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






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






3. 'Father of the Constitution'






4. The providing or supplying of something - esp. food or other necessities - in law providing for a specific circumstances or event.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Robert Fulton






15. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






16. Samuel Morse






17. Living in a city






18. To contaminate or corup






19. A system in which each branch of government has its own powers






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






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






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






23. The measruemnt of the percent of people in a given state or country who can read a write






24. To obtain or receive






25. Abolished slavery






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

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






28. 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






29. The idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal






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






31. The amount of births ina country druing a specific period






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






33. Farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields - Cyrus Mccormick






34. Relationships that exsits between governments






35. Moving from one place to antoher






36. Led to the Boston Tea Party






37. General of the confederate army






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






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






40. 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






41. Having to do with clothing






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






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






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






45. Improtant points in an event






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






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






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






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