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 …)
Hi, all GED study-ers! I noticed that Maria’s reading practice question for this week mentions propaganda…and since propaganda is a great topic on the GED Social Studies test, I thought I’d talk about propaganda a little bit… (Read on …)
How’s the GED studying goin’? Last time, I gave you a GED question about a political cartoon. It’s important to remember that the GED test is about understanding pictures and things, also… I mean, you have to do a lot of reading, but you also have to look at things. Like political cartoons. So, here was the practice question I gave you: (Read on …)
Hey! Hope all of you are studyin’ hard for your GED test. I really can get into these political cartoons. Some of them don’t make sense, but some of them are pretty funny. It’s funny to see cartoons on the GED test, but I guess the whole idea is to make the GED about stuff in real life, and every day there’s new real-life political cartoons that people make, and people like me read! I never used to read them… that’s the good thing about the GED. I do things studying for the GED that I never did before. (Read on …)
So, you know what’s on the GED test that’s fun and interesting to study? Political cartoons! Yes, there always seem to be political cartoons on the GED practice tests. They want you to look at them, understand them, and make conclusions about them. So, here’s some fun practice for GED social studies… go look at political cartoons! (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 …)
Hey… Well, who knows what you need to know about for GED social studies better than you do? What idea is really hard to understand? What question is really difficult to answer? What do you want me to figure out and explain? Now, I’m asking you to send in all your GED social studies questions, so I can get you some answers to what you want to know. You can post a comment here, or e-mail me at becca@passged.com.
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 …)
