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title: "AP US Government Quantitative Analysis FRQ Practice"
description: "141 Quantitative Analysis questions written in the AP format, each scored part by part."
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subject: "AP US Government"
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# AP US Government Quantitative Analysis FRQ Practice

## What the Quantitative Analysis FRQ asks

The Quantitative Analysis question is FRQ 2 on the AP US Government exam. You get a chart, table, map, or infographic and answer four parts: identify a data point, describe a pattern, draw a conclusion, and tie the data to a political principle.

- **20 min**: suggested writing time
- **4 points**: across parts A to D
- **12.5%**: of your exam score

| Part | What it asks | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A: Identify | A specific piece of information, exactly as the data shows it | 1 |
| B: Pattern | A trend, similarity, or difference in the data | 1 |
| C: Conclusion | What the pattern suggests about politics or government | 1 |
| D: Principle | How the data shows a principle, institution, or behavior at work | 1 |

## How Quantitative Analysis FRQ practice works

1. **Read the data and the question.** The chart, table, or map and all four parts, A through D, laid out the way the exam shows them.
2. **Write on a 20-minute timer.** The time to plan for on exam day. Pause it or turn it off, and your response saves as you go.
3. **Submit for a score out of 4.** Your response is scored against the scoring guidelines written for that question. Your first score is included.

## All 141 questions

### Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy (20)
- [Executive orders across presidential terms, 1981-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc4ec65a68c3aa44989b97&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Presidential executive orders across administrations](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc4eea5a68c3aa44989b98&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [State marijuana legalization trends and federalism](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc4f075a68c3aa44989b99&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal spending distribution across states](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc62763fc5ff72e8c6abc6&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Religious Freedom Restoration Acts adoption trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc62c471e4aa97b274cc59&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Death penalty adoption and state variation trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc62f071e4aa97b274cc5b&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [State abortion policy divergence post-Dobbs](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc631071e4aa97b274cc5c&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [State abortion restrictions post-Dobbs decision](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc632471e4aa97b274cc5d&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [State constitutional protections exceeding federal rights](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc636071e4aa97b274cc5e&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [State minimum wage variation and federalism](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6361e04e1c3cd3d5713e&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Public support for expanded federal government responsibilities](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6366e04e1c3cd3d5713f&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [State minimum wage variation and federalism](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6385e04e1c3cd3d57140&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Marijuana legalization trends across states](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6388e04e1c3cd3d57141&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Supreme Court federalism cases, 1950-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6395e04e1c3cd3d57142&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Constitutional carry laws expansion across states](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc63bbe04e1c3cd3d57143&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal Medicaid spending distribution across states](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc63dce04e1c3cd3d57144&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Supreme Court Commerce Clause decisions and federalism evolution](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc63e3e04e1c3cd3d57145&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Supreme Court federalism decisions, state versus national power](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc63ebe04e1c3cd3d57146&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [State Medicaid expansion adoption timelines](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6412e04e1c3cd3d57147&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal grants-in-aid and federalism evolution](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6425e04e1c3cd3d57148&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)

### Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government (30)
- [Executive orders and presidential policy implementation trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6457e04e1c3cd3d5714a&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Executive orders issued by presidents, 1981-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc645be04e1c3cd3d5714b&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal budget outlays and congressional spending priorities](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6470e04e1c3cd3d5714c&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Congressional polarization and ideological divergence trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6480e04e1c3cd3d5714d&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Presidential nominee confirmation rates, 1981-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc648ae04e1c3cd3d5714e&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Congressional committee gatekeeping and legislative mortality rates](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc64b5e04e1c3cd3d57150&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Supreme Court precedent reliance across decades](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc64b5e04e1c3cd3d57151&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Supreme Court justice tenure and appointment patterns](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc64d2e04e1c3cd3d57152&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal civilian employment trends, 1980-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc64f7e04e1c3cd3d57153&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Congressional legislative productivity decline, gridlock likelihood](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc64fce04e1c3cd3d57154&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Congressional legislative productivity decline, 1973-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc64ffe04e1c3cd3d57155&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Presidential military authority without congressional declaration](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6526e04e1c3cd3d57156&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal rulemaking public comment periods, 2001-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc655ee04e1c3cd3d57158&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Supreme Court ideological division, 5-4 decisions](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc656fe04e1c3cd3d57159&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal agency rulemaking across presidential administrations](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6599e04e1c3cd3d5715a&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Presidential appointee confirmation timeline trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc65a1e04e1c3cd3d5715b&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Presidential televised addresses and executive communication trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc65d3e04e1c3cd3d5715c&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Presidential vetoes and congressional override attempts](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6606e04e1c3cd3d5715e&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Supreme Court confirmation margins and Senate voting patterns](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6607e04e1c3cd3d5715f&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Congressional amendment procedures and legislative obstruction trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6632e04e1c3cd3d57160&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Constitutional amendments proposed to overturn Court decisions](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6638e04e1c3cd3d57161&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Executive orders and presidential policymaking authority](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6640e04e1c3cd3d57162&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Congressional bipartisanship decline and legislative gridlock](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc666ce04e1c3cd3d57163&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Presidential veto use and congressional override patterns](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc666fe04e1c3cd3d57164&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal court jurisdiction limitation proposals by policy area](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6695e04e1c3cd3d57165&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Presidential legislative success rates, 1981-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6697e04e1c3cd3d57166&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Congressional bipartisanship trends and legislative gridlock](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc66a2e04e1c3cd3d57167&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Senate filibuster use and cloture votes](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc66eee04e1c3cd3d5716a&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Congressional oversight hearings, partisan polarization trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc66f4e04e1c3cd3d5716b&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [U.S. Senate ideological moderation decline, 1970–2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc66ffe04e1c3cd3d5716c&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)

### Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (24)
- [Public support for transgender rights protections, 2017-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc671ce04e1c3cd3d5716d&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [College student attitudes toward offensive speech restrictions](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc671ce04e1c3cd3d5716e&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Religious beliefs, business refusal, LGBTQ+ protections](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6756e04e1c3cd3d57170&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Generational support for same-sex marriage trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc676ce04e1c3cd3d57171&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Religious exemptions from nondiscrimination laws support](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6779e04e1c3cd3d57172&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Religious symbol display support by age](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6783e04e1c3cd3d57173&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Public support for police facial recognition technology](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6794e04e1c3cd3d57174&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Black voter turnout trends in presidential elections](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc67abe04e1c3cd3d57175&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Abortion rights support trends among U.S. adults](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc67c7e04e1c3cd3d57176&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Public defender representation trends, defendant rights protection](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc67d0e04e1c3cd3d57177&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Affirmative action support trends, 1995-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc67dbe04e1c3cd3d57178&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Fourteenth Amendment incorporation of Bill of Rights provisions](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc67fde04e1c3cd3d57179&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Public support for government surveillance, 2001-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6810e04e1c3cd3d5717a&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voting Rights Act litigation trends and advocacy](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6813e04e1c3cd3d5717b&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [DNA exonerations and criminal justice contributing factors](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6827e04e1c3cd3d5717c&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Journalist arrests and press freedom trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc683ae04e1c3cd3d5717d&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [State death penalty policies and federalism](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc683fe04e1c3cd3d5717e&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Fatal police shooting rates by race](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6853e04e1c3cd3d5717f&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Underrepresented minority enrollment trends, selective institutions](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc686fe04e1c3cd3d57180&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Racial disparities in affirmative action support](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6887e04e1c3cd3d57182&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Supreme Court individual rights protections expansion trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc68b1e04e1c3cd3d57183&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Campus speaker disinvitations and institutional autonomy trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc68b6e04e1c3cd3d57184&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal civil rights enforcement actions, 2001-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc68e0e04e1c3cd3d57186&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [American abortion legality opinions, 1995-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6959e04e1c3cd3d5718a&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)

### Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs (26)
- [Public trust in federal government, 1960-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc68f0e04e1c3cd3d57187&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Income inequality trends and tax policy debates](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6938e04e1c3cd3d57188&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Corporate income tax revenue trends, 1960-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6949e04e1c3cd3d57189&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Political party disagreement on government size scope](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc697be04e1c3cd3d5718b&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Public opinion trends on gun control policy](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6981e04e1c3cd3d5718c&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Trust in government by partisan affiliation](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc69a2e04e1c3cd3d5718d&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Congressional polarization and legislative gridlock trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc69cee04e1c3cd3d5718f&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal debt as percentage of GDP](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc69dde04e1c3cd3d57190&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [American democratic satisfaction trends, 2000-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc69fee04e1c3cd3d57192&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal government spending and fiscal policy debates](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6a0be04e1c3cd3d57193&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Political ideology and educational attainment correlation](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6a2ee04e1c3cd3d57194&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Public concern priorities: economy, healthcare, immigration](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6a5de04e1c3cd3d57195&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Gun rights and control polarization by party](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6a68e04e1c3cd3d57196&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Presidential approval ratings during national crises](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6a92e04e1c3cd3d57197&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Party ideological polarization and sorting, 1994-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6ac4e04e1c3cd3d57198&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Political ideology trends across generational cohorts](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6ad0e04e1c3cd3d57199&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal defense and social welfare spending priorities](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6af7e04e1c3cd3d5719a&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Marijuana legalization support trends among Americans](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6af8e04e1c3cd3d5719b&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Public opinion on government responsibility, 1987-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6afae04e1c3cd3d5719c&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Universal healthcare support variation across polling organizations](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6b25e04e1c3cd3d5719d&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal discretionary and mandatory spending trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6b33e04e1c3cd3d5719e&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Top marginal income tax rates, 1960-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6b58e04e1c3cd3d571a0&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal budget deficit trends and fiscal policy](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6b84e04e1c3cd3d571a2&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Ideological polarization trends in Congress](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6b87e04e1c3cd3d571a3&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Public trust in federal government, 1960-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6bb1e04e1c3cd3d571a4&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Immigration policy preferences by political party](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6bd1e04e1c3cd3d571a6&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)

