🎓 GED · SOCIAL

GED® Social Studies: Macroeconomics, Government & Economic Data

An Economics course on GDP, inflation, unemployment, fiscal policy, monetary policy, public goods, taxes, regulation, and reading economic data.

📚 4 sessions 📝 20 practice questions ⏰ Self-paced ✅ 100% Free
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Course Map

📚 Course Curriculum

4 sessions organized as a guided path, with 3 trial sessions open before enrollment.

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Macroeconomics studies the whole economy. GDP measures the value of final goods and services produced in a country. Inflation means prices rise and purchasing power …

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Fiscal policy uses government spending and taxation. Monetary policy is managed by the Federal Reserve through tools that influence money, credit, and interest rates. Expansionary …

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Government often acts when markets underprovide public goods or create externalities. Pollution is a negative externality because costs fall on people outside the transaction. Regulation, …

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Economic graphs require careful attention to units, time period, and whether values are nominal or real. A rising GDP line can still hide unequal distribution. …

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Course Guide

Course Syllabus

This self-paced GED® Social Studies course follows a 4-lesson sequence. Work through the modules in order so that each skill supports the next.

Course sequence

Module 1 - Lessons 1-4

  • GDP, Inflation, and Unemployment
  • Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy
  • Public Goods, Externalities, and Regulation
  • Reading Economic Data

Practice and completion

  • Use worked examples and lesson practice to check understanding after each module.
  • Review incorrect answers, explain the correction, and repeat weak skills.
  • Complete the available mixed or final course practice to demonstrate readiness.
Learning Results

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Explain the important civic, historical, economic, or geographic ideas in GDP, Inflation, and Unemployment.
  • Analyze sources, evidence, and data related to Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy.
  • Compare perspectives and draw supported conclusions about Public Goods, Externalities, and Regulation.
  • Apply source-based reasoning to questions involving Reading Economic Data.
  • Use feedback and answer explanations to diagnose and correct mistakes.
  • Complete mixed, exam-style practice with clearer reasoning and greater independence.

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📝 Practice Questions

20 interactive questions with instant feedback and explanations.

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