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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Partainingto or of the nature of a union of states under a central govermnet distinct from the indivdual govermnets of the separate staets






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

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3. Living in a country






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. 'Father of the Constitution'






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






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






13. The measure of ability to accomplish a job with a minimum exenditure of time and effort






14. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






15. Compliantes againsts a person or state






16. Eli Whitney






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






18. To obtain or receive






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






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






31. Congres shall make no law restricing freddom of speech - religion - press assembly and petition






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






33. The right to vote






34. To be compeletly destroyed






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






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






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






38. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Having to do with clothing






45. South carolina congressman and senator who spoke for the south before and during the Civil War






46. Samuel Morse






47. 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)






48. Is a cruel and unjust government






49. John Deere






50. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended







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