GED Social Studies Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
checks and balances - Correct answer-the Constitutional mechanisms that authorize
each branch of government to share powers with the other branches and thereby
check their activities
civil rights - Correct answer-the protections and privileges of personal liberty given
to all U.S. citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Righ
communism - Correct answer-a political and economic system in which factors of
production are collectively owned and directed by the state
confederate - Correct answer-of, or pertaining to, a group of states more or less
permanently united for common purposes
human resources - Correct answer-labor used to produce goods and services
democracy - Correct answer-the practice of the principle of equality of rights,
opportunity, and treatment
dictatorship - Correct answer-a system of government in which one person has
absolute authority, including complete domination of the citizens' lives; the most
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Answers Graded A+
checks and balances - Correct answer-the Constitutional mechanisms that authorize
each branch of government to share powers with the other branches and thereby
check their activities
civil rights - Correct answer-the protections and privileges of personal liberty given
to all U.S. citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Righ
communism - Correct answer-a political and economic system in which factors of
production are collectively owned and directed by the state
confederate - Correct answer-of, or pertaining to, a group of states more or less
permanently united for common purposes
human resources - Correct answer-labor used to produce goods and services
democracy - Correct answer-the practice of the principle of equality of rights,
opportunity, and treatment
dictatorship - Correct answer-a system of government in which one person has
absolute authority, including complete domination of the citizens' lives; the most
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