Becca’s GED Social Studies Blog

So, you’re reading an article in a magazine, or someone’s blog. Everything in it’s a fact, right? They’re reporting facts, right? Not true! Things you read have all kinds of opinions in them, as well as facts. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference! And you don’t want to think that someone’s opinion is a cold, hard fact. You want to make up your own mind on your opinions! That’s why the GED social studies test tests your ability to tell facts from opinions. (Read on …)

Hey, GED people! How’s the studying going? I’ve got a good GED social studies topic for you this time… -isms. You’re sure to run into a question about socialism, capitalism, communism, fascism… one of the big -isms. So, let’s try to sort them out. (Read on …)

Hey, all GED-studiers. You’ve seen a lot about the elections… it’s all over the place! Sometimes I feel like I can’t turn on the TV without getting hit by an election ad about something. Well, it’s important, too–because every day you see “financial crisis” in the news. (More GED social studies, because it’s all economics!) (Read on …)

Okay. So, economics is in the news. And, guess what? It’s all mixed up with government. And don’t think this isn’t making history. Not to mention that everyone’s talking about the Great Depression, comparing this to that. So we’ve got all kinds of GED social studies going on in the real world, right now. (Read on …)

Last week I gave you a GED practice question, right from the news! The article was about the Congress and the President arguing about what to do about oil. What’s new? With gas prices so high… I doubt they’re ever coming down, even though they’ve dropped a little bit. There’s supposed to bounce back up, of course. Seems they always go up and never go down. I’m glad I’m not truckin’ anymore, with these prices! That’s who it’s really hard on, the truckers. Anyone who has to pay for their own gas… (Read on …)

Hey, GED studiers! The GED test is just a test… but the stuff on it is important in real life, believe it or not! Especially now with the elections and stuff in the news, it seems like there’s GED social studies all over the place. You can do a lot of GED studying just by watching the news, or reading about it online. (Read on …)

So, how’s the GED studying going? How are you doing? Are you beginning to understand some things about GED social studies? There’ve been a lot of Supreme Court decisions lately… the Supreme Court said the Second Amendment makes an anti-gun law in Washington, D.C. illegal, that was important. It means a lot of gun laws in the U.S. might need to change! And the Supreme Court also said that the prisoners in Guantanamo have a right to a hearing with a judge to say if the government has enough evidence to keep them. That’s a big deal, too. Well, my GED practice question was about that decision…. (Read on …)

Okay, I promised you a practice question for the GED social studies test… and here’s one on the constitution, like I’ve been talking about…. Have you been listening to the news? Because the Supreme Court made an important decision, applying the Constitution to the prisoners the military is holding at Guantanamo. (Read on …)

Okay, last time I talked about the Constitution. That’s one of the big, important documents in American government that is likely to be on the GED test somewhere! Well, one of the most important parts of the Constitution is the Bill of Rights. That’s the first ten Amendments to the Constitution…added at the end. They’re a pretty big deal, so let’s talk about them. Here’s what the amendments say, in simple language: (Read on …)

Hi there! Last time, I talked a little bit about the Declaration of Independence…and there’s a question on the Declaration of Independence in Maria’s blog too. She mentions it, but she doesn’t really talk about what it is. I think the two most important documents in U.S. history are the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and sometimes people don’t really understand what they are and which is which. So, I thought I’d talk about it. (Read on …)