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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. Pardon for sin. Martin Luther questioned the churches authority to pardon sin and especially the idea that you could buy the pardon






4. Wrote the Declaration of Independence; colonial leader - 3rd President.






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






6. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






7. The law- making assembly in Great Britain and other parliamentary democracies.






8. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






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






10. The Bill of Rights were amended to the Constitution to protect what?






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






12. Leader of Great Britain in WWII who coined the phrase Iron Curtain






13. Life - Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness same as natural or individual rights






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






15. Strong nations seek to dominate other countries (territories) politically - economically - or socially






16. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






17. Union vs. Confederacy. Jefferson Davis is President of the South; Lincoln of the North






18. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






19. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






20. Emporer of the Byzantine Empire who wrote a law code






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






22. Chinese invention that helped make sea travel across the Atlantic Ocean possible






23. Curbed States' Rights






24. He was commander of the Continental Army - defeated Cornwallis at the Battle Yorktown - and 1st president of the U.S. A.






25. Economic thinker that developed communism






26. Belief in many gods






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






28. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






29. Use indicators such as income - education - birth rate/death rate - $ spent on food - population density - and so on to determine quality of life.






30. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






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






32. Officially ended the American Revolution






33. The process of creating commercial industry including heavy industry such as steel.






34. An economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit (money)






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






36. Idea that people give government its power through the 'just consent of the governed' as stated in the Declaration of Independence.






37. Having to do with one's own homeland






38. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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






40. To declare something to be without power or effect; to disregard the power of something.






41. Mass production of food






42. The form of government where people elect representatives the create and enforce laws






43. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






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






45. Water way through Panama that shortens the distance by water from East coast of the US to the West Coast






46. Split in the church






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






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






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






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