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






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






3. Improtant points in an event






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Increase in the number of people who inhabit a territoy or state






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






12. 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






13. Realting to an event






14. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






15. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






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






18. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






19. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






21. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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. Congres shall make no law restricing freddom of speech - religion - press assembly and petition






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






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. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






27. 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)






28. Moving from one place to antoher






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






30. Living in a country






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






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


33. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






35. Material before being processed or manufactured into a final form (oil - iron)






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






37. A sudden increase in the birthrate of an area or state






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






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






40. The delivery or giving out of an item or items to the intended recipients






41. The right to vote






42. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






43. 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






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






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






46. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






47. 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






48. Next to or beside






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






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