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






2. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






4. A economy where enough is grown hunted and crafted to provide for the basic needs of the people






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






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






7. Governmnet in which one perosn has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others






8. Massachusetts Congressman and senator who spoke for the Norhta nd the preservation of the Union






9. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






10. The providing or supplying of something - esp. food or other necessities - in law providing for a specific circumstances or event.






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






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






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






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






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






16. Is the first ten amednments of the Constituion and detail the protection of individual liberties






17. To change






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Moving from one place to antoher






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

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






27. Administration charcterized by exessive red tape (steps to you have to go throuh to get a destired result) and rountine






28. Realting to an event






29. John Deere






30. 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';






31. Things that you own






32. 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






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






34. Farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields - Cyrus Mccormick






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






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






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






44. Samuel Morse






45. Changing iron into steal






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






47. General of the confederate army






48. Abolished slavery






49. When power is given to the people of the state to choose their governmnet






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