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






2. Important to a certain event or topic






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






4. To change






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






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






7. 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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8. Was the first site of the first battle of the Amercian Revolution






9. Leader of the Federalist - first Treasurer of the US creator of the Bank of the U.S. killed in a duel by the Vice President of the US Aaron Burr






10. Later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. often secondary sources like textbooks and articles provided summaries of information found in primary sources






11. 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.






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






13. Means to improve by vote






14. To be compeletly destroyed






15. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






18. Objects used to obtain goods and services - usually coins or bills






19. A ruler who governs alone and is not restrianed by laws a constitiuion or custon - usually king or queen






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






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






22. Living in a country






23. Improtant points in an event






24. Led to the Boston Tea Party






25. Important; of consequence






26. Mexico sold all of California and New mexico to the US






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






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






29. 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






30. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






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






32. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






34. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






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






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






38. Leader of the original democratic party and a 'president of the pople' he was also responsbible for the Trail of Tears - which forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River






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






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






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






42. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






43. 'Father of the Constitution'






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






45. 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






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






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






48. The measruemnt of the percent of people in a given state or country who can read a write






49. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






50. Robert Fulton