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






2. Gernal of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the north






3. Having to do with clothing






4. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






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






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






8. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






10. Small town in Virgina where Robert E Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War






11. Important; of consequence






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






13. To be compeletly destroyed






14. To contaminate or corup






15. Moving from one place to antoher






16. A country or state that is surrouded by land on all sides






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






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






19. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






21. Samuel Morse






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






23. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






24. Changing iron into steal






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






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






27. The supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted on September 17 - 1787 - by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - and later ratified by conventions in each state in the name of 'the People';






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






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






30. Was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War






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






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






33. To withdraw or pull away






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






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






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






37. Important to a certain event or topic






38. Realting to an event






39. Eli Whitney






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






41. Led to the Boston Tea Party






42. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






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






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






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






49. Living in a city






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