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






2. The amount of captial or money available to a person or a state






3. When power is given to the people of the state to choose their governmnet






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






5. To obtain or receive






6. Next to or beside






7. To be compeletly destroyed






8. 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






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

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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






16. 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)






17. Living in a country






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






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






20. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.






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






22. Pertaining to the geography or natural landforms of a given area - or a location wihin a given area






23. Form of government embodying deomcratic principles and hwere a monarch is not the head of state






24. 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






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






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






27. A disease caused by a mirooorganism or other agent such as a bacterium - fungus - or virus - that enters the body of an organism






28. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






30. Usually good or services sent out of one's country or are to be consumed by antoher






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






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






33. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






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






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






37. The measure of ability to accomplish a job with a minimum exenditure of time and effort






38. Form of government that is run for an by the people - giving people the supreme power






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






40. General of the confederate army






41. Eli Whitney






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






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






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






45. Important to a certain event or topic






46. Series of laws passed by England to regulate the Colonist's trade - so England would make money






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






48. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






50. Important; of consequence