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🗳️AP Comparative Government
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🗳️AP Comparative Government

FRQ 4 – Argument Essay
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Unit 1: Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments
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Practice FRQ 1 of 11/1

4. Develop an argument about whether a federal system or a unitary system is more effective at maintaining political stability in a state.

Use one or more of the following course concepts:

  • Political legitimacy

  • Social cleavages

  • Centralization

In your response you should do the following:

  • Respond to the prompt with a defensible claim or thesis that establishes a line of reasoning using one or more of the provided course concepts.

  • Support your claim with at least TWO pieces of specific and relevant evidence from one or more course countries. The evidence should be relevant to one or more of the provided course concepts.

  • Use reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim or thesis, using one or more of the provided course concepts.

  • Respond to an opposing or alternate perspective using refutation, concession, or rebuttal.

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Free Response Question Practice

This practice environment simulates the AP AP Comparative Government Free Response Questions section. Here are some guidelines:

  • Read each question carefullybefore responding. Pay attention to command verbs like "identify," "explain," "analyze," or "evaluate."
  • Use the timer to practice time management. You can pause, restart, or hide the timer as needed.
  • Mark for Review if you want to come back to a question later.
  • Your responses are saved automatically as you type. You can also use the drawing tool for questions that require diagrams or graphs.
  • Use the toolbar for formatting options like bold, italic, subscript, and superscript.
  • Navigate between questions using the Previous and Next buttons at the bottom of the screen.

Tip: Answer all parts of each question. Partial credit is often available, so even if you are unsure, provide what you know.