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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






12. A course - way - or road for apssage or travel






13. Not allowed






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






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






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






17. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






19. 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






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






21. 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';






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






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






24. Changing iron into steal






25. Deleting parts of publication or correspondence or thertrical performances deemed harmful to an individual or party






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






32. Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women's Rights movement in the US






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






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






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






36. 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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37. 'Father of the Constitution'






38. Is a cruel and unjust government






39. The amount of wokers available to perform the tasks necessary for a society to function






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






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






42. Living in a country






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






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

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






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






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






48. To contaminate or corup






49. The desire for goods and services by thoe who have the financial reserves to acqurie them (the amount of sutomers that want to buy something)






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