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| | == Allocate Your Study Time Wisely == | | == Allocate Your Study Time Wisely == |
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| − | The first CLEP American History exam covers through Reconstruction, which we complete in Lectures One through Six. Our midterm exam will cover this same period. The CLEP and other College Board history exams place the following approximate emphasis on different topics | + | The first CLEP American History exam covers through Reconstruction, which we complete in Lectures One through Six. Our midterm exam will cover this same period. The CLEP and other College Board history exams place the following approximate emphasis on these topics: |
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| | :35% of questions are on politics, such as the President, Congress and government policy | | :35% of questions are on politics, such as the President, Congress and government policy |
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| | :15% on foreign policy, such as foreign wars, treaties and diplomacy | | :15% on foreign policy, such as foreign wars, treaties and diplomacy |
| | :10% on economics, such as inflation, taxes, and protective tariffs | | :10% on economics, such as inflation, taxes, and protective tariffs |
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| | + | Notice that the greatest emphasis is on politics. By mastering political history, you will both excel on the largest part of history exams and it will also enable you to figure out the correct answer to many of the other questions, too. |
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| | In terms of the time period, only 30% of the first CLEP exam (through Reconstruction) is devoted to the beginning of time to 1789. '''''So do not start with that period and burn out before you study the period of 1790 to 1877, where 70% of the questions are from'''''. Do not waste too much time studying exploration, settlement and colonial America! Perhaps only 10% of the CLEP exam (and our exam) will cover that period. Students often make a big mistake in preparation by not allocating their study time properly. Avoid that mistake and spend your study time wisely. | | In terms of the time period, only 30% of the first CLEP exam (through Reconstruction) is devoted to the beginning of time to 1789. '''''So do not start with that period and burn out before you study the period of 1790 to 1877, where 70% of the questions are from'''''. Do not waste too much time studying exploration, settlement and colonial America! Perhaps only 10% of the CLEP exam (and our exam) will cover that period. Students often make a big mistake in preparation by not allocating their study time properly. Avoid that mistake and spend your study time wisely. |