TASC Social Studies 1

Question 1

What are the three branches of the United States government?

Accepted Answer

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

Answer

The U.S. Constitution establishes three branches: Executive (President), Legislative (Congress), and Judicial (Supreme Court and federal courts), each with checks and balances.

Question 2

What was the primary cause of the American Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The issue of slavery and states' rights regarding its expansion

Answer

While multiple factors contributed, the central issue was slavery — particularly whether it would expand to new territories and states — and the broader question of states' rights.

Question 3

What is supply and demand in economics?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between the availability of a product and the desire for it, which determines price

Answer

Supply and demand is the fundamental economic model where price is determined by the relationship between how much of something is available (supply) and how much people want it (demand).

Question 4

What is the Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution

Answer

The Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791, guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms.

Question 5

What is latitude?

Accepted Answer

Distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees

Answer

Latitude measures angular distance north or south of the Equator, with the Equator at 0° and the poles at 90° N and 90° S.

TASC Practice Test

TASC Practice Test

TASC Social Studies 1