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On the CLEP exam for U.S. History I, roughly 1/3rd of the questions relate to the time period of 1492 (discovery by [[Christopher Columbus]] to 1789 (the beginning of the federal government of the [[United States]] under the [[U.S. Constitution]], while 2/3rds relate to 1789 to 1877 (the end of [[Reconstruction]]).
 
On the CLEP exam for U.S. History I, roughly 1/3rd of the questions relate to the time period of 1492 (discovery by [[Christopher Columbus]] to 1789 (the beginning of the federal government of the [[United States]] under the [[U.S. Constitution]], while 2/3rds relate to 1789 to 1877 (the end of [[Reconstruction]]).
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On the SAT II U.S. History exam to enhance an application to college, the questions by subject matter are as follows:
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On the SAT II U.S. History exam to enhance an application to college, the topics are similar but there are a bit more questions about economics and fewer on social history.
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<br>Political History - 32-36% of the SAT II history exam
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<br>Economic History - 18-20%
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<br>Social History - 18-22%
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<br>Cultural and Intellectual History - 10-12%
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<br>Foreign Policy - 13-17%
      
On both exams, the biggest portion is devoted to politics, mostly concerning what happened in the federal government in [[Washington, D.C.]]  Notice also that there are almost no questions about military battles on either exam, which is an example of testing bias.
 
On both exams, the biggest portion is devoted to politics, mostly concerning what happened in the federal government in [[Washington, D.C.]]  Notice also that there are almost no questions about military battles on either exam, which is an example of testing bias.
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