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Studying the TEKS through released TAKS Tests
Government
8.18 The student understands the dynamic
The student is expected to:
nature of the powers of the national
government and state governments in a federal
system.
(A) analyze the arguments of the Federalists
and Anti-Federalists, including those of
Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, James
Madison, and George Mason; and
(B) describe historical conflicts arising over
the issue of states' rights, including the
Nullification Crisis and the Civil War.
Questions taken from:
Grade 8 TAKS 2003: 24
Grade 8 TAKS 2004: 23, 35
Grade 8 TAKS 2006: 12, 30
Grade 10 TAKS 2003: 13, 31
Grade 10 TAKS 2004: 28
Grade 10 TAKS 2006: 22
Grade 11 TAKS 2003: none
Grade 11 TAKS April 2004: none
Grade 11 TAKS July 2004: none
Exit Level October 2005: none
Exit Level Fall 2005: none
Exit Level February 2006: 43
Exit Level April 2006: none
Exit Level July 2006: none
# of 2008 TAKS released ?’s: 1
(all tests)
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1. Anti-Federalists had many of their concerns
about the U.S. Constitution satisfied through
the approval of the —
A Bill of Rights
Use the information in the box and your
knowledge of social studies to answer the
following question.
Doctrines Presented in the Virginia
and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
B electoral college
C Three-Fifths Compromise
D Treaty of Paris
2. The Nullification Crisis concerned South
Carolina’s dissatisfaction with federal policy
on —
• States have fundamental rights
that the federal government
cannot abridge.
• The U.S. Constitution exists as a
compact between the federal and
state governments.
• States can nullify federal laws that
they judge to be unconstitutional.
A transportation
B tariffs
C banking
D immigration
4. The doctrines described in the Virginia and
Kentucky Resolutions outlined the conflict
over the —
A extent of the powers of the national
government
B rise of the abolitionist movement
3. Patrick Henry, an Anti-Federalist, opposed
ratification of the U.S. Constitution mainly
because he thought it did not sufficiently —
A support freedom for slaves
B criticize abuses of the monarchy
C encourage trade with foreign powers
D guarantee individual rights
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C use of the power of judicial review
D amendment of the Articles of
Confederation
Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
5. Which of these would best complete the diagram above?
A Upheld the power of the federal government
B Served in the War of 1812
C Supporter of a national bank
D Opponent of westward expansion
Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.
The Constitution of the United States, then, forms a government. . . . It is a government in
which all
the people are represented, which operates directly on the people individually, not upon the states.
. . . To
say that any state may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States are not a
nation. . . .
— President Andrew Jackson, December 10, 1832
6. The reader can conclude that President Andrew Jackson most likely would have
agreed with which of the following statements?
A Federal government reports to the various state governments.
B The legitimacy of the federal government comes from the states.
C The U.S. Constitution created a loose union of states.
D States do not have the right to withdraw from the Union.
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7. The debate over states’ rights and the
supremacy of the national government became
increasingly important between 1820 and
1860 because of opposing views on —
A industrial development
B slavery
C immigration
D women’s suffrage
Use the information in the box and your
knowledge of social studies to answer the
following question.
• Importation of slaves outlawed
by Congress
• Nullification Crisis
• Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
• Confederate States of America
formed
10. Which of the following is the best title for the
list above?
A Causes of the Mexican War
8. Which of the following conflicts resolved the
issue of slavery and ended states’ efforts to
declare a law of Congress null and void?
A The Revolutionary War
B Events Related to the Issue of States’
Rights
C Milestones in the History of U.S.
Immigration
B The War of 1812
D Examples of Federal Abuses of Power
C The Mexican War
D The Civil War
9. One of the issues that led to the Civil War was
whether final authority to interpret the U.S.
Constitution belonged to the —
11. In 1787 James Madison and other Federalists
supported a written plan for a new
government. This plan —
A states or the territories
A made changing laws virtually impossible
B Supreme Court or Congress
B created a parliamentary government
C national government or the states
C called for a stronger national government
D Supreme Court or the president
D called for stricter interpretation of the law
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