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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Resprenting a wide range of things like ethnicites - genders and ideals






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






3. The toal national income divided by the number of people in the nation






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






5. Realting to an event






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






7. Important; of consequence






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






9. 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






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






11. The state of acting according to law; lawful






12. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






14. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






15. Robert Fulton






16. Eli Whitney






17. 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






18. The number of pople living per unti of an area (per square mile)






19. Living in a country






20. 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';






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






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






23. 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






24. To withdraw or pull away






25. Led to the Boston Tea Party






26. Improtant points in an event






27. King of England during the American Revolution - taxed the colines refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies






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






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






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






31. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






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






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






36. A sudden increase in the birthrate of an area or state






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






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






39. To contaminate or corup






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

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






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






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






44. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






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






47. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






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






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







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