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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ruled that state legislature districts had to be roughly equal in population.






2. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






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






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






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






6. President 1980-88.






7. US soldiers massacred 300 unarmed Native American in 1890. This ended the Indian Wars.






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






9. Trial by jury.






10. Gave all U.S. citizens equal protection under the law regardless of color.






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






12. Powers reserved to the states






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






14. New York political machine boss.

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15. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






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






17. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






18. Alternate term for 1920's.






19. The belief that if a nearby nation becomes communist then surrounding nations will do the same.






20. Period after the Civil War in the US when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.






21. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






22. President during 1920's period of corruption. Died in office.






23. Civil Rights leader from 1950's -1960's. Assassinated in 1968.






24. A standoff between the Us and the Soviet Union when it was discovered that the Soviets had installed missiles pointed at the Us.






25. Alabama governor - segregationist - presidential candidate. Shot and left paralyzed.






26. Where FDR tried to add more members to the Supreme Court to pass his programs.






27. Soviet leader during 1950's - 60's






28. W. Wilson's proposal for peace after WW I






29. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) - Insurance for people's bank accounts.






30. American feminist icon - journalist - and social and political activist.






31. No unlawful search and seizure.






32. Founding father - politician - scientist






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






34. No quartering of troops during peace time






35. Rights reserved to the people.






36. The rise of a manufacturing economy and decline of an agriculture economy.






37. Reapportionment / one man - one vote






38. Power is shared between the states and national government.






39. Corrupt organized groups that controlled political parties in the cities. A boss leads the machine and attempts to grab more votes for his party.






40. LJB's agenda designed to help poor American's.






41. American pilot who made the first non - stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.






42. Pres. of the US during WWII & early Cold War. Made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan.






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






44. Right to bear arms






45. Abolished slavery






46. Dec.7 - 1941 - Japanese attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor. U.S. enters the war as a result.






47. A U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot - Francis Gary Powers - was captured.






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






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






50. Example of corruption during Warren G. Harding's Presidency







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