S. political system.
Section I: Multiple Choice | 55 Questions | 1 Hour and 20 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
This section requires:
Section II: Free-Response | 4 Questions | 1 Hour and 40 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
In this section:
The exam is 3 hours long and has two sections — multiple choice and free-response.
The exam measures your understanding of required content. You’ll need to define, compare, explain, and interpret political concepts, policies, processes, perspectives, and behaviors that characterize the U.S. political system.
Section I: Multiple Choice | 55 Questions | 1 Hour and 20 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
This section requires:
- Quantitative Analysis: Analysis and application of quantitative-based source material
- Qualitative Analysis: Analysis and application of text-based (primary and secondary) sources
- Visual Analysis: Analysis and application of qualitative visual information
- Concept Application: Explanation of the application of political concepts in context
- Comparison: Explanation of the similarities and differences of political concepts
- Knowledge: Identification and definition of political principles, institutions, processes, policies, and behaviors
Section II: Free-Response | 4 Questions | 1 Hour and 40 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
In this section:
- Concept Application: You’ll respond to a political scenario, explaining how it relates to a political principle, institution, process, policy, or behavior
- Quantitative Analysis: You’ll analyze quantitative data, identify a trend or pattern, draw a conclusion for the visual representation, and explain how it relates to a political principle, institution, process, policy, or behavior
- SCOTUS Comparison: You’ll compare a nonrequired Supreme Court case with a required Supreme Court case, explaining how information from the required case is relevant to that in the nonrequired one
- Argument Essay: You’ll develop an argument in the form of an essay, using evidence from one or more required foundational documents