GED Social Studies Test #10 3

Question 1

The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) issued by President Lincoln:

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Declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free

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Ended slavery throughout the entire United States immediately

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Gave formerly enslaved people the right to vote

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Established the Freedmen's Bureau

Question 2

The term "supply-side economics" (sometimes called "trickle-down economics") argues that:

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Cutting taxes on businesses and the wealthy will stimulate overall economic growth

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Increasing taxes on the wealthy will directly benefit the poor

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Government spending is the most effective tool for economic growth

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Free trade agreements always benefit all countries equally

Question 3

The primary geographic advantage that contributed to the rise of ancient Mesopotamian civilizations was:

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Fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

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Access to the Mediterranean Sea for trade

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Natural mountain barriers providing military protection

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Abundant iron ore deposits for tool-making

Question 4

The principle of "checks and balances" in the U.S. government ensures that:

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Each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches

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All three branches have equal numbers of officials

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Congress can override any presidential decision

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The judiciary has supreme power over legislation

Question 5

An economic recession is characterized by:

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Two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth

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A single month of rising unemployment

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An annual decrease in stock market prices

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A drop in consumer spending for one quarter

Question 6

Manifest Destiny was the 19th-century belief that:

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The United States was destined to expand westward across the continent

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American democracy was destined to spread to all nations

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Industrialization would inevitably replace agrarian society

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The federal government should expand its powers over the states