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CSET Social Science Subtest 3 Study Guide

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Study guide: the 17 competencies made to print

CSET Social Science Subtest III: what to study

The competencies of Subtest III, test code 116, in the order of the subject matter requirements, each summed up in our own words. Unofficial; read the subtest description itself before you test.

Civics: 18 multiple-choice questions

  • 0001 Principles of American Democracy Classical and Enlightenment roots; the Declaration and the Constitution; the Federalist Papers; how the 14th Amendment and the Bill of Rights restrain government; the rule of law and civil disobedience; rights and duties of citizens; how citizenship is acquired.
  • 0002 Fundamental Values and Principles of Civil Society Religion in American life; citizen participation and the barriers to it; collaboration, deliberation and special interests; the individual's place under democratic and under authoritarian rule.
  • 0003 The Three Branches of Government Articles I, II and III; how the roles of the branches have changed; checks and balances; how the Constitution is amended.
  • 0004 Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases Changing readings of the Bill of Rights; Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland and United States v. Nixon; civil rights cases from Plessy and Brown to Bakke and United States v. Virginia; judicial restraint and activism.
  • 0005 Issues Regarding Campaigns for National, State, and Local Elective Offices Political parties; the ways citizens take part; the Electoral College; redistricting and reapportionment.
  • 0006 Powers and Procedures of the National, State, Local and Tribal Governments How each level of government is organized; disputes over jurisdiction; sources of power such as the media, money and organized groups.
  • 0007 The Media in American Political Life A free press; how public officials and the media shape public opinion.
  • 0008 Political Systems Kinds of political system, the parliamentary system among them; the struggles of new democracies.
  • 0009 Tensions within our Constitutional Democracy Church and state under the First Amendment; majority rule and minority rights.

Economics: 15 multiple-choice questions

  • 0010 Economic Terms and Concepts and Economic Reasoning Scarcity and choice; opportunity cost, marginal benefit and marginal cost; incentives; private property; market and planned economies.
  • 0011 Elements of America's Market Economy in a Global Setting Supply and demand; substitutes; property rights, competition and profit; how prices allocate goods; price controls; financial markets.
  • 0012 The Relationship between Politics and Economics Government's part in the economy; fiscal policy; what monetary policy aims at and the tools it uses; efficiency weighed against equality.
  • 0013 Elements of the U.S. Labor Market in a Global Setting Unions, minimum wage laws and unemployment insurance; skills, technology and global competition; why wages differ.
  • 0014 Aggregate Economic Behavior of the American Economy Indexes; unemployment, inflation and real GDP; short-term and long-term interest rates.
  • 0015 International Trade and the American Economy Comparative advantage; trade restrictions in the Great Depression and today; GATT, NAFTA, the WTO and the EU; exchange rates.

California history: 7 multiple-choice questions

  • 0016 Pre-Columbian Period Through the End of Mexican Rule California's American Indian peoples; Spanish exploration, missions, ranchos and pueblos; the Mexican-American War.
  • 0017 From the Gold Rush to the Present The Gold Rush and what followed; 19th-century migration; the state constitution and the initiative, referendum and recall; 20th-century migration; water, air, transport and energy.

The subtest

  • 40 multiple-choice questions and 3 short constructed-response questions, one each on civics, economics and California history.
  • Multiple-choice questions are 70% of the score and constructed-response questions 30%.
  • 1 hour and 45 minutes, with 15 more minutes for a nondisclosure agreement and tutorial. Passing score: 220.

Source: Subtest description https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/content/docs/CSET_Prep/CS_116subtestdescription.pdf and test structure https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/Content/StudyGuide/CA_SG_obj_114.htm of the California Educator Credentialing Assessments, read 2026-10-14. Checked October 14, 2026.

Constructed-response prompts to print 6 lines, made to print

Subtest III short constructed-response practice

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Write a short answer to each prompt on the lines. The real subtest sets three short constructed-response questions, one for each domain. Unofficial practice prompts; none is from the real test.