### Unit 5: Political Participation (41)
- [Third-party voting trends in presidential elections](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6bb3e04e1c3cd3d571a5&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter turnout rates by household income levels](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6bdee04e1c3cd3d571a7&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Mail-in voting trends in presidential elections](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6bffe04e1c3cd3d571a8&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Hispanic voter party identification trends, 2000-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6c15e04e1c3cd3d571a9&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Registered nonvoters' reasons for abstention, 2020](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6c26e04e1c3cd3d571aa&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Federal lobbying expenditures and interest group influence](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6c2ae04e1c3cd3d571ab&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Social media news consumption trends, 2012-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6c44e04e1c3cd3d571ac&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Media trust decline among American citizens](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6c4de04e1c3cd3d571ad&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Independent expenditures and negative campaign advertising trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6c8ae04e1c3cd3d571af&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Independent expenditures in presidential elections](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6c8de04e1c3cd3d571b0&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter turnout trends across age groups, 2000-2020](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6cbde04e1c3cd3d571b1&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter turnout disparities between presidential and midterm elections](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6cc2e04e1c3cd3d571b3&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Swing state electoral margins, 2020 presidential election](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6ce9e04e1c3cd3d571b4&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter turnout disparities by racial and ethnic groups](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6ceae04e1c3cd3d571b5&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Newspaper newsroom employment decline, 2008-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6cf6e04e1c3cd3d571b6&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter turnout correlation with educational attainment levels](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6d11e04e1c3cd3d571b7&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter turnout disparities between presidential and midterm elections](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6d22e04e1c3cd3d571b8&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [U.S. political party identification trends, 1988-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6d2fe04e1c3cd3d571b9&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Racial and ethnic voter turnout patterns, 2020](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6d3de04e1c3cd3d571ba&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Party favorability gap trends, 1992-2024](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6d50e04e1c3cd3d571bb&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Incumbent reelection rates, House elections trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6d67e04e1c3cd3d571bc&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter motivations in 2020 presidential election](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6d84e04e1c3cd3d571be&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Presidential party seat losses in midterm elections](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6d94e04e1c3cd3d571bf&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter turnout disparities across income levels](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6da4e04e1c3cd3d571c0&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter registration disparities across racial groups](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6dd6e04e1c3cd3d571c1&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Democratic primary turnout variations by state type](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6ddee04e1c3cd3d571c2&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Youth voter turnout trends, 1988-2020](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6e03e04e1c3cd3d571c3&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Electoral College versus popular vote outcomes](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6e21e04e1c3cd3d571c4&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter turnout rates by race and ethnicity](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6e26e04e1c3cd3d571c5&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Lobbying expenditures and interest group influence](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6e38e04e1c3cd3d571c6&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Congressional polarization and legislative gridlock trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6e5de04e1c3cd3d571c7&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [U.S. party identification trends, 1994-2023](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6e62e04e1c3cd3d571c8&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Media trust decline and institutional implications](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6e67e04e1c3cd3d571c9&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Independent expenditures and rising campaign funding trends](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6e9be04e1c3cd3d571ca&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [PAC contributions to incumbent versus challenger candidates](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6eb3e04e1c3cd3d571cb&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Presidential campaign fundraising and financial resources, 2020](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6ecce04e1c3cd3d571cc&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter turnout rates by age group](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6ed0e04e1c3cd3d571cd&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Voter turnout rates by educational attainment levels](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6ee2e04e1c3cd3d571ce&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [U.S. Senate campaign costs and incumbency advantage](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6f07e04e1c3cd3d571cf&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Media consumption patterns across generational demographics](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6f0de04e1c3cd3d571d0&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)
- [Third-party and independent voting patterns in House elections](/ap-gov/frq-practice?id=69cc6f10e04e1c3cd3d571d1&type=frq-2-quantitative-analysis)

## Sample question

**Executive orders across presidential terms, 1981-2024**

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  Alt: A bar chart titled 'Executive Orders Issued Per Presidential Term, 1981-2024' sourced from the Federal Register, displaying the number of executive orders issued during each 4-year presidential term from Ronald Reagan through Joe Biden.

Part A (1 point):
  Prompt: **Identify** the president who issued the highest number of executive orders in a single term, according to the data in the chart.
  Verb: identify

Part B (1 point):
  Prompt: **Describe** the difference in the overall trend of executive orders issued in a president's first term compared to their second term, as illustrated in the chart.
  Verb: describe

Part C (1 point):
  Prompt: **Draw** a conclusion about presidential policymaking based on the data shown in the chart.
  Verb: draw a conclusion

Part D (1 point):
  Prompt: **Explain** how Congress could use the constitutional principle of checks and balances to respond to the trend of executive orders shown in the chart.
  Verb: explain

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## Questions

**How many responses can I get scored?**

You can read every question without a plan. Your first scored response is included. A plan unlocks unlimited scoring.

**Do I need to do any math?**

No. You read the data and describe what it shows. There are no formulas or calculations.

**How is Part C different from Part B?**

Part B describes a pattern in the data. Part C draws a conclusion about what that pattern means for politics or government.

**Are these real College Board questions?**

No. We wrote them in the AP format, with the same four parts, and wrote scoring guidelines for each one.

**Can I write my answer by hand?**

Yes. Switch the editor to handwrite, write on paper, and add a photo of your page.

## Related

- [Quantitative Analysis FRQ exam guide](/ap-gov/ap-us-government-exam/ap-gov-frq-quantitative-analysis/study-guide/ap-gov-frq-quantitative-analysis)
- [AP US Government Concept Application FRQ practice](/ap-gov/frqs/concept-application)
- [AP US Government SCOTUS Comparison FRQ practice](/ap-gov/frqs/scotus-comparison)
- [AP US Government Argument Essay practice](/ap-gov/frqs/argument-essay)
- [AP US Government FRQs](/ap-gov/frqs)
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