Social Studies GED Practice Test

Social Studies GED Practice Test One of the earliest political parties in the United States was the Federalist Party. Its decline is best explained by: A. the enmity of wealthy Americans. B. a failure to organize state political parties. C. its opposition to the War of 1812. D. its advocacy of a strong central government. - C Which statement best describes the significance of the Mayflower Compact on colonial America? A. It provided the Pilgrims the first written basis for laws in the New World. B. It declared that the colonists were independent from King James. C. It served as a blueprint for the later Bill of Rights. D. established Puritanism as the official religion for Puritan colonies. - A What Was the Purpose of the Navigation Acts Forced on the Colonists? A. To Benefit Great Britain B. To Restrict the Colonists to Only British Products C. To forbid Sailing D. A and B - D 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 3. 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? A. The total income is evenly distributed among the population. B. 95% of the population have relatively low incomes. C. 25% of the population have relatively high incomes. D. 5% of the population have incomes less than $7,000. - B The United States Economy in the 1930s and 1940s During the administrations of Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. 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. M