states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
The Amendments 2016-04-28
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- _________ shall assemble at least once a year.
- The president doesn't have any time left to pass a bill or law. (two words)
- The 25th Amendment allows the _________ to step aside temporarily in cases of illnesses or injuries.
- To do this is to make a legal cancelation.
- The 25th Amendments states what to do in case there are _________ in the office of president.
- You must have a warrant to _____ somebody's house.
- The 6th Amendment states that the accused shall have the right to a speedy and public _____.
- The 14th Amendment states _______ rights.
- The ________ added on to the Constitution.
- The 13th Amendment prohibits this.
- You have to go through the court system. (two words)
- In 1919 it was illegal to have any type of this.
- Congress meets on the third day of this month.
- The first ten Amendments (three words)
- The 3rd Amendment is about ______ of soldiers at peacetime.
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- The 26th Amendment gave 18 year olds the right to ____.
- The 8th Amendment states that there should be no excessive _____ or cruel punishment.
- In the 25th Amendment __________ were barred, and everyone was granted the right to vote no matter what. (two words)
- The Senate shall be composed of two of these from each state.
- Congress has the power to lay and collect these.
- The 27th Amendment gives Congress this. (two words)
- The states have the power to make laws about marriage, divorce, and __________.
- The 5th Amendment says that no person should be held to answer for an infamous crime unless on a presentment of a ___________. (two words)
- The 19th Amendment gave __________ the right to vote.
- The 2nd Amendment gives you the right to keep and bear ____.
- The 4th Amendment is about ______ from search of houses, papers, and effects unless the person searching has a warrant.
- The 20th Amendment eliminated 4 months delay between election and __________ of president.
- The 18th Amendment was the _________ of alcoholic beverages.
- The ________ tradition was set by Washington, Madison, Jefferson, and Monroe, but it was not a law. (two words)
- The 5th Amendment is protection of the ________.
30 Clues: The 13th Amendment prohibits this. • The first ten Amendments (three words) • The 14th Amendment states _______ rights. • To do this is to make a legal cancelation. • The ________ added on to the Constitution. • _________ shall assemble at least once a year. • Congress meets on the third day of this month. • Congress has the power to lay and collect these. • ...
Unit 1 2018-09-10
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- / This court case upheld racial segregation in the united states and allowed the policy of "Separate but equal"
- / These immigrants were in the U.S. prior to 1880, were Christian, and called themselves Natives
- / This was the period from 1865 to 1877 that Southern United States was rebuilt following the destruction of its economy, political scene, and social order due to the Civil War
- / This was a type of tax created to keep free blacks from voting
- / This was desperately used by Native Americans to attempt to get rid of white people from North America
- / This amendment ended slavery in the United States
- / This man's election as President of the U.S. led to the end of Reconstruction
- / This railroad was supposed to connect the East and Western United States
- / This was where Native American children were sent to learn to be like white people they were often mistreated and had their hair cut
- / This was the process of changing your culture by being absorbed into another culture
- / Immigrants from Europe landed at __________ Island
- / The fifteenth amendment did not give _______ the right to vote
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- / Immigrants from Asia landed at ____________ Island
- / This is a reason why someone would leave there country (War,Famine,Persecution)
- / This is a reason why someone would go to a specific country (Good economy, land available, jobs, Freedom)
- / This man wanted black people to demand racial equality immediately
- / This was the last battle of the Indian wars
- / This amendment gave all free male citizens the right to vote
- / This man called for a gradual transition to racial equality and wanted a bootstrap method of advancement
- / This was the U.S. Government's plan to take away tribal land and give each Native American 160 acres to work and live on
- / When New Immigrants arrived in the United States they usually lived in
- / These laws were created to take away rights from Black Americans
- / These immigrants were usually from Eastern Europe, poorly skilled, Catholic or Jewish
23 Clues: / This was the last battle of the Indian wars • / This amendment ended slavery in the United States • / Immigrants from Asia landed at ____________ Island • / Immigrants from Europe landed at __________ Island • / This amendment gave all free male citizens the right to vote • / This was a type of tax created to keep free blacks from voting • ...
Chapter 3 vocab 2022-01-07
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- A written plan of government
- Sovereignty, the idea that the government's authority comes from the people
- a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states
- College, a group of people who would be named by each state legislature to elect the president and vice president
- Branch, the branch of government that carries out laws
- of Law, principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
- Branch, the branch of government that interprets laws
- of Powers, the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
- Supporters of the Constitution were led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the Constitution.
- Convention, A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
- Fifths Compromise, delegates agreed that every five enslaved persons would count as three free persons.
- an introduction that states the goals and purposes of the government in the Constitution.
- Compromise, The compromise made by the Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
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- a group of individual state governments that band together for a common purpose
- A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
- A change to the Constitution
- Powers, powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
- Powers, powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
- and Balances, Under this system, each branch of government is able to check, or limit, the power of the others
- Branch, the branch of government that makes the laws
- federalist, Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption.
- Approved
- Powers, powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution
23 Clues: Approved • A written plan of government • A change to the Constitution • A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses • Branch, the branch of government that makes the laws • Branch, the branch of government that interprets laws • Branch, the branch of government that carries out laws • Powers, powers held jointly by the national and state governments. • ...
Chapter 10 Test 2026-01-24
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- A road built by the federal government that connected the east with Ohio
- Identical machine parts that cold be quickly put together to make a complete product
- Shares of ownership in a company
- An artificial waterway connecting Albany, New York on the Hudson River with Buffalo, New York on Lake Erie
- The removal of weapons
- An economic system in which people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want
- While the United States would not interfere with any existing European colonies in the Americas, it would oppose any new European colonies
- Scientific discoveries that simplify work
- The official count of a population
- The change from an agrarian society to one based on industry which began in Great Britain and spread to the United States around 1800
- An economic system in which individuals put their capital into a business in hopes of making a profit; the economic system in the United States
- A method brining manufacturing steps together in one place to increase efficiency
- Money
- for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
- Federal, state, and privately funded projects, such as canals and roads, to develop the nation’s transportation system
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- Established that states could not enact legislation that would interfere with Congressional power over interstate commerce
- Toll roads
- Maryland had no right to tax the Second National Bank because it was a federal institution
- A simple machine that quickly and efficiently removes seeds from cotton fiber
- The idea that states have autonomous power
- Separate compartments where water levels were raised or lowered
- An artificial waterway
- A protective tariff, a program of internal improvements, and a national bank
- Tried by a military court
- Large businesses
- Gives an inventor the sole legal right to the invention and its profits for a certain period of time
- A border without armed forces
- A steamboat built by Robert Fulton
- The loyalty of a person to his or her region
29 Clues: Money • Toll roads • Large businesses • An artificial waterway • The removal of weapons • Tried by a military court • A border without armed forces • Shares of ownership in a company • A steamboat built by Robert Fulton • The official count of a population • Scientific discoveries that simplify work • The idea that states have autonomous power • ...
Chapter 13: Urban Patterns 2019-04-07
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- Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland
- A central city and its surrounding built-up suburbs
- Government-owned housing rented to low-income individual, with rents set at 30 percent of the tenant's income
- Development of new housing sites at relatively low density and at locations that are not contiguous to the existing built-up area
- A model of North American urban areas consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road
- A large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area
- A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities
- The four consecutive 15-minute periods in the morning and evening with the heaviest volumes of traffic
- In the United States, any MSA or μSA
- A continuous urban complex in the northeastern United States
- A process by which financial institutions draw red-colored lines on a map and refuse to lend money for people to purchase or improve property within the lines
- (CSA) In the United States, two or more contiguous CBSAs tied together by commuting patterns
- Statistical analysis used to identify where people of similar living standards, ethnic background, and lifestyle live within an urban area
- The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery
- (city) An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit known as a municipality
- A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income, renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class, owner-occupied area
- In the United States, an urban area with between 2,500 and 50,00 inhabitants
- Legally adding land area to a city in the United States
- Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- (CCS) The process of capturing waste CO2, transporting it to a storage site, and depositing it where it will not enter the atmosphere, normally underground
- A law that limits the permitted uses of land and maximum density of development in a community
- A process of change in the use of a house, from a single-family owner occupancy to abandonment
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- (PSA) In the United States, any CSA, any MSA not included in a CSA, or any μSA not included in a CSA
- A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings
- A residential or commercial area situated within an urban area but outside the central city
- (CBD) The area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered
- (MSA) In the United States, an urbanized area of at least 50,000 population, the county within which the city is located, and adjacent counties meeting one of several tests indicating a functional connection to the central city
- A group in society prevented from participating in the material benefits of a more developed society because of a variety of social and economic characteristics
- In the United States, an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants
- An area within a city in a less developed country in which people illegally establish residences on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures
- An area delineated by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for which statistics are published; in urban areas, census tracts correspond roughly to neighborhoods
- A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors, or wedges, radiating out from the central business district
32 Clues: In the United States, any MSA or μSA • A central city and its surrounding built-up suburbs • Legally adding land area to a city in the United States • A continuous urban complex in the northeastern United States • In the United States, an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants • The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery • ...
American Revolution: Founding Fathers 2022-11-02
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- A protest that happened in Boston in 1773; it is considered a catalyzer for the Revolution.
- considered the father of the Constitution; Fourth President of the United States of America.
- what the colonies agreed to start against the British Crown.
- the name of the King when the Revolution happened; the third of his name.
- Washington's right hand in the war of independence; had a difficult character; brave and ambitious.
- Third President of the United States; founded a party to oppose the Federalist Party.
- first vice president; Second President of the United States of America.
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- What the colonies sought through war; they signed this Declaration in 1776.
- Founding Father; ambassador to Spain during the revolution.
- the only Founding Father to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution; inventor and polymath
- First President of the United States.
- ideology supported by Jefferson and his supporters.
- ideology supported by Hamilton and his supporters.
- the great ally, alongside Spain, of the Revolutionary side during the war against British forces.
14 Clues: First President of the United States. • ideology supported by Hamilton and his supporters. • ideology supported by Jefferson and his supporters. • Founding Father; ambassador to Spain during the revolution. • what the colonies agreed to start against the British Crown. • first vice president; Second President of the United States of America. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-11-12
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- impossible to contradict,weaken,or change
- Proclamation- all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are and hence forward shall be free
- an act or means off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
- withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religous organization
- restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well being
- Dixon Line- the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, taken as the northern limit of the slave owning states before the abolition of slavery
- the action or fact of joining of being joined especially in a political context
- any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the U.S. Civil War
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- a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler
- a person who favors abolition
- hard dry bread or biscuit, especially as rations for sailors
- occuring or existing before a particular war
- a league or aliance especially of confederate states
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tabacco are cultivated by resident labor
- a Union soldier in the Civil War
15 Clues: a person who favors abolition • a Union soldier in the Civil War • impossible to contradict,weaken,or change • occuring or existing before a particular war • a league or aliance especially of confederate states • hard dry bread or biscuit, especially as rations for sailors • an act or means off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving • ...
Early Cold War 2024-01-12
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- a member of the generation born between the end of World War II and the mid 1960s.
- a policy adopted by united states
- led the United States into a military alliance with noncommunist European countries
- a group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee hearing during the Second Red Scare era.
- the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth
- played a role in subverting the political order of the Soviet Union and its satellites.
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- the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.
- establishing a Peace Corps, which provides support to countries around the world.
- an international organization founded in 1945.
- A period in the United States history when everyone was so caught up in containment of communism
- a policy which stated that the US would give aid to any country threatened by communism.
- the effort to supply Berlin through the Soviet blockade.
- a bill (S 349) to provide “readjustment assistance” to veterans who served in the armed forces
- an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union
- an investigating committee which investigated what it considered un-American propaganda
15 Clues: a policy adopted by united states • the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth • an international organization founded in 1945. • the effort to supply Berlin through the Soviet blockade. • an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union • establishing a Peace Corps, which provides support to countries around the world. • ...
CONTRIES AND CAPITALS 2024-11-08
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- Known for its tulips, windmills, and canals, this country has Amsterdam as its vibrant capital city.
- This European country is famous for its rich history, chocolate, and waffles, with Brussels as its capital.
- This Asian country has New Delhi as its capital and is known for the Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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- The capital of this Mediterranean country is Athens, famous for its ancient ruins and being the cradle of Western civilization.
- This North American country has Ottawa as its capital and is known for its maple syrup and stunning natural landscapes.
- Located in Europe, this country’s capital is Vienna, known for classical music, palaces, and its beautiful alpine landscapes.
6 Clues: Known for its tulips, windmills, and canals, this country has Amsterdam as its vibrant capital city. • This European country is famous for its rich history, chocolate, and waffles, with Brussels as its capital. • This Asian country has New Delhi as its capital and is known for the Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. • ...
test 2020-08-05
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- Nuclear weapons are used as...
- one of the important criteria of legalization which means a country have to obey the law
- This type of realism was founded by Kenneth N. Waltz
- ______ clauses indicate institutional flexibility?
- armered combat within the boundaries of a recognized sovereign entity between parties (two words but NO space in-between due to the format)
- in anticipation of a negative power shift, the more powerful state attacks an adversary while it still has an advantage
- States take calculated risks to achieve regional hegemony
- principle of environmental law
- conditions of self-help, survival, problem of other minds.
- weak prospects for war, i.e. lower tension.
- the right to make a legal decision
- States would rather negotiate a settlement based on expected gains and losses than fight a war
- anarchy, absolute power, security, repeated prisoner's dilemma
- Explains outbreak of civil war, but not duration or recurrence
- Constructivist conception of power
- Studying a Congressional bill would be this level of analysis.
- states have this type of dilemma because they cannot distinguish between offensive and defensive capabilities.
- ideas about heroic masculinity are used to attract recruits and teach soldiers how to fight
- In Liberalism, states represent the demands of the ______________
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- Secured second strike capability is ... deterrence
- IOs act are intended to act as a _____ party in international conflict resolution.
- special prohibition against the first use of nuclear weapons
- security, self-interested, anarchy, cooperation
- The range of the mutually accepted negotiations
- motivation for civil war,(“the resource curse”, e.g. later years of Columbianconflict/FARC)
- Type of government with second strongest audience cost
- the Lockian level of anarchy believes that all states are...
- Self-help, survival, and problem of other minds are conditions of _______.
- _________ are better at signalling its intent and commitment to war
- Commitment problems explains what aspect of war besides duration
- In addition to "independence", what is one aspect of IOs that encourages states to act through IOs?
- An institution that is key in forming international advocacy networks, acronym
- Gender hierarchies consider war an example this an example of this gender characteristic.
- The logic of constructivism
- a school of thought that states send a signal that they want to comply with the international law
- kind of power when one country's increase in power means everyone else is worse off
- According to realists, IOs are functionally _____ to international affairs
- Risking war, but making it less likely is nuclear ...
- Willingness to use nuclear weapons is known as ... deterrence
- Concept that ideas are shared between people and become institutionalized
- "shallow cooperation"
41 Clues: "shallow cooperation" • The logic of constructivism • Nuclear weapons are used as... • principle of environmental law • the right to make a legal decision • Constructivist conception of power • weak prospects for war, i.e. lower tension. • security, self-interested, anarchy, cooperation • The range of the mutually accepted negotiations • ...
The Iron Gate Crossword Generator 2026-05-08
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- Organization created to promote peace and cooperation after World War II.
- city in Germany divided during the Cold War.
- Military alliance formed by the United States and Western Europe.
- British prime minister who gave the famous “Iron Curtain” speech in 1946.
- Soviet leader who introduced reforms called glasnost and perestroika.
- Communist economic and military power led by Moscow.
- Country where Churchill delivered his Iron Curtain speech.
- Alliance of communist nations led by the Soviet Union.
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- European country split into East and West after World War II.
- Economic recovery program created by the United States after World War II.
- Speech that warned Europe was being divided by communism.
- wall built in 1961 that separated East and West Berlin.
- U.S. policy focused on stopping the spread of communism.
- Communist leader of the Soviet Union during World War II and the early Cold War.
- The political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
- Capital city of the Soviet Union.
16 Clues: Capital city of the Soviet Union. • city in Germany divided during the Cold War. • Communist economic and military power led by Moscow. • Alliance of communist nations led by the Soviet Union. • wall built in 1961 that separated East and West Berlin. • U.S. policy focused on stopping the spread of communism. • ...
Crossword Puzzle 100 pts. 2013-01-29
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- my parents go to walmart for ______
- Hits the slopes.
- you put letters in them
- A low area of land between hills or mountains
- a firmly held opinion or idea
- The head or ruler of a tribe.
- Some literary pieces
- Negotiations between two or more states or countries.
- Another word for suitcases.
- Some are super
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- States or nations
- People in a novel
- A courteous or honorable man
- It has lots of "keys"
- Where kings and queens live
- Police IDs
- metal bars with catches and levers
- Military men
- Journals
- Lots of bread
20 Clues: Journals • Police IDs • Military men • Lots of bread • Some are super • Hits the slopes. • States or nations • People in a novel • Some literary pieces • It has lots of "keys" • you put letters in them • Where kings and queens live • Another word for suitcases. • A courteous or honorable man • a firmly held opinion or idea • The head or ruler of a tribe. • metal bars with catches and levers • ...
Sunday Snow Day 2025-01-05
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- Current President Joe _____
- Taylor Swift song "Bad _____"
- Video service on TV, apps and Internet
- Mizzou team name
- Reindeer with red nose
- Mythical creater with one horn
- Current generation of kids
- Singer Rodrigo's first name
- Paris country
- Country south of United States
- St. Louis baseball team
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- Skibidi _____
- State with Miami, Tampa, Pensacola
- German company with St. Louis office
- St. Patrick's Day month
- Soccer position
- St. Louis hockey team
- State where we live
- Caffeine drink AND Sabrina Carpenter song
- Country north of United States
- Coin worth 25 cents
21 Clues: Skibidi _____ • Paris country • Soccer position • Mizzou team name • State where we live • Coin worth 25 cents • St. Louis hockey team • Reindeer with red nose • St. Patrick's Day month • St. Louis baseball team • Current generation of kids • Current President Joe _____ • Singer Rodrigo's first name • Taylor Swift song "Bad _____" • Mythical creater with one horn • ...
countries 2026-09-01
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- napoleon
- persia
- has a tourist island with unique trees
- sushi
- first country to recognize the USA as a country
- timbuktu
- controlled half the world at a time
- Pizza
- Long and skinny
- Scary snakes, spiders, wildlife
- largest Air Force
- smallest country that's not in Europe
- people ride an iron ore train through this country
- cleanest African country
- bober
- bamboclat
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- African island nation with colorful flag
- contains oldest continuously inhabited capital city
- second shortest coastline in Europe (not micro state)
- island off the coast of Venezuela
- Albert Einstein
- you can buy this passport in the carribean
- Mt. k2
- oil fund worth about 340,000 per citizen
- banana, split...
- im so____ I could eat a horse
- known for having tall people
- home to worlds largest open pit gold mine
- Puravida
- the capital is named after a US president
- F1
- they burned their own capital down in 1812
- Lapland
- 3 capitals in Africa
- Beer is cheaper than water
- Mt. Everest
- Patagonia
- the first country to enter the new year
- oldest independent sate in Arab world
39 Clues: F1 • sushi • Pizza • bober • persia • Mt. k2 • Lapland • napoleon • timbuktu • Puravida • Patagonia • bamboclat • Mt. Everest • Albert Einstein • Long and skinny • banana, split... • largest Air Force • 3 capitals in Africa • cleanest African country • Beer is cheaper than water • known for having tall people • im so____ I could eat a horse • Scary snakes, spiders, wildlife • island off the coast of Venezuela • ...
Canadian Geography 2023-05-24
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- This capital has the smallest population of all Canadian capitals.
- This province is called "Land of Living Skies."
- This city is the national capital.
- The north shores of this province are the Labrador Sea.
- This province's capital is Charlottetown.
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- This province shares its east shores with the Atlantic Ocean.
- This capital is named after one of Britain's queens.
- This province is next to the Pacific Ocean.
- This province is home to the nation's capital.
- This province shares its northern border with the Hudson's Bay.
- Although this is a northern Canadian province, it shares its border with the USA.
- This province provides Canada's main source of fossil fuels.
12 Clues: This city is the national capital. • This province's capital is Charlottetown. • This province is next to the Pacific Ocean. • This province is home to the nation's capital. • This province is called "Land of Living Skies." • This capital is named after one of Britain's queens. • The north shores of this province are the Labrador Sea. • ...
History Study guide 2023-12-18
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- primarily came to united states in the years 1820-1890 and were from northwestern europe
- a minority group’s adoption of the beliefs and way of life of the dominant culture
- the process of making an area more urban (the growth of cities)
- a law enacted in 1882 that prohibited all chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourist, and government officials from entering the united states
- a manufacturing process that allows for finished and almost finished parts to be installed in sequence to automate and reduce the time needed to assemble a finished good
- widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic in the midwest of the united states in june-july 1894
- an island in the san francisco bay that was an entry point for many asian immigrants to the united states beginning in 1910
- certain urban spaces where cultural traits of a distinct ethnic minority culture are evident
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- a condition in which minority groups participate fully in the dominant society, yet maintain their cultural differences
- also called the immigration act of 1924 was a discriminatory and ethnocentric policy that reduced overall immigration of the united states and established quotas on immigration from western and southern european countries as well as asian countries and russia
- describes the reason that individuals might emigrate from their homes including poverty, lack of social mobility, violence, or presecution
- agriculture using modern powered equipment instead of animals or human labor
- an association of workers formed to negotiate collectively with an employer to protect and further workers rights and interests
- an island in new york harbor that was the chief immigrant
- primarily from southeastern europe and asia and made up a large part of the american immigrant population from 1890-1920
- leave alone no taxes, regulation,or tariffs
- describe the reason that an individual might settle in a particular country
- americanization in which immigrants adopt american culture and abandon culture from their home country
18 Clues: leave alone no taxes, regulation,or tariffs • an island in new york harbor that was the chief immigrant • the process of making an area more urban (the growth of cities) • describe the reason that an individual might settle in a particular country • agriculture using modern powered equipment instead of animals or human labor • ...
U.S. Constitution 2024-02-12
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- the fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. The oldest written national constitution in use, it defines the principal organs of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens.
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: Alexander Hamilton, John Lansing, Jr., Robert Yates
- the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. Congress proposed the first amendments to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789.
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: Elbridge Gerry, Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King, Caleb Strong
- describes the ratification process for the Constitution. It called for special state ratifying conventions. Nine states were required to enact the Constitution. Rhode Island became the 13th state to ratify the Constitution in 1790.
- provides that citizens not be subject to criminal prosecution and punishment without due process. Citizens may not be tried on the same set of facts twice and are protected from self-incrimination (the right to remain silent).
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: David Brearly, Jonathan Dayton, William C. Houston, William Livingston, William Paterson
- assigns all powers not delegated to the United States, or prohibited to the States, to either the States or to the people.
- consists of the President, his or her advisors and various departments and agencies. This branch is responsible for enforcing the laws of the land.
- outlines states’ powers in relationship to each other. States have the authority to create and enforce their own laws but must respect and help enforce the laws of other states.
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, Benjamin Franklin, Jared Ingersoll, Thomas Mifflin, Gouverneur Morris, Robert Morris, James Wilson
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: Daniel Carroll, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Luther Martin, James McHenry, John F. Mercer
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: John Blair, James Madison Jr., George Mason, James McClurg, Edmund J. Randolph, George Washington, George Wythe
- explains the amendment process, which is different and more difficult than the process for making laws.
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: Richard Bassett, Gunning Bedford, Jr., Jacob Broom, John Dickinson, George Read
- assures the right to a speedy trial by a jury of one’s peers, to be informed of the crimes with which one is charged, and to confront the witnesses brought forward by the government.
- prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: Abraham Baldwin, William Few, William Houston, William L. Pierce
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- protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure. The government may not conduct any searches without a warrant, and such warrants must be issued by a judge and based on probable cause.
- made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress which makes the laws.
- provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
- gives citizens the right to bear arms.
- states that the list of rights enumerated in the Constitution is not exhaustive, and that the people retain all rights not enumerated.
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: Nicholas Gilman, John Langdon
- states that Federal law is supreme, or higher than, state and local laws. This means that if a state law conflicts with a Federal law, Federal law takes precedence.
- establishes the Judicial Branch with the U.S. Supreme Court as the federal court system’s highest court. It specifies that Federal judges be appointed for life unless they commit a serious crime.
- consists of the U.S. Supreme Court and which interprets the laws.Connecticut
- prohibits the government from quartering troops in private homes, a major grievance during the American Revolution.
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: William. Blount William R. Davie, Alexander Martin, Richard. Dobbs Spaight, Hugh Williamson
- provides that civil cases preserve the right to trial by jury.
- details the Executive Branch and the offices of the President and Vice President. It lays down rules for electing the President (through the Electoral College), eligibility (must be a natural-born citizen at least 35 years old), and term length. The 12th and 25th Amendments modified some of these rules.
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: Pierce Butler, Charles Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, John Rutledge
- assigns the responsibility for making laws to the Legislative Branch (Congress). Congress is divided into two parts, or “Houses,” the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: Oliver Ellsworth, William. Samuel Johnson, Roger Sherman
34 Clues: gives citizens the right to bear arms. • provides that civil cases preserve the right to trial by jury. • consists of the U.S. Supreme Court and which interprets the laws.Connecticut • prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments. • Founding fathers of U.S. Constitution for this state: Nicholas Gilman, John Langdon • ...
American Dirt Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-23
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- The freight train that the migrants are traveling on.
- The town in the United States where the vans were headed towards.
- How Javier's daughter, Marta, died.
- The town where El Chacal gathers the group.
- The sister that was being raped by Ivan.
- The drug cartel that is chasing down Luca and Lydia.
- Soledad's sister.
- Jefe of Los Jardineros
- The city Sebastian's friend lives in.
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- A government agency tasked with hunting down and deporting migrants before they reach the United States.
- The boy with asthma that paid off Luca and Lydia's coyote expenses
- The people that were transporting Luca and Lydia from Chilpacingo to Mexico City.
- The ex-Jardineros member who is trying to escape.
- The United States agency that guards the border between Mexico and the US.
- Luca and Lydia's home.
15 Clues: Soledad's sister. • Luca and Lydia's home. • Jefe of Los Jardineros • How Javier's daughter, Marta, died. • The city Sebastian's friend lives in. • The sister that was being raped by Ivan. • The town where El Chacal gathers the group. • The ex-Jardineros member who is trying to escape. • The drug cartel that is chasing down Luca and Lydia. • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2021-12-07
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- one of the most important strategies during the Civil War; designed to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in return for weapons and other supplies
- the action of southern states to leave the Union
- the belief that a states' interests should take priority over the interests of the government
- a legal idea that a state has the right to cancel any federal law which that state has considered unconstitutional
- legislation passed by Congress in which California was admitted to the Union as a free state and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed
- proclamation that said all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed on January 1, 1863
- federal reconstruction agency; provided food; helped build schools and hospitals; created the first public school program for either African Americans or whites in Georgia
- a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah
- battle that was the largest Union defeat in the western theater of the Civil War; failure to follow up on the victory lead to Sherman’s Atlanta campaign
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- established Georgia's conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850; kept Georgia from succeeding from the Union
- the period immediately after the Civil War when the South rebuilt and the southern states returned to the Union
- most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter”
- battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed
- Missouri slave who sued for his freedom because he had lived in free territory; was denied the right to sue by the United States Supreme Court
- Abraham Lincoln elected President; outcome led to southern states to secede from the Union
15 Clues: the action of southern states to leave the Union • a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah • battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed • most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter” • ...
Gases 2021-05-18
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- the scientist summarized the results of his experiments by stating that at constant temperature and pressure the volume of gaseous reactants and products can be expressed as ratios of small whole numbers
- a device used to measure atmospheric pressure
- pressure of each gas in a mixture
- states that equal volume of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules
- the lowest possible achievable temperature is assigned the value of zero on the kelvin temperature scale
- states that the rates of effusion of gases at the same temperature and pressure are inversely proportional to the square roots of their molar masses
- expresses the relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature of a fixed amount of gas
- states that the total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of the component gases
- in the equation representing the ideal gas law the constant R
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- defined as being exactly equivalent to 760 mm Hg
- is defined as the force per unit area on a surface
- it had been found to be 22.414 10 L
- states that the volume of a fixed mass of gas varies inversely with the pressure at constant temperature
- common unit of pressure symbolized mm Hg
- is the mathematical relationship among pressure, volume, temperature, and the number of moles of a gas
- states that the volume of a fixed mass of gas at constant pressure varies directly with the temperature in kelvins
- is the force that will increase the speed of a one kilogram mass by one meter per second each second that the force is applied.
- defined as the pressure exerted by a force of one newton acting on an area of one square meter
- the pressure of a fix mass of gas at constant volume varies directly with the temperature in kelvins
19 Clues: pressure of each gas in a mixture • it had been found to be 22.414 10 L • common unit of pressure symbolized mm Hg • a device used to measure atmospheric pressure • defined as being exactly equivalent to 760 mm Hg • is defined as the force per unit area on a surface • in the equation representing the ideal gas law the constant R • ...
USA Icons and Symbols (Francisco Hernández Gómez) 2025-12-06
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- The national bird and symbol of the USA
- Flag with stars and stripes representing the 50 states and 13 colonies
- Official seal used for authenticating U.S. documents
- Historic document proclaiming freedom from Britain
- The capital city of the United States
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- Symbolic statue in New York Harbor representing freedom
- Where the U.S. Congress meets
- Residence and workplace of the U.S. president
- Monument with four presidents carved into a mountain
- The national anthem of the United States
- Pledge taken by new U.S. citizens
- Famous cracked bell symbolizing American independence
- Personification of the U.S. government
13 Clues: Where the U.S. Congress meets • Pledge taken by new U.S. citizens • The capital city of the United States • Personification of the U.S. government • The national bird and symbol of the USA • The national anthem of the United States • Residence and workplace of the U.S. president • Historic document proclaiming freedom from Britain • ...
PDD CROSSWORD 2025-08-08
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- What someone submits when foreign born to US parents
- Secretary of State
- French acronym for "Conseillers en gestion et informatique”
- Batch label printed at our agency?
- CGI Founder
- Diplomatic posts located in foreign capitals
- What does (I) stand for in C.G.I?
- Controls Counter Customer Appointment Order Database
- Second word of “FAM”
- Breakroom Refrigerator Notice, E2 Help, Blanco
- Manually entering and verifying the data from the application into TDIS.
- How many DOS teams do we have?
- Orr v. Trump Class Membership
- Bureau Award usually in the amounts of $50 to $200?
- What is the finished IQA stored in?
- What is the name of the CGI TRAVEL TEAM?
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- Fraud’s colorful title that reminds Specialist of Fraud concerns
- What does IQA stand for?
- Without Annual Leave and not to be substituted for vacation time?
- Hotline called to check the status of an application
- Company Name on our Shred Bins
- Kathe Harrell’s way of not saying “No”
- Indicates that the cardholder is a contractor on CAC card
- AJ Calderon and Tomorro Goings
- Database used to submit CGI time sheets
- An item that is prohibited from being plugged into computers or laptops
- Track the number of deficiencies
- Potential impact before a full-scale rollout
- _____ Batches usually start with numbers 099999.
- NYSE for CGI Inc
30 Clues: CGI Founder • NYSE for CGI Inc • Secretary of State • Second word of “FAM” • What does IQA stand for? • Orr v. Trump Class Membership • Company Name on our Shred Bins • AJ Calderon and Tomorro Goings • How many DOS teams do we have? • Track the number of deficiencies • What does (I) stand for in C.G.I? • Batch label printed at our agency? • What is the finished IQA stored in? • ...
Crossword Puzzle in Context | 11 Famous Battles That Changed the World 2023-04-17
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- Referring to the United States during the American Civil War, where it represented the northern states.
- An alliance of different groups or countries working together towards a common goal.
- Referring to the ancient Carthaginian Empire, which was based in North Africa and dominated much of the western Mediterranean.
- Referring to the Axis Powers, a group of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.
- Referring to the Confederate States of America, which was formed by southern states that seceded from the United States during the American Civil War.
- People from the ancient Persian Empire, which was located in modern-day Iran.
- Referring to the Kingdom of Prussia, a former kingdom located in modern-day Germany.
- A region in northern France where the Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944.
- A plain in Greece where the Battle of Marathon was fought in 490 BC.
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- An act of entering a country or territory by force with the intent of taking it over.
- Soldiers who fight on foot.
- Infantry soldiers in ancient Greece who fought in a phalanx formation.
- A small atoll in the Pacific Ocean where the Battle of Midway was fought in 1942.
- Referring to the Soviet Union, a former communist state that existed from 1922 to 1991.
- A town in Belgium where the Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815.
- A city-state in ancient Greece known for its military prowess.
- A former kingdom located in modern-day Germany.
- Soldiers who fight using bows and arrows.
- Referring to the ancient Macedonian Empire, which was established by Alexander the Great.
- Soldiers who fight on horseback.
20 Clues: Soldiers who fight on foot. • Soldiers who fight on horseback. • Soldiers who fight using bows and arrows. • A former kingdom located in modern-day Germany. • A city-state in ancient Greece known for its military prowess. • A town in Belgium where the Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815. • A plain in Greece where the Battle of Marathon was fought in 490 BC. • ...
Civil War 2024-03-26
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- Began following the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860, southern states being outraged at the election
- a Confederate general during the American Civil War
- Known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, it took place in southwest Tennessee on April 6-7, 1862
- The first battle of the Civil War with zero Casualties
- he conducted a successful campaign along the Carolina coast His triumphs there were the earliest significant Union victory.
- a person killed or injured by an event or situation.
- the action of murdering by a sudden or secret attack often for political reasons.
- an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- the action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention.
- large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
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- a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or slavery.
- a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1-3, 1863, in Pennsylvania.
- an American military officer, politician, and the 18th president of the United States.
- a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
- a general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
- took place on September 17, 1862, and remains the bloodiest single day in American military history with 23,000 casualties.
- slave states that did not secede from the Union
- a large artificial bank of soil, especially one used as a fortification.
- the ownership of a person as property.
19 Clues: the ownership of a person as property. • large-caliber guns used in warfare on land. • slave states that did not secede from the Union • a Confederate general during the American Civil War • a person killed or injured by an event or situation. • The first battle of the Civil War with zero Casualties • a league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • ...
North America 2021-10-28
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- a country in North America south of the United States
- The total dollar value of all goods and services produced in a country in a single year.
- the exchange of one thing for another
- an area where people who are similar in culture live
- a trade agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada
- One nation depends on another nation for something
- countries wanted to expand their empire, get land, and find resources.
- many cultures are present
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- where everyone has t follow the rules
- Teens in the United States like BTS
- reasons people move to other countries
- many early settlements were located here
- getting your nails done at a spa
- The Mississippi River is a transportation-
- A physical feature of North America
- Mexico City and Los Angles are considered to be _______ areas
16 Clues: many cultures are present • getting your nails done at a spa • Teens in the United States like BTS • A physical feature of North America • where everyone has t follow the rules • the exchange of one thing for another • reasons people move to other countries • many early settlements were located here • The Mississippi River is a transportation- • ...
Team Emergent States 2023-09-25
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- isomorphic emergence
- sig. findings are more likely to be published
- The combination of two or more Team Emergent States
- process primarily focused on task–goal accomplishment
- Refer to features of job
- patterned emergence
- Behavioral process, motivational states, and cognitive states are uniquely important drivers of team
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- Abbr. for dynamic in nature
- The direction of the average observed correlation between task conflict and team performance in De Dreu & Weingart (2003)
- Correlation reported for transition–action coding
- TES are typically conceptualized as what mechanism
- How many TES were reviewed in the Rapp article
- Team type for time-sensitive tasks
- mediates relationships between antecedent factors and team performance
- Processing Perspective that as conflict intensifies the cognitive system shuts down and team performance is likely to suffer
- limited evidence that cohesion influences
16 Clues: patterned emergence • isomorphic emergence • Refer to features of job • Abbr. for dynamic in nature • Team type for time-sensitive tasks • limited evidence that cohesion influences • sig. findings are more likely to be published • How many TES were reviewed in the Rapp article • Correlation reported for transition–action coding • ...
Major Battles of the Civil War 2026-01-30
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- military strategy used by Grant to starve Vicksburg into surrender
- Confederate general who led invasions of the North
- Mississippi city whose capture gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
- people and supplies sent in to help an army
- to make a return attack against an enemy
- bloodiest single day in American military history
- to withdraw from a political agreement with a nation and become independent
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- group of states that seceded; the South
- Confederate soldiers
- location where Robert E. Lee surrendered
- fist major land battle of the Civil War
- Union general known for Total War tactics
- person lost, injured, captured, or killed in a war
- to attack with artillery fire
- group of states that remained in the United States of America; North
- an attack on military and civilian property and resources
16 Clues: Confederate soldiers • to attack with artillery fire • group of states that seceded; the South • fist major land battle of the Civil War • location where Robert E. Lee surrendered • to make a return attack against an enemy • Union general known for Total War tactics • people and supplies sent in to help an army • bloodiest single day in American military history • ...
American Government 2019-08-28
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- a government structure that authorizes each branch of government to share powers with the other branches, thereby holding scrutiny of and control over the other branches
- government structure in which authority is divided among branches with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility
- governmental decisions are shared by the states and central
- federal laws are supreme to or trump state laws
- a branch of the federal government that interprets the law
- an individual who distrust the government
- an amendment that prohibits slavery
- everybody is held to the same standards
- legal decisions from one state are to be honored in other states
- system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
- central government holds most power
- rule by the people
- head of Republican Party
- prohibits states from discriminating against non-state residents
- a body of people that represent the state, and they vote for the President and Vice President
- powers that are not specifically described in the Constitution
- first ten amendments to the Constitution
- supported ratification of the new Constitution
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- implied powers to Congress
- known as the "Tyranny of the Majority"
- a branch of the federal government that executes the law
- opposed ratification of new Constitution
- small, limited government
- a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by the law-making body
- head of Democratic Party
- first draft of the Constitution
- powers that are specifically described in the Constitution
- an amendment that reserve powers to states
- state and local governments hold most power
- a branch of the federal government that makes the law
- strong, central government
31 Clues: rule by the people • head of Democratic Party • head of Republican Party • small, limited government • implied powers to Congress • strong, central government • first draft of the Constitution • an amendment that prohibits slavery • central government holds most power • known as the "Tyranny of the Majority" • everybody is held to the same standards • ...
American Government 2019-08-28
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- everybody is held to the same standards
- an individual who distrust the government
- legal decisions from one state are to be honored in other states
- powers that are specifically described in the Constitution
- a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by the law-making body
- first ten amendments to the Constitution
- federal laws are supreme to or trump state laws
- an amendment that prohibits slavery
- head of Republican Party
- prohibits states from discriminating against non-state residents
- small, limited government
- known as the "Tyranny of the Majority"
- opposed ratification of new Constitution
- supported ratification of the new Constitution
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- a branch of the federal government that makes the law
- implied powers to Congress
- a body of people that represent the state, and they vote for the President and Vice President
- state and local governments hold most power
- first draft of the Constitution
- strong, central government
- rule by the people
- central government holds most power
- governmental decisions are shared by the states and central
- an amendment that reserve powers to states
- a government structure that authorizes each branch of government to share powers with the other branches, thereby holding scrutiny of and control over the other branches
- government structure in which authority is divided among branches with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility
- powers that are not specifically described in the Constitution
- a branch of the federal government that interprets the law
- system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
- a branch of the federal government that executes the law
- head of Democratic Party
31 Clues: rule by the people • head of Republican Party • head of Democratic Party • small, limited government • implied powers to Congress • strong, central government • first draft of the Constitution • central government holds most power • an amendment that prohibits slavery • known as the "Tyranny of the Majority" • everybody is held to the same standards • ...
Europe Crossword 2021-12-15
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- Area of the world the United States is part of.
- Period in history when the Soviet Union and the United States threatened each other.
- The __________ Pact was allied with the Soviet Union.
- The large empire that ruled much of Europe thousands of years ago.
- __________ Warfare is how battles were fought in World War I.
- Group of people who were friends with the United States during the Cold War.
- Where the Soviet Union stored weapons, threatening America.
- Emperor of Russia
- Country that Russia is building troops up next to their border.
- Type of government that Russia adopted after their emperors.
- Leader of Germany during World War II.
- When something becomes less valuable and money becomes worth less.
- The Bishop of Rome and leader of the Catholic Church.
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- What people wanted at the end of the Soviet Union.
- Trying to build bigger and better weapons.
- The cruel leader of the Soviet Union who tried to take over Europe.
- The persecution of the Jews during World War II was known as this.
- Rich people who try to influence the government.
- In communism, everything is supposed to be ______.
- The ___ Death was a pandemic that spread across Europe and Asia during the mid 1300's.
- A large area of states and countries under one ruler.
- Current leader of Russia
- The average measurement of temperature, wind, rain, and snow in an area.
- The European ______________ is a group of countries that joined together to improve Europe.
- When the government took peoples' property and put it under government control.
- To act dishonestly in return for something.
26 Clues: Emperor of Russia • Current leader of Russia • Leader of Germany during World War II. • Trying to build bigger and better weapons. • To act dishonestly in return for something. • Area of the world the United States is part of. • Rich people who try to influence the government. • What people wanted at the end of the Soviet Union. • ...
Pre-Civil War 2025-04-02
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- a law that let people in new territories vote on slavery which led to fighting
- things like roads railroads and canals that help transportation the North had more of these
- a machine that made cleaning cotton faster which increased the need for enslaved workers
- caring more about your region than the whole country
- a Supreme Court ruling that said enslaved people were not citizens and had no rights
- a person who wanted to end slavery
- the growth of factories and businesses mostly in the North
- a law that forced people to return escaped enslaved people to their enslavers even in free states
- making goods in factories instead of by hand
- a large farm in the South that grew crops to sell and used enslaved labor
- a tax on goods brought into the country the North liked tariffs but the South did not
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- the belief that states should make their own decisions including about slavery
- people forced to work without pay or freedom mostly in the South
- a law that kept the number of free and slave states equal by letting Missouri be a slave state and Maine a free state
- me know if this works for your class
- a group of laws to try to keep peace including making California a free state and creating a stricter Fugitive Slave Act
- a secret system that helped enslaved people escape to free states
- crops like cotton and tobacco that were grown to be sold for money
- a way of life based on farming common in the South
- sovereignty the idea that people should vote on whether their state allows slavery
20 Clues: a person who wanted to end slavery • me know if this works for your class • making goods in factories instead of by hand • a way of life based on farming common in the South • caring more about your region than the whole country • the growth of factories and businesses mostly in the North • people forced to work without pay or freedom mostly in the South • ...
JW Texas History Crossword Creation 2022-04-21
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- A leader for the Civil Rights movement who was also known giving the speech of "I Have a Dream"
- The seven things that the US government does, in order to maintain the US correctly.
- A trail where Native Amercians were forced to move out of their land to make room for American settlers
- Made the first map of the texas coast in 1519
- A period of time, when settlers in texas started to go against Mexico and its laws
- A building used to transfer Native Americans into Christianity
- Oveta Culp Hobby, Jane McCallum, and Barbara Jordan who have representative in the _________________
- Hector Garcia and Henry B. Gonzales have representative for the ___________________
- A part of texas that is also called "Sea Grass"
- The name of the first 10 amendments of the US constitution
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- A mission that was used as a shelter and base for the Texans, when fought against Mexico
- A idea of westward expansion involving the United States
- The second war that began with Japan attacking Pearl Harbor in 1941
- A act when Texas slowly started to join the United States
- A country that fought against Spain, and later won its independence in 1821
- A war with the allied powers of Great Britain USA, Russia, France, and Serbia and with the Central Power Countries of Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire
- A war against the Union & Confederacy in the United States
- A oil derrick that was the first one to produce oil in texas in 1901
- A long period of Economic depression that spreaded from the United States to worldwide
- People align themselves more with the region of the country they live in rather than the nation as a whole
20 Clues: Made the first map of the texas coast in 1519 • A part of texas that is also called "Sea Grass" • A idea of westward expansion involving the United States • A act when Texas slowly started to join the United States • A war against the Union & Confederacy in the United States • The name of the first 10 amendments of the US constitution • ...
Chapter 13: Urban Patterns 2019-04-07
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- A group in society prevented from participating in the material benefits of a more developed society because of a variety of social and economic characteristics
- Development of new housing sites at relatively low density and at locations that are not contiguous to the existing built-up area
- In the United States, an urban area with between 2,500 and 50,00 inhabitants
- A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings
- A continuous urban complex in the northeastern United States
- The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery
- Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland
- A model of North American urban areas consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road
- A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income, renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class, owner-occupied area
- A residential or commercial area situated within an urban area but outside the central city
- (MSA) In the United States, an urbanized area of at least 50,000 population, the county within which the city is located, and adjacent counties meeting one of several tests indicating a functional connection to the central city
- Legally adding land area to a city in the United States
- (CSA) In the United States, two or more contiguous CBSAs tied together by commuting patterns
- Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities
- Government-owned housing rented to low-income individual, with rents set at 30 percent of the tenant's income
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- A law that limits the permitted uses of land and maximum density of development in a community
- A central city and its surrounding built-up suburbs
- (CCS) The process of capturing waste CO2, transporting it to a storage site, and depositing it where it will not enter the atmosphere, normally underground
- In the United States, any MSA or μSA
- A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors, or wedges, radiating out from the central business district
- The four consecutive 15-minute periods in the morning and evening with the heaviest volumes of traffic
- Statistical analysis used to identify where people of similar living standards, ethnic background, and lifestyle live within an urban area
- A large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area
- (city) An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit known as a municipality
- A process by which financial institutions draw red-colored lines on a map and refuse to lend money for people to purchase or improve property within the lines
- An area delineated by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for which statistics are published; in urban areas, census tracts correspond roughly to neighborhoods
- (CBD) The area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered
- In the United States, an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants
- (PSA) In the United States, any CSA, any MSA not included in a CSA, or any μSA not included in a CSA
- A process of change in the use of a house, from a single-family owner occupancy to abandonment
- An area within a city in a less developed country in which people illegally establish residences on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures
32 Clues: In the United States, any MSA or μSA • A central city and its surrounding built-up suburbs • Legally adding land area to a city in the United States • A continuous urban complex in the northeastern United States • In the United States, an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants • The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery • ...
Chapter 13: Urban Patterns 2019-04-07
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- Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland
- A large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area
- A process by which financial institutions draw red-colored lines on a map and refuse to lend money for people to purchase or improve property within the lines
- A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income, renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class, owner-occupied area
- The four consecutive 15-minute periods in the morning and evening with the heaviest volumes of traffic
- Government-owned housing rented to low-income individual, with rents set at 30 percent of the tenant's income
- (CBD) The area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered
- (PSA) In the United States, any CSA, any MSA not included in a CSA, or any μSA not included in a CSA
- A residential or commercial area situated within an urban area but outside the central city
- A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors, or wedges, radiating out from the central business district
- (MSA) In the United States, an urbanized area of at least 50,000 population, the county within which the city is located, and adjacent counties meeting one of several tests indicating a functional connection to the central city
- In the United States, an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants
- A law that limits the permitted uses of land and maximum density of development in a community
- A group in society prevented from participating in the material benefits of a more developed society because of a variety of social and economic characteristics
- A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings
- Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- In the United States, an urban area with between 2,500 and 50,00 inhabitants
- A model of North American urban areas consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road
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- (CSA) In the United States, two or more contiguous CBSAs tied together by commuting patterns
- In the United States, any MSA or μSA
- A continuous urban complex in the northeastern United States
- (CCS) The process of capturing waste CO2, transporting it to a storage site, and depositing it where it will not enter the atmosphere, normally underground
- A central city and its surrounding built-up suburbs
- A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities
- An area delineated by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for which statistics are published; in urban areas, census tracts correspond roughly to neighborhoods
- The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery
- An area within a city in a less developed country in which people illegally establish residences on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures
- (city) An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit known as a municipality
- Statistical analysis used to identify where people of similar living standards, ethnic background, and lifestyle live within an urban area
- Development of new housing sites at relatively low density and at locations that are not contiguous to the existing built-up area
- Legally adding land area to a city in the United States
- A process of change in the use of a house, from a single-family owner occupancy to abandonment
32 Clues: In the United States, any MSA or μSA • A central city and its surrounding built-up suburbs • Legally adding land area to a city in the United States • A continuous urban complex in the northeastern United States • In the United States, an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants • The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery • ...
Chapter 2 and 3 Keywords 2013-10-21
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- a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, esp. in politics.
- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
- form of democracy in which power is vested in representatives
- a statement of the rights of a class of people, in particular.
- the power of a president, governor, or other elected executive to reject individual provisions of a bill.
- an alliance for combined action
- meeting of delegates in 1787 to revise the articles of confederation
- power of the legislature, judicial, and executive branches to block some acts of the other two
- rebellion in 1787 led by Daniel shays and others to prevent foreclosures of farms
- an incorporated municipality, usually governed by a mayor and a board of aldermen or councilmen
- the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress
- districts a geographical unit for the local administration of schools.
- is the capacity of the states to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of their inhabitants
- a series of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.
- a city, town, village, or borough that has governmental powers
- the federal principle or system of government.
- Dual federalism is a belief that the United States is divided into two spheres. It is believed that power is split between the federal government and each constituent state.
- supreme power or authority.
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- a political and administrative division of a state, providing certain local governmental services.
- a constitution drafted by the newly independent states in 1777. Also created a weak national government that could not levy taxes or regulate commerce.
- A political system in which local units of government have a specially protected existence and can make final decisions over some governmental activities
- a minor change in a document.
- based on nature and providence rather than on the preferences of people
- review power of courts to declare acts of the legislature and the executive to be unconstitutional
- grants, issued by the United States Congress, which may be spent only for narrowly-defined purposes.
- The specific powers and duties of the U.S. Congress are enumerated in several places in the Constitution
- The unitary system gives the main powers to the central government. State, provincial, and local governments are all created by the central goverment
- people who supported Anti-Federalism which refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
- a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
- a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.
- A legislative act that singles out an individual or group for punishment without a trial
- an organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.
- the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level,
- a grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services.
- an advocate or supporter of federalism.
- a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences (or status) of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law
- compromise at the constitutional convention in 1787 that reconciled the interests of small and large states
- a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision.
38 Clues: supreme power or authority. • a minor change in a document. • an alliance for combined action • an advocate or supporter of federalism. • the federal principle or system of government. • the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, • a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge • a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority. • ...
Greece Pt 1 2024-10-04
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- In Greece ____, slaves, and foreigners had no political rights.
- ____ was the Greek Goddess of love
- ____ was the twin sister of Apollo and the goddess of the hunt
- The states in evolution of Athenian government were Monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, ____
- ____ was a tyrant that made a hash code of law in Athens
- ____ was the kind of the Greek Gods
- Greek Mythology was based on a ____ religion
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- ____ was the twin brother of Artemis and the god of light
- Because of Greece's ____ terrain it both helped and hindered the development of city states
- ____ was the Greek goddess of marriage and was the wife of Zeus
- ____ was the goddess of Athens and is the goddess of wisdom
- Athens had a _____ democracy
- ____ was a tyrant that ended Debtors prison in Athens
- Athens Sparta and ______ are Greek city states
- In Greece _____ (free adult males) had political rights and the responsibility of civic participation in government
- Greece cites were located on the ____ and Peloponnesus peninsula, Europe, Asia Minor
16 Clues: Athens had a _____ democracy • ____ was the Greek Goddess of love • ____ was the kind of the Greek Gods • Greek Mythology was based on a ____ religion • Athens Sparta and ______ are Greek city states • ____ was a tyrant that ended Debtors prison in Athens • ____ was a tyrant that made a hash code of law in Athens • ...
capitals 2023-07-08
6 Clues: there is a wall about it • is the capital of the u.s • there is a lot of ´´dam´´about it • of which country is the capital warsaw • of which country is the capital moscow • of which country is the capital lisabon
history vocab crossword puzzle 2021-12-07
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- was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protégé and conservative rival, incumbent president William Howard Taft.
- use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments.
- a person who wanted to destroy all trusts.
- was Woodrow Wilson's campaign platform in the 1912 presidential election, and also refers to the progressive programs enacted by Wilson during his first term as president from 1913 to 1916 while the Democrats controlled Congress.
- was the 27th president of the United States and the tenth chief justice of the United States, the only person to have held both offices.
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- was passed by the 63rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on December 23, 1913.
- was an American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
- is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil U.S.
- Theodore Roosevelt's campaign promise that all groups would have an equal opportunity to succeed.
- was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
- The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which was enacted by Congress in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug.
- planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect water conservation wildlife conservation.
12 Clues: a person who wanted to destroy all trusts. • use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. • Theodore Roosevelt's campaign promise that all groups would have an equal opportunity to succeed. • was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. • ...
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 2026-05-05
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- Uprising of farmers in Massachusetts
- what the government lacked
- A loose alliance of states
- 1787 law that created a plan for western lands
- A rule created by government
- The only branch of government under the Articles
- what was difficult to achieve
- To formally approve a document
- Law-making body
- Group of states joined together
- something you didn’t have
- Money owed by the government
- Type of money used in an economy
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- The first constitution of the United States
- How the national government was described
- Resistance against authority
- what government couldn’t collect
- Exchange of goods between states
- Required agreement from all states
- Individual political unit in the U.S.
- Money collected by the government
21 Clues: Law-making body • something you didn’t have • what the government lacked • A loose alliance of states • Resistance against authority • A rule created by government • Money owed by the government • what was difficult to achieve • To formally approve a document • Group of states joined together • what government couldn’t collect • Exchange of goods between states • ...
States and Postal Codes - N-W 2012-07-24
States of Matter and Atomic Structure 2022-09-22
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- Sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus
- Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons and different mass numbers
- Gas or vapor changes directly from a solid without changing into a liquid
- Negatively charged subatomic particle found in the space outside the nucleus
- Caused by the collisions of the vapor and walls of the container
- Number of protons in an atom
- System absorbs energy from its surroundings
- Neutral subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom
- System releases energy into its surroundings
- Direct relationship between volume and gas
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- Positively charged subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus
- Temperature of 0K
- Changes from a gas to a liquid
- Substance changes from one state of matter to another
- Volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure if the temperature and number of particles are constant
- Result of a force distributed over an area
- Changes from liquid to gas
- Changes from a solid to a gas without changing to a liquid
- Amount of energy released or absorbed
- Dense, positively charges mass located in the center of the atom
- One gram of water gains 2261 joules of energy
21 Clues: Temperature of 0K • Changes from liquid to gas • Number of protons in an atom • Changes from a gas to a liquid • Amount of energy released or absorbed • Result of a force distributed over an area • Direct relationship between volume and gas • System absorbs energy from its surroundings • System releases energy into its surroundings • ...
United States- Physical and Human Geography 2020-05-06
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- These are highways in rural and urban areas which provide access between an arterial and a major port, airport, public transportation facility, or other intermodal transportation facility.
- Connectors: These highways provide access between major intermodal facilities and the other four subsystems making up the National Highway System.
- War:
- Highway Network: This is a network of highways which are important to the United States’ strategic defense policy and which provide defense access, continuity and emergency capabilities for defense purposes.
- is a community of animals and plants spreading over an extensive area with a relatively uniform climate.
- area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year.
- is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.
- the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
- the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress.
- Network Connectors: These are highways which provide access between major military installations and highways which are part of the Strategic Highway Network.
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- War of Resistance against America was a warlike conflict waged between 1955 and 1975 to prevent the reunification of Vietnam under a communist government.
- The Eisenhower Interstate System of highways retains its separate identity within the NHS.
- a language that is learned by many members of other speech communities is an expression of culture.
- a national legislative body, and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- measures the value of economic activity within a
- able to produce crops or sustain agriculture.
- conditions that surround and influence an organism or community.
- War:
- ecosystem with large, flat areas of grasses.
- markets: refers to a marketplace, where creation and trading of financial assets, such as shares, debentures, bonds, derivatives, currencies, etc. take place.
- was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
21 Clues: War: • War: • ecosystem with large, flat areas of grasses. • able to produce crops or sustain agriculture. • the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress. • measures the value of economic activity within a • was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. • conditions that surround and influence an organism or community. • ...
States of Matter and Phases Changes 2021-04-27
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- Graph where energy is being absorbed
- Temperature when a liquid changes to a gas
- A substances' physical properties change but it is still the same substance
- In order to change a solid to a liquid you must___ the temperature
- A physical change where the substance changes states of matter
- Solids will __ change shape to fit its container
- Converts from gas to solid
- No definite shape or volume, found in space
- Converts from liquid to solid
- Has a definite shape and volume.
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- Determines how fast a liquid flows
- Converts from solid to liquid
- Converts from solid to gas
- In order to change a gas to a liquid you must___ the temperature
- Converts from a liquid to a gas
- Graph where energy is decreasing
- A substance that has a mass and takes up space
- Has a definite volume, no definite
- Converts from a gas to a liquid
- No definite shape or volume
20 Clues: Converts from solid to gas • Converts from gas to solid • No definite shape or volume • Converts from solid to liquid • Converts from liquid to solid • Converts from a liquid to a gas • Converts from a gas to a liquid • Graph where energy is decreasing • Has a definite shape and volume. • Determines how fast a liquid flows • Has a definite volume, no definite • ...
States and Countries - Wilson Post B5 2024-01-23
20 Clues: Pizza • Big Ben • Pyramids • Volcanoes • Alligators • Great Wall • Crocodiles • Grizzly Bear • Eiffel Tower • Grand Canyon • Boston RedSox • The Golden State • Home of Lobsters • Canobie Lake Park • Capital is Warsaw • Cristiano Ronaldo • Amazon Rainforest • Capital is Austin • Yellow and Blue Flag • Biggest city is Detroit
States of Matter and their Changes 2024-11-14
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- When particles are forced closer together, reducing the space they occupy.
- Anything that has mass and takes up space.
- The movement of particles in a liquid or gas that allows it to move smoothly and easily.
- Vapour: The gaseous form of water, often found in the air as humidity.
- The process by which a liquid turns into a gas at the surface, without boiling.
- Point: The specific temperature at which a liquid changes into a gas.
- To change from a liquid to a solid when the temperature drops.
- of Matter: The forms that matter can take: solid, liquid, or gas.
- To change from a gas to a liquid.
- A prediction or educated guess that can be tested through experiments.
- A scientific explanation that is based on evidence and observations.
- The amount of space that an object or substance occupies.
- The process by which a gas changes into a liquid when cooled.
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- To move back and forth rapidly, as particles in a solid do.
- A space entirely devoid of matter, including air.
- To cause a liquid to flow from one container to another.
- Characteristics that describe matter, such as color, density, or state.
- Point: The specific temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid.
- An imaginary line around which something rotates or is symmetrically arranged.
- To change from a solid to a liquid when heated.
- The smallest unit of a substance, which makes up all matter.
- The gas that forms when water boils.
- The process where a liquid turns into a gas when heated to its boiling point.
- of State: The transformation of matter from one state (solid, liquid, gas) to another.
24 Clues: To change from a gas to a liquid. • The gas that forms when water boils. • Anything that has mass and takes up space. • To change from a solid to a liquid when heated. • A space entirely devoid of matter, including air. • To cause a liquid to flow from one container to another. • The amount of space that an object or substance occupies. • ...
States of Matter and Thermal Energy 2024-11-04
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- The average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
- Has a definite volume but a changing shape.
- When temperature increases, thermal energy _______.
- Temperature scale with no negative numbers.
- Temperature scale based on Zero and 100 as the freezing and melting point of water.
- When particles gain thermal energy they get ____ apart.
- An example of deposition
- When particles gain thermal energy they get _______.
- Change in state from gas to liquid
- Vaporization at the surface of the liquid.
- Change in state from liquid to gas.
- Change in state from solid to liquid
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- When particles lose thermal energy they get _______.
- Coldest possible temperature.
- Has a definite shape and volume.
- When particles lose thermal energy they get ___ together.
- Change in state from a solid to a gas.
- Change in state from gas to a solid
- If an object gets smaller, thermal energy ________.
- Temperature Scale used in the US.
- When Thermal Energy is moving.
- Has a indefinite (changing) shape and volume.
- Heat goes to where it is ______.
- Change in state from liquid to solid
- The total kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
- Vaporization throughout the liquid with bubbles.
26 Clues: An example of deposition • Coldest possible temperature. • When Thermal Energy is moving. • Has a definite shape and volume. • Heat goes to where it is ______. • Temperature Scale used in the US. • Change in state from gas to liquid • Change in state from gas to a solid • Change in state from liquid to gas. • Change in state from liquid to solid • ...
A. Matter and States of Matter 2026-01-30
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- gas changing directly to a solid
- a change from one state of matter to another
- a state of matter with loosely packed particles; has a definite volume but no definite shape
- the amount of "stuff" in an object
- removing thermal energy
- a high-energy state of matter made of charged particles; common in stars and lightning
- solid changing to a liquid
- something that does not have mass or volume (not matter
- a state of matter with tightly packed particles; has a definite shape or volume
- liquid changing to a gas
- temperature where a liquid becomes a solid
- the tiny basic building block of all matter
- temperature where a solid becomes a liquid
- gas changing to a liquid
- solid changing directly to a gas
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- temperature where a gas becomes a liquid
- a characteristic that describes a substance's ability to change into something new
- a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the substance
- temperature where a liquid becomes a gas
- liquid changing to a solid
- the amount of space an object takes up
- a state of matter with very loosely packed particles; has no definite shape or volume
- energy related to heat and particle movement
- anything that has mass and takes up space
- adding thermal energy
25 Clues: adding thermal energy • removing thermal energy • liquid changing to a gas • gas changing to a liquid • solid changing to a liquid • liquid changing to a solid • gas changing directly to a solid • solid changing directly to a gas • the amount of "stuff" in an object • the amount of space an object takes up • temperature where a gas becomes a liquid • ...
Border states 2024-05-22
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- All border states had this
- Only state that doesn't border CSOA
- state that joined union after leaving CSOA
- A border state was in this conflict
- All these states allowed slavery let in usa
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- states All states that have USA north
- State that had most of the western front
- State with the capital
- state where most deadly battles happened
- Border states and Norths states common idea
10 Clues: State with the capital • All border states had this • Only state that doesn't border CSOA • A border state was in this conflict • states All states that have USA north • State that had most of the western front • state where most deadly battles happened • state that joined union after leaving CSOA • Border states and Norths states common idea • ...
1800-1877 2025-12-11
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- U.S. war for Texas and Southwest territory
- Union general known for his March to the Sea
- Treaty ending the Mexican-American War and giving the U.S. the Southwest
- 19th-century anti-immigrant sentiment, especially against Chinese immigrants, tied to debates over who could become a U.S. citizen
- Outdoor New Orleans space where enslaved and free Blacks gathered to sing, dance, and preserve culture
- Agricultural system trapping Black and poor white farmers in debt
- Anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic political force that opposed Irish and German immigration
- Forced march of a Southeastern tribe shortly after Jackson left office
- Shift from hand labor to factory production that reshaped the U.S. economy in the late 1800s
- Union general who captured Forts Henry and Donelson
- Double the size of the US
- Supported the American System and national improvements.
- Balances slave/free states; establishes 36°30′ line
- Radical abolitionist who led Harpers Ferry raid
- Rapid communication system used in the Civil War
- Confederate general of the Army of Northern Virginia
- Rising divide between North, South, and West.
- Expanded cotton production and slavery in the South.
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- President who promoted the gold standard after the Panic of 1873 and strengthened presidential power by vetoing “riders” attached to essential bills
- Growth of railroads after the Civil War
- President of the Confederate States
- Former slave and abolitionist leader that advocated for Black rights and equality
- Faster two-way river transportation.
- Freed slaves in Confederate states
- Two explorers sent by Jefferson to map the Louisiana Purchase and reach the Pacific
- Major 19th-century European migration waves that faced anti-Catholic discrimination but transformed U.S. culture and labor
- Author of louisiana purchase
- President who waged political war against the Second Bank of the United States
- First battle of the Civil War
- Rapid growth of cities fueled by immigration, railroads, and industrial jobs after the Civil War
30 Clues: Double the size of the US • Author of louisiana purchase • First battle of the Civil War • Freed slaves in Confederate states • President of the Confederate States • Faster two-way river transportation. • Growth of railroads after the Civil War • U.S. war for Texas and Southwest territory • Union general known for his March to the Sea • ...
Giuseppe Tribuzio Articles x-word 2024-02-09
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- Alexander ______ hated Congress because they didn't share his vision.
- Shays' Rebellion to protest taxes imposed by___.
- what do you need to pass a new law in the Confederation Congress
- Articles are flawed because Congress couldn't _____
- what best describes a federalist system of government?
- Because ___lacked the power to tax the states, it couldn't pay for the supplies
- after the States meet to fix Articles of Confederation Constitution ____.
- what was the biggest obstical facing the Continental Congress
- what happend after United States declares independence.
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- What can you infer about Daniel Shays from the rebellion named after him?
- which power was held exclusively by the national government?
- What factor convinced the framers of the Articles of Confederation to create a weak central government?
- The Declaration of Independence was ___ to shays Rebellion,Articles of Confederation,and Revolutionary War ends.
- Shays' Rebellion convinced American leaders that little protected them from anarchy. What's the best synonym for "anarchy?"
- Constitution was based on.
- what factor prompted the states to consider changing the Articles of Confederation?
- why might one state tax goods manufactured in another state?
- Articles of Confederation Established one-house___.
- The individual states acted in their ownby taxing goods from other states.
- what was established by the Declaration of Independence?
20 Clues: Constitution was based on. • Shays' Rebellion to protest taxes imposed by___. • Articles are flawed because Congress couldn't _____ • Articles of Confederation Established one-house___. • what best describes a federalist system of government? • what happend after United States declares independence. • what was established by the Declaration of Independence? • ...
Lessons 7.1 - 7.3: The Industrial Revolution 2020-04-26
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- the first African American newspaper
- laws passed by Southern states to prevent African American slaves from running away or rebelling
- the nation where the Industrial Revolution began
- a political party formed by nativists in the 1850s that was extremely hostile to immigrants coming to the United States
- the American woman who formed the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association in the 1840s
- a skilled British mechanic who had worked in a textile mill before coming to the United States to share his knowledge and skills in running textile mills
- the region of the United States in which the first American factories were built
- a mechanical power which revolutionized transportation during the Industrial Revolution
- a skilled, specialized worker
- a type of fast ship launched in 1845 by John Griffiths that was very useful for quick transportation of goods between the United States and other parts of the world
- an attitude which denies equal rights to certain peoples
- a machine that efficiently separated the seeds of a cotton plant from its fibers
- an occurrence in which union workers stop working until their managers agree to resolve their concerns
- the nation which lost many of its potato crops to disease and suffered a severe famine in the 1840s, causing many of its people to immigrate to the United States
- a person who starts a business to make a profit
- the group of wealthy Southern families who owned 50 or more slaves
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- the first African American allowed to practice law in the United States
- one aspect of enslaved African American lives which gave them hope and which led to the creation of spirituals
- the nation which experienced extreme food shortages between 1829 and 1830 and also rebels in 1848 who revolted for more democratic policies in this nation
- an American inventor who came up with the idea of interchangeable parts and also invented the cotton gin
- a Boston merchant who improved on British textile mills by building a factory that had everything needed to turn cotton into finished cloth
- many Americans encouraged this concept as it supported new inventions
- an American inventor who invented the "talking wire", or the telegraph
- the first private university run and owned by African Americans
- the state whose court stated, in 1842, that workers had the right to strike
- an African American slave who led a major revolt in 1831 in Virginia, killing more than 57 whites in the process before being captured and hung
- a group formed by artisans specialized in the same trade and which aimed to gain higher pay and better working conditions
- the state which sincerely thought about ending slavery in 1831, but instead decided to increase restrictions against African Americans
- a type of "close" family consisting of grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, children, and other relatives which has its orgins in Africa
- the gradual movement of people from rural areas to cities
30 Clues: a skilled, specialized worker • the first African American newspaper • a person who starts a business to make a profit • the nation where the Industrial Revolution began • an attitude which denies equal rights to certain peoples • the gradual movement of people from rural areas to cities • the first private university run and owned by African Americans • ...
American Government Chapter 2 & 3 2019-08-28
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- Powers retained by the states under the Constitution.
- comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
- Rule by the people.
- The supporters of the proposed Constitution. Believed in strong central government
- Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states (Article I, Section 8).
- a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Supreme Court decision upholding the right of Congress to create a bank.
- an agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves in apportioning Representatives, Presidential electors, and direct taxes.
- powers of U.S. government which have not been explicitly granted by the Constitution but that is implied by the necessary and proper clause
- Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal.
- opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and the ratification of the Constitution.
- Relied in part on the writings of John Locke in asserting that people had certain natural (or unalienable) rights that government could not take away.
- specific powers granted to Congress by the United States Constitution
- gave the royal governor the right to select the upper house of the Massachusetts legislature
- assures that the Constitution and federal laws and treaties take precedence over state law.
- View that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under the Constitution.
- Five colonists killed by British soldiers; led Parliament to repeal all Townshend Act taxes except for tea tax
- Delegated the First Continental Congress
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- System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government
- required colonists to house British soldiers in their private homes, even during times of peace.
- form of democracy in which the people decide on policy initiatives directly.
- power of the courts of a country to examine the actions of the legislative, executive, and administrative arms of the government and to determine whether such actions are consistent with the constitution.
- To formally withdraw from a nation-state.
- Process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is by appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election.
- acted as the common government of the states between 1775 and 1781.
- Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in Article I, Section 8
- requires a "person held to service or labor" (usually a slave, apprentice, or indentured servant) who flees to another state to be returned to the owner in the state from which that person escaped.
- Imposed new taxes on imports; led to rallying cry “no taxation without representation”
- System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional (for example, state) governments.
- the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
- Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system.
31 Clues: Rule by the people. • Delegated the First Continental Congress • To formally withdraw from a nation-state. • Powers retained by the states under the Constitution. • acted as the common government of the states between 1775 and 1781. • comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution • ...
Reconstruction 2026-09-29
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- — A political agreement that helped end Reconstruction and led to the removal of federal troops from the South.
- A term used by Southern opponents for Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction.
- The president who began plans for Reconstruction before his assassination.
- Laws and practices that enforced racial segregation and discrimination, especially in the South.
- Prohibited denying a man the right to vote based on race.
- A federal agency that helped formerly enslaved people with education, jobs, food, and legal assistance
- The forced separation of people by race in schools, businesses, transportation, and other parts of society.
- Formerly enslaved AfricanAmericans who gained their freedom after the Civil War.
- — The period when the former Confederate states were placed under military control and required to meet Reconstruction requirements.
- — A violent attack in Louisiana in eighteen seventy-three in which armed white men killed Black residents and Republican
- Granted citizenship and equal legal protection to people born in the United States.
- — A white supremacist organization that used violence and intimidation against African Americans and their supporters.
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- The U.S. president who became president after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and led the country during the early years of Reconstruction.
- Southern laws designed to limit the freedom and rights of African Americans after the Civil War
- A system in which farmers rented land from landowners and paid rent with money.
- The period after the Civil War when the United States worked to rebuild the South and establish rights for formerly enslaved people.
- Ended slavery in the United States.
- A term used by Reconstruction opponents for white Southerners who supported the Republican Party.
- A farming system in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in exchange for part of the crops.
- Republicans in Congress who pushed for strong protections and political rights for formerly enslaved people
20 Clues: Ended slavery in the United States. • Prohibited denying a man the right to vote based on race. • The president who began plans for Reconstruction before his assassination. • A system in which farmers rented land from landowners and paid rent with money. • Formerly enslaved AfricanAmericans who gained their freedom after the Civil War. • ...
Amendments 11-27 2022-11-13
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- Amendment 24 ensured that no tax could be charged to vote
- Amendment 15 gave __ to everyone
- Amendment 26 made the voting age __
- Amendment __ is the only one that was repealed by another Amendment
- Amendment 14 also got rid of the 3/5th __.
- Amendment 22 set a term limit on the President; limited to __ terms
- Amendment that redefined how the President and Vice-President are chosen by the Electoral College
- Amendments 13, 14, and 15 are known as the __ Amendments
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- Amendment __ stated that race could not be used to prevent people from voting
- Amendment authorizes the US to collect income tax
- Amendment 23 residents of Washington D.C. __ electors in Presidential elections
- Amendment 20 states that __ 20th is when the President's term ends and the next President is sworn in
- Amendment 13 also protects against involuntary __, not just slavery
- Amendment 25 creates a line of __ to the Presidency
- Amendment 19 gave __ the right to vote
- Amendment 27 states that when Congress votes to give themselves a raise, it doesn't take affect until after the __
- Amendment that finally abolished slavery
- Amendment 11 protects states from being sued by __ of another state
- Amendment that lays out what happens if the President is unable to be the President anymore
- Amendment 17 states that the __ get to elect their senators
20 Clues: Amendment 15 gave __ to everyone • Amendment 26 made the voting age __ • Amendment 19 gave __ the right to vote • Amendment that finally abolished slavery • Amendment 14 also got rid of the 3/5th __. • Amendment authorizes the US to collect income tax • Amendment 25 creates a line of __ to the Presidency • Amendments 13, 14, and 15 are known as the __ Amendments • ...
Great Wave of Immigration 2026-06-24
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- Thinking you are superior to foreign born people.
- Now that we are in America, we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving and our last name changed from "Weiss" to "White."
- Banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States. Denied their right to become citizens.
- I came here because my children can get a better education.
- The eastern entrance for immigrants.
- My country was destroyed by earthquakes and famine.
- A limit on certain populations.
- Italian job agent.
- These immigrants valued the United States' free education for their children.
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- A document of identity and allows you to travel.
- Offered familiar tastes and smells and strong community support.
- Those who were poorest traveled to the United States in
- These immigrants valued family above everything.
- the western entrance for immigrants.
- Violent persecution of a minority group.
- Escaping war, persecution or danger.
16 Clues: Italian job agent. • A limit on certain populations. • the western entrance for immigrants. • Escaping war, persecution or danger. • The eastern entrance for immigrants. • Violent persecution of a minority group. • A document of identity and allows you to travel. • These immigrants valued family above everything. • Thinking you are superior to foreign born people. • ...
GOVERNMENT 2020-09-02
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- a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
- Impose an official ban on
- Is a medium of exchange for goods and services.
- a person or company to whom money is owed.
- a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
- plan Was a proposal to establish a bicameral (two-branch) legislature in the newly founded United States.
- (of a legislative body) having a single legislative chamber.
- commerce Interstate commerce refers to the purchase, sale or exchange of commodities, transportation of people, money or goods, and navigation of waters between different states.
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- government Is one whose legalized force and power is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.
- Unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor.
- A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
- Compromise Was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
- Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
- Jersey plan Was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.
- government Also known as indirect democracy or representative government, is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.
- (of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers.
- A document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
17 Clues: Impose an official ban on • a person or company to whom money is owed. • Is a medium of exchange for goods and services. • (of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers. • Unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor. • (of a legislative body) having a single legislative chamber. • ...
The Articles of Confederation 2026-03-06
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- Washington, the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
- delegates who favored a weaker federal government and gave more power to the people and states
- Gerry, chosen to serve as a delegate of Massachusetts at the 1787 Constitutional Convention
- delegates who wanted a strong central government that had more power over the people and states
- Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence
- Franklin, a talented inventor scientist diplomat and writer
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- The economy of the south relied on enslaved people to keep farms and plantations running
- Britain, With independence from____ came a new government for the new nation
- Hamilton, in 1787 he was elected as a new york delegate for the constitutional convention
- New Jersey Plan, It said that each state no matter its size would have the same number of representatives in congress
- Rights, some delegates wanted to add a bill of rights to the constitution to protect _____
- Mason, He wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights
- Great Compromise, Roger Sherman came up with an idea that Congress be made up of two parts called houses
- Virginia Plan, a plan that gave Congress more power over the states and provided executive branch of government
- Each state had the authority to ____ trade and taxes on imports and exports
- of American Indian Nations, Some states treated the American Indians fairly Other states did not
- Madison, known as the "Father of the Constitution
- Hanson, Congress elected ____ to lead the Confederation Congress
18 Clues: Madison, known as the "Father of the Constitution • Mason, He wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights • Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence • Franklin, a talented inventor scientist diplomat and writer • Hanson, Congress elected ____ to lead the Confederation Congress • Each state had the authority to ____ trade and taxes on imports and exports • ...
Unit 4 Vocabulary 2025-12-03
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- The part of the economy that makes goods in factories, like steel or textiles.
- When the United States officially added Texas as a state in 1845.
- The belief that the U.S. was meant to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
- When people in different parts of the country have different ideas and interests, especially about slavery and the economy.
- When someone explains a reason that shows their actions are fair or acceptable.
- A set of laws passed to settle disagreements about slavery and land after the U.S. got new territory from Mexico. It included rules about whether new states would allow slavery.
- A famous book written to show how bad slavery was.
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- The growth of slavery into new states and territories, including Texas.
- The agreement that ended the Mexican-American War in 1848.
- The movement of settlers and immigrants moving west across America, including Texas, to find new land and opportunities.
- The presidential election that Abraham Lincoln won.
- Taxes placed on goods coming into a country.
- Farming and raising animals.
- When a state leaves or breaks away from a country.
- The 16th president of the United States who wanted to stop the spread of slavery.
15 Clues: Farming and raising animals. • Taxes placed on goods coming into a country. • When a state leaves or breaks away from a country. • A famous book written to show how bad slavery was. • The presidential election that Abraham Lincoln won. • The agreement that ended the Mexican-American War in 1848. • When the United States officially added Texas as a state in 1845. • ...
civil war 2021-10-29
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- action of preventing law enforcement
- battle fought between confederacy and union which became a confederacy victory
- action of leaving in which the south did leaving the united states
- southern part of the united states that seceded from the united states and became a new country
- place in georgia which william t. sherman said was to beautiful to burn down and gifted it to the president.
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- to set free
- act or means of sealing off. north did this to the south to stop trade with Europe
- georgias 5th capitol that william t. sherman burned down in his campain
- people against slaves
- northern part when the south seceded from the united states
- georgias only crop that did well
- a prison camp for union soldiers which was crowded and unsanitary
- transport system used to transport goods from one place to another
13 Clues: to set free • people against slaves • georgias only crop that did well • action of preventing law enforcement • northern part when the south seceded from the united states • a prison camp for union soldiers which was crowded and unsanitary • action of leaving in which the south did leaving the united states • ...
Federalism 2023-11-10
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- Type of government where the central government has all the power
- The country that ruled the colonies before the Revolutionary War
- A word that describes the relationship of the states in the US
- Division of power between a central government and state governments
- Name for powers shared by the states and federal government
- When the US was born, each state already had one of these ___________.
- Type of government where states and central government share power
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- The federal government gets all of it's power from the ______.
- The necessary and proper clause is also known as the ______ clause.
- Powers that are actually stated in the Constitution
- Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws
- Type of government where the central government gets its powers from the states
- Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution
13 Clues: Powers that are actually stated in the Constitution • Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution • Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws • Name for powers shared by the states and federal government • The federal government gets all of it's power from the ______. • A word that describes the relationship of the states in the US • ...
The Federal in Federalism 2023-02-23
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- Type of government where the central government gets its power from the states
- Type of government where states and a central government share power.
- The federal government gets all of its power from this.
- Type of government where the central government has all the power.
- When America was born, each state already had one of these.
- Powers that are actually stated in the Constitution.
- Division of power between a central government and state governments
- The country that ruled the American colonies before the Revolutionary War.
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- Special name for powers that both the states and federal government share.
- The necessary and proper clause is also known as the _______ clause.
- Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution.
- A word that describes the relationship of the states in America
- Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws.
13 Clues: Powers that are actually stated in the Constitution. • The federal government gets all of its power from this. • Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution. • Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws. • When America was born, each state already had one of these. • A word that describes the relationship of the states in America • ...
Bill of Rights 2024-11-12
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- The process of making changes or additions to a legal document.
- The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms.
- Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
- Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
- Changes or additions made to a legal document or constitution.
- A fraction often used to describe the required majority for certain legislative actions, such as amending the Constitution.
- The power or right to act, speak, or think without hindrance or restraint.
- The fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.
- Amendment Established the prohibition of alcohol.
- A fraction often used to describe the required majority of states needed to ratify an amendment to the Constitution.
- States that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny or disparage others retained by the people.
- A change or addition to a legal or statutory document.
- Provides the right to a jury trial in civil cases.
- A gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or amending an existing one.
- Prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
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- Opponents of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution who advocated for a decentralized governmental structure.
- The expression of thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.
- Granted women the right to vote.
- A document that is continually edited and updated.
- Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent during peacetime.
- Provides the right to due process and protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
- Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
- A distinct section of a legal document or constitution.
- Legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement.
- Protects the right to keep and bear arms.
- Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, and the right to counsel.
- A system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government.
- States that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people.
- Protects freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
29 Clues: Granted women the right to vote. • Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. • Protects the right to keep and bear arms. • Amendment Established the prohibition of alcohol. • A document that is continually edited and updated. • Provides the right to a jury trial in civil cases. • Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. • ...
0 2026-09-04
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- The military campaign launched by the United States in 2001 against the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
- The campaign founded by Tarana Burke that brought widespread attention to sexual harassment and abuse.
- The candidate whose 2008 victory made him the first African American elected president of the United States.
- The civil-rights, feminist, antiwar, gay-liberation, and countercultural movements that transformed American society.
- Biblical image used by John Winthrop in 1630 to describe the exemplary society the Puritans hoped to build.
- The 1975 capture of South Vietnam’s capital that marked the end of the Vietnam War.
- The 1911 New York factory disaster that killed 146 workers and encouraged workplace-safety reforms.
- The legal right recognized nationwide following the 2015 Obergefell decision.
- The 1776 document announcing that the thirteen colonies were separating from Great Britain.
- The 1969 resistance to a police raid at a New York City gay bar that energized the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
- The movement founded in 2013 to oppose racism and violence against Black people.
- The 1954 Supreme Court decision that ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
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- The 2001 terrorist attacks that targeted the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
- The conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815.
- The 1995 domestic terrorist attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
- The 1990 law prohibiting discrimination based on disability.
- The 1890 killing of hundreds of Lakota people by United States soldiers in South Dakota.
- The large-scale movement of African Americans from the rural South to cities in the North, Midwest, and West.
- The 1973 Supreme Court decision that established a constitutional right to abortion.
- The 1945 attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that contributed to the end of the Second World War.
- The collective-defence alliance formed by the United States, Canada, and Western European countries in 1949.
- The part of the Bill of Rights concerning militias and the right to keep and bear arms.
- The 1969 Apollo 11 achievement in which humans first walked on another celestial body.
- The businessman and television personality who won the 2016 presidential election.
- The American naval base attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941.
25 Clues: The 1990 law prohibiting discrimination based on disability. • The American naval base attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941. • The 1995 domestic terrorist attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. • The legal right recognized nationwide following the 2015 Obergefell decision. • ...
The West After WWI 2021-03-16
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- artistic movement in which artists rejected tradition and produced works that often shocked their viewers
- The first woman to win a Nobel Prize
- a massive package of economic and social programs to help Americans during the Great Depression
- a rebellious young woman in the United States and Europe in the 1920s
- fortifications along French/German border to protect against invasion
- first term as president focused on lifting America out of the Great Depression
- production of goods exceeds the demand
- a ban on the manufacture and sale of alcohol
- management of money matters like circulation, loans, investment, and banking
- style of art composed of lines, colors, and shapes, sometimes with no recognizable subject matter
- central banking system of the United States, which regulates banks
- method of studying how the mind works and treating mental disorders
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- reduction of armed forces and weapons
- won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921
- international agreement to stop using war as a method of national policy
- African American cultural movement in the 1920s and 1930s
- first woman elected governor in the United States
- painful time of global economic collapse (1929-1939)
- artistic movement that attempts to portray the workings of the unconscious mind
- strike by workers in different industries at same time
20 Clues: The first woman to win a Nobel Prize • reduction of armed forces and weapons • production of goods exceeds the demand • won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 • a ban on the manufacture and sale of alcohol • first woman elected governor in the United States • painful time of global economic collapse (1929-1939) • strike by workers in different industries at same time • ...
Southeast States 2019-01-08
The States 2022-05-09
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- this state is cold and has polar bears
- Estes Park and the mountains are here
- Little Rock is located in this state
- Go to the Lake of the Ozarks in this state
- The Flint Hills are located in this midwest state
- The Phoenix Suns play in this state
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- fried chicken and horse racing are popular here
- Napa Valley is located in this state
- the second largest state in the country
- Go Cornhuskers! This state likes corn
- known for growing oranges and nice beaches
- the city of Atlanta is located here
- this state is a group of islands
13 Clues: this state is a group of islands • the city of Atlanta is located here • The Phoenix Suns play in this state • Napa Valley is located in this state • Little Rock is located in this state • Go Cornhuskers! This state likes corn • Estes Park and the mountains are here • this state is cold and has polar bears • the second largest state in the country • ...
Descriptions & States 2025-12-02
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- - Causing great and sudden change; very noticeable.
- - A promise to do or not to do something.
- - Having the skill and experience in the ways of the world.
- - To make known something secret or hidden.
- - Fair and not influenced by personal feelings.
- - To send (goods) to a customer.
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- - Lasting a very long time; very old.
- - Existing in fact; not imagined.
- - The chance that something might happen or be true.
- - To put someone or something in the place of another.
- - To make something work again after it is broken.
- - Very large in size or amount.
- - To come into being or to be noticed.
13 Clues: - Very large in size or amount. • - To send (goods) to a customer. • - Existing in fact; not imagined. • - Lasting a very long time; very old. • - To come into being or to be noticed. • - A promise to do or not to do something. • - To make known something secret or hidden. • - Fair and not influenced by personal feelings. • ...
US States 2026-08-20
13 Clues: corn • Chicago • peaches • very hot • lobster roles • Naval Academy • Mall of America • Harvard and MIT • you can spell it • the Grand Canyon • big U shaped statue • name of 1st president • of Columbia white house (not a state)
Revolution and the Constitution 2014-03-11
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- wrote the constitution
- the place where the Constitutional Convention met. (343)
- the branch of government that includes the President
- where Washington and his men spent the winter of 1777 (308)
- a plan that gave all states equal representation (346)
- the branch of government that is known as Congress.
- a plan that benefited larger states (346)
- how many branches of government in the United States (338)
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- the branch of government that is made up of the courts
- the treaty that ended The American Revolution (319)
- place where Cornwallis surrendered
- another word for "representative" (345)
- the country that helped The United States in The Revolution
- first plan of goverment after The Revolution (338)
- the introduction to the constitution
- the rapid rise in prices(340)
- when each side gives up something to reach an agreement
- when the President votes "no" on a bill
18 Clues: wrote the constitution • the rapid rise in prices(340) • place where Cornwallis surrendered • the introduction to the constitution • another word for "representative" (345) • when the President votes "no" on a bill • a plan that benefited larger states (346) • first plan of goverment after The Revolution (338) • the treaty that ended The American Revolution (319) • ...
Revolution and the Constitution 2014-03-11
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- first plan of goverment after The Revolution (338)
- place where Cornwallis surrendered
- the introduction to the constitution
- the branch of government that is made up of the courts
- a plan that benefited larger states (346)
- when the President votes "no" on a bill
- how many branches of government in the United States (338)
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- the place where the Constitutional Convention met. (343)
- the rapid rise in prices(340)
- the country that helped The United States in The Revolution
- another word for "representative" (345)
- wrote the constitution
- the branch of government that includes the President
- when each side gives up something to reach an agreement
- a plan that gave all states equal representation (346)
- the treaty that ended The American Revolution (319)
- the branch of government that is known as Congress.
- where Washington and his men spent the winter of 1777 (308)
18 Clues: wrote the constitution • the rapid rise in prices(340) • place where Cornwallis surrendered • the introduction to the constitution • another word for "representative" (345) • when the President votes "no" on a bill • a plan that benefited larger states (346) • first plan of goverment after The Revolution (338) • the treaty that ended The American Revolution (319) • ...
Delight's 6th grade Crossword 2018-05-24
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- An imaginary line that separates the top half of the world from the bottom half of the world
- The name for the organization of people who run our nation
- Capital of the state of West Virginia
- President shot and killed in 1963
- Our first president in the United States
- The supreme law of the land, drafted in 1892
- The mississippi is the largest one of these in the United States
- Legal resident of a nation
- Capital of the State of Texas
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- A large body of fresh water
- Capital of the State of South Dakota
- Clostest United States state to Africa
- Capital of the state of Maine
- What our nation declared July 4th, 1776
- Mountain range in the western part of the United States
- Capital of New York State
- A people's surroundings including land,water,mountains,deserts, etc.
- An massive body of saltwater that borders multiple continents
18 Clues: Capital of New York State • Legal resident of a nation • A large body of fresh water • Capital of the state of Maine • Capital of the State of Texas • President shot and killed in 1963 • Capital of the State of South Dakota • Capital of the state of West Virginia • Clostest United States state to Africa • What our nation declared July 4th, 1776 • ...
PUZZLE #3 2023-06-06
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- City - A resort city in New Jersey known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beachfront.
- Mountains - A major mountain range in the western United States, stretching across several states.
- - A major river in the United States, flowing through several states and into the Gulf of Mexico.
- - The historic document that declared the United States as an independent nation.
- Valley - A renowned wine-growing region in California, known for its vineyards and wineries.
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- - A group of museums and research centers in Washington, D.C., known for their extensive collections.
- House - The official residence and workplace of the President of the United States in Washington, D.C.
- Square - A major commercial intersection in New York City, famous for its bright lights and billboards.
- - A city in Washington known for its coffee culture, music scene, and proximity to natural beauty.
- Orleans - A vibrant city in Louisiana known for its lively music, unique cuisine, and Mardi Gras celebrations.
10 Clues: - The historic document that declared the United States as an independent nation. • City - A resort city in New Jersey known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beachfront. • Valley - A renowned wine-growing region in California, known for its vineyards and wineries. • ...
Ryan Nguyen - Assignment Review Crossword: PERIODS 6-8 2021-05-14
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- - A culture of values that opposed traditional norms and standard lifestyles. They denied a lifestyle of conformity and lived on unconnect to their past, “hippies” who accepted drugs and sexualilty.
- - The ____ conference was a meeting after WWII between the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union over the divide of the war torn Germany. They agreed to divide it in four pieces to rebuild it and then put it back together.
- - The movement by the protestant church that aimed to improve the living conditions of cities. Fixing social problems such as racial tensions, alcoholism, unclean environments, etc.
- - The southern region of the United States stretching from west to east. These areas experienced rapid population growth following the end of WWII following the baby boom.
- - The ________ project was a secret project on the development of nuclear weapons within the United States. This weapon, or nuke, was used on Japan following the near end of WWII. Many who worked on this project warned against its use knowing how powerful it is.
- - This was an era of nationwide social activism and political reforms across the country. Such reformers were made up of middle-class women and/or Chirstian Ministers.
- - The nationwide fear (or scare) of communism within the United States.
- - The withdrawal of United States troops out of Vietnam following the end of the Vietnam war and US involvement in the conflict.
- - The ______ age was an era of economic and industrial growth within the nation during the late 19th century with mass immigration. However life within the United States for the common citizen during that time was not favorable.
- - To decrease the tension between two nations or to ease hostilities between two nations.
- - They were political mobsters who wanted the votes from people for money. They made promises of jobs and intimate people for votes and getting contracts from work.
- - A speech given by William Jennings Bryan in which he promotes the idea that we should move away from the gold standard or we shall end up on a “Cross Of Gold.”
- - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan of combating the Great Depression. It was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations to combat the rise of unemployment and a failing economy during that time.
- - A company with no competition and full or almost full control of a certain trade, service, or good.
- - This alliance was formed due to the rising tensions of the cold war. Originally made up of the US and 11 other nations, this pact made it so if one nation member was attacked, the other nations would back them up.
- - Journalism that exaggerates or distorts the news to attract attention and readers. The stories may be untrue or highly biased.
- - A major proxy war in Vietnam with the involvement of the United States to prevent communism, known to citizens in Vietnam as the “American War.” This war waged on for 11 years. It demoralized the american public and army as it was broadcasted around the nation through TV and eventually America pulled out, as it was a battle they could not win.
- - The ______ policy was a policy between the United States, several european nations, China, and Japan that they should all have equal access to trade with China. This policy spanned 1899-1949 when the Chinese Civil War occured.
- - The _______ party was created in response to the growing power of corporate and company power. They were an agrarian movement during the gilded age and had a list of demands known as the Omaha Platform such for the direct election of senators and a federal income tax.
- - Journalist who exposed corruption behind leaders and the injustice in institutions. They “raked in the muck and showed it to the people.”
- - A 13 day military standoff between the United States and Soviet Union over the missiles in Cuba and was the closest the two nations got to nuclear warfare.
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- - A policy where strong countries dominate other countries for economic, social, and political gain. America began such a step when they beat Spain out of Cuba and the Philippines.
- - Truman’s plan to expand on Roosevelt’s new deal. Such as increasing minimum wage and expanding the rights for African Americans. Also with national health care and education aid. Most of these goals were never achieved.
- - The disproven theory that some people are just more evolved on the social ladder than others. This theory was taken from Darwinism;s theory of evolution.
- - A campaign led by Joseph McCarty from 1950-1954 against alleged communists on american soil and in the american public. This campaign caused the livelihood of thousands which caused them to lose their jobs and/or become blacklisted. Many of these allegations came from unfounded bases.
- - An organized group of workers, used to protect their rights as a worker and push their interests in their workplace.
- - The _______ amendment prohibited poll taxes, allowing easier access to voting polls.
- - This act outlawed unethical business practices such as monopolies and price fixing. It also protected and upheld the rights of many workers. Known as a successor to the Sherman Antitrust act.
- - Standing for double victories, this was an effort for African americans fighting in the war to gain full citizenship rights. With the double victory standing for one victory abroad against the german army and one at home against discrimation.
- - After WWII, the ______ era was a time when people had many children due to a prospering economy.
- - Reagan’s _______ economics or theory states that tax breaks and benefits for the business owners and the wealthy would trickle down to the lower class. It was believed that the financial benefits to these industries would stimulate economic growth, benefitting the public in the long term.
- - A term coined by Lyndon B. Johnson to institute social welfare programs sponsored by the federal government.
- - This plan was when the United States transferred over 15 billion dollars to the wartorn european countries after World War II for the european’s recovery programs.
- - A series of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union about political, economic, military, and ideological matters. Not exactly a war but almost close to one. This was a battle between Capitalism/Democracy and Communism.
- - The _____ theory was the idea that if one country fell to communism, it’s neighboring countries would also fall to communism. This idea was most prominent within the Vietnam war.
- - Created by Andrew Carnegie, it was the idea that the rich should give their wealth to public institutions such as but not limited to schools, libraries, and museums.
- - A short war between Spain and the United States over the struggle of Spain's rule in Cuba and the Philippines and of the mysterious explosion of the U.S.S Maine in Havana Harbor. Some say this was the United State’s introduction to imperialism.
- - This doctrine gave economic, military, and political aid to wartorn democratic countries under the threat of authoritarian forces. A sense of containment.
- - United State’s numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism, to contain it.
- - After an attack on american ships by North vietnamese in the gulf that this resolution was named after, this resolution was passed giving the executive branch, the power to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.”
- - A proxy war in the Korea peninsula between the United States’s South and the Communinst Chinese North. The war waged for around 3 years and led to a statement in the middle.
41 Clues: - The nationwide fear (or scare) of communism within the United States. • - The _______ amendment prohibited poll taxes, allowing easier access to voting polls. • - United State’s numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism, to contain it. • - To decrease the tension between two nations or to ease hostilities between two nations. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-23
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- The bloodiest battle in U.S. history, over 22000 dead.
- The number of border states.
- The states that stayed loyal to the federal government.
- The states that succeeded from the federal government.
- The President of the Union during the Civil War.
- The battle that the Union Troops won and cut off the south's supplies through the Mississippi River.
- The most famous battle in Pennsylvania.
- How President Lincoln killed by John W. Boothe.
- A proclamation that Abraham Lincoln signed to abolish slavery.
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- The fort that the south attacked, and started the Civil War.
- The state Abraham Lincoln was born in.
- Union's lead general in 1862.
- The significant inscription on William Johnson's tombstone.
- North used it to communicate with each other and used it as an advantage against the south.
- Union's lead general in 1864.
- The cause the north and south were fighting for and started the Civil War.
16 Clues: The number of border states. • Union's lead general in 1862. • Union's lead general in 1864. • The state Abraham Lincoln was born in. • The most famous battle in Pennsylvania. • How President Lincoln killed by John W. Boothe. • The President of the Union during the Civil War. • The bloodiest battle in U.S. history, over 22000 dead. • ...
Slavery Crossword Puzzle by:Isaiah Harris 2019-12-04
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- the system by which goods and services are produced, bought, and sold in a region
- the power to do what you want to and not be controlled by another
- to forbid something
- to make a difference in treatment or favor based on something other than individual merit
- to do away with something
- a penalty (usually money) imposed on someone as a punishment
- trade buying and selling of people for profit
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- States slave states that did not secede from the United States
- something that is owned by a person such as land or personal belongings
- a plant (such as cotton or tobacco) that is grown and can be harvested for profit
- people who wanted to end slavery in the United States
- a person running away to avoid being captured
- a large area of land where crops are grown and usually with a large, elaborate house on it where the plantation owners and their families live
- a native or naturalized person who owes loyalty or allegiance to a government and is entitled to its protections
14 Clues: to forbid something • to do away with something • a person running away to avoid being captured • trade buying and selling of people for profit • people who wanted to end slavery in the United States • a penalty (usually money) imposed on someone as a punishment • States slave states that did not secede from the United States • ...
Principals of the Constitution 2026-04-29
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- Powers that both the federal and state governments share
- states that the federal government is supreme over all other laws
- gives different powers to different branches to make sure that each branch has its own distinct powers and responsibilities that do not interfere with the other branches
- the powers of government should be limited and restricted in order to protect the rights and liberties of the people
- First ten amendments of the Constitution
- a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
- Freedom
- powers given to the federal government that are not explicitly stated in the Constitution
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- a political ideology in which sovereignty resides in the people and their elected representatives
- fundamental liberties and protections that are guaranteed to every citizen under the US Constitution
- Powers that are explicitly stated in the Constitution
- a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority (the federal government) and individual states
- powers that are only for the states, and the federal government cannot interfere with them
- the highest federal court in the United States
14 Clues: Freedom • First ten amendments of the Constitution • the highest federal court in the United States • Powers that are explicitly stated in the Constitution • Powers that both the federal and state governments share • states that the federal government is supreme over all other laws • a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body • ...
American Holidays 2022-09-08
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- celebrated in October when children go around trick or treating for candy
- celebrates the independence of America and adopting the Declaration of Independence
- on the birthday of one of the biggest civil rights activists in United States history
- a holiday to honor George Washington, the first president of the United States and also used to celebrate all presidents
- celebrated on April 1st, a day to play pranks on family and friends
- a day to celebrate any mother figures in your life and thank them for all that they do
- people typically wear green and celebrates the culture of the Irish
- the holiday celebrated on December 25th where you leave milk and cookies out for Santa Clause
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- many people watch the ball drop in Times Square and it celebrates new beginnings
- a day to celebrate your loved ones and tell the people in your life you love them
- celebrates the harvest and the blessings of the year
- a mythical bunny leaves candy in a trail to children's baskets
- a day to celebrate any father figure in your life and thank them for all that they do
- the last Monday in May that celebrates the soldiers who have died and are serving for the United States
- a celebration of Mexican culture in the United States
15 Clues: celebrates the harvest and the blessings of the year • a celebration of Mexican culture in the United States • a mythical bunny leaves candy in a trail to children's baskets • celebrated on April 1st, a day to play pranks on family and friends • people typically wear green and celebrates the culture of the Irish • ...
Colton Shoemaker Unit 3 2022-11-01
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- the creators of the US government
- the type of representation in the Senate
- powers specifically stated in the Constitution
- sometimes referred to as the "common good"
- when a law breaks the ideals of the Constitution
- also known as the "elastic clause"
- how the legislative branch helps the executive branch appoint government officials
- the amount of a person slaves count towards in a states' population
- the event that led to the creation of the Senate and the House of Representatives
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- the type of representation in the House of Representatives
- wanted representation in Congress to be proportional to the states' population.
- was more popular in Southern states than in Northern states
- the official power to overhear court cases
- wanted equal representation in Congress, regardless of population
- to put the President to trial
- created the bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives
- used to elect the President by having representatives vote on behalf of their state
- when political actors act in the best interest of citizens
18 Clues: to put the President to trial • the creators of the US government • also known as the "elastic clause" • the type of representation in the Senate • the official power to overhear court cases • sometimes referred to as the "common good" • powers specifically stated in the Constitution • when a law breaks the ideals of the Constitution • ...
U.S. History Crossword 2017-05-24
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- An area of Oklahoma, Kansas, and northern Texas affected by severe soil erosion, caused by windstorms, in the early 1930s
- The period after the Civil War in which the states formerly part of the Confederacy were brought back into the United States
- A supporter of the Confederate States of America
- An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests
- A state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare
- A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
- A war fought from 1914 to 1918 between the Allies and Central power
- On Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the base, and the United States entered World War II the following day
- The day when Japan formally surrendered
- A war between citizens of the same country
- The day in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy
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- The desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
- The practice or system of owning slaves.
- The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
- The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
- A plan to ensure payments of reparations by Germany after World War I
- The financial and industrial slump of 1929
- A war fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Axis powers and the Allies
- A group of government programs and policies established under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s
- These laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt
20 Clues: The day when Japan formally surrendered • The practice or system of owning slaves. • The financial and industrial slump of 1929 • A war between citizens of the same country • A supporter of the Confederate States of America • The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country • The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality • ...
NHL 2018-12-12
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- What team's logo is a music note
- They are the former Atlanta Thrashers
- The team the Avs traded Ryan O'Reilly to
- We beat this team in the 1996 Stanley Cup finals
- Only team to win a Stanley Cup in Florida
- This team was in the 2016 Stanley Cup finals
- This team picked the number one draft pick in the 2016 NHL Draft
- Big rivalry with this team back in the early 2000s
- This team plays at Madison Square Garden
- Used to be the Hartford Whalers
- This team has won the most Stanley Cups
- This team declared bankruptcy and almost moved a couple years ago
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- Southern California team that isn't located in LA
- Known for the Broad Street Bullies
- Where former Avs player Jarome Iginla spent the majority of his career
- This team is the current Stanley Cup Champion
- The second team that Wayne Gretzky played on
- This team picked one ahead of us in the 2017 Draft this year
- This team is the only NHL team in Ohio
- Team that Connor McDavid is currently on
- This team beat us in the first round in game 7 the last time we made the playoffs
21 Clues: Used to be the Hartford Whalers • What team's logo is a music note • Known for the Broad Street Bullies • They are the former Atlanta Thrashers • This team is the only NHL team in Ohio • This team has won the most Stanley Cups • The team the Avs traded Ryan O'Reilly to • This team plays at Madison Square Garden • Team that Connor McDavid is currently on • ...
Civil War Review Activity 2023-01-18
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- a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States
- naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading
- a slave that fought for his freedom but was denied it
- was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln
- The Confederate army secured a decisive victory at Chickamauga but lost 20 percent of its force in battle
- The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional
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- military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864
- a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864
- represents the pinnacle of the state's political sovereignty. With periodic interruptions, the convention met in Milledgeville from January 16 to March 23, 1861,
- the state of being a slave
- Georgia's position on the compromise of 1850
- The compromise admitted California to the United States as a “free” (no slavery) state but allowed some newly acquired territories to decide on slavery for themselves.
- presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860
14 Clues: the state of being a slave • Georgia's position on the compromise of 1850 • a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States • a slave that fought for his freedom but was denied it • naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading • The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government. • ...
Citizenship vocabulary 2021-12-08
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- is the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
- is the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country.
- allows a non-U.S. citizen to gain permanent residence in the United States.
- give up allegiance to any other nation or sovereign and renounce hereditary or noble titles
- an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution.
- loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.
- The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
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- Pull factors “pull” people to a new home and include things like better opportunities.
- The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America
- responsibilities are duties or things that we should do
- is the basic document that defines the organization, powers, functions, and essential procedures of the city government
- faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.
- a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority
- an endorsement made on a passport by
14 Clues: an endorsement made on a passport by • responsibilities are duties or things that we should do • a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority • is the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country. • allows a non-U.S. citizen to gain permanent residence in the United States. • ...
US History Constitution & New Republic SSUSH5-6-7 2023-11-17
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- collection of articles and essays written by Hamilton, Madison, John Jay, designed to promote the ratification of the Constitution.
- A second religious fervor that swept the nation. It converted more than the first. It also had an effect on moral movements such as prison reform, the temperance movement, and moral reasoning against slavery.
- Land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains purchased from France for 15 million dollars. It doubled the size of the US at the time, getting more land than the US wanted.
- A war between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.
- Senator from Kentucky, supporter of the American System, Speaker of the House, known as "The Great Compromiser," outlined the Compromise of 1850
- supporters of the Constitution(led by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison-father of the Constitution)
- A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.
- Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining taxes and representation in the House of Representatives.
- This "system" developed by Henry Clay, consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other "internal improvements" to develop profitable markets for agriculture.
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- made it a crime for American citizens to "print, utter, or publish... any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government.
- a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
- 3rd President
- believed that the federal government should remain weak and that the states should have the authority to make their own decisions.
- people who opposed the Constitution.
- Massachusetts rebellion led by Daniel Shays seeking lower taxes and to protection of property for poor farmers.
- Southerners favored freedom of trade & believed in the authority of states over the fed. gov.--> declared federal protective tariffs null and void; South believed individual state cannot defy fed. gov. alone; led to increased sense among Southerners as "minority" & threat of secession rather than nullification was the South's ultimate weapon
- Created the Northwest Territory (area north of the Ohio River and west of Pennsylvania), established conditions for self-government and statehood, included a Bill of Rights, and permanently prohibited slavery
- Compromise between large & small states based on representation in Congress. Each state would get 2 votes in the Senate and in the House representation would be based on population.
- A major success of the Articles of Confederation. A law that divided much of the U.S. land into townships so the sale of land to settlers was easier.
- The 1st Constitution of the United States that governed America during the Revolution. It was very weak: no executive branch, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade
- A policy of spreading more political power to more people. It was a "Common Man" theme.
- 5th President
- 1st President
- 2nd President
- 4th President
25 Clues: 3rd President • 5th President • 1st President • 2nd President • 4th President • people who opposed the Constitution. • A policy of spreading more political power to more people. It was a "Common Man" theme. • supporters of the Constitution(led by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison-father of the Constitution) • ...
Unit#8 Shell Shock Note 2025-05-20
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- the two main reasons eventually joined the war in 1917 were: Germany’s resumption of submarine warfare and the interception by British intelligence of this (an offer of a German alliance with Mexico if they attacked the United States).
- The United States remained this, once the war started and remained so politically until 1917.
- This was a buildup of military, naval and weaponry that a nation had. It was one of the underlying causes of World War I and led to an arms race between nations that would eventually fight in World War I.
- This was the economic result of increased wages, working hours and more money in supply in the United States during the war.
- Germany sank this ship carrying American and European passengers. Over 1,200 perished, including 128 Americans. It was found later that the Lusitania was carrying weapons from American factories.
- This was another underlying cause of World War I. It originated from a desire for security among nations as the military build up increased. The two major alliance on the eve of World War I were the Triple Entente and the Central Powers.
- After the sinking of the Lusitania, the United States did or didnot join World War I?
- The main motivation for this underlying cause of World War I was the acquisition of raw materials and new markets to sell goods for industrialized nations. This increased tensions and rivalries between industrialized nations that in decades preceding World War I
- This president presented his 14 points at the negotiations in Versailles as multi pronged effort to avoid future armed conflicts.
- Another underlying cause of World War I, it is defined as loyalty and pride in your country above people or organizations. It encouraged competition and led to the eventual build of each countries military
- the 14th point called for an international peacekeeping body, which would later become this. It lacked a military enforced mechanism which would make it ineffective in stopping belligerent nations like Italy, Germany and Japan in the lead up to World War II.
- This is the setting where weapons were being made for the Triple Entente during the war in the United States.
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- This was a movement of millions of Black Americans out of the South to support war time production during the War in the northern cities.
- portion of the Treaty of Versailles that insisted that Germany accept full responsibility for starting the war.
- This led to the overthrow of the Czar and eventual creation of the Soviet Union. It also meant that in the Eastern Front, Germany would now have little to no opposition.
- His assassination in Sarajevo led to the eventual mobilization of the two major alliance systems and the was the immediate cause of World War I.
- These were greatly reduced for individuals during the war as the government censored press, speech and other civil liberties.
- Great Britain and France were more interested in this during the Versailles peace negotiation than lasting peace.
- This is the side that the United States banks, factories and the media supported during the war.
- Did the United States ever join the League of Nations? Yes or No.
20 Clues: Did the United States ever join the League of Nations? Yes or No. • After the sinking of the Lusitania, the United States did or didnot join World War I? • The United States remained this, once the war started and remained so politically until 1917. • This is the side that the United States banks, factories and the media supported during the war. • ...
Ancient Greece 2023-01-23
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- Greek City States: According to Greek Mythology, Argos was founded by Argos, the son of the god _________.
- Daily Lives: If the child appeared weak or was a ______, sometimes the father would abandon the child.
- Science and Technology: Unlike most earlier civilizations, they studied _________ for its own sake and developed complex mathematical theories and proofs.
- Daily Lives: Meat like pork or beef was only eaten on rare occasions such as ________.
- Greek City States: At the center of each city-state was a powerful _________.
- A Typical Town: The center of activity in any Greek city was the _______.
- Greek City States: The ________ developed their own coins and required that traders use them when in their city.
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- A Typical Town: Large cities often had a hill or high point in the town called the ________.
- Greek City States: Delphi was the _________ center of the Greek city-states.
- Daily Lives: Different rooms included a work room, a ______ room, and bedrooms.
- A Typical Town: Examples of patron gods include Athena for Athens, Ares and _______ for Sparta, Zeus for Olympia, and Poseidon for Corinth.
- Science and Technology: They had doctors who studied sick people, ________ their symptoms, and then came up with some practical treatments.
- Science and Technology: Perhaps the most important Greek mathematician was ________.
- Science and Technology: They theorized that the Earth may orbit the Sun and came up with a fairly ________ estimate for the circumference of the Earth.
- A Typical Town: In the later periods of Ancient Greece, new cities were planned out on a _______ system with streets and houses aligned to take advantage of the winds, the sun, and the local scenery.
15 Clues: A Typical Town: The center of activity in any Greek city was the _______. • Greek City States: Delphi was the _________ center of the Greek city-states. • Greek City States: At the center of each city-state was a powerful _________. • Daily Lives: Different rooms included a work room, a ______ room, and bedrooms. • ...
Texas History Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-04
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- the process of making an area more urban.
- led the Union to end slavery and win the Civil war.
- First European explore to step foot on the Texas coast.
- The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.
- a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s
- First European to map the coast of
- the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.
- Abolish Slavery
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- was a war leader of the Kwahadi band of the Comanche Nation.
- can include participation in government, church, volunteers, and memberships of voluntary associations.
- led an expedition down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers and claimed all the region watered by the Mississippi
- the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
- to end discrimination based on race, color, and religion.
- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
15 Clues: Abolish Slavery • First European to map the coast of • the process of making an area more urban. • led the Union to end slavery and win the Civil war. • First European explore to step foot on the Texas coast. • to end discrimination based on race, color, and religion. • was a war leader of the Kwahadi band of the Comanche Nation. • ...
Our Solar System 2022-02-23
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- Rover that landed on Mars in 2012
- Building housing an astronomical telescope
- United States robotic space probe launched 1989 to study Jupiter and its moons
- First successful Mars lander in 1976
- South region
- Shuttle, Comprising of two solid rocket boosters, one external tank and an orbiter (or space plane)
- NASA mission that mapped entire surface of Venus
- United States space probe launched in 1972 passing Jupiter and first to leave our solar system
- Occuring twice a year and is when the sun reaches maximum or minimum declination resulting in the longest and shortest days
- Building with interior that projects the night sky
- Four divisions of Earth's orbit around Sol marking changes in weather and daylight hours
- Lab, First United States space station launched in 1973
- Space Station, Intergovernmental establishment in orbit of Earth comprised of modules
- Colloquial grouping of stars on the celestial sphere
- NASA program beginning in 1992 to improve understanding of our solar system
- Curie, Sojourner's flight spare
- Airborne Observatory, Aka KAO jet used by NASA for infrared astronomy
- First United States spacecraft to achieve orbit
- Failed space shuttle resulting in death of 7 crew members in 1986
- Path of Earth's orbit around Sol
- Soviet crewed spacecraft resulting Yuri Gagarin as the first man in space
- First Mars rover and first wheeled vehicle on another planet that landed in 1997
- Occuring twice a year and is when the sun crosses the celestial equator resulting in day and night to be approximate in length
- Space probes launched to photograph and study interplanetary matter of Mars and Venus
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- Area on celestial sphere representing perceived outline or pattern of stars
- Soviet artificial satellites and first launched into orbit in October 1957
- Astronomy, traditional practice of observing the sky for time and navigation
- Robotic interstellar probes launched in 1977 to collect data of Jupiter and Saturn
- Motion, Yearly movement of stars on the celestial sphere
- Soviet program that sent spacecraft to our moon for study
- Mars rover active from 2004 to 2010
- Communication using electromagnetic waves between 30 hertz and 300 gigahertz
- Sphere, imaginary sphere around the observer on which celestial objects appear to lie
- Global Surveyor, United States space probe launched in 1996 to globally map Mars
- robotic lunar rovers made by the Soviets during the Moon race
- Device that uses the reverberation of radio waves to sense objects
- Tool used to see faraway objects
- retired space shuttle that was created after Challenger
- point 90 degrees from the horizon directly up
- Fixed points in the night sky of object similar to Sol
- North region
- United States uncrewed space mission in the 1960s to take close photos of Luna
- Russian space mission to Venus set to be launched in 2029
- Research mission between NASA and ISA to study Saturn
- Mission resulting in successful keeping of humans on the ISS since 2000
- Third United States spaceflight program resulting in the first humans on Luna
- Pathfinder, United States robotic spacecraft that landed on Mars in 1997
- Eye, Visual perception without use of assisting factors
48 Clues: South region • North region • Curie, Sojourner's flight spare • Tool used to see faraway objects • Path of Earth's orbit around Sol • Rover that landed on Mars in 2012 • Mars rover active from 2004 to 2010 • First successful Mars lander in 1976 • Building housing an astronomical telescope • point 90 degrees from the horizon directly up • ...
Chapters 1 and 2 Test Review 2024-10-11
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- Powers that belong to the federal government, like declaring war
- Upheld by McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), giving credence to Hamilton's assertion of "implied powers"
- System of setting branches against each other to ensure consent of actions
- Madisonian system dividing power between the state and national governments
- Authored by James Madison, argues that a large republic helps mitigate factions
- Ideology favoring more control of social behavior, fewer regulations on business, and less government interference in the economy
- Power is divided between the three branches of government to ensure no one becomes too powerful
- Ideology favoring very little government regulation and intervention beyond protective private property and individual liberty
- Authored by Alexander Hamilton, argues that the system of checks and balances will prevent a tyrannical federal government
- Model of democratic government where wealth is the basis of power and upper-class elites pull the strings of government
- Powers that belong to the states, like education
- Term for the institutions that make public policy decisions for a society
- Addressed in Federalist No. 10, groups of people with a shared political interest
- Process by which policy comes into being and evolves
- Addressed the issue of representation, creating a two-chamber legislature appealing to both big and small states
- Critique of pluralism in which the many competing groups are so strong that government is weakened
- Political philosophy supporting the rights of "average" American citizens in the struggle against privileged elites
- Anti-Federalist paper, argues that a large republic will lead to tyranny and the "annihilation" of the states
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- First government of the United States, created a decentralized government with power to the states
- Upheld by McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), asserts the Constitution as the Supreme Law of the land
- Equality of opportunity and respect in the absence of a monarchy and aristocracy
- Powers that belong to both the states and national government, like voting or taxation
- Edits to the Constitution, can be achieved through the Congressional or Convention Method
- Led by war veteran Daniel Shays, exposed a major flaw of the Articles that government could not control the governed
- Political philosopher who believed humanity creates government to secure natural rights
- Limited by US v. Lopez (1995), arguing Congress must make a direct connection to establish control over interstate trade
- Process of "who gets what, when, and how"
- Model of democratic government where all or most citizens participate by holding office or making policy
- Authored by Thomas Paine, clearly articulated the need to separate from England
- Model of democratic government where groups with shared interests influence public policy by pressing their concerns
- Opposed ratification of the Constitution, concerned with the lack of a bill of rights
- Supported ratification of the Constitution, led by Washington, Hamilton, and Madison
- Refused to sign the Constitution, would rather "cut off his left hand" than consent
- Ideology favoring less government control over social behaviors and greater regulations of businesses and the economy
- Tyranny of the ________ was a problem addressed by Alexis de Tocqueville that occurs in democratic states when factions become too powerful
- Compromise addressing the inclusion of slaves in representation
36 Clues: Process of "who gets what, when, and how" • Powers that belong to the states, like education • Process by which policy comes into being and evolves • Compromise addressing the inclusion of slaves in representation • Powers that belong to the federal government, like declaring war • Term for the institutions that make public policy decisions for a society • ...
