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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Next to or beside






2. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






4. Former slave who became the best know black abolitionsit in the country 'north star'






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






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






7. Passionate patriot who became fomous for his fiery speeches in favor of American Independence his most famous quote included the worlds 'give me liberty or give me Death.'






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






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






10. 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)






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






12. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






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






15. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






16. A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations






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






18. John Deere






19. To change






20. To promote or improve the growth of (a plant - crop - etc.) by labor and attention






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






22. 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






23. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






24. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






25. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal goverment regulations






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Abolished slavery






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






34. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






35. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






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






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






38. Improtant points in an event






39. 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






40. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






42. Important; of consequence






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






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






45. War between the Union and Confederacy from 1861-1865






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






47. To withdraw or pull away






48. 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






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






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