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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Supporst of the constiution who favored a strong national government






2. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






4. Leader of the Federalist - first Treasurer of the US creator of the Bank of the U.S. killed in a duel by the Vice President of the US Aaron Burr






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






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






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






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






14. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






16. Stressed three dnagers facing the nation. The first related to the rise of polictical parties. Written by George Washington






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






18. Widespread hunger within a given region






19. Important; of consequence






20. Samuel Morse






21. An act of the Second Continental Congress - adopted on July 4 - 1776 - which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were 'Free and Independent States' and that 'all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain - is a






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






23. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






25. Is a cruel and unjust government






26. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






27. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






29. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






31. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






32. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






34. 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';






35. To withdraw or pull away






36. Material before being processed or manufactured into a final form (oil - iron)






37. 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)






38. The number of pople living per unti of an area (per square mile)






39. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






41. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






43. Changing iron into steal






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Not allowed







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