GED Social Studies Exam 36 Questions with Verified Answers
Monarchy - CORRECT ANSWER One person from a royal family is ruler
Dictatorship - CORRECT
... [Show More] ANSWER Absolute power of one leader
Oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER Governed by a smart upper class group
Representative democracy - CORRECT ANSWER people elect officials to represent their views
Central Government - CORRECT ANSWER Also known as Federal Government
Legislative branch - CORRECT ANSWER Branch of the federal government that makes laws
Executive branch - CORRECT ANSWER Branch of the federal government that carries out laws
Judicial branch - CORRECT ANSWER Branch of the federal government that interprets laws
Checks and balances - CORRECT ANSWER A system that regulates the power of the federal government branches
Veto - CORRECT ANSWER refuse; not accept
Republicans and Democrats - CORRECT ANSWER two main political parties in US
Immigrants - CORRECT ANSWER People moving to another country
Three basic economic systems - CORRECT ANSWER Capitalism, Socialism, Communism
Recession - CORRECT ANSWER Period of low productivity and income
Depression - CORRECT ANSWER Severe recession
Inflation - CORRECT ANSWER Increase in prices
Deflation - CORRECT ANSWER Decrease in prices
Communism - CORRECT ANSWER Economic system where government interference is the most
Capitalism - CORRECT ANSWER Economic system where government interference is the least
Federal Reserve System - CORRECT ANSWER Keeps economy in balance
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - CORRECT ANSWER Total value of goods and services produced; is used to measure economic growth
Gross National Product (GNP) - CORRECT ANSWER Indicator of GDP plus foreign investments
Consumer Price Index (CPI) - CORRECT ANSWER Measures changes in cost of living
Topographical Maps - CORRECT ANSWER Maps that give details about land
Elevation - CORRECT ANSWER How high something is
Equator - CORRECT ANSWER Central horizontal line on the globe
Prime Meridian - CORRECT ANSWER Central vertical line on the globe
Latitude - CORRECT ANSWER Horizontal line on the globe
Longitude - CORRECT ANSWER Vertical line on the globe
Tropical climate - CORRECT ANSWER Hot, wet with little seasonal change
Temperate climate - CORRECT ANSWER Characterised by four seasons
Arctic climate - CORRECT ANSWER Long cold winter and short cool summers
Demography - CORRECT ANSWER A study of the changes in population
Rural areas - CORRECT ANSWER Lesser developed areas with lots of farmland
Urban areas - CORRECT ANSWER Areas with buildings, factories and technology
Census - CORRECT ANSWER System of acquiring and recording information about members of a given population [Show Less]