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Questions 4

GED-Social-Studies Question 4

The information about refugees and government policies implies that governments have the right to do which of the following?

Options:

A.

establish a state religion

B.

ensure economic prosperity for their citizens

C.

protect citizens from military invasion

D.

determine who may enter the country

E.

force people to appreciate different cultures

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Questions 5

Globally, the North-South debate stems from the fact that most of the world’s richer and more developed countries are north of the equator.The North has only a quarter of the world’s population, yet has four-fifths of its income.This large gap between developed and developing countries has produced dependency for the South and strong feelings of economic inequality.

Which statement best illustrates one reason why countries in the South are less economically developed than countries in the North?

Options:

A.

The South has to support a huge population on little income.

B.

The people of the South are not very interested in economic growth.

C.

The South has no natural resources.

D.

The equator serves as a block to development.

E.

The difference between the North’s and the South’s income is decreasing.

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Questions 6

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Andrew Carnegie stated that:

“Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. . .”

Based on this statement, which belief did Andrew Carnegie most likely hold?

Options:

A.

be undemocratic

B.

be punished for their greed

C.

be happy living in tenements

D.

make charitable contributions

E.

give all of their money to their families

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Questions 7

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GED-Social-Studies Question 7

What constitutional principle of the U.S. government is illustrated in the chart?

Options:

A.

freedom of religion

B.

checks and balances

C.

equal opportunity

D.

electoral college

E.

right to vote

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Questions 8

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GED-Social-Studies Question 8

According to the graph at the left, in which year was the percentage of workers producing goods about the same as that of workers producing agricultural products?

Options:

A.

1870

B.

1890

C.

1910

D.

1930

E.

1950

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Questions 9

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Saharan dust clouds brought particles of dust with iron to the waters off Florida’s west coast, creating huge blooms [deposits] of toxic red algae.The Saharan dust entered the upper atmosphere and circled the globe.

When the dust reached the Florida’s west coast, it increased surface water iron concentrations there by 300%, which then increased by tenfold the count of bacteria in the water.These bacteria caused a “red tide” which can kill some forms of marine life and causes serious skin and respiratory problems in humans.By using satellites to monitor Saharan dust clouds and bacteria blooms, scientists will one day be able to forecast red tides in areas that will be affected.

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GED-Social-Studies Question 9

Which long-term ecological problem was caused by the arrival in Florida of Saharan dust?

Options:

A.

weather forecasters blamed for not predicting red tides

B.

the amount of marine life being killed

C.

limited visibility for pilots flying to and from Florida

D.

changing color of Florida’s water

E.

a growing Caribbean tourist economy

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Questions 10

GED-Social-Studies Question 10

Why did Jefferson support the organization of the new government into legislative, judiciary, and executive branches?

Options:

A.

checks and balances

B.

a monarchy

C.

legislature with unlimited power

D.

powerful state governments

E.

governors feeling more at ease

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Questions 11

Nationalism is defined as devotion to one’s nation.It can encourage positive civic participation for a more productive society.If carried to the extreme, however, it can cause widespread and violent international conflicts.

Which of the following illustrates extreme nationalism in the twentieth century?

Options:

A.

the relationship of Guam to the United States

B.

tensions between Israel and Arab nations in the Middle East

C.

Deng Xiaoping’s diplomatic overtures to the West

D.

free-trade negotiations between Canada, Mexico, and the United States

E.

rapid industrialization in Brazil

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Questions 12

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GED-Social-Studies Question 12

Based on the postcard, which statement about America’s attitude in 1907 is supported?

Options:

A.

would like to shoot rockets at the Philippines, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Cuba

B.

was a place where people from the Philippines, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Cuba could send their children

C.

government would take care of the Philippines, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Cuba

D.

was loved by the children from the Philippines, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Cuba

E.

government owed money to the Philippines, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Cuba

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Questions 13

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GED-Social-Studies Question 13

According to the graph, which Asian country produced the largest percentage of cars in 1995?

Options:

A.

India

B.

South Korea

C.

China

D.

Japan

E.

Taiwan

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Questions 14

Based on this viewpoint, which factor contributed most to the recent levels of performance of women athletes?

Options:

A.

better diet

B.

drug use

C.

society’s attitudes

D.

decline of male athletes

E.

biological change

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Questions 15

Which law in the new Czech Republic would Michal Huzak and those who share his beliefs most likely have supported?

Options:

A.

expulsion of minorities

B.

restriction of Romany immigration

C.

layoffs of Romany workers who were "last hired"

D.

segregation of ethnic groups

E.

education for minorities

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Questions 16
  • Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press”
  • Amendment “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated”
  • Amendment “No person shall...be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself”
  • Amendment 6: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial”
  • Amendment 8: “Excessive bail shall not be required”

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects a person’s right to write letters to the editor of a newspaper suggesting governmental reforms?

