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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A sudden increase in the birthrate of an area or state






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






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






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






5. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.






6. Guarantees the right of states to organize millias or armies and the right of indivudlas to bear arms






7. 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






8. Moving from one place to antoher






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






10. Improtant points in an event






11. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






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






13. Important; of consequence






14. Sharing the power between the states and the national government






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






16. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






18. Having to do with clothing






19. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






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






22. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






23. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






24. The offense of acting to overthrow one's government






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






26. Eli Whitney






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






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






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






30. Usually good or services sent out of one's country or are to be consumed by antoher






31. 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






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






33. To contaminate or corup






34. Stated that - 'no state..can lawfully get out of the Union..' bt pledged there would be no war unless the South started it - was ment to hlep heal and resore the country after four years of the Civil War

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35. To obtain or receive






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Means to improve by vote






42. 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)






43. Led to the Boston Tea Party






44. Widespread hunger within a given region






45. An alteration of a addiation to a motion - bill - constution






46. Changing iron into steal






47. Economic theory that a country's strength is measured by the amount of gold it has that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the the Mother Country






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






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






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