GED Social Studies Exam 36 Questions with Verified Answers,100% CORRECT
GED Social Studies Exam 36 Questions with Verified Answers Monarchy - CORRECT ANSWER One person from a royal family is ruler Dictatorship - CORRECT 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
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