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GED SOCIAL STUDIES ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS| LATEST
Protectorate - ANSWER: a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a
possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs
American civil war - ANSWER: civil war in the United States between the North
and the South
Nationalism - ANSWER: the doctrine that your national culture and interests are
superior to any other
Reactionary - ANSWER: an extreme conservative
Satellite - ANSWER: A small state dependent on a larger one
Parliament - ANSWER: the lawmaking body of British government consisting of
the House of Lords and the House of Commons
Monarchy - ANSWER: A government ruled by a supreme power rests with a king,
queen or emperor and where such power may be absolute
Monotheism - ANSWER: belief in a single God
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Provisional - ANSWER: A government that holds temporary authority pending
the creation of a permanent structure of government
Blacklist - ANSWER: List of people or organizations to be avoided. In trade or
denied employment because of government policy
Aryan - ANSWER: (according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic
descent (and not a Jew)
Armistice - ANSWER: (n.) a temporary peace, halt in fighting before a peace
treaty
Axis - ANSWER: in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936
which later included Japan and other nations against the United States and it's allies
Toleration - ANSWER: official recognition of the right of individuals to hold
different religious beliefs from those in authority
Apartheid - ANSWER: a social policy or racial segregation involving political and
economic and legal discrimination against non-whites practiced by the Republic of
South Africa until 1990
Civil Service - ANSWER: government workers hired and promoted bases on
completive examinations and merit
Boss - ANSWER: Poetical who controls a political machine and has influence
over legislation
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Zionist - ANSWER: a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the
establishment and development of the state of Israel
Hawk - ANSWER: Used to symbolizes war and aggression
Pan-Americanism - ANSWER: the idea that North central and south America
should work together to support peace and increase trade
Plebiscite - ANSWER: a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a
question of national importance
Nonaggression - ANSWER: An agreement in which two nations promise not to go
to war with each other.
Hersey - ANSWER: a religious belief opposed to the established doctrine
Renaissance - ANSWER: The great period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning
in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of
European history
Congress - ANSWER: the legislature of the United States government consisting
of the Senate and House of Repsentatives
Conference - ANSWER: Meeting of committees from two branches of legislature
to settle differences in a bill they have enacted.
Annexation - ANSWER: The adding of a region to the territory of an existing
political unit.
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Checks and Balance - ANSWER: the system that allows each branch of
government, executive,legislative, and judicial to limit the powers of the other
branches
Appellate - ANSWER: a court that has the power to review appeals and reverse
the judgment of a lower court
Bloc - ANSWER: group of legislators or nations with a common purpose
Nazism - ANSWER: System in Germany that controlled activities of the people,
festered a belief in the supremacy of a leader and promoted by the people of
Germany
Appropriation - ANSWER: money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific
purpose
Apportionment - ANSWER: Distribution of representatives among the states
based on the population of each state
Reconstruction - ANSWER: the period after the Civil War in the United States
when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
Sedition - ANSWER: an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and
tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
Bipartisan - ANSWER: representing two political parties
GED SOCIAL STUDIES ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS| LATEST
Protectorate - ANSWER: a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a
possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs
American civil war - ANSWER: civil war in the United States between the North
and the South
Nationalism - ANSWER: the doctrine that your national culture and interests are
superior to any other
Reactionary - ANSWER: an extreme conservative
Satellite - ANSWER: A small state dependent on a larger one
Parliament - ANSWER: the lawmaking body of British government consisting of
the House of Lords and the House of Commons
Monarchy - ANSWER: A government ruled by a supreme power rests with a king,
queen or emperor and where such power may be absolute
Monotheism - ANSWER: belief in a single God
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Provisional - ANSWER: A government that holds temporary authority pending
the creation of a permanent structure of government
Blacklist - ANSWER: List of people or organizations to be avoided. In trade or
denied employment because of government policy
Aryan - ANSWER: (according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic
descent (and not a Jew)
Armistice - ANSWER: (n.) a temporary peace, halt in fighting before a peace
treaty
Axis - ANSWER: in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936
which later included Japan and other nations against the United States and it's allies
Toleration - ANSWER: official recognition of the right of individuals to hold
different religious beliefs from those in authority
Apartheid - ANSWER: a social policy or racial segregation involving political and
economic and legal discrimination against non-whites practiced by the Republic of
South Africa until 1990
Civil Service - ANSWER: government workers hired and promoted bases on
completive examinations and merit
Boss - ANSWER: Poetical who controls a political machine and has influence
over legislation
,3|Page
Zionist - ANSWER: a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the
establishment and development of the state of Israel
Hawk - ANSWER: Used to symbolizes war and aggression
Pan-Americanism - ANSWER: the idea that North central and south America
should work together to support peace and increase trade
Plebiscite - ANSWER: a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a
question of national importance
Nonaggression - ANSWER: An agreement in which two nations promise not to go
to war with each other.
Hersey - ANSWER: a religious belief opposed to the established doctrine
Renaissance - ANSWER: The great period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning
in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of
European history
Congress - ANSWER: the legislature of the United States government consisting
of the Senate and House of Repsentatives
Conference - ANSWER: Meeting of committees from two branches of legislature
to settle differences in a bill they have enacted.
Annexation - ANSWER: The adding of a region to the territory of an existing
political unit.
, 4|Page
Checks and Balance - ANSWER: the system that allows each branch of
government, executive,legislative, and judicial to limit the powers of the other
branches
Appellate - ANSWER: a court that has the power to review appeals and reverse
the judgment of a lower court
Bloc - ANSWER: group of legislators or nations with a common purpose
Nazism - ANSWER: System in Germany that controlled activities of the people,
festered a belief in the supremacy of a leader and promoted by the people of
Germany
Appropriation - ANSWER: money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific
purpose
Apportionment - ANSWER: Distribution of representatives among the states
based on the population of each state
Reconstruction - ANSWER: the period after the Civil War in the United States
when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
Sedition - ANSWER: an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and
tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
Bipartisan - ANSWER: representing two political parties
