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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. Form of government embodying deomcratic principles and hwere a monarch is not the head of state






2. Is a cruel and unjust government






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

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






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






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






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






8. Wre people who opposed to the constituion preferring more power to be given to the state governments than to the national government






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






10. A person who exercises authority; cheif officer; leader






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






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






13. Is the refusal to obey a government laws or law as a means of passive resistance becasue of one's moral convicition of belief






14. Not allowed






15. Important; of consequence






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






17. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






19. To withdraw or pull away






20. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. An ecomny where buisness compete for business in an open market - with little governmnet interfernce






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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)






35. An economy that is planned and controled by a central administration as in the former soviet Union






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Was an escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Undergroud Railroad and helped over 300 salves to freedom in the North






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






43. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






45. Women's rights organizer






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






47. Things that you own






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






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






50. Moving from one place to antoher