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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Restrictions on the powers the government has like states cannot create money






2. Enlightened thinker/inventor. Oldest delegate to Const. Convention.






3. Rebirth of ideas - art - and architecture of the Greeks and Romans






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






5. A historic period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic






6. U.S. Constitution written by delegates to the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation and decided to draft a new plan of government for the U.S.






7. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






8. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






9. Year that the first 10 amendments to the Constitution were made which protected the rights of individuals from abuses of the national government






10. These slow down movement/migration






11. Power is divided between the state government and the federal government with some powers shared.






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






13. Meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation resulting in a new form of Government. Great Compromise.






14. Statement made by Abraham Lincoln which essentially freed the slaves






15. US first plan of government that failed because of the weak central (national) government






16. A written plan of government for the colonies created a weak league of 13 nearly independent states in 1777. The 1st Constitution of the U.S.






17. All things that surround us.






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






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






20. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






21. The idea that governments are created by the consent of the governed and that the power of government is limited by rule of law.






22. 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.






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






24. The concept that political power rests with the people who create and can alter or abolish government.






25. Martin Luther's ideas that he posted on the chuch door at Wittenburg which questioned the Roman Catholic Church. This act began the Reformation






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






27. Quality of life - such as housing - health - education






28. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






29. Supporters of the Constitution. They favored a strong national government.






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






31. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






32. Slanted coverage or one - sided information about an event; prejudiced information.






33. Life - Liberty - property or Life - Liberty - the Pursuit of Happiness






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






35. Belief in one god






36. Economic thinker that developed communism






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. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






39. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






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






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






42. The idea that power is divided by the Constitution between the federal and state governments.






43. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






44. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






45. Government ruled by a few powerful people






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






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






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






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






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