Unit 2 FRQ Practice — Argument Essay

Write a complete AP Gov Argument Essay from a four-document Unit-2 foundational-document packet (Federalist 51, 70, 78, and the Articles of Confederation) arguing whether the modern presidency has grown too powerful relative to Congress and the federal judiciary — a defensible thesis with a line of reasoning; at least two pieces of specific, relevant evidence with at least one drawn from the foundational documents; reasoning explaining why the evidence supports the thesis; and a response to an opposing or alternative perspective — scored against the authentic AP Gov 6-point Argument Essay rubric.