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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. To be compeletly destroyed






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






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






4. Next to or beside






5. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






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






8. 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';






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






10. Series of laws passed by England to regulate the Colonist's trade - so England would make money






11. Changing iron into steal






12. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






14. A ruler who governs alone and is not restrianed by laws a constitiuion or custon - usually king or queen






15. 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






16. The amount of captial or money available to a person or a state






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






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






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






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






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






22. The amount of births ina country druing a specific period






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






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






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






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






27. Economic theory that a country's strength is measured by the amount of gold it has that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the the Mother Country






28. General of the confederate army






29. Wrote the declaration of indpendence - became the 3rd presidnet of the US and purchased the Louisana territory






30. Mexico sold all of California and New mexico to the US






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






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






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






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






35. The taking of supplies - forces - money - etc. - from a given soruce - also the act of mkaing military service mandatory for certain persons






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






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






38. Things that you own






39. To deprive (something) of value or effectiveness to make void






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






41. Original records of an event - they incldue eyewitness reports created at the time of an event speeches - and letters by people involved in the event - photographs and artifacts






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






43. Having to do with clothing






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






45. To change






46. Body of citizens enrolled for miliatry service - and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies






47. Improtant points in an event






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






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






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