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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A economy where enough is grown hunted and crafted to provide for the basic needs of the people






2. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






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






5. Things that you own






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






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






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






9. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






10. To contaminate or corup






11. Eli Whitney






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






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






14. By the north in 1863 effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippe River to the Union






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






16. Usually good or services sent out of one's country or are to be consumed by antoher






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






18. To change






19. Form of government that is run for an by the people - giving people the supreme power






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






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






22. Was an escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Undergroud Railroad and helped over 300 salves to freedom in the North






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






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






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






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






27. A term for cows - horses - and other cattle






28. Former slave who became the best know black abolitionsit in the country 'north star'






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






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






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






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






33. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






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






37. The offense of acting to overthrow one's government






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






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






40. Living in a city






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






42. 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






43. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






44. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






46. 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)






47. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






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






50. Robert Fulton