Public Release Item: Public Release items have appeared on HSA forms and then are released for public viewing and use. Releasing items is one step to ensuring that schools, districts, and other stakeholders understand how the core learning goals are assessed on the HSA. |
Goal 2 Peoples Of The Nation And World |
Expectation 2.1 The student will evaluate the interdependent relationship of United States politics and government to world affairs. |
Indicator 2.1.2 The student will evaluate the effectiveness of international alliances and organizations from the perspective of the United States. |
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Which of these is a purpose of the International Red Cross?
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How was trade among the United States, Mexico, and Canada changed by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
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The International Red Cross would most likely become involved in
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The World Bank is most associated with which of the following activities?
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Read the newspaper article below.
The action described in the article is most directly related to which of the following goals of the United Nations?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2004 |
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The United States most likely joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to
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Which of these statements about the United Nations (UN) is true?
/share/clg/xml/public_release/government/2004_212_gov32.xml |
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Which of these is a purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
/share/clg/xml/public_release/government/2004_212_gov48.xml |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2005 |
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A bill was introduced in Congress to stop aid to countries that oppose United States policy in the United Nations General Assembly. Which of these issues most directly relates to this bill?
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Which of these statements about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is true?
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The United States signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in order to
/share/clg/xml/public_release/government/2005_212_gov51.xml |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2002 |
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Which of these was formed as a security alliance among the United States and its Western European allies?
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Which of these is an action the International Monetary Fund takes to help developing nations?
/share/clg/xml/public_release/government/2002_212_gov30.xml |
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The World Bank's support of government services most directly affects developing nations'
/share/clg/xml/public_release/government/2002_212_gov46.xml |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2006 |
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Which of these does the International Red Cross provide in time of war?
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Which of these is the main goal of both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund?
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Why did the United States government most likely sign the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2007 |
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Which of these was the main purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1993?
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Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item - Released in 2007 |
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Read the information below and use it to answer the BRIEF CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE that follows.
Write your answer on the lines in your Answer Book. /share/clg/xml/public_release/government/2007_212_gov06.xml |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2007 |
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The United Nations was organized to
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Read the news headline below
The headline is most associated with which of these goals?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2008 |
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Which of these would most likely be involved in resolving a border dispute between China and Vietnam?
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Read the information below and use it to answer the BRIEF CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE that follows.
Write your answer on the lines in your Answer Book. /share/clg/xml/public_release/government/2008_212_gov21.xml |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2008 |
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Read the information below.
According to its mission, the Red Cross would most likely be involved in which of these activities?
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) would most likely be involved in
/share/clg/xml/public_release/government/2008_212_gov53.xml |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2009 |
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The United States signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in order to
/share/clg/xml/public_release/government/2009_212_gov19.xml |
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Read the news headlines below.
Which of these organizations would take an active role in all of the events described in the headlines above?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2009 |
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As a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United States would most likely be involved in
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Study the graph below.
Quota: the number of votes a country has in the IMF What is one way that the United States benefits from its quota in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
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