states Crossword Puzzles

Government 2023-10-20

Government crossword puzzle
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  1. right to bear arms
  2. political authority is with the people
  3. to right to speak with no harm
  4. made up of a prime minister and a member of a party
  5. powers not delegated to national gov. or denied to the states ,but reserved to the states.
  6. power divided between central government and local government
  7. judicial branch
  8. written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
  9. single and centralized government
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  1. having to do with praising
  2. government where power is held by a small group
  3. legislative branch
  4. alliance of independence states
  5. executive branch
  6. absolute and unchallengeable authority over people
  7. government where single person holds unlimited political power

16 Clues: judicial branch • executive branch • legislative branch • right to bear arms • having to do with praising • to right to speak with no harm • alliance of independence states • single and centralized government • political authority is with the people • government where power is held by a small group • absolute and unchallengeable authority over people • ...

civil war 2023-01-30

civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  2. - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  3. Ad
  4. theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
  5. - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  6. - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
  7. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  8. - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
  9. - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
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  1. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  2. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  3. - A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
  4. - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
  5. - A nickname for the South.
  6. states - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
  7. Scott decision - A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
  8. - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.

17 Clues: Ad • - A nickname for the South. • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War. • ...

SOCIAL STUDIES Review UNIT 4 2023-11-30

SOCIAL STUDIES Review UNIT 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. Responsible for educating students, maintaining
  2. US Constitution and government
  3. First president of the United States
  4. Guarantees freedom of speech and assembly
  5. Ensures laws are constitutional Judicial Branch Interprets laws, declares war, and coins money
  6. President Leader
  7. One of the Founding Fathers with qualities related to
  8. Refers to the individual states in the United States
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  1. Document believed by George Mason to be needed
  2. Protects people's rights and establishes the structure of the government
  3. Governor Leader
  4. Local Government Leader
  5. and sewers, and funding local police and fire
  6. Supports the actions of journalists
  7. Commands the armed forces
  8. protect the rights of the people

16 Clues: Governor Leader • President Leader • Local Government Leader • Commands the armed forces • US Constitution and government • protect the rights of the people • Supports the actions of journalists • First president of the United States • Guarantees freedom of speech and assembly • and sewers, and funding local police and fire • Document believed by George Mason to be needed • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-14

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Commander of Confederate States Army
  2. Known as “the North,” fought for reunification in the Civil War
  3. 16th president of United States, Issued Emancipation Proclamation
  4. Commander of Union Army 18th president of United States
  5. Confederate secret agent, assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford Theater on April 14, 1865
  6. Site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
  7. Confederate strategy to withhold cotton from Europe to force European countries to support Confederacy
  8. War in the United States caused by the differing views on slavery between the free states and slave states
  9. Union victory that ended Robert E. Lee’s plan to invade the North
  10. AKA Battle of Hampton Roads, at Hampton Roads, Virginia, first naval battle between ironclad warships
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  1. Naval blockade of Confederate littoral, did not end the war but weakened the South
  2. Issued by President Abraham Lincoln, that delcared all slaves rebelling against the Union were free, shifted focus of Civil War from preserving Union to ending slavery
  3. Brutal Union general, employed scorched earth policy
  4. Conscription act that called for males 20-45 years old to register for war
  5. Capital of Confederate States, provided weapons and supplies

15 Clues: Commander of Confederate States Army • Brutal Union general, employed scorched earth policy • Commander of Union Army 18th president of United States • Site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant • Capital of Confederate States, provided weapons and supplies • Known as “the North,” fought for reunification in the Civil War • ...

Building a New Nation 2020-04-02

Building a New Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe.
  2. a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
  3. the national flag of the United States of America
  4. the act of coercing someone into government service
  5. the capital of the United States
  6. a kind of tax on goods a country imports or exports.
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  1. 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence
  2. the belief that your own country is better than all others.
  3. review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court
  4. 4th President of the United States; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
  5. the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.
  6. a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico
  7. an order stopping the movement of trade ships into or out of a country.
  8. the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way
  9. a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles

15 Clues: the capital of the United States • the national flag of the United States of America • the act of coercing someone into government service • a kind of tax on goods a country imports or exports. • a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico • the belief that your own country is better than all others. • ...

Unit 3 Crossword Part 1 2018-11-24

Unit 3 Crossword Part 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The property that states that a(b+c) = ab + ac
  2. adjacent, supplementary angles
  3. The POE that states that if a=b and b=c, then a=c
  4. the process of using logic to draw conclusions from given facts, definitions, and properties
  5. If D is in the interior of angle ABC, then angle ABD + angle DBC = angle ABC
  6. The POE that states that if a=b and c is not equal to 0, then a/c = b/c
  7. two angles whose measures add up to 180 degrees
  8. The POE that states that if a=b, then a+c = b+c
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  1. The POE that states that if a=b, then ac = bc
  2. The POE that states that if a=b, then b can be substituted for a in any expression
  3. the process of reasoning that a rule or statement is true because specific cases are true
  4. two angles in the same plane with a common vertex and a common side, but no common interior points
  5. If B is between A and C, then AB + BC = AC
  6. The POE that states that if a=b, then a-c = b-c
  7. two angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees

15 Clues: adjacent, supplementary angles • If B is between A and C, then AB + BC = AC • The POE that states that if a=b, then ac = bc • The property that states that a(b+c) = ab + ac • two angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees • The POE that states that if a=b, then a-c = b-c • two angles whose measures add up to 180 degrees • The POE that states that if a=b, then a+c = b+c • ...

Unit 5 Vocabulary 2018-02-03

Unit 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  2. The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 during the presidency of George Washington
  3. a 1795 treaty between the United States and Great Britain that averted war, resolved issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783
  4. a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain
  5. It ended the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country and limited strategic parcels of land to the north and west.
  6. actions that a nation takes in relation to other nations
  7. patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.
  8. group of officials who head government departments and advise the president
  9. The Battle of New Orleans was a series of engagements fought between December 14, 1814 and January 18, 1815, constituting the last major battle of the War of 1812 American combatants
  10. The XYZ Affair was a political/diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798 involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War
  11. political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional
  12. a landmark case by the United States Supreme Court which forms the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States
  13. a stated sum or other valuable consideration paid by one sovereign or state to another in acknowledgment of subjugation or as the price of peace, security, protection, or the like.
  14. a 1789 law that created the structure of the supreme court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation
  15. restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being
  16. The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823
  17. the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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  1. John Marshall was an American politician and the fourth Chief Justice of the United States
  2. the act of taking men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice
  3. a number of young and outspoken members who were foes of Great Britain and supporters of expansion by the United States
  4. make legally null and void; invalidate.
  5. The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, in what is now Battle Ground, Indiana, between American forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh
  6. The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803
  7. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports
  8. The Democratic-Republican Party was an American political party formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
  9. They made it harder for an immigrant to become a citizen, allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens who were deemed unconstitutional
  10. supporters of the constitution that wanted a stronger federal government`
  11. the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States
  12. announcement that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain
  13. an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances
  14. the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.

31 Clues: make legally null and void; invalidate. • patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. • actions that a nation takes in relation to other nations • It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports • supporters of the constitution that wanted a stronger federal government` • group of officials who head government departments and advise the president • ...

Federalism Vocab!! 2016-04-27

Federalism Vocab!! crossword puzzle
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  1. The right of a state to be free from a lawsuit unless it gives permission to the suit. Under the Eleventh Amendment all states are considered sovereign.
  2. Made senators directly elected by the people; removed their selection from state legislatures.
  3. Type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent states.
  4. Contracts between states that carry the force of law; generally now used as a tool to address multistate policy concerns.
  5. System of government where the local and regional governments derive all authority from: strong national government.
  6. The intertwined relationship between the national, state and local governments that began with the New Deal. (Marble Cake Federalism).
  7. Portion of Article VI mandating that national law is supreme to all other laws passed by the states or any other subdivision of government.
  8. Section of Article IV of the Constitution that ensures judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in any other state.
  9. The basic principle of of federalism stating: “The powers not delegated to the United States by Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states , are reserved to the Stets, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
  10. Law that makes an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed.
  11. Broad grant with few strings attached; given to states by the federal government for general categories of activity, such as secondary education or health services.
  12. Powers reserved to the states by the Tenth Amendment that lie at the foundation of a state’s right to legislate for the public health and welfare of its citizens.
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  1. A concept derived from the Constitution’s supremacy clause that allows the national government to override or preempt state or local actions in certain areas.
  2. Authorized Congress to enact a national income tax.
  3. National laws that direct state or local governments to comply with federal rules or regulations (such as clean air or water standards) but contain little or no federal funding to defray the cost of meeting these requirements.
  4. Specific powers granted to Congress under Article 1, section 8, of the Constitution; these powers include taxation, coinage of money, regulation of commerce, and the authority to provide for a national defense.
  5. grants that allocated federal funds to states for a specific purpose.
  6. The final paragraph of Article 1, section 8, of the Constitution, which gives Congress the authority to pass all laws necessary and proper” to carry out the enumerated powers specified in the Constitution; also called the elastic clause.
  7. A law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial.
  8. Powers derived from enumerated powers and the necessary and proper clause. These powers are not stated specifically but are considered to be reasonably implied through the exercise of delegated powers.
  9. Part of Article IV of the constitution that requires states to extradite, or return, criminals to states where they have been convicted or are to stand trial.
  10. Federal-state relationship proposed by Reagan administration during the 1980s; hallmark is returning administrative powers to the state governments.
  11. System of government where the national government and state governments share power, derive all authority from the people, and the powers of the government are specified in a constitution.
  12. Authority possessed by both the state and national governments that may be exercised concurrently as long as that power is not exclusively within the scope of national power or in conflict with national law.
  13. The belief that having separate and equally powerful levels of government is the best arrangement. (Layer Cake Federalism)

25 Clues: Authorized Congress to enact a national income tax. • A law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial. • grants that allocated federal funds to states for a specific purpose. • Made senators directly elected by the people; removed their selection from state legislatures. • ...

The American Civil War 2025-10-27

The American Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. slaves worked on these type of plantations
  2. the war fought between 1861-1865
  3. The name given to the northern states
  4. President Abrahan Lincoln believed in ___________
  5. the states that did not want slavery
  6. the states that wanted to keep slavery
  7. The states that Won the war.
  8. the battle that took place in 1863
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  1. President Lincoln said the country must stay_____
  2. the states that decided to leave the union
  3. president elected in 1860
  4. the main cause of the American Civil War
  5. the name given to the southern states
  6. Fort attacked in 1861
  7. the northern states thought that slavery was ___________

15 Clues: Fort attacked in 1861 • president elected in 1860 • The states that Won the war. • the war fought between 1861-1865 • the battle that took place in 1863 • the states that did not want slavery • the name given to the southern states • The name given to the northern states • the states that wanted to keep slavery • the main cause of the American Civil War • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2025-03-05

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. rebuilding of the United States after the Civil War
  2. a system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North
  3. the surrounding of a place by an army in order to capture it.
  4. the freeing of slaves
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  1. A person who wanted to end slavery
  2. States Slave states that did not leave the Union during the Civil War
  3. June 19, 1865; the date slaves were declared free in Texas
  4. War a war between citizens of the same country.
  5. Northern states that remained loyal to the United States
  6. to murder for political reasons
  7. the separation of races within society
  8. the southern states that left the United States

12 Clues: the freeing of slaves • to murder for political reasons • A person who wanted to end slavery • the separation of races within society • War a war between citizens of the same country. • the southern states that left the United States • rebuilding of the United States after the Civil War • Northern states that remained loyal to the United States • ...

Unit 12 Vocabulary 2019-04-23

Unit 12 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a document signed by a large number of people demanding or asking for some action from the government or another authority
  2. order an order, having the same authority as a law, issued by the President of the United States
  3. the specific physical features of an area of land, especially as considered with reference to its military advantages.
  4. a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal
  5. obtaining of materials and supplies , especially with care or effort
  6. generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering
  7. to give orders, or tell someone exactly what they must do, with total authority
  8. the period 1865–77 following the Civil War, during which former Confederate states were controlled by federal government a
  9. a tenant farmer, someone who works land that's rented from its owner (payment usially with part of the harvest)
  10. when two-thirds of the House and Senate approve of an amendment proposal and send it to the states for a vote; 3/4 of the states must approve
  11. a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group
  12. so clear or obvious that no proof or explanation is needed
  13. to start to include more different types or things
  14. is a lying, no-good rascal; during Reconstruction -were white Southerners acting in support of the reconstruction governments
  15. occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.
  16. to cut off supplies, war material or communications by surrounding a port, harbor, or city with hostile ships or troops.
  17. the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
  18. a state or country is independent and not under the authority of any other country
  19. desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness
  20. make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely
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  1. the states that did not separate from the United States, was operated by the US federal government
  2. surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender
  3. states slave holding states of the upper South, that chose not to secede from the Union. These states included Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri.
  4. score is twenty so … four times twenty is eighty
  5. separate from the country or larger group to which it belongs; stop being a member of
  6. 1. the act of freeing a person from another person's control; 2. the process of giving people social or political freedom and rights
  7. a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel
  8. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  9. (military) – extra personnel sent to increase the strength of an army or similar force
  10. A republic formed in 1861, and composed of the 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in order to preserve slavery and states' rights
  11. put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect
  12. take or seize (someone's property) with authority
  13. formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
  14. an agreement between a group of countries, political parties, or people who want to work together because of shared interests or aims
  15. an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler
  16. the process of coming into being, or of becoming important or prominent
  17. an official ban on trade or other commercial activity

37 Clues: score is twenty so … four times twenty is eighty • take or seize (someone's property) with authority • to start to include more different types or things • put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect • an official ban on trade or other commercial activity • so clear or obvious that no proof or explanation is needed • ...

