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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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1. Modern Constitution






2. Use indicators such as income - education - birth rate/death rate - $ spent on food - population density - and so on to determine quality of life.






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






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






5. Relating to the city - of or in a city.






6. Refers to the amount and quality of economic and industrial resources - often related to national income.






7. Having to do with one's own homeland






8. People in a society that are willing and able to work






9. Having industries for the machine production of goods






10. Member of a country.






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






12. Citizens vote for representatives who make and enforce the laws. US form of government






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






14. A narrow body of water linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman causing a choke point.






15. Technology used by early farmers to get water to the crops






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






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






18. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






19. Opposed to the Constitution because it gave too much power to the national government and not enough to the states. They also wanted individual rights protected






20. The idea that government is controlled by the people who hold power and elect representatives - giving those representatives power to make and enforce laws.






21. Basic economy that was used in early farming and hunting and gathering societies






22. An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people - private property does not exist - and all goods and services are shared equally






23. A form of government that controls every aspect of public and private life. EX: Hitler in Germany






24. Early river valley civilization located in modern day Iraq on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






25. Began when South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if the federal gov't tried to collect tariffs duties in their state.






26. Government where the religious leader run the government






27. The form of government where people elect representatives the create and enforce laws






28. Gothic Architecture used to show religious spirit during the Middle Ages






29. To declare something to be without power or effect; to disregard the power of something.






30. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






31. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






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






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






34. King/queen who has unlimited power






35. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






36. Gave voting rights to all males over 21 regardless of race.






37. Statistical data of a population like - GDP per capita - Life Expectance - Literacy Rate - Infant mortality - ethnicity - religion etc






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






39. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






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






41. Christian warriors sent to regain the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims that controlled






42. He created the first assembly line used for manufacturing of automobiles






43. An original document - artifact - picture - journal - cartoon from the period in which an event occurred or a record from a person who participated in the event.






44. Passed in 1689 in England - this document guaranteed English citizens certain rights and set a procedure for electing representatives to Parliament.






45. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






46. Spread of ideas - technology - religion - language and other cultural practices over time and space.






47. The System in the U.S. and other free market economies. It includes economic choice - competition - profit motive - and limited government regulation of the economy.






48. Government where citizens vote directly on laws - ex: Athens






49. He wrote the Declaration of Independence - was the 3rd president of the U.S.A. and made the Louisiana purchase






50. Supreme Court upheld segregation - 'Separate but equal.'







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