Social Studies
GED Social Studies Practice Test 4
Forty new questions that reach into areas many study plans skip: state and local government, landmark rights cases, how the federal courts choose and decide cases, personal finance, and regions and map scale. Civics and government still makes up half of the set, as on the real test.
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A state voter guide explains: “Citizens may propose a new state law by collecting signatures from registered voters. If enough valid signatures are filed, the proposal appears on the next statewide ballot. If a majority of voters approve it, it becomes law without a vote of the legislature.” What is this process called?
Beyond the federal government
Many GED civics questions are about Washington, but daily life is run by states, counties and cities. This test asks who fixes a local street, what a city ordinance is, how a ballot initiative or recall works, and where an ordinary criminal case is tried. If those items cost you points, review the powers reserved to the states and how state and local governments are organized.
The court questions follow the same practical angle. Instead of asking only what judicial review means, they ask how a case reaches the Supreme Court, why the Court will not give advisory opinions, and what a precedent or an amicus brief is.
Reviewing your answers by question type
After you score the test, sort each missed question into one of two groups: questions you missed because you did not know a fact, and questions you missed because you misread the passage, table or map. The first group calls for review of the topic. The second calls for slower reading, because the evidence was on the screen.
Several economics and geography questions require a short calculation, such as compound interest, a savings rate, a map scale conversion or population density. If you missed one, rework it on paper step by step before you read the explanation. Finding the step where you went wrong teaches more than reading the answer.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Practice Test 4 repeat questions from earlier tests?
- No. Every question in Practice Test 4 is new and does not appear in Practice Tests 1, 2 or 3.
- Will the real GED ask about state and local government?
- It can. Civics and government is about half of the test, and it includes how power is shared between the national government and the states. Check ged.com for the official list of tested topics.
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