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






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






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






4. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






6. Things that you own






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






8. Congres shall make no law restricing freddom of speech - religion - press assembly and petition






9. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






10. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and consituent political unites (states)






11. To withdraw or pull away






12. Led to the Boston Tea Party






13. Created two houses of Congress. One based on population - and ther other gave equal represnetation of each state






14. Living in a city






15. 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






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






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






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






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






21. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






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






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






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

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






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






28. Samuel Morse






29. Abolished slavery






30. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






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






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






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






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






36. Next to or beside






37. 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






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






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






40. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






41. Not allowed






42. An economy that is planned and controled by a central administration as in the former soviet Union






43. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






45. Means to improve by vote






46. Important; of consequence






47. 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






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






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






50. When a public official (a president or Supreme Court Justice) is brought to trail for crimes committed in office