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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






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






6. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






7. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






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






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






16. Deleting parts of publication or correspondence or thertrical performances deemed harmful to an individual or party






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






18. Important to a certain event or topic






19. Member of the sons of liberty who started the committee of correspondcne to stir public support for american indepdnece






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






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






22. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






24. To be compeletly destroyed






25. Having to do with clothing






26. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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36. Was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convice colonists that it was time to become independent from Britian






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






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






39. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






41. Purchased the Louisana Territory from Fracne in 1803. The untied States paid 15 million and it double the size of the U.S.






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






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






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






45. Not allowed






46. 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






47. Living in a city






48. General of the confederate army






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






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