Test your basic knowledge |

TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Having to do with business






2. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






3. 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.'






4. Eli Whitney






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






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






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






8. 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






9. The turing point of the Civil War for the North - Confederate troops were forced to retreat and never invaded the North again






10. Important; of consequence






11. Form of government embodying deomcratic principles and hwere a monarch is not the head of state






12. Cultural patterns that are widespread within a popualtion *style of clothes and hair ect

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






14. 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';






15. To obtain or receive






16. 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)






17. 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






18. 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






19. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






20. A point at which an important decision must be made






21. Women's rights organizer






22. 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






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






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






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






26. The Supreme Court decision that rulled that the consitution gave contorl of interstate comerce to the U.S. congress not the individual states trhough whih a route passed






27. 'Father of the Constitution'






28. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






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






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






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






34. Purchased the Louisana Territory from Fracne in 1803. The untied States paid 15 million and it double the size of the U.S.






35. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






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






39. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






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






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






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






44. To change






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






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






47. Improtant points in an event






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






49. The desire for goods and services by thoe who have the financial reserves to acqurie them (the amount of sutomers that want to buy something)






50. Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America; ended the American Revolution and foreced Britian to recginze the United States as an idependent Nations






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests