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






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






3. The taking of supplies - forces - money - etc. - from a given soruce - also the act of mkaing military service mandatory for certain persons






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






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






6. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






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






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






10. Women's rights organizer






11. 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






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






13. Having to do with business






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






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






16. Abolished slavery






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






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






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






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






21. General of the confederate army






22. An economy that operates by voluntary echange in a free market and is not planned or contorlled by a central aauthority; a capitalisc economy






23. 'Father of the Constitution'






24. Those advances in science or medicine that adaacnes the knowledge of a state or individual






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






26. To be compeletly destroyed






27. Improtant points in an event






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






29. Next to or beside






30. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






32. Guarantees the right to vot to all citizens regaurdless of race.






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






34. Leader of the original democratic party and a 'president of the pople' he was also responsbible for the Trail of Tears - which forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River






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






36. Was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convice colonists that it was time to become independent from Britian






37. To contaminate or corup






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

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






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






41. Important; of consequence






42. A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations






43. Mexico sold all of California and New mexico to the US






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






45. Limits imposed on all branches of a government by vestin in each branch the right to amen or void the acts of another






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






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






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






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






50. 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