Social Studies GED Practice Test with correct answers
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Social Studies GED Practice T
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Social Studies GED Practice T
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. corr...
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. correct answersC
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. correct answersA
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 correct answersD
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. correct answersB
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
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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
correct answersD
The United States Economy in the 1930s and 1940s
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