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






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






3. Samuel Morse






4. 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.






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






6. Resprenting a wide range of things like ethnicites - genders and ideals






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






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






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






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






11. A person who exercises authority; cheif officer; leader






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






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






14. Guarantees citizenship and righst to all poeple born or antrualized in the US






15. Small town in Virgina where Robert E Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War






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






17. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






18. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






20. The toal national income divided by the number of people in the nation






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






22. Changing iron into steal






23. Widespread hunger within a given region






24. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






26. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






27. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






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






30. To withdraw or pull away






31. Means to improve by vote






32. 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






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






34. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






35. 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';






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






37. Realting to an event






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






39. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A grade or level of subistence and comfort in everday life enjoyed by a community - class - or individual






50. Gernal of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the north