🇺🇸 New York United States History and Government Regents Exam Past Papers (2023-2026)
Access the complete collection of official New York State United States History and Government Regents examination past papers, scoring keys, comprehensive rating guides (Volume 1 and Volume 2), and conversion charts from June 2023 to January 2026. Essential resources for students studying American history from colonization to the present day.
📋 Exam Format: The US History and Government Regents consists of four parts completed over 3 hours. Part I includes 28 multiple-choice questions (28 credits). Part II contains two Short Essay Questions chosen from two sets (12 credits total). Part IIIA has Short-Answer Scaffold Questions (10 credits). Part IIIB is a Civic Literacy Essay (20 credits). Total: 70 credits.
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🎯 Key Content Areas in US History
Colonial Period & Revolution (1607-1789)
10-15% of contentColonial development, causes of the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War, Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, and ratification debates (Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists).
Constitution & Early Republic (1789-1848)
15-20% of contentConstitutional principles (federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances), Bill of Rights, Washington's precedents, political parties, territorial expansion, Manifest Destiny, Jacksonian democracy, and reform movements.
Civil War & Reconstruction (1848-1877)
15-20% of contentSectional tensions over slavery, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott decision, Lincoln's election, Civil War causes and consequences, Emancipation Proclamation, and Reconstruction policies.
Industrialization & Progressive Era (1865-1920)
15-20% of contentIndustrial growth, immigration, urbanization, labor movements, Populism, imperialism, Spanish-American War, Progressive reforms, trust-busting, women's suffrage, and World War I involvement.
Prosperity, Depression & WWII (1920-1945)
15-20% of contentRoaring Twenties, Great Depression causes, New Deal programs, isolationism vs. interventionism, Pearl Harbor, World War II home front and military campaigns, Holocaust, and atomic weapons.
Cold War & Civil Rights (1945-1990)
20-25% of contentContainment policy, Korean and Vietnam Wars, McCarthyism, Civil Rights Movement (Brown v. Board, MLK, Civil Rights Acts), Great Society, counterculture, Watergate, Reagan era, and Cold War end.
Contemporary America (1990-Present)
10-15% of contentPost-Cold War foreign policy, globalization, technological revolution, 9/11 and War on Terror, economic challenges, political polarization, and ongoing debates over civil liberties and government roles.
Constitutional Principles & Civic Literacy
Critical throughout examUnderstanding federalism, checks and balances, separation of powers, Bill of Rights applications, Supreme Court landmark cases, civic participation, constitutional amendments, and analyzing primary source documents.
📖 How to Use These Past Papers Effectively
- Practice under timed conditions: Complete full exams within the 3-hour time limit, allocating appropriate time for each part to build pacing skills.
- Master both essay formats: Study rating guides to understand the Short Essay format (Part II) and the Civic Literacy Essay format (Part IIIB), noting rubric requirements and scoring criteria.
- Practice document analysis skills: Work on interpreting various primary sources (speeches, laws, cartoons, graphs, photographs) and incorporating evidence into written responses.
- Create chronological timelines: Organize major events, presidencies, legislation, and Supreme Court cases by era to understand cause-effect relationships and historical connections.
- Review rating guide exemplars: Study sample student responses at different score levels to identify what distinguishes high-scoring essays from lower-scoring ones.
- Focus on constitutional principles: Understand how core constitutional concepts (federalism, checks and balances, individual rights) apply across different time periods and events.
- Build a Supreme Court cases bank: Create flashcards for landmark decisions (Marbury v. Madison, Brown v. Board, Roe v. Wade, etc.) with dates, key facts, and constitutional significance.
- Practice scaffold questions: Work through Part IIIA short-answer questions to develop skills in brief, focused responses that directly address the question using document evidence.
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