CLEP Social Sciences and History case studies
CLEP Social Sciences and History · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CLEP Social Sciences and History exam is one of the College Board's CLEP subject examinations, a family of tests designed so that learners can demonstrate college-level knowledge and seek course credit or advanced standing at institutions that recognize CLEP. Candidates typically include independent learners, returning students, military personnel, and undergraduates trying to satisfy general-education distribution requirements in history and the social sciences without repeating introductory coursework. The CLEP Social Sciences and History case studies are 5 cases and about 3,371 words.
1The 1886 Mill Strike Marker
The Riverside Historical Society has $8,000 and six months to place a marker at the site of an 1886 textile-mill strike. Its files contain four sources: the mill owner's diary calling strikers 'a mob incited by outside agitators'; a local newspaper account from the same week describing 'orderly crowds of operatives'; a state militia report logging 14 arrests and no serious injuries; and oral histories recorded in 1935 with two residents who were children during the strike.
686 words, about 3 min2The Bag Ban and State Preemption
Lakeview (population 180,000) adopted Ordinance 24-17, banning single-use plastic carryout bags at retail stores larger than 10,000 square feet, effective January 1. In March the state legislature passed SB 301, which prohibits any local regulation of 'containers and packaging' unless expressly authorized by the state environmental agency.
682 words, about 3 min3Hospital Siting in the Tri-County Basin
The Tri-County Health District will build one 60-bed hospital for a population of 120,000. Three sites are under review.
645 words, about 3 min4Rent Stabilization in a Seasonal Resort Town
Harbor Springs is a resort town of 9,000 year-round residents. Median rent is $1,400 a month, vacancy is 1.8%, and 35% of housing units are short-term rentals.
681 words, about 3 min5At-Large Council and the Ward Map
Fairmont (population 120,000) elects its five council members at large. Latino residents are 28% of the population but are concentrated in two adjacent neighborhoods; no Latino candidate has won in 20 years.
677 words, about 3 min