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Perhaps you like politics the most.  In that case, you'll want to memorize the presidents and leaders of Congress, and relate historical events to their times in office.  Or perhaps you enjoy legal issues, and reading about what the courts do.    If so, then you'll want to focus your attention on the major rulings of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] throughout American history, and relate other historical events to those decisions.
 
Perhaps you like politics the most.  In that case, you'll want to memorize the presidents and leaders of Congress, and relate historical events to their times in office.  Or perhaps you enjoy legal issues, and reading about what the courts do.    If so, then you'll want to focus your attention on the major rulings of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] throughout American history, and relate other historical events to those decisions.
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On the SAT II U.S. History exam, the breakdown by subject matter is as follows:
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<br>Political History - 32-36%
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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%
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The biggest part of the exam by far is politics, mostly concerning what happened in the federal government in [[Washington, D.C.]].
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The "cultural and intellectual history" portion seems important to the exam but actually it is mostly cultural rather than intellectual history, and the questions are liberal in nature (e.g., asking about an artist who liberals like).  Also, what counts as "economic history" is not what you might expect.  There are almost no questions about the [[conservative]] gold standard, for example, even though that issue the political scene throughout history (and was even an issue in [[Ron Paul]]'s campaign for presidency in 2008).  Instead, questions about economic history on the SAT II are likely to be about unions, the treatment of workers, alleged corruption of big business, and gender and racial issues.
    
== Periods in American History ==
 
== Periods in American History ==
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