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Directions for Democracy
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Alliance:group
Amend:change
bicameral representation:legislature with two chambers
Bill of Rights:first ten amendments to the Constitution
checks and balances:system which allows each branch to restrain the powers of the others
compromise:agreement between two or more sides in which each side give up some of what it wants
Constitution:second written government of the United States
Executive:branch that carries out and enforces laws
federalist government:central power oversees and shares power with states
House of Representatives: number of representative determined by population
Judicial:branch that interprets laws
Legislative:branch that makes laws
preamble:introduction to the Constitution
propose:introduce
ratify:pass
representative democracy:citizens elect representatives
senate:two representatives from each state
Directions for Democracy
Across:3. | first ten amendments to the Constitution | 4. | change | 6. | central power oversees and shares power with states | 12. | introduce | 13. | legislature with two chambers | 14. | pass | 16. | system which allows each branch to restrain the powers of the others |
| | Down:1. | number of representative determined by population | 2. | branch that interprets laws | 5. | branch that makes laws | 7. | branch that carries out and enforces laws | 8. | agreement between two or more sides in which each side give up some of what it wants | 9. | group | 10. | introduction to the Constitution | 11. | second written government of the United States | 15. | two representatives from each state |
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Directions for Democracy
Across:3. | first ten amendments to the Constitution | 4. | change | 6. | central power oversees and shares power with states | 12. | introduce | 13. | legislature with two chambers | 14. | pass | 16. | system which allows each branch to restrain the powers of the others |
| | Down:1. | number of representative determined by population | 2. | branch that interprets laws | 5. | branch that makes laws | 7. | branch that carries out and enforces laws | 8. | agreement between two or more sides in which each side give up some of what it wants | 9. | group | 10. | introduction to the Constitution | 11. | second written government of the United States | 15. | two representatives from each state |
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