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| Strand |
Approx. Weight
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Description |
| History |
67% |
Approx. 2/3 U.S. history (Native American societies; colonial
America; Revolutionary War period; expansion and growth; Civil War and
reconstruction) & 1/3 world history (beginnings of early civilizations; classic
civilizations through Roman Empire collapse; growth of agriculture & commercial
and industrialized economies). |
| Geography |
11% |
Natural features of the earth; locations of countries, cities,
bodies of water, mountains, and other notable geological formations; man-made
environmental alterations. |
| Economics |
11% |
Basic economic concepts and principles of economic theory;
history of economies in major civilizations, the U.S., New England, and
Massachusetts. |
| Civics & Government |
11% |
Types of governments; organization and functioning of U.S.
system of government; salient documents and doctrines of governments;
citizenship & civil rights. |
| Question Format |
Approx. Number
Of Questions |
Points Per
Question |
Approx. Proportion
Of Total Test Points |
| Multiple Choice |
35 |
1 |
63% |
| Open Response |
5 |
0 to 4 |
37% |
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