American History Unit 2 Vocab 2026-02-10

American History Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a historic town in West Virginia known for John Brown's raid in 1859, which aimed to incite a slave rebellion by seizing the federal armory.
  2. 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  3. an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management.
  4. an act of one country seizing land that belongs to another country.
  5. used to refer to the antiwar/peace wing of the Democratic Party.
  6. established that voters in a territory could decide whether to have slavery or not by passing laws favorable or unfavorable to it.
  7. a legal arrangement in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land.
  8. an agreement between the United States and Mexico in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico.
  9. a group of politicians who formed a faction within the Republican party that lasted from the Civil War into the era of Reconstruction.
  10. voluntary withdrawal of one or more states from the Union that constitutes the United States.
  11. the turbulent era following the Civil War, was the effort to reintegrate southern states from the Confederacy to the Union.
  12. a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
  13. a collection of 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 following the election of President Abraham Lincoln.
  14. ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
  15. granted by state constitution or state statute and allocates some autonomy to a local government, if the local government accepts certain conditions.
  16. an informal agreement between southern Democrats and allies of the Republican Rutherford Hayes to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era.
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  1. a lenient plan, based on Lincoln's earlier 10% plan, to allow the Southern states to begin holding elections and sending representatives back to Washington.
  2. gave African American men in the South the right to vote three years before ratification of the 15th Amendment.
  3. the first full-scale battle of the Civil War.
  4. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  5. a strategy implemented by President Abraham Lincoln aimed at reintegrating the Southern states back into the Union.
  6. an edict issued by US President Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves of the Confederate states.
  7. a strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War.
  8. restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished.
  9. 1,300-mile (2,100 km) route from Illinois to Utah on which Mormon pioneers traveled from 1846 to 1869.
  10. a slur to insult white Southern Republicans whom they considered traitors to the South.
  11. a US government agency of early post American Civil War Reconstruction, assisting freedmen (ie, former enslaved people) in the South.
  12. five bills that attempted to resolve disputes over slavery in new territories added to the United States.
  13. the first naval combat between ironclad warships, fought at Hampton Roads, Virginia, during the American Civil War.
  14. describes how the United States became a modern market-based economy.

30 Clues: the first full-scale battle of the Civil War. • used to refer to the antiwar/peace wing of the Democratic Party. • an act of one country seizing land that belongs to another country. • describes how the United States became a modern market-based economy. • a slur to insult white Southern Republicans whom they considered traitors to the South. • ...

Optional & Other Health Insurance Provisions 2024-07-03

Optional & Other Health Insurance Provisions crossword puzzle
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  1. This provisions states all amounts payable shall be adjusted to the amount the premium paid would have purchased at the correct age. The insurer will adjust benefits to increase of insured is younger than stated in the application or reduce benefits if the insured is older than stated in the application.
  2. This provisions states if a premium is due at the time a claim is made under a policy, the amount of the premium will be deducted from the benefit payable under the claim.
  3. Also know as Right to Examine, stating the insured has the right to look over the policy and decide wether or not to keep it. The most common health insurance time frame for this is 10days. However, long-term care insurance & Medicare supplements have 30 days.
  4. This provisions states the insurer may cancel a policy at any time by giving the insured 5days written notice. Cancellation is effective when written notice is received by the insurer.Unearned premium will be returned to the insured on a pro rata basis.
  5. The more favorable this provision is to the insured, the higher the premium.
  6. This provisions states if an insured's total disability income benefits exceeds the greater of the insured's earnings at the time of disability or the insured's average monthly earnings for the past two years, the benefit payable is reduced and the premium paid for the excess coverage is refunded to the insured.
  7. This provisions states each insurance company pays a proportionate share when providing benefits for the same loss and excess premiums are refunded to the policyowner.
  8. This provisions states the insurer shall not be liable for any loss sustained by the insuredwhile under the influence of alchol or a narcotic unless it was taken under the advice of a physician.
  9. This provisions states the insurer can cancel it at any time.
  10. This provisions states the insurer cannot cancel coverage (except for non-payment of premium) or raise premiums.
  11. This provisions states if an insured has more than one policy of a similar type with an insurance company, the insurer can limit the amount of benefits that will be paid under all contracts. Excess premiums are refunded over a specified amount.
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  1. This provision automatically amends any policy provision to conform to the minimum requirements of the insured's state of residence.
  2. Under this provision, coverage is temporarily suspended if the insured is serving in the military. Coverage is reactivated when the insured leaves military service.
  3. The insurer's promise to pay under the conditions described in the policy. It also identifies the type of loss covered by the contract.
  4. This provisions states the policy cannot be canceled except for non-payment of premium, and premiums may increase on a renewal date if the insurer has raised premiums for all insureds in that coverage classification.
  5. This provisions states the insurer has the option to renew or not for any reason on a premium due or anniversary date.
  6. This provisions states the insurer will not be liable for any loss that was caused by the insured's commission of or attempt to commit a felony. Also the insurer is not liable for a loss caused by the insured engaging in an illegal occupation.
  7. An exchange of value & is a necessary element of a legal contract.
  8. This provisions states the insurer may terminate coverage but only for reasons not based on the insured's health such as reaching a certain age.
  9. The insurance company may make changes to the premiumrates or benefits, when the insured does this.

20 Clues: This provisions states the insurer can cancel it at any time. • An exchange of value & is a necessary element of a legal contract. • The more favorable this provision is to the insured, the higher the premium. • The insurance company may make changes to the premiumrates or benefits, when the insured does this. • ...

6th LoH 7 Critical Period 2024-12-11

6th LoH 7 Critical Period crossword puzzle
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  1. Named the United States of America
  2. Independence of states over national government
  3. Rules for US government before the Constitution
  4. Agreed to by the states
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  1. One vote per state in national congress
  2. Add more states, forbid spread of slavery
  3. Governed the states
  4. Rules for surveying and owning land
  5. Author of the Articles of Confederation
  6. States govern their own affairs
  7. Colonial government during Revolution

11 Clues: Governed the states • Agreed to by the states • States govern their own affairs • Named the United States of America • Rules for surveying and owning land • Colonial government during Revolution • One vote per state in national congress • Author of the Articles of Confederation • Add more states, forbid spread of slavery • Independence of states over national government • ...

Unit 5 Vocab 2018-01-18

Unit 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a 1797 French attempt to demand a bribe of money from the United States before discussing French seizure of neutral American ships.
  2. to cancel
  3. explorers that traveled through the Louisiana Purchase from 1804-1806.
  4. an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade.
  5. a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States.
  6. the right of states to limit the power of the federal government.
  7. the declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide whether a federal law is constitutional.
  8. a law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation.
  9. the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio.
  10. in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory.
  11. a supporter of a strong federal government.
  12. the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835.
  13. a member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson, favored states' rights.
  14. the members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812.
  15. a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812.
  16. the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional.
  17. an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States.
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  1. a plan of action by a nation toward other nations.
  2. President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America.
  3. the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803.
  4. loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country.
  5. an 1803 court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional.
  6. at the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States.
  7. the practice of forcing people into military service.
  8. a devotion to one's nation and its interests.
  9. a 1793 statement by President Washington that declared the United States would not support or aid either France or Britain in their European conflict.
  10. the group of officials who head government departments and advise the President.
  11. a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection.
  12. 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.
  13. an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow.
  14. a 1795 agreement between Britain and the United States that settled differences and put off a threat of military conflict between the two nations.

31 Clues: to cancel • a supporter of a strong federal government. • a devotion to one's nation and its interests. • a plan of action by a nation toward other nations. • the practice of forcing people into military service. • an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade. • an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow. • ...

American Government Crossword 2019-08-29

American Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Supported ratification of new Constitution
  2. the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.
  3. Governmental decisions are shared by states and central
  4. prohibits states from denying the right to vote based on race.
  5. 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.
  6. Different states have different laws about different things.
  7. State and local governments hold most power
  8. Congress has the power "to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof"
  9. prohibits states from discriminating against non-state residents.
  10. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
  11. an inherent weakness of majority rule in which the majority of an electorate can and does place its own interests above, and at the expense of those in the minority.
  12. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  13. Americans threw tea into the harbor! 1773.
  14. First 10 amendments to the Constitution
  15. set up equal protection of the law
  16. Prohibits Slavery
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  1. Separation/sharing of power between federal and state governments
  2. “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
  3. “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing [sic] in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding."
  4. the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
  5. legal decisions from one state are to be honored in other states.
  6. Central government holds most power
  7. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.
  8. July 4, 1776
  9. a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
  10. Rule by the people
  11. Every branch of government has its own responsibilities.
  12. control of a political situation by those outside the conventional or lawful realm, typically involving violence and intimidation.
  13. Opposed ratification of new Constitution
  14. an authoritarian form of government, characterized by a single leader or group of leaders with either no party or a weak party, little mass mobilization, and limited political pluralism.

30 Clues: July 4, 1776 • Prohibits Slavery • Rule by the people • set up equal protection of the law • Central government holds most power • First 10 amendments to the Constitution • Opposed ratification of new Constitution • Supported ratification of new Constitution • Americans threw tea into the harbor! 1773. • State and local governments hold most power • ...

Civil War 2021-11-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. War between the North and South.
  2. President of the United States of America during the Civil War`
  3. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
  4. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  5. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  6. Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances
  7. General for the South; got his nickname because he refused to retreat during battle
  8. A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states.
  9. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
Down
  1. ship made of iron
  2. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
  3. Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal
  4. people that are wounded or killed
  5. The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia
  6. Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware).

15 Clues: ship made of iron • War between the North and South. • people that are wounded or killed • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • President of the United States of America during the Civil War` • ...

Causes of The Civil War by Juan 2022-03-10

Causes of The Civil War by Juan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. state that is against slavery
  2. something that involves ownership of someone else
  3. small war between pro slavery and anti slavery states fought in 1854-1859
  4. where you pick a side between the south and the north
  5. was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  6. repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
  7. upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
  8. moving west is known as...
Down
  1. best cash crop the south grew
  2. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860
  3. factories vs agriculture
  4. states arguing about how much power the federal government should have
  5. state that supports slavery
  6. the 16th president
  7. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.

15 Clues: the 16th president • factories vs agriculture • moving west is known as... • state that supports slavery • best cash crop the south grew • state that is against slavery • something that involves ownership of someone else • where you pick a side between the south and the north • the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 • ...

Oklahoma History Chapter 8 Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-03

Oklahoma History Chapter 8 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A secret network of safe places for slaves to hide as they escaped to the North or Canada
  2. Compromise that tries to solve many issues
  3. A storage facility for non-ammunition military supplies, located near the front lines to provide equipment and resources to troops
  4. States that did not allow slavery
  5. Break away
  6. Not take sides
  7. Those against slavery
  8. When someone legally has the authority to make decisions for and care for and control all of the property of someone
  9. Allowed those living in Kansas and Nebraska Territories decide for themselves if they wanted slavery
Down
  1. What South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas called their new government
  2. A member of a small military group that harasses the enemy
  3. Regional differences on whether federal or state authority should prevail
  4. Taxes
  5. A small military camp or position at some distance from the main force, used especially as a guard against surprise attack
  6. States that did permit slavery

15 Clues: Taxes • Break away • Not take sides • Those against slavery • States that did permit slavery • States that did not allow slavery • Compromise that tries to solve many issues • A member of a small military group that harasses the enemy • Regional differences on whether federal or state authority should prevail • ...

Maine 2017-05-01

Maine crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Augusta is the most ______ capital city in the United States
  2. In Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only __________ greens
  3. Aroostook County at 6,453 square miles covers an area greater than the combined size of _________ and Rhode Island
  4. Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one
  5. Bath is known as the City of ____
  6. Mount ________ is the state's highest point at 5,268 feet above sea level
  7. 90% of the country's ________ supply is produced in Maine
  8. became the nation's first incorporated city in 1642
Down
  1. The ______ Mountain National Forest covers nearly 800,000 acres, the forest covers a landscape ranging from hardwood forests to the largest alpine area east of the Rocky Mountains
  2. was the first Veteran's Hospital in the United States. The facility was founded in 1866
  3. was first temporarily selected as the state capital. In 1832 the capital was moved to the centrally located site of Augusta
  4. Maine produces 99% of all the ______ in the country making it the single largest producer in the United States
  5. is the official state insect
  6. the official state bird
  7. National Park is the second most visited national park in the United States
  8. is the most eastern city in the United States. The city is considered the first place in the United States to receive the rays of the morning sun.
  9. Approximately ______ million pounds (nearly 90 percent) of the nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine.

17 Clues: the official state bird • is the official state insect • Bath is known as the City of ____ • became the nation's first incorporated city in 1642 • 90% of the country's ________ supply is produced in Maine • Augusta is the most ______ capital city in the United States • Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one • ...

Amato 2024-03-27

Amato crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Information or ideas spread to influence public opinion.
  2. Curtain The symbolic division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War.
  3. weapons Powerful explosives that use atomic reactions, capable of causing massive destruction.
  4. wars Conflicts where two superpowers supported opposing sides without directly fighting each other.
  5. Countries that joined together to support and defend each other during the Cold War.
  6. A policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism.
  7. The practice of spying, gathering secret information from other countries.
  8. arms control Efforts to limit the number and use of nuclear weapons.
  9. A period of improved relations and reduced tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  10. Wall A wall built by East Germany to separate East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
  11. race A competition between nations to develop and acquire more advanced weapons.
Down
  1. Scare A period of intense fear of communism in the United States during the Cold War.
  2. A policy of not aligning with either the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
  3. airlift A massive airlift operation to supply West Berlin during the Soviet blockade.
  4. War A period of political tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
  5. theory The belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall.
  6. race A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve milestones in space exploration.
  7. coexistence The idea that the United States and the Soviet Union could peacefully coexist despite their ideological differences.
  8. The United States and the Soviet Union, the two dominant countries during the Cold War.
  9. fallout Radioactive particles released into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion.

20 Clues: A policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism. • Information or ideas spread to influence public opinion. • arms control Efforts to limit the number and use of nuclear weapons. • The practice of spying, gathering secret information from other countries. • race A competition between nations to develop and acquire more advanced weapons. • ...

Federalist Vocab 2025-09-04

Federalist Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Powers kept by the states under the Tenth Amendment
  2. Federal requirements imposed on states without providing money to carry them out
  3. Transferring responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments
  4. Powers specifically listed in the Constitution for the federal government
  5. Use of spending, taxing, and grants to influence state and local governments
  6. Federal funds given to states with broad spending guidelines
  7. Nixon and Reagan’s effort to return more power to the states
  8. Powers not expressly stated in the Constitution but justified by the Necessary and Proper Clause
  9. System of government where power is divided between national and state governments
Down
  1. Model of federalism where powers and responsibilities are shared ("marble cake")
  2. Powers shared by both the federal and state governments
  3. Powers that only the national government may exercise
  4. Federal funds given to states for a specific purpose, often with detailed requirements
  5. Conditions attached to federal grants
  6. Model of federalism where state and national governments remain supreme in their own spheres ("layer cake")
  7. Constitutional provision giving Congress power to regulate trade between states

16 Clues: Conditions attached to federal grants • Powers kept by the states under the Tenth Amendment • Powers that only the national government may exercise • Powers shared by both the federal and state governments • Federal funds given to states with broad spending guidelines • Nixon and Reagan’s effort to return more power to the states • ...

States of Matter 2021-05-29

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is the regular arrangement of atoms in a network.
  2. Is the substance that has fixed shape and volume.
  3. Is the temperature at which a solid melts.
  4. Is a substance with fixed volume, taking a container's shape.
  5. Is the amount of space a substance occupies.
  6. Is the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid.
  7. Is the measure of the amount of matter in an object or substance.
  8. Are the attractive forces that hold atoms together.
Down
  1. Is the temperature at which a liquid boils into a gas.
  2. Is a group of atoms bonded together.
  3. Is what substances and objects are made of.
  4. Is a substance that has no fixed shape and fills containers.
  5. Are particles that form the building blocks of matter.
  6. Measures how hot or cold an object is.
  7. Describes a substance that is able to be squashed.

15 Clues: Is a group of atoms bonded together. • Measures how hot or cold an object is. • Is the temperature at which a solid melts. • Is what substances and objects are made of. • Is the amount of space a substance occupies. • Is the regular arrangement of atoms in a network. • Is the substance that has fixed shape and volume. • ...

THE U.S. STATES 2021-11-12

THE U.S. STATES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this state is the second most populous state in America.
  2. this state is home to mount Rushmore
  3. this state is known for the largest metal sculpture in the U.S.
  4. the Grand Canyon is in this state.
  5. this state has a large population of grizzly bears.
  6. this state is home to Yellowstone National Park.
  7. this state's state song is home on the range
Down
  1. Hollywood is in this state.
  2. kool-aid was invented in this state
  3. the only state named after a us president.
  4. Vegas is in this state.
  5. the rocky mountains reside in this state.
  6. this states flag has a beaver on the back.
  7. This state grows one-third of America's potatoes.
  8. salt lake city is in this state.

15 Clues: Vegas is in this state. • Hollywood is in this state. • salt lake city is in this state. • the Grand Canyon is in this state. • kool-aid was invented in this state • this state is home to mount Rushmore • the rocky mountains reside in this state. • the only state named after a us president. • this states flag has a beaver on the back. • ...

States of Matter 2018-03-28

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Solids, Liquids and Gases all have different _______
  2. When a solid turns into a gas
  3. When a gas turns into a liquid, usually seen as vapour
  4. When a gas turns into a solid
  5. When a liquid turns into a gas at 100 Degrees Celsius
Down
  1. Only exists at above 6000 Degrees Celsius
  2. Small particales of matter which form all that we have today
  3. Everything is made up of this substance
  4. When a liquid (Water) turns into a gas before the boiling point
  5. Molecules are free and can move very fast
  6. When a liquid turns into a solid
  7. Molecules are closely packed
  8. Molecules are spread apart and this subtance flows. It is measure with viscosity and also pays a role in buoyancy
  9. A reaction which happens when a solid turns into a liquid
  10. Forces of attraction that hold particales together

15 Clues: Molecules are closely packed • When a solid turns into a gas • When a gas turns into a solid • When a liquid turns into a solid • Everything is made up of this substance • Only exists at above 6000 Degrees Celsius • Molecules are free and can move very fast • Forces of attraction that hold particales together • Solids, Liquids and Gases all have different _______ • ...

States of Matter 2016-11-30

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. change of state from a liquid to a gas
  2. change of state from a solid to a liquid
  3. change of state from a plasma to a gas
  4. change of state from a gas to a liquid
  5. ionized gas
  6. a reaction that absorbs heat
  7. state with loosely packed particles that can slide past each other
Down
  1. change of state from a solid to a gas
  2. theory that explains the motion and structure of the particles in their different states
  3. change of state from a liquid to a solid
  4. state with a definite shape
  5. state with fast moving particles that are far apart
  6. a reaction that releases heat
  7. change of state from a gas to a solid
  8. change of state from a gas to a plasma

15 Clues: ionized gas • state with a definite shape • a reaction that absorbs heat • a reaction that releases heat • change of state from a solid to a gas • change of state from a gas to a solid • change of state from a liquid to a gas • change of state from a plasma to a gas • change of state from a gas to a liquid • change of state from a gas to a plasma • ...

States of Matter 2013-03-01

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. temperature where some of a liquid begins to enter the gaseous state
  2. thermal energy that flows from higher temperature to lower temperature
  3. the term referring to mass divided by volume
  4. the process by which individual particles of liquid escape from the surface and form a gas
  5. the ability to do work or cause change
  6. tells you whether a material is a solid, liquid or gas
  7. anything that takes up space and has mass
  8. the process by which particles move slowly enough for their attraction to bring them together to form a droplet of liquid
  9. the temperature at which attractive forces begin to trap particles here and there, and crystals begin to form
  10. when a liquid changes to a gas
  11. the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid
Down
  1. the upward force of displaced fluid causing flotation
  2. When an object is placed in a fluid, the object weighs less by an amount equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.
  3. the kinetic and potential energy of the particles of a substance
  4. the amount of force applied per unit of area

15 Clues: when a liquid changes to a gas • the ability to do work or cause change • anything that takes up space and has mass • the term referring to mass divided by volume • the amount of force applied per unit of area • the upward force of displaced fluid causing flotation • tells you whether a material is a solid, liquid or gas • ...

United States Imperialism 2011-11-30

United States Imperialism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Economic and political domination of a strong nation over a weaker one
  2. A main reason the U.S. wanted to enter an imperialistic role in the world
  3. Territory controlled by Spain who the U.S. was trying to help set free
  4. A territory where the locals were allowed to stay in power, but the rulers had to listed to the country that imperialized them
  5. Country the U.S. attempted to trade with, but they were turned away at first
  6. Wrote a book about the importance of sea power
  7. Exaggerated news stories
  8. To attach or add, as in incorporating a territory
Down
  1. Naval commander who led an expedition to Japan
  2. Queen of Hawaii
  3. Name of the conference in which the U.S. invited Latin America to in order to convince them to trade
  4. Name given to the ships sent to Japan. They were called this due to the smoke the cannons gave off
  5. President of the U.S. who was anti-imperialism
  6. The idea that English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas and systems of government
  7. Name to the U.S. ship that mysteriously exploded off the coast of Cuba

15 Clues: Queen of Hawaii • Exaggerated news stories • Naval commander who led an expedition to Japan • President of the U.S. who was anti-imperialism • Wrote a book about the importance of sea power • To attach or add, as in incorporating a territory • Economic and political domination of a strong nation over a weaker one • ...

States Of Matter 2013-08-27

States Of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water vapour on the outside of a cold glass of water.
  2. the capital city of a country is often in a ______ or territory.
  3. a liquid go to gas is when it has _.
  4. smallest unit of matter
  5. happens at 100 degrees
  6. group of atoms is a _.
Down
  1. found in fluorescent lighting
  2. a group of atoms is a ______
  3. part of the process in which we get rainfall.
  4. the ______ at which the state changes
  5. _____ are the smallest unit of matter.
  6. there are 4 states of ______
  7. happens at zero degrees.
  8. a ______ is something you can drink.
  9. something that your body can produce.

15 Clues: happens at 100 degrees • group of atoms is a _. • smallest unit of matter • happens at zero degrees. • a group of atoms is a ______ • there are 4 states of ______ • found in fluorescent lighting • a liquid go to gas is when it has _. • a ______ is something you can drink. • the ______ at which the state changes • something that your body can produce. • ...

Greek City States 2013-10-05

Greek City States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Greek city state
  2. military formation of the Spartans
  3. Rule by a few
  4. Merchants and artisans
  5. Spartans, owned the land, but lived in the center of the Polis
  6. Gerousia
  7. Trained from 7-19, 20 become Spartan Soldiers
Down
  1. A fortified hill
  2. Sparta,Athens,Thebes,Argos,Corinth
  3. Geographic and political center of Greek Life, CITY CENTER
  4. Job was to work out and get strong to make strong babies
  5. Group of five elder men that made sure everyone followed the laws
  6. 2 members of the Council of Elders
  7. Slaves
  8. Vote, Defend the Polis, Take part in government

15 Clues: Slaves • Gerousia • Rule by a few • Greek city state • A fortified hill • Merchants and artisans • military formation of the Spartans • Sparta,Athens,Thebes,Argos,Corinth • 2 members of the Council of Elders • Trained from 7-19, 20 become Spartan Soldiers • Vote, Defend the Polis, Take part in government • Job was to work out and get strong to make strong babies • ...

Greek City States 2013-10-05

Greek City States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Greek city state
  2. Spartans, owned the land, but lived in the center of the Polis
  3. Sparta,Athens,Thebes,Argos,Corinth
  4. Gerousia
  5. military formation of the Spartans
  6. Merchants and artisans
  7. Geographic and political center of Greek Life, CITY CENTER
Down
  1. Group of five elder men that made sure everyone followed the laws
  2. Job was to work out and get strong to make strong babies
  3. 2 members of the Council of Elders
  4. Rule by a few
  5. A fortified hill
  6. Slaves
  7. Vote, Defend the Polis, Take part in government
  8. Trained from 7-19, 20 become Spartan Soldiers

15 Clues: Slaves • Gerousia • Rule by a few • Greek city state • A fortified hill • Merchants and artisans • 2 members of the Council of Elders • Sparta,Athens,Thebes,Argos,Corinth • military formation of the Spartans • Trained from 7-19, 20 become Spartan Soldiers • Vote, Defend the Polis, Take part in government • Job was to work out and get strong to make strong babies • ...

States of Matter 2023-03-06

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - mass of a unit volume of a material substance
  2. -The transition from the gas phase to the liquid phase
  3. -The transition from the solid to the liquid phase
  4. - a type of matter with specific properties that make it less rigid than a solid but more rigid than a gas
  5. -The transition from the liquid phase to the gas phase
  6. - a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of every atom
Down
  1. - a complex arrangement of negatively charged electrons arranged in defined shells about a positively charged nucleus.
  2. -The transition from the liquid phase to the solid phase
  3. - The smallest particle of a substance that has all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance
  4. Point - the temperature at which its vapor pressure is equal to the pressure of the gas above it
  5. - the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms
  6. Point - the temperature at which the substance changes from a solid to a liquid
  7. - a negatively charged subatomic particle that can be either bound to an atom or free
  8. - subatomic particles found inside the nucleus of every atom
  9. - A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
  10. - a state of matter that retains its shape and density

16 Clues: - mass of a unit volume of a material substance • -The transition from the solid to the liquid phase • - the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms • - A state of matter with no definite shape or volume • -The transition from the gas phase to the liquid phase • - a state of matter that retains its shape and density • ...

States of Matter 2023-03-06

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - mass of a unit volume of a material substance
  2. -The transition from the gas phase to the liquid phase
  3. -The transition from the solid to the liquid phase
  4. - a type of matter with specific properties that make it less rigid than a solid but more rigid than a gas
  5. -The transition from the liquid phase to the gas phase
  6. - a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of every atom
Down
  1. - a complex arrangement of negatively charged electrons arranged in defined shells about a positively charged nucleus.
  2. -The transition from the liquid phase to the solid phase
  3. - The smallest particle of a substance that has all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance
  4. Point - the temperature at which its vapor pressure is equal to the pressure of the gas above it
  5. - the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms
  6. Point - the temperature at which the substance changes from a solid to a liquid
  7. - a negatively charged subatomic particle that can be either bound to an atom or free
  8. - subatomic particles found inside the nucleus of every atom
  9. - A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
  10. - a state of matter that retains its shape and density

16 Clues: - mass of a unit volume of a material substance • -The transition from the solid to the liquid phase • - the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms • - A state of matter with no definite shape or volume • -The transition from the gas phase to the liquid phase • - a state of matter that retains its shape and density • ...

States of Matter 2024-04-03

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount of force gravity has on an object
  2. when particles move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
  3. When a salute is suspended in a solvent
  4. What a solid does to turn into a liquid
  5. The stage when a liquid forms into a gas
  6. When you mix a solid into a liquid and it disappears
  7. A set of instructions telling you how to do something
Down
  1. Particles closely packed together
  2. When an object collapses in on itself
  3. When a solid skips the liquid phase and goes straight to a gas
  4. Particles vibrate faster and push each other apart when thermal energy is added, causing solids, liquids, and gasses to expand (get bigger) when heated.
  5. Has no fixed volume
  6. What a liquid does to turn into a solid
  7. It forms after a solid has melted
  8. The amount of space an object takes up

15 Clues: Has no fixed volume • Particles closely packed together • It forms after a solid has melted • When an object collapses in on itself • The amount of space an object takes up • When a salute is suspended in a solvent • What a solid does to turn into a liquid • What a liquid does to turn into a solid • The stage when a liquid forms into a gas • ...

United States Vocab 2024-05-03

United States Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the idea that the country should expand across the continent
  2. where individuals and businesses make the majority of buying and selling decisions
  3. people whose beliefs differed from the official religion in their country
  4. the process of making decisions through discussion
  5. a good that is shipped to different areas of the world
  6. goods brought to the United States
  7. places where people do particular kinds of work
  8. cities that are geographically close together
Down
  1. moderate
  2. a movement for equality
  3. the process of moving from one place to another
  4. crops grown mainly for sale to other colonies or countries
  5. very large farms
  6. the number of people who live in one area
  7. the average temperature and precipitation over a long period of time

15 Clues: moderate • very large farms • a movement for equality • goods brought to the United States • the number of people who live in one area • cities that are geographically close together • the process of moving from one place to another • places where people do particular kinds of work • the process of making decisions through discussion • ...

