State of New Jersey Department of Education
Social Studies Test Specifications
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Social Studies - ESPA

Appendix A - p. 51
New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Social Studies
6.1
All students will learn democratic citizenship and how to participate in the constitutional system of government of the United States.
6.2
All students will learn democratic citizenship through the humanities, by studying literature, art, history and philosophy, and related fields.
6.3
All students will acquire historical understanding of political and diplomatic ideas, forces, and institutions throughout the history of New Jersey, the United States, and the world.
6.4
All students will acquire historical understanding of societal ideas and forces throughout the history of New Jersey, the United States, and the world.
6.5
All students will acquire historical understanding of varying cultures throughout the history of New Jersey, the United States, and the world.
6.6
All students will acquire historical understanding of economic forces, ideas, and institutions throughout the history of New Jersey, the United States, and the world.
6.7
All students will acquire geographical understanding by studying the world in spatial terms.
6.8
All students will acquire geographical understanding by studying human systems in geography.
6.9
All students will acquire geographical understanding by studying the environment and society.