Social Studies 3rd 9 Week CP 2021

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Which of the following best completes the Venn diagram above? Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, and Bill of Rights, Amendments, one branch of government, separation of church and state, Tax laws, limited political terms, governor as the head of the executive branch, Judges elected by voters, limits for governmental power, restriction of freedom

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Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, and Bill of Rights

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How is republicanism reflected in the provisions of both the U.S. and the Texas Constitutions?

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Both provide a framework of how representatives are elected to the legislature.

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The BEST title for the diagram would be Characteristics of the --

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Legislative Branch

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Which outcome best completes the diagram? Options: Manifest Destiny, Civil War, Mexican-American War, Texas Revolution

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Civil War

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One way that the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution are similar is that both establish a government divided into--

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Three Branches

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What was one effect of the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act? Options: The Missouri Compromise was deemed unconstitutional. The Republican Party lost influence in congress. Immigrants were forced to relocate from eastern cities to western territories. Tensions among the populations of northern and southern states increased.

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Tensions among the populations of northern and southern states increased.

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The fourteenth Amendment was ratified in order to--

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To provide newly freedmen and women full rights as citizens

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How did President Lincoln succeed in abolishing the practice represented by the tree in this cartoon?

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By promoting the passing and ratification of the 13th Amendment

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The box above best expresses which principle of Texas' limited government? Options: Federalism, Republicanism, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances

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Republicanism

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Which of the following dates includes the Civil War and Reconstruction Era? 1850-1870, 1861-2020, 1861-1877, 1865-1877

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1861-1877