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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. States that people have rights toher than those mentioned in the Constitution






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






3. A person who exercises authority; cheif officer; leader






4. The measure of ability to accomplish a job with a minimum exenditure of time and effort






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. King of England during the American Revolution - taxed the colines refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies






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






14. Changing iron into steal






15. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






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






18. Robert Fulton






19. Limits imposed on all branches of a government by vestin in each branch the right to amen or void the acts of another






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. A state of great comotion - confusion - of disturbance






22. 'Father of the Constitution'






23. 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






24. Abolished slavery






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






26. The british defeat at Yorktown - Virgina by George Washingtown's troops singaled the end of the american revolution. accepted the surrrender of the main british army under Cronwallis






27. 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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28. Having to do with clothing






29. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






30. To withdraw or pull away






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






32. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






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






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






36. Moving from one place to antoher






37. Living in a city






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






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






40. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin which was about the horrors of slaery






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






42. Not allowed






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






48. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






49. 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






50. To obtain or receive