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






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






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






4. Robert Fulton






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






6. 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






7. To obtain or receive






8. Samuel Morse






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






10. 'Father of the Constitution'






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






12. 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






13. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






14. Means to improve by vote






15. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






17. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






18. 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






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






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






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






22. A grade or level of subistence and comfort in everday life enjoyed by a community - class - or individual






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






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






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






26. 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






27. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






28. Is a cruel and unjust government






29. Objects used to obtain goods and services - usually coins or bills






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






31. Things that you own






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






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






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






35. Changing iron into steal






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






37. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






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






41. Improtant points in an event






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






43. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






44. Realting to an event






45. Eli Whitney






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






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






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






49. The Supreme Court decision that said saves were property and not citizens






50. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal goverment regulations