The socket of the present invention includes a lid having a first protrusion on the reverse side, and a first terminal connected electrically to the first protrusion, and a main body having a second terminal on the upside, and a third terminal connected electrically to the second terminal on the reverse side, in which an electronic component is contained in the main body, and the first terminal and the second terminal are connected electrically in the space enclosed and fixed by the lid. The inspection system of the present invention includes a socket of the present invention, and an evaluation board for connecting a third terminal of the socket electrically to the inspection apparatus of the electronic component, and propagating an inspection signal.