GED Social Studies Exam Study Guide
Monarchy - Answer-One person from a royal family is ruler
Dictatorship - Answer-Absolute power of one leader
Oligarchy - Answer-Governed by a smart upper class group
Representative democracy - Answer-people elect officials to represent their views
Central Go...
Monarchy - Answer✔✔-One person from a royal family is ruler
Dictatorship - Answer✔✔-Absolute power of one leader
Oligarchy - Answer✔✔-Governed by a smart upper class group
Representative democracy - Answer✔✔-people elect officials to represent their views
Central Government - Answer✔✔-Also known as Federal Government
Legislative branch - Answer✔✔-Branch of the federal government that makes laws
Executive branch - Answer✔✔-Branch of the federal government that carries out laws
Judicial branch - Answer✔✔-Branch of the federal government that interprets laws
Checks and balances - Answer✔✔-A system that regulates the power of the federal government
branches
Veto - Answer✔✔-refuse; not accept
Republicans and Democrats - Answer✔✔-two main political parties in US
Immigrants - Answer✔✔-People moving to another country
Three basic economic systems - Answer✔✔-Capitalism, Socialism, Communism
Recession - Answer✔✔-Period of low productivity and income
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