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Test Prep GED Section 1: Social Studies Exam Questions
Section One : Social Studies (Page 3 )

Updated On: 16-Feb-2026
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"Resolved, that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved."
Richard Henry Lee, 1776
Which of the following statements reflects Lee's proposal to the Continental Congress in 1776?

  1. Go to war with all of Europe.
  2. Form a stronger union with Great Britain.
  3. Break away from Great Britain to form independent states.
  4. Promise their loyalty to the king of England.
  5. Be patient with the British government.

Answer(s): C



In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt stated, "We demand that big business give people a square [fair and honest] deal." Roosevelt later became known as a "trust-buster" [one who seeks to break up large business combinations].
Which action by the U.S. government best reflects Roosevelt's 1901 statement?

  1. The government grants secret trading privileges to a foreign nation.
  2. The government allows tax breaks to a computer manufacturer that supplies free computers to a public school.
  3. The government sues a utility company that creates a monopoly.
  4. The Federal Reserve Bank raises interest rates by 0.5%.
  5. The government awards an oil company the right to drill for oil on federal lands.

Answer(s): C



The map above shows how the 50 U.S. states voted on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).


(The ERA proposed to guarantee equal rights under the law to all persons, regardless of gender.)
Based on the map, which statement about support for the ERA in 1985 is true?

  1. All of the original thirteen colonies opposed the ER
  2. Support for the ERA was limited to states west of the Mississippi.
  3. The states of the Pacific Northwest were opposed to ratification of the ERA.
  4. Opposition to the ERA was strong in the states in the Southeast.
  5. No regional patterns existed in support of the ERA.

Answer(s): D



Exhibit:

Which statement about the value of the U.S. dollar is best supported by the graph above?

  1. bought more in 1920 than it did in 1930
  2. bought twice as much in 1935 as it did in 1955
  3. had no value in 2000
  4. became more valuable over the past thirty years
  5. maintained its value

Answer(s): B



In order to succeed in business, a company must make a profit.
Which business policy is most likely to make an immediate profit for a bank?

  1. charges no fee for use of its automatic teller machines
  2. keeps deposits in cash rather than investing them
  3. gives away gifts to consumers
  4. pays a high interest rate on savings accounts
  5. charges consumers a high interest rate for loans

Answer(s): E






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