Percentage of assessment time in 2006 NAEP civics, by grade and content area
Grade 4
Grade 8
Grade 12
I.
What are civic life, politics,
and government?
24
13
10
II.
What are the foundations
of the American political system?
20
27
20
III.
How does the government established
by the Constitution embody the purposes,
values, and principles of American democracy?
13
24
25
IV.
What is the relationship of the United States
to other nations and to world affairs?
13
14
21
V.
What are the roles of
citizens in American democracy?
30
21
25
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Civics Assessment.
