A state has 8 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. How many electors does it have in the Electoral College?National Archives, Electoral College: About the Electors (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0003 (elections, citizenship and civic involvement).
The Declaration of Independence says that governments derive "their just powers" from what?Declaration of Independence (National Archives transcript) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0002 (ideals and principles of democratic government).
The president negotiates a treaty with another nation. What does the Constitution require before the treaty is made?U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 2 (National Archives transcript) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0004 (international relations and U.S. foreign policy).
The Twenty-sixth Amendment was ratified in 1971. What did it do?U.S. Constitution, Amendment XXVI (National Archives transcript) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0003 (elections, citizenship and civic involvement).
Under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, where must a bill for raising revenue begin?U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 7 (National Archives transcript) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0001 (government, law and the organization of U.S. and Washington State government).
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Civics, continued
The United States, Canada and several Western European nations created NATO in 1949. For what purpose?Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State, Milestones: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 1949 (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0004 (international relations and U.S. foreign policy).
The Washington State Constitution vests legislative authority in a senate and house of representatives. Which two powers does it say the people reserve to themselves?Washington State Constitution, Article II, Section 1 (Washington State Legislature) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0001 (government, law and the organization of U.S. and Washington State government).
Which duty does the Washington State Constitution call the "paramount duty of the state"?Washington State Constitution, Article IX, Section 1 (Washington State Legislature) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0001 (government, law and the organization of U.S. and Washington State government).
Which principle did Chief Justice John Marshall establish in Marbury v. Madison (1803)?National Archives, Milestone Documents: Marbury v. Madison (1803) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0002 (ideals and principles of democratic government).
Economics 7
A country can grow wheat or weave cloth. It gives up less cloth for each bushel of wheat than its trading partners do, so it specializes in wheat. Which principle explains the choice?Wikipedia, Comparative advantage (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0006 (economic systems and international economics).
A school district has money for either a new science lab or a new bus route. It picks the lab. What is the opportunity cost of that choice?Wikipedia, Opportunity cost (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0005 (basic economic concepts).
A shopper compares two jackets by their prices in dollars. Which function of money is at work?Wikipedia, Unit of account; Money (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0005 (basic economic concepts).
The goals Congress set for the Federal Reserve's monetary policy are commonly called the dual mandate. What are the two goals?Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Monetary Policy: What Are Its Goals? How Does It Work? (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0007 (government in the U.S. economy).
In which economic system do economy-wide plans decide what is produced and how capital goods are allocated?Wikipedia, Planned economy; Market economy (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0006 (economic systems and international economics).
What is a tariff?International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Import Tariffs and Fees Overview (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0007 (government in the U.S. economy).
Which list names the four basic factors of production?Wikipedia, Factors of production (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0005 (basic economic concepts).
Geography 9
A coastal nation has jurisdiction over natural resources in its exclusive economic zone. How far does the U.S. zone extend from the territorial sea baseline?National Ocean Service, NOAA, What is the EEZ? (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0009 (human geography of places and regions).
A county planner stacks flood zones, roads and school sites on one digital map to choose a safe building site. Which tool is the planner using?U.S. Geological Survey, What is a geographic information system (GIS)? (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0008 (geographic tools and physical features).
Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River supplies the Columbia Basin Project. Which change to the environment does that project carry out?Bureau of Reclamation, Grand Coulee Dam: About Us (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0010 (humans, the environment and culture).
Moist Pacific air drops most of its rain as it rises over the Cascade Range. What is the dry area on the far side of the mountains called?Wikipedia, Rain shadow (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0010 (humans, the environment and culture).
On a globe, what does a line of latitude tell you about a place?National Ocean Service, NOAA, What is latitude? (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0008 (geographic tools and physical features).
The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and earthquake sites around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. What produces it?NOAA Ocean Exploration, What is the Ring of Fire? (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0008 (geographic tools and physical features).
