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






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






3. Declaration of Independence signed on July 4th of this year in Philadelphia by delegated of the Second Continental Congress.






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






5. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






6. Tax on imports and exports.






7. An economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit (money)






8. 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.






9. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






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






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






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






13. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Exchange of goods and ideas (commerce) between the new nations and different parts of the world expanded






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. This is also referred to as a city






26. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






27. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






28. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






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






30. King/queen who has unlimited power






31. These slow down movement/migration






32. Rebirth of ideas - art - and architecture of the Greeks and Romans






33. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






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






35. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






36. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






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






38. A government that elects its leaders






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






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






41. Restrictions on the powers the government has like states cannot create money






42. Belief in many gods






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






44. Guaranteed/protected basic rights of the English citizens and foundation for US Bill of Rights






45. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






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






47. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






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






50. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.