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Grade 12Civics

Geography

U.S. History

NAEP 2010Sample QuestionsGeneral Information about The Nations Report CardTM

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2010 Grade 12 Sample Questions Booklet 3

National Assessment o Educational Progress

2010 Sample Questions Booklet

I. About This Sample Questions Booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

II. The Assessments

The Civics Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The Geography Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

The U.S. History Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Civics, Geography, and U.S. History Booklet Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Sample Civics Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Sample Geography Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Sample U.S. History Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

III. Student Inormational Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

IV. Student Academic Questionnaires

Civics Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Geography Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

U.S. History Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

V. NAEP Questions Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

VI. Inormation About NAEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover

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4 2010 Grade 12 Sample Questions Booklet

I. About This Sample Questions Booklet

On behal o the National Assessment o Educational Progress (NAEP), I want to

thank you or your participation in this essential measure o student achievement inAmerica. NAEP tells us what students in our country know and can do. In the coming

year, ourth-, eighth- and twelth-graders will participate in NAEP. Twelth-graders will

be assessed in civics, geography, and U.S. history.

Assessments require about 90 minutes o a students time, and each student

answers questions in only one subject. The test booklet contains 50 minutes o test

questions and a brie section o student inormational questions.

NAEP is voluntary and conidential. Answers to all student questions are

conidential, and student names are removed rom all assessment materials beore

the materials leave the school. Individual student scores are not reported.

Results o the 2010 civics, geography, and U.S. history assessments will bereported in The Nations Report Card. Assessment results are widely discussed

in the press and are used by policymakers, educators, and researchers to make

decisions about education policy and unding.

The national assessment results are more useul when parents, educators,

and policymakers are able to study the proiciencies (or scores) and gain inormation

about student experience, the school environment, and learning opportunities

available to students. The student inormational questionnaire provides educators

and policymakers valuable insight into the conditions and actors that inluence

student learning so that decisions can be made to help maximize achievement or

all students. In addition, this booklet includes all o the student academic questionsor civics, geography, and U.S. history, as well as sample questions and selected

responses, by subject, to promote understanding o the assessment.

I you have any questions or comments regarding NAEP or would like

to view previous Nations Report Cards, please visit the NAEP website at

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard. Also available through the website is a

Questions Tool (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrls) which allows you to

review additional sample questions with sample answers.

Peggy G. Carr

Associate Commissioner or Assessment

National Center or Education Statistics

Institute o Education Sciences

NAEP is administered by the National Center or Education Statistics, a principal component o

the U.S. Department o Educations Institute o Education Sciences. Policy or the assessment,

including its content and standards, is set by the independent, bipartisan National Assessment

Governing Board (www.nagb.org).

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Civics, Geography, and U.S. HistoryGrade 12 5

II: The Assessments

The Civics Assessment

Grade 12

The NAEP civics assessment encompasses three interrelated components: civics

knowledge, intellectual and participatory skills, and civic dispositions. The knowledge

component o the assessment is expressed in fve undamental questions.

What are civic lie, politics, and government?

What are the oundations o the American political system?

How does the government established by the U.S. Constitution embody the

purposes, values, and principles o American democracy?

What is the relationship o the United States to other nations and to world

aairs?

What are the roles o citizens in American democracy?

The NAEP civics assessment is also designed to measure the intellectual and

participatory skills students need to ace the challenges o public lie in a constitutional

democracy. Central among these are the abilities to describe, explain, and analyze

inormation and arguments, and to evaluate, take, and deend positions on public

issues. The third area o the assessment, civic dispositions and participatory skills,

reers to the rights and responsibilities o citizens as members o society.

The assessment is made up o multiple-choice, short constructed-response, and

extended constructed-response questions. The constructed-response questions make up

approximately 40 percent o the assessment time. For more inormation regarding the

civics assessment ramework please visit the National Assessment Governing Boards

website at http://nagb.org/publications/rameworks.htm.

