W7ETA writes: "dropping the CW test didn't change the question pool. So, it didn't effect the written tests at all."
Not in 2007.
But consider the history...
Before the 2000 restructuring, there were 5 different written exams: Novice (30), Tech&TechPlus (35), General (35), Advanced (50), Extra (40). Each license required its own test and all the tests for the license classes below it. (The numbers in parentheses are the number of questions on each test, to the best of my recall).
In 2000, not only were the code tests reduced to just one 5 wpm test, but the written exams were reduced as well. Technician became a single 35 question test made from the combined Novice and Technician, General stayed at 35 questions, and the Extra went to 50 questions from the combined Advanced and Extra.
73 de Jim, N2EY