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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Organization of government whichinto three branches - legislative - executive and judicial; proposed by Montesquieu






2. The right to vote and the exercise of that right.






3. Movement that began to correct problem in the Roman Catholic Church. It caused a split and the development of Protestant Churches






4. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






5. Commander of the Continental Army and 1st President.






6. Rulers power is limited by law - Great Britain's current form of government since Glorious Revolution






7. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






8. Exchange of goods and services.






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






10. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






11. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






12. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






13. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






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






15. Slanted coverage or one - sided information about an event; prejudiced information.






16. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






17. 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






18. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






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






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






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






22. Power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.






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






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






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






26. Government where the religious leader run the government






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






28. 1st written constitution






29. 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.






30. Transfer of plants - animals - disease - and cultures between Europe - Asia and Africa (Old World) and North and South America (New World). It started with Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492






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






32. Water way through Egypt that connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea






33. Movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason.






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






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






36. Disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism






37. Abuse of power is controlled by the three branches of government watching each other and having the power to approve or disapprove certain actions of the other.






38. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






39. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






40. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






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






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






43. Trade route that went from China to the Middle East and into Europe - called the Silk Road b/c of the Silk only coming from China






44. Chinese invention that helped make sea travel across the Atlantic Ocean possible






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






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






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






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






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






50. Leader of Great Britain in WWII who coined the phrase Iron Curtain