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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is the refusal to obey a government laws or law as a means of passive resistance becasue of one's moral convicition of belief






2. Having to do with clothing






3. 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






4. Author of the Monroe Doctrine - which shut down the western hemispher to european exansion or interference






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






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






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






8. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






11. The amount of captial or money available to a person or a state






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






13. Not allowed






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






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






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






17. Small town in Virgina where Robert E Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War






18. The total market value of all the goods and services produced within the borders of a ntaion during a specificed period






19. General of the confederate army






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






21. 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.






22. Improtant points in an event






23. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






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






26. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






27. 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






28. Eli Whitney






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






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






37. Partainingto or of the nature of a union of states under a central govermnet distinct from the indivdual govermnets of the separate staets






38. States that powers not gien to the federal government belong to the states






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






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






41. The right to vote






42. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






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






46. To contaminate or corup






47. Living in a city






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






49. Moving from one place to antoher






50. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and consituent political unites (states)







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