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






2. To withdraw or pull away






3. Not allowed






4. A sudden increase in the birthrate of an area or state






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






6. The 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constituion it set up the principle of Judical Review






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






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






10. The number of years that an individual is exprected to live as deteremined by statistics






11. An economy that operates by voluntary echange in a free market and is not planned or contorlled by a central aauthority; a capitalisc economy






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






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






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






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






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






17. Having to do with clothing






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Important; of consequence






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






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






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






28. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






29. Women's rights organizer






30. A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations






31. Realting to an event






32. When a public official (a president or Supreme Court Justice) is brought to trail for crimes committed in office






33. The desire for goods and services by thoe who have the financial reserves to acqurie them (the amount of sutomers that want to buy something)






34. Samuel Morse






35. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






36. The turing point of the American Revolution led to a miltiary alliance with France






37. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






38. Thsoe rights reserved speifically for the state and not given to the federal government

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39. Living in a city






40. A system in which each branch of government has its own powers






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






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






43. Moving from one place to antoher






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






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






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






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






48. Eli Whitney






49. General of the confederate army






50. Important to a certain event or topic