MCAS Civics Test Performance Task Sample

Last updated almost 2 years ago

11 questions

Instructions

Newsela Social Studies & Civics MCAS Practice

If you are not sure if you have access to Newsela Social Studies, contact your Massachusetts Team to explore more.

Local Level Classroom Performance Task
U.S. History Course
Unit Review: Legacies of the American Revolution [Articles of Confederation]
Civics + Engaged Citizenship
Unit Review: Path to the Constitution [Federalist/Anti-Federalist]
C3 Inquiry: Civics
Enhanced Inquiry Did the U.S. Constitution create a just Government?
Enhanced Inquiry: Federalism- Who has the power?

State Level Computer Practice Test
Social Studies Review Key Concepts and Skills
Social Studies Skills
Civics Core Knowledge and Skills/Key Concepts 
Civics + Engaged Citizenship
Partnership with TUVA: Datasets
Political Cartoon: Instructional Set
DBQ Collections
1-2 Documents
3-4 Documents
5+ Documents
Utilize Text Sets: Curating multiple sources to synthesize + using evidence to support claims

MCAS Civics Test Performance Task Sample

Last updated almost 2 years ago

11 questions

Instructions

Newsela Social Studies & Civics MCAS Practice

If you are not sure if you have access to Newsela Social Studies, contact your Massachusetts Team to explore more.

Local Level Classroom Performance Task
U.S. History Course
Unit Review: Legacies of the American Revolution [Articles of Confederation]
Civics + Engaged Citizenship
Unit Review: Path to the Constitution [Federalist/Anti-Federalist]
C3 Inquiry: Civics
Enhanced Inquiry Did the U.S. Constitution create a just Government?
Enhanced Inquiry: Federalism- Who has the power?

State Level Computer Practice Test
Social Studies Review Key Concepts and Skills
Social Studies Skills
Civics Core Knowledge and Skills/Key Concepts 
Civics + Engaged Citizenship
Partnership with TUVA: Datasets
Political Cartoon: Instructional Set
DBQ Collections
1-2 Documents
3-4 Documents
5+ Documents
Utilize Text Sets: Curating multiple sources to synthesize + using evidence to support claims

Required

Select from the dropdown menu to complete the sentence.
Today, this statement is BEST interpreted to mean that all Americans have the same __________

Required

Based on the source and your knowledge of civics, describe one weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

Required

During the Constitutional Convention, states voted on the Virginia and New Jersey plans.

Based on the text and the graph, select the plan each state would most likely support.

Required

Describe one difference between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist positions expressed in the essays. Explain your reasoning.

Required

Delegates that attended the Constitutional Convention disagreed about how the government should be structured. These disagreements forced the delegates to compromise on several issues. Answer Parts A through D.

Part A:
Based on the sources, describe one compromise the delegates made during the Constitutional Convention.

Part B:
Explain how the compromise you described in Part A strengthened the U.S. Constitution. Use information from one of the sources to support your reasoning.

Part C:
Based on the sources, describe another compromise the delegates made during the Constitutional Convention.

Part D:
Explain how the compromise that you described in Part C strengthened the U.S. Constitution. Use information from one of the sources to support your reasoning.

MCAS Civics Test Performance Task Sample

MCAS Civics Test Performance Task Sample

Based on the source and your knowledge of civics, describe one weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

During the Constitutional Convention, states voted on the Virginia and New Jersey plans.

Based on the text and the graph, select the plan each state would most likely support.

Describe one difference between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist positions expressed in the essays. Explain your reasoning.

Which of the following describes one purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

Based on the source and your knowledge of civics, describe one weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

Based on the source, which of the following questions were the delegates to the Constitutional Convention trying to resolve when they proposed the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

During the Constitutional Convention, states voted on the Virginia and New Jersey plans.

Based on the text and the graph, select the plan each state would most likely support.

Delegates from North Carolina supported the Virginia Plan. Explain one reason why the state most likely supported that plan. Include data from the graph to support your reasoning.

Which of the following would the author of the Anti-Federalist essay most likely support?

Which of the following changes to the Constitution did the Federalists propose to help convince the Anti-Federalists to ratify the document?

Describe one difference between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist positions expressed in the essays. Explain your reasoning.

Which of the following describes one purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

Based on the source, which of the following questions were the delegates to the Constitutional Convention trying to resolve when they proposed the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

Delegates from North Carolina supported the Virginia Plan. Explain one reason why the state most likely supported that plan. Include data from the graph to support your reasoning.

Which of the following would the author of the Anti-Federalist essay most likely support?

Which of the following changes to the Constitution did the Federalists propose to help convince the Anti-Federalists to ratify the document?

MCAS Civics Test Performance Task Sample

MCAS Civics Test Performance Task Sample

Based on the source and your knowledge of civics, describe one weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

During the Constitutional Convention, states voted on the Virginia and New Jersey plans.Based on the text and the graph, select the plan each state would most likely support.

Describe one difference between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist positions expressed in the essays. Explain your reasoning.

Which of the following describes one purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

Based on the source and your knowledge of civics, describe one weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

Based on the source, which of the following questions were the delegates to the Constitutional Convention trying to resolve when they proposed the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

During the Constitutional Convention, states voted on the Virginia and New Jersey plans.Based on the text and the graph, select the plan each state would most likely support.

Delegates from North Carolina supported the Virginia Plan. Explain one reason why the state most likely supported that plan. Include data from the graph to support your reasoning.

Which of the following would the author of the Anti-Federalist essay most likely support?

Which of the following changes to the Constitution did the Federalists propose to help convince the Anti-Federalists to ratify the document?

Describe one difference between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist positions expressed in the essays. Explain your reasoning.

Which of the following describes one purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

Based on the source, which of the following questions were the delegates to the Constitutional Convention trying to resolve when they proposed the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

Delegates from North Carolina supported the Virginia Plan. Explain one reason why the state most likely supported that plan. Include data from the graph to support your reasoning.

Which of the following would the author of the Anti-Federalist essay most likely support?

Which of the following changes to the Constitution did the Federalists propose to help convince the Anti-Federalists to ratify the document?

During the Constitutional Convention, states voted on the Virginia and New Jersey plans.

Based on the text and the graph, select the plan each state would most likely support.

During the Constitutional Convention, states voted on the Virginia and New Jersey plans.

Based on the text and the graph, select the plan each state would most likely support.