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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is the right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passd by COngress and determine wheaterh they are consitutial or not






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






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






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






5. Women's rights organizer






6. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






8. A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations






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






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






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






12. John Deere






13. Improtant points in an event






14. 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






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






16. Samuel Morse






17. The turing point of the Civil War for the North - Confederate troops were forced to retreat and never invaded the North again






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






19. 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






20. Having to do with business






21. 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';






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






23. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






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






32. Thsoe rights reserved speifically for the state and not given to the federal government

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33. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






35. A ruler who governs alone and is not restrianed by laws a constitiuion or custon - usually king or queen






36. The right to vote






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






38. The total market value of all the goods and services produced within the borders of a ntaion during a specificed period






39. Pertaining to the geography or natural landforms of a given area - or a location wihin a given area






40. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






42. 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






43. Robert Fulton






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






45. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






47. Short speech given by Abrahman Lincoln to dedicate a cemetry for soliders who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered a profound statement of American ideals. Four score and seven years ago - our fathers....and that governemtn of the peopl






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






49. The 'great charter' of Enlgish liberties - forced form King John by the English barons - June 15 - 1215






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