Practice Quiz

GED Test Prep - Social Studies - Question List

Select how would you like to study

Study Mode Free Daily Question Test Mode
26. What is a flat tax?
  1. A tax where every taxpayer pays the same amount.
  2. A tax where every taxpayer pays the same percentage of her income.
  3. A tax that is the same in all 50 states.
  4. A tax that guarantees and equal distribution of wealth.
  5. A tax that cannot change over time.
See answer
27. All of the following are among the growing number of players involved in foreign policymaking except:
  1. The Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  2. The Department of Agriculture
  3. The Commerce Department
  4. The State Department
  5. The Pentagon
See answer
28. Which of the following labels refers to the principle under which the government does not meddle with the economy?
  1. Supply-side economics policy
  2. Laissez-faire economics policy
  3. Elitist economics policy
  4. Monetarism
See answer
29. Pluralist theory argues that the best way of understanding democracy in the United States is to view it as:
  1. As many people participating directly in government as possible.
  2. Interest groups competing with each other to control the government.
  3. Making sure there is a plurality of votes before any law can be passed.
  4. Giving each of the many political parties a say in how the country is governed.
  5. Thinking about many different ways of doing things before making a decision on the best course of action.
See answer
30. The Council of Economic Advisors generally advocates that the government pursue goals in line with Keynesian economic theory, which advocates all of the following except:
  1. Increasing national production
  2. Maintaining price stability (or low inflation)
  3. Maintaining low unemployment rates
  4. Allowing the market to correct course naturally when it falters
See answer

Select how would you like to study

Study Mode Free Daily Question Test Mode