Standardized Test Preparation
GED
Social Studies
Assessment Exam - GED Social Studies| Social studies practices | eTAP Lesson |
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| Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences | |
| Determine the details of what is explicitly stated in primary and secondary sources and make logical inferences or valid claims based on evidence
GED.SSP.1.a |
Researching an Argument |
| Cite or identify specific evidence to support inferences or analyses of primary and secondary sources, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions of a process, event, or concept
GED.SSP.1.b |
Analyzing Historical Accounts |
| Determining Central Ideas, Hypotheses and Conclusions | |
| Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source document, corroborating or challenging conclusions with evidence
GED.SSP.2.a |
Evaluating Information |
| Describe people, places, environments, processes, and events, and the connections between and among them
GED.SSP.2.b |
Suitable Research Methods |
| Analyzing Events and Ideas | |
| Identify the chronological structure of a historical narrative and sequence steps in a process
GED.SSP.3.a |
Logical Patterns of Organization |
| Analyze in detail how events, processes, and ideas develop and interact in a written document; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them
GED.SSP.3.b |
Write Responses to Literature |
| Analyze cause-and-effect relationships and multiple causation, including action by individuals, natural and societal processes, and the influence of ideas
GED.SSP.3.c |
Cause and Effect Organization of Text |
| Compare differing sets of ideas related to political, historical, economic, geographic, or societal contexts; evaluate the assumptions and implications inherent in differing positions
GED.SSP.3.d |
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| Interpreting Meaning of Symbols, Words and Phrases | |
| Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in context, including vocabulary that describes historical, political, social, geographic, and economic aspects of social studies
GED.SSP.4.a |
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| Analyzing Purpose and Point of View | |
| Identify aspects of a historical document that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts)
GED.SSP.5.a |
Point of View |
| Identify instances of bias or propagandizing
GED.SSP.5.b |
Compare and Contrast Media Coverage of the Same Event |
| Analyze how a historical context shapes an author's point of view
GED.SSP.5.c |
The Influence of the Historical Period |
| Evaluate the credibility of an author in historical and contemporary political discourse
GED.SSP.5.d |
Statements & Claims |
| Integrating Content Presented in Different Ways | |
| Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text
GED.SSP.6.a |
Methods of Collecting, Representing, & Displaying Data |
| Analyze information presented in a variety of maps, graphic organizers, tables, and charts; and in a variety of visual sources such as artifacts, photographs, political cartoons
GED.SSP.6.b |
How to Present a Clear Thesis Statement Politics and the Media |
| Translate quantitative information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., table or chart); translate information expressed visually or mathematically into words
GED.SSP.6.c |
Displaying Data |
| Evaluating Reasoning and Evidence | |
| Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a primary or secondary source document
GED.SSP.7.a |
Form Judgments About the Ideas Under Discussion |
| Distinguish between unsupported claims and informed hypotheses grounded in social studies evidence
GED.SSP.7.b |
Form Judgments About the Ideas Under Discussion |
| Analyzing Relationships between Texts | |
| Compare treatments of the same social studies topic in various primary and secondary sources, noting discrepancies between and among the sources
GED.SSP.8.a |
Systematic Strategies to Organize and Record Information |
Writing Analytic Response to Source Texts
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| Produce writing that develops the idea(s), claim(s) and/or argument(s) thoroughly and logically, with well-chosen examples, facts, or details from primary and secondary source documents
GED.SSP.9.a |
Persuasive Arguments |
| Writing Analytic Response to Source Texts
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| Produce writing that introduces the idea(s) or claim(s) clearly; creates an organization that logically sequences information; and maintains a coherent focus
GED.SSP.9.b |
Revise Writing to Improve the Logic and Coherence |
| Writing Analytic Response to Source Texts | |
| Write clearly and demonstrate sufficient command of standard English conventions
GED.SSP.9.c |
Mechanics of Writing Create Word Processed Documents |
Reading and Interpreting Graphs, Charts and Other Data Representation | |
| Interpret, use, and create graphs (e.g., scatterplot, line, bar, circle) including proper labeling. Predict reasonable trends based on the data (e.g., do not extend trend beyond a reasonable limit)
GED.SSP.10.a |
Visually Representing Numerical Data |
| Reading and Interpreting Graphs, Charts and Other Data Representation | |
| Represent data on two variables (dependent and independent) on a graph; analyze and communicate how the variables are related
GED.SSP.10.b |
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Reading and Interpreting Graphs, Charts and Other Data Representation | |
| Distinguish between correlation and causation
GED.SSP.10.c |
Correlations |
| Measuring the Center of a Statistical Dataset | |
| Calculate the mean, median, mode, and range of a dataset
GED.SSP.11.a |
Basic Methods of Describing Data |
| Civics and government | eTAP Lesson |
| Types of modern and historical governments | |
| Direct democracy, representative democracy, parliamentary democracy, presidential democracy, monarchy and others types of government that contributed to the development of American constitutional democracy
GED.CG.1.a |
A New Kind of Government |
| Principles that have contributed to development of American constitutional democracy | |
| Natural rights philosophy
GED.CG.2.a |
A More Perfect Union |
| Popular sovereignty and consent of the governed
GED.CG.2.b |
The Declaration of Independence |
Principles that have contributed to development of American constitutional democracy | |
| Constitutionalism
GED.CG.2.c |
The Balance of Power |
| Majority rule and minority rights
GED.CG.2.d |
Thinkers of the Enlightenment |
| Principles that have contributed to development of American constitutional democracy | |
| Checks and balances
GED.CG.2.e |
Checks and Balances |
| Separation of powers
GED.CG.2.f |
Early American Law |
Principles that have contributed to development of American constitutional democracy | |
| Rule of law
GED.CG.2.g |
Western Law and its Influences |
| Individual rights
GED.CG.2.h |
The Bill of Rights |
| Principles that have contributed to development of American constitutional democracy | |
| Federalism
GED.CG.2.i |
The Federal System |
Structure and design of United States government | |
| Structure, powers, and authority of the federal executive, judicial, and legislative branches
GED.CG.3.a |
The Three Branches of Government |
| Individual governmental positions (e.g. president, speaker of the house, cabinet secretary, etc.)
