GED SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM 2026
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Monarchy - answerOne person from a royal family is ruler
Dictatorship - answerAbsolute power of one leader
Oligarchy - answerGoverned by a smart upper class group
Representative democracy - answerpeople elect officials to represent their views
Central Government - answerAlso known as Federal Government
Legislative branch - answerBranch of the federal government that makes laws
Executive branch - answerBranch of the federal government that carries out laws
Judicial branch - answerBranch of the federal government that interprets laws
Checks and balances - answerA system that regulates the power of the federal
government branches
Veto - answerrefuse; not accept
Republicans and Democrats - answertwo main political parties in US
Immigrants - answerPeople moving to another country
Three basic economic systems - answerCapitalism, Socialism, Communism
Recession - answerPeriod of low productivity and income
Depression - answerSevere recession
Inflation - answerIncrease in prices
Deflation - answerDecrease in prices
Communism - answerEconomic system where government interference is the most
Capitalism - answerEconomic system where government interference is the least
Federal Reserve System - answerKeeps economy in balance
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Monarchy - answerOne person from a royal family is ruler
Dictatorship - answerAbsolute power of one leader
Oligarchy - answerGoverned by a smart upper class group
Representative democracy - answerpeople elect officials to represent their views
Central Government - answerAlso known as Federal Government
Legislative branch - answerBranch of the federal government that makes laws
Executive branch - answerBranch of the federal government that carries out laws
Judicial branch - answerBranch of the federal government that interprets laws
Checks and balances - answerA system that regulates the power of the federal
government branches
Veto - answerrefuse; not accept
Republicans and Democrats - answertwo main political parties in US
Immigrants - answerPeople moving to another country
Three basic economic systems - answerCapitalism, Socialism, Communism
Recession - answerPeriod of low productivity and income
Depression - answerSevere recession
Inflation - answerIncrease in prices
Deflation - answerDecrease in prices
Communism - answerEconomic system where government interference is the most
Capitalism - answerEconomic system where government interference is the least
Federal Reserve System - answerKeeps economy in balance
