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groups that specialize in four of the five domains that the TASC test will assess: U.S. History, World History, Civics and Government, and Economics. CTB/McGraw-Hill is creating a content framework that draws domain standards from the following national resources: National Center for History in the School, National Standards for History Basic Edition, 1996; Center for Civic Education, National Standards for Civics and Government, 2010;EconomicsCouncil for Economic Education, Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics, 2nd Edition.  \nFor the Geography domain, CTB wrote the targets for the TASC test based on the standards created by the National Council for the Social Studies and the National Council for Geographic Education. After identifying these targets for the TASC test framework, the Social Studies team at CTB conducted an analysis of the targets by comparing them to a few states’1 high school standards for these domains, as well as the GED 2002 and the GED 2014.  \n1We compared the TASC test Framework to the high school standards for the following states: Florida (US History, World History, Civicsand Government, Geography, Economics), New York* (US History, World History), California (US History, Civics and Government), Texas (World History, Civics and Government, Geography, Economics), Missouri (Civics and Government, Geography), Arizona (Economics, US History), New Mexico (Geography) New Hampshire (Geography ) Massachusetts (Economics), Maine (World History), New Jersey (World History)  \nThe TASC test emphasizes the targets for social studies that appear most frequently on state standards for the specified domains, as indicated by the categories in the below “High Emphasis” category.  \nConcepts in the “Medium Emphasis” items will be fully assessed within the TASC test as well, though there will be fewer questions aligned to these standards.  \nThe “Low Emphasis” category will have no more than one or two items on any given test.  \nHigh Emphasis:  \nU.S. History: Post-War United States (1945-1970s)  \n􀁸 The economic boom and social transformation of postwar United States.  \n􀁸 How the Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics.  \n􀁸 Domestic policies after World War II.  \n􀁸 The struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties.  \n􀁸 U.S. History: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) .  \n􀁸 The causes of the Great Depression and how it affected American society.  \n􀁸 How the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state.  \n􀁸 The causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the U.S. role in world affairs.  \nCTB/McGraw-Hill | 20 Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey, CA 93940-5703 | phone: (831) [393.7757](393.7757 | CTB.com)[ |](393.7757 | CTB.com)[ CTB.com](393.7757 | CTB.com)  \nU.S. History: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)  \n􀁸 The causes of the Civil War.  \n􀁸 The course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people.  \n􀁸 Various reconstruction plans succeeded or failed.  \nCivics and Government: U.S. Constitution: Embodies the Purpose, Values, and Principles of American Democracy  \n􀁸 Describe the purposes, organization, and functions of the institutions of the national government.  \n􀁸 Explain how the United States Constitution grants and distributes power to national and state government and how it seeks to prevent the abuse of power.  \n􀁸 Evaluate, take, and defend positions on issues regarding the proper relationship between the national government and the state and local governments.  \n􀁸 Identify the major responsibilities of their state and local governments and evaluate how well they are being fulfilled.  \n􀁸 Evaluate, take, and defend positions on the role and importance of la","cbCaijOb83pfByMu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijOb83pfByMu","pdf",268947,"English","# High Emphasis\n## U.S. History: Post-War United States (1945-1970s)\n## U.S. History: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)\n## U.S. History: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)\n## Civics and Government: U.S. Constitution\n## Civics and Government: Civic Life, Politics, and Government\n## Civics and Government: Foundations of the American Political System\n# Medium Emphasis and Low Emphasis","[{\"question\":\"How does the TASC Social Studies framework select standards across domains?\",\"answer\":\"CTB/McGraw-Hill uses national standards drawn from history, civics, and economics resources to create the test content framework for the assessed domains.\"},{\"question\":\"What sources were used to build the geography targets?\",\"answer\":\"CTB wrote geography targets using standards from the National Council for the Social Studies and the National Council for Geographic Education, then analyzed them against several states’ high school standards and GED 2002 and 2014.\"},{\"question\":\"What determines how many questions appear for each emphasis level?\",\"answer\":\"The TASC test emphasizes targets that appear most frequently on state standards as indicated by the “High Emphasis” categories, while “Medium Emphasis” is fully assessed with fewer aligned questions and “Low Emphasis” appears with no more than one or two items per test.\"}]","TASC Test Social Studies - High Emphasis Targets - Study Guide | PDF",13]