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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Basis of government by the consent of the governed






2. Enacted the 'malice' standard allowed free reporting






3. President Lincoln realized the war would be long and hard






4. Golden Poppy






5. 1820 Limited the spread of slavery






6. State courts are required by the 6th and 14th amendments - right to speedy process - counsel






7. Wilsons Fourteen Points - Failure of congress to ratify






8. Reagan's appointments to the Supreme Court

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9. The concept of religious freedom






10. Voyage of exploration commanded by John Cabot - Jacques Cartier - and Henry Hudson






11. Power to veto specific sections of a spending bill






12. Aztecs are from this period in Mesoamerican History






13. Best known as CA basketmakers - twined and coilded ware in many shapes. Otlined with brightly colored feathers - plumes - beads - and shells.






14. Koran






15. The start and end of the Age of Discovery






16. No taxation without representation






17. To link the demands of women to the greivance of the Revolutionary generation






18. Admistration supported massive build up of the defense program






19. (1773) A group of colonists - led by Samuel Adams - Paul Revere - and others - disguised themselves as Native Americans - boarded English ships on the night of Dec. 16 - 1773 - and threw the tea into the harbor






20. George Mason in objections to the constituion represented which group






21. Homestead Act (1862); Transcontinental Railroad (1869)






22. A term used to describe the Central Pacifics Railroad's monopoly for having an arm in practically every sector of California's commerce






23. Framers who were provided some land - housing and supplies by white landowners in return for giving landowners a portion of their crops






24. John F. Kennedy's Pledge was to resolve domestic and cold war problems - expand the Space Program and Civil Rights legislation






25. Period of European hisotry that produced advances in science that revolutionalized of Earths's place wtihin the universe






26. An informal meeting of party leaders who decide which candidates they will support






27. Great advances in the field of metal making






28. Victory gave Lincoln the right moment to make the Emancipation Procolomation






29. Approved racial segregation - seperate but equal






30. Redwood






31. An economic system in which workers control the means of production and share in the profits for their labors






32. Desolate areas - scare food - hunting small game and seeds and roots. Thinly settled - tribues include Achumawi and Atsugewi.






33. Sherman Anti - Trust Act (1890) - Clayton Anti - Trust Act (1914). The National Labor Relations Act (1935) - collective bargaining rights for employees.






34. Criminal supsects must be informed of their miranda rights






35. The rise of the common man. War against the bank and tariff were key issues for the new democratic party; Jackson initiated the spoils system (political enemies are replaced by political friends); Jackson pursued nationalistic policies






36. A philosophy - along with election rules - that was designed to deny blacks the right to vote after reconstruction ended






37. Capitalism






38. (1765) The first direct tax to be levied on the American colonies - it required that all newspapers - pamphlets - legal documents - commercial bills - advertisements - and other papers issued in the colonies bear a stamp. The act was denounced in the






39. Communcation and Transportation






40. Greatest contribution from ancient Greece to Western Civilization






41. To win favors of the gods - who according to their beleifs - governed the life of mankind and the cycles of nature






42. Civil Rights Bills Passed 14th & 15th Amendment






43. Aerospace






44. Eastablished that the constitution grants to conress implied powers inherent in the nature of the Constitution as a blueprint for a practical functioning government - and the state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the






45. The worship of only one god






46. Outlawed slavery in the Northwest Territory






47. President Lincoln's first priority after the Civil War to reconcile the warring sides and rebuild areas affected by the war






48. Industry major turning point in California






49. River valley villages - families owned their hunting and fishing ground - tobacco plots and oak trees. Real estate passed on through the males. Money was clamshell disks and dentalia.






50. Most closely associated with the development of a theocracy in America