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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 idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal






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






3. Widespread hunger within a given region






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Forbids the gov. to order private citizens to allow soldier to live in their homes






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






10. Abolished slavery






11. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






13. Body of citizens enrolled for miliatry service - and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies






14. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






15. Samuel Morse






16. Supporst of the constiution who favored a strong national government






17. 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






18. The amount of births ina country druing a specific period






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






20. Inventor - stateman - diplomat - signer of the declaration of independence and delegate to constituatl convention.






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






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






23. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






26. 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






27. Massachusetts Congressman and senator who spoke for the Norhta nd the preservation of the Union






28. Changing iron into steal






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






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






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






32. Next to or beside






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






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






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






36. 'Father of the Constitution'






37. Objects used to obtain goods and services - usually coins or bills






38. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






39. Thsoe rights reserved speifically for the state and not given to the federal government

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40. 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






41. To contaminate or corup






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






43. Member of the sons of liberty who started the committee of correspondcne to stir public support for american indepdnece






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






45. Having to do with clothing






46. 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






47. Relationships that exsits between governments






48. To be compeletly destroyed






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






50. A economy where enough is grown hunted and crafted to provide for the basic needs of the people