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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. The number of pople living per unti of an area (per square mile)






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






8. To contaminate or corup






9. Changing iron into steal






10. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






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






13. When power is given to the people of the state to choose their governmnet






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






15. Wrote the declaration of indpendence - became the 3rd presidnet of the US and purchased the Louisana territory






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






17. Moving from one place to antoher






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






19. Eli Whitney






20. 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






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






22. Samuel Morse






23. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






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






26. Having to do with clothing






27. To be compeletly destroyed






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






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






30. 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';






31. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






33. Important to a certain event or topic






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






35. Next to or beside






36. Relationships that exsits between governments






37. A country or state that is surrouded by land on all sides






38. The 'great charter' of Enlgish liberties - forced form King John by the English barons - June 15 - 1215






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






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






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






42. A course - way - or road for apssage or travel






43. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






44. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






45. Improtant points in an event






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






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






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






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






50. 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