GED.CG.3.b |
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| Major powers and responsibilities of the federal and state governments
GED.CG.3.c |
States’ Rights |
| Structure and design of United States government | |
| Shared powers
GED.CG.3.d |
Changing Levels of Power |
Structure and design of United States government | |
| The amendment process
GED.CG.3.e |
Amending the Constitution |
| Governmental departments and agencies
GED.CG.3.f |
The Three Branches of Government |
Individual rights and civic responsibilities | |
| The Bill of Rights
GED.CG.4.a |
The Bill of Rights |
| Personal and civil liberties of citizens
GED.CG.4.b |
Being an American |
Political parties, campaigns, and elections in American politics | |
| Political parties
GED.CG.5.a |
Political Parties |
| Interest groups
GED.CG.5.b |
The Political Process |
| Political campaigns, elections and the electoral process
GED.CG.5.c |
Politics and the Media |
Contemporary Public Policy | |
| Contemporary public policy
GED.CG.6.a |
Contemporary American Issues Modern Domestic Policy |
| United States history | eTAP Lesson |
| Key historical documents that have shaped American constitutional government | |
| Key documents and the context and ideas that they signify (e.g. Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, Martin Luther King’s Letter from the Birmingham Jail, landmark decisions of the United States Supreme Court, and other key documents)
GED.USH.1.a |
Historical Documents A Case for Civil Rights The Constitution of the United States |
| Revolutionary and Early Republic Periods | |
| Revolutionary War
GED.USH.2.a |
America Wins the War |
| War of 1812
GED.USH.2.b |
War of 1812 |
| George Washington
GED.USH.2.c |
Early Politics American Revolution |
| Thomas Jefferson
GED.USH.2.d |
Declaration of Independence |
| Articles of Confederation
GED.USH.2.e |
A Need for Change |
| Manifest Destiny
GED.USH.2.f |
Manifest Destiny |
| U.S. Indian Policy
GED.USH.2.g |
Treaties with American Indian Nations |
Civil War and Reconstruction | |
| Slavery
GED.USH.3.a |
Slavery |
| Sectionalism
GED.USH.3.b |
Leaders of the Movement |
| Civil War amendments
GED.USH.3.c |
Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th) |
| Reconstruction policies
GED.USH.3.d |
Goals of Reconstruction |
Civil Rights | |
| Jim Crow laws
GED.USH.4.a |
Quest for Civil Rights |
| Women’s suffrage
GED.USH.4.b |
Progressive Reform |
| Civil Rights movement
GED.USH.4.c |
The Continuing Struggle |
| Plessy vs. Ferguson and Brown vs. Board of Education
GED.USH.4.d |
A Case for Civil Rights |
| Warren court decisions
GED.USH.4.e |
Interpreting the Law |
| European settlement and population of the Americas | |
| European settlement and population of the Americas
GED.USH.5.a |
Immigration |
World Wars I & II | |
| Alliance system
GED.USH.6.a |
Grangerism and Populism |
| Imperialism, nationalism, and militarism
GED.USH.6.b |
Global Interdependence The Need for Expansion Rumblings of War |
| Russian Revolution
GED.USH.6.c |
The Russian Revolution and the End of WWI |
| Woodrow Wilson
GED.USH.6.d |
Peace at Last |
| Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations
GED.USH.6.e |
Clear and Present Danger |
| Neutrality Acts
GED.USH.6.f |
Drawn Into War |
| Isolationism
GED.USH.6.g |
Drawn Into War |
| Allied and Axis Powers
GED.USH.6.h |
Allied Victories |
| Fascism, Nazism, and totalitarianism
GED.USH.6.i |
Rise of Fascism and Communism |
| The Holocaust
GED.USH.6.j |
The War in Europe |
| Japanese-American internment
GED.USH.6.k |
Wartime America |
| Decolonization
GED.USH.6.l |
Africa |
| World Wars I & II | |
| GI Bill
GED.USH.6.m |
The Challenge of Prosperity |
The Cold War | |
| Communism and capitalism
GED.USH.7.a |
Recent Political Systems |
| NATO and the Warsaw Pact
GED.USH.7.b |
The Cold War Begins |
| U.S. maturation as an international power
GED.USH.7.c |
Postwar Politics |
| Division of Germany, Berlin Blockade and Airlift
GED.USH.7.d |
The Cold War Begins |
| Truman Doctrine
GED.USH.7.e |
Damage Control |
| Marshall Plan
GED.USH.7.f |
