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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
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1. Short speech given by Abrahman Lincoln to dedicate a cemetry for soliders who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered a profound statement of American ideals. Four score and seven years ago - our fathers....and that governemtn of the peopl






2. The state of acting according to law; lawful






3. 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






4. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






5. 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';






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






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






8. 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






9. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






10. 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






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






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






13. Living in a country






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






15. 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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16. A person who exercises authority; cheif officer; leader






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






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






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






20. States that powers not gien to the federal government belong to the states






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






22. Powerfuly Knetucky congressmn senator who propoosed the American system and the Compromise of 1850






23. Samuel Morse






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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)






30. 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.






31. 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






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






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






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






35. The turing point of the Civil War for the North - Confederate troops were forced to retreat and never invaded the North again






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






37. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






38. 'Father of the Constitution'






39. Improtant points in an event






40. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






41. Former slave who became the best know black abolitionsit in the country 'north star'






42. The Supreme Court decision that said saves were property and not citizens






43. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






45. Changing iron into steal






46. Those advances in science or medicine that adaacnes the knowledge of a state or individual






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






48. 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.'






49. Eli Whitney






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






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