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#1
Hey guys, I have my first CLEP coming up and it is for Am. Gov. I've been studying the "flash cards" on this site. Does anyone have advice on what to study, or any tips in general that will help for this test.

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#2
Check out the Specific Exam Feedback section...it's LOADED with info!

Best of luck!
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#4
The IC cards are better for this test than I had expected. That and a healthy dose of Wikipedia for subjects you are unfamiliar with should be enough to pass. I also used the Standard Deviants DVDs for this test. They made a great introduction.
[SIZE="1"]American Government (68) ~ Analyzing & Interpreting Literature (70) ~ Art of the Western World (72) ~ Astronomy (66) ~ ENG407: Chaucer (A) ~ Civil War & Reconstruction (69) ~ College Algebra (62) ~ College Mathematics (73) ~ College Writing (A) ~ English Composition with Essay (59) ~ GRE Literature in English (610/73%tile) ~ Humanities (75) ~ Introduction to Business (62) ~ Introduction to Computing (459) ~ Introduction to Educational Psychology (72) ~ Introduction to World Religions (478) ~ Introductory Psychology (74) ~ Money & Banking (48) ~ Research & Writing (A) ~ Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union (68) ~ ENG 310: Short Stories (A) ~ Introductory Sociology (77) ~ Social Sciences & History (76) ~ Technical Writing (67) ~ US History I (69) ~ US History II (64) ~ Western Civilization I (76) ~ Western Civilization II (65) Western Europe Since 1945 (65) ~ Exam Feedback

Total Credits: 121 ~ DONE: Literature in English BA from Excelsior College[/SIZE]
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#5
I used the IC flashcards, specific exam feedback and Cliff's Notes. I also used an older short version of We The People textbook and companion website. It has been more than 20 yrs since I took a civics class so I needed lots of refreshing! It isn't a bad exam. Good Luck!
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#6
I'm going after this one too. I took the peterson's and scored 82/100 so I think I'll be ok. I definately reccomend taking a practice test and then doing a wiki wherever you feel unsure. (for me it's the articles of confederation and legislative branch of the federal government)

Best of luck !!!
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CLEP Social Sciences & History - 70/50
CLEP American Government - 65/50
CLEP English Composition General - 68/50
CLEP A & I Literature 70/50
CLEP Sociology 73/50
CLEP College Math 74/50
CLEP Intro Psychology 72/50
CLEP College Algebra 65/50
CLEP Macroeconomics 73/50
CLEP Microeconomics 70/50
CLEP Western Civ. I 79/50
CLEP Western Civ. II 70/50
CLEP US History I 79/50
CLEP US History II 78/50
DSST Technical Writing 63/46
DSST Intro to Computing 463/400
DSST Substance Abuse 463/400
DSST Fundamentals of Algebra 433/400
DSST World Religions 467/400
DSST The Civil War and Reconstruction 68/47
DSST A History of the Vietnam War 78/44
DSST An Introduction to the Modern Middle East 80/47
DSST Western Europe since 1945 71/47
DSST Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union 70/45

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94steve Wrote:I'm going after this one too. I took the peterson's and scored 82/100 so I think I'll be ok. I definately reccomend taking a practice test and then doing a wiki wherever you feel unsure. (for me it's the articles of confederation and legislative branch of the federal government)

Best of luck !!!

82/100.....yes, I do suppose you will be 'okay'! Wink
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[SIZE="1"]College credits from my previous life:
Western Civ. I, Intro to Psych, Drawing,
U.S. Hist. I, Amer. Gov't, and Composition
for a total of 18

CLEP done through 2010:
U.S. History II (66)
Analyzing & Interpreting Lit (70)
Introduction to Sociology (71)
Social Sciences & History (70)
College Mathematics (57) :o

Hoped for end result before arthritis sets in:
BA in Art, Liberal Studies, or Humanities[/SIZE]
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