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






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






3. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






4. Improtant points in an event






5. Abolished slavery






6. Living in a city






7. The taking of supplies - forces - money - etc. - from a given soruce - also the act of mkaing military service mandatory for certain persons






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






9. Samuel Morse






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






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






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






13. A state of great comotion - confusion - of disturbance






14. 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






15. 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






16. Is the right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passd by COngress and determine wheaterh they are consitutial or not






17. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






18. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and consituent political unites (states)






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






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






21. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






23. Robert Fulton






24. A disease caused by a mirooorganism or other agent such as a bacterium - fungus - or virus - that enters the body of an organism






25. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






26. 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)






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






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






29. Was the first site of the first battle of the Amercian Revolution






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






31. The right to vote






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






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






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






35. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






37. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






38. 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






39. Means to improve by vote






40. 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






41. An ecomny where buisness compete for business in an open market - with little governmnet interfernce






42. A type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed - limited - and restricted by law






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






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






45. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






47. Author of the Monroe Doctrine - which shut down the western hemispher to european exansion or interference






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






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






50. Important to a certain event or topic