GED Social Studies Test #6 — Questions and Answers

Question 1: The head of the Executive Branch is?

Military
President of the United States (Correct answer)
Supreme Court
Congress

Correct answer: President of the United States

The President of the United States is in charge of the Executive Branch.

Question 2: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects residents in the United States from:

Discrimination (Correct answer)
Double jeopardy
Self-incrimination
Identify theft

Correct answer: Discrimination

In the workplace, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects Americans against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Question 3: The foundation of a market economy is _______.

supply and demand (Correct answer)
the Gross Domestic Product
microeconomics
all of the above

Correct answer: supply and demand

Supply and demand are the foundations of a market economy.

Question 4: A mountain range in eastern North America. Which part of the country is it?

Rocky Mountains
It's not clear
Pacific West
Appalachian Mountains (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains, more commonly known as the Appalachians, are a mountain range in eastern North America.

Question 5: What determines the number of members of the House of Representatives per state?

the amount of taxes collected
population (Correct answer)
Supreme Court ruling
the number of Senators

Correct answer: population

The population of each state determines the number of members in the House of Representatives.

Question 6: What is the United States' lowest point?

It depends
San Andres Fault
Death Valley (Correct answer)
Mississippi River

Correct answer: Death Valley

The lowest point in the United States is Death Valley.

Question 7: When the President rejects a bill offered by Congress, what do you name it?

unconstitutional law
amendment
veto (Correct answer)
pardon

Correct answer: veto

The veto is the President's power to refuse to sign a bill or joint resolution and so prevent it from becoming law.

Question 8: A single-supplier industry is referred to as a?

monopoly (Correct answer)
cartel
pure competition
oligopoly

Correct answer: monopoly

A monopoly is a business that has only one supplier.

Question 9: The data from the census is utilized to determine _________.

school districts and how to distribute federal funds for education and transportation (Correct answer)
It depends
how many senators a state elects
It's not clear

Correct answer: school districts and how to distribute federal funds for education and transportation

Census data is utilized to define school districts and how federal education and transportation funding are distributed.

Question 10: The United States Constitution's Eighth Amendment secures __________ .

American citizens from forced quartering of soldiers.
the right to carry guns.
American citizens from cruel and unusual punishment. (Correct answer)
the right to a speedy trial by jury.

Correct answer: American citizens from cruel and unusual punishment.

Americans are protected from cruel and unusual punishment (including torture) and exorbitant penalties under the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution.

Question 11: Voting rights for women were granted by the __________ Amendment.

Twenty-Fourth
Nineteenth (Correct answer)
Sixteenth
Twenty-First

Correct answer: Nineteenth

When many women filled the employment and social positions left vacant by men who were away at war, the women's suffrage campaign gained momentum. The movement's zenith was the adoption of the 19th Amendment, which forbids depriving any citizen of the United States of the right to vote on the grounds of gender. In 1920, the Amendment became law.

Question 12: The Eighteenth Amendment __________.

imposed a two-term cap on the presidency.
prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol. (Correct answer)
eliminated slavery.
established the order of succession in the event that the President and Vice-President are unable to carry out their responsibilities.

Correct answer: prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol.

The sale, use, and consumption of alcohol are all expressly outlawed by the United States Constitution's Eighteenth Amendment. It was the result of a pro-moderation movement that lasted for many years. The amendment was passed in 1919, but because of the increase in organized crime caused by the prohibition of alcohol, it was overturned fourteen years later, in 1933, with the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment.

Question 13: In the years leading up to independence, what was the name of the grant provided by the English King to start a colony in the New World?

Pact
Appellate
Charter (Correct answer)
Reproachment

Correct answer: Charter

In the years leading up to independence, a charter was a legal document issued by the English King or the British government that provided an individual or corporation the right to found a colony in the New World.

Question 14: Who takes over as President in the case that the current one passes away, resigns, becomes unable, or is impeached and found guilty?

The Secretary of State
The Vice President (Correct answer)
The Speaker of the House
The oldest senator

Correct answer: The Vice President

The 25th Amendment explicitly establishes the presidential line of succession and, in the event of a death, resignation, or impeachment, designates the vice president as the legitimate president.

Question 15: How old at least must you be to vote?

18 years old (Correct answer)
20 years old
19 years old
21 years old

Correct answer: 18 years old

The 26th Amendment mandated that the minimum voting age in each state be 18 years old. However, the states are free to lower the voting age to (supposedly) any level they choose.

Question 16: New York State intends to offer __________ to provide less expensive land and lower taxes for start-up enterprises in order to entice new businesses to come and open in numerous tiny towns in Northern New York.

justifications
incentives (Correct answer)
edicts
abstracts

Correct answer: incentives

An "incentive" is a benefit that a government can provide to a business or a particular type of business to encourage the growth and spread of enterprises in their area (e.g., lower taxes, cheaper land, access to resources or markets, etc.).

Question 17: The level or intensity of financial comfort and wealth that a group of people enjoys is referred to as __________.

the Consumer Price Index
the Reverse-Income Effect
the standard of living (Correct answer)
the Butterfly Effect

Correct answer: the standard of living

The standard of living in a nation or region refers to the level of comfort, affluence, and quality of life that its citizens enjoy. The bulk of Africa and Asia have comparatively poor levels of life compared to America and Europe, which have relatively high standards.

Question 18: Beginning as a(n) __________, the British East India Company would go on to virtually govern the entire Indian subcontinent.

joint stock company (Correct answer)
religious group fleeing persecution
combined venture with the Dutch East India Company
experiment in early socialism

Correct answer: joint stock company

Elizabeth I established the English (then British) East India Company in 1600 and granted it a trading monopoly over all trade with the East Indies. The business was a joint venture between a number of investors who pooled their funds and split the earnings, much like a contemporary corporation run by shareholders. A joint stock company is what is used in this scenario.

Question 19: When a good is in excess and there is no demand for it, the price is likely to __________.

fall dramatically. (Correct answer)
fall slightly.
increase slightly.
increase dramatically.

Correct answer: fall dramatically.

According to the law of supply and demand, a product's price will drop dramatically if supply increases while demand decreases. Having an excess refers to having more of something than is required.

Question 20: Equilibrium in the economy happens when __________.

supply matches demand. (Correct answer)
the economy is in a recession
in a depression.
supply outstrips demand

Correct answer: supply matches demand.

The phrase "economic equilibrium" describes a situation in which a product's supply and demand are balanced. This is a perfect scenario that, in principle, would maintain constant prices and profits. The price of something will decrease when supply exceeds demand, and it will increase when supply falls short of demand.

GED Social Studies Test #6

The head of the Executive Branch is?