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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. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






3. Samuel Morse






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






5. 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






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






7. Powerfuly Knetucky congressmn senator who propoosed the American system and the Compromise of 1850






8. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






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






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






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






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






13. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






15. Eli Whitney






16. Was an escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Undergroud Railroad and helped over 300 salves to freedom in the North






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






18. Abolished slavery






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






20. Relationships that exsits between governments






21. When power is given to the people of the state to choose their governmnet






22. Forbids the gov. to order private citizens to allow soldier to live in their homes






23. 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






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






25. King of England during the American Revolution - taxed the colines refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies






26. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






27. A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations






28. The amount of births ina country druing a specific period






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






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

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






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






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






34. Means to improve by vote






35. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






36. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






39. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






41. Is the right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passd by COngress and determine wheaterh they are consitutial or not






42. 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






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






44. 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.






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






46. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






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






49. Changing iron into steal






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