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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 first ten amednments of the Constituion and detail the protection of individual liberties






2. To change






3. Important to a certain event or topic






4. To contaminate or corup






5. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






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






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






10. Women's rights organizer






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






12. 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






13. Congres shall make no law restricing freddom of speech - religion - press assembly and petition






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






20. A disease caused by a mirooorganism or other agent such as a bacterium - fungus - or virus - that enters the body of an organism






21. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






24. Things that you own






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






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






27. A term for cows - horses - and other cattle






28. Abolished slavery






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






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






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






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






33. Having to do with clothing






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






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






36. Those advances in science or medicine that adaacnes the knowledge of a state or individual






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






38. Is the refusal to obey a government laws or law as a means of passive resistance becasue of one's moral convicition of belief






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






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






41. Resprenting a wide range of things like ethnicites - genders and ideals






42. Massachusetts Congressman and senator who spoke for the Norhta nd the preservation of the Union






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






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






45. Eli Whitney






46. To withdraw or pull away






47. Widespread hunger within a given region






48. 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






49. 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';






50. Is a cruel and unjust government