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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The turing point of the Civil War for the North - Confederate troops were forced to retreat and never invaded the North again






2. Moving from one place to antoher






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






4. To contaminate or corup






5. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






7. 'Father of the Constitution'






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






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






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






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






12. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






14. Not allowed






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






16. Improtant points in an event






17. 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






18. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






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






21. To obtain or receive






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






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






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






30. Women's rights organizer






31. To withdraw or pull away






32. 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






33. Changing iron into steal






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






35. John Deere






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






37. To be compeletly destroyed






38. Passionate patriot who became fomous for his fiery speeches in favor of American Independence his most famous quote included the worlds 'give me liberty or give me Death.'






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






40. To change






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Abraham Lincoln issued this on January 1 - 1863 seeting all slaves in the Confederate states Free






46. Having to do with clothing






47. States that people have rights toher than those mentioned in the Constitution






48. Limits imposed on all branches of a government by vestin in each branch the right to amen or void the acts of another






49. A ruler who governs alone and is not restrianed by laws a constitiuion or custon - usually king or queen






50. A person who exercises authority; cheif officer; leader