NYSTCE Social Studies (005) Test Secrets Study Guide: NYSTCE Exam Review for the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations

***Includes Practice Test Questions***

Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the NYSTCE Social Studies test.

The NYSTCE Social Studies (005) Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. NYSTCE Social Studies Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the NYSTCE Social Studies exam.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the NYSTCE Social Studies Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

NYSTCE Social Studies (005) Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:

• An in-depth review of the New York State Teacher Certification Social Studies (005) Test
• A complete look at United States history
• A thorough breakdown of world history
• A detailed study of government, civics, and political science
• An extensive analysis of geography topics
• A full examination of economics concepts
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and National Evaluation Systems (NES) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The United States History section covers:

• Colonization of the Americas
• Battles of the Revolutionary War
• Declaration of Independence
• Civil War events
• First World War
• Great Depression
• World War II
• Civil Rights Movement

The World History section covers:

• Prehistory
• Civilizations
• Contributions of ancient Greece
• American Revolution and French Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• WWI
• Battle of the Bulge
• Effects of globalization

The Government/Civics/Political Science section covers:

• Government
• Influences of philosophers on political study
• Political orientations
• Principles of government
• Branches of the US government
• Bill of Rights
• Process for choosing political candidate
• Foreign policy

The Geography section covers:

• Divisions of geographical study
• Cartographers and maps
• Mountains, hills, plains and valleys
• Bodies of water
• Weather and climate
• Human systems
• Plate tectonics
• Ecology

The Economics section covers:

• Market economy
• Microeconomics
• Monopolies
• Macroeconomics
• GDP
• Unemployment and inflation
• Monetary policy and the Federal Reserve System
• Developing nations

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the NYSTCE Social Studies Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.
Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answers, and that's another area where our guide stands out. Our test designers have provided scores of test questions that will prepare you for what to expect on the actual NYSTCE Social Studies Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.