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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Average number of years people live






2. Curbed States' Rights






3. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






4. Prelude to the Civil War. South Carolina believed a State had the power to override the Federal (National) Government






5. 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






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






7. Who opposed the Constitution?






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






9. Split in the church






10. Gave voting rights to all males over 21 regardless of race.






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






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






13. Exchange of goods and services.






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






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






16. A historic period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic






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






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






19. Christian warriors sent to regain the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims that controlled






20. Economic thinker that developed communism






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






22. All things that surround us.






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






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






25. Relating to the city - of or in a city.






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






27. He wrote the Declaration of Independence - was the 3rd president of the U.S.A. and made the Louisiana purchase






28. Right of groups of people to create their own nation






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






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






31. Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations in the Americas and Caribbean region






32. Complaints






33. Routes of human movement from one area into another.






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






35. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






36. Colonies separate from England... 'unalienable rights'






37. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






38. Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S.






39. Mass production of food






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






41. Food - clothing - shelter (water is food)






42. 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.






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






44. Modern Constitution






45. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






46. The idea that government is controlled by the people who hold power and elect representatives - giving those representatives power to make and enforce laws.






47. Government that votes for representatives who serve in the government to make and enforce law and in the best interest of the people






48. Supreme Court upheld segregation - 'Separate but equal.'






49. To officially approve.






50. 1st written constitution







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