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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 turing point of the American Revolution led to a miltiary alliance with France






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






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






4. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






6. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






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






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






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






11. Massachusetts Congressman and senator who spoke for the Norhta nd the preservation of the Union






12. Governmnet in which one perosn has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others






13. 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






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






15. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






16. The british defeat at Yorktown - Virgina by George Washingtown's troops singaled the end of the american revolution. accepted the surrrender of the main british army under Cronwallis






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






18. Samuel Morse






19. 'Father of the Constitution'






20. Realting to an event






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. An agreement singed in 1620 b the Pilgrims in Playmouth - to consult each other baout laws for the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed. Postive step towards self - rule.






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






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






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






31. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Body of citizens enrolled for miliatry service - and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies






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






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






42. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






43. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






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






45. A person who exercises authority; cheif officer; leader






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






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






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






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






50. To contaminate or corup