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TAKS 10th Grade World 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. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






2. Split in the church






3. Life - Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness same as natural or individual rights






4. One of the 1st written Constitutions of the Colonies. (1639)






5. A document outlining principles of self - government for colonists. (1620)






6. Movement that began to correct problem in the Roman Catholic Church. It caused a split and the development of Protestant Churches






7. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






8. Limited the power of the King in 1215






9. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






10. Prohibits the use of race or previous condition of slavery as a barrier to voting. Applied to male citizens over the age of 21.






11. King/queen who has unlimited power






12. The rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights.






13. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






14. Exchange of goods and services.






15. Each branch of government has a way to restrict/check the actions of the other 2 branches






16. Colonies separate from England... 'unalienable rights'






17. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






18. Signed in England - this document provided limits to the power of the king.






19. The production of goods in a factory through the use of machines and a large number of workers






20. First organizing of 13 colonies.






21. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






22. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






23. An official change to a law or document of government.






24. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






25. Member of a country.






26. The idea that the power of government is divided into three branches of gov't.






27. Disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism






28. Actions or laws contrary to the Constitution as determined by the courts.






29. Shift from agriculture to industry (commercial industry) mass production of goods. It also led to the growth of cities and global trade






30. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






31. These slow down movement/migration






32. Supreme Court can decide if a law violates the Constitution






33. When was the U.S. Constitution written and ratified?






34. U.S. was divided over the issues of states rights and slavery






35. Information that comes from other sources such as a textbook - encyclopedia.






36. The process of creating commercial industry including heavy industry such as steel.






37. Abuse of power is controlled by the three branches of government watching each other and having the power to approve or disapprove certain actions of the other.






38. Power of the government rests with the people who express their ideas through voting.






39. Law code signed by King John of England that limited his power and was the first time for limited government






40. Power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.






41. Type of government where - through law - some control is placed on leadership's power such as a democracy.






42. Government where people elect others to speak and act on their behalf.






43. Europe would not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere






44. England's overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of a constitutional monarchy (representative government)






45. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






46. Average income per person






47. Belief in many gods






48. Invented by Eli Whitney it removed the seeds from cotton quicker than by hand which helped increase production






49. Issue of the Civil War. South believed the States had more power than the Federal Government






50. Small - scale production requiring little capital.