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GED SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM|| QUESTIONS AND
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amendment - ANSWER: changes in, or additions to, a consitiution
amendment proposal - ANSWER: must be proposed by a 2/3 vote of both houses
of Congress or by a convention called by Congress at the request of 2/3 of the state
legislaturesel
amendment ratification - ANSWER: 3/4 of the state legislatures house and senate
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER: 1st constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788
(weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
balance of trade - ANSWER: the difference between a country's total exports and
total imports for 1 year
barter - ANSWER: the direct exchange of one good or service for another without
the use of money
bias - ANSWER: a strong opinion held by a person about a topic, sometimes
without good reason
bicameral - ANSWER: A legislative body made up of 2 houses
Bill of Rights - ANSWER: The first ten amendments to the US Constitution
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Bill of Rights began - ANSWER: ratified in 1791
Bill of Rights purpose - ANSWER: limits governmental power and protects basic
rights and liberties of individuals
boycott - ANSWER: a form of protest in which a group refuses to buy the
products of a country or company until it makes some demanded change
bureaucracy - ANSWER: an administrative organization that implements
government policies
business cycle - ANSWER: the periods of recession and expansion that an
economy goes through because production does not increase continuously over
time
Cabinet - ANSWER: the secretaries, or chief administrators, of the major
departments of the federal government
Cabinet - How do you get this job? - ANSWER: appointed by the president with
the consent of the Senete
capital - ANSWER: manufactured resources such as tools, machinery, and
buildings that are used in the production of other goods and services; sometimes
called real capital
capital gains tax (CGT) - ANSWER: money paid to the federal government out of
profits from the sale of land, buildings, stocks, and other capital assets
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capitalism - ANSWER: an economic system that is based on the private ownership
of property and the resources of production
case study - ANSWER: an in-depth examination of an issue or an individual
checks and balances - ANSWER: a Constitutional system that allows each branch
of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse
of power
civil rights - ANSWER: the protections and privileges of personal liberty given to
all US citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Rights
civilization - ANSWER: an advanced state of a society possessing historical and
cultural unity
Cold War - ANSWER: struggle for world power between the US and the Soviet
Union
Cold War timeframe - ANSWER: 1945-1991
command economy - ANSWER: an economic system in which the means of
production are publicly owned and economic activity is controlled by the
government
common or public good - ANSWER: to the benefit, or in the interest, of a
politically organized society as a whole
communism - ANSWER: a political and economic system where factors of
production are collectively owned and directed by the state
GED SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM|| QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+||
LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS!!!
amendment - ANSWER: changes in, or additions to, a consitiution
amendment proposal - ANSWER: must be proposed by a 2/3 vote of both houses
of Congress or by a convention called by Congress at the request of 2/3 of the state
legislaturesel
amendment ratification - ANSWER: 3/4 of the state legislatures house and senate
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER: 1st constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788
(weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
balance of trade - ANSWER: the difference between a country's total exports and
total imports for 1 year
barter - ANSWER: the direct exchange of one good or service for another without
the use of money
bias - ANSWER: a strong opinion held by a person about a topic, sometimes
without good reason
bicameral - ANSWER: A legislative body made up of 2 houses
Bill of Rights - ANSWER: The first ten amendments to the US Constitution
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Bill of Rights began - ANSWER: ratified in 1791
Bill of Rights purpose - ANSWER: limits governmental power and protects basic
rights and liberties of individuals
boycott - ANSWER: a form of protest in which a group refuses to buy the
products of a country or company until it makes some demanded change
bureaucracy - ANSWER: an administrative organization that implements
government policies
business cycle - ANSWER: the periods of recession and expansion that an
economy goes through because production does not increase continuously over
time
Cabinet - ANSWER: the secretaries, or chief administrators, of the major
departments of the federal government
Cabinet - How do you get this job? - ANSWER: appointed by the president with
the consent of the Senete
capital - ANSWER: manufactured resources such as tools, machinery, and
buildings that are used in the production of other goods and services; sometimes
called real capital
capital gains tax (CGT) - ANSWER: money paid to the federal government out of
profits from the sale of land, buildings, stocks, and other capital assets
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capitalism - ANSWER: an economic system that is based on the private ownership
of property and the resources of production
case study - ANSWER: an in-depth examination of an issue or an individual
checks and balances - ANSWER: a Constitutional system that allows each branch
of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse
of power
civil rights - ANSWER: the protections and privileges of personal liberty given to
all US citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Rights
civilization - ANSWER: an advanced state of a society possessing historical and
cultural unity
Cold War - ANSWER: struggle for world power between the US and the Soviet
Union
Cold War timeframe - ANSWER: 1945-1991
command economy - ANSWER: an economic system in which the means of
production are publicly owned and economic activity is controlled by the
government
common or public good - ANSWER: to the benefit, or in the interest, of a
politically organized society as a whole
communism - ANSWER: a political and economic system where factors of
production are collectively owned and directed by the state
