MCAS Civics Test Performance Task Sample
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11 questions
Newsela Social Studies & Civics MCAS Practice
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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
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Select from the dropdown menu to complete the sentence.
Today, this statement is BEST interpreted to mean that all Americans have the same __________
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Many important events in U.S. history took place around the time that James Madison wrote his letter.
An incomplete timeline is shown.
Drag and drop each event into the box in the timeline to show the order in which the events took place.
Other Answer Choices:
James Madison writes a letter about Shay's Rebellion.
States ratify the U.S. Constitution.
The Articles of Confederation are adopted.
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Which of the following describes one purpose of the Articles of Confederation?
Which of the following describes one purpose of the Articles of Confederation?
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Based on the source and your knowledge of civics, describe one weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation.
Based on the source and your knowledge of civics, describe one weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation.
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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?
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?
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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.
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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.
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.
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Which of the following would the author of the Anti-Federalist essay most likely support?
Which of the following would the author of the Anti-Federalist essay most likely support?
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Which of the following changes to the Constitution did the Federalists propose to help convince the Anti-Federalists to ratify the document?
Which of the following changes to the Constitution did the Federalists propose to help convince the Anti-Federalists to ratify the document?
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Describe one difference between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist positions expressed in the essays. Explain your reasoning.
Describe one difference between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist positions expressed in the essays. Explain your reasoning.
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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.
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.