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






2. Compliantes againsts a person or state






3. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.






4. The right to vote






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






6. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






7. Abraham Lincoln issued this on January 1 - 1863 seeting all slaves in the Confederate states Free






8. General of the confederate army






9. 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)






10. Sharing the power between the states and the national government






11. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






13. 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






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






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. Not allowed






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






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






19. 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






20. Important; of consequence






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






22. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






23. Next to or beside






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






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






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






27. The offense of acting to overthrow one's government






28. States that powers not gien to the federal government belong to the states






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






30. Important to a certain event or topic






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. By the north in 1863 effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippe River to the Union






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






36. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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

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






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






40. Women's rights organizer






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






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






43. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






44. Things that you own






45. Mexico sold all of California and New mexico to the US






46. Farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields - Cyrus Mccormick






47. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






48. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






50. Unable to move or with limited space and operate