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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






2. Improtant points in an event






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Material before being processed or manufactured into a final form (oil - iron)






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






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






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






11. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






13. Having to do with clothing






14. Widespread hunger within a given region






15. Important; of consequence






16. Increase in the number of people who inhabit a territoy or state






17. To obtain or receive






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






19. To contaminate or corup






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






21. Women's rights organizer






22. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






23. Next to or beside






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






25. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






27. To change






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






29. Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America; ended the American Revolution and foreced Britian to recginze the United States as an idependent Nations






30. Pertaining to the geography or natural landforms of a given area - or a location wihin a given area






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






32. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






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






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






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






37. The right to vote






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






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






48. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






50. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive