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3. Strategy for the Hardest Items

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  • Match the scenario to the principle. Decide which idea (federalism, judicial review, due process) a situation shows before reading the choices.
  • Source it. For a document, ask who wrote it, when, and why -- then read for bias.
  • Follow the chain. Distinguish a cause from an effect, and an event from its long-term consequence.
  • Read charts for the trend. Note the axes and units, then describe the pattern.
  • Never leave a blank. Eliminate what you can, then choose.
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To judge a historical document's reliability, naming its author and purpose is called what?

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