TASC Social Studies 3

Question 1

Which war ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?

Accepted Answer

World War I

Answer

World War II

Answer

The Civil War

Answer

The Cold War

Question 2

In a market economy, prices are primarily determined by what?

Accepted Answer

Supply and demand

Answer

Government decree

Answer

Religious leaders

Answer

International treaties

Question 3

Lines of latitude measure distance in which direction?

Accepted Answer

North and south of the equator

Answer

East and west of the prime meridian

Answer

Toward the poles only

Answer

Around the date line

Question 4

The system in which power is divided between national and state governments is called what?

Accepted Answer

Federalism

Answer

Anarchy

Answer

Monarchy

Answer

Theocracy

Question 5

The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s primarily sought to end what?

Accepted Answer

Racial segregation and discrimination

Answer

Taxation

Answer

Immigration

Answer

Military service

Question 6

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures what?

Accepted Answer

The total value of goods and services produced

Answer

A nation's population

Answer

The number of voters

Answer

Average rainfall

Question 7

Which group is granted the power to declare war under the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Congress

Answer

The President

Answer

The Supreme Court

Answer

State governors