Civics

  • Explain how the system of checks and balances limits one branch of the federal government. Give two examples from the Constitution.
  • Describe the part the Electoral College plays in choosing a president, and give one argument for it and one against it.

Economics

  • Using supply and demand, explain what happens to the amount of a good bought and sold when a price ceiling is set below the market price.
  • Describe one tool of monetary policy and explain how it can be used to slow inflation.

California history

  • Describe two ways in which the Gold Rush changed the population and the economy of California.
  • Explain how the initiative, the referendum and the recall, all adopted in the Progressive Era, changed the way California is governed.

Source: Own prompts. The real subtest has 3 short (focused) constructed-response questions, one each on civics, economics and California history (https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/Content/StudyGuide/CA_SG_obj_114.htm); the topics follow the subject matter requirements of Subtest III (https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/content/docs/CSET_Prep/CS_116subtestdescription.pdf), both read 2026-10-14. Checked October 14, 2026.

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Civics: principles and rights 8

  • A state charges every voter a $2 tax before a ballot for Congress may be cast. Which amendment forbids this? Answer: The 24th Amendment. Source: Wikipedia, Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0002 Fundamental Values and Principles of Civil Society (SMR 4.2).
  • "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition." Which principle does Federalist No. 51 defend with these words? Answer: Checks and balances among separate branches. Source: Wikipedia, Federalist No. 51 (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0001 Principles of American Democracy (SMR 4.1).
  • Barron v. Baltimore (1833) left the states free of the Bill of Rights. What later made most of its guarantees binding on states and cities? Answer: The 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause, through incorporation. Source: Wikipedia, Incorporation of the Bill of Rights (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0001 Principles of American Democracy (SMR 4.1).
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Civics: principles and rights, continued

  • By the first sentence of the 14th Amendment, who is a citizen of the United States? Answer: All persons born or naturalized in the United States. Source: National Archives, Milestone Documents, 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868) (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0001 Principles of American Democracy (SMR 4.1).
  • In American politics, what is a political action committee (PAC)? Answer: A group that pools members' contributions for campaigns. Source: Wikipedia, Political action committee (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0002 Fundamental Values and Principles of Civil Society (SMR 4.2).
  • Madison's Federalist No. 10 defends an "extended republic." What does he say its greater variety of interests makes harder? Answer: For a factious majority to combine against the rights of minorities. Source: Wikipedia, Federalist No. 10 (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0001 Principles of American Democracy (SMR 4.1).
  • Which amendment protects people against unreasonable searches and seizures and says a warrant needs probable cause? Answer: The Fourth Amendment. Source: National Archives, The Bill of Rights: A Transcription (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0001 Principles of American Democracy (SMR 4.1).
  • Whose Second Treatise, with its natural rights and government resting on the consent of the governed, shaped the Declaration of Independence? Answer: John Locke. Source: Wikipedia, Two Treatises of Government (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0001 Principles of American Democracy (SMR 4.1).

