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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. Invented by Eli Whitney it removed the seeds from cotton quicker than by hand which helped increase production






2. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






3. Belief in one god






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






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






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






7. A form of government that controls every aspect of public and private life. EX: Hitler in Germany






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






9. Supreme Court can decide if a law violates the Constitution






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






11. Gives citizenship rights to all people born of naturalized in the U.S. It states that citizens will have equal protection under the law.






12. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






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






14. 1st written constitution






15. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water






16. Belief in many gods






17. Part of the Legislative Branch whose job is to makes the Laws






18. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






19. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






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






21. Life - Liberty - property or Life - Liberty - the Pursuit of Happiness






22. Economic thinker that developed communism






23. Average income per person






24. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






25. Curbed States' Rights






26. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






27. Mass production of food






28. Growing crops for the commercial sale and distribution to domestic and international buyers.






29. Separate is not equal in public Schools






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






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






32. Complaints






33. Established Judicial Review.






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






35. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






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






37. Statement made by Abraham Lincoln which essentially freed the slaves






38. Early river valley civilization located in modern day Iraq on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






39. US first plan of government that failed because of the weak central (national) government






40. A series of essays written to support ratification of the Constitution.






41. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






42. Passed in 1689 in England - this document guaranteed English citizens certain rights and set a procedure for electing representatives to Parliament.






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






44. Gothic Architecture used to show religious spirit during the Middle Ages






45. Smaller community located in the area surround a city.






46. A narrow body of water linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman causing a choke point.






47. Tax on imports and exports.






48. Member of a country.






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






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