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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War






2. Women's rights organizer






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






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






5. King of England during the American Revolution - taxed the colines refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies






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






7. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






9. The measure of ability to accomplish a job with a minimum exenditure of time and effort






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. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






12. To be compeletly destroyed






13. Established a system of setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the UNion. its consitution had to provide for a representative governemnt and ithad to prohibit slavery






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






16. To change






17. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






18. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






20. To contaminate or corup






21. Powerfuly Knetucky congressmn senator who propoosed the American system and the Compromise of 1850






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






23. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






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






26. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






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






29. The Supreme Court decision that said saves were property and not citizens






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






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






32. 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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The turing point of the American Revolution led to a miltiary alliance with France






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






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






46. A sudden increase in the birthrate of an area or state






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






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






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






50. Deleting parts of publication or correspondence or thertrical performances deemed harmful to an individual or party







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