Test your basic knowledge |

TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






2. Changing iron into steal






3. Partainingto or of the nature of a union of states under a central govermnet distinct from the indivdual govermnets of the separate staets






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






5. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Realting to an event






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






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






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






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






16. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






17. Things that you own






18. 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






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






20. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






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






22. Important; of consequence






23. 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






24. Abolished slavery






25. Short speech given by Abrahman Lincoln to dedicate a cemetry for soliders who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered a profound statement of American ideals. Four score and seven years ago - our fathers....and that governemtn of the peopl






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






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






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






29. Living in a country






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






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






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






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






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






35. Next to or beside






36. Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women's Rights movement in the US






37. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






39. Forbids the gov. to order private citizens to allow soldier to live in their homes






40. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






41. Women's rights organizer






42. A grade or level of subistence and comfort in everday life enjoyed by a community - class - or individual






43. A ruler who governs alone and is not restrianed by laws a constitiuion or custon - usually king or queen






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






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






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






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






48. War between the Union and Confederacy from 1861-1865






49. Improtant points in an event






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