NAEP Civics FrameworkDistribution of Question Pool Across Areas of Civics Knowledge

Grade

Civic lie,

politics,

and

government

Foundations o

the American

political

system

The Constitution and

the purposes, values,

and principles o

American democracy

Relationship o the

United States to

other nations and

to world aairs

Roles o

citizens in

American

democracy

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6 Civics, Geography, and U.S. HistoryGrade 12

The Geography Assessment

Grade 12

The structure and content o the NAEP geography assessment are guided by theGeography Framework for the 1994 National Assessment of Educational Progress.

The feld test is organized along both content and cognitive skills dimensions. The

content areas include the ollowing:

Space and Place

Environment and Society

Spatial Dynamics and Connections

The cognitive areas include the ollowing:

Knowing (observe and recall)

Understanding (attribute meaning and explain events)

Applying (use knowledge and understanding to solve geographic problems)

Questions include multiple-choice, short constructed-response, and extended

constructed-response ormats. Constructed-response questions make up approximately

50 percent o the assessment. In some cases, students will engage in production

exercises where they will draw or modiy maps and diagrams. A large percentage o

questions in the assessment are based on visual or textual stimuli. A portion o the

assessment questions reer entirely to a student atlas and are meant to measure

both geography content and atlas skills. For more inormation regarding the geography

assessment ramework please visit the National Assessment Governing Boards website

at http://nagb.org/publications/rameworks.htm.

NAEP Geography FrameworkDistribution of Question Pool Across Areas of Geography Knowledge

Grade

Space

and Place

Environment

and Society

Spatial Dynamics

and Connections

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The U.S. History Assessment

Grade 12

The assessment is organized around three concepts or dimensions: major themeso U.S. history, chronological periods o U.S. history, and ways o knowing and thinking

about U.S. history. The themes and periods o U.S. history unction as a matrix, with the

assessment addressing the role o the themes across the periods.

Eight chronological periods that overlap and vary in depth o coverage are included

in the assessment.

Beginnings to 1607

Colonization, settlement, and communities (1607 to 1763)

The Revolution and the new nation (1763 to 1815)

Expansion and reorm (1801 to 1861)

Crisis o the Union: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850 to 1877)

The development o modern America (1865 to 1920)

Modern America and the World Wars (1914 to 1945)

Contemporary America (1945 to present)

Questions include multiple-choice, short constructed-response, and extended

constructed-response ormats. Constructed-response questions make up approximately

50 percent o the assessment. The cognitive dimension o historical thinking ismeasured by the inclusion o test questions divided between those measuring historical

knowledge and perspective (30 percent) and those measuring historical analysis and

interpretation (70 percent). Many questions in the assessment are based on visual or

textual stimuli. At grade 12, a portion o the assessment questions may be organized

around a single historical issue. For more inormation regarding the U.S. history

assessment ramework please visit the National Assessment Governing Boards website

at http://nagb.org/publications/rameworks.htm.

NAEP U.S. History FrameworkDistribution of Question Pool Across Historical Themes:

Grade

Change & Continuity

in American

Democracy

Gathering &

Interactions o

Peoples, Cultures, &

Ideas

Economic &

Technological

Changes & Their

Relation to Society,

Ideas, & the

Environment

Changing Role o

America in the World

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Civics, Geography, and U.S. History

Booklet Directions

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Sample Civics Questions

Grade 12

GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE

1. The right to counsel, which is guaranteed to a person arrested or committinga crime, means the right to be

A represented by a lawyer.

B protected against sel-incrimination.

C protected against search and seizure.

D ree rom being tried twice or the same crime.

2. Which o the ollowing best describes the way in which the United StatesConstitution assigns governmental power?

A It assigns it entirely to the states.

B It assigns it entirely to the national government.

C It divides it between the states and the national government.

D It divides it between the states and the ederal courts.

3. According to the United States Constitution, which o the ollowing has the powerto declare war?

A United States Supreme Court

B United States Congress

C United Nations

D Joint Chies o Sta

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4. The procedure by which a candidate is nominated or President o the United States isestablished by

A Congressional legislation.

B the United States Constitution.

C the Bill o Rights.

D political parties.

Question 5 reers to the descriptions below o two dierent electoral systems.

