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NAEP Civics Grade 8 - Question List

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1. The United States and Japan disagree most about the
  1. growing power of the Japanese military
  2. openness of Japanese markets to American products
  3. need to give aid to underdeveloped countries
  4. number of Japanese who can immigrate to the United States
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2. The process for amending the United States Constitution is described in Article V of the Constitution. According to Article V, both Congress and the states must participate in the amendment process. This requirement reflects which of the following ideas about the distribution of power in America?
  1. Separation of powers among the three branches of government
  2. Separation of church and state
  3. The importance of local government control
  4. The importance of federalism
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3. "I would rather have newspapers and no government than government and no newspapers."The quotation indicates that Thomas Jefferson was concerned about guaranteeing
  1. mass literacy
  2. a weak central government
  3. the free exchange of ideas
  4. government control of the press
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4. What is one responsibility that modern Presidents have that was not described in the Constitution?
  1. Commanding the armed forces
  2. Granting pardons
  3. Appointing Supreme Court justices
  4. Proposing an annual budget to Congress
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5. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.Which statement best summarizes the main point being made in the passage?
  1. The people should be in control of their own government.
  2. The church should help governments determine what is right.
  3. The main function of government is to keep people happy.
  4. Governments need to be changed regularly to keep them from
    becoming unjust.
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