GED Social Studies 認定 GED-Social-Studies 試験問題:
1. "Victory Gardens" were small home and community vegetable gardens planted and maintained by patriotic citizens in the United States during World War II.
Together with home and community projects described in the passage, what did these gardens primarily encourage in the United States during World War II?
A) self-sufficiency in a time of war-caused shortages
B) protests against the war in Europe, Africa, and Asia
C) thriftiness in a time of reckless wartime spending
D) individual efforts to increase family income
E) the desire of young people to enlist in the U.S. military
2. In 1950, the Soviet Union and China supported North Korea in the war against South Korea.
This support implies that North Korea had which type of government at the time?
A) republic
B) capitalist
C) monarchy
D) democracy
E) communist
3. If workers think they were denied a job promotion because of their race, on which legal principle can they present a reasonable argument?
A) equal protection of the law
B) freedom of expression
C) majority rule
D) due process of law
E) right to privacy
4. Article I, Section 3, of the U.S. Constitution reads, in part, as follows: "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote." In 1913, the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution was adopted, and it states that "The Senate of the United States shall be elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote."
What did the amendment change?
A) the manner of election of senators
B) the qualifications needed to become a senator
C) the salary of senators
D) the total number of senators
E) the term of office of senators
5. In 1919, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., wrote, "The most stringent [strict] protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic."
Which conclusion about the personal right of free speech in the United States is best supported by Justice Holmes's quotation?
A) Freedom of speech applies only to the discussion of political issues.
B) Personal rights are absolute, and people can say anything they want to say.
C) Personal rights are not absolute because freedom of speech has certain limits.
D) Shouting in a movie theater is rude.
E) Freedom of speech permits a person to yell "fire" in a theater.
質問と回答:
質問 # 1 正解: A | 質問 # 2 正解: E | 質問 # 3 正解: A | 質問 # 4 正解: A | 質問 # 5 正解: C |