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






2. Power is divided between the state government and the federal government with some powers shared.






3. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






4. Established Judicial Review.






5. Water way through Egypt that connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea






6. An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people - private property does not exist - and all goods and services are shared equally






7. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






9. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






10. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






11. 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.






12. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






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






14. People in a society that are willing and able to work






15. The idea that the power of government is divided into three branches of gov't.






16. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






17. Belief in many gods






18. Period in Europe that began after the fall of the Roman Empire Characterized by feudalism - Roman Catholic Church was the unifier of the age with more power than Kings/Lords






19. Actions or laws contrary to the Constitution as determined by the courts.






20. Pride in ones country






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






22. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






23. The System in the U.S. and other free market economies. It includes economic choice - competition - profit motive - and limited government regulation of the economy.






24. A written plan of government for the colonies created a weak league of 13 nearly independent states in 1777. The 1st Constitution of the U.S.






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






26. Who opposed the Constitution?






27. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






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






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






30. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






31. Mountains - deserts and oceans






32. Enlightened thinker/inventor. Oldest delegate to Const. Convention.






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






34. The idea that governments are created by the consent of the governed and that the power of government is limited by rule of law.






35. Shift from agriculture to industry (commercial industry) mass production of goods. It also led to the growth of cities and global trade






36. These slow down movement/migration






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






38. Separate is not equal in public Schools






39. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






40. President of the United States during the Civil War






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






42. Division of power between the national (federal) and state governments - ex.: national gov't coins money and the state gov't cannot






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






44. Relating to the countryside - of or in the countryside.






45. Officially ended the American Revolution






46. U.S. was divided over the issues of states rights and slavery






47. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






48. Prohibits the use of race or previous condition of slavery as a barrier to voting. Applied to male citizens over the age of 21.






49. Began when South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if the federal gov't tried to collect tariffs duties in their state.






50. Up and down - vertical lines on a map