NAEP - Civics 2006: Parents: Civics Topics Studied

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Civics topics studied

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As part of the civics assessment, eighth-grade students were asked the following question about the topics they covered in civics or social studies. Below is the full text of the question and the percentage of students who responded "Yes" within each topic in both 1998 and 2006.

During this school year, have you studied any of the following topics?

Topic	1998		2006
	Percentage of students
The United States Constitution	79		82
Congress	75		78
Political parties, elections, and voting	69	*	74
How laws are made	67		69
State and local government	67		68
The court system	60	*	64
The President and the cabinet	55		60
Other countries' governments	40		39
International organizations (such as the United Nations)	33	*	29

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* Significantly different from 2006.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 and 2006 Civics Assessments.

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