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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Important; of consequence






2. Forbids the gov. to order private citizens to allow soldier to live in their homes






3. Former slave who became the best know black abolitionsit in the country 'north star'






4. Usually good or services sent out of one's country or are to be consumed by antoher






5. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin which was about the horrors of slaery






6. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






7. A economy where enough is grown hunted and crafted to provide for the basic needs of the people






8. Series of essays written by James Madison - John Jay - Alexander Hamilton - defending the Consituion and the principles on which the government of the United States was founded






9. The number of pople living per unti of an area (per square mile)






10. Administration charcterized by exessive red tape (steps to you have to go throuh to get a destired result) and rountine






11. When power is given to the people of the state to choose their governmnet






12. Led to the Boston Tea Party






13. The supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted on September 17 - 1787 - by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - and later ratified by conventions in each state in the name of 'the People';






14. States that powers not gien to the federal government belong to the states






15. Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America; ended the American Revolution and foreced Britian to recginze the United States as an idependent Nations






16. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






17. To change






18. The state of acting according to law; lawful






19. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






20. To be compeletly destroyed






21. Series of laws passed by England to regulate the Colonist's trade - so England would make money






22. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






23. 'Father of the Constitution'






24. Living in a country






25. Living in a city






26. The providing or supplying of something - esp. food or other necessities - in law providing for a specific circumstances or event.






27. Small town in Virgina where Robert E Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War






28. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






29. The Supreme Court decision that said saves were property and not citizens






30. The principle or system of vesiting in separte branches the excuitve - legislatvie - and judical powers of a government






31. The measruemnt of the percent of people in a given state or country who can read a write






32. Guarantees the right of states to organize millias or armies and the right of indivudlas to bear arms






33. Abraham Lincoln issued this on January 1 - 1863 seeting all slaves in the Confederate states Free






34. Body of citizens enrolled for miliatry service - and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies






35. Samuel Morse






36. Created two houses of Congress. One based on population - and ther other gave equal represnetation of each state






37. Relationships that exsits between governments






38. A formal expression of opinion or intention made - usually after voting by a formal organization - a legislature - a club or another group






39. Form of government embodying deomcratic principles and hwere a monarch is not the head of state






40. Mexico sold all of California and New mexico to the US






41. The toal national income divided by the number of people in the nation






42. John Deere






43. Moving from one place to antoher






44. The 'great charter' of Enlgish liberties - forced form King John by the English barons - June 15 - 1215






45. An act of the Second Continental Congress - adopted on July 4 - 1776 - which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were 'Free and Independent States' and that 'all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain - is a






46. A grade or level of subistence and comfort in everday life enjoyed by a community - class - or individual






47. Changing iron into steal






48. Governmnet in which one perosn has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others






49. States that people have rights toher than those mentioned in the Constitution






50. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority