CSET SUBTEST 1 - HISTORY AND
SOCIAL SCIENCE CORRECT 100%
aqueduct - ANSWERa man-made channel constructed to convey water from one
location to another
Bear Flag Revolt - ANSWERa brief attempt at the beginning of the Mexican-American
War to establish an independent California republic
Bushido - ANSWERthe code of knights in feudal Japan, the equivalent of chivalry in
Europe
California's Mission System - ANSWERa "sacred expedition" in which twenty-one
Spanish Catholic missions were established, spaced to be a single day's travel apart on
El Camino Real (the Royal Road)
Californios - ANSWERresidents of the rancho system in California just before the
Mexican-American War, mainly comprised of Mexican citizens who identified more as
Californios than as Mexicans
Capitalism - ANSWERan economic system regulated by the state that encourages the
accumulation of wealth and property by individuals
Caste - ANSWERa division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or
privilege, profession, or occupation
Central Valley Project (CVP) - ANSWERa federal water project undertaken by the
Bureau of Reclamation in 1935 as a long-term plan to effectively use water in
California's Central Valley
Checks and Balances - ANSWERwritten into the Constitution, this concept is one of the
cornerstones of our republic, encompassing three branches of government and a
system for them to act as watchdogs for the others
Circumnavigate - ANSWERto sail completely around the Earth
Code of Hammurabi - ANSWERthe first known written legal code, developed in ancient
Babylon, predated the Justinian Code by about 2000 years
Communism - ANSWERan economic system in which the state controls the means of
production and distributes the profits
Conquistadores - ANSWERSpanish explorers that sought riches in Central and South
America, establishing colonies along the way
, Daimyo - ANSWERJapanese feudal lord
Democratic-Republican Party - ANSWERone of the first two political parties in the
United States, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; opposed by the Federalist
party and was strongly in favor of individual rights
Economics - ANSWERa social science dealing with the production , distribution, and
consumption of goods and services
Emancipation Proclamation - ANSWERa proclamation made by President Lincoln in
1863 freeing all slaves in regions still fighting against the Union
Executive branch - ANSWERa branch of the system of checks and balances that sees
that the country's laws are executed
Federalism - ANSWERa system of government consisting of a number of self-governing
regions (states) united by a central (federal government)
Hunter/gatherer societies - ANSWERan early society in which men hunted meat and
women gathered more readily-available food
Initiative - ANSWERa process that gives individual citizens, or groups of citizens, the
power to place a proposed law on a ballot (CA)
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts) - ANSWERBritish reaction to the Boston Tea Party,
including more rigid restrictions on colonial town meetings and other harsh penalities
Judicial Branch - ANSWERa branch of the system of checks and balances that
interprets Congressional laws
Justinian Code - ANSWERconsidered to be the basis for the justice systems in use
throughout much of the western world, including the United States
Land Commission - ANSWERestablished to settle the Californios' land claims during the
first few years of California's statehood
Law of Supply and Demand - ANSWERa basic economic principle stating that if supply
is greater than demand, the value of a product is lower; if demand is greater than
supply, the value is higher
Legislative branch - ANSWERa branch of the system of check sand balances that
makes Congressional laws
SOCIAL SCIENCE CORRECT 100%
aqueduct - ANSWERa man-made channel constructed to convey water from one
location to another
Bear Flag Revolt - ANSWERa brief attempt at the beginning of the Mexican-American
War to establish an independent California republic
Bushido - ANSWERthe code of knights in feudal Japan, the equivalent of chivalry in
Europe
California's Mission System - ANSWERa "sacred expedition" in which twenty-one
Spanish Catholic missions were established, spaced to be a single day's travel apart on
El Camino Real (the Royal Road)
Californios - ANSWERresidents of the rancho system in California just before the
Mexican-American War, mainly comprised of Mexican citizens who identified more as
Californios than as Mexicans
Capitalism - ANSWERan economic system regulated by the state that encourages the
accumulation of wealth and property by individuals
Caste - ANSWERa division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or
privilege, profession, or occupation
Central Valley Project (CVP) - ANSWERa federal water project undertaken by the
Bureau of Reclamation in 1935 as a long-term plan to effectively use water in
California's Central Valley
Checks and Balances - ANSWERwritten into the Constitution, this concept is one of the
cornerstones of our republic, encompassing three branches of government and a
system for them to act as watchdogs for the others
Circumnavigate - ANSWERto sail completely around the Earth
Code of Hammurabi - ANSWERthe first known written legal code, developed in ancient
Babylon, predated the Justinian Code by about 2000 years
Communism - ANSWERan economic system in which the state controls the means of
production and distributes the profits
Conquistadores - ANSWERSpanish explorers that sought riches in Central and South
America, establishing colonies along the way
, Daimyo - ANSWERJapanese feudal lord
Democratic-Republican Party - ANSWERone of the first two political parties in the
United States, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; opposed by the Federalist
party and was strongly in favor of individual rights
Economics - ANSWERa social science dealing with the production , distribution, and
consumption of goods and services
Emancipation Proclamation - ANSWERa proclamation made by President Lincoln in
1863 freeing all slaves in regions still fighting against the Union
Executive branch - ANSWERa branch of the system of checks and balances that sees
that the country's laws are executed
Federalism - ANSWERa system of government consisting of a number of self-governing
regions (states) united by a central (federal government)
Hunter/gatherer societies - ANSWERan early society in which men hunted meat and
women gathered more readily-available food
Initiative - ANSWERa process that gives individual citizens, or groups of citizens, the
power to place a proposed law on a ballot (CA)
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts) - ANSWERBritish reaction to the Boston Tea Party,
including more rigid restrictions on colonial town meetings and other harsh penalities
Judicial Branch - ANSWERa branch of the system of checks and balances that
interprets Congressional laws
Justinian Code - ANSWERconsidered to be the basis for the justice systems in use
throughout much of the western world, including the United States
Land Commission - ANSWERestablished to settle the Californios' land claims during the
first few years of California's statehood
Law of Supply and Demand - ANSWERa basic economic principle stating that if supply
is greater than demand, the value of a product is lower; if demand is greater than
supply, the value is higher
Legislative branch - ANSWERa branch of the system of check sand balances that
makes Congressional laws