Most democratic countries elect legislatures through one o two types o electoral systems:single-member district or proportional representation. In single-member district systems,citizens in specic areas vote or candidates who represent their districts. In proportionalrepresentation systems, citizens in the country vote or political parties. Parties are thenawarded seats in the legislature proportionate to the percentage o the vote they have won.In other words, i a party wins 20 percent o the vote, it receives 20 percent o the seats inthe legislature.

5. Which o the ollowing is the best argument that a single-member district system isbetter than a proportional representation system?

A

al representation systems.

STOP

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1. Look at the map above, which shows three possible routes or a railroad line thatwill be built to connect Red City with Bluetown.

Which route would be the least expensive to construct?

Give two reasons why the route you chose would be the least expensive.

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2. In the mid-nineteenth century, beore railroads were constructed, people in the UnitedStates transported commercial materials, such as timber and coal, over long distancesprimarily by means o

A rivers and canals.

B turnpikes and reeways.

C pack horses and mule trains.

D ox carts and Conestoga wagons.

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A capitals o highly industrialized nations.

B the worlds our most densely populated cities.

C areas o highest elevation.

D religious centers.

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4. Write the number o each o the ollowing physical eatures in the correct location onthe map above.

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5. The graph shows a prediction made in 1970 o levels o hydrocarbons in the atmosphere.Describe the pattern indicated by the graph.

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Sample U.S. History Questions

Grade 12

1. A consequence o Prohibition was

A the ailure o the Republicans in the 1928 presidential election.

B the growth o organized crime.

C the turning o public attention to pressing international issues.

D widespread popular support or urther moral reorm.

2. President Franklin D. Roosevelts goal in supporting the Lend-Lease Act o 1941was to

A encourage Japanese Americans to relocate voluntarily.

B use oreign investment as a way o stimulating the American economy.

Cmaintain an isolationist stance by providing only limited aid to both sides inthe European confict.

D assist Britains war eort without violating United States neutrality laws.

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LIVE BIRTHS PER 1,000 RESIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES

1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970

Year

Number

30

25

20

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10

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3. The graph above supports which statement about the birthrate in the UnitedStates?

A It declined steadily rom 1920 to 1950.

B It increased rapidly during the great Depression.

C It increased ater the Second World War.

D It tended to increase ater each war.

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4. increases in automobile ownership

building o a modern highway system

tax deductions or mortgage interest

Explain how one o the actors listed above contributed to the growth o suburbs.

5. In the 1970s the United States economy was directly aected by

A a sharp increase in the price o oil.

B an increase in the cost o solar energy.

C an overall decline in international trade.

D a rapid decline in prices o consumer goods.

6. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact are bestdescribed as two

A organizations ounded by the European Economic Community to promote tradebetween Europe and the United States.

B treaties negotiated between the allies and the Central Powers at Versailles ater theFirst World War.

C bodies established by the United Nations to promote peace within multiethnicEuropean countries such as Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

Dmilitary organizations made up, respectively, o the United States and its allies andthe Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War.

STOP

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Student Inormational QuestionnaireGrade 12 19

III. Student Inormational Questionnaire

Grade 12

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20 Student Inormational QuestionnaireGrade 12

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22 Student Inormational QuestionnaireGrade 12

NOTE: This question is being asked or

research purposes only, and all answers

will remain strictly confdential.

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Civics QuestionnaireGrade 12 23

IV. Student Academic Questionnaires

Civics Questionnaire

Grade 12

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Geography QuestionnaireGrade 12 29

Geography Questionnaire

Grade 12

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34 U.S. History QuestionnaireGrade 12

U.S. History Questionnaire

Grade 12

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40 NAEP Questions Tool

V. NAEP Questions Tool

IntroductionAter every assessment cycle, NAEP releases a portion o the assessment to the

public. The NAEP Questions Tool allows users to view those questions, as well as their

associated scoring guides, keys, national perormance data, student group data, and

student responses (or constructed-response questions only). The tool also allows users

to print selected questions and all their relevant inormation.

The purpose o the tool is to provide teachers, researchers, educators, and the public

with greater access to NAEP assessment exercises.

How do I access the NAEP Questions Tool?

The URL or the NAEP Questions Tool is http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrlsx.

