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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 prodcution for sale - of goods at home






2. 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)






3. Author of the Monroe Doctrine - which shut down the western hemispher to european exansion or interference






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






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






6. A formal expression of opinion or intention made - usually after voting by a formal organization - a legislature - a club or another group






7. Women's rights organizer






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






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






10. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






12. Having to do with business






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






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






15. Living in a country






16. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






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






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






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






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






22. The right to vote






23. Relationships that exsits between governments






24. Living in a city






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






26. To contaminate or corup






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






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






29. Stated that - 'no state..can lawfully get out of the Union..' bt pledged there would be no war unless the South started it - was ment to hlep heal and resore the country after four years of the Civil War

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30. Means to improve by vote






31. Improtant points in an event






32. Moving from one place to antoher






33. 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






34. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Series of laws passed by England to regulate the Colonist's trade - so England would make money






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

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41. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






43. Original records of an event - they incldue eyewitness reports created at the time of an event speeches - and letters by people involved in the event - photographs and artifacts






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






45. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






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






48. 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






49. 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.'






50. Widespread hunger within a given region