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All AP Macroeconomics Resources
The prospect of taking AP Macroeconomics during junior or senior year of high school is the cause of a lot of apprehension amongst high school students. Even if you consider yourself an economics expert, you may also find yourself feeling nervous upon enrolling for this class, simply because AP classes are known for being extremely demanding in terms of the amount of material they cover and the depth at which they cover that material. When looking ahead to having to learn everything taught in AP Macroeconomics, you may find yourself wondering how this information is organized, and what you should focus on in order to adequately prepare yourself for the AP exam, not just in the weeks before it, but throughout your class experience. This guide will provide an overview of the general outline of topics taught in AP Macroeconomics, discuss the structure and content of the AP Macroeconomics exam, and introduce some great free online resources you can use to ensure that you don’t fall behind in AP Macroeconomics. Armed with this knowledge and these resources, you will have no reason to be nervous about facing AP Macroeconomics—you might even find yourself excited to take the class!
Like all AP courses, AP Macroeconomics aims to replicate the experience of an introductory collegiate course for advanced high schoolers who are intellectually prepared for such a demanding course. In the case of AP Macroeconomics, this course is an introductory collegiate macroeconomics course. As opposed to AP Microeconomics, which focuses on economic principles as they influence the decisions of producers and consumers, AP Macroeconomics takes a larger view of economics by examining how economic principles can be applied to the actions of an entire government or the interactions between various nations.
Students who successfully complete an AP Macroeconomics course typically take the AP Macroeconomics exam in order to attempt to demonstrate their knowledge and earn college credit for their efforts. The AP Macroeconomics exam consists of two sections: a multiple-choice section and a free response section. A student’s score on the multiple-choice section does not take into account questions which they answer incorrectly or do not answer at all; it is solely calculated from questions which they get right. So, this means that if you do not know the answer to question on the AP Macroeconomics exam’s multiple-choice section, you should guess, as it can only help your score. The major themes and concepts taught in AP Macroeconomics are tested on the AP Macroeconomics exam’s multiple-choice section in the following ratios:
- Basic Economic Concepts (8–12%)
- Measurement of Economic Performance (12–16%)
- National Income and Price Determination (10–15%)
- Financial Sector (15–20%)
- Stabilization Policies (20–30%)
- Economic Growth (5–10%)
- Open Economy: International Trade and Finance (10–15%)
The free response section of the AP Macroeconomics exam lasts for one hour. Students are given two short free-response questions and one long free-response questions to respond to; the section’s timing is broken up into a ten-minute reading period and a fifty-minute period of composition. It is recommended that students split their composition time equally between the one long and two short free-response questions. If students are prompted to include diagrams or wish to include them in their answers, all of the diagram’s axes must be correctly labeled.
Now that you have a general sense of the topics that AP Macroeconomics expects you to learn, you may be wondering where you can find additional resources to help you make sure that you keep up with the class without accidentally leaving gaps in your AP Macroeconomics knowledge. Varsity Tutors offers some great free AP Macroeconomics resources, including free AP Macroeconomics Practice Tests, that you can use for this purpose, as well as when studying for your AP Macroeconomics exam. Each free AP Macroeconomics Practice Test consists of about a dozen AP Macroeconomics problems; think of each Practice Test as being a little quiz which you can use to test your skills. After completing an AP Macroeconomics Practice Test, you receive detailed statistics about your performance, including how you did in relation to students who answered the same problems and how long it took you to answer each problem. You also get to view full explanations of how to arrive at the correct answer for each question, so if you missed a question, you can figure out where you went wrong and not make the same mistake again later. By using Varsity Tutors’ free AP Macroeconomics Practice Tests and their other free AP Macroeconomics resources, you can study both efficiently and comprehensively and feel totally prepared on test day!
