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US GED Social Economics Test 1

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20 questions · All questions on one page

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GED & Citizenship — Test 1 (Ged Social Economics) High School & Adult (GED/Citizenship, USA) USA GED & USCIS (100 Civics) — USA
What is this test? for GED or US Citizenship (USCIS 100), USA — High School & Adult (GED/Citizenship, USA) level, USA.
For adults: GED (high school equivalency) or Naturalization/Citizenship (USCIS) in the USA — is this your path?
Section: GED & Citizenship — Test 1 (Ged Social Economics) · Education: High School & Adult · Part: GED & Citizenship — Test 1 (Ged Social Economics) · Country: USA

Civics knowledge is crucial for knowing individual rights and responsibilities and understanding government structure.

This test is designed to assess your knowledge of constitutional law and essential civics.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1
What is income tax?
A) Earnings levy
B) Sales levy
C) Property levy
D) No tax
Question 2
What is profit?
A) Loss
B) Gain over cost
C) Break even
D) No sales
Question 3
What is a bond?
A) Share
B) Bill
C) Lent money paper
D) Coin
Question 4
What is demand?
A) Available amount
B) Price level
C) Sold total
D) Wanted amount
Question 5
What is trade?
A) Buying selling across
B) No exchange
C) Gifts only
D) Barter only
Question 6
What is supply?
A) Wanted amount
B) Available amount
C) Price level
D) Sold total
Question 7
What is sales tax?
A) Earnings levy
B) Property levy
C) Purchase levy
D) No tax
Question 8
What best defines deflation?
A) Rising prices
B) Flat wages
C) High taxes
D) Falling prices
Question 9
What best defines property tax?
A) Real estate levy
B) Earnings levy
C) Sales levy
D) No tax
Question 10
What best defines a shortage?
A) Extra goods
B) Demand over supply
C) No buyers
D) Low prices
Question 11
Which of the following best defines supply and demand?
A) Fixed prices
B) No market
C) Price-setting forces
D) Government sets
Question 12
What best defines fiscal policy?
A) Court rulings
B) Trade deals
C) Money printing
D) Tax-spend management
Question 13
What best defines loss?
A) Cost over gain
B) Profit
C) Break even
D) No sales
Question 14
What best defines a loan?
A) Gift money
B) Borrowed money
C) Saved money
D) Tax money
Question 15
What best defines the national debt?
A) Yearly deficit
B) State debts
C) Owed total
D) Bank loans
Question 16
Provide the definition of GDP:
A) Debt total
B) Tax total
C) Trade total
D) Output value total
Question 17
Provide the definition of competition:
A) Rival sellers
B) One seller
C) No sellers
D) Government only
Question 18
What best defines a budget?
A) Tax bill
B) Spending plan
C) Bank loan
D) Savings jar
Question 19
Which term means "Falling output months"?
A) economics
B) scarcity
C) a recession
D) supply
Question 20
Provide the definition of monetary policy:
A) Congress taxes
B) Courts fine
C) States borrow
D) Fed money control

About This Test

For Adult (GED/Citizenship, USA) — GED Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and USCIS 100 civics questions with N-400 interview prep. Section: GED & Citizenship, USA.

GED & Citizenship USA — GED (Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts) + USCIS 100 civics, N-400, reading/writing/interview, plus workforce readiness. 8×20Q per subject/civics set.

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