GED Social Studies Practice Questions
GED Practice Questions for Social Studies – GED Free Practice Tests
GED free practice questions for GED Social Studies to practice and understand types of questions that they will face during their official GED exam. Try these practice tests to understand the technology used in the original exam. The more you practice, the more you learn.
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The GED social studies test is a single section test. You have 70 minutes to finish the exam. You need to get at least 145 points to pass this test.
The test is divided into four major categories:
1. Civics and government (50%)
2. US history (20%)
3. Economics (15%)
4. Geography of the world (15%).
Due in large part to the availability of paper and the invention of movable type, the ______________ was a cultural revolution that spread across Europe from the 14th century to the 17th century.
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A. Renaissance
B. Industrial Revolution
C. Enlightenment
D. Reformation
The three branches of the US government use a system of _______ and ________ to limit the power and control of each branch.
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A. amendments; statutes
B. checks; balances
C. legislation; election
D. appointment; committees
The House of Representatives consists of __________ members, while the Senate has ___________ members.
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A. 175, 50
B. 435, 50
C. 435, 100
D. 200, 100
American colonialists defeated________ to gain their independence in 1783.
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A. Italy
B. Spain
C. France
D. Great Britain
The constitution can be altered through the passage of a / an _____________.
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A. amendment
B. declaration
C. mandate
D. charter
A period of great transition to a new manufacturing processes was called the ____________ ____________ and lasted from the mid 1700’s to the mid 1800’s.
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A. industrial revolution
B. manufacturing era
C. New Deal
D. machine age
A __________ is a form of government in which the government is elected by its citizens.
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A. Union
B. Democracy
C. Republic
D. Aristocracy
The American Civil was Northern US States, known as the _____________, and the Southern US States, known as the __________.
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A. Union; Constitutionalists
B. Confederate; Union
C. United States; Confederate
D. Union; Confederate
Due the the passage of the 19th Amendment in the United States, women were granted the right to______ in 1920.
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A. Non-discrimination
B. Own land
C. Vote
D. Bear arms
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As a result of the US Civil War, the 13th Amendment was passed which ___________.
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A. Pardoned the Confederate States
B. Banned slavery
C. Drew new districts
D. Gave slaves equal rights
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At the end of World War I, the _________ was formed to prevent further such wars in the future.
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A. Central Intelligence Agency
B. United Nations
C. League of Nations
D. Inter-parliamentary Union
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In response to the Great Depression, the US government enacted a series of economic reforms known as the_______.
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A. New Deal
B. Social Security Act
C. Square Deal
D. Back to Work Movement
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As a result of the ____________, over 6 million Jews were killed in Europe.
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A. Holocaust
B. Second World War
C. Bulkan Revolution
D. War of Roses
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At the end of World War II, the US dropped two atomic bombs on____________.
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A. Russia
B. Japan
C. Germany
D. Vietnam
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After World War II, the League of Nations became the _______.
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A. World Trade Organization
B. International Monetary Fund
C. European Union
D. United Nations
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The Cold War was an ideological battle between the __________ and ____________.
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A. United States and the Soviet Union
B. Unities States and Russians
C. United States and Cubans
D. United States and Koreans
A. United States and the Soviet Union
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The two main political parties in the US are the _________ and the__________.
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A. Democrats; Reform
B. Republicans; Progressive
C. Democrats; Republicans
D. Republicans; Workers
C. Democrats; Republicans
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___________deals with the performance, behavior, and structure of an economy as a whole unit.
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A. Macroeconomics
B. Hypothecation
C. Capasity
D. Interest
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________ is the increase in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over time.
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A. Demand
B. Appreciation
C. Elasticity
D. Inflation
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This court order grants police the authority to enter private property to collect evidence for a crime.
A. Search warrant
B. Indictment
C. Amnesty
D. Subpoena
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Which of these cases banned segregation in public schools?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Dred Scott v. Sandford
C. Brown v. Board of Education
D. Roe v. Wade
C. Brown v. Board of Education
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Which of the following is NOT supported under the separation of church and state?
A. Practice any religion we want
B. Contribute money to a church
C. Have no religion at all
D. Be taxed to support a government sponsored church
D. Be taxed to support a government sponsored church
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What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
A. Guarantee the individual rights of citizens
B. Revise the Constitution
C. Specify the rights of the government
D. Clarify the property rights of landowners
A. Guarantee the individual rights of citizens
