📚 Course Curriculum
!Session 1 Social Studies visual for Foundations of American Democracy. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First identify …
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!Session 2 Social Studies visual for The U.S. Constitution. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First identify the …
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!Session 3 Social Studies visual for The Bill of Rights & Key Constitutional Amendments. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for …
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!Session 4 Social Studies visual for The Legislative Branch — Congress. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
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!Session 5 Social Studies visual for The Executive Branch — The President. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. …
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!Session 6 Social Studies visual for The Judicial Branch — Courts & Judicial Review. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for …
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!Session 7 Social Studies visual for Federalism & State/Local Government. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First identify …
Open trial session →!Session 8 Social Studies visual for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
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!Session 9 Social Studies visual for Elections, Voting & Political Participation. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
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!Session 10 Social Studies visual for Public Policy & U.S. Foreign Policy. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. …
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!Session 11 Social Studies visual for Pre-Colonial America & the Colonial Era. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. …
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!Session 12 Social Studies visual for The American Revolution & Independence. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
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!Session 13 Social Studies visual for The Early Republic & Westward Expansion. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. …
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!Session 14 Social Studies visual for The Civil War & Reconstruction. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
Open trial session →!Session 15 Social Studies visual for The Industrial Revolution & Progressive Era. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. …
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!Session 16 Social Studies visual for MIDTERM EXAM — Civics, Government & Early U.S. History. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map …
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!Session 17 Social Studies visual for World War I & The Great Depression. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this …
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!Session 18 Social Studies visual for World War II & Post-War America. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. …
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!Session 19 Social Studies visual for The Cold War & the Civil Rights Era. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for …
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!Session 20 Social Studies visual for Modern America — 1970s to the Present. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this …
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!Session 21 Social Studies visual for Basic Economic Concepts. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First identify the …
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!Session 22 Social Studies visual for Supply, Demand & Markets. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First identify …
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!Session 23 Social Studies visual for Macroeconomics & Government Economic Policy. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
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!Session 24 Social Studies visual for Personal Finance & Consumer Economics. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
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!Session 25 Social Studies visual for Physical Geography & Map Skills. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
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!Session 26 Social Studies visual for Human Geography & Culture. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First identify …
Open trial session →!Session 27 Social Studies visual for World Regions & Global Issues. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
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!Session 28 Social Studies visual for Environment & Sustainability. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First identify the …
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!Session 29 Social Studies visual for Interpreting Graphs, Charts & Political Cartoons. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. …
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!Session 30 Social Studies visual for Analyzing Primary & Secondary Sources. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
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!Session 31 Social Studies visual for Reasoning & Critical Thinking Skills. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
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!Session 32 Social Studies visual for Final Review & Test Strategies. Visual Study Cue. Use the image above as a map for this session. First …
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Course Syllabus
This self-paced GED® Social_Studies course follows a 32-lesson sequence. Work through the modules in order so that each skill supports the next.
Course sequence
Module 1 - Lessons 1-6
- Foundations of American Democracy
- The U.S. Constitution
- The Bill of Rights & Key Constitutional Amendments
- The Legislative Branch — Congress
- The Executive Branch — The President
- The Judicial Branch — Courts & Judicial Review
Module 2 - Lessons 7-12
- Federalism & State/Local Government
- Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
- Elections, Voting & Political Participation
- Public Policy & U.S. Foreign Policy
- Pre-Colonial America & the Colonial Era
- The American Revolution & Independence
Module 3 - Lessons 13-18
- The Early Republic & Westward Expansion
- The Civil War & Reconstruction
- The Industrial Revolution & Progressive Era
- MIDTERM EXAM — Civics, Government & Early U.S. History
- World War I & The Great Depression
- World War II & Post-War America
Module 4 - Lessons 19-24
- The Cold War & the Civil Rights Era
- Modern America — 1970s to the Present
- Basic Economic Concepts
- Supply, Demand & Markets
- Macroeconomics & Government Economic Policy
- Personal Finance & Consumer Economics
Module 5 - Lessons 25-30
- Physical Geography & Map Skills
- Human Geography & Culture
- World Regions & Global Issues
- Environment & Sustainability
- Interpreting Graphs, Charts & Political Cartoons
- Analyzing Primary & Secondary Sources
Module 6 - Lessons 31-32
- Reasoning & Critical Thinking Skills
- Final Review & Test Strategies
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.
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the essential ideas and vocabulary in Foundations of American Democracy.
- Apply an appropriate method to tasks involving Elections, Voting & Political Participation.
- Interpret examples or evidence related to World War I & The Great Depression.
- Check reasoning and correct common errors involving Personal Finance & Consumer Economics.
- Combine Final Review & Test Strategies with other course skills in mixed practice.
- Use feedback and answer explanations to diagnose and correct mistakes.
- Complete mixed, exam-style practice with clearer reasoning and greater independence.
📝 Practice Questions
235 interactive questions with instant feedback and explanations.
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