GED Social Studies
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Welcome to the GED Social Studies Study Site. Simply scroll and click to view content. Happy studying!
What's on the GED Social Studies Test?
50% Civics and Government- the three branches of government, the voting system, the US constitutional government. etc
20% History- Early America, Revolutionary War, Civil War and Reconstruction, WWI and WWII, Cold War, immigration and the modern era and equal rights
15% Economics- basic economic systems and government, and consumer economics
15% Geography and the World- history through maps, identifying the relationship within societies concerning natural resources and the environment
You will have 70 minutes to take the test with 35 questions. You need a 145 to pass.
Study for the Test
The US Constitution explained
The Constitutional Republic Explained
How to take a practice test
Social Studies Practice
Social Studies resources
United States Civics and Government
Three Government Branches Explained
three branches of government:
The Executive Branch- The President and his cabinet (think highest office in the land)
The Judicial Branch- The Supreme Court and Federal courts (think judges)
The Legislative Branch- The Senate and the House of Representatives= Congress (think laws)
Legislation Process
Government Powers
American Historical Documents
Check out this humorous video clip. It used to be common practice for students to learn the Preamble in school. Don't worry, you will not need to memorize anything! All the information you need to answer the questions will be found either in the passages, charts, maps, or graphs. A basic understanding of the way our government works is helpful, but all you have to do is use basic understanding and search the information given to find answers to the questions.
The Declaration of Independence
The United States Constitution
The United States Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Presidential Election Process in the United States
Electoral College Map
Charts, Graphs, and Maps...Oh, My!
When reading a chart, graph, or map, think of the number 6 and read the chart in the order in which you would make the number: top. left side, bottom, center.
Inflation- An increase of prices while the value of money decreases. (price of gas or groceries)
There is a little math on the Social Studies test! Make sure you are familiar with mean, median, mode, and range.
American history
To explore more about the Revolutionary War click here www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org
The 13 Original Colonies
The French And indian War
The revolutionary war
The Battle of Bunker's hill
The Revolutionary War
America's growth
The treaty of paris
Washington crossing the delaware
The Civil War and Reconstruction
Map of The United States indicating free, slave, and border states.
Blue= Free States Blue= Border States Red= Slave States
Political Cartoons have been used to satire, or make fun of, political events and politicians for hundreds of years.
The Civil War
The Civil War was devastating to our country. Reconstruction was the time for rebuilding the country.
Some more fun with Andy and Barney. The Gettysburg Address was one of Abraham Lincoln's most famous speeches. It was given to honor the soldiers lost at the Battle of Gettysburg
Reconstruction/expansion
Reconstruction Explained
The Wild West
Click the button above to see a U.S. History Timeline
Click the button above to see an American Indian Timeline
US Westward expansion
World War I, The Great Depression, World War II
American in WWI
American in WWII
America in The Great Depression
This chart tracks the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 1928-1942.
The dotted red line represents the average projected GDP.
The solid blue line represents the actual GDP.
This pie chart shows the percentage of deaths in WWI based on nationality.
WW II The european theater
Immigration to the US
Immigration- the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
Map of Immigration
An Immigration Story
Equal Rights/cold war/modern conflicts
Civil Rights Movement in America
History of the Civil Rights Movement
Women's Suffrage Movement
The cold war simplified
911 Timeline
the persian gulf war
Geography of the United States
Political Map-The United States is made up of 50 states. The states are labeled.
