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






2. General of the confederate army






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






4. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






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






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






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






9. Moving from one place to antoher






10. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






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






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






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






14. Living in a city






15. 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)






16. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






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






19. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






20. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






21. 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.'






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






23. Having to do with clothing






24. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






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






27. The right to vote






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






29. Material before being processed or manufactured into a final form (oil - iron)






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






31. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






33. 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






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






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






36. To be compeletly destroyed






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






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

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39. The supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted on September 17 - 1787 - by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - and later ratified by conventions in each state in the name of 'the People';






40. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






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






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






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






45. Compliantes againsts a person or state






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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







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