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






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






3. Is a cruel and unjust government






4. Important; of consequence






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. The right to vote






11. Later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. often secondary sources like textbooks and articles provided summaries of information found in primary sources






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






13. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






14. To obtain or receive






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






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






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






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






19. To change






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






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






22. To withdraw or pull away






23. Short speech given by Abrahman Lincoln to dedicate a cemetry for soliders who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered a profound statement of American ideals. Four score and seven years ago - our fathers....and that governemtn of the peopl






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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. Living in a city






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






34. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






36. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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)






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






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






45. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






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






49. 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






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