Civics: branches, courts and elections 14

  • A legislature draws district lines so that one party wins far more seats than its share of the vote. What is this practice called? Answer: Gerrymandering. Source: Wikipedia, Gerrymandering (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0005 Issues Regarding Campaigns for National, State, and Local Elective Offices (SMR 4.5).
  • A public school opens each day with a short prayer written by state officials; students may stay silent. What did Engel v. Vitale (1962) hold about this? Answer: It violates the Establishment Clause. Source: Wikipedia, Engel v. Vitale (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0009 Tensions within our Constitutional Democracy (SMR 4.9).
  • Article III guards the independence of federal judges in two ways. Which pair is it? Answer: Office during good behavior, and pay that cannot be cut. Source: National Archives, The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0003 The Three Branches of Government (SMR 4.3).
  • By Article V, which of these can propose an amendment to the Constitution? Answer: Two thirds of both houses of Congress. Source: National Archives, The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0003 The Three Branches of Government (SMR 4.3).
  • How did the Supreme Court describe the Cherokee nation's relationship to the United States in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)? Answer: As that of a ward to its guardian. Source: Wikipedia, Tribal sovereignty in the United States (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0006 Powers and Procedures of the National, State, Local and Tribal Governments (SMR 4.6).
  • In 1974 a unanimous Supreme Court ordered President Nixon to hand over tape recordings. Which claim of his did the Court refuse to treat as absolute? Answer: Executive privilege. Source: Wikipedia, United States v. Nixon (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0004 Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases (SMR 4.4).
  • In United States v. Virginia (1996), which policy of the Virginia Military Institute did the Supreme Court strike down? Answer: Its male-only admissions policy. Source: Wikipedia, United States v. Virginia (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0004 Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases (SMR 4.4).
  • In which chamber of Congress must every bill for raising revenue begin? Answer: The House of Representatives. Source: National Archives, The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0003 The Three Branches of Government (SMR 4.3).
  • The medical school at UC Davis set aside 16 of its 100 seats for minority students. What did the Supreme Court say of such a quota in 1978? Answer: It was impermissible, though race could be one of several factors. Source: Wikipedia, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0004 Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases (SMR 4.4).
  • No candidate wins a majority of the electoral votes. Under the 12th Amendment, how is the president chosen? Answer: The House chooses, each state casting one vote. Source: National Archives, The Constitution: Amendments 11-27 (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0005 Issues Regarding Campaigns for National, State, and Local Elective Offices (SMR 4.5).
  • Police question a suspect in custody without any warning about the right to remain silent or the right to counsel. Which decision does this break? Answer: Miranda v. Arizona. Source: Wikipedia, Miranda v. Arizona (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0004 Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases (SMR 4.4).
  • Stopping a newspaper before it prints is called prior restraint. By the Pentagon Papers Case of 1971, what must the government show to do it? Answer: That publication would cause a grave and irreparable danger. Source: Wikipedia, New York Times Co. v. United States (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0007 The Media in American Political Life (SMR 4.7).
  • What marks a parliamentary system of government? Answer: The government depends on the confidence of the legislature. Source: Wikipedia, Parliamentary system (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0008 Political Systems (SMR 4.8).
  • Which body shares the treaty power with the president, and by what vote? Answer: The Senate, by two thirds of the Senators present. Source: National Archives, The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Civics 0003 The Three Branches of Government (SMR 4.3).

Economics: markets and prices 7

  • A bakery's total cost rises from $500 to $520 when it bakes one more batch of bread. What is the marginal cost of that batch? Answer: $20. Source: Wikipedia, Marginal cost (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0010 Economic Terms and Concepts and Economic Reasoning (SMR 5.1).
  • A frost destroys much of the orange crop while demand stays the same. What happens to the equilibrium price and quantity of oranges? Answer: The price rises and the quantity falls. Source: Wikipedia, Supply and demand (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0011 Elements of America's Market Economy in a Global Setting (SMR 5.2).
  • Butter and margarine are substitutes. If the price of butter rises, what is likely to happen in the market for margarine? Answer: Demand for margarine rises. Source: Wikipedia, Substitute good (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0011 Elements of America's Market Economy in a Global Setting (SMR 5.2).
  • Herders share an open pasture. Each gains by adding animals while all share the damage, and the grass is ruined. What is this problem called? Answer: The tragedy of the commons. Source: Wikipedia, Tragedy of the commons (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0010 Economic Terms and Concepts and Economic Reasoning (SMR 5.1).
  • In financial markets, what is a bond? Answer: A debt the issuer owes to the holder. Source: Wikipedia, Bond (finance) (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0011 Elements of America's Market Economy in a Global Setting (SMR 5.2).
  • In the 1940s the federal Office of Price Administration put price ceilings on rents so that returning veterans could afford housing. What happened to the supply of rental housing? Answer: It fell, as owners turned rentals into property for sale. Source: Wikipedia, Price ceiling (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0011 Elements of America's Market Economy in a Global Setting (SMR 5.2).
  • Which metaphor, inspired by Adam Smith, names the way free markets can lead self-interested people to act in the public interest? Answer: The invisible hand. Source: Wikipedia, Invisible hand (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0010 Economic Terms and Concepts and Economic Reasoning (SMR 5.1).

