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






2. Compliantes againsts a person or state






3. Governmnet in which one perosn has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others






4. To contaminate or corup






5. A type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed - limited - and restricted by law






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






7. A course - way - or road for apssage or travel






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






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






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






11. Small town in Virgina where Robert E Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War






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






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






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






15. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






17. Living in a country






18. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






20. To be compeletly destroyed






21. To withdraw or pull away






22. Form of government that is run for an by the people - giving people the supreme power






23. Changing iron into steal






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






25. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






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






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






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

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30. Former slave who became the best know black abolitionsit in the country 'north star'






31. To obtain or receive






32. A state of great comotion - confusion - of disturbance






33. 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






34. Pertaining to the geography or natural landforms of a given area - or a location wihin a given area






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






36. 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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37. 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






38. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






39. Means to improve by vote






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






41. Established a system of setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the UNion. its consitution had to provide for a representative governemnt and ithad to prohibit slavery






42. Having to do with clothing






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






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






45. Important to a certain event or topic






46. 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)






47. The state of acting according to law; lawful






48. 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';






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






50. Is the refusal to obey a government laws or law as a means of passive resistance becasue of one's moral convicition of belief