GED-Social-Studies試験無料問題集「GED Social Studies 認定」

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In 1963, President Johnson secured approval from Congress to begin his War on Poverty, which allocated $1 billion to the Office of Economic Opportunity to increase employment programs. President Johnson supported the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed discrimination on the basis of color, race, religion, gender, or national origin in public accommodations and employment. After election to a term as president, he introduced Medicare, which provided a two-part plan that insured all Americans over 65 against expensive hospital bills and provided inexpensive insurance for those covered by Social Security.
Exhibit: Based on the information, which statement is an OPINION rather than a fact about the Johnson administration?

Social scientists have identified techniques and principles for reducing the effects of racism and bigotry.By organizing groups of people of different races and equal status for a common purpose, social scientists have helped reduce racial and ethnic stereotypes among those people.
According to this viewpoint, which method below would most likely reduce prejudice among people?

In a representative democracy, citizens can use initiative, referendum, and recall to bring about political change.An initiative is the process by which voters may place a proposed bill on the ballot for popular approval.A referendum is a bill passed by the legislature placed on a ballot for the entire electorate to approve or reject.An example would be a proposal requiring a deposit to be paid on all glass beverage containers sold within a state.A referendum may also bring up for reconsideration by the electorate an existing law that may not be working as desired.A recall is a device by which a properly elected official can be removed from office by a majority vote of the electorate.
If initiative, referendum, and recall were abolished, which outcome would most harm a democracy?

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Which of the following developments contributed to the overall change in gasoline prices between 1973 and 1985 shown in the graph above?

In order to succeed in business, a company must make a profit.
Which business policy is most likely to make an immediate profit for a bank?

In 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor (prime minister) of Germany.In 1934, he became the dictator of Germany.

Based on the graph and the information, which reason helped cause the change in unemployment in Germany between 1933 and 1937?

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The refugee issue is a worldwide problem.As of 1999, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that there were an estimated 22.3 million refugees around the world. Africa, with 5.2 million refugees in 1995 alone, has been particularly disrupted by the movements of refugees across many borders.
A variety of causes may force people to become refugees, including desertification, drought, famine, disease, warfare, and political persecution.In the 1990s the most frequent causes of refugee migration were civil wars and ethnic clashes.
Refugees seek international protection and/or assistance and are unable to return home because they fear persecution and violence.While some refugees rely on friends and family for assistance or on their own economic resources, most refugees reside in camps where only about 11 cents a day per refugee is available as aid.The "host" countries, often struggling economically themselves, have little to offer refugees.While most refugees maintain the hope of returning to their home countries, some permanently settle in a host country.
-- Exhibit -According to the map, where in Africa did the greatest amount of refugee movement occur between 1995 and 1998?

These excerpts are taken from which of the following documents?

In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution became law.Section 1 reads:
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Which event occurred in the United States as a result of the 13th Amendment?

Which prediction about famines would the author of this article most likely make?

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Which change in the economy most likely helped cause the change in the minimum wage shown in the graph?

Based on the report, which measure should women in developing countries take to improve their economic situations in the short- and long-term future?

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

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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.

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

The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), the "motor voter" law, went into effect on January 1, 1995.The act's purpose was to ease voter registration by allowing voters to register when they apply for or renew drivers' licenses, enter the military, or apply for public assistance.
Which reason best explains why Congress passed the NVRA?

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