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The ninth grade test in Citizenship has 25 questions. This test is appropriate for those in the final months of ninth grade and in tenth and eleventh grade.

CITIZENSHIP

The student will

1. identify the major significance of the following historic documents: Northwest Ordinance, Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights.
   
   
2. know that many different peoples with diverse backgrounds (cultural, racial, ethnic, linguistic) make up our nation today.
   
   
3. identify various symbols of the United States: flag, national anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, Independence Day.
   
   
4. locate the United States, the nation's capital, the state of Ohio, and Ohio's capital on appropriate maps of the nation, hemisphere, or world.
   
   
5. demonstrate map-reading skills, including finding directions, judging distances, and reading the legend.
   
   
6. know the following economic concepts:
   
   
   1. All levels of U.S. government assess taxes in order to provide services.
      
      
   2. Individuals and societies make choices to satisfy wants with limited resources.
      
      
   3. Nations become interdependent through trade.


7. identify the main functions of each branch of government (executive, legislative, judicial) at the national, state, and local levels.
   
   
8. identify major economic systems: capitalism, socialism, communism.
   
   
9. demonstrate an understanding of the concept of federalism by identifying the level of government (local, state, national) responsible for addressing the concerns of citizens.
   
   
10. distinguish the characteristics, both positive and negative, of various types of government: representative democracy, monarchy, dictatorship.
    
    
11. describe the process for making, amending, or removing laws.
    
    
12. know how the law protects individuals in the United States.
    
    
    1. Give examples of the rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
       
       
    2. Apply the concept of justice, including due process and equity before the law.
       
       
    3. Know the importance of a learning or work environment free of discrimination against individual differences.
       
       
    4. Identify legal means of dissent and protest against violation of rights.
    
    
13. understand the major role of political parties in a democracy is to provide a choice in governmental leadership (i.e., candidates and platforms).
    
    
14. understand the role of public officials in government.
    
    
    1. Distinguish between elected and appointed officials.
       
       
    2. Describe the ways officials can be elected or appointed.
       
       
    3. Evaluate the actions of public officials on the basis of a given set of criteria.
    
    
15. know that voting is both a privilege and a responsibility of U.S. citizenship.
    
    
    1. Recognize that property ownership, race, gender, literacy, and certain tax payments no longer affect eligibility to vote.
       
       
    2. Identify the qualifications for voting.
    
    
16. demonstrate the ability to use information that enables citizens to make informed choices.
    
    
    1. Use more than one source to obtain information.
       
       
    2. Identify points of agreement and disagreement among sources.
       
       
    3. Evaluate the reliability of available information.
       
       
    4. Draw conclusions by reading and interpreting data presented in charts and graphs.
       
       
    5. Identify and weigh alternative viewpoints.