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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The measure of ability to accomplish a job with a minimum exenditure of time and effort






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






3. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






5. Wre people who opposed to the constituion preferring more power to be given to the state governments than to the national government






6. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






8. Body of citizens enrolled for miliatry service - and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies






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






10. An economy that operates by voluntary echange in a free market and is not planned or contorlled by a central aauthority; a capitalisc economy






11. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






13. Original records of an event - they incldue eyewitness reports created at the time of an event speeches - and letters by people involved in the event - photographs and artifacts






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






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






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






18. Relationships that exsits between governments






19. The turing point of the American Revolution led to a miltiary alliance with France






20. A formal expression of opinion or intention made - usually after voting by a formal organization - a legislature - a club or another group






21. The number of pople living per unti of an area (per square mile)






22. Living in a city






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






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






25. Moving from one place to antoher






26. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






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






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






30. A state of great comotion - confusion - of disturbance






31. Women's rights organizer






32. Is a cruel and unjust government






33. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






34. 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






35. 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






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

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37. 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






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






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






40. To change






41. Important; of consequence






42. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






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






45. 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)






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






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






48. Samuel Morse






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






50. Robert Fulton