Straighterline American Government or Intro to Nutrtion without the books

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I don't know when other people posting took the Straighterline American Government exam, but they revamped the course around December 2015. The new course is much harder than the older one was. We had 2 friends take it before the revamp and 2 people in our family took it after the revamp. The new version is based on the newer textbook listed and has several questions relating specifically to that textbook, which made it very difficult to use an older textbook. One of my daughters was trying the course with an old textbook (the same textbook our friends used in 2015 before the revamp) and had a terrible time with it. For example, there would be questions about 2011 Supreme Court cases, but my daughter's old textbook was copyright 2008. She managed to pass the course anyway by the skin of her teeth, whereas on her other Straighterline courses she was getting in the 90s walking into the exams cold, without any prep. For my 2nd daughter, we bought the recommended textbook, and that did make a difference.

Our solution was to swallow deeply and pay the big bucks for the more recent textbook, then resell it right after using it. Your mileage may vary.

I took the final 2 weeks ago and found it to be fairly easy. I guess it really depends on your level of comfort with the material.