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






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






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






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






5. A machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers - Eli whitney






6. To contaminate or corup






7. Stressed three dnagers facing the nation. The first related to the rise of polictical parties. Written by George Washington






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






9. Changing iron into steal






10. Widespread hunger within a given region






11. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






13. 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






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






15. 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)






16. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






18. Compliantes againsts a person or state






19. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. The delivery or giving out of an item or items to the intended recipients






32. To promote or improve the growth of (a plant - crop - etc.) by labor and attention






33. 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.'






34. 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






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






36. Objects used to obtain goods and services - usually coins or bills






37. Abolished slavery






38. Supporst of the constiution who favored a strong national government






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






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

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






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






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






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 tax on goods brought into a country






46. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






47. Was the first site of the first battle of the Amercian Revolution






48. Having to do with clothing






49. John Deere






50. Thsoe rights reserved speifically for the state and not given to the federal government

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