GMAS Social Studies 4

Question 1

What is the primary function of the Federal Reserve in the United States?

Accepted Answer

To control monetary policy and regulate the money supply

Answer

To collect federal taxes

Answer

To manage the national debt by selling bonds

Answer

To approve the federal budget

Question 2

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

Accepted Answer

13th Amendment

Answer

14th Amendment

Answer

15th Amendment

Answer

19th Amendment

Question 3

What major event triggered U.S. involvement in World War II?

Accepted Answer

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

Answer

Germany's invasion of Poland

Answer

Italy's invasion of Ethiopia

Answer

The sinking of the Lusitania

Question 4

In a market economy, what primarily determines the price of goods and services?

Accepted Answer

Supply and demand

Answer

Government price controls

Answer

The preferences of producers only

Answer

International trade agreements

Question 5

The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of which Native American nations?

Accepted Answer

The Five Civilized Tribes, including the Cherokee

Answer

The Lakota Sioux and Apache

Answer

The Iroquois and Algonquin

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The Comanche and Cheyenne

Question 6

Which term describes a government in which citizens elect representatives to make laws on their behalf?

Accepted Answer

Representative democracy (republic)

Answer

Direct democracy

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Monarchy

Answer

Oligarchy

Question 7

What was the main cause of the Great Depression that began in 1929?

Accepted Answer

A stock market crash triggered widespread bank failures and unemployment

Answer

The end of World War I reduced military spending

Answer

A severe drought destroyed agriculture nationwide

Answer

President Hoover raised taxes too aggressively