The AP U.S. Government and Politics exam is 3 hours long in total. It is divided into two sections:

• Section I: Multiple Choice - 55 questions to be completed in 1 hour and 20 minutes (80 minutes), accounting for 50% of the score.
• Section II: Free Response - 4 questions to be completed in 1 hour and 40 minutes (100 minutes), also accounting for 50% of the score.

This structure means you have about 1.5 minutes per multiple-choice question and roughly 25 minutes per free-response question, with specific time recommendations for each free-response question type to help with pacing