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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. Countries that competed for land






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






3. Contributed to the growth of slavery






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






5. Criminal supsects must be informed of their miranda rights






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






7. Wrote the Federalist Papers






8. Responsible for writing most of the Declaration of Independence






9. Because of the expansionist goals of the West






10. Egyptian Civilation began






11. Emphasizes mindfulness of an orderly society






12. Aerospace






13. Europeans and Africans






14. Fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures - increase in international trade and commerce - end of the Greek city - state system as a major political setting






15. Epics of Illiad and Odyssey come from






16. Central figure in the ancient Inca religion






17. Reaction of the British Government to the Boston Tea Party






18. Created Great Wall of China - use of currency - weight and measure standardized - tomb of terra - cotta army






19. Help turned the tide so that Lincoln was able to win a second term in 1864






20. 1868 - 1876






21. Forbade import of rum - duty on molasses - wines - silks - coffee and number of luxury items






22. 1) Government programs to provide jobs for the unemployed 2) Broadened the scope of the federal government's activities. 3) Permanently expanded the role of the presidency






23. In 1763 a royal proclomation reserved all Western territory between Alleghencies - the Florida's and the Mississippi - and Quebec to be used by the






24. 1837 Added potential slave territory to the United States






25. The Savings and Loan bankruptcies resulted in massive federal intervention to cover






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






27. Credited with first implementation of democracy into government (citizens held public meetings - pass law - choose officials) No slaves - women or foreigners






28. The idea that political authority belongs to the people






29. Caused a wave of immigration into California in the 1930's






30. To sail completely around the earth






31. Persian Gulf War






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






33. River Valleys where there was an abudance of fertile soil and fresh water






34. American Indians agriculture and medical wisdonm






35. 1929






36. Military conquest and trade incentives






37. Growing proportion of Latinos in CA population






38. Freedom of religion - commercial considerations - overpopulation






39. To gain an accurate sense of the resources being exchanged in the Louisiana Purchase






40. Hydraulic mining






41. The practice of state regulation and control of an economy






42. A 'sacred expedition' in which twenty - one Spanish Catholic missions were established - spaced to be a single days travel apart on El Camino Real (the Royal Road)

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43. The admission of Maine as a free state preserved the slave state/free state balance in the senate






44. Quail






45. Created the first unified state in Inida (Indian) history






46. A religious beleif in which - after physical death - a rebirth in another body occurs - a central tenet of Hinduism - among other religions






47. A series of Islands






48. Protect sovereignty of the states






49. Imperial Valley water flow from Colorado River - tried to increase water flow and the flood created the






50. Oregon annexed to the United States