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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Material before being processed or manufactured into a final form (oil - iron)






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






3. 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.






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






5. The state of acting according to law; lawful






6. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Created two houses of Congress. One based on population - and ther other gave equal represnetation of each state






21. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






22. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






23. 'Father of the Constitution'






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






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






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






27. To be compeletly destroyed






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






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






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






31. Leader of the original democratic party and a 'president of the pople' he was also responsbible for the Trail of Tears - which forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River






32. 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)






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Widespread hunger within a given region






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

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40. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






41. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






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






44. Abolished slavery






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






46. Improtant points in an event






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






48. John Deere






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






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