Legislative Exams
Legislative exams offered at Clayton State University are only for Clayton State University students. Each school affiliated with the University System of Georgia is responsible for its own students.
All students enrolled in an institution of higher education affiliated with the University System of Georgia must receive instruction in Georgia history and government. Political science and history courses taught in University System schools include the required information about Georgia.
The University System assumes that political science and history courses from non-System colleges and universities do not include Georgia history and government. Students must either take the courses again or demonstrate knowledge of the content through legislative exams.
Students may take a legislative exam in lieu of a credit course if:
- they have private or out-of-state Constitution transfer credit for POLS 1101, American Government; or they have private or out-of-state History transfer credit for HIST 2110, Themes in US History; HIST 2111, Survey of US History to 1877; or HIST 2112, Survey of US History since Reconstruction, or
- they have received CLEP credit for either POLI 1101, HIST 2111, or HIST 2112
Students who need additional hours of academic credit for history or government should take courses rather than the legislative tests, which do not confer credit. Please consult your advisor and the academic catalog for more information.
To reserve your spot to test, register and pay the nonrefundable $30 fee for each exam:
- By credit card
- By cash or money order: Print and complete this registration form and mail or bring it to Clayton State University's Testing Center. The mailing address is: Testing Center, Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow, GA 30260.
Students may schedule up to 2 exams each date--the first starting at 5:00 and the second starting at 5:30 p.m.
Preparing for the exams
The following study materials for each of the exams are available for use in the Clayton State University Library. The Clayton State University Campus Store can order the textbooks upon request (three-day turn-around period). You may also order textbooks online: http://ccsuestore.com/.
Georgia History exam: Georgia History in Outline by Kenneth Coleman (F286.C75 1978--about $15)
Georgia Government/Constitution exam: Prepare from the website: http://a-s.clayton.edu/trachtenberg/Default.html. From the website, click on Georgia's Constitution & Government, 6th Edition.
United States Constitution exam: Excerpts from Government in America by Lineberry, Edwards, & Wattenberg or from any American government or political science textbook. Topics of study should include: the founding fathers and the Constitutional Convention, Federalism, political parties, interest groups, Congress, the Presidency, courts, civil liberties, and civil rights.
United States History exam: The Unfinished Nation by Alan Brinkley (on reserve) and the following study guide:
| Colonial America | Late Nineteenth Century |
| English colonization | Reconstruction |
| Mercantilism | Crop lien system |
| Pilgrims | Booker T. Washington |
| Quakers | Social Darwinism |
| Slave rebellions | Immigration restrictions |
| Great Awakening | Populist Party |
| Provincial assemblies | American imperialism |
| Colony of Virginia | Doctrine of Manifest Destiny |
| Colonial crops | |
| Colony of Georgia | Early Twentieth Century |
| Colonial cities | Roosevelt Corollary |
| British involvement in American politics | World War I |
| National Origins Act | |
| Early National Period | |
| Founding fathers | Mid-Twentieth Century |
| State governments | Korean War |
| War of 1812 | Civil Rights movement |
| Tecumseh | Vietnam |
| Monroe Doctrine | Bay of Pigs |
| Mid-Nineteenth Century | Late Twentieth Century |
| Free Soil movement | Cultural pluralism |
| Compromise of 1850 | Mideast peace negotiations |
| John Brown's Raid | Nixon |
| Emancipation Proclamation | "Reaganomics" |
| Cotton | Star Wars |
| Westward expansion | Persian Gulf War |
| Causes of population increase | Reasons for inflation |
| Impact of presidents Washington, Jefferson and Jackson | |
| Northern versus Southern economics |
Upcoming Clayton State University Legislative Exams
For
Spring 2010
$30 Exam Fee, Payable at Registration
| Test Date | Register By |
|---|---|
| Monday, April 19, 2010 | Thursday, April 1, 2010 |
The cost of each test is $30, and each test lasts a maximum of one hour. These tests are only for Clayton State University students. Students may take 1 or 2 different tests per exam date.
For a Legislative Exam given independently after the last session listed above, the cost is $35, and the exam may be taken only once. Independent legislative exams will not be given during the semester.
Place: Testing Center, 1st floor in the Library building - Room L-125.
Materials: You must bring a photo ID and two #2 pencils.