Economics: policy, labor and trade 12

  • A country has 8 million people unemployed and 152 million employed. What is its unemployment rate? Answer: 5%. Source: Wikipedia, Unemployment (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0014 Aggregate Economic Behavior of the American Economy (SMR 5.5).
  • A country's currency falls in value against other currencies. Other things equal, what happens to its trade? Answer: Its exports become more affordable abroad and its imports cost more. Source: Wikipedia, Exchange rate (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0015 International Trade and the American Economy (SMR 5.6).
  • A factory's smoke raises cleaning costs for nearby homes that take no part in its sales. What do economists call this cost? Answer: A negative externality. Source: Wikipedia, Externality (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0012 The Relationship between Politics and Economics (SMR 5.3).
  • Automation ends the jobs of workers whose skills no longer match what employers want. Which type of unemployment is this? Answer: Structural. Source: Wikipedia, Structural unemployment (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0013 Elements of the U.S. Labor Market in a Global Setting (SMR 5.4).
  • The consumer price index is a weighted average of the prices of what? Answer: A market basket of things households buy. Source: Wikipedia, Consumer price index (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0014 Aggregate Economic Behavior of the American Economy (SMR 5.5).
  • How does a government's budget deficit differ from its debt? Answer: The deficit is one year's gap; the debt is the total owed. Source: Wikipedia, Government budget balance (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0012 The Relationship between Politics and Economics (SMR 5.3).
  • In the labor market, what is collective bargaining? Answer: Talks in which employees deal with an employer as a group. Source: Wikipedia, Collective bargaining (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0013 Elements of the U.S. Labor Market in a Global Setting (SMR 5.4).
  • What are the Federal Reserve's open market operations? Answer: Its purchases and sales of securities in the open market. Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Open Market Operations (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0012 The Relationship between Politics and Economics (SMR 5.3).
  • What did the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 do? Answer: Raised U.S. tariffs on thousands of imports. Source: Wikipedia, Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0015 International Trade and the American Economy (SMR 5.6).
  • What separates real GDP from nominal GDP? Answer: Real GDP is adjusted for changes in prices. Source: Wikipedia, Real gross domestic product (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0014 Aggregate Economic Behavior of the American Economy (SMR 5.5).
  • Which describes a progressive tax? Answer: The tax rate rises as the taxable amount rises. Source: Wikipedia, Progressive tax (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0012 The Relationship between Politics and Economics (SMR 5.3).
  • Which did the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 create? Answer: A federal minimum wage and overtime pay. Source: Wikipedia, Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, Economics 0013 Elements of the U.S. Labor Market in a Global Setting (SMR 5.4).

