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Descriptive Statements:
- Recognize the basic structures, functions, and purposes of government, including the constitutional principles and democratic foundations of U.S. government.
- Recognize the roles and powers of national, state, and local governments and of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government in the United States.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of democratic civic involvement and the practices, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the organization of politics in the world, characteristics of different forms of government, and factors that affect international relationships and foreign policy.
- Recognize basic economic concepts and characteristics of economic systems, functions of currency, and the costs and consequences of economic choices.
- Demonstrate knowledge of ways in which competition, markets, and prices influence the financial behavior of businesses, governments, and individuals.
Sample Item:
For which of the following purposes does the U.S. Constitution guarantee the right to a
writ of habeas corpus?
- to ensure that criminal defendants have access to an attorney
- to prevent the illegal imprisonment of persons in the United States
- to prevent unreasonable searches and seizures
- to ensure that a person is not tried twice for the same crime
Correct Response and Explanation (Show Correct ResponseHide Correct Response)
B. This question requires the examinee to recognize the constitutional
principles of the U.S. government. A writ of habeas corpus allows a person who is
incarcerated to appeal to a judge to review the imprisonment and determine whether the
petitioner is being detained unlawfully.
Descriptive Statements:
- Demonstrate knowledge of significant eras, themes, people, and chronological relationships between events in U.S. and world history.
- Recognize the geographic, social, political, scientific, technological, economic, and cultural characteristics of past civilizations.
- Demonstrate knowledge of significant social, political, scientific, technological, economic, and cultural developments in U.S. and world history.
- Recognize the causes and consequences of major U.S. and world conflicts.
- Recognize how geographic, social, political, economic, and cultural processes have interacted to shape historical patterns of human population.
- Demonstrate knowledge of historical analysis and interpretation, including differentiating between historical facts and historical interpretations, recognizing multiple perspectives, and recognizing the tentative nature of historical interpretations.
Sample Item:
One major cause of the American Revolution was disagreement between colonists and the
British over which of the following questions?
- Should the British abolish slavery in the colonies?
- Do the colonists have a right to freedom of speech?
- How will the British defend the colonies?
- Who has the authority to tax the colonists?
Correct Response and Explanation (Show Correct ResponseHide Correct Response)
D. This question requires the examinee to recognize the causes and
consequences of major U.S. and world conflicts. The colonists believed that the British
had no authority to tax them because the colonies had no representation in the British
Parliament.
Descriptive Statements:
- Apply knowledge of major geographic concepts and themes.
- Analyze the significant physical and human features of places and regions.
- Analyze interactions between the environment and human societies.
- Demonstrate knowledge of population trends, migration patterns, the characteristics of cultural groups, and networks of economic interdependence.
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to use maps, charts, and other visual tools to locate, interpret, and convey social science information.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles and procedures used in social science research.
Sample Item:
Which of the following geographic concepts most fundamentally affects human efforts to
produce food and crops?
- industrialization
- longitude
- urbanization
- climate
Correct Response and Explanation (Show Correct ResponseHide Correct Response)
D. This question requires the examinee to apply knowledge of major
geographic concepts. The climate of a region encompasses a variety of meteorological
factors, such as temperature, rainfall, humidity, and weather patterns. These factors
affect the types of foods that can be grown successfully in a particular geographic
region more fundamentally than industrialization, longitude, or urbanization.
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