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Social Studies HiSET Practice Test 3
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
The Bubonic Plague of the mid-fourteenth century was the most devastating natural disaster in European History. We now know that this plague was caused by rats that were infected by bacteria-carrying fleas. The rats carried the disease as they were unknowingly transported with cargo ships through trade routes. A third of the entire population of Europe is thought to have been killed by this plague. What caused the Bubonic Plague?
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2. Question
The statement “Today, the dollar is worth about 45 cents,” describes?
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3. Question
The theory that government should not interfere in economic affairs is known as?
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4. Question
Under this system, the government owns nearly all the means of production and directs all important economic activities?
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5. Question
The money supply of the United States is regulated by the _________?
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6. Question
In order to achieve agreement between employers and employees, labor and management uses the process of _______?
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7. Question
A short period of somewhat decreased business activity is known as a _________?
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8. Question
According to the theory of supply and demand, as the price of an article decreases, the quantity demanded will ________?
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9. Question
In order to compute the income taxes you owe the federal government this year, your employer is required to give you a ______ that lists your earnings and withholding for the past year.
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10. Question
Americans pay many different types of taxes to federal, state, and local governments. Choose the best example of a tax that we do NOT pay in the United States?
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