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American Government Chapt. 1-3
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Politics: ______is the process by which we choose government officials and make decisions about public policy.
direct: In a ______ democracy , political decision making extends to the entire citizenry.
representative: In the U.S we have a _____ democracy where elected or appointed officials make public policy.
recall: In this procedure citizens can remove and replace a public official before the end of a term.
District of Columbia: Created in 1970 and created as a place in which our national government could operate.
Jamestown: The first permanent British colony in North America.
Declaration of Independence: Document that states the rights of men as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Great Compromise: Plan that settled the differences between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
preamble: Part of U.S. Constitution that expresses the principles upon which the nation was founded.
elastic clause: This clause in the Constitution allows Congress to make laws necessary and proper for carrying out provisions of any other laws it passes.
federalists: Supporters of the Constitution and its strong central government were known as ______.
Rhode Island: The last state to ratify the Constitution.
Second: The _____ Amendment guarantees the people the right to bear arms.
judicial review: The power of the Court authority to review the act of other political institutions and declare them unconstitutional is know as ______ ______.
Citizenship: Sept. 17th was declared as Constitution and _____ Day in 2004.
federalism: The power-sharing arrangement between the national and state governments is known as ______.
enumerated: Those powers specifically allocated to the national government alone.
reserved: Those powers constitutionally allocated to the states.
concurrent: Powers shared by both state and national governments.
prohibited: Powers denied to one or both levels of government.
Plymouth: Puritans established a permanent settlement in this area of Massachusetts.
George: The Declaration of Independence consisted of grievances against King ____ III of England.
Common Sense: Thomas Pine's pamphlet
supremacy: The _____ clause gives federal law precedence over state law.
antifederalists: Opponents of the ratification of the Constitution.
faction: A group that places its own good above the good of the nation as a whole is known as a ____.
First: The ____ Amendment protects our rights to assemble peaceably.
nullification: Doctrine that asserted the right of states to disregard federal actions with which they disagreed.
American Government Chapt. 1-3
Across:1. | Opponents of the ratification of the Constitution. | 2. | Supporters of the Constitution and its strong central government were known as ______. | 3. | Those powers constitutionally allocated to the states. | 6. | Those powers specifically allocated to the national government alone. | 8. | The _____ Amendment guarantees the people the right to bear arms. | 14. | Thomas Pine's pamphlet | 15. | In this procedure citizens can remove and replace a public official before the end of a term. | 16. | The ____ Amendment protects our rights to assemble peaceably. |
| 17. | Powers shared by both state and national governments. | 18. | ______is the process by which we choose government officials and make decisions about public policy. | 20. | The Declaration of Independence consisted of grievances against King ____ III of England. | 21. | The power of the Court authority to review the act of other political institutions and declare them unconstitutional is know as ______ ______. | 22. | Part of U.S. Constitution that expresses the principles upon which the nation was founded. | 23. | The first permanent British colony in North America. | 24. | This clause in the Constitution allows Congress to make laws necessary and proper for carrying out provisions of any other laws it passes. | 25. | Document that states the rights of men as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." |
| | Down:2. | A group that places its own good above the good of the nation as a whole is known as a ____. | 4. | In a ______ democracy , political decision making extends to the entire citizenry. | 5. | The _____ clause gives federal law precedence over state law. | 7. | In the U.S we have a _____ democracy where elected or appointed officials make public policy. | 9. | Created in 1970 and created as a place in which our national government could operate. | 10. | The power-sharing arrangement between the national and state governments is known as ______. |
| 11. | The last state to ratify the Constitution. | 12. | Powers denied to one or both levels of government. | 13. | Puritans established a permanent settlement in this area of Massachusetts. | 17. | Sept. 17th was declared as Constitution and _____ Day in 2004. | 19. | Doctrine that asserted the right of states to disregard federal actions with which they disagreed. |
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American Government Chapt. 1-3
Across:1. | Opponents of the ratification of the Constitution. | 2. | Supporters of the Constitution and its strong central government were known as ______. | 3. | Those powers constitutionally allocated to the states. | 6. | Those powers specifically allocated to the national government alone. | 8. | The _____ Amendment guarantees the people the right to bear arms. | 14. | Thomas Pine's pamphlet | 15. | In this procedure citizens can remove and replace a public official before the end of a term. | 16. | The ____ Amendment protects our rights to assemble peaceably. |
| 17. | Powers shared by both state and national governments. | 18. | ______is the process by which we choose government officials and make decisions about public policy. | 20. | The Declaration of Independence consisted of grievances against King ____ III of England. | 21. | The power of the Court authority to review the act of other political institutions and declare them unconstitutional is know as ______ ______. | 22. | Part of U.S. Constitution that expresses the principles upon which the nation was founded. | 23. | The first permanent British colony in North America. | 24. | This clause in the Constitution allows Congress to make laws necessary and proper for carrying out provisions of any other laws it passes. | 25. | Document that states the rights of men as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." |
| | Down:2. | A group that places its own good above the good of the nation as a whole is known as a ____. | 4. | In a ______ democracy , political decision making extends to the entire citizenry. | 5. | The _____ clause gives federal law precedence over state law. | 7. | In the U.S we have a _____ democracy where elected or appointed officials make public policy. | 9. | Created in 1970 and created as a place in which our national government could operate. | 10. | The power-sharing arrangement between the national and state governments is known as ______. |
| 11. | The last state to ratify the Constitution. | 12. | Powers denied to one or both levels of government. | 13. | Puritans established a permanent settlement in this area of Massachusetts. | 17. | Sept. 17th was declared as Constitution and _____ Day in 2004. | 19. | Doctrine that asserted the right of states to disregard federal actions with which they disagreed. |
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