The tool can also be accessed by clicking Sample Questions on The Nations Report

Card home page.

What inormation can I get about each question?

When you select a question to view, a screen similar to the one below will be displayed.

(ss01)

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NAEP Questions Tool 41

Inormation related to the selected question is available by clicking the tabs at the top o

the question feld. A description o these tabs ollows.

Question: When the screen frst appears, the question will be displayed, and the Question

tab will be highlighted. When you are viewing related inormation other than the questionitsel, click on this tab to re-display the question.

Links within the question: The question and related graphics or text passages may not

ft on the screen area without scrolling. Some questions have associated content such

as reading passages or maps. To see these materials, click on the link labeled Show

reading passage or additional materials. This text varies depending on the subject.

Click on hide to close the passage or associated material.

(ss02)

Key/Scoring Guide: Shows inormation about how the question was scored.

For Multiple-Choice Questions: Shows the key or correct answer or the question.

(ss03)

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For Constructed-Response Questions: Shows the scoring guide used to determine the

score or the students answer.

(ss04)

Note that the scoring criteria will vary depending on the subject and type o question.

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Sample Responses: Shows sample student responses to the question or each score

level. Use the scroll bar to move between the sections o the screen. Note that student

responses are available only or constructed-response questions.

(ss05)

In some subjects, you will fnd Scorer Comments ater the student responses. Thescorer comments give the user additional inormation on why the response received the

score that it did and oten reers back to the scoring guide.

Note that the questions have been ormatted to display on the screen and may not be

presented in the same way as they were to the student.

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National Data: Shows inormation about how students scored on the question.

For Multiple-Choice Questions: Shows the percentage o students who answered the

question incorrectly or correctly, or who omitted the item.

(ss06)

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For Constructed-Response Questions: Shows the percent correct by score level.

(ss07)

Inormation about the perormance o the ollowing student groups is displayed ater

clicking on the more data button on the bottom o the screen.

All students

Gender

Race/Ethnicity

National School Lunch Program

Type o Location

The Jurisdiction Data tab is displayed for the subjects in which state data have been

collected by state.

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Where can I fnd more inormation about the subjects NAEP assesses?

The NAEP website contains a wealth o inormation about the subjects NAEP assesses.

Just click on one o the subject area links to fnd out more. The URL or the site is

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/.

How can I get additional help?

For more help with eatures on the NAEP website, click Help in the banner.

For additional help, write to us via Contact Us at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

contactus.asp, or e-mail [email protected].

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VI. Inormation About

National Assessment o Educational Progress

2010 Assessments

Civics, Geography, and U.S. History

PROJECT MISSION. NAEP is administered by the U.S. Department o Education

to report on the achievement o American students in key academic subjects. For

more inormation about the NAEP program, visit the NAEP website at http://nces.

ed.gov/nationsreportcardor call 2025027420.

PARTICIPATION. States and districts that receive Title I unds are required to

participate in biennial NAEP reading and mathematics assessments at grades 4

and 8. Teacher and student participation is always voluntary. Contact your schools

NAEP coordinator or more inormation.

NAEP CONTENT. The National Assessment Governing Board develops rameworks

detailing what students reasonably might be expected to know and do or each

subject assessed by NAEP. For additional inormation on ramework development,

see the Governing Boards website at http://www.nagb.org.

SAMPLE NAEP QUESTIONS. For each assessment, some o the test questions,

along with perormance data, are made available to the public to provide concrete

samples o NAEP contents and results. For every assessment, NAEP distributes

to participating schools sample questions booklets that provide more detailed

inormation about the assessment design and questions. Released questions

and student perormance data may be viewed on and downloaded rom the NCES

website at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrls.

SECURE NAEP QUESTIONS. On written request, adults may review NAEP questions

and instruments still in use. These arrangements must be made in advance,

and persons reviewing the assessment may not remove the booklets rom the

room, copy them, or take notes. Contact your schools NAEP coordinator or more

inormation.

NAEP REPORTS. NAEP publications can be searched and downloaded rom the

NAEP website at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. For prompt feld sta support on these or other

matters, call the NAEP Help Desk at 8002836237.

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