States and Countries 2024-05-16

States and Countries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. biggest country in the world by size
  2. mt Fuji
  3. prestige in wine production
  4. became a state in 1876.
  5. Hollywood
  6. 69 Different Languages Are Spoken
  7. 50 states
  8. over 1,600 types of cheese
Down
  1. walt Disney
  2. the equality state
  3. new Orleans jazz
  4. the lone star state
  5. the only U.S. state that grows coffee
  6. grand canyon
  7. the largest moose population in the world

15 Clues: mt Fuji • Hollywood • 50 states • walt Disney • grand canyon • new Orleans jazz • the equality state • the lone star state • became a state in 1876. • over 1,600 types of cheese • prestige in wine production • 69 Different Languages Are Spoken • biggest country in the world by size • the only U.S. state that grows coffee • the largest moose population in the world

states of matter 2022-08-31

states of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boiling
  2. firm and stable in shape
  3. ice freezing
  4. heat or cool
  5. Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal.
  6. point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt
Down
  1. water turning into a solid
  2. evaporation
  3. process where water vapor becomes liquid
  4. Point,the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance.
  5. an electric and magnetic feild
  6. Molecular, Theory gasses are composed of a large number of particles that behave hard.
  7. made up of mass
  8. point,the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
  9. water and other things not made up of mass

15 Clues: boiling • evaporation • ice freezing • heat or cool • made up of mass • firm and stable in shape • water turning into a solid • an electric and magnetic feild • process where water vapor becomes liquid • water and other things not made up of mass • point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt • Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal. • ...

states of matter 2022-08-31

states of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boiling
  2. firm and stable in shape
  3. ice freezing
  4. heat or cool
  5. Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal.
  6. point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt
Down
  1. water turning into a solid
  2. evaporation
  3. process where water vapor becomes liquid
  4. Point,the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance.
  5. an electric and magnetic feild
  6. Molecular, Theory gasses are composed of a large number of particles that behave hard.
  7. made up of mass
  8. point,the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
  9. water and other things not made up of mass

15 Clues: boiling • evaporation • ice freezing • heat or cool • made up of mass • firm and stable in shape • water turning into a solid • an electric and magnetic feild • process where water vapor becomes liquid • water and other things not made up of mass • point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt • Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal. • ...

States of Matter 2022-11-23

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Below 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point.
  2. In which atoms, ions, or molecules that make up the solid exist in a regular well-defined arrangement.
  3. The change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase: the opposite or reverse of vaporization.
  4. The rapid vaporization of a liquid which occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point.
  5. The transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the liquid state.
  6. The temperature at which a given solid will melt
  7. The temperature at which a liquid boils and turns into vapor.
  8. A substance that has no fixed shape an yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid.
  9. A state of matter that retains it's shape and density when not confined. Molecules are tightly packed together and contain the least amount of kinetic energy.
Down
  1. The process by which a liquid turns into a gas/vapor.
  2. A phase transition from the liquid phase vapor. There are two types of vaporization: evaporation and boiling.
  3. And noncrystalline solid in which the atoms and molecules are not organized in a definite lattice pattern.
  4. Or a fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid.
  5. A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.
  6. A substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid)

15 Clues: The temperature at which a given solid will melt • The process by which a liquid turns into a gas/vapor. • The temperature at which a liquid boils and turns into vapor. • The rapid vaporization of a liquid which occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point. • ...

States of Matter 2022-11-22

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ransition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the liquid state
  2. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it
  3. substance that flows freely
  4. conversion of a substance from the liquid or solid phase into the gaseous phase
  5. bringing a liquid to the temperature at which it turns to vapor
  6. below 32°F (0°C)
  7. highly defined arrangements of molecular chains
Down
  1. any noncrystalline solid in which the atoms and molecules are not organized in a definite pattern
  2. temperature at which it starts to change into steam or vapor
  3. process of turning from liquid into vapor
  4. the temperature at which a given solid will melt
  5. substance that has no fixed shape
  6. firm and stable shape
  7. expands freely to fill the whole of a container
  8. becoming liquefied by heat

15 Clues: below 32°F (0°C) • firm and stable shape • becoming liquefied by heat • substance that flows freely • substance that has no fixed shape • process of turning from liquid into vapor • expands freely to fill the whole of a container • highly defined arrangements of molecular chains • the temperature at which a given solid will melt • ...

States of matter 2025-05-19

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount of space an object occupies
  2. he amount of matter in an object
  3. Increasing in size or volume.
  4. Movement of particles from high to low concentration
  5. ionized gas, found in stars
  6. liquid to solid
  7. Decreasing in size or volume.
Down
  1. Random movement of particles in a fluid.
  2. Flows easily and takes the shape of its container.
  3. liquid to gas
  4. A state of matter with fixed shape and volume.
  5. Mass per unit volume
  6. Pushes or pulls that can change motion
  7. State of matter that expands to fill its container.
  8. The arrangement of parts in a substance.

15 Clues: liquid to gas • liquid to solid • Mass per unit volume • ionized gas, found in stars • Increasing in size or volume. • Decreasing in size or volume. • he amount of matter in an object • The amount of space an object occupies • Pushes or pulls that can change motion • Random movement of particles in a fluid. • The arrangement of parts in a substance. • ...

Emotions & Mental States 2025-06-27

Emotions & Mental States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Temporary emotional state
  2. Extreme tiredness of body or mind
  3. Inability to remember past information
  4. Practice of calming the mind
  5. Knowledge or perception of a situation
  6. Thinking too much about something
  7. Strong feeling like joy, anger, or sadness
  8. Prolonged feeling of sadness or hopelessness
Down
  1. The reason one has for acting or behaving
  2. Mental or emotional strain
  3. Idea or opinion produced by thinking
  4. State of active, open attention on the present
  5. Clearness of thought or expression
  6. Feeling of worry or nervousness
  7. State of being unclear or uncertain

15 Clues: Temporary emotional state • Mental or emotional strain • Practice of calming the mind • Feeling of worry or nervousness • Extreme tiredness of body or mind • Thinking too much about something • Clearness of thought or expression • State of being unclear or uncertain • Idea or opinion produced by thinking • Inability to remember past information • ...

United States Revolution 2024-12-03

United States Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This man was voted the leader of the Continental Army
  2. The number of troops the British sent in June 1776
  3. This was the first major battle
  4. This was the major result of the Revolutionary War and resulted in American Independence
  5. These were passed by the parliament in an attempt to restore order in the colonies
  6. This war led to the independence of Americans
  7. When the battle of Princeton was won
  8. The second Continental Congress was supposed to be held in this month
Down
  1. This war caused new taxes such as the Stamp Act to be placed on the colonies
  2. The famous saying related to the Revolutionary War
  3. overthrow of a government or special power
  4. This man sounded the alarm over British troops marching through Boston
  5. The year of the first Continental Congress
  6. Where the British troops marched
  7. The army that George Washington led

15 Clues: This was the first major battle • Where the British troops marched • The army that George Washington led • When the battle of Princeton was won • overthrow of a government or special power • The year of the first Continental Congress • This war led to the independence of Americans • The famous saying related to the Revolutionary War • ...

The United States 2025-09-12

The United States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Destiny: The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across North America.
  2. Region: An area defined by common economic activities.
  3. Describes a mild climate, not too hot or cold.
  4. The movement of people from one place to another.
  5. Density: The number of people living per unit of area.
  6. A large farm where crops are grown, often with many workers.
  7. Rights Movement: Movement for equal rights for African Americans in the 1950s–60s.
  8. Economy: An economy where decisions are guided by supply and demand.
Down
  1. The practice of managing international relations and negotiations.
  2. A person who disagrees with official or commonly held views.
  3. Crop: A crop grown mainly for sale rather than for the farmer’s use.
  4. Area: A large city and its surrounding suburbs.
  5. Goods sent out to another country for sale.
  6. Goods brought into a country from abroad.
  7. The usual weather conditions in a place over a long period.

15 Clues: Goods brought into a country from abroad. • Goods sent out to another country for sale. • Describes a mild climate, not too hot or cold. • Area: A large city and its surrounding suburbs. • The movement of people from one place to another. • Region: An area defined by common economic activities. • Density: The number of people living per unit of area. • ...

States of Matter 2025-10-16

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hot water makes this…
  2. Water, milk and oil are…
  3. We read this…
  4. We breathe this… (تنفس)
  5. We write O2 for this…
  6. Coca Cola has too much of this…
  7. It is a hot drink and Lisa likes it …
  8. We cook with this…
Down
  1. We drink this and a cow makes this… (بقرة)
  2. We write N for this…
  3. It is a big, hot ball of gas…
  4. We eat this…
  5. The sun, oxygen and nitrogen are…
  6. We drink this everyday…
  7. A book and an apple are…

15 Clues: We eat this… • We read this… • We cook with this… • We write N for this… • Hot water makes this… • We write O2 for this… • We breathe this… (تنفس) • We drink this everyday… • Water, milk and oil are… • A book and an apple are… • It is a big, hot ball of gas… • Coca Cola has too much of this… • The sun, oxygen and nitrogen are… • It is a hot drink and Lisa likes it … • ...

States of Matter 2025-11-18

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the change of state of a gas to a solid without going through the liquid state
  2. the change of state from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid state
  3. the total potential and kinetic energies of an object
  4. the uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid
  5. the amount of space that a substance or object occupies
  6. vaporization that occurs only at the surface of a liquid
  7. a matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume
  8. a measurement of a liquid's resistance to flow
Down
  1. matter that has a definite shape and volume
  2. the change in state of a liquid into a gas
  3. the energy an object has due to its motion
  4. matter with a definite volume but no definite shape
  5. the external boundary or form of an object
  6. a measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object
  7. the change of state from gas to a liquid
  8. a matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume

16 Clues: the change of state from gas to a liquid • the change in state of a liquid into a gas • the energy an object has due to its motion • the external boundary or form of an object • matter that has a definite shape and volume • a measurement of a liquid's resistance to flow • matter with a definite volume but no definite shape • ...

States of Matter 2025-12-11

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tool used to measure mass
  2. a property that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself
  3. the smallest unit of matter
  4. a force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move
  5. the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas
  6. A measurement of how warm or cold an object or a substance is
  7. a state of matter with a constant shape and size
Down
  1. a predictable, repeating event
  2. a tool used to measure the strength of a magnet
  3. the amount of matter in something
  4. any substance that has mass and takes up space
  5. a tool used to measure the temperature of a material or substance
  6. a state of matter in which the substance expands to take both the shape and the volume of its container
  7. a state of matter with definite volume but no fixed shape
  8. the ability of a material (or type of matter) to sink or float when placed in water

15 Clues: a tool used to measure mass • the smallest unit of matter • a predictable, repeating event • the amount of matter in something • any substance that has mass and takes up space • a tool used to measure the strength of a magnet • a state of matter with a constant shape and size • the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas • ...

Era of Good Feelings 2024-03-06

Era of Good Feelings crossword puzzle
Across
  1. German and Irish citizens move to America fleeing political trouble in their home nations
  2. A Protestant religious revival in the early 1800s
  3. An agreement between the United States and Spain that divided North America and gave the United States Florida
  4. The first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, giving the Western states a route to trade with the Eastern states
  5. A machine that separates cotton fibers from their seeds, which helped transform the Southern economy
  6. The belief that organized religion and political parties harm the goodness of the individual
  7. A system devised by Henry Clay in which the East will help to construct new roads and canals in exchange for Western support of the protective tariff
Down
  1. The first federal highway in the United States that helped to unify the country
  2. As a result of industrialization and the factory system, many people have flocked to the bustling economy in cities
  3. A term coined by politicians who observed the new importance of the cotton crop to the American economy
  4. Introduced Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance of representation
  5. A United States foreign policy that prevents European nations from colonizing the Americas
  6. The Supreme Court in the United States from 1801 to 1835 led by Chief Justice John Marshall
  7. The sixth president of the United States and Secretary of State to President Monroe
  8. A financial crisis in the United States created by the excessive bank loans of the National Bank

15 Clues: A Protestant religious revival in the early 1800s • The first federal highway in the United States that helped to unify the country • The sixth president of the United States and Secretary of State to President Monroe • German and Irish citizens move to America fleeing political trouble in their home nations • ...

Unit 6 Vocab 2018-03-07

Unit 6 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Erie Canal is a canal in New York that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System
  2. The Whig Party was a political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States
  3. politician that stood for the wants of the west
  4. John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States
  5. the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters
  6. the first federal highway
  7. William Henry Harrison Sr. was an American military officer, a principal contributor in the War of 1812, and the ninth President of the United States
  8. append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document
  9. the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
  10. The route over which settlers traveled to Oregon in the 1840s and 1850s; trails branched off from it toward Utah and California
  11. law that authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands
  12. an American soldier and politician
  13. The Mexican Cession is the region in the modern-day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the U.S. in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  14. The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America
  15. the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
  16. Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, politician, and a settler in the Western United States
Down
  1. the right to vote in political elections
  2. The Gadsden Purchase is a 29,670-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that the United States purchased in a treaty signed on December 30, 1853
  3. an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina that stood for the wants of the south
  4. the peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, in the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo
  5. The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States
  6. an American statesman who served as a diplomat, minister and ambassador to foreign nations, and treaty negotiator
  7. the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution
  8. A mountain man is a male trapper and explorer who lives in the wilderness
  9. an American statesman who served as the eighth President of the United States
  10. Alamo is defined as a mission in San Antonio, Texas that was used as a fort during the Texas revolution
  11. The Nullification Crisis was a United States sectional political crisis in 1832-33, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, which involved a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government
  12. give up (power or territory)
  13. a prospector in the California gold rush of 1849
  14. Stephen Fuller Austin was an American empresario
  15. James Knox Polk was an American politician who served as the 11th President of the United States

31 Clues: the first federal highway • give up (power or territory) • an American soldier and politician • the right to vote in political elections • the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution • politician that stood for the wants of the west • a prospector in the California gold rush of 1849 • Stephen Fuller Austin was an American empresario • ...

SS 2018-01-25

SS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. explorers that traveled through the Louisiana Purchase from 1804-1806
  2. practice of forcing people into military service
  3. President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
  4. a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States
  5. a supporter of a strong federal government
  6. a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812
  7. a plan of action by a nation toward other nations
  8. payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection
  9. the declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide whether a federal law is constitutional
  10. of Tippecanoe in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory
  11. loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
  12. the members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812
  13. Treaty an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
  14. the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
  15. the group of officials who head government departments and advise the President
Down
  1. an 1803 court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional
  2. the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835.
  3. a 1797 French attempt to demand a bribe of money from the United States before discussing French seizure of neutral American ships
  4. the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
  5. the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio
  6. a law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation
  7. an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
  8. to cancel
  9. 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
  10. the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
  11. at the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States
  12. a 1795 agreement between Britain and the United States that settled differences and put off a threat of military conflict between the two nations
  13. a 1793 statement by President Washington that declared the United States would not support or aid either France or Britain in their European conflict
  14. a member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson, favored states' rights
  15. an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
  16. a devotion to one's nation and its interests

31 Clues: to cancel • a supporter of a strong federal government • a devotion to one's nation and its interests • practice of forcing people into military service • a plan of action by a nation toward other nations • an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade • an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow • ...

Causes of The Civil War 2022-03-10

Causes of The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  2. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860
  3. small war between pro slavery and anti slavery states fought in 1854-1859
  4. something that involves ownership of someone else
  5. where you pick a side between the south and the north
  6. state that is against slavery
  7. factories vs agriculture
Down
  1. state that supports slavery
  2. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
  3. repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
  4. states arguing about how much power the federal government should have
  5. moving west is known as...
  6. upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
  7. the 16th president
  8. best cash crop the south grew

15 Clues: the 16th president • factories vs agriculture • moving west is known as... • state that supports slavery • best cash crop the south grew • state that is against slavery • something that involves ownership of someone else • where you pick a side between the south and the north • the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 • ...

Causes of The Civil War 2022-03-10

Causes of The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  2. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860
  3. small war between pro slavery and anti slavery states fought in 1854-1859
  4. something that involves ownership of someone else
  5. where you pick a side between the south and the north
  6. state that is against slavery
  7. factories vs agriculture
Down
  1. state that supports slavery
  2. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
  3. repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
  4. states arguing about how much power the federal government should have
  5. moving west is known as...
  6. upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
  7. the 16th president
  8. best cash crop the south grew

15 Clues: the 16th president • factories vs agriculture • moving west is known as... • state that supports slavery • best cash crop the south grew • state that is against slavery • something that involves ownership of someone else • where you pick a side between the south and the north • the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 • ...

TEST PREP - PD.7 2021-09-30

TEST PREP - PD.7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In a __________ such as Iran religious leaders are in charge.
  2. The social contract theory as applied to the Declaration of Independence most directly reflects the ideas of __________.
  3. The term __________ is best defined as the division of power between the states and the national government.
  4. In an absolute __________, such as Saudi Arabia, a king or queen has all the power, but in a Constitutional __________, such as Great Britain, the power of king or queen is limited.
  5. In 1790, the first census of the United States was taken in order to determine each state’s __________ in Congress.
  6. Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that reduce the __________ of governmental power.
  7. According to the United States Constitution, the federal __________ is used to determine the apportionment of members in the House of Representatives.
  8. A form of government where one person has all the power.
  9. To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of separation of __________.
  10. The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by creating three __________ of government.
  11. One way in which the Declaration of Independence and the original United States Constitution are similar is that both promote the idea of the __________ of the governed.
  12. The authors of the United States Constitution established a __________ legislature primarily because they reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation.
  13. In a __________ dictatorship the government has almost total control over people’s lives.
Down
  1. The __________ powers belong to the United States Government.
  2. Senate Rejects Supreme Court Nominee; Supreme Court Declares National Recovery Act (NRA) Unconstitutional; Congress Overrides Truman Veto of Taft Hartley Act Each of these headlines illustrates the use of __________.
  3. __________ of President Donald Trump by the US House of Representatives is an example of the use of checks and balances.
  4. “Congress shall have power . . . to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. . . . ” This statement from the United States Constitution is referred to as the __________ clause.
  5. During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for __________ proposed by delegates from New Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of equal state representation or proportionate state representation.
  6. I The structure of the legislative branch of government is set out in __________ of the Constitution.
  7. A fundamental principle of a republican form of government is that legislation must be passed by the __________ representatives of the people.
  8. European __________ thinkers and writers of the 17th and 18th centuries such as John Locke influenced America’s colonial development by providing ideas about self-government and political Rights.
  9. The Preamble to the United States Constitution illustrates the principle that __________ are the true source of political power.
  10. A form of government where a small group has most of the power.
  11. A __________form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people.
  12. The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to provide adequate powers for the __________ government.

25 Clues: A form of government where one person has all the power. • The __________ powers belong to the United States Government. • In a __________ such as Iran religious leaders are in charge. • A form of government where a small group has most of the power. • In a __________ dictatorship the government has almost total control over people’s lives. • ...

Unit 5 Vocab 2018-01-26

Unit 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plan of action by a nation toward other nations
  2. the practice of forcing people into military service
  3. a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States
  4. the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835.
  5. at the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States
  6. the declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide whether a federal law is constitutional
  7. a devotion to one's nation and its interests
  8. a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812
  9. a 1795 agreement between Britain and the United States that settled differences and put off a threat of military conflict between the two nations
  10. a member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson, favored states' rights
  11. an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
  12. 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
  13. the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
  14. in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory
  15. a law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation
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  1. an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
  2. President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
  3. the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio
  4. loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
  5. an 1803 court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional
  6. explorers that traveled through the Louisiana Purchase from 1804-1806
  7. the members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812
  8. an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
  9. the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
  10. a 1793 statement by President Washington that declared the United States would not support or aid either France or Britain in their European conflict
  11. a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection
  12. a 1797 French attempt to demand a bribe of money from the United States before discussing French seizure of neutral American ships
  13. the right of states to limit the power of the federal government

28 Clues: a devotion to one's nation and its interests • a plan of action by a nation toward other nations • the practice of forcing people into military service • an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade • an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow • loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country • ...

America's House 2014-12-09

America's House crossword puzzle
Across
  1. worker
  2. Adams
  3. employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)
  4. act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
  5. by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
  6. President of the United States (1735-1826)
  7. President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
Down
  1. Wilson
  2. (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting
  3. vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
  4. Coolidge
  5. President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
  6. Jefferson
  7. politically organized body of people under a single government
  8. President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
  9. chief executive of a republic

16 Clues: Adams • Wilson • worker • Coolidge • Jefferson • chief executive of a republic • President of the United States (1735-1826) • by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules • politically organized body of people under a single government • (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting • ...

APHUMANGEO 4.8 2024-02-19

APHUMANGEO 4.8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is another factor that leads to the devolution of states?
  2. Physical geography has led to devolution in the country of?
  3. What is the process in which regions within a state demand and gain political strength?
  4. What is one example of terrorism that is caused by a want for devolution?
  5. What is one last factor that leads to the devolution of states?
  6. What is one different factor that leads to the devolution of states?
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  1. What is one other factor that leads to the devolution of states?
  2. What is one factor that leads to the devolution of states?
  3. What is one last aspect of autonomy?
  4. When distance increases between two locations, interactions decrease, what is this called?
  5. One extreme example of ethnic cleansing is?
  6. What is another aspect of autonomy?
  7. What is one aspect of autonomy?
  8. What is one more factor that leads to the devolution of states?
  9. One example of devolution in the UK is?

15 Clues: What is one aspect of autonomy? • What is another aspect of autonomy? • What is one last aspect of autonomy? • One example of devolution in the UK is? • One extreme example of ethnic cleansing is? • What is one factor that leads to the devolution of states? • Physical geography has led to devolution in the country of? • ...

Building a New Nation 2020-04-02

Building a New Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
  2. The battle of 1812 took place here.
  3. Tax that is paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
  4. Served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
  5. Support for the political independence of a particular nation or people.
  6. Lemhi Shoshone woman who net and helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
  7. Spain controlled the peninsula of this state in 1812.
  8. The taking of men into military or naval force by compulsion.
  9. Writer of the Star Spangled Banner.
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  1. Served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
  2. Served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.
  3. Admitted to the union in 1812.
  4. The National anthem of the United States, written on September 14,1814.
  5. First major improved highway built between 1811 and 1837.
  6. Treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom to limit naval armaments on the Great Lakes.

15 Clues: Admitted to the union in 1812. • The battle of 1812 took place here. • Writer of the Star Spangled Banner. • Spain controlled the peninsula of this state in 1812. • Served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. • First major improved highway built between 1811 and 1837. • Tax that is paid on a particular class of imports or exports. • ...

Building a New Nation 2020-04-02

Building a New Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
  2. America’s ally when fighting against the British in the war of 1812.
  3. advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people.
  4. America’s main enemy in the war of 1812.
  5. a tropical state that Spain has ceded to America.
  6. a procedure by which a court can review an administrative action.
  7. purchased by America and it also doubled the size of our country.
Down
  1. America’s national anthem.
  2. a general embargo on all foreign nations enacted by the United States Congress.
  3. The United States Military Academy.
  4. The fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
  5. the second vice president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
  6. pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa.
  7. a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S.
  8. the U.S. capital.

15 Clues: the U.S. capital. • America’s national anthem. • The United States Military Academy. • America’s main enemy in the war of 1812. • a tropical state that Spain has ceded to America. • pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa. • The fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. • the second vice president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. • ...

Civil war vocabulary 2023-04-18

Civil war vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to leave or break away
  2. the nations top court it decides wether laws follow the united states constitution
  3. the u.s government that wanted the nation to remain a single country
  4. to do away with end or stop
  5. the U.S declared California a free state and allowed five new states to vote on the issue
  6. compromise that counted each slave as 3/5 of a person for representation
  7. the act declared that citizens could vote on whether new states would be free or slave states
  8. a national bestselling book that exposed the brutality of slavery
  9. a war between citizens of the same country
  10. the supreme court declared that all states must allow slavery
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  1. the 16th president of the U.S.
  2. the u.s split the Louisiana purchase, assigning half of Missouri as a slave state and the rest as a free state
  3. person elected to represent a state based on its population
  4. the government that the 11 seceded states formed
  5. a person who wanted to get rid of slavery

15 Clues: to leave or break away • to do away with end or stop • the 16th president of the U.S. • a person who wanted to get rid of slavery • a war between citizens of the same country • the government that the 11 seceded states formed • person elected to represent a state based on its population • the supreme court declared that all states must allow slavery • ...

Causes of The Civil War 2022-03-10

Causes of The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  2. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860
  3. small war between pro slavery and anti slavery states fought in 1854-1859
  4. something that involves ownership of someone else
  5. where you pick a side between the south and the north
  6. state that is against slavery
  7. factories vs agriculture
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  1. state that supports slavery
  2. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
  3. repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
  4. states arguing about how much power the federal government should have
  5. moving west is known as...
  6. upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
  7. the 16th president
  8. best cash crop the south grew

15 Clues: the 16th president • factories vs agriculture • moving west is known as... • state that supports slavery • best cash crop the south grew • state that is against slavery • something that involves ownership of someone else • where you pick a side between the south and the north • the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 • ...

civil war 2022-03-10

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Forcing people to do labour
  2. Edmunds/ A field nurse who served in the war
  3. Houston/ He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas
  4. Hamilton/ United States Army officer who served with distinction during the Mexican–American War
  5. the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln
  6. rights/ the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
  7. someone who didn't agree with secession
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  1. of Sabine/ a failed Union Army attempt to invade the Confederate state of Texas
  2. Lincoln/ 16th president
  3. the withdrawal of 11 slave states
  4. /Confederate States of America
  5. of Galveston/ a naval and land battle of the American Civil War
  6. someone who used to be a slave
  7. a ruler

14 Clues: a ruler • Lincoln/ 16th president • Forcing people to do labour • /Confederate States of America • someone who used to be a slave • the withdrawal of 11 slave states • someone who didn't agree with secession • Edmunds/ A field nurse who served in the war • the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln • of Galveston/ a naval and land battle of the American Civil War • ...

vocab crossword 2020-12-15

vocab crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The siege virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution.
  2. was used by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in the mid-1800s to emigrate west.
  3. a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies.
  4. in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
  5. the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
  6. an enslaved African-American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife
  7. 1st U.S president
  8. founding father of the United States
  9. outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
  10. British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies.
  11. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
  12. a widely held cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
  13. form of government operating on principles adopted from a republic and a democracy.
  14. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
  15. conflict fought between Britain and France over new world territory.
  16. an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
  17. This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico.
  18. declared by the British crown at the end of the French and Indian War in North America.
Down
  1. the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
  2. the government would have one legislative house in which each state would have one vote.
  3. imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
  4. Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing.
  5. declared that only English ships would be allowed to bring goods into England.
  6. a colony.
  7. 3rd U.S president.
  8. U.S. history, a document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
  9. King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801.
  10. a conflict between the United States and Mexico, fought from April 1846 to February 1848
  11. trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances.
  12. a series of forced relocations of approximately 46,000 Native Americans between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government.

30 Clues: a colony. • 1st U.S president • 3rd U.S president. • founding father of the United States • the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. • in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. • conflict fought between Britain and France over new world territory. • imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-05-21

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant.
  2. U.S. Supreme Court decision which determined that slaves could not sue in federal court because they did not have the rights of citizenship.
  3. Union general who believed in TOTAL WAR
  4. Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute.
  5. Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy
  6. The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia which left a path of almost total destruction. Often cited as the first example of total war.
  7. Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states.
  8. Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware).
  9. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
  10. To leave or withdraw
  11. General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time
Down
  1. Novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
  2. A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states. Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state to keep the balance of power.
  3. General for the South; got his nickname because he refused to retreat during battle - he held his position like a stone wall.
  4. point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
  5. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  6. ship made of iron
  7. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded, it is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
  8. The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
  9. Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides.The Union blocked the South's coastline and Mississippi River to stop movement of people and supplies in the South.
  10. A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
  11. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  12. Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
  13. Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances/ Helped Union send battle information.
  14. Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.

25 Clues: ship made of iron • To leave or withdraw • Union general who believed in TOTAL WAR • Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute. • point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win. • President of the United States of America during the Civil War • Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states. • ...

Abraham-Puzzle 2025-07-07

Abraham-Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. idea that all people are the same in rights.
  2. famous battlefield and speech location.
  3. formal address to an audience.
  4. others justly.
  5. others effectively.
  6. a conflict.
  7. and good judgment.
  8. Northern states during the Civil War.
  9. system of owning people.
  10. from oppression.
  11. States,The country Lincoln led.
  12. birthplace.
  13. official announcement.
  14. war,Conflict between Northern and Southern states.
Down
  1. suddenly, as Lincoln was.
  2. truthful.
  3. adult home state.
  4. leader of a country.
  5. 16th president of the U.S.
  6. act of freeing enslaved people.

20 Clues: truthful. • a conflict. • birthplace. • others justly. • from oppression. • adult home state. • and good judgment. • others effectively. • leader of a country. • official announcement. • system of owning people. • suddenly, as Lincoln was. • 16th president of the U.S. • formal address to an audience. • States,The country Lincoln led. • act of freeing enslaved people. • ...

