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Civics Assessment Time by Content Area

Percentage of assessment questions in 2018 NAEP civics, by grade and content area
Grade 8
I.What are civic life, politics, and government?15
II.What are the foundations of the American political system?25
III.How does the government established by the Constitution embody the purposes,
values, and principles of American democracy?
25
IV.What is the relationship of the United States to other nations and to world affairs?15
V.What are the roles of citizens in American democracy?20
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2018 Civics Assessment.


Last updated 14 April 2020 (FW)