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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Women's rights organizer






2. Governmnet in which one perosn has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others






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






4. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






6. Is a cruel and unjust government






7. To be compeletly destroyed






8. To withdraw or pull away






9. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






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






12. 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)






13. Having to do with business






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






15. Important; of consequence






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






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






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






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






20. The toal national income divided by the number of people in the nation






21. An alteration of a addiation to a motion - bill - constution






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Realting to an event






27. Abolished slavery






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






29. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






30. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.'






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






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






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






44. Changing iron into steal






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






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






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






48. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






50. Not allowed