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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. Widespread hunger within a given region






2. To be compeletly destroyed






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






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






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






6. War between the Union and Confederacy from 1861-1865






7. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






8. 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






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






10. Important; of consequence






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






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






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






14. Wrote the declaration of indpendence - became the 3rd presidnet of the US and purchased the Louisana territory






15. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






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






18. 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






19. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.






20. 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






21. Mexico sold all of California and New mexico to the US






22. Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women's Rights movement in the US






23. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






24. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






26. 'Father of the Constitution'






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






28. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






30. Things that you own






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






32. Compliantes againsts a person or state






33. Improtant points in an event






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






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






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






37. John Deere






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






39. Women's rights organizer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. General of the confederate army






49. The supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted on September 17 - 1787 - by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - and later ratified by conventions in each state in the name of 'the People';






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







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