Free GED Social Studies Exam Prep
GED General Educational Development Social Studies Test
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Introduction — How the GED Social Studies Test Works
2 sections
Social Studies Practices — Reading & Reasoning Skills
4 sections
Foundations of American Government (Civics — Part 1)
3 sections
Constitutional Principles & Federalism (Civics — Part 2)
3 sections
The Three Branches of Government (Civics — Part 3)
3 sections
Federal Structure, Amendments & Bureaucracy (Civics — Part 4)
3 sections
Rights, Liberties & Political Participation (Civics — Part 5)
3 sections
Elections & Public Policy (Civics — Part 6)
2 sections
Colonization, Revolution & the Early Republic (U.S. History — Part 1)
3 sections
Westward Expansion & the Road to Civil War (U.S. History — Part 2)
3 sections
Segregation, Suffrage & the Civil Rights Movement (U.S. History — Part 3)
2 sections
The World Wars (U.S. History — Part 4)
2 sections
The Cold War & Modern Foreign Policy (U.S. History — Part 5)
3 sections
Foundations of Economics (Economics — Part 1)
3 sections
Macroeconomics & Government Policy (Economics — Part 2)
3 sections
Trade, Consumer Economics & Economic History (Economics — Part 3)
3 sections
World Geography & Societal Development (Geography — Part 1)
3 sections
Borders, Regions & Human Migration (Geography — Part 2)
3 sections
Culture, Population & Settlement Patterns (Geography — Part 3)
2 sections
GED Social Studies Exam Details
GED General Educational Development Social Studies Test
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Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official GED Testing Service content outline
Constitutional principles, branches of government, levels of government, electoral system, role of citizens, political systems, and foundational documents including the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Federalist Papers.
American history from colonial era and Revolution through industrialization, Civil War, Reconstruction, immigration waves, World Wars, Cold War, and modern civil rights movements.
Basic economic concepts and systems, supply and demand, fiscal and monetary policy, unemployment, inflation, GDP, trade, the Federal Reserve, and consumer and labor economics.
Physical and human geography, climate zones, natural resources, world history, population and migration patterns, environmental issues, and global interdependence.
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