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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. He wrote the Declaration of Independence - was the 3rd president of the U.S.A. and made the Louisiana purchase






2. Average income per person






3. King/queen who has unlimited power






4. Tax on imports and exports.






5. 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






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






7. Europe would not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere






8. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






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






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






12. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






13. Term used to describe the division between Western (democratic) Europe and Eastern (communist) Europe






14. The year the Magna Carta - the cornerstone of English justice and law was signed






15. Pride in ones country






16. Member of a country.






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






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






19. One of the 1st written Constitutions of the Colonies. (1639)






20. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






22. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






23. The idea that power is divided by the Constitution between the federal and state governments.






24. The rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights.






25. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






26. Government ruled by a few powerful people






27. Having just enough food to survive with very little left over






28. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






29. Established Judicial Review.






30. Each branch of government has a way to restrict/check the actions of the other 2 branches






31. All things that surround us.






32. Quality of life - such as housing - health - education






33. 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.






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






35. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






36. Having industries for the machine production of goods






37. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






38. These slow down movement/migration






39. Average number of years people live






40. Making goods out of the home






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






42. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






43. England's overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of a constitutional monarchy (representative government)






44. American Civil War fought over the issues of slavery - states' rights - and economic and sectional differences between the North and the South.






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






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






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






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






49. Type of government where - through law - some control is placed on leadership's power such as a democracy.






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