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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Guarantees the right of states to organize millias or armies and the right of indivudlas to bear arms






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






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






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






5. 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)






6. Abolished slavery






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






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






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






10. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






11. Important; of consequence






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






13. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Important to a certain event or topic






20. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






21. 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






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






23. States that people have rights toher than those mentioned in the Constitution






24. Moving from one place to antoher






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






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






27. 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';






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






29. Relationships that exsits between governments






30. 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.






31. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






41. To obtain or receive






42. Realting to an event






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






44. The right to vote






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






46. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






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






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






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