North America 2024-08-08

North America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 4th longest river in the United States and one of the main rivers in northwest Mexico and Southwest United States
  2. Founded by Spain in 1582, and known as the City of Los Angeles
  3. A major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America
  4. The hottest desert in both Mexico and the United States that stretches from Northwestern states of Mexico to the Southwestern states in the U.S.
  5. Capital of Canada
  6. Capital of the United States of America
Down
  1. Largest and deepest Ocean on Earth
  2. Second largest Ocean in the world
  3. Second longest river and the second largest drainage system in the North America
  4. A system of mountains formed 480 million years ago, that stretch from eastern to northeastern North America
  5. Capital of Mexico
  6. A southeastern coastal state that known for it’s shoreline tropical beaches, marsh like sea islands, Historical Charleston, and Ft. Sumter is located in this state in which is here the first shots of the Civil War were fired
  7. A series of 5 large interconnected freshwater lakes in the central eastern part of the United States and connect to the Atlantic Ocean and are ;located on the U.S.-Canadian borde
  8. Second largest and Most populous city in the United States
  9. A large area of exposed high grade metamorphic rocks. It is split into 4 provinces

15 Clues: Capital of Mexico • Capital of Canada • Second largest Ocean in the world • Largest and deepest Ocean on Earth • Capital of the United States of America • Second largest and Most populous city in the United States • Founded by Spain in 1582, and known as the City of Los Angeles • A major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America • ...

Constitution Crossword Review 2022-10-18

Constitution Crossword Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The president that presided over the Constitutional Convention.
  2. Calls for two house legislature based on population (favored by large states).
  3. The 2nd house in congress that has equal representation.
  4. The policy that outlined westward expansion for future states.
  5. Extended voting rights beyond church members.
  6. The 1st house in congress that is based on population.
  7. A riot organized by farmers that proved the A.O.C. was too weak.
  8. The policy for counting slaves as a part of population for tax purposes.
  9. The author of the Great Compromise.
  10. The solution to how the states should be represented.
Down
  1. First legislative body in the colonies.
  2. The governing document created after the American Revolution; Had a weak central government.
  3. The governing document used in the United States today.
  4. The town where the Constitutional Convention was held.
  5. A social contract that established self-government.
  6. Calls for one house legislature and equal representation (favored by small states).
  7. Father of the U.S. Constitution.

17 Clues: Father of the U.S. Constitution. • The author of the Great Compromise. • First legislative body in the colonies. • Extended voting rights beyond church members. • A social contract that established self-government. • The solution to how the states should be represented. • The town where the Constitutional Convention was held. • ...

Jeffersonian Era 2025-11-05

Jeffersonian Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the leaders sent by Jefferson to explore the new western lands
  2. Political party led by Adams, favored a strong national government
  3. The highest court in the United States
  4. Political party led by Jefferson, supported states’ rights
  5. Native American woman who helped guide Lewis and Clark
  6. The title of the person who leads the Supreme Court
  7. Third president responsible for the Louisiana Purchase
Down
  1. The name of the group that explored the Louisiana Territory
  2. 1803 land deal that doubled the size of the United States
  3. Bitter presidential race between Adams and Jefferson, ended with Jefferson’s victory
  4. The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
  5. French leader who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States
  6. Supreme Court case that established judicial review
  7. The main water route followed by the Lewis and Clark expedition
  8. Co-leader of the expedition to map and explore the Louisiana Territory
  9. Second president of the United States, served before Jefferson
  10. Powerful Chief Justice who strengthened the Supreme Court’s power

17 Clues: The highest court in the United States • Supreme Court case that established judicial review • The title of the person who leads the Supreme Court • Native American woman who helped guide Lewis and Clark • Third president responsible for the Louisiana Purchase • 1803 land deal that doubled the size of the United States • ...

Gage's Government Crossword 2020-12-03

Gage's Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (Three Words) A clause in the Constitution establishes the Constitution and United States laws as the “supreme Law of the Land.”
  2. (Two Words) Powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.
  3. (Two Words) Links people and government, gives voice to people.
  4. (Four Words) An election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins.
  5. (Two Words) An election
  6. (Two Words) A structure within a society that connects the people to the government or other centralized authority
  7. (Three Words) An act creating a new state
  8. in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.
  9. (Two Words) Grants given to the states for a specific project, with little to no freedom in how it's spent.
  10. (Three Words) Grants of federal money or other resources to the states and/or their cities, counties, or localities.
  11. (Two Words) Money that goes to local government in areas where there are large federal land holding in lieu of property taxes that the local government can’t collect from the national government.
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  1. (Two Words) Powers found directly within the Constitution.
  2. (Two Words) Powers that are not expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested, or implied by, the expressed powers.
  3. The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State.
  4. (Two Words) Voting for candidates from multiple parties.
  5. (Two Words) Grants given to states with certain strings attached, limiting what the money could be spent on.
  6. (Two Words) Agreements among States with consent from Congress.
  7. (Two Words) An act directing people of the territory to frame a proposed constitution.
  8. (Two Words) Grants given to the states, in which they could spend it freely.
  9. (Five Words) The Constitution ensures that States recognize the laws and, documents, and court proceedings of the other States.
  10. (Two Words) Citizen participation level and awareness of government decisions
  11. A system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government between the national government and the State governments
  12. (Two Words) Powers that belong only because the U.S. is sovereign. There are few of these. One is the National Gov’ts ability to regulate immigration.
  13. (Two Words) A collection of people who share some common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends.
  14. (Two Words) Powers that can be exercised by the National Gov’t alone.
  15. (Two Words) Powers that both National and State Government have.

26 Clues: (Two Words) An election • (Three Words) An act creating a new state • (Two Words) Voting for candidates from multiple parties. • (Two Words) Powers found directly within the Constitution. • (Two Words) Agreements among States with consent from Congress. • (Two Words) Links people and government, gives voice to people. • ...

HOLIDAY 2024-03-05

HOLIDAY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gras - What holiday, also known as Fat Tuesday, is celebrated with parades, parties, and indulgence before the fasting period of Lent?
  2. - What Jewish holiday is celebrated for eight days and nights, commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem?
  3. - What holiday in the United States, observed on the last Monday of May, honors and remembers military personnel who have died in service?
  4. - What holiday is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November, traditionally involving a feast with turkey and gratitude?
  5. Year's - What holiday marks the beginning of the new year on January 1st, often celebrated with parties and fireworks?
  6. - What holiday is celebrated on February 14th, focusing on love and affection, often with the exchange of cards and gifts?
  7. de Mayo - What holiday, celebrated mainly in Mexico and the United States on May 5th, commemorates the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla?
  8. - What holiday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, often celebrated with Easter egg hunts and religious services?
  9. Day - What holiday in the United States, celebrated on the first Monday of September, honors the contributions of workers and the labor movement?
  10. - What French holiday, celebrated on July 14th, commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison during the French Revolution?
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  1. - What holiday in the United States is celebrated on July 4th, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
  2. - What Jewish holiday commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt?
  3. - What holiday, celebrated on June 19th, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States?
  4. - What holiday is celebrated on December 25th, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ?
  5. - What Islamic holiday involves fasting from sunrise to sunset for a month, commemorating the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad?
  6. - What Hindu holiday, also known as the Festival of Lights, celebrates the victory of light over darkness and good over evil?
  7. - What holiday is celebrated on October 31st with costumes, trick-or-treating, and spooky decorations?
  8. - What holiday, celebrated mainly in the United States, honors African heritage and culture, lasting from December 26th to January 1st?
  9. - What holiday in the United States, observed on November 11th, honors military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces?
  10. Patrick's - What holiday, celebrated on March 17th, honors Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, often associated with shamrocks and wearing green?

20 Clues: - What holiday is celebrated on December 25th, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ? • - What Jewish holiday commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt? • - What holiday is celebrated on October 31st with costumes, trick-or-treating, and spooky decorations? • ...

Dylan = 2nd hour 2023-03-06

Dylan = 2nd hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. betray
  2. started after Lincoln became president.
  3. allowing residents to vote.
  4. someone who believes in expansion.
  5. an investor.
  6. repealed the Missouri compromise and aloud the people to vote.
  7. created an imaginary line to split the country.
  8. first territorial governor of Kansas.
  9. states that are anti slavery
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  1. president during the civil war.
  2. died for his cause
  3. an investor.
  4. areas that are not yet states.
  5. something that can be worse than a crime.
  6. a crop produced for commercial value.
  7. some who is anti slavery.
  8. states that are pro slavery
  9. to attack.
  10. became governor of Kansas.
  11. a person that dies for their beliefs.
  12. barrier.

21 Clues: betray • barrier. • to attack. • an investor. • an investor. • died for his cause • some who is anti slavery. • became governor of Kansas. • states that are pro slavery • allowing residents to vote. • states that are anti slavery • areas that are not yet states. • president during the civil war. • someone who believes in expansion. • a crop produced for commercial value. • ...

Calvins World War 2 Crossword 2021-04-27

Calvins World War 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. soviet union, France, united states, and great britain
  2. Germany, Japan, Italy
  3. Entered WWII on September 27th 1940
  4. major battle in the pacific theater
  5. "lightning war"
  6. religion that was centered around the
  7. led the united states 3rd army
  8. country responsible for world war 2
  9. flew suicide attacks for japan
  10. 33rd president of the united states
  11. Italian dictator
  12. Hitlers wife
Down
  1. Japanese city that was bombed
  2. length of the Battle of Guadalcanal
  3. "enemy aliens"
  4. organized the New Deal
  5. secret police stealing jews
  6. Normandy invasion
  7. first battle in history to be fought in the air
  8. German general

20 Clues: Hitlers wife • "enemy aliens" • German general • "lightning war" • Italian dictator • Normandy invasion • Germany, Japan, Italy • organized the New Deal • secret police stealing jews • Japanese city that was bombed • led the united states 3rd army • flew suicide attacks for japan • length of the Battle of Guadalcanal • Entered WWII on September 27th 1940 • ...

Unit 10 Crossword puzzle 2020-03-26

Unit 10 Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Founded in 1933 under the authority of the Banking Act of Banking Act, it is in charge of ensuring bank deposits at eligible banks in the event of a bank's bankruptcy and regulating certain banks.
  2. a series of evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
  3. a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18, 1933.
  4. the 32nd president of the United States, the 4th election and established a New Deal policy to cope with the Great Depression and led the country during World War II.
  5. Between 1933 and 1939, Roosevelt in the United States came from a series of programs, public works, financial reforms and regulations enacted by President Franklin D.
  6. the worst economic downturn in industrialized world history that lasted from 1929 to 1939.
  7. an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933.
  8. an American political figure, diplomat and activist.
  9. a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes.
  10. the name given to the drought-stricken Southern Plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s.
Down
  1. the new name given by the Roosevelt Administration to the Emergency Relief Administration which President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had created in 1933.
  2. an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and was a member of the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935.
  3. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 24.8 percent due to a stock crash that began on October 29, 1929.
  4. was a voluntary public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men.
  5. an independent federal government agency responsible for protecting investors, maintaining fair and orderly functioning of the securities markets, and facilitating capital formation.
  6. contingent on the nature of government
  7. a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States.
  8. a law enacted in 1935 to create a system of transfer payments in which younger, working people support older, retired people.
  9. a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court in order to obtain favorable rulings regarding New Deal legislation that the Court had ruled
  10. Act of buying stocks at great risk with the anticipation that the price will rise.

20 Clues: contingent on the nature of government • an American political figure, diplomat and activist. • a series of evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt • Act of buying stocks at great risk with the anticipation that the price will rise. • a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States. • ...

Powers of Congress (Filmonchik, M.) 2017-03-09

Powers of Congress (Filmonchik, M.) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. raise and support (land)
  2. promoting the progress of this core subject
  3. make this rule about becoming citizens
  4. taking money from the citizens for public use
  5. make these that or like the supreme court but inferior
  6. take money from other states and return it
  7. make this with other nations
  8. necessary and _______
  9. fix a standard of _____ and measurements
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  1. do this to felons
  2. suspending ____ ____ in case of rebellion and invasion
  3. mail travels along
  4. make this makeshift army
  5. remove the president from office
  6. provide and maintain (water)
  7. sends mail
  8. regulate _____ with nations and states
  9. coin ______
  10. declare _____
  11. accepting these into the country

20 Clues: sends mail • coin ______ • declare _____ • do this to felons • mail travels along • necessary and _______ • raise and support (land) • make this makeshift army • provide and maintain (water) • make this with other nations • remove the president from office • accepting these into the country • make this rule about becoming citizens • regulate _____ with nations and states • ...

Bill of Rights Crossword Puzzle 2017-01-12

Bill of Rights Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What the Bill of Rights was written on
  2. Makes a change
  3. Individuals who fought for the Constitution
  4. Chief Executive
  5. Opposite of slavery
  6. First to rule
  7. Congress, Senate, and Supreme Court
  8. Used to write with
  9. What our Founding Fathers wore
  10. An agreement between countries or states
  11. Another word for a law
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  1. Opposite to the Senate
  2. Where the President stays
  3. Louisiana Purchase
  4. Used with cannon balls
  5. Fights for what is right
  6. United States
  7. Writer of the Bill of Rights
  8. Supreme law of the United States
  9. Flintlock
  10. Someone sent to a convention to represent a state

21 Clues: Flintlock • United States • First to rule • Makes a change • Chief Executive • Louisiana Purchase • Used to write with • Opposite of slavery • Opposite to the Senate • Used with cannon balls • Another word for a law • Fights for what is right • Where the President stays • Writer of the Bill of Rights • What our Founding Fathers wore • Supreme law of the United States • ...

Citizenship/Civics 2024-05-30

Citizenship/Civics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
  2. What is one reason colonists came to America?
  3. The third President of the United States
  4. Washington D.C. was formed from land belonging to Virginia and _____
  5. The second President of the United States
  6. The ___________ sets up the government, defines the government, protects basic rights of Americans
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  1. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
  2. Capital of Massachusetts
  3. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
  4. What month is Independence Day?
  5. Who makes federal laws?
  6. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
  7. a change (to the Constitution), an addition (to the Constitution)
  8. We elect a President for how many years?
  9. Susan B. __________ fought for civil rights and the women's right to vote.
  10. A system of _______ and balances exits to make sure no branch has too much power.

16 Clues: Who makes federal laws? • Capital of Massachusetts • What month is Independence Day? • Who is the “Father of Our Country”? • The third President of the United States • We elect a President for how many years? • The second President of the United States • Name one problem that led to the Civil War. • What is one reason colonists came to America? • ...

