NYSTCE CST Part 3: Arts and Sciences Exam

cultural diffusion - Answer- the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another Authoritarian - Answer- to describe a way of governing that values order and control over personal freedom Separation of powers - Answer- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies federalism - Answer- a system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government. Velocity - Answer- the speed of something in a given direction What was the time frame of The Renaissance ? - Answer- Perioid in Euroupe between the 13th - 17th century. What was the Renaissance known for? - Answer- Rebirth Period. New Discoveries in Fine Art, Music, Literature, Philosophy, Science, and Technology. What was the time frame of the Middle Ages? - Answer- Period in Euroupe Between the 5th-15th Century. Middle ages began with the fall of the _________? - Answer- Roman Empire. Define Feudalism - Answer- A system in which people were given land protection by people of hugher rank in exchange for labor and fighting for them. During what era was feudalism very prevelant? - Answer- Middle Ages When did the Roman Empire Start? - Answer- 27 BC When did the Roman Empire End? - Answer- May 29, 1453 What was the reformation period? - Answer- A major 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. What are the 3 Branches of Government? - Answer- Legeslative, Judicial, Executive What makes up the Legeslative Branch? - Answer- Congress. Divided into the Senate and the house of Repasenatives. What makes up the Executive Branch? - Answer- President and 5,000,000 workers. What makes up the Judicail Branch? - Answer- The supreme Court and 9 Justices Define Opportunity cost? - Answer- the value of something that is lost because you choose an alternative course of action Define Checks and Balances? - Answer- ounterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups Define Comparative Advantage? - Answer- the ability of an individual or group to carry out a particular economic activity more efficiently than another activity. What is a atlas? - Answer- A book of maps What is a almanac? - Answer- A annual calendar published contains important dates. What is a bibliography? - Answer- a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, usually printed as an appendix Define a autotroph? - Answer- an organism that's generates its own food source Define a heterotroph? - Answer- an organism that needs to ingest its own food Examples of Autotrophs? - Answer- Plants, Algae, Bacteria Define Precipitation? - Answer- the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution. Examples of precipitation? - Answer- Rain, Snow, Sleet Frontogenesis - Answer- the formation of different zones of temperature and moisture gradients Lapse Rate - Answer- the rate at which air temperature falls with the increase in altitude Coriolis Effect - Answer- describes how a moving mass of air, water, etc. moves to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. Freedom of Assembly? - Answer- the right that individuals have to hold public meetings and from public associations without interference from the government. Freedom of Press? - Answer- the right to circulate opinions in print without censorship from the government. Freedom of Speech? - Answer- the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint. Trees represent a core part of an ecosystem. If trees were destroyed what would happen to the environment? - Answer- There would be less oxygen and more carbon dioxide. Amendment #1 ? - Answer- Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly Amendment #2 ? - Answer- The right to bare arms Amendment #3 ? - Answer- The quartering of soldiers Amendment # 4? - Answer- Unlawful Search and Arrest Amendment #5? - Answer- Rights in Criminal Cases Define Oligarchy style of Government? - Answer- Government ruled by a group Define Anarchy style of Government? - Answer- No government