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






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






3. Objects used to obtain goods and services - usually coins or bills






4. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






5. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






7. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






8. South carolina congressman and senator who spoke for the south before and during the Civil War






9. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






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






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






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






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






15. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






16. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






17. Was the first site of the first battle of the Amercian Revolution






18. Leader of the original democratic party and a 'president of the pople' he was also responsbible for the Trail of Tears - which forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River






19. To obtain or receive






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






21. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






23. The right to vote






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






25. 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






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






27. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Supporst of the constiution who favored a strong national government






36. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Passionate patriot who became fomous for his fiery speeches in favor of American Independence his most famous quote included the worlds 'give me liberty or give me Death.'






42. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






43. Important to a certain event or topic






44. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






46. 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






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






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






49. By the north in 1863 effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippe River to the Union






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