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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






2. Eli Whitney






3. King of England during the American Revolution - taxed the colines refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies






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






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






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






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






8. Changing iron into steal






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






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






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






12. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






14. Righst that you can not surrender - sell or transer. they are a gift from the creator to the individual and can not under any circumstatnces be srurredned or taken (life - liberty - happiness)






15. Farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields - Cyrus Mccormick






16. 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






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






18. Was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convice colonists that it was time to become independent from Britian






19. Living in a country






20. Is a cruel and unjust government






21. 'Father of the Constitution'






22. 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.






23. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






25. Series of laws passed by England to regulate the Colonist's trade - so England would make money






26. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






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






29. Important to a certain event or topic






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






31. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






32. Improtant points in an event






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






35. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.






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






37. Compliantes againsts a person or state






38. Realting to an event






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






40. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






41. 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






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






43. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






44. To obtain or receive






45. When a public official (a president or Supreme Court Justice) is brought to trail for crimes committed in office






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






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






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






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






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