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<\/span>CSET Social Science Exam Outline<\/h2>\nEach of the three CSET Social Science subtests contains a mix of multiple-choice questions and constructed-response questions, and the time limit varies for each subtest.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Subtest I (114)<\/h3>\nThe first subtest contains 39 multiple-choice questions and 3 constructed-response questions, and you will be given a time limit of 2 hours and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
The questions are grouped into two domains:<\/p>\n\n1. World History<\/summary>\n\n- Ancient civilizations<\/li>\n
- Medieval and early modern times<\/li>\n
- Modern world history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n
2. Principles of World Geography<\/summary>\n\n- Tools and perspectives of geographic study<\/li>\n
- Geographic diversity of natural landscapes and human societies<\/li>\n
- Culture and the physical environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n
<\/span>Subtest II (115)<\/h3>\nThe second subtest contains 39 multiple-choice questions and 3 constructed-response questions, and you will be given a time limit of 2 hours and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
The questions are grouped into two domains:<\/p>\n\n1. US History<\/summary>\n\n- Pre-revolutionary era and the War for Independence<\/li>\n
- The development of the Constitution and the early republic<\/li>\n
- The emergence of a new nation<\/li>\n
- Civil War and Reconstruction<\/li>\n
- The Gilded Age<\/li>\n
- The US as a world power<\/li>\n
- The 1920s<\/li>\n
- The Great Depression and the New Deal<\/li>\n
- World War II<\/li>\n
- Post-WWII America<\/li>\n
- Post-WWII US foreign policy<\/li>\n
- Civil rights movement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n
2. Principles of US Geography<\/summary>\n\n- Tools and perspectives of geographic study<\/li>\n
- Geographic diversity of natural landscapes and human societies<\/li>\n
- Culture and the physical environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n
<\/span>Subtest III (116)<\/h3>\nThe third subtest contains 40 multiple-choice questions and 3 constructed-response questions, and you will be given a time limit of 1 hour and 45 minutes.<\/p>\n
The questions are grouped into three domains:<\/p>\n\n1. Principles of American Democracy<\/summary>\n\n- Principles of American democracy<\/li>\n
- Fundamental values and principles of civil society<\/li>\n
- The three branches of government<\/li>\n
- Landmark US Supreme Court cases<\/li>\n
- Issues regarding campaigns for national, state, and local effective offices<\/li>\n
- Powers and procedures of the national, state, local, and tribal governments<\/li>\n
- The media in American political life<\/li>\n
- Political systems<\/li>\n
- Tensions within the constitutional democracy of the US<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n
2. Principles of Economics<\/summary>\n\n- Economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning<\/li>\n
- Elements of the US market economy in a global setting<\/li>\n
- The relationship between politics and economics<\/li>\n
- Elements of the US labor market in a global setting<\/li>\n
- Aggregate economic behavior of the US economy<\/li>\n
- International trade and the US economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n
3. California History<\/summary>\n\n- Pre-Columbian period through the end of Mexican rule<\/li>\n
- From the Gold Rush to the present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n
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The first subtest contains 39 multiple-choice questions and 3 constructed-response questions, and you will be given a time limit of 2 hours and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
The questions are grouped into two domains:<\/p>\n The second subtest contains 39 multiple-choice questions and 3 constructed-response questions, and you will be given a time limit of 2 hours and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n The questions are grouped into two domains:<\/p>\n The third subtest contains 40 multiple-choice questions and 3 constructed-response questions, and you will be given a time limit of 1 hour and 45 minutes.<\/p>\n The questions are grouped into three domains:<\/p>\n Check Out Mometrix's CSET Social Science Study Guide<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t Get practice questions, video tutorials, and detailed study lessons<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tGet Your Study Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t To register for the exam, you must create an online NES account via their website. Once your account has been created, you can use it to register for the exam and schedule an exam date. When you register, you will need to pay the $297 exam fee for all three subtests taken together.<\/p>\n If you want to be fully prepared, Mometrix offers an online CSET Social Science prep course<\/strong> designed to give you everything you need to succeed!<\/p>\n Here’s what you’ll find in the CSET Social Science course:<\/p>\n1. World History<\/summary>\n
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2. Principles of World Geography<\/summary>\n
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<\/span>Subtest II (115)<\/h3>\n
1. US History<\/summary>\n
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2. Principles of US Geography<\/summary>\n
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<\/span>Subtest III (116)<\/h3>\n
1. Principles of American Democracy<\/summary>\n
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2. Principles of Economics<\/summary>\n
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3. California History<\/summary>\n
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