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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Ruled those arrested must be informed of their right to an attorney before questioning






2. The period from the end of WW II through the mid -1960's marked by unusually high birth rates.






3. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






4. Early rock n ' roll performer






5. Argument between South Carolina and the federal government over the role of the national government.






6. Economy in which economic decisions (supply - prices - etc.) are made by the government rather than by market forces.






7. Abolished the poll tax.






8. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Formed to defend Europe against Soviet Union.






9. Congressional approval that gave LBJ the power to escalate the war in Vietnam.






10. Eliminated literacy tests for voters.






11. President of the US during the Civil War.






12. Mississippi civil rights activist. Assasinated by KKK member.






13. Ruling bared quota systems in college admissions but affirms the constitutionality of affirmative action






14. American painter from 1920's


15. Fear that Communists were going to take over the US in the 1920's.






16. President during Roaring 20's






17. Reform movement that banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. It also increased organized crime.






18. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






19. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






20. Period of African - American cultural creativity in Music - art - literature during the 1920's






21. Sets a term limit for the President






22. Rights reserved to the people.






23. No cruel or unusual punishment.






24. Volunteer calvary unit led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill.






25. The prohibition of alcohol.






26. Author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd President of the United States.






27. Anarchists and Italian immigrants accused of murder. Sentenced to death.






28. Teacher was charged with violating laws prohibiting the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.






29. Founding father - politician - scientist






30. US General in Europe during WWII. He was in charge of the Invasion of Normandy (D- Day). Cold War President






31. US warship blown up in Havana Harbor off the coast of Cuba. The Spanish were blamed and war was declared.






32. Ruled courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford attorneys.






33. Used to fence in land on the Great Plains - eventually leading to the end of the open frontier.






34. Ruled criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations






35. Post - WW I attempt to create a United Nations type organization. US did not join.






36. The first African - American woman elected to the U.S House of Representatives.






37. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






38. Securities & Exchange Commission - regulates stock market. Created during Depression.






39. President 1961-63






40. Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.






41. No unlawful search and seizure.






42. Progressive - era journalists sought to bring about reform.






43. President during Great Depression & WW II. 1933 - 1945






44. Ruled that state legislature districts had to be roughly equal in population.






45. LBJ's program that addressed America's social problems including health care - civil rights - and urban decay.






46. United Farm Workers activist






47. Cowboys drove herds of cattle along trails to be shipped to the East by railroad.






48. Accused people of being Communists without providing evidence.






49. Opposing side's attack from the ditches instead of an open battlefield.






50. Area of the Great Plains where heavy droughts had dried up the farmland.