Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) American Government

Subject

American Government

Grade Levels

American Government is an end-of-course exam.

About the Test

The MCAP American Government assessment is an end of course test.

The American Government test consists of Selected Response (SR), Constructed Response (CR), and Technology Enhanced (TE) items. The CR items require students to write rather than select an appropriate response.

The assessment meets the testing requirements for Maryland high school graduation as well as the high school testing requirements for state law.

Standards Being Assessed

• MD College and Career-Ready Standards

Practice Tests

There are no username or password required. Select the version of the Practice Test from the dropdown menu on the log in page.

• Practice Test Site

• MSDE Public Release Site

  This site provides access to released questions from former MCAP tests. MCAP released questions are representative of the content and skills included on the MCAP and are provided to help students recognize the nature and format of the questions.
  

​2018 Sample Item

• NAFTA

2021 Sample Item

• Open Primary

• Open Primary- Large Print

2022 Sample Item

• Plea Bargaining

Rubrics

The following rubrics will be used to score constructed response items on the MCAP American Government.

• The 4 Point Content Constructed Response Rubric will be used to score Content Constructed Response items.

• The 5 Point Evidence Based Argument Set Rubric will be used to score the Constructed Response item in the Evidence Based Argument Set (EBAS).

HSA Technical Reports

• ​Maryland High School Assessment Technical Reports