Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with the GED Social Studies Test 5 Chapter 1: Taking a Quick Glance at the GED Social Studies Test 7 Chapter 2: Preparing for the GED Social Studies Test 15 Chapter 3: Taking a Social Studies Diagnostic Test 27 Chapter 4: Succeeding on the GED Social Studies Test 55 Part II: Enhancing Your Social Studies Skills 65 Chapter 5: Reading and Understanding Social Studies Passages 67 Chapter 6: Understanding and Applying Key Social Studies Concepts 81 Chapter 7: Applying Mathematical Reasoning to Social Studies 99 Part III: Nurturing Your Knowledge: History, Civics, Economics, and Geography 111 Chapter 8: Brushing Up on Civics and Government 113 Chapter 9: Looking Back at U.S. History 127 Chapter 10: Shaking the Money Tree: Economics 145 Chapter 11: Traveling through Time and Space with Social Studies Lessons 161 Chapter 12: Writing a First-Class Extended Response 175 Part IV: Testing Your Social Studies Knowledge and Skills 191 Chapter 13: Taking a Social Studies Practice Test 193 Chapter 14: Answers and Explanations for the Social Studies Practice Test 221 Part V: The Part of Tens 229 Chapter 15: Ten More Ways to Prep for the GED Social Studies Test 231 Chapter 16: Ten Skills to Master for the GED Social Studies Test 237 Index 247