SOCIAL STUDIES GED PRACTICE TEST

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SOCIAL STUDIES GED PRACTICE TEST

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Question 1: Which of the following are examples of the

United States constitutional process of checks and balances?

• The president vetoes an act of Congress

II. The US Senate Rejects a presidential appointment III. The US Supreme Court declares an act of congress to be unconstitutional

• I and II only
• I and III only
• II and III only
• I, II, and III

Answer:

D

Question 2: The United States Economy in the 1930s and 1940s

During the administrations of Herbert Hoover and Franklin

• Roosevelt, poverty was widespread. The Great

Depression had dealt a severe blow to the economic well-being of the nation. For example, the gross national product (GNP), the total value of all goods and services produced in a year, had dropped from $103 billion in Line 5

1929 to $55 billion in 1933.Full recovery from this depression did not come until the Second World War, when United States industry went into high gear, producing war materials. To enable the Allied armies to win the war in both Europe and the Pacific, technological miracles were achieved. Employment rose as factories worked around the clock.High wages and government-controlled prices helped create a tremendous growth in family incomes. Because of the emphasis on production of heavy goods and machinery, much of the money people earned went into 10 savings. Measured in dollars of constant purchasing power, or what economists call "real income," average yearly take-home pay of families rose by about $800 from 1941 to 1946, an increase of about $160 per year.Dire predictions about mass unemployment after the war proved wrong. In the peacetime economy, industry flourished as price controls were removed and manufacturers scrambled to meet the huge demand for consumer goods. There were recessions during the twenty years after the war, but they were minor economic 15 ripples compared with previous national depressions According to the passage, which of the following was primarily responsible for the end of the Great Depression?

• Federal antipoverty programs
• Technological progress
• Government controls over prices and wages
• The development of a war economy

Answer:

D Question 3: What Was the Purpose of the Navigation Acts Forced on the Colonists?

• To Benefit Great Britain
• To Restrict the Colonists to Only British Products
• To forbid Sailing

• A and B

Answer:

D

Question 4: Between 1880 and 1990, the center of

population shifted less than 200 miles. Which of the following could explain the slow rate of movement?

• During this time period, there was very

little population growth.

• During this time period, the borders of the

United States changed very little.

• During this time period, just as many

people moved from the East to the West as moved from the West to the East.

• During this time period, population growth

was relatively similar throughout the country.

Answer:

D

Question 5: Testimonial

Creates the impression that well-known people would support your point of view.

• Plain Folks

Creates the impression that common, ordinary people would support your point of view.

• Fear Appeal

Creates the impression that negative consequences would occur if your point of view was not supported.

• Success Appeal

Creates the impression that the quality of people's lives would be improved if your point of view was supported.At a school board meeting, residents of the school district were debating whether a new technology laboratory for the high school should be constructed. The statements made by three speakers follow. For each speaker, decide which of the propaganda techniques is most clearly being used "We all know that companies want to hire well-trained people. The new lab will enable our graduates to qualify for jobs with the new

technology companies in our state."

• Testimonial
• Plain folks
• Fear appeal
• Success appeal

Answer:

D Question 6: The following three statements were true for a small country in a recent year:

1. Total income for the population: 24 billion U.S. dollars

2. Per capita income: 7,000 U.S. dollars

• 90% of the total income was received by 5% of the population

Which of the following conclusions about incomes in the country is best supported by these statements?

• The total income is evenly distributed among

the population.

• 95% of the population have relatively low

incomes.

• 25% of the population have relatively high

incomes.

• 5% of the population have incomes less than

$7,000.

Answer:

B Question 7: One of the earliest political parties in the United States was the Federalist Party. Its

decline is best explained by:

• the enmity of wealthy Americans.
• a failure to organize state political parties.