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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. States that the people have the power to establish and change rules






2. Gave people the right to stand up to Government






3. To provide a greater voice in determining national politics






4. Economic and social units of life in early Middle Ages






5. (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






6. They opposed the democrats belief in states' rights and instead favored a strong national government.






7. The idea that political authority belongs to the people






8. Richard Nixon






9. Ideals of social contract borrowed heavily from John Locke






10. A division of government powers between a strong central government and the state governments






11. Fished on canoe shaped rafts - relied heavily on salmon and acorns. Haproons and dragnets to fish. Groves of lvalley oaks - great amounts of acorns for thick suop. San Joaquin Valley - wetlands - birds - duck - geese - elk - antelope.






12. Hydraulic mining






13. Growing criticism of the mission system prompted efforts to transfer mission holding into private hands






14. Aztecs are from this period in Mesoamerican History






15. Impeached for opposing Radical Reconstruction






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






17. Gave 18 year olds the right to vote






18. Galileo






19. In Medieval Europe - the legalization and imperialization of the Christian Faith forever changed the form and function of Christianity by whom






20. Leadership - territory






21. An economic system in which the state controls the means of production and distributes the profits






22. National Government did not have the power to regulate foreign trade - had no court system - no independent taxing power - could not enforce national laws






23. Reagan's appointments to the Supreme Court

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24. Countries that competed for land






25. A series of Islands






26. Small rainfall - vegetation scarce - bands were migratory - shifting from place to place in search of water and food. Men hunted - women gathered seeds - nuts and fruits. Distinctive form of acgricutlre based on communal labor. Created ditches and da






27. President Nixon established better realations with these countries






28. The GDP dropped. Unemployment increased. The 'Big Three' automakers posted record losses. Bankruptcies increased. The Fed lowered interest rates in an attempt to stimulate the economy






29. European settlers to the New World in the 16th & 17th Century often failed to recognize the






30. Supplemented their hunting with agrictulre. Grew corn - beans and pumpkins in fertile flood plains. Traded with many tribes - tribes include (Quechan (Yuma) Halchidhoma - Mohave.






31. 1940 - 1950






32. An early colonial attempt at representative self - government (1619) - first legislative assembly of the colonies






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






34. The Tianament Square pro - democracy movement in China occurred in






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






36. France viewed the revolution as a means to gain territory at the expense of Britain - France wanted to limit the economic growth of England - France and England were already at war on the European continent






37. A process that gives individual citizens - or groups of citizens - the power to place a proposed law on the ballot






38. Powers set aside for state governments






39. Responsible for writing most of the Declaration of Independence






40. Attempt to change base metals into gold






41. Belief in reincarnation - belief that through meditation one can frind freedom from suffering and enter Nirvana - respect for all living creatures






42. They replaced the Japanese as low- paid agricultural workers






43. Redwood






44. Ended Feb 2 - 1848 with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo






45. The Roman Empire






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






47. Industry major turning point in California






48. Bush raised taxes on these items in 1990 to decrease the decifit






49. Years of the Civil War






50. The start and end of the Age of Discovery







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