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






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. To change






9. Relationships that exsits between governments






10. John Deere






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






21. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






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






24. Samuel Morse






25. Having to do with clothing






26. Women's rights organizer






27. To contaminate or corup






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. South carolina congressman and senator who spoke for the south before and during the Civil War






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






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






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






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

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






40. 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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41. To promote or improve the growth of (a plant - crop - etc.) by labor and attention






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






43. 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






44. Those advances in science or medicine that adaacnes the knowledge of a state or individual






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






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






47. To obtain or receive






48. Realting to an event






49. 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






50. Next to or beside







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