GED social studies terms

Adapt

• to change or tailor something to fit, humans change their environment or their way of doing something to fit their current needs or goals. 
• information provided to encourage the purchase or use of a good, service or idea by emphasizing its positive qualities. 
• efforts to recruit or hire members of underrepresented groups, such as women and minorities. 
• devotion or loyalty. 

Altitude 

•  a face clock with hands. 
•  a face clock with hands. 
•  the height of a thing above sea level or above the earth's surface. 
•  something of value, a benefit can be tangible like a gift or money, or intangible like satisfaction. 

Bar Graph

• a means of displaying data using the length of “bars” to represent the values of the data being displayed. 
• established in the U.S. Constitution to divide the power of government between legislative, executive and judicial branches 
•  used to display data that adds up to 100% 
•  information organized in a pictorial way like a chart, graph or map. 

Line Graph

• a means of displaying data using the length of “bars” to represent the values of the data being displayed. 
•  a means of displaying data by connecting lines between dots representing the values of a continuous variable.
•  used to display data that adds up to 100% 
•  information organized in a pictorial way like a chart, graph or map. 

Bias 

• helping someone 
• treating someone good or great
• an fair act
• an unfair act or policy resulting from prejudice. 

Bill of Rights 

• first six amendments to the Constitution ratified in 1791, these amendments limit governmental power and protect basic rights and liberties of individuals. 
• first two amendments to the Constitution ratified in 1791, these amendments limit governmental power and protect basic rights and liberties of individuals. 
• first ten amendments to the Constitution ratified in 1791, these amendments limit governmental power and protect basic rights and liberties of individuals. 
• first twelve amendments to the Constitution ratified in 1791, these amendments limit governmental power and protect basic rights and liberties of individuals. 

Capitalism

•  economic system characterized by the following: private property ownership exists; individuals and companies are allowed to compete for their own economic gain; and free market forces determine the prices of goods and services. 
• the final state of social evolution according to Marx, in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed according to need. 
•  power is shared between two sets of governmental institutions, those of the states and those of the central or federal authorities, as stipulated by the Constitution
•  The belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals. 

Nationalism

•  economic system characterized by the following: private property ownership exists; individuals and companies are allowed to compete for their own economic gain; and free market forces determine the prices of goods and services. 
• the final state of social evolution according to Marx, in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed according to need. 
•  power is shared between two sets of governmental institutions, those of the states and those of the central or federal authorities, as stipulated by the Constitution
•  The belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals. 

Federalism

•  economic system characterized by the following: private property ownership exists; individuals and companies are allowed to compete for their own economic gain; and free market forces determine the prices of goods and services. 
• the final state of social evolution according to Marx, in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed according to need. 
•  power is shared between two sets of governmental institutions, those of the states and those of the central or federal authorities, as stipulated by the Constitution
•  The belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals. 

Comunism

•  economic system characterized by the following: private property ownership exists; individuals and companies are allowed to compete for their own economic gain; and free market forces determine the prices of goods and services. 
• the final state of social evolution according to Marx, in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed according to need. 
•  power is shared between two sets of governmental institutions, those of the states and those of the central or federal authorities, as stipulated by the Constitution
•  The belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals.