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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The measruemnt of the percent of people in a given state or country who can read a write






2. The 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constituion it set up the principle of Judical Review






3. General of the confederate army






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






5. Original records of an event - they incldue eyewitness reports created at the time of an event speeches - and letters by people involved in the event - photographs and artifacts






6. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






8. Moving from one place to antoher






9. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






11. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






12. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






13. 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






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






15. Improtant points in an event






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






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






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






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






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. Abolished slavery






22. 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






23. The idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal






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






25. Next to or beside






26. Former slave who became the best know black abolitionsit in the country 'north star'






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






28. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






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






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






31. 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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32. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






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






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






36. Women's rights organizer






37. 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.'






38. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






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






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






42. Important to a certain event or topic






43. Relationships that exsits between governments






44. 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






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






46. Having to do with business






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






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






49. To contaminate or corup






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