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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stressed three dnagers facing the nation. The first related to the rise of polictical parties. Written by George Washington






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






3. Pertaining to the geography or natural landforms of a given area - or a location wihin a given area






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






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






6. By the north in 1863 effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippe River to the Union






7. Small town in Virgina where Robert E Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War






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






9. An alteration of a addiation to a motion - bill - constution






10. Next to or beside






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






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






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






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






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

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23. Important; of consequence






24. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






26. John Deere






27. Important to a certain event or topic






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






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






30. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






31. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






32. 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)






33. 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)






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






35. The turing point of the American Revolution led to a miltiary alliance with France






36. 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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37. Improtant points in an event






38. 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






39. Having to do with business






40. To change






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






42. Short speech given by Abrahman Lincoln to dedicate a cemetry for soliders who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered a profound statement of American ideals. Four score and seven years ago - our fathers....and that governemtn of the peopl






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






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






45. Robert Fulton






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






47. To be compeletly destroyed






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. Was the first site of the first battle of the Amercian Revolution






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