Options:

A.

Amendment 1

B.

Amendment 4

C.

Amendment 5

D.

Amendment 6

E.

Amendment 8

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Questions 17

If workers think they were denied a job promotion because of their race, on which legal principle can they present a reasonable argument?

Options:

A.

due process of law

B.

freedom of expression

C.

equal protection of the law

D.

majority rule

E.

right to privacy

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Questions 18

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GED-Social-Studies Question 18

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

Options:

A.

bought more in 1920 than it did in 1930

B.

bought twice as much in 1935 as it did in 1955

C.

had no value in 2000

D.

became more valuable over the past thirty years

E.

maintained its value

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Questions 19

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GED-Social-Studies Question 19

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In 1493, Pope Alexander VI settled land disputes between Spain and Portugal by creating the Line of Demarcation on the map of the world.

How did this land settlement affect Spain?

Options:

A.

gained control of exploration in North America

B.

lost its right to explore and trade in South America

C.

stopped competing with England for power and wealth

D.

gained a monopoly of the spice trade with India

E.

took over the ivory trade with African kingdoms

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Questions 20

Based on the quotation, which statement would Roosevelt have been most likely to support in 1931?

Options:

A.

Americans should be servants of the government.

B.

People must find solutions to their own problems.

C.

The churches were the best group to help people in crisis.

D.

The government must directly help people struggling to survive.

E.

Too much government help would lead to totalitarianism.

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Questions 21

According to the viewpoint, what would be the best way for a city to decrease its fire death rate?

Options:

A.

Hire more firefighters.

B.

Buy more fire trucks and equipment.

C.

Improve safety education in the schools.

D.

Enforce existing fire regulations.

E.

Enforce severe penalties for causing fires.

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Questions 22

The button at the left was worn by a demonstrator in the United States in the 1960s.

GED-Social-Studies Question 22

Which movement was the demonstrator most likely supporting?

Options:

A.

the anti-apartheid movement

B.

the anti-Vietnam war movement

C.

the women’s liberation movement

D.

the civil rights movement

E.

the environmental movement

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Questions 23

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GED-Social-Studies Question 23

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According to the Juvenile Curfew Act, which of the following should anyone under the age of 17 with a nighttime job be sure to do?

Options:

A.

get permission to work from the Metropolitan Police

B.

switch from a nighttime job to a daytime job

C.

go directly to and from the job during curfew hours

D.

perform 25 hours of community service

E.

make more than the minimum wage

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Questions 24

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This letter was written by a member of the American Anti-Slavery Society.

To Mr. T. D. Weld

Dear Sir:

"You have been appointed an agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society. . . . Our object is the overthrow of American slavery. We expect to accomplish this, mainly by showing to the public its true character . . . its denial of the first principles of religion, morals, and humanity. . . .

"You will teach everywhere, the great fundamental principle of IMMEDIATE ABOLITION, as the duty of all masters. . . . Insist principally on the SIN OF SLAVERY, because our main hope is in the consciences of men.

"The people of color ought at once to be emancipated and recognized as citizens, and their rights secured, equal in all respects to others, according to the fundamental principle laid down in the American Declaration of Independence."

Letters of Theodore Dwight Weld, Angelina Grimke Weld, and Sarah Grimke, Volume I (New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1934), 124–28.

GED-Social-Studies Question 24

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The writer of the letter assumed which of the following statements was true?

Options:

A.

Slavery could only be ended by violence.

B.

Slavery was a subject that women should not discuss.

C.

Slavery was morally offensive to many Americans.

D.

Slavery was supported by the Declaration of Independence.

E.

Slavery was supported by the churches of America.

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Questions 25

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GED-Social-Studies Question 25

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Which conclusion about life in the United States in 1898 is best supported by the photograph?

Options:

A.

Many immigrant families were wealthy.

B.

Many tenements had windows and plenty of fresh air.

C.

Many workers living in the city had few possessions.

D.

Many cities had no low-cost housing.

E.

Many immigrants moved away from the major port cities.

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Questions 26

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommended listing northern spotted owls as a threatened species.Fewer than 2000 spotted owls lived in the timber-rich forests of the Pacific Northwest.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists said that poor timber harvest management by the U.S. Forest Service was a chief cause for habitat loss and declining numbers of these owls.

Which is the main reason the northern spotted owl was listed as a threatened species?

Options:

A.

The number of owls declined because they lost their habitat.

B.

The owls migrated elsewhere because there was no food.

