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GED Social Studies Review 2020
GED Social Studies Review 2020
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A #GED #socialstudies review.
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1
Contributing factors to the Civil War included all of the following except?
Southern states seceding from the Union
States' rights (including the issue of slavery)
Economic issues (taxation and trade)
All of the above
2
What does "ratified" mean?
To serve
To draft
To veto
To accept
3
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Northern Africa
Southern Asia
Northern Europe
Eastern Africa
4
Checks and balances is a system of government where which branch has control over others?
All three
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
5
What are lines of latitude?
type of map
shows direction
shows symbols on a map
horizontal lines or parallels
6
What process is used to fire a president?
Special election
Impeachment
Jury trial
Treason
7
U.S. Presidents are elected by?
Popular vote
Elected officials
Electoral college
Rock, paper, scissors
8
Based on this letter, which of the following principles was Abigail Adams advocating?
the abolition of slavery
the separation of church and state
equal rights and opportunities for women
the promotion of scientific learning
9
Which of the following were not included in the list of original colonies?
Florida
South Carolina
Virginia
Massachusetts
10
What are Bill of Rights?
not paying your bills
a bill you need to pay to have rights
Rights of Bills
first ten amendments to the US Constitution.
11
What does a map key do?
Shows you what symbols on a map mean
shows you people's birthdays
12
What happens when the supply is high and the demand is low?
The Prices tend to increase
You have the equlibram
Prices go crazy and have a party
The Prices tend to fall
13
What is economics?
satisfy people's wants and needs
social science
all the above
produce and distribute goods and services
14
The Bill of Rights was created to...
protect all Americans
to create a jury
to protect the government
make states
15
An author's way of looking at the world is point of view?
False
True
16
The Declaration of Independence was signed in {blank} and signifies what?
1776; freedom from Britain
1775; freedom from Britain
1775; freedom from Spain
1776; freedom from France
17
A map scale shows....
The date of the map.
The relationship between actual distance and distance shown.
Landforms and physical features.
The meaning of symbols.
18
What system of government was made in ancient Greece
Republican
Monarchy
Politics
Democracy
19
What did the the Reformation period do?
Gave the Pope ultimate power over everyone
Changed the Bible
Reconnected the Pope with the Prince
Reformed the beliefs/practices of the Roman Catholic Church
20
During the Civil War, several Southern states seceded to form a
Confederacy
United States
Spanish colony
Union
21
Which of the following statements related to the passage is an opinion, not a fact?
The telephone was the greatest electrical invention ever.
Scientists admired Bell's invention.
Bell exhibited the telephone at an exposition in Philly.
Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
22
Lines of longitude run...
east to west
north to south
23
Mayans excelled in math and
astronomy
road building
music
sacrifice
24
Where did most early civilizations develop?
near the ocean
at the base of a mountain
in the open plains
in river valleys
25
What is a monopoly?
Many sellers, no variety in goods
Mass Variety of goods, 1 seller in the market
1 seller in the market, no variety in goods
Many sellers, Lots of variety of goods
26
The first part of the Constitution is known as
Bill of Rights
Introduction
Declaration
Preamble
27
Civilizations are
systems for learning and passing on knowledge
all of the above
governments and religions
cultures with complex ways of life
28
What is a compass rose?
shows distance
shows boundaries between cities and states
shows directions
a red flower
29
Amendment 1
Freedom of religion, speech, press
Right to keep or bear arms
The powers not delegated
The right of people to be secure
30
Feudalism is a system that...
Let people be whatever they want.
Let the Pope have an army.
Put people in a specific social class.
Gave people land to work for the king.