American Government
American Government is an end-of-course exam.
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.
MD College and Career-Ready Standards
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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.
NAFTA
Open Primary
Open Primary- Large Print
Plea Bargaining
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).
Maryland High School Assessment Technical Reports