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






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






3. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






4. Guaranteed English Citizens certain rights and stated that elections for Parliament were to be held often.






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






6. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






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






8. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






9. Who opposed the Constitution?






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






11. Average income per person






12. Government where the religious leader run the government






13. Prelude to the Civil War. South Carolina believed a State had the power to override the Federal (National) Government






14. First organizing of 13 colonies.






15. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






16. 1st written constitution






17. Mass production of food






18. Movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason.






19. All things that surround us.






20. Exchange of goods and services.






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






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






23. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






24. Belief in one god






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






26. Separate is not equal in public Schools






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






28. Making goods out of the home






29. Mountains - deserts and oceans






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






31. 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






32. Declaration of Independence signed on July 4th of this year in Philadelphia by delegated of the Second Continental Congress.






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






34. Organization of government whichinto three branches - legislative - executive and judicial; proposed by Montesquieu






35. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






36. The spread of ideas - people and places to new places






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






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






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






40. Food - clothing - shelter (water is food)






41. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






42. Congress enacted this law to give President Jackson the authority to use the army and navy if necessary to enforce the tariff law of 1828.






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






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






45. Government process of charging a fee on goods - products - people and/or activities






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






47. Average number of children that die by the age of 5






48. Having to do with one's own homeland






49. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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