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Reading social studies sources
8 lessons- Primary vs. secondary sources
- Annotating documents
- Identifying author bias
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Online GED Social Studies Classes
Read the documents. Pass the test.
A complete GED Social Studies prep course covering U.S. civics, history, economics, and geography — with a heavy focus on the skill the test really measures: reading primary sources, charts, and political cartoons. 60 short video lessons, 1,000+ practice questions, 6 timed prep exams.
- 60 video lessons · 1,000+ practice questions
- 6 full-length GED Social Studies prep exams
- Primary source workshop · documents · cartoons · maps
- Plain-English economics · no textbook jargon
94%SS pass rate
164Avg. score
145To pass
Lesson 06 · Reading sources
Excerpt · U.S. Bill of Rights, 1791
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble..."
Question
Which freedom would you cite to defend a peaceful protest?
Right to peaceably assemble— First Amendment
Walkthrough · 5:48
3 of 8 in module
Aligned to the 2024 GED Social Studies test
All 4 content areas
60 video lessons + 1,000 questions
9h 15m of teaching
Primary source workshop
Documents · maps · cartoons · charts
6 full-length prep exams
Timed · with on-screen tools
The full GED Social Studies curriculum
Eight modules.
60 video lessons.
Civics, history, economics, geography — and the document-reading skill that ties it all together. Practice questions in every module.
02
Reading charts, graphs & maps
8 lessons- Pie, bar, and line charts
- Population and electoral maps
- Reading scale and legends
03
U.S. civics & government
12 lessons- Three branches
- Bill of Rights
- Federal vs. state powers
04
U.S. history · the essentials
10 lessons- Founding to Civil War
- Industrialization & WWI
- Civil Rights to today
05
World history (selected)
4 lessons- Major revolutions
- WWII context
- Decolonization basics
06
Economics fundamentals
8 lessons- Supply and demand
- Inflation, GDP, unemployment
- Personal finance basics
07
Geography & demographics
6 lessons- Physical vs. political maps
- Population pyramids
- Migration patterns
08
Test-day strategy & political cartoons
4 lessons- Decoding cartoons fast
- Eliminating modern-spin distractors
- Pacing the test
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Three sample lessons. One live civics question.
No email wall, no credit card. Watch how we teach Social Studies, then try a real practice question — graded instantly.
Practice question · Civics
LIVE
Which branch of the U.S. government has the power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional?
The hidden skill
The GED isn't testing
your memory of history.
It's testing whether you can read a primary source, a chart, or a political cartoon and pull the answer out. Most students who fail social studies don't fail because they forgot the date of the Civil War — they fail because they couldn't decode the document the question wraps. We fix that first.
How to read founding documents without losing the thread
Decode political cartoons in under 30 seconds
Spot author bias and intent in any excerpt
Read electoral maps and population pyramids confidently
Practice tests + prep exam tools
Practice that mirrors the real exam.
Every Social Studies practice question and prep exam uses real primary sources, real data, and real GED-style cartoons. Nothing on test day should be a surprise.
Real primary sources
Excerpts from actual founding documents, court rulings, speeches, and political cartoons — the same kind the GED uses, not made-up filler.
Step-by-step explanations
Right or wrong, every question shows you exactly where in the source the answer lives — and why distractors were designed to mislead.
Real GED-style data sets
Charts, graphs, and maps drawn from actual U.S. government data sources — Census, BLS, Pew, electoral results — not stock illustrations.
Strong & Weak Areas report
After every test, see which content areas (civics · history · economics · geography) and which skills (sources · data · cartoons) need work.
Glossary built for the GED
A built-in vocabulary tool covering only the terms the GED actually uses. No deep-dive into AP World History territory.
Timed test simulator
Full-length 70-minute Social Studies exams under real timing. By attempt three, you finish with time to check your work.
The three fears
You don't need a history degree.
The GED Social Studies test rewards readers, not memorizers. We teach you the document-reading moves first — then layer in the content that actually appears on the test.
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I never paid attention in history class.
You don't need to. The GED Social Studies test isn't memorizing dates — it's reading documents and answering questions about them. Our course teaches the document-reading skill first, then layers on the U.S. history that actually shows up.
02
Political cartoons feel like riddles.
They look like riddles until someone explains the symbolism. We have a dedicated module on decoding cartoons in under 30 seconds — once you know the eight common visual metaphors, every cartoon question becomes mechanical.
03
Economics? I have no idea.
Nobody does until they're shown. Our economics module covers exactly the eight concepts the GED tests — supply, demand, inflation, GDP, and a few more — taught in real-life terms (rent, groceries, paychecks). No textbook jargon.
Your social studies teacher
James Whitaker
Lead instructor, Social Studies · M.Ed. History, University of Chicago · 20 yrs adult education
“Most students think social studies is about remembering names and dates. The GED is testing whether you can read a document and a chart. We teach the reading skills first — the history, civics, and economics are scaffolding for those skills.”
3,100+Students taught
96%Pass rate, her students
4.9★Avg. lesson rating
Real GED Social Studies scores, changed
Students who hated history class.
Every score below is from the official GED Social Studies test — not our practice questions. 145 is passing.
“I almost skipped this whole subject because I hated history class. The document-reading approach was a complete reset — I started enjoying the cartoons by week two.”
Trevor Douglas
Salt Lake City, UT
Social Studies: 167
“James broke down the three branches of government in a way that finally clicked. I used to confuse the Senate and the House — by the end of week two I could explain it to my kids.”
Jordan Reyes
San Antonio, TX
Social Studies: 159
“Economics terrified me. The lessons used real things — the price of milk, why rent goes up — and suddenly supply and demand made sense. Got 168 on the test.”
Nia Thompson
Charlotte, NC
Social Studies: 168
07 · The transformation
From "haven't studied in years" to signed, sealed, delivered.
Week 01
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Baseline score in every subject. Heat-map of weak skills. A 12-week plan tailored to the data.
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Fundamentals
Confidence returns.
Core concepts in your two weakest subjects are solid. Practice accuracy climbs past 65%.
Week 08
Simulation
The real test feels familiar.
Full-length timed practice exams. You know the question types, the pacing, the pressure.
Week 12
Pass
Diploma in hand.
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