ELED 4312 Test 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
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The basic concepts and core ideas of government, politics and law are to sophisticated for
young children. - (ANSWERS)False %%%%%%
Government, politics, and law should hold a position of prominence in the social studies
curriculum. - (ANSWERS)True
Political science traces its academic origins back to the period of Plato's Republic. -
(ANSWERS)True
The National Standards for Civics and Government instruction do not cover the early
elementary grades. - (ANSWERS)False
The National Standards for Civics and Government avoid advocating instruction in the areas of
American values and beliefs. - (ANSWERS)False
Law-related education (LRE) began late in the 1970's as part of a trend toward making social
studies more relevant to the everyday needs of future citizens. - (ANSWERS)False
Law-related education is defined as: "education to equip non-lawyers with knowledge and
skills pertaining to the law, the legal process and the legal system, and fundamental values
upon which these are based." - (ANSWERS)True
The American Bar Association developed the National Standards for Civics and Government. -
(ANSWERS)False
Law-related education is supposed to help children learn to be responsibly opposed to
illegitimate authority. - (ANSWERS)True
Law-related education is supposed to help children learn to bee being critically responsive to
legitimate authority. - (ANSWERS)True
Which of the following is most certainly a major organizing strand for the content standards in
civics and government? - (ANSWERS)What is government and what should it do?
According to the text, law related education is characterized by four qualities that make it
effective. Which of the following is one of those qualities? - (ANSWERS)a. Focus on critical
thinking.
The fifth organizing strand of the National standards for civics and government states: -
(ANSWERS)d) how can Americans participate in their government.
CORRECT Answers
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The basic concepts and core ideas of government, politics and law are to sophisticated for
young children. - (ANSWERS)False %%%%%%
Government, politics, and law should hold a position of prominence in the social studies
curriculum. - (ANSWERS)True
Political science traces its academic origins back to the period of Plato's Republic. -
(ANSWERS)True
The National Standards for Civics and Government instruction do not cover the early
elementary grades. - (ANSWERS)False
The National Standards for Civics and Government avoid advocating instruction in the areas of
American values and beliefs. - (ANSWERS)False
Law-related education (LRE) began late in the 1970's as part of a trend toward making social
studies more relevant to the everyday needs of future citizens. - (ANSWERS)False
Law-related education is defined as: "education to equip non-lawyers with knowledge and
skills pertaining to the law, the legal process and the legal system, and fundamental values
upon which these are based." - (ANSWERS)True
The American Bar Association developed the National Standards for Civics and Government. -
(ANSWERS)False
Law-related education is supposed to help children learn to be responsibly opposed to
illegitimate authority. - (ANSWERS)True
Law-related education is supposed to help children learn to bee being critically responsive to
legitimate authority. - (ANSWERS)True
Which of the following is most certainly a major organizing strand for the content standards in
civics and government? - (ANSWERS)What is government and what should it do?
According to the text, law related education is characterized by four qualities that make it
effective. Which of the following is one of those qualities? - (ANSWERS)a. Focus on critical
thinking.
The fifth organizing strand of the National standards for civics and government states: -
(ANSWERS)d) how can Americans participate in their government.