Federalism 2014-09-25

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Federal categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of mats of application
  2. System of government were both the state and national government remained supreme within on spheres each responsible for some policies
  3. A system of government in which powers and responsibilities are divided into national levels to address national and regional needs
  4. 1819 Supreme Court case that established the supremacy of national government over state government
  5. Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories of state and local spending
  6. clause in article 4 section 8 of Constitution requires each state to recognize official document and civil judgments rendered by the courts of other states
  7. legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by officials and state in which crime is alleged to have been committed
  8. case in 1824 Supreme Court interpreted broadly the clause in article 1 section 8 giving Congress Power to regulate interstate commerce encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity
  9. pattern of spending taxing and providing grants in federal system
  10. Final paragraph in article 1 section 8 which authorizes Congress to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution
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  1. Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad projects in areas like community development and social service
  2. A clause in article 4 section 2 states citizens of each State most of the privileges of citizens of other states
  3. entire set of interactions among national state and local government
  4. System of government where powers and policy assignments are shared between states and national government
  5. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states reserve two states or people
  6. article six of Constitution makes concentration national law and treaties supreme overstate laws when the national government is acting within constitutional limits
  7. Way of organizing nation so all powers your size in central government
  8. an alliance of Independent states creates a central government available to power
  9. Powers of the federal government address specifically in Constitution for Congress powers in article 1 section 8
  10. Power of federal government that go beyond enumerated in the Constitution
  11. Organizes nation so two or more levels of government have more authority over same land and people
  12. Federal categorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or administrative regulation

22 Clues: pattern of spending taxing and providing grants in federal system • entire set of interactions among national state and local government • Way of organizing nation so all powers your size in central government • Power of federal government that go beyond enumerated in the Constitution • ...

key terms, people, and concepts 2015-10-28

key terms, people, and concepts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents
  2. This document served as the United States' first constitution, and was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present day Constitution went into effect
  3. a principle of classical liberalism, free market libertarianism, and some tendencies of liberalism and conservatism in the United States
  4. a name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing
  5. a compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention
  6. rights that which cannot be given away or taken away
  7. the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons
  8. the part of English law this derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes
  9. diverse coalition of people who opposed ratification of the Constitution
  10. a trend of thought that favors equality for all people
  11. a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity
  12. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives
  13. an advocate or supporter of federalism
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  1. a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773
  2. a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
  3. the statement adopted by the Continental Congress meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies
  4. an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
  5. a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in one or several individuals reigning until death or abdication
  6. a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch
  7. 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
  8. Rights that people supposedly have under natural law
  9. the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  10. a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787
  11. supreme power or authority
  12. belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism

25 Clues: supreme power or authority • an advocate or supporter of federalism • Rights that people supposedly have under natural law • rights that which cannot be given away or taken away • a trend of thought that favors equality for all people • belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism • a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch • ...

Logan Green Articles X-Word 2024-02-09

Logan Green Articles X-Word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _________ sent home their soldiers, disbanding the army because _________ could not pay them for their service.
  2. Because the Articles of Confederation gave all trading power and regulation to each individual states, there were economic winners and _______.
  3. Represantatives of Congress tried to fix their debt/money problem with two _________s that made states pay taxes to the government but both failed since not all of the states agreed. (All states had to approve an amendment which is different than a bill being passed.
  4. Noah Webster wrote an American _______ book.
  5. Alexander Hamilton hated congress, the world and the fools in it, and most surprisingly, h_______.
  6. Alexander Hamilton saw the U.S. as a future ______ ______.
  7. Congress fixed many issues written in the Articles of Confederation such as only allowing Congress to ____ money because States previously ____(ed) too much money which caused the money to become less valuable.
  8. Where did the delegates meet to revise the Articles of Confederation in May of 1787? P_________
  9. The land west of the Appalachian Mountains was turned into states by a law called the Northwest _______ of 1787
  10. How many states had to approve the bill for it to be passed? (_____ out of 13)
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  1. The Articles of Confederation created a national government centered on the (legislative branch), which was comprised of a ______ house.
  2. Congress wrote a new constitution at ______ ______ because the Articles of Confederation were flawed.
  3. What rebellion almost caused a civil war in Massachusetts?
  4. The Articles of Confederation made it so that only _______ could levy/impose taxes while the government had no power to impose taxes and had to request money from the states because they were bankrupt. (Underlying Crisis)
  5. Mostly _______ inhabited the boundaries of the “Western Land” which was won in the Treaty of Paris from England.
  6. Passed during the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation was the first U.S. __________.
  7. Shays' rebellion was made up of angry _______s because many of them could not pay their debts and were thrown in jail for this or the government took their land.
  8. Who realized that they were powerless because the continental army had been disbanded and the federal government had no money for new recruits. (A person who makes laws)
  9. Natural resources, __________, and isoltation from wars, were the advantages that the U.S. had that made this foreign born illegitimate, Alexander Hamilon see us as a future......
  10. After the war was over, some loyalists went to England while others went to _______. However, they felt like they did not really fit in.

20 Clues: Noah Webster wrote an American _______ book. • What rebellion almost caused a civil war in Massachusetts? • Alexander Hamilton saw the U.S. as a future ______ ______. • How many states had to approve the bill for it to be passed? (_____ out of 13) • Where did the delegates meet to revise the Articles of Confederation in May of 1787? P_________ • ...

THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION 2024-12-08

THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a law in 1787 that established a procedure for the admission of new states to the Union
  2. supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government
  3. the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws
  4. a document, adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 and finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of government of the new United States
  5. a government in which the citizens rule through elected representatives
  6. a group selected by the states to elect the president and the vice-president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress
  7. an opponent of a strong central government
  8. the branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution
  9. a key figure in the Great Compromise, which established the structure of the United States Congress, the plan ultimately resolved a deadlock between large and small states over how legislative voting should work
  10. a political system in which a national government and constituent units, such as state governments, share power
  11. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens' rights and freedoms
  12. the Constitutional Convention's agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house
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  1. the branch of government that makes laws
  2. an alliance permitting states or nations to act together on matters of mutual concern
  3. a series of essays defending and explaining the Constitution, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
  4. the provisions in the U.S. Constitution that prevent any branch of the U.S. government from dominating the other two branches
  5. believed the Articles of Confederation had several weaknesses, including a weak central government, an inability to conduct foreign policy, and a lack of structure to serve the new democracy
  6. the belief that government should be based on the consent of the people
  7. an uprising of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers protesting increased state taxes in 1787
  8. the official approval of the Constitution, or of an amendment, by the states
  9. the Constitutional Convention's agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves as population for purposes of representation and taxation
  10. a law in 1785 that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mountains

22 Clues: the branch of government that makes laws • an opponent of a strong central government • the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws • supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government • the branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution • ...

History II - Wars & Politics 2025-01-30

History II - Wars & Politics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to withdraw from a union
  2. plot of land given to settlers under the Homestead Act, allowing them to claim land in the West if they lived on it and improved it
  3. United States paid Mexico after the war; amends for wrongs done by providing payment
  4. Promoting the interests of a section or region (such as the North or the South) instead of the entire country
  5. 1836 nationalists, supported internal improvements and moral reforms, and desired gradual westward expansion in congruence with economic growth and modernization
  6. the union of the Southern states that had seceded
  7. The process of a minority group adopting the customs and culture of the dominant group, often referring to the forced assimilation of Native Americans.
  8. president that signed Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
  9. belief that the United States was destined to expand its territory across the continent, sea to shining sea
  10. 1854 act of law that organized a new territory, debate about whether slavery would be legal in newly organized territory
  11. secret network of routes & safe houses that supported escaped slaves
  12. 1850 strong law authorizing return of a runaway slaves to their master with five years imprisonment to anyone who aided
  13. those states remaining loyal to the United States of America
  14. practice of positioning naval ships in front of an enemy's harbors and river openings to prevent commerce
  15. law which order men to military service; the draft
  16. 1820 law creating a division of free vs. slave states,banned slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands located north of the 36º 30’ parallel
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  1. founder of Democratic-Republicans, direct opposition to the Federalist Party and backed a decentralized government with power to the states, favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution and believed that a strong national government was a threat to individual freedoms and state sovereignty
  2. founded by Hamilton, backing a strong centralized federal government which limited the power of state governments; favored the development of manufacturing and industry over agriculture
  3. Freedom from slavery
  4. acute infectious disease that leads to skin lesions, leaves the face and limbs covered with cratered pockmarks, decimated the Indigenous Americans
  5. the separation of groups of people based on race
  6. The purchase of a large territory from France by the United States in 1803, significantly expanding westward territory
  7. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  8. spanning one of the large landmasses of the earth
  9. large farm raising one main crop
  10. person opposed to slavery and in favor of ending it

26 Clues: Freedom from slavery • to withdraw from a union • large farm raising one main crop • the separation of groups of people based on race • the union of the Southern states that had seceded • spanning one of the large landmasses of the earth • law which order men to military service; the draft • person opposed to slavery and in favor of ending it • ...

Ap gov vocabulary 2025-01-16

Ap gov vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. System in which power is held by a loose union of independent states. The central government is weak in relation to the power of the states.
  2. Procedure that allows voters to reject a measure passed by the state legislature.
  3. that permits voters to put state legislative measures directly on the ballot.
  4. Federal grants given to states for specific purposes, often with strings attached, such as building an airport or a highway.
  5. The distribution of a percentage of federal tax income to state and local governments.
  6. Powers given to the federal government that have been reasonably inferred from the Constitution.
  7. This constitutional provision provides a guarantee of citizenship, as well as equal protection and due process, which have been the sources of incorporation for key protections in the Bill of Rights.
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  1. Federal grants given to states for broader purposes, such as healthcare or education.
  2. Ruling that declared the national government’s power under the commerce clause does not permit it to regulate matters not directly related to interstate commerce; in this case, banning firearms in a school zone.
  3. Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws essential to carrying out its expressed duties. This provision allows the national government to carry out implied powers.
  4. System in which power is divided between national and state or local governments.
  5. The doctrine that a state can void a federal law that, in the state’s opinion, violates the Constitution.
  6. Provision that states all powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution, nor prohibited to the states, are reserved for the states.
  7. Powers given to the state governments alone.
  8. Powers written into the Constitution that have been given to the national government.
  9. Powers shared by both the national and state governments.
  10. Constitutional provision that gives the federal government the power to regulate interstate and foreign trade.
  11. Strings attached by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds.
  12. Ruling that declared the federal government had the power to establish a national bank under the “necessary and proper” clause.
  13. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office.
  14. Terms set by the national government that states are required to meet whether or not they accept federal grants.
  15. System in which power is centralized in one body. State or regional governments derive authority from the central government.

22 Clues: Powers given to the state governments alone. • Powers shared by both the national and state governments. • Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office. • that permits voters to put state legislative measures directly on the ballot. • System in which power is divided between national and state or local governments. • ...

Discovery ed history crossword 2023-05-04

Discovery ed history crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (tool that increased productivity of. Cotton production)
  2. (The side of the war that was against the southern states during the civil war)
  3. (political power should be from the states and the peoples consent)
  4. (congressman who helped sign the Missouri compromise)
  5. (group of pro-slavery southerners)
  6. (Trade between Africa and america for slaves used for labor)
  7. (war between north and the south about slavery)
Down
  1. (signed the emancipation proclamation and was the 16th president)
  2. (a law that made states either free states or slave states
  3. (war between the US and Mexico fought by the border of Texas and Mexico)
  4. (the end of slavery after the 13th amendment)
  5. (and act signed to counteract the Missouri compromise, western states)
  6. (people who were against slavery, and mostly originated in the north)
  7. (a tax on imported goods)

14 Clues: (a tax on imported goods) • (group of pro-slavery southerners) • (the end of slavery after the 13th amendment) • (war between north and the south about slavery) • (congressman who helped sign the Missouri compromise) • (tool that increased productivity of. Cotton production) • (a law that made states either free states or slave states • ...

Nic W 4 2023-03-06

Nic W 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what slaves wanted
  2. people in the CSA
  3. baldwin city's county was named after whom
  4. first state governor of Kansas
  5. not in accordance with the constitution
  6. person who was killed for beliefs
  7. escaped slaves
  8. conflict between 2 sides
  9. Invests in stocks
  10. region where slave states were
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  1. follower of westward expansion
  2. authority of others while voting
  3. top general of the south
  4. person opposed to slavery
  5. act that added two more states
  6. soldiers of the south
  7. sixteenth president of the US
  8. set free
  9. region where free states were
  10. betraying one's country
  11. sealing off a place

21 Clues: set free • escaped slaves • people in the CSA • Invests in stocks • what slaves wanted • sealing off a place • soldiers of the south • betraying one's country • top general of the south • conflict between 2 sides • person opposed to slavery • sixteenth president of the US • region where free states were • follower of westward expansion • act that added two more states • ...

The Civil War 2015-04-12

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to withdraw from enemy forces
  2. war between the states (1861-1865)
  3. proclamation issued by Pres. Lincoln
  4. Union soldier in Civil War
  5. Commander of the Union Armies
  6. practice of owning slaves
  7. to enlist in armed forces
  8. 16th President of United States
  9. to give assistance
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  1. light gun with long barrel
  2. item designed to inflict bodily harm
  3. Lincoln granted all slaves
  4. southern states that seceded from the Union
  5. conflict
  6. highest officer in armed forces
  7. General that led the Confederate Army
  8. successful ending of a war
  9. garment worn by soldiers
  10. strategy to achieve a specific end
  11. feeling of hostility

20 Clues: conflict • to give assistance • feeling of hostility • garment worn by soldiers • practice of owning slaves • to enlist in armed forces • light gun with long barrel • Lincoln granted all slaves • Union soldier in Civil War • successful ending of a war • to withdraw from enemy forces • Commander of the Union Armies • highest officer in armed forces • 16th President of United States • ...

ACW Revision 2024-04-28

ACW Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The act of setting someone free from enslavement.
  2. A white Northern American who settled in the South after the ACW.
  3. The withdrawal of the Southern states.
  4. Which amendment confirmed the Emancipation Proclamation had abolished slavery?
  5. A large estate where cotton was typically grown.
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  1. Someone who wanted to eradicate slavery.
  2. The .... Era after the ACW?
  3. Those Southern States who left the Union in 1861.
  4. Which amendment guaranteed all American Citizens equality in law?
  5. The Northern states during the ACW.
  6. The Reconstruction .... had to be implemented by confederate states before they could be re-admitted to the union.
  7. The ....-Nebraska Act ended the Missouri Compromise?
  8. The .... system is where central government decides subjects that affect all states?
  9. Which amendment gave all black men the right to vote?
  10. A .... state where slavery does not occur.
  11. A tax put on goods brought into the US.

