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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal goverment regulations






2. Passionate patriot who became fomous for his fiery speeches in favor of American Independence his most famous quote included the worlds 'give me liberty or give me Death.'






3. Is the refusal to obey a government laws or law as a means of passive resistance becasue of one's moral convicition of belief






4. Is the first ten amednments of the Constituion and detail the protection of individual liberties






5. Purchased the Louisana Territory from Fracne in 1803. The untied States paid 15 million and it double the size of the U.S.






6. Was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War






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






8. Led to the Boston Tea Party






9. Resprenting a wide range of things like ethnicites - genders and ideals






10. Short speech given by Abrahman Lincoln to dedicate a cemetry for soliders who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered a profound statement of American ideals. Four score and seven years ago - our fathers....and that governemtn of the peopl






11. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






12. The british defeat at Yorktown - Virgina by George Washingtown's troops singaled the end of the american revolution. accepted the surrrender of the main british army under Cronwallis






13. Those advances in science or medicine that adaacnes the knowledge of a state or individual






14. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






15. Leader of the Federalist - first Treasurer of the US creator of the Bank of the U.S. killed in a duel by the Vice President of the US Aaron Burr






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






17. Member of the sons of liberty who started the committee of correspondcne to stir public support for american indepdnece






18. Means to improve by vote






19. 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






20. Deleting parts of publication or correspondence or thertrical performances deemed harmful to an individual or party






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






22. Wre people who opposed to the constituion preferring more power to be given to the state governments than to the national government






23. 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';






24. A term for cows - horses - and other cattle






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






26. Stated that - 'no state..can lawfully get out of the Union..' bt pledged there would be no war unless the South started it - was ment to hlep heal and resore the country after four years of the Civil War

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27. Material before being processed or manufactured into a final form (oil - iron)






28. To be compeletly destroyed






29. The amount of captial or money available to a person or a state






30. Relationships that exsits between governments






31. Changing iron into steal






32. Guarantees the right to vot to all citizens regaurdless of race.






33. The idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal






34. The total market value of all the goods and services produced within the borders of a ntaion during a specificed period






35. Next to or beside






36. To change






37. Important to a certain event or topic






38. Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women's Rights movement in the US






39. Stressed three dnagers facing the nation. The first related to the rise of polictical parties. Written by George Washington






40. The amount of births ina country druing a specific period






41. An agreement singed in 1620 b the Pilgrims in Playmouth - to consult each other baout laws for the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed. Postive step towards self - rule.






42. Women's rights organizer






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






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






45. Robert Fulton






46. Righst that you can not surrender - sell or transer. they are a gift from the creator to the individual and can not under any circumstatnces be srurredned or taken (life - liberty - happiness)






47. Not allowed






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






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






50. Compliantes againsts a person or state