WorksheetsGED Social Studies
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 39mins
Which organization was formed to address a common threat?
NATO
OPEC
EU
WTO
What title best fits the table.
International Defense Organizations
International Economic Organizations
Examples of Ways Nations Cooperate
Examples of Ways Nations Combat Poverty
Which principle of the US government is described by this excerpt?
Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Separation of Powers
Separation of Church and State
Which of the following expresses a fact rather than an opinion?
States have different requirements about who is eligible to vote
The voting age should be changed from 18‐21 years of age.
Every state should institute a “voter‐motor” program in which people can register to vote at the same time that they are registering their motor vehicle.
The government should allow noncitizens to vote.
Voting should be considered a privilege not a right
What time is it in Portland, Oregon when it is midnight in Orlando, Florida?
1:00 am
12:00 pm
9:00 am
9:00 pm
12:00 am
According to the map, what time is it in Oklahoma City when it is 10:00 am in Seattle?
3:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
10:00 am
2:00 pm
By 1878, the Standard Oil Company, owned by John D. Rockefeller, had bought out most of its business rivals and controlled 90% of the petroleum refineries in the United States. Which of the following was a likely effect of Standard Oil’s business practices?
The company set limits on its prices
The company increased oil prices
Competition in the oil market flourished
Standard Oil increased its efforts to attract needed customers
The federal government offered a subsidy to make the company more competitive abroad
You are the manager of Fun World, a small amusement park that only charges per ride. The diagram shows the demand curve for a typical customer. At $5 per ride, how much consumer surplus does each customer get? (Hint = you need to calculate the area of a triangle)
$5
$15
$25
$50
Supply and demand impact the __________ of an item or resource.
price
profit
surplus
scarcity
Scarcity is:
the surplus of an item
the control of an item
the short supply of an item
Which choice best describes the economic problem of scarcity in the world?
People have limited wants there is an unlimited amount of resources.
People have unlimited wants but there is a limited amount of resources
People have no wants so resources don't matter
What do economists mean by the term "scarcity"?
Having too few or too little of resources
Having too many resources
Having just enough resources
Having the correct amount of resources
In 1914, the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal government could not convict Freemont Weeks of illegal gambling because the evidence against him was found during a search of his home without a warrant. What right was the Supreme Court upholding in this decision?
The right to be secure in your person.
The right to protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
The right to being supported by oath or affirmation.
The right to protection against self-incrimination.
The right to have probable cause to protect against double jeopardy
What kind of information does the map show that a photograph might not show?
What the pyramids look like
The type of ground the pyramids are on
The color of the pyramids
The damage that’s been done to the pyramids over time
How far away different pyramids are from each other
Based on this map:
The locations of mountains in Africa has changed significantly since 1911.
West Africa is actually in the east.
East Africa is actually in the west.
Portugal was one of the few nations with no relationship to Africa.
Europe had a large influence over Africa in 1911.
The United States Senate:
Writes Laws
Writes Treaties
Judges whether laws are constitutional
Carries out laws
The house of representatives is part of what branch?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Congress
Which branch gets the power of veto?
Senate
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
The American Civil War was fought between...
Nazis vs. Americans
Allies vs. Axis
The Union vs. The Confederacy
The British vs. Americans
The United States vs. Native Americans
Based on the information in the chart, you would expect the price of SuperSport Sneakers to...
increase steadily
increase dramatically
decrease somewhat
remain the same
Based on the excerpt, which is a factor that contributed to South Carolina’s decision to secede from the Union?
President Lincoln freed the slaves.
The Union fired upon the Confederacy at Fort Sumter.
Abolitionists were encouraging slaves to rebel.
The Confederacy offered greater protection from foreign aggression
According to the graph, which countries' beef exports decreased from 2006 to 2015?
Brazil
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Uruguay
According to the graph, what is the second leading cause for deforestation in the Amazon Rain Forest?
Cattle Ranches
Subsistence Agriculture
Logging
Commercial Agriculture
Which of the following are in the legislative branch? (select all that apply)
The President
The Supreme Court
The Senate
The House of Representatives
The Vice President
Data Set: 3, 9, 6, 9, 11, 1, 4, 5, 2
What is the MEAN of the data?
3.27
10
5.5
5
9
Outlier
Which ones are skewed?
According to the graph, how many eligible U.S. citizens are NOT registered to vote?
19 million
56 million
76 million
92 million
130 million
Which of the following policy positions would the author of the political cartoon be most likely to agree with?
Supreme Court Justices should have lifelong appointments.
Supreme Court Justices should have their term limits extended.
Supreme Court Justices should keep their term limits at the same length.
Supreme Court Justices should not have lifelong appointments.
Which of the following amendments would this political cartoon be most likely to be referring to?
The first amendment: Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
The second amendment: Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia
The fourth amendment: Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
The ninth amendment: Powers reserved to the states.
The nineteenth amendment: the right of women to vote in elections.
Does the author of the political cartoon seem to be portraying the actions of the FBI and CIA in a positive way, a negative way, or a neutral way?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
The political cartoon comments on President Biden's...