16 Clues: The .... Era after the ACW? • The Northern states during the ACW. • The withdrawal of the Southern states. • A tax put on goods brought into the US. • Someone who wanted to eradicate slavery. • A .... state where slavery does not occur. • A large estate where cotton was typically grown. • Those Southern States who left the Union in 1861. • ...

Government Unit 2012-10-22

Government Unit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An assembly to conduct judicial business
  2. Bill passed to a house of congress; bill gets majority of votes in both houses; president can then pass bill into law or veto it. If vetoed, bill must attain 2/3 majority in both houses to become law.
  3. The central government the unties the states today.
  4. The power to execute, enforce, and administer law.
  5. The upper house of the Untied States Congress
  6. Vote against
  7. of the Untied States Head of state
  8. The way in which changes are added to the constitution
  9. A member of the democratic Party
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  1. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
  2. The lower Legislative house of the Untied States Congress
  3. Representatives
  4. The government of a local area
  5. The branch of Untied States Government that has power over legislating
  6. The act of officially naming a candidate
  7. Election in which voters choose the candidates from each party who will run in the General Election
  8. Not dependent on or conditions by or relative to anything else

17 Clues: Vote against • Representatives • The government of a local area • A member of the democratic Party • of the Untied States Head of state • An assembly to conduct judicial business • The act of officially naming a candidate • The upper house of the Untied States Congress • The power to execute, enforce, and administer law. • The central government the unties the states today. • ...

Civil War & Reconstruction Crossword 2023-05-09

Civil War & Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The southern states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War
  2. The laws that were passed after the Civil War to help rebuild the United States
  3. A large farm that usually grows a cash crop
  4. The right of each state to make its own laws
  5. The separation of a state from a nation
  6. The separation of people by race
  7. A conflict between the North & South
  8. To murder someone powerful for political reasons
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  1. A person working to end slavery
  2. The right to vote
  3. The freeing of a group from slavery
  4. Bringing charges of wrongdoing against a government official
  5. Concern for regional needs and interests
  6. The northern states of the United States during the Civil War
  7. A set of laws that kept African Americans from voting, owning guns, or taking certain jobs
  8. An area of land granted to an American Indian tribe

16 Clues: The right to vote • A person working to end slavery • The separation of people by race • The freeing of a group from slavery • A conflict between the North & South • The separation of a state from a nation • Concern for regional needs and interests • A large farm that usually grows a cash crop • The right of each state to make its own laws • ...

History Vocab 2020-09-30

History Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was issued by King George III on October 7, 1763,
  2. This act, passed on July 1, 1862, provided Federal subsidies in land and loans for the construction of a transcontinental railroad across the United States.
  3. granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that 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."
  4. the German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781
  5. British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses
  6. American political leader, military general, statesman, and founding father
  7. Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War.
  8. United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
  9. a tax on the legal recognition of documents
  10. comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  11. form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
  12. was a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.
  13. American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist.
  14. known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand
  15. was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary
  16. a large-scale estate meant for farming that specializes in cash crops.
  17. were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  18. began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America
  19. was a conflict between the United States and Mexico, fought from April 1846 to February 1848. ... It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845
  20. authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots.
  21. massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S. Army in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29,
  22. was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement
  23. fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9
  24. was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies
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  1. Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln
  2. was a 2,170-mile east-west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.
  3. signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico
  4. pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.
  5. American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father
  6. was a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the US Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for black people
  7. belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
  8. was a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.
  9. a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston
  10. is the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a dominant group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group.
  11. was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham
  12. The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan, which called for two houses of Congress, both elected with apportionment according to population.
  13. the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
  14. to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.
  15. King of Great Britain and King of Ireland
  16. was a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government.
  17. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
  18. series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade trade between the imperialist states and the colonial and dependent countries
  19. acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
  20. is a form of government operating on principles adopted from a republic and a democracy

44 Clues: King of Great Britain and King of Ireland • a tax on the legal recognition of documents • the German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781 • was issued by King George III on October 7, 1763, • belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. • was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham • ...

Government 2023-10-20

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. right to bear arms
  2. political authority is with the people
  3. to right to speak with no harm
  4. made up of a prime minister and a member of a party
  5. powers not delegated to national gov. or denied to the states ,but reserved to the states.
  6. power divided between central government and local government
  7. judicial branch
  8. written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
  9. single and centralized government
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  1. having to do with praising
  2. government where power is held by a small group
  3. legislative branch
  4. alliance of independence states
  5. executive branch
  6. absolute and unchallengeable authority over people
  7. government where single person holds unlimited political power

16 Clues: judicial branch • executive branch • legislative branch • right to bear arms • having to do with praising • to right to speak with no harm • alliance of independence states • single and centralized government • political authority is with the people • government where power is held by a small group • absolute and unchallengeable authority over people • ...

Jacob 2023-11-30

Jacob crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement
  2. group founded by seven slave states
  3. president of the confederate states of America
  4. Historical period after the civil war
  5. military commander for the confederate states of America
  6. Place of the first White House for the confederate states of America
  7. Confederate States of Americas general during the civil war
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  1. people who standup against slavery
  2. the side that wanted slavery during the civil war
  3. One of the confederates iron clads or ships
  4. machine used to pull cotton fibers from the seed
  5. the act of becoming an independent country
  6. a custom duty or tax levied on imports of merchandise goods
  7. one human being is owned by the other
  8. enslaved black man who sued his masters for freedom

15 Clues: people who standup against slavery • group founded by seven slave states • Historical period after the civil war • one human being is owned by the other • the act of becoming an independent country • One of the confederates iron clads or ships • president of the confederate states of America • machine used to pull cotton fibers from the seed • ...

Jacob 2023-11-30

Jacob crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the confederates iron clads or ships
  2. Place of the first White House for the confederate states of America
  3. a custom duty or tax levied on imports of merchandise goods
  4. president of the confederate states of America
  5. the side that wanted slavery during the civil war
  6. enslaved black man who sued his masters for freedom
  7. group founded by seven slave states
  8. military commander for the confederate states of America
  9. people who standup against slavery
Down
  1. Confederate States of Americas general during the civil war
  2. machine used to pull cotton fibers from the seed
  3. the act of becoming an independent country
  4. a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement
  5. Historical period after the civil war
  6. one human being is owned by the other

15 Clues: people who standup against slavery • group founded by seven slave states • Historical period after the civil war • one human being is owned by the other • the act of becoming an independent country • One of the confederates iron clads or ships • president of the confederate states of America • machine used to pull cotton fibers from the seed • ...

Civil War 2025-01-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Conductor of the Underground Railroad and Union spy.
  2. – Site where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army.
  3. – General of the Confederate Army.
  4. – Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
  5. – Nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
  6. – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
  7. – Location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  8. – General of the Union Army who later became President.
Down
  1. – Executive order by Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate states.
  2. – The 11 southern states that seceded from the Union.
  3. – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy.
  4. – President of the Union during the Civil War.
  5. – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address.
  6. – President of the Confederate States of America.
  7. – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

15 Clues: – General of the Confederate Army. • – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. • – President of the Union during the Civil War. • – President of the Confederate States of America. • – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history. • – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy. • – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address. • ...

Ms Bolivar Social Studies Project 2025-01-07

Ms Bolivar Social Studies Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Conductor of the Underground Railroad and Union spy.
  2. – Site where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army.
  3. – General of the Confederate Army.
  4. – Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
  5. – Nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
  6. – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
  7. – Location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  8. – General of the Union Army who later became President.
Down
  1. – Executive order by Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate states.
  2. – The 11 southern states that seceded from the Union.
  3. – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy.
  4. – President of the Union during the Civil War.
  5. – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address.
  6. – President of the Confederate States of America.
  7. – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

15 Clues: – General of the Confederate Army. • – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. • – President of the Union during the Civil War. • – President of the Confederate States of America. • – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history. • – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy. • – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address. • ...

Nation-States Review 2014-03-12

Nation-States Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Philip II defeated John in the Battle of?(1214)
  2. aside from England we talked about..
  3. presided courts and collected taxes, strengthening the government
  4. Hugh Capet's effective bureaucracy gained him?(Sign)
  5. He and his minister Jean Baptiste reinforced this
  6. centralized tax collection; lessened corruption
  7. gave importance to favoring royal over local justice
  8. Richard I was considered an absentee because of participation in the?
Down
  1. what Henry IV paved the way to.
  2. The Toleration Act of 1689 was for the..
  3. French counterparts of Lords
  4. signed by John; 1215
  5. After James I lost all his resources, he adopted this
  6. Established by Oliver Cromwell; Trial Period
  7. White rose of the War of the Roses; "new" one found in the USA

15 Clues: signed by John; 1215 • French counterparts of Lords • what Henry IV paved the way to. • aside from England we talked about.. • The Toleration Act of 1689 was for the.. • Established by Oliver Cromwell; Trial Period • Philip II defeated John in the Battle of?(1214) • centralized tax collection; lessened corruption • He and his minister Jean Baptiste reinforced this • ...

States of Matter 2014-09-14

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. matter that feels all of the space available to it, it is not very dense
  2. the upward push of a liquid or gas on an object
  3. matter changing from a liquid to a gas
  4. to spread or stretch out
  5. fourth state of matter that is found in the sun and other stars
  6. the process of changing from a gas to a liquid
  7. to change from a liquid to a solid when temperature drops
  8. to spread or scatter widely or thinly
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  1. a particle of matter made of two or more atoms joined tightly together
  2. changing from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid
  3. a change in matter that gives off heat, extra heat
  4. the amount of matter in an object
  5. the speed of evaporation (changing from a liquid to a gas)
  6. full of pores (small holes)
  7. the ability of a substance to flow

15 Clues: to spread or stretch out • full of pores (small holes) • the amount of matter in an object • the ability of a substance to flow • to spread or scatter widely or thinly • matter changing from a liquid to a gas • the process of changing from a gas to a liquid • the upward push of a liquid or gas on an object • a change in matter that gives off heat, extra heat • ...

United States Government 2019-10-31

United States Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Judicial branch of government
  2. 435 representatives
  3. The president is _________ in chief
  4. This branch includes the Supreme Court
  5. Congress includes the House of Representatives and the ____
  6. Carries out laws
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  1. This branch makes laws
  2. In charge of executive branch
  3. one branch doesn't become too powerful
  4. The president lives here
  5. Serves under the president
  6. Number of senators from each state
  7. The United States has ______ branches of government
  8. serve as advisors to the president
  9. The legislative branch is also called ______

15 Clues: Carries out laws • 435 representatives • This branch makes laws • The president lives here • Serves under the president • Judicial branch of government • In charge of executive branch • Number of senators from each state • serve as advisors to the president • The president is _________ in chief • one branch doesn't become too powerful • This branch includes the Supreme Court • ...

States of Matter 2020-11-09

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In a liquid, molecules are more ___ packed than in a solid.
  2. __ in solids are very close together.
  3. Gases have an ___ shape and volume.
  4. A liquid does not have a definite ___.
  5. Molecules in a a liquid move more than molecules in a ___.
  6. A liquid will take the shape of its ___.
  7. These atoms are the fastest.
Down
  1. The study of matter is called this.
  2. A liquid has definite ___.
  3. ___ change shape.
  4. When a liquid is poured from one container into another, it takes up the same about of ___.
  5. Gas atoms are so far apart that they're ___.
  6. An ___ is the smallest unit of matter.
  7. Solids have a ___ shape and a definite volume.
  8. This is another name for the states of matter.

15 Clues: ___ change shape. • A liquid has definite ___. • These atoms are the fastest. • The study of matter is called this. • Gases have an ___ shape and volume. • __ in solids are very close together. • A liquid does not have a definite ___. • An ___ is the smallest unit of matter. • A liquid will take the shape of its ___. • Gas atoms are so far apart that they're ___. • ...

States and capitals 2020-10-18

States and capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Punjab
  2. TamilNadu
  3. WestBengal
  4. Assam
  5. Meghalaya
  6. Madhya pradesh
  7. Himachal pradesh
  8. Tripura
Down
  1. Nagaland
  2. Andhra pradesh
  3. Uttarpradesh
  4. Gangtok
  5. Karnataka
  6. Maharashtra
  7. Manipur

15 Clues: Assam • Punjab • Gangtok • Manipur • Tripura • Nagaland • TamilNadu • Karnataka • Meghalaya • WestBengal • Maharashtra • Uttarpradesh • Andhra pradesh • Madhya pradesh • Himachal pradesh

United States Government 2021-05-14

United States Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. branch headed by the U.S. president
  2. men who attended the Constitutional Convention
  3. first president of the U.S.
  4. why we have government
  5. law of the land in the U.S.
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  1. difference between state and national govt.
  2. We the People
  3. branch that makes the laws
  4. a change to the Constitution
  5. number of branches of government
  6. branch headed by the Supreme Court
  7. number of amendments in the Bill of Rights
  8. amendment that promoted right to bear arms
  9. amendment that promoted freedom of speech
  10. popular sovereignty

15 Clues: We the People • popular sovereignty • why we have government • branch that makes the laws • first president of the U.S. • law of the land in the U.S. • a change to the Constitution • number of branches of government • branch headed by the Supreme Court • branch headed by the U.S. president • amendment that promoted freedom of speech • number of amendments in the Bill of Rights • ...

STATES IN NIGERIA 2023-09-06

STATES IN NIGERIA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Named after the Niger Delta region
  2. - Home of the Gobarau Minaret
  3. River - Named after a river and state
  4. - Known for the Benin Kingdom
  5. - The capital of Nigeria
  6. - Famous for the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
  7. - The historical Yoruba empire
  8. - Home to the Olumo Rock
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  1. - Named after a prominent water feature
  2. - The "State of Harmony"
  3. - Known for its ancient city walls
  4. - Situated in the Niger Delta
  5. - Known for the Sultan's Palace
  6. - Nigeria's most populous city
  7. - The "Coal City" state

15 Clues: - The "Coal City" state • - The "State of Harmony" • - The capital of Nigeria • - Home to the Olumo Rock • - Situated in the Niger Delta • - Home of the Gobarau Minaret • - Known for the Benin Kingdom • - Nigeria's most populous city • - The historical Yoruba empire • - Known for the Sultan's Palace • - Known for its ancient city walls • - Named after the Niger Delta region • ...