GED SOCIAL STUDIES Exam 2025 LATEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
ASSURED SUCCESS
barter - CORRECT ANSWER-the direct exchange of one good or service for another
without the use of money
bias - CORRECT ANSWER-a strong opinion held by a person about a topic, sometimes
without good reason
bicameral - CORRECT ANSWER-A legislative body made up of 2 houses
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER-The first ten amendments to the US Constitution
Bill of Rights began - CORRECT ANSWER-ratified in 1791
Bill of Rights purpose - CORRECT ANSWER-limits governmental power and protects
basic rights and liberties of individuals
boycott - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-an administrative organization that implements
government policies
business cycle - CORRECT ANSWER-the periods of recession and expansion that an
economy goes through because production does not increase continuously over
time
amendment - CORRECT ANSWER-changes in, or additions to, a consitiution
amendment proposal - CORRECT 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 legislatures
amendment ratification - CORRECT ANSWER-3/4 of the state legislatures
Articles of Confederation - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-the difference between a country's total
exports and total imports for 1 year
Cabinet - CORRECT ANSWER-the secretaries, or chief administrators, of the major
departments of the federal government
,Cabinet - How do you get this job? - CORRECT ANSWER-appointed by the president
with the consent of the Senete
capital - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT ANSWER-money paid to the federal government
out of profits from the sale of land, buildings, stocks, and other capital assets
capitalism - CORRECT ANSWER-an economic system that is based on the private
ownership of property and the resources of production
case study - CORRECT ANSWER-an in-depth examination of an issue or an individual
checks and balances - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-the protections and privileges of personal liberty
given to all US citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Rights
civilization - CORRECT ANSWER-an advanced state of a society possessing historical
and cultural unity
, Cold War - CORRECT ANSWER-struggle for world power between the US and the
Soviet Union
Cold War timeframe - CORRECT ANSWER-1945-1991
command economy - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-to the benefit, or in the interest, of a
politically organized society as a whole
communism - CORRECT ANSWER-a political and economic system where factors of
production are collectively owned and directed by the state
compass rose - CORRECT ANSWER-map tool including the principal directions (N, S, E,
W, NE, NW, SE, SW)
concurrent powers - CORRECT ANSWER-powers shared by the national and state
governments
confederate - CORRECT ANSWER-pertaining to a group of states more or less
permanently united for a common purpose
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
ASSURED SUCCESS
barter - CORRECT ANSWER-the direct exchange of one good or service for another
without the use of money
bias - CORRECT ANSWER-a strong opinion held by a person about a topic, sometimes
without good reason
bicameral - CORRECT ANSWER-A legislative body made up of 2 houses
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER-The first ten amendments to the US Constitution
Bill of Rights began - CORRECT ANSWER-ratified in 1791
Bill of Rights purpose - CORRECT ANSWER-limits governmental power and protects
basic rights and liberties of individuals
boycott - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-an administrative organization that implements
government policies
business cycle - CORRECT ANSWER-the periods of recession and expansion that an
economy goes through because production does not increase continuously over
time
amendment - CORRECT ANSWER-changes in, or additions to, a consitiution
amendment proposal - CORRECT 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 legislatures
amendment ratification - CORRECT ANSWER-3/4 of the state legislatures
Articles of Confederation - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-the difference between a country's total
exports and total imports for 1 year
Cabinet - CORRECT ANSWER-the secretaries, or chief administrators, of the major
departments of the federal government
,Cabinet - How do you get this job? - CORRECT ANSWER-appointed by the president
with the consent of the Senete
capital - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT ANSWER-money paid to the federal government
out of profits from the sale of land, buildings, stocks, and other capital assets
capitalism - CORRECT ANSWER-an economic system that is based on the private
ownership of property and the resources of production
case study - CORRECT ANSWER-an in-depth examination of an issue or an individual
checks and balances - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-the protections and privileges of personal liberty
given to all US citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Rights
civilization - CORRECT ANSWER-an advanced state of a society possessing historical
and cultural unity
, Cold War - CORRECT ANSWER-struggle for world power between the US and the
Soviet Union
Cold War timeframe - CORRECT ANSWER-1945-1991
command economy - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-to the benefit, or in the interest, of a
politically organized society as a whole
communism - CORRECT ANSWER-a political and economic system where factors of
production are collectively owned and directed by the state
compass rose - CORRECT ANSWER-map tool including the principal directions (N, S, E,
W, NE, NW, SE, SW)
concurrent powers - CORRECT ANSWER-powers shared by the national and state
governments
confederate - CORRECT ANSWER-pertaining to a group of states more or less
permanently united for a common purpose
