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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. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






3. Things that you own






4. 'Father of the Constitution'






5. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






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






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






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






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






11. The desire for goods and services by thoe who have the financial reserves to acqurie them (the amount of sutomers that want to buy something)






12. John Deere






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






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






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






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






18. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






20. To obtain or receive






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Means to improve by vote






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






27. 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






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






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






30. To be compeletly destroyed






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






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






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






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

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35. Robert Fulton






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






37. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






38. Having to do with clothing






39. Led to the Boston Tea Party






40. Widespread hunger within a given region






41. 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






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






43. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






44. The right to vote






45. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






47. Next to or beside






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






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






50. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home