Damage Control |
| The Cold War | |
| Lyndon B. Johnson and The Great Society
GED.USH.7.g |
Politics of the 1950s and 1960s |
| Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal
GED.USH.7.h |
Modern Domestic Policy |
The Cold War | |
| Collapse of U.S.S.R. and democratization of Eastern Europe
GED.USH.7.i |
The Cold War |
American foreign policy since 9/11 | |
| American foreign policy since 9/11
GED.USH.8.a |
Modern Foreign Policy |
| Economics | eTAP Lesson |
| Key economic events that have shaped American government and policies | |
| Key economic events that have shaped American government and policies
GED.E.1.a |
A More Perfect Union |
Relationship between political and economic freedoms | |
| Relationship between political and economic freedoms
GED.E.2.a |
The Constitution of the United States |
Fundamental Economic Concepts | |
| Markets
GED.E.3.a |
How Supply and Demand Affect Price |
| Incentives
GED.E.3.b |
The Role of Government |
| Monopoly and competition
GED.E.3.c |
Competition and Control |
| Labor and capital
GED.E.3.d |
Working Conditions and Laissez-Faire Policies |
| Opportunity cost
GED.E.3.e |
Scarcity and Choice |
| Profit
GED.E.3.f |
The Basics of Capitalism |
| Entrepreneurship
GED.E.3.g |
Looking at the Resources |
| Comparative advantage
GED.E.3.h |
Early European Political Systems |
| Specialization
GED.E.3.i |
Economic Specialization |
| Productivity
GED.E.3.j |
The Factors of Production and Distribution |
| Fundamental Economic Concepts | |
| Interdependence
GED.E.3.k |
Global Interdependence |
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics | |
| Supply, demand and price
GED.E.4.a |
The Law of Supply and Demand |
| Individual choice
GED.E.4.b |
Economic Systems |
| Institutions
GED.E.4.c |
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| Fiscal and monetary policy
GED.E.4.d |
Managing the Nation’s Economy |
| Regulation and costs of government policies
GED.E.4.e |
Taxation |
| Investment
GED.E.4.f |
Business Finance |
| Government and market failures
GED.E.4.g |
What Do Economists Do? |
| Inflation and deflation
GED.E.4.h |
A Look Inside Macroeconomics |
| GDP
GED.E.4.i |
Interest Rates |
| Unemployment
GED.E.4.j |
The Labor Force Trends in Labor |
| Tariffs
GED.E.4.k |
The Evolution of U.S. Trade Policy |
Consumer economics | |
| Types of credit
GED.E.5.a |
Checking Accounts, Debit Cards and Credit Cards |
| Savings and banking
GED.E.5.b |
Savings Options |
| Consumer economics | |
| Consumer credit laws
GED.E.5.c |
Payment Methods |
Economic causes and impacts of wars | |
| Economic causes and impacts of wars
GED.E.6.a |
Picking up the Pieces |
Economic drivers of exploration and colonization | |
| Economic drivers of exploration and colonization
GED.E.7.a |
Colonization of Africa |
Scientific and Industrial Revolutions | |
| Scientific and Industrial Revolutions
GED.E.8.a |
A Different Kind of Revolution |
| Geography | eTAP Lesson |
Development of classical civilizations | |
| Development of classical civilizations
GED.G.1.a |
Quest for Beauty and Meaning |
Relationships between the environment and societal development | |
| Nationhood and statehood
GED.G.2.a |
Greek City-States |
| Sustainability
GED.G.2.b |
Resources in the Ecosystem |
| Technology
GED.G.2.c |
Tools and Technology |
| Natural resources
GED.G.2.d |
Looking at the Resources |
| Human changes to the environment
GED.G.2.e |
Ecosystem Changes |
Borders between peoples and nations | |
| Concepts of region and place
GED.G.3.a |
Geological Regions and Resources |
| Natural and cultural diversity
GED.G.3.b |
Cultural Geography |
| Borders between peoples and nations | |
| Borders between peoples and nations
GED.G.3.c |
The Middle East |
Human migration | |
| Immigration, emigration and diaspora
GED.G.4.a |
Immigration The Spread of Industry |
| Culture, cultural diffusion and assimilation
GED.G.4.b |
Government, Religion, and Culture Western Law and its Influences |
| Population trends and issues
GED.G.4.c |
Contemporary American Issues |
| Rural and urban settlement
GED.G.4.d |
Social Reform |
