Regents Prep: U.S. History & Government:
Practice Essays


 Definition of Task Items

In developing your answers to the thematic and DBQ essays below, be sure to address the task by keeping these general definitions in mind:

(a)
analyze means “to determine the nature and relationship of the component elements”
(b)
compare and contrast means “to discuss similarities and differences”
(c)
describe means “to illustrate something in words or tell about it”
(d)
discuss means “to make observations about something using facts, reasoning, and argu-ment; to present in some detail”
(e)
evaluate means “to examine and judge the significance, worth, or condition of; to
determine the value of”
(f)
explain means “to make plain or understandable; to give reasons for or causes of; to show the logical development or relationships of”

 Thematic Essays
 
Theme
Review Materials
Essay Author
1. Constitution & Change
[printable 86KB file]
Review of Government Aug. 2001 Regents Exam
2. Equality
[printable 85KB file]
Review of Reform Movements June 2001 Regents Exam
  Equal Rights
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[printing: set to page 9]
Review of Reform Movements Jan. 2001 Regents Exam
3. Progressive Era Reform
[printable 87KB file]
Review of Reform Movements Thomas C. Caswell
4. Supreme Court & Civil Liberties
Adobe Acrobat Reader Required
[printing: set to page 11]
Under Construction... June 2002 Regents Exam

 DBQ Essays
 
Title
Review Materials
Essay Author
  Checks & Balances
Adobe Acrobat Reader Required
[printing: set to page 10-16]
Review of Government Jan. 2001 Regents Exam
1. Foreign Policy
[printable 207KB file]
Under Construction... June 2001 Regents Exam
  Immigration
Adobe Acrobat Reader Required
[printing: set to pages 12-20]
Review of Immigration & Migration June 2002 Regents Exam
2. New Deal Economics
[printable 1.24MB file]
Under Construction... Thomas C. Caswell
3. Progressive Era Reform
[printable 3.57MB file]
Review of Reform Movements Aug. 2001 Regents Exam


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