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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Guarantees the right of states to organize millias or armies and the right of indivudlas to bear arms






2. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






5. Later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. often secondary sources like textbooks and articles provided summaries of information found in primary sources






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






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






8. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






10. Gernal of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the north






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






12. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






14. Having to do with business






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






16. To be compeletly destroyed






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






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






19. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






21. 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






22. Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America; ended the American Revolution and foreced Britian to recginze the United States as an idependent Nations






23. 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






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






25. An economy that operates by voluntary echange in a free market and is not planned or contorlled by a central aauthority; a capitalisc economy






26. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The right to vote






35. 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';






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






37. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






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






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






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






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

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






45. Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women's Rights movement in the US






46. Author of the Monroe Doctrine - which shut down the western hemispher to european exansion or interference






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






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






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






50. Forbids the gov. to order private citizens to allow soldier to live in their homes