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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. Guarantees citizenship and righst to all poeple born or antrualized in the US






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






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






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






6. To withdraw or pull away






7. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






8. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






9. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






11. John Deere






12. Form of government embodying deomcratic principles and hwere a monarch is not the head of state






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






14. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






15. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






16. Things that you own






17. Inventor - stateman - diplomat - signer of the declaration of independence and delegate to constituatl convention.






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. Important; of consequence






24. A formal expression of opinion or intention made - usually after voting by a formal organization - a legislature - a club or another group






25. Was an escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Undergroud Railroad and helped over 300 salves to freedom in the North






26. Having to do with clothing






27. Women's rights organizer






28. 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






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






30. Living in a country






31. Created two houses of Congress. One based on population - and ther other gave equal represnetation of each state






32. Eli Whitney






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






40. Important to a certain event or topic






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






42. 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)






43. 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






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






45. A machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers - Eli whitney






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






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






48. Is a cruel and unjust government






49. Supporst of the constiution who favored a strong national government






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