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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Having to do with clothing






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






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






4. To be compeletly destroyed






5. An alteration of a addiation to a motion - bill - constution






6. War between the Union and Confederacy from 1861-1865






7. Important to a certain event or topic






8. To deprive (something) of value or effectiveness to make void






9. Powerfuly Knetucky congressmn senator who propoosed the American system and the Compromise of 1850






10. Established a system of setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the UNion. its consitution had to provide for a representative governemnt and ithad to prohibit slavery






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






12. Widespread hunger within a given region






13. Increase in the number of people who inhabit a territoy or state






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






15. A point at which an important decision must be made






16. An economy that is planned and controled by a central administration as in the former soviet Union






17. Original records of an event - they incldue eyewitness reports created at the time of an event speeches - and letters by people involved in the event - photographs and artifacts






18. Not allowed






19. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






21. A machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers - Eli whitney






22. 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






23. Congres shall make no law restricing freddom of speech - religion - press assembly and petition






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






25. Living in a city






26. 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






27. Objects used to obtain goods and services - usually coins or bills






28. The Supreme Court decision that rulled that the consitution gave contorl of interstate comerce to the U.S. congress not the individual states trhough whih a route passed






29. Farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields - Cyrus Mccormick






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






31. Partainingto or of the nature of a union of states under a central govermnet distinct from the indivdual govermnets of the separate staets






32. South carolina congressman and senator who spoke for the south before and during the Civil War






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






34. Next to or beside






35. General of the confederate army






36. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






37. The right to vote






38. Was an escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Undergroud Railroad and helped over 300 salves to freedom in the North






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






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






41. Sharing the power between the states and the national government






42. The amount of wokers available to perform the tasks necessary for a society to function






43. 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.






44. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.






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






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






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






48. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






49. Robert Fulton






50. The measure of ability to accomplish a job with a minimum exenditure of time and effort