| Line 38: |
Line 38: |
| | 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 famous trials and court rulings. If so, then you may 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 famous trials and court rulings. If so, then you may 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. |
| | | | |
| − | On the SAT II U.S. History exam, the questions by subject matter are as follows: | + | On the CLEP U.S. History exam for college credit, the questions are allocated among these topics: |
| | + | <br>Political history - 35% |
| | + | <br>Social history - 25% |
| | + | <br>Cultural and intellectual history - 15% |
| | + | <br>Diplomacy and foreign relations - 15% |
| | + | <br>Economic history - 10% |
| | + | |
| | + | On the SAT II U.S. History exam to enhance an application to college, the questions by subject matter are as follows: |
| | <br>Political History - 32-36% of the SAT II history exam | | <br>Political History - 32-36% of the SAT II history exam |
| | <br>Economic History - 18-20% | | <br>Economic History - 18-20% |
| Line 45: |
Line 52: |
| | <br>Foreign Policy - 13-17% | | <br>Foreign Policy - 13-17% |
| | | | |
| − | The biggest part of the exam by far is politics, mostly concerning what happened in the federal government in [[Washington, D.C.]]
| + | 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. |
| | | | |
| | == Periods in American History == | | == Periods in American History == |