Under U.S. law, which person can qualify as a refugee?U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Refugees (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0011 (geographic context of global issues).
Which process carved eastern Washington's Channeled Scablands?Wikipedia, Channeled Scablands; Missoula floods (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0008 (geographic tools and physical features).
Why does Greenland look far larger than it is on a Mercator world map?U.S. Geological Survey, Map Projections (General Interest Publication) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0008 (geographic tools and physical features).
U.S. history 11
The Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863. Which people did it declare free?National Archives, Milestone Documents: Emancipation Proclamation (1863) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0013 (U.S. history, 1791 to 1877).
Federal judge George Boldt ruled on treaty fishing rights in Washington on February 12, 1974. What share of the annual catch did his ruling allocate to treaty tribes?HistoryLink.org Essay 5282, Federal Judge George Boldt issues historic ruling affirming Native American treaty fishing rights on February 12, 1974 (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0016 (Washington State history).
How did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 keep the balance between slave and free states?National Archives, Milestone Documents: Missouri Compromise (1820) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0013 (U.S. history, 1791 to 1877).
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed which practice?National Archives, Milestone Documents: Voting Rights Act (1965) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0015 (U.S. history, 1945 to the present).
What did the British Proclamation of 1763 do?Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State, Milestones: Proclamation Line of 1763 (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0012 (early U.S. history to 1791).
What did the Supreme Court rule in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?National Archives, Milestone Documents: Brown v. Board of Education (1954) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0015 (U.S. history, 1945 to the present).
What happened in Seattle on February 6, 1919?HistoryLink.org Essay 861, Seattle General Strike, 1919 (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0016 (Washington State history).
Which 1935 law set up old-age benefits for workers and unemployment insurance?National Archives, Milestone Documents: Social Security Act (1935) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0014 (U.S. history, 1877 to 1945).
Which restriction did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 put in place?National Archives, Milestone Documents: Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0014 (U.S. history, 1877 to 1945).
Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation left the central government with a depleted treasury?National Archives, Milestone Documents: Articles of Confederation (1777) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0012 (early U.S. history to 1791).
Why was the Hanford site on the Columbia River built during World War II?National Park Service, Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Hanford, WA (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0016 (Washington State history).
World history 11
The Code of Hammurabi is a legal text from which civilization?Wikipedia, Code of Hammurabi (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0017 (world civilizations, 8000 BCE to 600 CE).
How did democracy in ancient Athens differ from a modern representative system?Wikipedia, Athenian democracy (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0017 (world civilizations, 8000 BCE to 600 CE).
Mansa Musa's wealth came mainly from the Mali Empire controlling and taxing trade in which goods?Wikipedia, Mansa Musa (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0018 (world history, 600 to 1600).
What did Germany accept under Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State, Milestones: The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0021 (the modern era, 1914 to the present).
What did Mao Zedong declare on October 1, 1949?Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State, Milestones: The Chinese Revolution of 1949 (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0021 (the modern era, 1914 to the present).
What did the model of the universe that Copernicus published in 1543 place at its center?Wikipedia, Nicolaus Copernicus (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0019 (global expansion and encounter, 1450 to 1750).
What was apartheid, which ended as South Africa formed a democratic government in 1994?Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State, Milestones: The End of Apartheid (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0021 (the modern era, 1914 to the present).
What was the Columbian Exchange?Wikipedia, Columbian exchange (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0019 (global expansion and encounter, 1450 to 1750).
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin, around 1760?Wikipedia, Industrial Revolution (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0020 (the Age of Revolutions, 1750 to 1914).
Which revolution produced the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in 1789?Wikipedia, Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0020 (the Age of Revolutions, 1750 to 1914).
Why does the Library of Congress call the Gutenberg Bible a turning point in bookmaking?Library of Congress, The Gutenberg Bible (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0018 (world history, 600 to 1600).
Concepts and skills 8
A student researching the Seattle General Strike of 1919 finds four items. Which one is a primary source?Wikipedia, Primary source (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0023 (locating social studies information).
