7th Grade EOC Review

Document

• Fees that people had to pay in order to vote, used to prevent certain groups from voting.
• A written or printed record that provides information.
• Rights guaranteed to all citizens, especially regarding freedom and equality.
• To officially end something, such as slavery.

Laws

• Rules made by governments that people must follow.
• The final battle of the Texas Revolution, where Texas won independence.
• The region of Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, with forests and rivers.
• To officially end something, such as slavery.

Principles

• Dividing government into different branches to prevent too much power in one place.
• The branch of government that makes laws.
• Basic beliefs or ideas that guide actions.
• A part of the legislative branch where the number of representatives is based on state population.

Constitution

• The first Mexican-American woman elected to the Texas House of Representatives.
• Motivations such as wealth, land, and spreading religion that led Europeans to explore new lands.
• The system of producing and exchanging goods and services.
• The system of laws and principles that governs a nation.

Bill of Rights

• The division of power between national and state governments.
• A branch of Christianity practiced by the Spanish colonists.
• The practice of owning people as property.
• The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, protecting individual freedoms.

Executive

• The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, protecting individual freedoms.
• The 36th president of the U.S., who helped pass civil rights legislation.
• The branch of government that enforces laws.
• A civil rights activist known for her work in nonviolent protests.

Legislative

• A civil rights leader who fought for African American rights in Texas.
• A branch of Christianity practiced by the Spanish colonists.
• The branch of government that makes laws.
• Rights guaranteed to all citizens, especially regarding freedom and equality.

Judicial

• A system where each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches.
• The branch of government that interprets laws.
• The final battle of the Texas Revolution, where Texas won independence.
• Basic beliefs or ideas that guide actions.

Popular Sovereignty

• The idea that government power comes from the people.
• The original inhabitants of a region, such as Native Americans in Texas.
• The branch of government that makes laws.
• The fight for independence from Mexico by Texas settlers.

Checks and Balances

• The first female president of LULAC.
• The system of laws and principles that governs a nation.
• To act or speak for someone else.
• A system where each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches.