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 …)
Hey, everyone! The GED social studies test has questions on it from important documents in American history. That means, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and major Supreme Court cases. Now, I don’t know about you, but all that stuff is hard to get! But I figured out that it’s not really that hard to understand the ideas…just the language is hard. Here’s an example: The Declaration of Independence. That was written when the American colonies wanted to make their own country…the U.S. (Read on …)
Yeah, voting! The GED test is supposed to measure skills that you can use in real life. So, why not see how GED social studies is part of your life every day? You’ve seen the primaries on the news, right? Voting to choose who’s going to be on the ballot. Voting is about government, and government is part of the GED test! Guess what, though? Voting in a primary isn’t even a right you have under the law. If they wanted too, the top people in the Republican Party or the Democratic Party could get together and figure out who to nominate for president. (Read on …)
On the GED test, there are some important ideas you need to know about government and the big ideas behind government in the U.S. I was thinking about the last thing I talked about, redistricting, made me think about it. I mean, when people were using redistricting to discriminate against blacks or other minorities, other people brought it to court. The Supreme Court decided whether the people making laws were right or wrong. So, one part of the government can stop another part of the government from doing something. (Read on …)
Civics means government, and now’s the time when everyone’s thinking about the government… that is, election time! The GED has questions about government and voting, so you’ve got to know it. Plus, it’s important in your life. I mean, voting’s going on right now, and it’s going to change the government and who’s got the power.
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Hey, again, GED-ers. I know Curtis has been bugging me about the election stuff that’s going on… that’s one of the things on the GED… “Civics.” (Read on …)
