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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






4. Living in a country






5. Relationships that exsits between governments






6. Women's rights organizer






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






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






9. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






10. 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






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






12. Having to do with business






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






14. Changing iron into steal






15. States that powers not gien to the federal government belong to the states






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






17. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin which was about the horrors of slaery






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






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






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






21. General of the confederate army






22. The amount of wokers available to perform the tasks necessary for a society to function






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






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






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






26. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.






27. The supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted on September 17 - 1787 - by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - and later ratified by conventions in each state in the name of 'the People';






28. Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America; ended the American Revolution and foreced Britian to recginze the United States as an idependent Nations






29. To change






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






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






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






33. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






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






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






37. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






38. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






41. Widespread hunger within a given region






42. A type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed - limited - and restricted by law






43. 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






44. A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations






45. 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






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






47. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






49. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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