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






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






3. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal goverment regulations






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






5. Not allowed






6. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






7. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






8. The british defeat at Yorktown - Virgina by George Washingtown's troops singaled the end of the american revolution. accepted the surrrender of the main british army under Cronwallis






9. 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






10. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






11. Cultural patterns that are widespread within a popualtion *style of clothes and hair ect

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






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






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






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






16. General of the confederate army






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






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






19. An alteration of a addiation to a motion - bill - constution






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






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






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






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






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






25. A type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed - limited - and restricted by law






26. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






27. Samuel Morse






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






29. Was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War






30. Improtant points in an event






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






32. The right to vote






33. To contaminate or corup






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Changing iron into steal






41. Robert Fulton






42. 'Father of the Constitution'






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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