C.

The owls struggled to survive because the climate changed.

D.

Natural disasters destroyed the owls’ habitat.

E.

The owls’ migration patterns threatened their homes.

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Questions 27

On March 5, 1946, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill spoke in Fulton, Missouri. Excerpts from that address follow:

"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. All these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence, but to a very high and, in many cases, increasing measure of control from Moscow."

"If the Western democracies stand together in strict adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter their influence for furthering those principles will be immense, and none is likely to molest them..."

Excerpts from an address by Sir Winston Churchill, March 5, 1946, Vital Speeches, Volume 12.

GED-Social-Studies Question 27

Why did Churchill make this speech?

Options:

A.

Soviet political control extended to the United States and Canada.

B.

The Cold War primarily threatened Europe, not the United States.

C.

The Iron Curtain blocked access to Britain.

D.

The Berlin Wall blocked access to East Germany.

E.

The United States was a military and economic world leader after World War II.

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Questions 28

During the Neolithic period, some human groups changed from nomadic hunting and gathering groups to settled farming communities.They began to make major changes in theirenvironments.They domesticated plants and animals that could supply a surplus of food.As a result, populations grew and groups established towns.Humans in these settled communities began to do different types of work: hunting, farming, weaving, and governing.

Humans at this time developed new technologies such as the wheel, farming tools, irrigation methods, and building materials.This set the stage for the development of civilization and the ability of humans to write.

Source: Adapted from Hitchens and Roupp, Barron’s SAT II World History (Hauppage, NY: Barron’s Educational Series, 1996), 11.

What single human accomplishment enabled humans to live in towns?

Options:

A.

making warm clothing

B.

producing a food surplus

C.

religious expression

D.

writing about their lives

E.

traveling distances

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Questions 29

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GED-Social-Studies Question 29

Which conclusion about ancient forests in the United States does the map to the left best support?

Options:

A.

U.S. citizens own most of the ancient forests.

B.

Ancient forests were composed of a single tree species.

C.

Fires destroyed most of the ancient forests.

D.

The ancient forests disappeared through natural causes.

E.

Most of the ancient forests disappeared from the eastern states.

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Questions 30

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This letter was written by a member of the American Anti-Slavery Society.

To Mr. T. D. Weld

Dear Sir:

"You have been appointed an agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society. . . . Our object is the overthrow of American slavery. We expect to accomplish this, mainly by showing to the public its true character . . . its denial of the first principles of religion, morals, and humanity. . . .

"You will teach everywhere, the great fundamental principle of IMMEDIATE ABOLITION, as the duty of all masters. . . . Insist principally on the SIN OF SLAVERY, because our main hope is in the consciences of men.

"The people of color ought at once to be emancipated and recognized as citizens, and their rights secured, equal in all respects to others, according to the fundamental principle laid down in the American Declaration of Independence."

Letters of Theodore Dwight Weld, Angelina Grimke Weld, and Sarah Grimke, Volume I (New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1934), 124–28.

GED-Social-Studies Question 30

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Based on the map, residents of which area of the country would have most strongly protested the ideas expressed in the letter?

Options:

A.

Southeast and Gulf Coast

B.

Oregon Territory and the Northwest

C.

California

D.

Minnesota Territory

E.

unorganized territory

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Questions 31

These excerpts are taken from which of the following documents?

Options:

A.

the American Declaration of Independence

B.

The Federalist Papers

C.

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

D.

the U.S. Bill of Rights

E.

the U.S. Articles of Confederation

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Questions 32

Why is the Toyota system called "lean production"?

Options:

A.

It produces fewer goods.

B.

The process is less efficient than "mass production."

C.

Workers receive lower salaries.

D.

There are fewer steps in the manufacturing process.

E.

Fewer workers produce the same volume of output.

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Questions 33

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GED-Social-Studies Question 33

Which claim about people in the United States is best supported by the information in this graph?

Options:

A.

People are aging more slowly than people did a century before.

B.

Older people as a group are living longer.

C.

Retired workers are planning to stop participating in the Social Security system.

D.

Older people are searching for more benefits as they age.

E.

Government and industry are actively recruiting older people for jobs.

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Questions 34

Which of the following statements is an assumption underlying all of the amendments?

Options:

A.

Governmental power must be limited and clearly defined.

B.

Governments should finance and support religious activities.

C.

Grand juries are the best defense of the people’s rights.

D.

Soldiers who defend the nation are welcome to stay in our homes.

E.

Due process of the law is not necessary for successful democratic government.

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Questions 35

Which is the best example of climate placing limits on human life?

Options:

A.

available seed and machinery

B.

improved farming techniques

C.

knowledge about nutrition

D.

land ownership limited to a few persons

E.

short growing season

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Questions 36

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GED-Social-Studies Question 36

Which fundamental political principle supports the use of visas in international travel?

Options:

A.

control its borders

B.

give humanitarian aid

C.

protect the freedom of the seas

D.

ensure a person’s right to privacy

E.

give foreign aid

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Questions 37

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The responsibilities of a citizen who lives in a democracy are similar in some ways to those of a citizen in a totalitarian state. For example, a citizen under either system is expected to pay taxes and vote.

However, there are important differences between the two systems. In a democracy, a citizen is expected to respect the rights and opinions of others. The state encourages citizens to become involved in community groups and allows political protest. In a democracy, a citizen has more rights and freedom to carry out his duties. The state exists for the good of the citizen.

In a totalitarian society, the state controls every aspect of human life, and the citizen exists for the good of the state. The primary responsibility of the citizen is to obey and follow. The citizen can vote for only government-approved candidates. The ruling party members or people who support them fill all offices and law-making bodies. Some criticism of the state may be allowed. However, any citizen activity that could interfere with the state, such as a protest march, is outlawed in a totalitarian state

Adapted from Raymond Yuen, publisher, The Way to U.S. Citizenship (Carlsbad, Calif.: Dominie Press, Inc., 1997),116; World Book Encyclopedia, Volume 19 (Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2001), 344.

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GED-Social-Studies Question 37

Which conclusion about citizenship in the world between 1950 and 2000 is best supported by information in the graph?

Options:

A.

Citizens had more voting opportunities in the first half of the 20th century.

B.

Citizen protests were common between 1950 and 2000.

C.

Fewer citizens live in states with democratic governments.

D.

More citizen participation in government has led to more democracy.

E.

Totalitarian governments have disappeared from the world.

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Questions 38

Sonya particularly enjoys studying political science and government.

What occupation would most likely interest Sonya as an adult?

Options:

A.

medical doctor

B.

astronaut

C.

minister

D.

firefighter

E.

lawyer

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Questions 39

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GED-Social-Studies Question 39

According to the information, which effect do spending limits have on elections in Canada?

Options:

A.

anger voters

B.

produce longer campaigns

C.

decrease voter turnout

D.

violate Canadian election laws

E.

cause no apparent adverse consequences

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Questions 40

GED-Social-Studies Question 40

Which conclusion about earnings is supported by the chart above?

Options:

A.

The salary differential between degrees earned is very small.

B.

The more education, the higher the income level.

C.

The cost of education after high school outweighs future income.

D.

A high school graduate earns as much as someone who continues in school after high school.

E.

Educational levels do not predict earnings.

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Questions 41

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 to counter a perceived threat from the Soviet Union. Both Canada and the United States were among the twelve original members.The charter of NATO included a section which stated:

". . . the parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all; and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them . . . will assist the party or parties so attacked . . . including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area."

How did NATO members expect this organization to counter the perceived threat?

Options:

A.

believed that collective security would prevent future attacks

B.

were prepared to engage in war at any cost

C.

wished to spread democracy around the world

D.

thought the Soviet threat was not serious

E.

wanted to prevent the spread of capitalism

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Questions 42

Based on the information, with which project would the United Nations most likely become involved?

Options:

A.

refereeing at a sports event

B.

reducing the number of member countries

C.

promoting offensive art

D.

securing borders between warring nations

E.

speculating in the stock market

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Questions 43

Which of the following speakers or pair of speakers supported the New Deal legislation?

Options:

A.

Speakers A and B

B.

Speaker A only

C.

Speakers B and C

D.

Speaker B only

E.

Speaker C only

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Questions 44

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GED-Social-Studies Question 44

Based on the political cartoon, when might a person charged with a crime be denied bail?

Options:

A.

amount of money needed to get out of jail is too high

B.

amount of time in the sentence the judge gives is too high

C.

risk that the person might flee is too great

D.

state of mind of the person is uncertain

E.

police officer is uncertain of the person’s actions

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Questions 45

The graph below compares the unemployment rate for different members of the labor force over nearly 50 years.

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GED-Social-Studies Question 45

Based on the graph, which statement about unemployment in the second half of the twentieth century is most accurate?

Options:

A.

The graph measures unemployment over four-year intervals.

B.

Teenagers had more job opportunities than minorities.

C.

The highest unemployment rates occurred in 1975.

D.

Teenagers and minority unemployment was lower than the national average.

E.

The highest employment rates were between 1955 and 1960.

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Exam Code: GED-Social-Studies
Exam Name: GED Social Studies Exam
Last Update: Aug 20, 2025
Questions: 300
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