HiSET Social Studies Practice Test

Question 1

Which feature of the United States Constitution was included to address the concern expressed by James Madison?

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checks and balances

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electoral college

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amendment process

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Bill of Rights

Question 2

The map illustrates the impact on the United States of the

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Missouri Compromise

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Great Compromise

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Dred Scott decision

Question 3

Information on the map supports the conclusion that congressional leaders in 1820 and 1821 wanted to

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maintain an equal number of free and slave states

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open territories in the North to slavery

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bring slavery to the Oregon Country

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ban slavery west of the Mississippi River

Question 4

Which conclusion can best be drawn from the information in this chart?

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The Middle states led the nation in all categories related to manufacturing.

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The Southern states led the nation in manufacturing.

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The New England states depended more on agriculture than on manufacturing.

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Manufacturing production in the Western states exceeded that of the New England states.

Question 5

The cartoon illustrates President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s dissatisfaction with

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New Deal programs being declared unconstitutional

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being unable to appoint minorities to the Supreme Court

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Congress leading the nation into World War II

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Congress resisting proposals to strengthen the navy

Question 6

Based on this map, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) received the least support in the

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southeastern states

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Pacific Coast states

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Rocky Mountain states

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northeastern states

Question 7

Based on this map, the proposed equal rights amendment was not added to the Constitution because

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fewer than three-fourths of the states ratified it

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Idaho, Nebraska, and Kentucky never held a ratification vote

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too few New England states supported it

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the president vetoed the passage of the amendment

Question 8

President Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s executive order forcing Japanese Americans into internment camps both demonstrate that

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constitutional rights can be limited during times of war

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Congress can pass laws limiting the power of a strong president

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immigrants are protected by the same constitutional rights as United States citizens

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presidential actions must be submitted to the Supreme Court for approval

Question 9

This map illustrates the relationship between

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humans and environment

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ironworking and trans-Saharan trade

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monsoons and flooding

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religion and government

Question 10

Which process is shown on this map?

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cultural diffusion

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urbanization

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social stratification

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nationalization