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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. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






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






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






4. Rules established by Pilgrims for how to organize self - government at Plymouth






5. Curbed States' Rights






6. 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.






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






8. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






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






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






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






12. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






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






14. Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolution; 1st President of the U.S.






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






16. Technology used by early farmers to get water to the crops






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






18. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






19. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






20. Modern Constitution






21. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






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






23. Mass production of food






24. 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.






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






26. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






27. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






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






29. Officially ended the American Revolution






30. Split in the church






31. People who settle and live in a colony






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






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






34. Government process of charging a fee on goods - products - people and/or activities






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






36. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






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






38. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






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






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






42. Belief in one god






43. Sent to Britain (George III) with the grievances the Colonist had with England and why they were going to become their own Nation






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






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






46. An original document - artifact - picture - journal - cartoon from the period in which an event occurred or a record from a person who participated in the event.






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






48. Established Judicial Review.






49. Statistical data of a population like - GDP per capita - Life Expectance - Literacy Rate - Infant mortality - ethnicity - religion etc






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