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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Supporst of the constiution who favored a strong national government






2. 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






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






4. 'Father of the Constitution'






5. Living in a city






6. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






7. To contaminate or corup






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






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






10. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






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






13. Widespread hunger within a given region






14. Important; of consequence






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. To obtain or receive






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






22. Things that you own






23. 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)






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






25. Samuel Morse






26. Pertaining to the geography or natural landforms of a given area - or a location wihin a given area






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






28. 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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29. Next to or beside






30. An act of the Second Continental Congress - adopted on July 4 - 1776 - which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were 'Free and Independent States' and that 'all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain - is a






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






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






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






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






35. To change






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. Compliantes againsts a person or state






42. 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






43. To withdraw or pull away






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






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






46. Improtant points in an event






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






48. Was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War






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






50. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607