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College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks [of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org](of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org).  \nAP Central is the official online home for [the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org](the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org).  \nCOMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS  \nSECTION II  \nTIME – 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES  \nDirections:  \nSection II has 4 questions and lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes.  \nRespond to all parts of all 4 questions. Use substantive examples where appropriate.  \nYou may pace yourself as you answer the questions in this section, or you may use these optional timing recommendations:  \nIt is suggested that you spend about 10 minutes on question 1, about 20 minutes each on questions 2 and 3, and about 40 minutes on question 4.  \nYou may use scratch paper for notes and planning, but credit will only be given for responses entered in this application. Text you enter as an annotation will not be included as part of your answer. You can go back and forth between questions in this section until time expires. The clock will turn red when 5 minutes remain—the proctor will not give you any time updates or warnings.  \nNote: This exam was originally administered digitally. It is presented here in a format optimized for teacher and student use in the classroom.  \n© 2025 College Board.  \n[Visit College Board on the web:](Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org 2)[ collegeboard.org](Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org 2)[ 2](Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org 2)  \nAP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 2025 n FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS  \n1. Respond to parts A, B, C, and D.  \nA. Describe sovereignty.  \nB. Describe a way governments promote economic liberalization.  \nC. Explain how economic liberalization policies can present challenges to sovereignty.  \nD. Explain why a government might adopt economic liberalization policies despite challenges to its sovereignty.  \n© 2025 College Board.  \n[Visit College Board on the web:](Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org 3)[ collegeboard.org](Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org 3)[ 3](Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org 3)  \nCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX, 2014 TO 2021  \nSource: Transparency International, 2023  \nNote: A score of 100 indicates a country with no perceived corruption, while a score of 0 indicates a country with the highest level of possible perceived corruption.  \n2. Respond to parts A, B, C, D, and E.  \nA. Using the data in the graph, identify the country with the highest level of perceived corruption in 2015.  \nB. Using the data in the graph, describe a trend in China’s score on the Corruption Perceptions Index between 2018 and 2021.  \nC. Describe political legitimacy.  \nD. Using the data in the graph, draw a conclusion that explains the level of perceived corruption in the United Kingdom.  \nE. Explain what the data in the graph imply about the relationship between corruption and legitimacy in China.  \n© 2025 College Board.  \n[Visit College Board on the web:](Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org 4)[ collegeboard.org](Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org 4)[ 4](Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org 4)  \nAP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 2025 n FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS  \n3. Compare the limits on the power of the judicial system in two different AP Comparative Government and Politics course countries.  \nRespond to parts A, B, and C.  \nA. Describe a function of a judicial system.  \nB. Describe a limit on the power of the judicial system in two different AP Comparative Government and Politics course countries.  \nC. 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