Directions for Test Remediation

(how you can earn 1/2 points back on questions you missed on tests)

1.Come in before school or during lunch, when your other teachers will let you, or confirm other arrangements with me.

2.Check out the test from me.

3.Look at all other options that were NOT the correct answers. You need to accomplish the following:

Write a brief statement as to why the correct answer is the correct answer

Write a sentence why you thought your original answer was correct. In other words, why did you choose the one you did?

Write one to two sentences why it is not the correct answer with EACH OPTION (you will need to do this for ALL of the other options)

If the question is a roman numeral question, go through each option and state whether or not it is or is not possible based on the qualification within the questions

If the question is a definition question, go through all the choices and define each term.

4.Because no tests are allowed to leave my classroom, your work must be handwritten and accomplished in my presence.

5.Please separate your questions. You should place all the questions skipped on one page and all the questions you missed ON ANOTHER. For every question you missed you will receive ½ point back.

* Deadlines for Remediation

Once the test score has been posted on Power School, the official deadline for the Remediation is 4 class periodsfrom then, unless expressed otherwise by the teacher.

Example questionAn interest group is most likely to have influence in Congress when the issue at stake

  1. is narrow in scope and low in public visibility (this is the right answer)
  2. is part of the President’s legislative package
  3. has been dramatized by the media
  4. engages legislators’ deeply held convictions
  5. divides legislators along party lines

Example of a complete Remediation question that was answered INCORRECTLY (to earn ½ point):

  1. Contrary to popular belief, something news-worthy is actually more in danger of being NOT passed by Congress than something that is technical (narrow in scope) and does not get a lot of attention (low in public visibility). This is because the less people know about a piece of legislation, the less likely there is public debate (which eventually lead to gridlock) about the bill. (the correct answer is on p. 279 of the textbook)
  2. I originally picked B because I thought that if the POTUS wants something, Congress would want that, too. Unfortunately, POTUS often fights with Congress, even when the majority within Congress belongs in his political party because they have different priorities and understand different aspects of the same issue.
  3. The more the media gets into a bill, the more opinions are given within the American electorate, and the more difficult it is to pass it because it has become controversial.
  4. As much as we would like to believe congressmen pass legislation that provides the most ethical or moral good, that’s usually not the case. (p. 283 in the textbook)
  5. Unless there is a clear majority or super majority in both the House and the Senate, an issue which divides policy makers along party lines is not likely to get passed as legislation. (p. 284 in the textbook)