A student wants to show how Washington's population changed from one census to the next. Which format fits best?National Center for Education Statistics, NCES Kids' Zone: How to Choose Which Type of Graph to Use (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0025 (presenting social studies information).
A website says an 1855 treaty "gave away" a tribe's land for nothing. Which step best tests that claim?WEST-E Social Studies framework: validating data using multiple sources; evaluating the accuracy and reliability of sources (objective 0024, read 2026-10-08).
Which list puts these events in order from earliest to latest?National Archives, Milestone Documents (list by date) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0022 (social studies terms, concepts and perspectives).
Which search phrase would best narrow an online search to sources on the 1855 treaty councils in Washington Territory?WEST-E Social Studies framework: using key words to facilitate traditional and online research (objective 0023, read 2026-10-08).
Which sentence is a historical thesis that evidence could support or refute?WEST-E Social Studies framework: formulating and supporting a historical thesis using appropriate content and verifiable evidence (objective 0025, read 2026-10-08).
Which statement about the Louisiana Purchase is an opinion rather than a fact?National Archives, Milestone Documents: Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803) (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0024 (analyzing and interpreting social studies information).
Which was an effect of the Stamp Act of 1765?Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State, Milestones: Parliamentary Taxation of Colonies, International Trade, and the American Revolution, 1763 to 1775 (read 2026-10-08). Outline: WEST-E Social Studies framework, objective 0022 (social studies terms, concepts and perspectives).
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the test framework for WEST-E Social Studies (028) of the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board (https://www.west.nesinc.com/Content/STUDYGUIDE/WA_SG_obj_028.htm, read 2026-10-08): Civics 16%, Economics 12%, Geography 16%, U.S. History 20%, World History 20%, Social Studies Concepts and Skills 16%; the bank holds 9, 7, 9, 11, 11 and 8. Test facts from the test page (https://www.west.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/WA028_TestPage.html, read 2026-10-08): 110 multiple-choice questions, 2 hours 30 minutes, passing score 240. Every fact was read on 2026-10-08 in the public page the question names: National Archives transcripts and milestone documents, the Washington State Constitution, the State Department's Office of the Historian, NOAA, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Reclamation, the National Park Service, the Federal Reserve, the Library of Congress, HistoryLink.org and, for economics terms and older world history, Wikipedia. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This free WEST-E Social Studies practice test has 55 questions of our own, spread across the six content domains in the framework's proportions. It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board or Pearson.
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What test 028 covers
By the framework read October 8, 2026: Civics 16%, Economics 12%, Geography 16%, U.S. History 20%, World History 20%, and Social Studies Concepts and Skills 16%. This bank holds 9, 7, 9, 11, 11 and 8 questions.
The Washington content
The framework names Washington State throughout: its constitution, the Northwest tribes and the Stevens treaties, the Seattle General Strike of 1919, Hanford, the Columbia Basin and the Boldt Decision. Twelve questions here are set in Washington.
Timing
Exam mode asks all 55 questions in 75 minutes: half the real test's length in half its time.
The test page lists no reference materials, so dates and amendment numbers have to be known cold.
Questions and answers
Is this WEST-E Social Studies practice test free?
Yes, with no sign-up. Each question was written from the published framework and the public source it names. None is taken or reworded from the real test or its sample questions.
How many questions are on the WEST-E Social Studies test?
110 multiple-choice questions, each with four answer choices. Testing time is 2 hours and 30 minutes, plus 15 minutes for a tutorial and nondisclosure agreement.
What is the passing score for WEST-E Social Studies?
240, on a scale from 100 to 300. This page reports how many questions you answered correctly, which cannot stand in for a scaled score.
Is WEST-E Social Studies the same test as WEST-E History?
No. The exam's list of tests, read October 8, 2026, shows History as a separate test, code 027. This page follows the framework for Social Studies, code 028.