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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. Living in a country






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






3. 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






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






5. Realting to an event






6. 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






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






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






9. 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';






10. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






11. Samuel Morse






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






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






14. Later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. often secondary sources like textbooks and articles provided summaries of information found in primary sources






15. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






16. To contaminate or corup






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






18. Form of government that is run for an by the people - giving people the supreme power






19. Changing iron into steal






20. Important; of consequence






21. Things that you own






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






23. The right to vote






24. General of the confederate army






25. 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






26. Living in a city






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






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






29. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






30. Next to or beside






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






32. Having to do with business






33. Supporst of the constiution who favored a strong national government






34. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






36. To change






37. The delivery or giving out of an item or items to the intended recipients






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






39. Improtant points in an event






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






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






42. 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)






43. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






44. Moving from one place to antoher






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






46. Economic theory that a country's strength is measured by the amount of gold it has that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the the Mother Country






47. To promote or improve the growth of (a plant - crop - etc.) by labor and attention






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






49. Means to improve by vote






50. 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