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

Civics: Public & Politics and Economics Exam Tips

For politics, map who chooses whom, who checks whom and who can make which decision. Constitutional, parliamentary, cabinet, court and local-government questions become easier as authority chains.

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

Understand constitutional principles, political institutions and democratic participation.Explain market mechanisms, public finance, monetary policy, labor and welfare systems.Interpret economic data, diagrams and policy scenarios.Analyze domestic and international issues using political and economic concepts.Evaluate policy trade-offs with evidence from sources and basic calculations.

1

Papers

6

Strategies

8

Mistakes

  • For politics, map who chooses whom, who checks whom and who can make which decision. Constitutional, parliamentary, cabinet, court and local-government questions become easier as authority chains.

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