Chapter 16: Foreign Policy Since 1972 2025-05-14
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- The founder of al-Qaeda, the organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States.
- Doctrine A strategy implemented by U.S. President Ronald Reagan to oppose the global influence of the Soviet Union during the final years of the Cold War
- A political scandal in the United States that came to light in 1985, when it was revealed that senior government officials had secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo.
- A diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States in which 52 American citizens were held hostage for 444 days from 1979 to 1981 after a group of Iranian students took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
- The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
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- A war waged from 1990 to 1991 by a U.S.-led coalition against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
- A peace treaty signed in 1978 between Israel and Egypt that was brokered by the United States.
- An intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade.
- A policy of openness and transparency in the activities of government institutions and freedom of information, introduced in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s by Mikhail Gorbachev.
- A militant Sunni Islamist multi-national organization founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, and several other Arab volunteers during the Soviet-Afghan War.
- Agreements by the United States and Panama in 1977 and 1979 to transfer control of the Panama Canal to Panama by 2000.
- An agreement among the United States, Canada, and Mexico designed to remove tariff barriers between the three countries.
- A major political scandal in the United States involving abuse of power and obstruction of justice during the Nixon administration.
- A protracted armed conflict that began in 2003 with the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the subsequent overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government.
- An intergovernmental organization that aims to manage the supply of oil in an effort to set the price on the world market, in order to avoid fluctuations that might affect the economies of both producing and purchasing countries.
15 Clues: An intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade. • A peace treaty signed in 1978 between Israel and Egypt that was brokered by the United States. • Agreements by the United States and Panama in 1977 and 1979 to transfer control of the Panama Canal to Panama by 2000. • ...
Ryan Nguyen - Assignment Review Crossword: PERIODS 6-8 2021-05-14
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- - The ____ conference was a meeting after WWII between the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union over the divide of the war torn Germany. They agreed to divide it in four pieces to rebuild it and then put it back together.
- - The movement by the protestant church that aimed to improve the living conditions of cities. Fixing social problems such as racial tensions, alcoholism, unclean environments, etc.
- - The disproven theory that some people are just more evolved on the social ladder than others. This theory was taken from Darwinism;s theory of evolution.
- - Standing for double victories, this was an effort for African americans fighting in the war to gain full citizenship rights. With the double victory standing for one victory abroad against the german army and one at home against discrimation.
- - United State’s numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism, to contain it.
- - The withdrawal of United States troops out of Vietnam following the end of the Vietnam war and US involvement in the conflict.
- - A term coined by Lyndon B. Johnson to institute social welfare programs sponsored by the federal government.
- - Journalist who exposed corruption behind leaders and the injustice in institutions. They “raked in the muck and showed it to the people.”
- - This alliance was formed due to the rising tensions of the cold war. Originally made up of the US and 11 other nations, this pact made it so if one nation member was attacked, the other nations would back them up.
- - A series of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union about political, economic, military, and ideological matters. Not exactly a war but almost close to one. This was a battle between Capitalism/Democracy and Communism.
- - The nationwide fear (or scare) of communism within the United States.
- - A company with no competition and full or almost full control of a certain trade, service, or good.
- - A major proxy war in Vietnam with the involvement of the United States to prevent communism, known to citizens in Vietnam as the “American War.” This war waged on for 11 years. It demoralized the american public and army as it was broadcasted around the nation through TV and eventually America pulled out, as it was a battle they could not win.
- - After an attack on american ships by North vietnamese in the gulf that this resolution was named after, this resolution was passed giving the executive branch, the power to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.”
- - Reagan’s _______ economics or theory states that tax breaks and benefits for the business owners and the wealthy would trickle down to the lower class. It was believed that the financial benefits to these industries would stimulate economic growth, benefitting the public in the long term.
- - A speech given by William Jennings Bryan in which he promotes the idea that we should move away from the gold standard or we shall end up on a “Cross Of Gold.”
- - A policy where strong countries dominate other countries for economic, social, and political gain. America began such a step when they beat Spain out of Cuba and the Philippines.
- - The southern region of the United States stretching from west to east. These areas experienced rapid population growth following the end of WWII following the baby boom.
- - This was an era of nationwide social activism and political reforms across the country. Such reformers were made up of middle-class women and/or Chirstian Ministers.
- - A campaign led by Joseph McCarty from 1950-1954 against alleged communists on american soil and in the american public. This campaign caused the livelihood of thousands which caused them to lose their jobs and/or become blacklisted. Many of these allegations came from unfounded bases.
- - A culture of values that opposed traditional norms and standard lifestyles. They denied a lifestyle of conformity and lived on unconnect to their past, “hippies” who accepted drugs and sexualilty.
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- - To decrease the tension between two nations or to ease hostilities between two nations.
- - A short war between Spain and the United States over the struggle of Spain's rule in Cuba and the Philippines and of the mysterious explosion of the U.S.S Maine in Havana Harbor. Some say this was the United State’s introduction to imperialism.
- - Created by Andrew Carnegie, it was the idea that the rich should give their wealth to public institutions such as but not limited to schools, libraries, and museums.
- - The ________ project was a secret project on the development of nuclear weapons within the United States. This weapon, or nuke, was used on Japan following the near end of WWII. Many who worked on this project warned against its use knowing how powerful it is.
- - They were political mobsters who wanted the votes from people for money. They made promises of jobs and intimate people for votes and getting contracts from work.
- - This plan was when the United States transferred over 15 billion dollars to the wartorn european countries after World War II for the european’s recovery programs.
- - A proxy war in the Korea peninsula between the United States’s South and the Communinst Chinese North. The war waged for around 3 years and led to a statement in the middle.
- - This doctrine gave economic, military, and political aid to wartorn democratic countries under the threat of authoritarian forces. A sense of containment.
- - The ______ age was an era of economic and industrial growth within the nation during the late 19th century with mass immigration. However life within the United States for the common citizen during that time was not favorable.
- - This act outlawed unethical business practices such as monopolies and price fixing. It also protected and upheld the rights of many workers. Known as a successor to the Sherman Antitrust act.
- - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan of combating the Great Depression. It was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations to combat the rise of unemployment and a failing economy during that time.
- - The ______ policy was a policy between the United States, several european nations, China, and Japan that they should all have equal access to trade with China. This policy spanned 1899-1949 when the Chinese Civil War occured.
- - An organized group of workers, used to protect their rights as a worker and push their interests in their workplace.
- - After WWII, the ______ era was a time when people had many children due to a prospering economy.
- - Truman’s plan to expand on Roosevelt’s new deal. Such as increasing minimum wage and expanding the rights for African Americans. Also with national health care and education aid. Most of these goals were never achieved.
- - Journalism that exaggerates or distorts the news to attract attention and readers. The stories may be untrue or highly biased.
- - A 13 day military standoff between the United States and Soviet Union over the missiles in Cuba and was the closest the two nations got to nuclear warfare.
- - The _____ theory was the idea that if one country fell to communism, it’s neighboring countries would also fall to communism. This idea was most prominent within the Vietnam war.
- - The _______ party was created in response to the growing power of corporate and company power. They were an agrarian movement during the gilded age and had a list of demands known as the Omaha Platform such for the direct election of senators and a federal income tax.
40 Clues: - The nationwide fear (or scare) of communism within the United States. • - United State’s numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism, to contain it. • - To decrease the tension between two nations or to ease hostilities between two nations. • - After WWII, the ______ era was a time when people had many children due to a prospering economy. • ...
Maggie Brusca's Articles X-Word 2024-02-12
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- How many representatives from each colony were sent to the the committe to write a plan for government?
- The Articles of Confederation said that how many states had to approve an amendment for it to pass?
- Alexander ______ hated Congress because they didn't share his vison.
- The power to declare war was held exclusively by the national _______.
- You needed nine-thirteens of the delegates to agree to pass a new law in the _____ congress.
- The Declaration of Independence established a new ______.
- The states could print their own ______.
- Where did the farmer's and war veteran's rebellion almost cause a civil war?
- Most ______ went to Canada or England after the war.
- Who was president of the continental congress
- The revolutionary war left the American states in _____.
- Who wrote a speller for American English
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- The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th, _____.
- Where did most state legislatures appoint delegates to revise defects in the federal system?
- Who lacked the power to tax the states?
- The Articles of Confederation made the states too _______.
- The Mississippi River was won from England in the Treaty of _____.
- When were the Articles of Confederation adopted?
- Daniel ____ was a former captain in continental army who led a rebellion.
- Articles are flawed because Congress couldn't _____
20 Clues: Who lacked the power to tax the states? • The states could print their own ______. • Who wrote a speller for American English • Who was president of the continental congress • When were the Articles of Confederation adopted? • Articles are flawed because Congress couldn't _____ • Most ______ went to Canada or England after the war. • ...
History Crossword puzzle 2024-12-19
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- Article Two vests the power of the executive branch in the office of the President of the United States, lays out the procedures for electing and removing the President, and establishes the President's powers and responsibilities.
- relating to or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants.
- the ability to act or produce an effect,
- as per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress's two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government's legislative branch.
- the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
- Branch has the authority to decide the constitutionality of federal laws and resolve other cases involving federal laws.
- the elected head of a republic.
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- of authority or an office, or someone holding it) superior to all others.
- a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- a system of dividing up power between a central national government and local state governments that the national government connects
- the particular condition someone or something is in at a specific time.
- The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may occasionally ordain and establish.
- a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
- Government a system of dividing up power between a central national government and local state governments that the national government connectshahat
- made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress
15 Clues: the elected head of a republic. • the ability to act or produce an effect, • made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress • relating to or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. • the particular condition someone or something is in at a specific time. • ...
War in Europe 2026-01-26
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- became common on the Western Front, leading to a long and brutal stalemate.
- lived in harsh conditions in trenches, facing disease, mud, and constant danger.
- proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States.
- the United States declared war on Germany.
- including unrestricted submarine warfare, threatened American ships and lives
- helped boost Allied morale and strength.
- was more fluid than the Western Front, with fewer trenches and more movement.
- were known as the American Expeditionary Force (AEF).
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- created a military draft to build the armed forces.
- limited submarine warfare after the Sussex Pledge.
- and trade increasingly linked the United States to the Allied Powers
- Pershing commanded American forces in Europe.
- of the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
- began in Europe in 1914 after rising nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and the formation of alliances.
- British Empire, France, Russia.
15 Clues: British Empire, France, Russia. • helped boost Allied morale and strength. • the United States declared war on Germany. • Pershing commanded American forces in Europe. • limited submarine warfare after the Sussex Pledge. • created a military draft to build the armed forces. • were known as the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). • ...
Capitals 2013-11-17
Unit 5 Early Republic Events, Acts, Treaties 2018-01-19
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- an 1803 court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional
- an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
- a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812
- the declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide whether a federal law is constitutional
- in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory
- President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
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- the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
- a law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation
- a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States
- laws created in 1798 that permitted the President to expel foreigners, made it harder for immigrants to become citizens, and allowed for citizens to be fined or jailed if they criticized the government or its officials
- a 1795 agreement between Britain and the United States that settled differences and put off a threat of military conflict between the two nations
- a 1797 French attempt to demand a bribe of money from the United States before discussing French seizure of neutral American ships
- the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio
- an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
14 Clues: an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade • in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory • a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States • a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812 • ...
The "Federal" in Federalism 2017-06-20
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- special name for powers that both the states and federal government share
- when America was born, each state had one of these already
- powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution
- a word that describes the relationship of the states in America
- type of government where he central government gets its power from the states
- the necessary and proper clause is also known as the ____ clause
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- powers that are actually stated in the Constitution
- the federal government gets all of its power from this
- the country that ruled the American colonies before the Revolutionary War
- type of government where states and a central government share power
- type of government where the central government has all the power
- Division of power between a central government and state governments
- clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws
13 Clues: powers that are actually stated in the Constitution • the federal government gets all of its power from this • powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution • clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws • when America was born, each state had one of these already • a word that describes the relationship of the states in America • ...
Cvil war Station 8 2023-04-26
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- A nickname for people from the North as well as soldiers
- A nickname for the south
- the northern states of the united states also called the union
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- a short blade
- When southern states chose to leave
- a long gun
- A team used to descried people who supported the union
- The side of an army or military union
- it a person that report
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- An army of citizens used during emergencies
- Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
- A person who wanted to eliminate or abolish slavery\
- Another name for the Confederate States
- A cap worm by civil War soldiers
15 Clues: a long gun • a short blade • it a person that report • A nickname for the south • A cap worm by civil War soldiers • When southern states chose to leave • The side of an army or military union • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot • Another name for the Confederate States • An army of citizens used during emergencies • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2026-03-14
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- ending of slavery,
- effort to rebuild and reunite the United States following the Civil War,
- murder for political reasons,
- Railroad-A network of people who worked together to help African Americans escape from slavery,
- person who wants to end slavery,
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- a member of the constitutional union party,
- southern states that seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America,
- Proclamation- an 1863 document issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed all slaves living in Confederate territory,
- Address-an 1863 speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln
- commemorate the loss of life at the Battle of Gettysburg,
- Ship-a ship armored with iron plates to protect it from cannon fire,
- States- state that bordered both the Union and Confederate states,
12 Clues: ending of slavery, • murder for political reasons, • person who wants to end slavery, • a member of the constitutional union party, • commemorate the loss of life at the Battle of Gettysburg, • Address-an 1863 speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln • States- state that bordered both the Union and Confederate states, • ...
U.S. Constitution 2016-11-20
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- _______________ of the House- the leader of the House of Representatives.
- Article 5 of the Constitution outlines the _______________________ process, or how Congress and the states can make an addition or a change to the Constitution.
- The President and Vice President head up this branch of government in charge of enforcing the laws of government.
- Meaning two houses or chambers (in the legislative branch).
- An idea for a law before it officially becomes a law.
- A Supreme Court Judge has his/her responsibilities and limitations spelled out in Article 3 of the Constitution, which covers the ______________________ of government.
- The President can make treaties, appoint members of his/her cabinet, and is commander-in-chief of the _________________.
- Elections for President of the united States are held every __________ years.
- The _____________________ Clause in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the ability to make any laws that are "necessary and proper" for the common good of the country.
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- To officially accuse an elected official of wrongdoing.
- A member of this house of Congress must be at least 30 years old, 9 years a US citizen and a resident of the state they are representing.
- The opening statement of the United States Constitution, explaining the purposes of our government.
- The branch of government that makes the laws.
- This group in government controls money in the federal government and has the power to declare war.
- All states in the United States must have a ______________________ (representative democracy) form of government.
15 Clues: The branch of government that makes the laws. • An idea for a law before it officially becomes a law. • To officially accuse an elected official of wrongdoing. • Meaning two houses or chambers (in the legislative branch). • _______________ of the House- the leader of the House of Representatives. • ...
Spanish American War - Comaris 2024-04-22
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- Who was one of the two warring newspaper owners who contributed to exaggerated accounts and was the owner of the New York Journal?
- Who was one of the two warring newspaper owners who contributed to exaggerated accounts and was the owner of the New York World?
- What was the name of the ship that exploded, and prompted the United States to declare war against Spain?
- Who won the medal of honor during the Spanish American War and would eventually become a U.S. President?
- What style of newspaper reporting emphasized sensationalism over facts?
- What volunteer unit was led by Theodore Roosevelt during the war?
- What battle is considered one of the most decisive of the Spanish-American War?
- What treaty ended the war between the United States and Spain?
- Who led the American fleet to victory in Manila Bay?
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- What did the United States gain control of in the Caribbean after the war with Spain that is now a territory of the United States?
- What term describes a country with an empire extending across various territories?
- What was the rallying cry that urged Americans to join the war?
- What did the United States gain control of in the Pacific Ocean after the war with Spain?
- Who was the American president during the Spanish-American War?
- Which island was attempting to break free from Spanish control in the 1890s?
15 Clues: Who led the American fleet to victory in Manila Bay? • What treaty ended the war between the United States and Spain? • What was the rallying cry that urged Americans to join the war? • Who was the American president during the Spanish-American War? • What volunteer unit was led by Theodore Roosevelt during the war? • ...
