Da VIP Academy / GED / Social Studies
Social Studies
Civics and government, U.S. history, economics, geography — plus how to read primary sources, charts, and maps like a historian.
Your readiness
Take the diagnostic to get a readiness score for Social Studies.
About the real test
- • About 70 minutes on the official test.
- • Roughly 50% civics and government, 20% U.S. history, 15% economics, 15% geography and the world.
- • Most items are built on a document, chart, map, or quotation.
- • Calculator: available
Domains & skills
Civics & Government
The Constitution, the three branches, federalism, and citizen rights.
Constitutional Principles
Explain popular sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism.
The Three Branches
Match powers and duties to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Rights & Civic Responsibility
Identify constitutional rights and the responsibilities of citizenship.
U.S. History
Founding era through the civil rights movement and modern America.
Founding Era
Explain the causes of the Revolution and the shift from the Articles to the Constitution.
Civil War & Reconstruction
Explain the causes and outcomes of the Civil War and the Reconstruction amendments.
Civil Rights Movement
Analyze the strategies, landmark rulings, and laws of the civil rights era.
Economics
Markets, supply and demand, and money decisions that show up on the test and in life.
Supply, Demand & Markets
Use supply and demand to explain prices, shortages, and surpluses.
Personal Finance & Economic Choices
Apply budgeting, credit, interest, and opportunity-cost reasoning.
Economic Systems & Government Role
Compare market, command, and mixed economies and describe government's role.
Geography & Source Reasoning
Maps, migration, and how to read primary and secondary sources.
Maps, Regions & Migration
Read map features and explain why people and settlements locate where they do.
Primary & Secondary Sources
Distinguish source types and evaluate point of view, purpose, and reliability.
Reasoning With Charts & Data
Draw supported conclusions from social studies tables, graphs, and maps.