FREE GACE Social Studies Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following impacts of the Second World War on India was the most direct?

Accepted Answer

British colonial rule in India comes to an end.

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The downfall of communism and the rise of democracy.

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The cause for Indian independence becomes predominately Hindu.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about state governments is accurate?

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All authority not delegated to the federal government rests with the state governments.

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Money can be printed by state governments.

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States are not allowed to impose taxes.

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Legislative and judicial are the only two branches of state governments.

Question 3

Which of the following prevented reconstruction efforts from being successful? Select each appropriate response?

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow laws

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The Thirteenth Amendment

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Freedman’s Bureau

Question 4

Which of the following best sums up how Southerners have justified their support for secession economically?

Accepted Answer

Planters in the South were concerned about the industrial North's expanding economic influence and their potential loss of power and wealth as the nation became more industrialized.

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As Southern agriculture became more important to Northern industries, unethical labor practices were used to maintain cheap costs.

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Industrial buyers from the North paid an unnaturally low price for cotton from the South.

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The South was experiencing a severe labor shortage as a result of slaves starting to refuse to work. On fields in the South, Northern workers were unable to supply enough labor.

Question 5

Which of the following is referred to by the term legislative branch, the term for the body in charge of creating all national laws and bills?

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Congress

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The President

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Political Parties

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The Supreme Court

Question 6

Which of the following is the United States Congress frequently criticized for?

Accepted Answer

Without adequately a term limit.

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Having too many participants.

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Preventing members of the minority party from occupying important jobs.

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Being very susceptible to presidential control.

Question 7

What political system's tenets are the foundation of the majority of democracies?

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Capitalism

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Communism

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Socialism

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Distributism

Question 8

What caused a significant number of Africans to immigrate to the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries?

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Slavery

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The system of forced labor.

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Exploration

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Land guarantee for settlement.

Question 9

What kind of community was home to Native Americans throughout the eastern shore before European contact?

Accepted Answer

Tribes that were settled.

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A small number of families make up the clan groups that migrate.

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Vast urban areas with nearby villages.

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Within their individual families.

Question 10

Whose presidency is credited with creating the Great Society?

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Lyndon Johnson

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Ronald Reagan

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John F. Kennedy