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






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






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






4. Women's rights organizer






5. 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.'






6. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






7. 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






8. Eli Whitney






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






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






11. Compliantes againsts a person or state






12. General of the confederate army






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 captial or money available to a person or a state






15. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






16. Massachusetts Congressman and senator who spoke for the Norhta nd the preservation of the Union






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






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






19. The measure of ability to accomplish a job with a minimum exenditure of time and effort






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






21. To change






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






23. Important; of consequence






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






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






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






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






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






29. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






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






32. South carolina congressman and senator who spoke for the south before and during the Civil War






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






34. Having to do with clothing






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






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






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






38. To contaminate or corup






39. Not allowed






40. Samuel Morse






41. The total market value of all the goods and services produced within the borders of a ntaion during a specificed period






42. The number of years that an individual is exprected to live as deteremined by statistics






43. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






45. Next to or beside






46. 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






47. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






48. Realting to an event






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






50. 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