Foreign Policy
Immigration Policy
Fiscal Policy
Environmental Policy
Based on the table, which party would be most likely to cut the food stamp program in order to reduce the deficit?
Democrats
Republicans
Which has more members, the house of representatives or the US senate?
The house of representatives
The senate
Which state has the most members in the house of representatives?
Wyoming
California
Maryland
Texas
Florida
Which state has two senators?
California
Arkansas
Kentucky
Ohio
The President of the United States is selected by...
The electoral college
The house of representatives
American citizens voting in a popular election
The US Senate
What document requires that the census be taken every ten years?
the Articles of Confederation
the Constitution
the Declaration of Independence
the Federalist Papers
In that document, what purpose was given for taking a census?
to keep track of the changing nature of the population
to report on the state of the union
to determine how many representatives each state would get
to decide how much government funding states would receive
Who is counted in the Census
The head of household
Adults - anyone 18 or older
Anyone in the house who has a drivers license
Everyone is counted
True or false - census responses help inform how more than $675 billion in federal funds are spent in states and communities every year?
True
Flase
What is the money used for?
Housing and schools
Hospitals and roads
public works and other vital programs
all of the above
Which of the following is generally unique to presidential democracy?
Citizens participate in voting.
The executive power is separate from the
legislature.
The executive power is a part of the
legislature.
The head of the state is not directly elected
by the people.
Citizens participate in voting.
The executive power is separate from the
legislature.
The executive power is a part of the
legislature.
The head of the state is not directly elected
by the people
What specific type of democracy is the United States?
Direct democracy
Representative democracy
Parliamentary democracy
Presidential democracy
Using the chart, what can you infer about rep- resentative democracy?
Each individual’s choices are not represented
when lawmakers make decisions.
Every citizen’s vote on laws is represented
when lawmakers make decisions.
The president or prime minister writes the
laws.
It is the same as direct democracy.
What are the branches of government?
House of Representatives and the Senate
House of Representatives, the Senate, and
the Supreme Court
President and Vice President
Legislative, executive, and judicial
Write the appropriate branch of government in the box below.
The (a) branch interprets and applies the law.
In the excerpt, Sojourner Truth is making the case for...
women’s rights.
abolition of slavery.
the opportunity to work.
special treatment for women.
The most important source of Sojourner Truth’s credibility was
her physical toughness.
her personal beauty and charm.
her moral strength.
her eloquent use of language
Which of the following was the most impor- tant cause of the collapse of the Classical Mayan civilization?
The conquest of Tikal in 378 by Fire Is Born
Loss of confidence of the people in the
system
Ritualized warfare for glory and captives
The invasion of the Spanish Conquistadors
Write your answer in the box below.
The Mayan rulers were called the (a) .
These two popular American songs deal with the position of the United States at the time of World War I. What is the best conclusion based on these two sources?
American parents were proud to have their children join the army.
American soldiers in World War I fought for liberty.
World War I was unnecessary.
World War I was controversial and elicited different points of view.
Which propaganda technique is being used in “Over There”?
Testimonial
Name calling
Bandwagon
Fear
Which sentence best represents the main idea expressed in this passage of the Declaration of Independence?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that
all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights . . .”
“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government . . .”
“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.”
“To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.”
In considering the second excerpt and comparing it to the Declaration of Independence, which ideas in the two excerpts are similar?
Locke’s ideas regarding a freedom created
without asking leave or depending upon the will of any other man are similar to the Declaration’s ideas regarding a government that secures men’s rights.
Locke’s ideas regarding the state of perfect freedom are similar to the Declaration’s ideas regarding unalienable rights.
Locke’s ideas regarding political power are similar to the Declaration’s ideas regarding the pursuit of happiness.
Locke’s ideas regarding the consent of the governed are similar to the Declaration’s ideas regarding the disposition of possessions and persons.
The writers of the Declaration of Independence wanted the decent respect of the opinions of mankind. Their argument primarily rested on what foundation?
an appeal to reason
a plea for emotional connection
a demand for religious faith
a request for partisan feeling
Which of the following was LEAST likely to have influenced the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
A statement signed by some of the leading
experts in the fields of psychology, biology, cultural anthropology, and ethnology that rejected race theories and pseudo-science used to justify the Holocaust.
A study of race relations that detailed the obstacles facing African Americans in 1940s American society.
A study that found contrasts among children who attended segregated schools in Washington, D.C., versus those in integrated schools in New York.
The first African American quarterback played in the National Football League during the modern era.
The chart above lists the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. The First Amendment includes
the Rights of the Accused
the Five Freedoms
the Preamble
the Bill of Rights
Amendments four to eight are referred to as...
the Rights of the Accused
the Five Freedoms
the Preamble
the Bill of Rights
In the Third Amendment, the word quartering means which of the following?
cutting
blocking
housing
measuring
According to this graph, ______ had almost as many slaves in 1850 as it did in 1860.
Virginia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Which of the following can you infer from this cartoon?
Economic freedoms are the same as political freedoms.
The economy has no effect on political freedoms in the United States.
Political freedoms can be hindered by the economy.
Race remains a key factor in the economic
opportunities available to Americans.
