Question 1

What is the highest court in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Supreme Court

Question 2

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

slavery

Question 3

Who was the first president of the United States?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 4

What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States?

Accepted Answer

end racial segregation

Question 5

Which scity is located furthest west in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Sacramento

Question 6

Which document begins with the words "We the People..."?

Accepted Answer

The Constitution of the United States

Question 7

What was the main goal of the European Union (EU)

Accepted Answer

To promote economic cooperation

Question 8

What was the main goal of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

To stop the spread of communism

Question 9

How is the number of electoral college votes that each state receives determined, and why does it vary between states?

Accepted Answer

based on the state's total congressional delegation: Representatives/Senate

Question 10

What was the main cause of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

the desire for independence

Question 11

Who elects the President of the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Electoral College

Question 12

Which country was responsible fir the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 13

Which of the following is the largest state in the United States by area?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

Question 14

What is the capital of New York State?

Accepted Answer

Albany

Question 15

Which of the following is the longest river in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Question 16

What mountain range runs through the western United States?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountains

Question 17

Which of the following states is known for its cheese production?

Accepted Answer

Wisconsin

Question 18

What is the smallest state in the United States by area?

Accepted Answer

Rhode Island

Question 19

Which of the following is the largest city in the United States by population?

Accepted Answer

New York City

Question 20

What was the outcome of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Slavery was abolished and the Union was preserved

Question 21

Who was the president during World War 2?

Accepted Answer

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 22

What was the main cause of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

The stock market crash of 1929

Question 23

Who is known for leading a nonviolent civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King, Jr

Question 24

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

19th Amendment

Question 25

What does it mean to impeach a president?

Accepted Answer

Charge the president with misconduct

Question 26

How are members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected?

Accepted Answer

By popular vote of the state they represent

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

Accepted Answer

goods

Question 28

What is the term for a situation where the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded?

Accepted Answer

surplus

Question 29

What is the term for the total value of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a given amount of time?

Accepted Answer

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Question 30

What is the term for the study of how individuals and societies make decisions about the allocation of scarce resources?

Accepted Answer

Microeconomics

Question 31

What is the term for a situation where a single firm dominates a market and has the power to set prices?

Accepted Answer

Monopoly

Question 32

Which of the following is a measure of the overall level of prices in an economy?

Accepted Answer

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Question 33

What is the term for the difference between a country's exports and imports?

Accepted Answer

trade balance

Question 34

What is the system called that prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Accepted Answer

checks and balances

Question 35

What is the name of the group of advisors that the president appoints to assist in decision making?

Accepted Answer

Cabinet

Question 36

Which branch of government has the power to declare war?

Accepted Answer

Executive, Legislative

Question 37

Which branch of government has the power to veto legislation?

Accepted Answer

Executive

Question 38

Which branch of government has the power to interpret the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Judical

Question 39

How many members are there in the Supreme Court of the United States?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 40

What is the name of the process by which the Senate approves presidential appointments to federal positions?

Accepted Answer

Confirmation

Question 41

What is the term for the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Judicial review

Question 42

What is the Supreme Law of the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Constitution

Question 43

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

Accepted Answer

The Bill of Rights

Question 44

What is the term for the process by which citizens of a country become legal citizens of another country?

Accepted Answer

Naturalization

Question 45

What is the term for the right to vote in political elections?

Accepted Answer

suffrage

Question 46

What is the term for the division of power between the federal government and state governments?

Accepted Answer

Federalism

Question 47

How many Senators are there in the United States Senate?

Accepted Answer

100

Question 48

What is the term for the group of people who advise the President on matters of national security and foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

National Security Council

Question 49

How many voting members are there in the U.S. House of Representatives?

Accepted Answer

435

Question 50

How often are members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected?

Accepted Answer

Every 2 years

Social Studies Study Questions for the GED exam

2) What was the main cause of the Civil War?

3) Who was the first president of the United States?

4) What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States?

5) Which scity is located furthest west in the United States?

6) Which document begins with the words "We the People..."?

7) What was the main goal of the European Union (EU)

8) What was the main goal of the Cold War?

9) How is the number of electoral college votes that each state receives determined, and why does it vary between states?

10) What was the main cause of the American Revolution?

11) Who elects the President of the United States?

12) Which country was responsible fir the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

13) Which of the following is the largest state in the United States by area?

14) What is the capital of New York State?

15) Which of the following is the longest river in the United States?

16) What mountain range runs through the western United States?

17) Which of the following states is known for its cheese production?

18) What is the smallest state in the United States by area?

19) Which of the following is the largest city in the United States by population?

20) What was the outcome of the Civil War?

21) Who was the president during World War 2?

22) What was the main cause of the Great Depression?

23) Who is known for leading a nonviolent civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

24) Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?

25) What does it mean to impeach a president?

26) How are members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected?

27) Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

28) What is the term for a situation where the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded?

29) What is the term for the total value of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a given amount of time?

30) What is the term for the study of how individuals and societies make decisions about the allocation of scarce resources?

31) What is the term for a situation where a single firm dominates a market and has the power to set prices?

32) Which of the following is a measure of the overall level of prices in an economy?

33) What is the term for the difference between a country's exports and imports?

34) What is the system called that prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

35) What is the name of the group of advisors that the president appoints to assist in decision making?

36) Which branch of government has the power to declare war?

37) Which branch of government has the power to veto legislation?

38) Which branch of government has the power to interpret the Constitution?

39) How many members are there in the Supreme Court of the United States?

40) What is the name of the process by which the Senate approves presidential appointments to federal positions?

41) What is the term for the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional?

42) What is the Supreme Law of the United States?

43) What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

44) What is the term for the process by which citizens of a country become legal citizens of another country?

45) What is the term for the right to vote in political elections?

46) What is the term for the division of power between the federal government and state governments?

47) How many Senators are there in the United States Senate?

48) What is the term for the group of people who advise the President on matters of national security and foreign policy?

49) How many voting members are there in the U.S. House of Representatives?

50) How often are members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected?