2019, Question 4 · 6 points · about 40 minutes
National power and effective public policy
Evaluate the consequences of stronger national authority for policymaking, supporting a reasoned position with foundational evidence.
Responses were handwritten, and the essay directions allowed concession when addressing another perspective. The current exam has 4 free-response questions in 100 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.
1 Read the question
The question is College Board's, from the 2019 exam. It starts on page 5 of the PDF. College Board no longer posts this exam, so it opens from the copy of College Board's PDF that the Internet Archive saved on January 19, 2025.
2 Write your answer
Answer each part the way you would on the exam, in full sentences, with your work shown. Your writing saves as you type.
3 Score it
Score your answer against College Board's scoring guidelines, one point at a time. Give yourself a point only when your answer says what the guideline asks for.
Scoring guidelines (PDF, page 5) What the exam readers saw (Chief Reader report)
Question, scoring guidelines and Chief Reader report: College Board, from the Internet Archive. The title, summary are ours.