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






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






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






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






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






6. To obtain or receive






7. 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






8. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






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






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






11. Limits imposed on all branches of a government by vestin in each branch the right to amen or void the acts of another






12. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






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






15. The offense of acting to overthrow one's government






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






17. General of the confederate army






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






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






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






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






22. Inventor - stateman - diplomat - signer of the declaration of independence and delegate to constituatl convention.






23. Living in a country






24. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






25. Things that you own






26. 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






27. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






29. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






30. To be compeletly destroyed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






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






40. 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';






41. 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.'






42. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






44. Next to or beside






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






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






48. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






49. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






50. An act of the Second Continental Congress - adopted on July 4 - 1776 - which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were 'Free and Independent States' and that 'all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain - is a