The Missouri Higher Education Civics Examination is required for all undergraduates enrolled in a Missouri two-year or four-year college on or after July 1, 2019. It consists of 50 questions and assesses students' knowledge on the U.S. Constitution, U.S. Bill of Rights, governmental institutions, historical manifestations of federalism, and the history of constitutional interpretation and amendments.
Content
Category
Sub-Category
Domains
Structure and Function of Government,
Foundations of the Political System
Subdomain
U.S. Constitution; U.S. Bill of Rights, Historical manifestations of federalism; History of constitutional interpretation and amendments
Grades
Post secondary
Languages
English
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
50 questions
Administration
Computer
Access and Use
Open Access
No
Psychometrics
Scoring
Computer scoring
Referencing
Criterion-referenced
Psychometric References
Torney-Purta, J., & Amadeo, J. (2023). Considerations for use of civics assessment instruments. EdInstruments Brief, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University. https://edinstruments.org/civics.
Item Type
Multiple choice