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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Member of the sons of liberty who started the committee of correspondcne to stir public support for american indepdnece






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






12. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






13. 'Father of the Constitution'






14. Having to do with business






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






16. General of the confederate army






17. The right to vote






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






19. 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






20. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






21. Important to a certain event or topic






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






23. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






24. An agreement singed in 1620 b the Pilgrims in Playmouth - to consult each other baout laws for the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed. Postive step towards self - rule.






25. A grade or level of subistence and comfort in everday life enjoyed by a community - class - or individual






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






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






28. Robert Fulton






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






30. The Supreme Court decision that said saves were property and not citizens






31. To withdraw or pull away






32. Living in a country






33. To obtain or receive






34. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






35. Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America; ended the American Revolution and foreced Britian to recginze the United States as an idependent Nations






36. 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






37. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. Cultural patterns that are widespread within a popualtion *style of clothes and hair ect

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42. 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






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






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






45. 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)






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






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






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






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






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