Free AP Macroeconomics Practice Tests
Practice Tests by Concept
Deficit spending practice test
ap_macroeconomics-deficit-spendingEffect of deficit spending on aggregate demand practice test
ap_macroeconomics-effect-of-deficit-spending-on-aggregate-demandHow to find the effect of deficit spending on aggregate demand practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-the-effect-of-deficit-spending-on-aggregate-demandEffect of deficit spending on output practice test
ap_macroeconomics-effect-of-deficit-spending-on-outputHow to find the effect of deficit spending on output practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-the-effect-of-deficit-spending-on-outputOther deficit spending practice test
ap_macroeconomics-other-deficit-spendingHow to find deficit spending practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-deficit-spendingDiagrams practice test
ap_macroeconomics-diagramsOther diagrams practice test
ap_macroeconomics-other-diagrams_aaHow to find diagrams practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-diagrams_aaProduction possibility diagrams practice test
ap_macroeconomics-production-possibility-diagramsOther production possibility diagrams practice test
ap_macroeconomics-other-production-possibility-diagramsHow to find production possibility diagrams practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-production-possibility-diagramsEmployment practice test
ap_macroeconomics-employmentEffects on employment practice test
ap_macroeconomics-effects-on-employmentHow to find effects on employment practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-effects-on-employmentUnemployment practice test
ap_macroeconomics-unemploymentHow to find unemployment practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-unemploymentEquilibrium practice test
ap_macroeconomics-equilibriumInflation rate practice test
ap_macroeconomics-inflation-rateHow to find inflation rate practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-inflation-rateMoney supply practice test
ap_macroeconomics-money-supplyBonds practice test
ap_macroeconomics-bondsHow to find the effect of bonds on money supply practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-the-effect-of-bonds-on-money-supplyGovernment securities practice test
ap_macroeconomics-government-securitiesHow to find the effect of government securities on money supply practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-the-effect-of-government-securities-on-money-supplyOther money supply practice test
ap_macroeconomics-other-money-supplyHow to find money supply practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-money-supplyReserve requirements practice test
ap_macroeconomics-reserve-requirementsHow to find the effect of reserve requirements on money supply practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-the-effect-of-reserve-requirements-on-money-supplyExchange rate practice test
ap_macroeconomics-exchange-rateOther exchange rate practice test
ap_macroeconomics-other-exchange-rateHow to find exchange rate practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-exchange-rateFiscal policy practice test
ap_macroeconomics-fiscal-policyOther fiscal policy practice test
ap_macroeconomics-other-fiscal-policyHow to find fiscal policy practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-fiscal-policyReal output practice test
ap_macroeconomics-real-outputHow to find real output in fiscal policy practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-real-output-in-fiscal-policyFlow of funds practice test
ap_macroeconomics-flow-of-fundsLevel of investment practice test
ap_macroeconomics-level-of-investmentHow to find level of investment practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-level-of-investmentNet exports practice test
ap_macroeconomics-net-exportsHow to find net exports practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-net-exportsReal interest rate practice test
ap_macroeconomics-real-interest-rateHow to find real interest rate practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-real-interest-rateGraphs practice test
ap_macroeconomics-graphsAggregate supply and demand graphs practice test
ap_macroeconomics-aggregate-supply-and-demand-graphsLong-run aggregate demand curve practice test
ap_macroeconomics-long-run-aggregate-demand-curveHow to graph long-run aggregate demand curves with aggregate supply and demand graphs practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-graph-long-run-aggregate-demand-curves-with-aggregate-supply-and-demand-graphsLong-run aggregate supply curve practice test
ap_macroeconomics-long-run-aggregate-supply-curveHow to graph long-run aggregate supply curves with aggregate supply and demand graphs practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-graph-long-run-aggregate-supply-curves-with-aggregate-supply-and-demand-graphsShort-run phillips curve graphs practice test
ap_macroeconomics-short-run-phillips-curve-graphsOther short-run phillips curve graphs practice test
ap_macroeconomics-other-short-run-phillips-curve-graphsHow to graph short-run phillips curves practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-graph-short-run-phillips-curvesShort-run aggregate supply curve practice test
ap_macroeconomics-short-run-aggregate-supply-curveHow to graph aggregate supply with short-run phillips curves practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-graph-aggregate-supply-with-short-run-phillips-curvesProductivity practice test
ap_macroeconomics-productivityOther productivity practice test
ap_macroeconomics-other-productivityHow to find productivity practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-productivityTables practice test
ap_macroeconomics-tablesGross domestic product practice test
ap_macroeconomics-gross-domestic-productOther gdp gross domestic product practice test
ap_macroeconomics-other-gdp-gross-domestic-productHow to find gdp gross domestic product practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-gdp-gross-domestic-productReal gdp gross domestic product practice test
ap_macroeconomics-real-gdp-gross-domestic-productHow to find real gdp gross domestic product practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-real-gdp-gross-domestic-productOther tables practice test
ap_macroeconomics-other-tables_aaHow to use tables practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-use-tables_aaTariffs practice test
ap_macroeconomics-tariffsOther tariffs practice test
ap_macroeconomics-other-tariffsHow to find tariffs practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-tariffsTax policy practice test
ap_macroeconomics-tax-policyConsumption practice test
ap_macroeconomics-consumptionHow to find consumption practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-consumptionEconomic growth practice test
ap_macroeconomics-economic-growthHow to find economic growth practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-economic-growthNational saving practice test
ap_macroeconomics-national-savingHow to find national saving practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-national-savingTax credits practice test
ap_macroeconomics-tax-creditsHow to find tax credits practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-tax-creditsTax incentives practice test
ap_macroeconomics-tax-incentivesHow to find tax incentives practice test
ap_macroeconomics-how-to-find-tax-incentivesAll AP Macroeconomics Resources
Practice Quizzes
AP Macroeconomics Problem Set 10
ap_macroeconomics_10AP Macroeconomics Problem Set 6
ap_macroeconomics_6AP Macroeconomics Problem Set 5
ap_macroeconomics_5AP Macroeconomics Problem Set 4
ap_macroeconomics_4AP Macroeconomics Problem Set 3
ap_macroeconomics_3AP Macroeconomics Problem Set 2
ap_macroeconomics_2AP Macroeconomics Problem Set 1
ap_macroeconomics_1All AP Macroeconomics Resources
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