California history 9

  • California voters gather signatures and put a proposed law straight onto the ballot. Which reform, adopted in 1911, allows this? Answer: The initiative. Source: Wikipedia, California ballot proposition (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, California History 0017 From the Gold Rush to the Present (SMR 3.2).
  • From 1942 to 1964 a labor initiative let Mexican workers take jobs in U.S. agriculture and on the railroads. What was it called? Answer: The Bracero Program. Source: Wikipedia, Bracero Program (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, California History 0017 From the Gold Rush to the Present (SMR 3.2).
  • From which valley's river has the Los Angeles Aqueduct, opened in 1913, carried water to the city? Answer: The Owens Valley. Source: Wikipedia, Los Angeles Aqueduct (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, California History 0017 From the Gold Rush to the Present (SMR 3.2).
  • What did American settlers do at Sonoma in June 1846? Answer: Raised the Bear Flag and declared a California Republic. Source: Wikipedia, California Republic (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, California History 0016 Pre-Columbian Period Through the End of Mexican Rule (SMR 3.1).
  • What followed the Mexican government's secularization of the California missions in the 1830s? Answer: Much mission land passed into private ranchos by land grant. Source: Wikipedia, Mexican secularization act of 1833 (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, California History 0016 Pre-Columbian Period Through the End of Mexican Rule (SMR 3.1).
  • Where did James W. Marshall find gold on January 24, 1848? Answer: At Sutter's Mill in Coloma. Source: Wikipedia, California gold rush (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, California History 0017 From the Gold Rush to the Present (SMR 3.2).
  • Which food, ground into meal and stored in village granaries, was a primary traditional food for Native peoples throughout much of California? Answer: Acorns. Source: Wikipedia, Indigenous peoples of California (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, California History 0016 Pre-Columbian Period Through the End of Mexican Rule (SMR 3.1).
  • Which railroad built the western part of the first transcontinental line, eastward from Sacramento, largely with Chinese laborers? Answer: The Central Pacific. Source: Wikipedia, Central Pacific Railroad (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, California History 0017 From the Gold Rush to the Present (SMR 3.2).
  • Which was the first Spanish mission in Alta California, founded in 1769? Answer: Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Source: Wikipedia, Mission San Diego de Alcalá (read 2026-10-14). Outline: CSET: Social Science Subtest III subject matter requirements, California History 0016 Pre-Columbian Period Through the End of Mexican Rule (SMR 3.1).

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the published subject matter requirements of CSET: Social Science Subtest III: Civics; Economics; California History, read 2026-10-14 on the program site of the California Educator Credentialing Assessments (test page https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/CA_CSET114_TestPage.html; test structure https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/Content/StudyGuide/CA_SG_obj_114.htm; subtest description https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/content/docs/CSET_Prep/CS_116subtestdescription.pdf). The structure gives Civics 18 multiple-choice questions, Economics 15 and California History 7. The bank holds 50 in that balance: 22 civics over the nine competencies, 19 economics over six and 9 California history over two. Every fact was read on 2026-10-14 in the public page the question names: the transcriptions of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the later amendments and a Milestone Documents page at the U.S. National Archives (7 questions), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (1), and the named Wikipedia article for the rest. Two economics answers are arithmetic worked from the numbers in the question. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

Use this free CSET Social Science Subtest 3 study guide to drill civics, economics and California history with 50 questions of our own. It is unofficial, with no tie to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing or Pearson.

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Three domains in one subtest

Subtest III is test code 116. The 50 questions here keep the balance of the test structure read October 14, 2026: 22 on civics, 19 on economics and 9 on California history. A full-length set draws 40.

The competencies as a checklist

There are nine civics competencies, six in economics and two in California history. Each answer shows the competency it was written to. The list of all seventeen prints from under the questions.

Sources

Civics answers quote the Constitution and its amendments from the National Archives' transcriptions. Court cases, economic terms and California history come from the Wikipedia article under each answer, and one from the Federal Reserve.

  • Two economics questions ask for a figure. The numbers needed are in the question, and the answer shows the sum.
  • Six written prompts of our own, two for each domain, print from under the questions.

Questions and answers

Is this a CSET Social Science Subtest III practice test from the real exam?

No. All 50 questions were written for this site from the published subject matter requirements and public sources. None repeats or rewords a real question or a sample question, and a result here does not forecast a score.

What does CSET Social Science Subtest III (116) cover?

Civics, economics and California history. Civics takes 18 of the 40 multiple-choice questions, economics 15 and California history 7. Three short written questions, one for each domain, make up the rest.

How long is CSET Social Science Subtest 3?

1 hour and 45 minutes, the shortest of the three subtests. The test page adds 15 minutes for a nondisclosure agreement and tutorial.

Can you take CSET Social Science Subtest III online?

Yes. The test page lists online proctoring for this test, by appointment during one-week testing windows each month, as well as testing at a test center. Online, no breaks are allowed.

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