Free HiSET Social Studies Exam Prep
HiSET Social Studies Subtest
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What You'll Study
11 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 1: Exam Structure & Social Studies Inquiry Skills
4 sections
Chapter 2: World History Foundations — Early Civilizations, Classical Empires & Global Exploration
3 sections
Chapter 3: Early American History & the Founding Era
4 sections
Chapter 4: Civil War, Reconstruction & National Expansion
4 sections
Chapter 5: Modern American & World History Turning Points
4 sections
Chapter 6: Foundations of American Government & the Three Branches
4 sections
Chapter 7: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights & Constitutional Law
4 sections
Chapter 8: Civic Participation, the Electoral Process & Comparative Politics
4 sections
Chapter 9: Microeconomic Principles & Market Systems
5 sections
Chapter 10: Macroeconomics, Government Policy & Global Trade
4 sections
Chapter 11: Physical Geography, Human Systems & Spatial Analysis
4 sections
HiSET Social Studies Exam Details
HiSET Social Studies Subtest
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Exam Content Breakdown
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American Revolution, Civil War and Reconstruction, World Wars I and II, Cold War, Civil Rights Movement, Westward Expansion, Manifest Destiny, Industrialization, and world history events including European imperialism and major historical turning points
U.S. Constitution, three branches of government, checks and balances, Bill of Rights, federalism, electoral process, landmark Supreme Court cases, civil liberties, political parties, and comparative government systems
Supply and demand, GDP, inflation, unemployment, monetary and fiscal policy, Federal Reserve, economic systems (capitalism, command, mixed), international trade, tariffs, opportunity cost, and budget concepts
Five Themes of Geography, map reading skills, latitude and longitude, physical geography of the U.S. and world, human-environment interaction, population patterns, urbanization, and the role of geographic features in historical events
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