RELEASED. Civics and Economics Released Form QID: 1 9/16/2013

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1 QID: 1 The Research Triangle Park (RTP) is one of the largest research parks in the United States. It was created in 1959 by state and local governments and is located near several universities in the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill area. The park is home to over 170 businesses, ranging from biotechnology to finance It serves as a model for research innovations, education, and economic development. How has North Carolina s Research Triangle Park contributed to the economic growth of the United States and the global economy? Provide one specific example of each. Score 0 No response or the response does not address the prompt Score 1 Fulfills only 1 of 2 requirements of a level 2 performance Provides one example of how the Research Triangle Park contributed to the economic growth of the United States; provides one example of how the Research Triangle Park contributed to the economic growth of the global economy

2 QID: 2 How do education and life choices affect financial planning and goals for individuals? Explain the influence of education and life choices on an individual s financial plans and goals. Score 0 No response or the response does not address the prompt Score 1 Fulfills only 1 of 2 requirements of a level 2 performance Explains the influence of education on an individual s financial plans and goals; explains the influence of life choices on an individual s financial plans and goals

3 QID: 3 Tensions over power and authority at the time of the American Revolution affected the development of the U.S. Constitution. Name an American revolutionary who influenced the Constitution and explain how that revolutionary affected the Constitution. Score 0 No response or the response does not address the prompt Score 1 Fulfills only 1 of 2 requirements of a level 2 performance Identifies an American revolutionary who influenced the U.S. Constitution; explains that person s impact on the Constitution

4 QID: 4 Checking Account Statement Date Description Amount Balance Checking Account MONTHLY SERVICE FEE MONTHLY INTEREST $ $1.00- $ $0.01 $ DIRECT DEPOSIT $64.00 $ /02 04/2 ATM WITHDRAWAL ATM WITHDRAWAL FEE $ $ $1.00- $ /15 GAS STATION $ $ /17 Current Balance $ Savings Account Statement Date Description Amount Balance 04/17 Savings Account MONTHLY INTEREST DIRECT DEPOSIT Current Balance $ $0.15 $ $20.00 $ $120.15

5 Managing checking and savings accounts is essential to an individual s financial prosperity. Explain how each account should be properly managed, and one consequence of not properly managing them. Score 0 Score 1 Score 3 No response or the response does not address the prompt Fulfills only 1 of 2 requirements of a level 3 performance Fulfills 2 of 3 requirements of a level 3 performance Explains how to properly manage a checking account; explains how to properly manage a savings account; explains one consequence of not properly managing checking or savings accounts

6 QID: 5 [The black man has] no rights which the white man [is] bound to respect. Chief Justice Roger Taney, Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) We [reject]... the assumption that the enforced separation of the two races stamps the colored race with a badge of inferiority. If this be so, it is not by reason of anything found in the act, but solely because the colored race chooses to put that construction upon it. Justice Henry Billings Brown, Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of separate but equal has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Chief Justice Earl Warren, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954) Interpretations of the Constitution by the Supreme Court change over time. Use the quotes above to evaluate the rights of African-American citizens in 1857, 1896, and Explain the interpretations of the court during the period surrounding each case. Score 0 Score 1 Score 3 No response or the response does not address the prompt Fulfills only 1 of 3 requirements of a level 3 performance Fulfills 2 of 3 requirements of a level 3 performance Evaluates the rights of African Americans and explains the Supreme Court s 1857 interpretation; evaluates the rights of African Americans and explains the Supreme Court s 1896 interpretation; evaluates the rights of African Americans and explains the Supreme Court s 1954 interpretation

7 QID: 6 A market economy is a system in which supply and demand regulate the economy, rather than the government. Some characteristics are: private ownership of property and resources economic decisions made by buyers and sellers profit motive free enterprise Why is competition and some government regulation important to the successful growth of a market economy? Give two explanations for the importance of competition in a market economy and two reasons why it is important to have minimal government regulation in a market economy. Score 0 Score 1 Score 3 Score 4 No response or the response does not address the prompt Fulfills only 1 of 2 requirements of a level 4 performance Fulfills 2 of 4 requirements of a level 4 performance Fulfills 3 of 4 requirements of a level four performance Gives one explanation for the importance of competition in a market economy; gives a second explanation for the importance of competition in a market economy; provides one reason for minimal government regulation of a market economy; provides a second reason for minimal government regulation of a market economy