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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Changing iron into steal






2. Abolished slavery






3. Was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War






4. 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)






5. 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






6. Having to do with business






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






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






9. Improtant points in an event






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

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






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






13. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






15. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






17. Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women's Rights movement in the US






18. 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






19. 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






20. The desire for goods and services by thoe who have the financial reserves to acqurie them (the amount of sutomers that want to buy something)






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






22. Author of the Monroe Doctrine - which shut down the western hemispher to european exansion or interference






23. To contaminate or corup






24. 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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25. Robert Fulton






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






27. Living in a country






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Wre people who opposed to the constituion preferring more power to be given to the state governments than to the national government






34. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






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






36. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






39. Partainingto or of the nature of a union of states under a central govermnet distinct from the indivdual govermnets of the separate staets






40. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






41. Samuel Morse






42. Living in a city






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






44. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






46. Things that you own






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






48. A state of great comotion - confusion - of disturbance






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






50. 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