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CIVICS-PUBLIC-ETHICS · Common Test for University Admissions (大学入学共通テスト)

Civics: Public & Ethics Exam Tips

Do not memorize Socrates, Kant, Bentham, Mill, Confucius or Buddhist thought as labels only. For each, write the problem they address and the criterion they use for good action.

Source: National Center for University Entrance Examinations (DNC)

Papers

1 or part of 2-subject social sitting

Total marks

100

Time limit

60 min for one subject / 130 min when taking two subjects

Grade scale

0–100 rawDeviation 50 = meanUniversity cut-off

Additional note

Calculator policy

Scientific calculators permitted only where specified in the DNC implementation guidelines; programming functions and CAS are prohibited. English Listening uses broadcast audio — no calculator.

Assessment objectives

Explain ethical concepts, major thinkers and traditions in relation to social issues.Apply public, legal and economic concepts to civic decision-making scenarios.Interpret quotations, diagrams and case materials accurately.Compare positions on freedom, justice, welfare, responsibility and human dignity.Evaluate choices using evidence and reasoned ethical criteria.

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Papers

6

Strategies

8

Mistakes

  • Do not memorize Socrates, Kant, Bentham, Mill, Confucius or Buddhist thought as labels only. For each, write the problem they address and the criterion they use for good action.

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