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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. A system in which each branch of government has its own powers






4. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






5. Samuel Morse






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






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






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






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






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






11. Important; of consequence






12. Wrote the declaration of indpendence - became the 3rd presidnet of the US and purchased the Louisana territory






13. Abolished slavery






14. Compliantes againsts a person or state






15. 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






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






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


18. Changing iron into steal






19. 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






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






21. To promote or improve the growth of (a plant - crop - etc.) by labor and attention






22. 'Father of the Constitution'






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






24. Next to or beside






25. The right to vote






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






27. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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)






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






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






36. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






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






38. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






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






41. 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






42. Eli Whitney






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






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






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






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


47. Is a cruel and unjust government






48. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






49. 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






50. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive