states Crossword Puzzles
states of matter 2022-08-31
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- boiling
- firm and stable in shape
- ice freezing
- heat or cool
- Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal.
- point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt
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- water turning into a solid
- evaporation
- process where water vapor becomes liquid
- Point,the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance.
- an electric and magnetic feild
- Molecular, Theory gasses are composed of a large number of particles that behave hard.
- made up of mass
- point,the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
- 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
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- 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.
- In which atoms, ions, or molecules that make up the solid exist in a regular well-defined arrangement.
- The change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase: the opposite or reverse of vaporization.
- The rapid vaporization of a liquid which occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point.
- The transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the liquid state.
- The temperature at which a given solid will melt
- The temperature at which a liquid boils and turns into vapor.
- A substance that has no fixed shape an yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid.
- 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.
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- The process by which a liquid turns into a gas/vapor.
- A phase transition from the liquid phase vapor. There are two types of vaporization: evaporation and boiling.
- And noncrystalline solid in which the atoms and molecules are not organized in a definite lattice pattern.
- Or a fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid.
- A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.
- 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
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- ransition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the liquid state
- water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it
- substance that flows freely
- conversion of a substance from the liquid or solid phase into the gaseous phase
- bringing a liquid to the temperature at which it turns to vapor
- below 32°F (0°C)
- highly defined arrangements of molecular chains
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- any noncrystalline solid in which the atoms and molecules are not organized in a definite pattern
- temperature at which it starts to change into steam or vapor
- process of turning from liquid into vapor
- the temperature at which a given solid will melt
- substance that has no fixed shape
- firm and stable shape
- expands freely to fill the whole of a container
- 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
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- The amount of space an object occupies
- he amount of matter in an object
- Increasing in size or volume.
- Movement of particles from high to low concentration
- ionized gas, found in stars
- liquid to solid
- Decreasing in size or volume.
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- Random movement of particles in a fluid.
- Flows easily and takes the shape of its container.
- liquid to gas
- A state of matter with fixed shape and volume.
- Mass per unit volume
- Pushes or pulls that can change motion
- State of matter that expands to fill its container.
- 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
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- Temporary emotional state
- Extreme tiredness of body or mind
- Inability to remember past information
- Practice of calming the mind
- Knowledge or perception of a situation
- Thinking too much about something
- Strong feeling like joy, anger, or sadness
- Prolonged feeling of sadness or hopelessness
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- The reason one has for acting or behaving
- Mental or emotional strain
- Idea or opinion produced by thinking
- State of active, open attention on the present
- Clearness of thought or expression
- Feeling of worry or nervousness
- 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
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- This man was voted the leader of the Continental Army
- The number of troops the British sent in June 1776
- This was the first major battle
- This was the major result of the Revolutionary War and resulted in American Independence
- These were passed by the parliament in an attempt to restore order in the colonies
- This war led to the independence of Americans
- When the battle of Princeton was won
- The second Continental Congress was supposed to be held in this month
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- This war caused new taxes such as the Stamp Act to be placed on the colonies
- The famous saying related to the Revolutionary War
- overthrow of a government or special power
- This man sounded the alarm over British troops marching through Boston
- The year of the first Continental Congress
- Where the British troops marched
- 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
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- Destiny: The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across North America.
- Region: An area defined by common economic activities.
- Describes a mild climate, not too hot or cold.
- The movement of people from one place to another.
- Density: The number of people living per unit of area.
- A large farm where crops are grown, often with many workers.
- Rights Movement: Movement for equal rights for African Americans in the 1950s–60s.
- Economy: An economy where decisions are guided by supply and demand.
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- The practice of managing international relations and negotiations.
- A person who disagrees with official or commonly held views.
- Crop: A crop grown mainly for sale rather than for the farmer’s use.
- Area: A large city and its surrounding suburbs.
- Goods sent out to another country for sale.
- Goods brought into a country from abroad.
- 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
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- Hot water makes this…
- Water, milk and oil are…
- We read this…
- We breathe this… (تنفس)
- We write O2 for this…
- Coca Cola has too much of this…
- It is a hot drink and Lisa likes it …
- We cook with this…
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- We drink this and a cow makes this… (بقرة)
- We write N for this…
- It is a big, hot ball of gas…
- We eat this…
- The sun, oxygen and nitrogen are…
- We drink this everyday…
- 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
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- the change of state of a gas to a solid without going through the liquid state
- the change of state from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid state
- the total potential and kinetic energies of an object
- the uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid
- the amount of space that a substance or object occupies
- vaporization that occurs only at the surface of a liquid
- a matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume
- a measurement of a liquid's resistance to flow
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- matter that has a definite shape and volume
- the change in state of a liquid into a gas
- the energy an object has due to its motion
- matter with a definite volume but no definite shape
- the external boundary or form of an object
- a measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object
- the change of state from gas to a liquid
- 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
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- a tool used to measure mass
- a property that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself
- the smallest unit of matter
- a force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move
- the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas
- A measurement of how warm or cold an object or a substance is
- a state of matter with a constant shape and size
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- a predictable, repeating event
- a tool used to measure the strength of a magnet
- the amount of matter in something
- any substance that has mass and takes up space
- a tool used to measure the temperature of a material or substance
- a state of matter in which the substance expands to take both the shape and the volume of its container
- a state of matter with definite volume but no fixed shape
- 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 • ...
Find The States! 2026-04-10
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- What state is west of Alabama, and east of Louisiana
- What state is south of South Dakota?
- What state is west of Kansas?
- What state is southeast from New Mexico?
- What state is east of Missouri, and west of Indiana?
- What state is northwest of Washington
- What state is to the west of California?
- What state is northwest of New Mexico?
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- What state is southwest of West Virginia?
- What state is east of California?
- What state is north of California?
- What state is northeast of Maine?
- What state is north of Missouri?
- What ocean is to the east of the United States?
- What state is east of Indiana?
15 Clues: What state is west of Kansas? • What state is east of Indiana? • What state is north of Missouri? • What state is east of California? • What state is northeast of Maine? • What state is north of California? • What state is south of South Dakota? • What state is northwest of Washington • What state is northwest of New Mexico? • What state is southeast from New Mexico? • ...
Unit 6 Vocab 2018-03-07
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- 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
- The Whig Party was a political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States
- politician that stood for the wants of the west
- John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States
- the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters
- the first federal highway
- 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
- append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document
- the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
- The route over which settlers traveled to Oregon in the 1840s and 1850s; trails branched off from it toward Utah and California
- 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
- an American soldier and politician
- 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
- The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America
- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
- Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, politician, and a settler in the Western United States
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- the right to vote in political elections
- 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
- an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina that stood for the wants of the south
- the peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, in the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo
- The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States
- an American statesman who served as a diplomat, minister and ambassador to foreign nations, and treaty negotiator
- the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution
- A mountain man is a male trapper and explorer who lives in the wilderness
- an American statesman who served as the eighth President of the United States
- Alamo is defined as a mission in San Antonio, Texas that was used as a fort during the Texas revolution
- 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
- give up (power or territory)
- a prospector in the California gold rush of 1849
- Stephen Fuller Austin was an American empresario
- 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
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- explorers that traveled through the Louisiana Purchase from 1804-1806
- practice of forcing people into military service
- President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
- a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States
- a supporter of a strong federal government
- a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812
- a plan of action by a nation toward other nations
- payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection
- the declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide whether a federal law is constitutional
- of Tippecanoe in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory
- loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
- the members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812
- Treaty an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
- the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
- the group of officials who head government departments and advise the President
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- an 1803 court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional
- the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835.
- a 1797 French attempt to demand a bribe of money from the United States before discussing French seizure of neutral American ships
- the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
- the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio
- a law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation
- an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
- to cancel
- 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
- the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
- 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
- a 1795 agreement between Britain and the United States that settled differences and put off a threat of military conflict between the two nations
- a 1793 statement by President Washington that declared the United States would not support or aid either France or Britain in their European conflict
- a member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson, favored states' rights
- an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
- 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 • ...
Civil war vocabulary 2023-04-18
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- to leave or break away
- the nations top court it decides wether laws follow the united states constitution
- the u.s government that wanted the nation to remain a single country
- to do away with end or stop
- the U.S declared California a free state and allowed five new states to vote on the issue
- compromise that counted each slave as 3/5 of a person for representation
- the act declared that citizens could vote on whether new states would be free or slave states
- a national bestselling book that exposed the brutality of slavery
- a war between citizens of the same country
- the supreme court declared that all states must allow slavery
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- the 16th president of the U.S.
- the u.s split the Louisiana purchase, assigning half of Missouri as a slave state and the rest as a free state
- person elected to represent a state based on its population
- the government that the 11 seceded states formed
- 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
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- 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.
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860
- small war between pro slavery and anti slavery states fought in 1854-1859
- something that involves ownership of someone else
- where you pick a side between the south and the north
- state that is against slavery
- factories vs agriculture
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- state that supports slavery
- the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
- repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
- states arguing about how much power the federal government should have
- moving west is known as...
- upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
- the 16th president
- 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
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- 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.
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860
- small war between pro slavery and anti slavery states fought in 1854-1859
- something that involves ownership of someone else
- where you pick a side between the south and the north
- state that is against slavery
- factories vs agriculture
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- state that supports slavery
- the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
- repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
- states arguing about how much power the federal government should have
- moving west is known as...
- upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
- the 16th president
- 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
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- 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.
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860
- small war between pro slavery and anti slavery states fought in 1854-1859
- something that involves ownership of someone else
- where you pick a side between the south and the north
- state that is against slavery
- factories vs agriculture
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- state that supports slavery
- the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
- repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
- states arguing about how much power the federal government should have
- moving west is known as...
- upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
- the 16th president
- 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
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- Forcing people to do labour
- Edmunds/ A field nurse who served in the war
- Houston/ He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas
- Hamilton/ United States Army officer who served with distinction during the Mexican–American War
- the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln
- rights/ the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
- someone who didn't agree with secession
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- of Sabine/ a failed Union Army attempt to invade the Confederate state of Texas
- Lincoln/ 16th president
- the withdrawal of 11 slave states
- /Confederate States of America
- of Galveston/ a naval and land battle of the American Civil War
- someone who used to be a slave
- 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 • ...
America's House 2014-12-09
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- worker
- Adams
- employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)
- act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
- by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
- President of the United States (1735-1826)
- President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
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- Wilson
- (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting
- vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
- Coolidge
- 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)
- Jefferson
- politically organized body of people under a single government
- President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
- 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
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- What is another factor that leads to the devolution of states?
- Physical geography has led to devolution in the country of?
- What is the process in which regions within a state demand and gain political strength?
- What is one example of terrorism that is caused by a want for devolution?
- What is one last factor that leads to the devolution of states?
- What is one different factor that leads to the devolution of states?
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- What is one other factor that leads to the devolution of states?
- What is one factor that leads to the devolution of states?
- What is one last aspect of autonomy?
- When distance increases between two locations, interactions decrease, what is this called?
- One extreme example of ethnic cleansing is?
- What is another aspect of autonomy?
- What is one aspect of autonomy?
- What is one more factor that leads to the devolution of states?
- 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
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- Served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
- The battle of 1812 took place here.
- Tax that is paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
- Served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
- Support for the political independence of a particular nation or people.
- Lemhi Shoshone woman who net and helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
- Spain controlled the peninsula of this state in 1812.
- The taking of men into military or naval force by compulsion.
- Writer of the Star Spangled Banner.
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- Served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
- Served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.
- Admitted to the union in 1812.
- The National anthem of the United States, written on September 14,1814.
- First major improved highway built between 1811 and 1837.
- 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
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- a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
- America’s ally when fighting against the British in the war of 1812.
- advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people.
- America’s main enemy in the war of 1812.
- a tropical state that Spain has ceded to America.
- a procedure by which a court can review an administrative action.
- purchased by America and it also doubled the size of our country.
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- America’s national anthem.
- a general embargo on all foreign nations enacted by the United States Congress.
- The United States Military Academy.
- The fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
- the second vice president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
- pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa.
- a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S.
- 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. • ...
vocab crossword 2020-12-15
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- The siege virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution.
- was used by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in the mid-1800s to emigrate west.
- a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies.
- in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
- the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
- an enslaved African-American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife
- 1st U.S president
- founding father of the United States
- outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
- British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies.
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
- a widely held cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
- form of government operating on principles adopted from a republic and a democracy.
- a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
- conflict fought between Britain and France over new world territory.
- an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
- This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico.
- declared by the British crown at the end of the French and Indian War in North America.
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- the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
- the government would have one legislative house in which each state would have one vote.
- imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
- Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing.
- declared that only English ships would be allowed to bring goods into England.
- a colony.
- 3rd U.S president.
- U.S. history, a document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
- King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801.
- a conflict between the United States and Mexico, fought from April 1846 to February 1848
- trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances.
- 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
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- Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant.
- U.S. Supreme Court decision which determined that slaves could not sue in federal court because they did not have the rights of citizenship.
- Union general who believed in TOTAL WAR
- Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute.
- Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy
- 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.
- Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states.
- Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware).
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- To leave or withdraw
- General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time
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- Novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
- 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.
- General for the South; got his nickname because he refused to retreat during battle - he held his position like a stone wall.
- point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- ship made of iron
- Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded, it is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
- The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
- 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.
- A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
- Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
- Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
- Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances/ Helped Union send battle information.
- 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
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- idea that all people are the same in rights.
- famous battlefield and speech location.
- formal address to an audience.
- others justly.
- others effectively.
- a conflict.
- and good judgment.
- Northern states during the Civil War.
- system of owning people.
- from oppression.
- States,The country Lincoln led.
- birthplace.
- official announcement.
- war,Conflict between Northern and Southern states.
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- suddenly, as Lincoln was.
- truthful.
- adult home state.
- leader of a country.
- 16th president of the U.S.
- 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. • ...
Constitution Crossword Review 2022-10-18
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- The president that presided over the Constitutional Convention.
- Calls for two house legislature based on population (favored by large states).
- The 2nd house in congress that has equal representation.
- The policy that outlined westward expansion for future states.
- Extended voting rights beyond church members.
- The 1st house in congress that is based on population.
- A riot organized by farmers that proved the A.O.C. was too weak.
- The policy for counting slaves as a part of population for tax purposes.
- The author of the Great Compromise.
- The solution to how the states should be represented.
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- First legislative body in the colonies.
- The governing document created after the American Revolution; Had a weak central government.
- The governing document used in the United States today.
- The town where the Constitutional Convention was held.
- A social contract that established self-government.
- Calls for one house legislature and equal representation (favored by small states).
- 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
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- One of the leaders sent by Jefferson to explore the new western lands
- Political party led by Adams, favored a strong national government
- The highest court in the United States
- Political party led by Jefferson, supported states’ rights
- Native American woman who helped guide Lewis and Clark
- The title of the person who leads the Supreme Court
- Third president responsible for the Louisiana Purchase
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- The name of the group that explored the Louisiana Territory
- 1803 land deal that doubled the size of the United States
- Bitter presidential race between Adams and Jefferson, ended with Jefferson’s victory
- The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
- French leader who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States
- Supreme Court case that established judicial review
- The main water route followed by the Lewis and Clark expedition
- Co-leader of the expedition to map and explore the Louisiana Territory
- Second president of the United States, served before Jefferson
- 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 • ...
North America 2024-08-08
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- 4th longest river in the United States and one of the main rivers in northwest Mexico and Southwest 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
- 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.
- Capital of Canada
- Capital of the United States of America
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- Largest and deepest Ocean on Earth
- Second largest Ocean in the world
- Second longest river and the second largest drainage system in the North America
- A system of mountains formed 480 million years ago, that stretch from eastern to northeastern North America
- Capital of Mexico
- 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
- 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
- Second largest and Most populous city in the United States
- 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 • ...
Federalism 2014-09-25
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- Federal categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of mats of application
- System of government were both the state and national government remained supreme within on spheres each responsible for some policies
- A system of government in which powers and responsibilities are divided into national levels to address national and regional needs
- 1819 Supreme Court case that established the supremacy of national government over state government
- Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories of state and local spending
- 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
- legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by officials and state in which crime is alleged to have been committed
- 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
- pattern of spending taxing and providing grants in federal system
- 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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- Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad projects in areas like community development and social service
- A clause in article 4 section 2 states citizens of each State most of the privileges of citizens of other states
- entire set of interactions among national state and local government
- System of government where powers and policy assignments are shared between states and national government
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states reserve two states or people
- article six of Constitution makes concentration national law and treaties supreme overstate laws when the national government is acting within constitutional limits
- Way of organizing nation so all powers your size in central government
- an alliance of Independent states creates a central government available to power
- Powers of the federal government address specifically in Constitution for Congress powers in article 1 section 8
- Power of federal government that go beyond enumerated in the Constitution
- Organizes nation so two or more levels of government have more authority over same land and people
- 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
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- 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
- 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
- a principle of classical liberalism, free market libertarianism, and some tendencies of liberalism and conservatism in the United States
- 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
- a compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention
- rights that which cannot be given away or taken away
- the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons
- the part of English law this derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes
- diverse coalition of people who opposed ratification of the Constitution
- a trend of thought that favors equality for all people
- a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity
- a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives
- an advocate or supporter of federalism
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- a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773
- a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
- the statement adopted by the Continental Congress meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies
- an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
- a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in one or several individuals reigning until death or abdication
- a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch
- 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
- Rights that people supposedly have under natural law
- the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
- a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787
- supreme power or authority
- 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
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- _________ sent home their soldiers, disbanding the army because _________ could not pay them for their service.
- Because the Articles of Confederation gave all trading power and regulation to each individual states, there were economic winners and _______.
- 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.
- Noah Webster wrote an American _______ book.
- Alexander Hamilton hated congress, the world and the fools in it, and most surprisingly, h_______.
- Alexander Hamilton saw the U.S. as a future ______ ______.
- 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.
- Where did the delegates meet to revise the Articles of Confederation in May of 1787? P_________
- The land west of the Appalachian Mountains was turned into states by a law called the Northwest _______ of 1787
- How many states had to approve the bill for it to be passed? (_____ out of 13)
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- The Articles of Confederation created a national government centered on the (legislative branch), which was comprised of a ______ house.
- Congress wrote a new constitution at ______ ______ because the Articles of Confederation were flawed.
- What rebellion almost caused a civil war in Massachusetts?
- 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)
- Mostly _______ inhabited the boundaries of the “Western Land” which was won in the Treaty of Paris from England.
- Passed during the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation was the first U.S. __________.
- 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.
- 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)
- 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......
- 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_________ • ...
History II - Wars & Politics 2025-01-30
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- to withdraw from a union
- 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
- United States paid Mexico after the war; amends for wrongs done by providing payment
- Promoting the interests of a section or region (such as the North or the South) instead of the entire country
- 1836 nationalists, supported internal improvements and moral reforms, and desired gradual westward expansion in congruence with economic growth and modernization
- the union of the Southern states that had seceded
- The process of a minority group adopting the customs and culture of the dominant group, often referring to the forced assimilation of Native Americans.
- president that signed Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
- belief that the United States was destined to expand its territory across the continent, sea to shining sea
- 1854 act of law that organized a new territory, debate about whether slavery would be legal in newly organized territory
- secret network of routes & safe houses that supported escaped slaves
- 1850 strong law authorizing return of a runaway slaves to their master with five years imprisonment to anyone who aided
- those states remaining loyal to the United States of America
- practice of positioning naval ships in front of an enemy's harbors and river openings to prevent commerce
- law which order men to military service; the draft
- 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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- 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
- 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
- Freedom from slavery
- acute infectious disease that leads to skin lesions, leaves the face and limbs covered with cratered pockmarks, decimated the Indigenous Americans
- the separation of groups of people based on race
- The purchase of a large territory from France by the United States in 1803, significantly expanding westward territory
- a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
- spanning one of the large landmasses of the earth
- large farm raising one main crop
- 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
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- 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.
- Procedure that allows voters to reject a measure passed by the state legislature.
- that permits voters to put state legislative measures directly on the ballot.
- Federal grants given to states for specific purposes, often with strings attached, such as building an airport or a highway.
- The distribution of a percentage of federal tax income to state and local governments.
- Powers given to the federal government that have been reasonably inferred from the Constitution.
- 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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- Federal grants given to states for broader purposes, such as healthcare or education.
- 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.
- 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.
- System in which power is divided between national and state or local governments.
- The doctrine that a state can void a federal law that, in the state’s opinion, violates the Constitution.
- Provision that states all powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution, nor prohibited to the states, are reserved for the states.
- Powers given to the state governments alone.
- Powers written into the Constitution that have been given to the national government.
- Powers shared by both the national and state governments.
- Constitutional provision that gives the federal government the power to regulate interstate and foreign trade.
- Strings attached by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds.
- Ruling that declared the federal government had the power to establish a national bank under the “necessary and proper” clause.
- Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office.
- Terms set by the national government that states are required to meet whether or not they accept federal grants.
- 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. • ...
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION 2024-12-08
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- a law in 1787 that established a procedure for the admission of new states to the Union
- supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government
- the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws
- 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
- a government in which the citizens rule through elected representatives
- 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
- an opponent of a strong central government
- the branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution
- 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
- a political system in which a national government and constituent units, such as state governments, share power
- the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens' rights and freedoms
- 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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- the branch of government that makes laws
- an alliance permitting states or nations to act together on matters of mutual concern
- a series of essays defending and explaining the Constitution, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
- the provisions in the U.S. Constitution that prevent any branch of the U.S. government from dominating the other two branches
- 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
- the belief that government should be based on the consent of the people
- an uprising of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers protesting increased state taxes in 1787
- the official approval of the Constitution, or of an amendment, by the states
- the Constitutional Convention's agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves as population for purposes of representation and taxation
- 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 • ...
Nic W 4 2023-03-06
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- what slaves wanted
- people in the CSA
- baldwin city's county was named after whom
- first state governor of Kansas
- not in accordance with the constitution
- person who was killed for beliefs
- escaped slaves
- conflict between 2 sides
- Invests in stocks
- region where slave states were
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- follower of westward expansion
- authority of others while voting
- top general of the south
- person opposed to slavery
- act that added two more states
- soldiers of the south
- sixteenth president of the US
- set free
- region where free states were
- betraying one's country
- 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
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- to withdraw from enemy forces
- war between the states (1861-1865)
- proclamation issued by Pres. Lincoln
- Union soldier in Civil War
- Commander of the Union Armies
- practice of owning slaves
- to enlist in armed forces
- 16th President of United States
- to give assistance
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- light gun with long barrel
- item designed to inflict bodily harm
- Lincoln granted all slaves
- southern states that seceded from the Union
- conflict
- highest officer in armed forces
- General that led the Confederate Army
- successful ending of a war
- garment worn by soldiers
- strategy to achieve a specific end
- 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 • ...
Gage's Government Crossword 2020-12-03
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- (Three Words) A clause in the Constitution establishes the Constitution and United States laws as the “supreme Law of the Land.”
- (Two Words) Powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.
- (Two Words) Links people and government, gives voice to people.
- (Four Words) An election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins.
- (Two Words) An election
- (Two Words) A structure within a society that connects the people to the government or other centralized authority
- (Three Words) An act creating a new state
- in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.
- (Two Words) Grants given to the states for a specific project, with little to no freedom in how it's spent.
- (Three Words) Grants of federal money or other resources to the states and/or their cities, counties, or localities.
- (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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- (Two Words) Powers found directly within the Constitution.
- (Two Words) Powers that are not expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested, or implied by, the expressed powers.
- The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State.
- (Two Words) Voting for candidates from multiple parties.
- (Two Words) Grants given to states with certain strings attached, limiting what the money could be spent on.
- (Two Words) Agreements among States with consent from Congress.
- (Two Words) An act directing people of the territory to frame a proposed constitution.
- (Two Words) Grants given to the states, in which they could spend it freely.
- (Five Words) The Constitution ensures that States recognize the laws and, documents, and court proceedings of the other States.
- (Two Words) Citizen participation level and awareness of government decisions
- A system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government between the national government and the State governments
- (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.
- (Two Words) A collection of people who share some common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends.
- (Two Words) Powers that can be exercised by the National Gov’t alone.
- (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
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- Gras - What holiday, also known as Fat Tuesday, is celebrated with parades, parties, and indulgence before the fasting period of Lent?
- - What Jewish holiday is celebrated for eight days and nights, commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem?
- - What holiday in the United States, observed on the last Monday of May, honors and remembers military personnel who have died in service?
- - What holiday is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November, traditionally involving a feast with turkey and gratitude?
- Year's - What holiday marks the beginning of the new year on January 1st, often celebrated with parties and fireworks?
- - What holiday is celebrated on February 14th, focusing on love and affection, often with the exchange of cards and gifts?
- 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?
- - What holiday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, often celebrated with Easter egg hunts and religious services?
- Day - What holiday in the United States, celebrated on the first Monday of September, honors the contributions of workers and the labor movement?
- - What French holiday, celebrated on July 14th, commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison during the French Revolution?
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- - What holiday in the United States is celebrated on July 4th, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
- - What Jewish holiday commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt?
- - What holiday, celebrated on June 19th, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States?
- - What holiday is celebrated on December 25th, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ?
- - What Islamic holiday involves fasting from sunrise to sunset for a month, commemorating the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad?
- - What Hindu holiday, also known as the Festival of Lights, celebrates the victory of light over darkness and good over evil?
- - What holiday is celebrated on October 31st with costumes, trick-or-treating, and spooky decorations?
- - What holiday, celebrated mainly in the United States, honors African heritage and culture, lasting from December 26th to January 1st?
- - What holiday in the United States, observed on November 11th, honors military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces?
- 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? • ...
Discovery ed history crossword 2023-05-04
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- (tool that increased productivity of. Cotton production)
- (The side of the war that was against the southern states during the civil war)
- (political power should be from the states and the peoples consent)
- (congressman who helped sign the Missouri compromise)
- (group of pro-slavery southerners)
- (Trade between Africa and america for slaves used for labor)
- (war between north and the south about slavery)
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- (signed the emancipation proclamation and was the 16th president)
- (a law that made states either free states or slave states
- (war between the US and Mexico fought by the border of Texas and Mexico)
- (the end of slavery after the 13th amendment)
- (and act signed to counteract the Missouri compromise, western states)
- (people who were against slavery, and mostly originated in the north)
- (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 • ...
Unit 10 Crossword puzzle 2020-03-26
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- 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.
- a series of evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18, 1933.
- 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.
- 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.
- the worst economic downturn in industrialized world history that lasted from 1929 to 1939.
- an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933.
- an American political figure, diplomat and activist.
- a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes.
- 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.
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- the new name given by the Roosevelt Administration to the Emergency Relief Administration which President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had created in 1933.
- 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.
- The Dow Jones industrial average fell 24.8 percent due to a stock crash that began on October 29, 1929.
- was a voluntary public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men.
- an independent federal government agency responsible for protecting investors, maintaining fair and orderly functioning of the securities markets, and facilitating capital formation.
- contingent on the nature of government
- a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States.
- a law enacted in 1935 to create a system of transfer payments in which younger, working people support older, retired people.
- 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
- 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. • ...
Dylan = 2nd hour 2023-03-06
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- betray
- started after Lincoln became president.
- allowing residents to vote.
- someone who believes in expansion.
- an investor.
- repealed the Missouri compromise and aloud the people to vote.
- created an imaginary line to split the country.
- first territorial governor of Kansas.
- states that are anti slavery
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- president during the civil war.
- died for his cause
- an investor.
- areas that are not yet states.
- something that can be worse than a crime.
- a crop produced for commercial value.
- some who is anti slavery.
- states that are pro slavery
- to attack.
- became governor of Kansas.
- a person that dies for their beliefs.
- 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
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- soviet union, France, united states, and great britain
- Germany, Japan, Italy
- Entered WWII on September 27th 1940
- major battle in the pacific theater
- "lightning war"
- religion that was centered around the
- led the united states 3rd army
- country responsible for world war 2
- flew suicide attacks for japan
- 33rd president of the united states
- Italian dictator
- Hitlers wife
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- Japanese city that was bombed
- length of the Battle of Guadalcanal
- "enemy aliens"
- organized the New Deal
- secret police stealing jews
- Normandy invasion
- first battle in history to be fought in the air
- 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 • ...
History Vocab 2020-09-30
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- was issued by King George III on October 7, 1763,
- 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.
- 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."
- the German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781
- British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses
- American political leader, military general, statesman, and founding father
- 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.
- United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
- a tax on the legal recognition of documents
- comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
- was a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.
- American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist.
- 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
- was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary
- a large-scale estate meant for farming that specializes in cash crops.
- were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America
- 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
- authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots.
- massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S. Army in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29,
- 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
- fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9
- 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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- Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln
- 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.
- signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico
- pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.
- American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father
- 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
- belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
- 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.
- a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston
- 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.
- was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham
- The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan, which called for two houses of Congress, both elected with apportionment according to population.
- the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
- to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.
- King of Great Britain and King of Ireland
- was a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government.
- a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
- 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
- acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
- 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 • ...
Powers of Congress (Filmonchik, M.) 2017-03-09
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- raise and support (land)
- promoting the progress of this core subject
- make this rule about becoming citizens
- taking money from the citizens for public use
- make these that or like the supreme court but inferior
- take money from other states and return it
- make this with other nations
- necessary and _______
- fix a standard of _____ and measurements
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- do this to felons
- suspending ____ ____ in case of rebellion and invasion
- mail travels along
- make this makeshift army
- remove the president from office
- provide and maintain (water)
- sends mail
- regulate _____ with nations and states
- coin ______
- declare _____
- 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
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- What the Bill of Rights was written on
- Makes a change
- Individuals who fought for the Constitution
- Chief Executive
- Opposite of slavery
- First to rule
- Congress, Senate, and Supreme Court
- Used to write with
- What our Founding Fathers wore
- An agreement between countries or states
- Another word for a law
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- Opposite to the Senate
- Where the President stays
- Louisiana Purchase
- Used with cannon balls
- Fights for what is right
- United States
- Writer of the Bill of Rights
- Supreme law of the United States
- Flintlock
- 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 • ...
Civil War & Reconstruction Crossword 2023-05-09
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- The southern states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War
- The laws that were passed after the Civil War to help rebuild the United States
- A large farm that usually grows a cash crop
- The right of each state to make its own laws
- The separation of a state from a nation
- The separation of people by race
- A conflict between the North & South
- To murder someone powerful for political reasons
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- A person working to end slavery
- The right to vote
- The freeing of a group from slavery
- Bringing charges of wrongdoing against a government official
- Concern for regional needs and interests
- The northern states of the United States during the Civil War
- A set of laws that kept African Americans from voting, owning guns, or taking certain jobs
- 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 • ...
Nation-States Review 2014-03-12
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- Philip II defeated John in the Battle of?(1214)
- aside from England we talked about..
- presided courts and collected taxes, strengthening the government
- Hugh Capet's effective bureaucracy gained him?(Sign)
- He and his minister Jean Baptiste reinforced this
- centralized tax collection; lessened corruption
- gave importance to favoring royal over local justice
- Richard I was considered an absentee because of participation in the?
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- what Henry IV paved the way to.
- The Toleration Act of 1689 was for the..
- French counterparts of Lords
- signed by John; 1215
- After James I lost all his resources, he adopted this
- Established by Oliver Cromwell; Trial Period
- 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
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- matter that feels all of the space available to it, it is not very dense
- the upward push of a liquid or gas on an object
- matter changing from a liquid to a gas
- to spread or stretch out
- fourth state of matter that is found in the sun and other stars
- the process of changing from a gas to a liquid
- to change from a liquid to a solid when temperature drops
- to spread or scatter widely or thinly
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- a particle of matter made of two or more atoms joined tightly together
- changing from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid
- a change in matter that gives off heat, extra heat
- the amount of matter in an object
- the speed of evaporation (changing from a liquid to a gas)
- full of pores (small holes)
- 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
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- Judicial branch of government
- 435 representatives
- The president is _________ in chief
- This branch includes the Supreme Court
- Congress includes the House of Representatives and the ____
- Carries out laws
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- This branch makes laws
- In charge of executive branch
- one branch doesn't become too powerful
- The president lives here
- Serves under the president
- Number of senators from each state
- The United States has ______ branches of government
- serve as advisors to the president
- 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
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- In a liquid, molecules are more ___ packed than in a solid.
- __ in solids are very close together.
- Gases have an ___ shape and volume.
- A liquid does not have a definite ___.
- Molecules in a a liquid move more than molecules in a ___.
- A liquid will take the shape of its ___.
- These atoms are the fastest.
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- The study of matter is called this.
- A liquid has definite ___.
- ___ change shape.
- When a liquid is poured from one container into another, it takes up the same about of ___.
- Gas atoms are so far apart that they're ___.
- An ___ is the smallest unit of matter.
- Solids have a ___ shape and a definite volume.
- 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
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
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- branch headed by the U.S. president
- men who attended the Constitutional Convention
- first president of the U.S.
- why we have government
- law of the land in the U.S.
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- difference between state and national govt.
- We the People
- branch that makes the laws
- a change to the Constitution
- number of branches of government
- branch headed by the Supreme Court
- number of amendments in the Bill of Rights
- amendment that promoted right to bear arms
- amendment that promoted freedom of speech
- 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
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- - Named after the Niger Delta region
- - Home of the Gobarau Minaret
- River - Named after a river and state
- - Known for the Benin Kingdom
- - The capital of Nigeria
- - Famous for the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
- - The historical Yoruba empire
- - Home to the Olumo Rock
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- - Named after a prominent water feature
- - The "State of Harmony"
- - Known for its ancient city walls
- - Situated in the Niger Delta
- - Known for the Sultan's Palace
- - Nigeria's most populous city
- - 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 • ...
United States Government 2023-11-13
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- the process of becoming a citizen of another country.
- sharing power between the federal and state governments.
- law
- a change correction or improvement added to a document.
- special groups or electors to vote for president and vice president.
- a government in which citizen's rule through elected representatives.
- a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases.
- a settlement of a dispute by each partly giving up some demands.
- branch of government that executes or carries out, that law, headed by the president.
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- the belief that the government is subject to the will of the people.
- having two separate lawmaking chambers.
- power belonging only to the states.
- the branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law.
- to fall in value
- the legal rules and procedures the government must observe before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property.
15 Clues: law • to fall in value • power belonging only to the states. • having two separate lawmaking chambers. • the process of becoming a citizen of another country. • a change correction or improvement added to a document. • sharing power between the federal and state governments. • a settlement of a dispute by each partly giving up some demands. • ...
States and Countries 2024-05-10
15 Clues: Area51 • sun valley • Blue Holes • Black hills • Grand Canyon • full of snow • full of rides • Bethany Beach • DC White House • full of Snakes • lots of spider • Statue of Liberty • Golden gate bridge • The Sunflower State • The largest underground cave in the world
STATES OF MATTER 2023-01-27
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- the amount of matter in an object
- how much space a substance takes up
- basic building unit of life
- matter moves fast with no fixed shape
- when a solid or liquid becomes a gas
- when a gas becomes a liquid
- when a liquid becomes a solid
- particles slide over each other
- how particles move in a substance
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- when a solid changes into a gas
- when a solid becomes a liquid
- when matter is neither created or destroyed
- when a gas becomes a solid
- temperature when liquid becomes a gas
- particles vibrate in place-close together
15 Clues: when a gas becomes a solid • basic building unit of life • when a gas becomes a liquid • when a solid becomes a liquid • when a liquid becomes a solid • when a solid changes into a gas • particles slide over each other • the amount of matter in an object • how particles move in a substance • how much space a substance takes up • when a solid or liquid becomes a gas • ...
States and Capital 2023-04-27
15 Clues: capital of Ohio • capital of Maine • capital of Idaho • capital of Texas • capital of Kansas • capital of Florida • capital of Alabama • capital of Georgia • capital of Montana • capital of New York • capital of Colorado • capital of Nebraska • capital of Pennsylvania • capital of North Dakota • capital of New Hampshire
Swahili States Crossword 2023-03-30
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- Traded accessory
- Explorer who called Kilwa "one of the most beautiful towns in the world"
- Helps with trade and travel
- Well preserved worship place at Kilwa
- Portuguese explorer
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- Tried to gain control over Indian ocean trade network
- Minted currency
- Building material
- A place near an ocean
- Traded shiny metal
- The religion followed
- Divided Communities with different leaders, but in the same relative location
- Number of levels the social structure had
- Worship one god
- One of the 35 city-states
15 Clues: Minted currency • Worship one god • Traded accessory • Building material • Traded shiny metal • Portuguese explorer • A place near an ocean • The religion followed • One of the 35 city-states • Helps with trade and travel • Well preserved worship place at Kilwa • Number of levels the social structure had • Tried to gain control over Indian ocean trade network • ...
States of Matter 2021-11-03
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- Water freezes at what degrees
- Cannot be compressed easily
- Cooling a gas and changing it into a liquid is called
- When a liquid is cooled and changes into a solid
- The state of matter with the most energy
- All particles are made up of these
- An example of a gas we breathe in through respiration
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- Water boils at what degrees
- This state of matter has a definite volume and can flow
- When a liquid is heated and turns to gas
- The fourth state of matter
- When a solid changes to a liquid it is called
- The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
- dioxide A gas we breathe out through respiration
- This state has no definite volume or shape
- Anything that takes up space and has mass
16 Clues: The fourth state of matter • Water boils at what degrees • Cannot be compressed easily • Water freezes at what degrees • All particles are made up of these • When a liquid is heated and turns to gas • The state of matter with the most energy • Anything that takes up space and has mass • This state has no definite volume or shape • ...
States of Matter 2022-05-16
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- Solid Turning Directly to gas
- Pulls Surface Together
- Particles moving through a small space
- Geometric Solid
- A three-Dimensional arrangement
- Gas turning directly solid
- Gas turning to liquid
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- A system that is uniform
- Liquid or Solid turning to gas
- Opposites occurring at equal rates
- Fits A popular scientific theory
- Particles escaping
- Particles mixing
- Solid Turning to liquid Via Heat
- Process of Liquid turning Solid
15 Clues: Geometric Solid • Particles mixing • Particles escaping • Gas turning to liquid • Pulls Surface Together • A system that is uniform • Gas turning directly solid • Solid Turning Directly to gas • Liquid or Solid turning to gas • Process of Liquid turning Solid • A three-Dimensional arrangement • Fits A popular scientific theory • Solid Turning to liquid Via Heat • ...
states in USA 2022-05-24
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- known for its national parks
- home to yellowstone national
- is known as lone star state
- tea party
- is now for the grand canyon
- home for deer isle and moosehead lake
- home of the pro football hall of fame
- home to the space needle
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- home to the empire state building
- is known for the state of granite
- home to bighorn mountains
- home to mount rushmore
- is known for the northern lights
- home to the theodore roosevelt
- is known for vast farm lands
15 Clues: tea party • home to mount rushmore • home to the space needle • home to bighorn mountains • is known as lone star state • is now for the grand canyon • known for its national parks • home to yellowstone national • is known for vast farm lands • home to the theodore roosevelt • is known for the northern lights • home to the empire state building • is known for the state of granite • ...
States of Matter 2025-02-10
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- The amount of a material that can dissolve in a liquid.
- Three states of matter.
- A system where mass stays the same because nothing can escape.
- Name a property of matter.
- Force that can attract or repel objects such as iron, steel and magnets.
- Observable/Measurable characteristic.
- Gas particles spread through the air.
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- One material such as liquid moves into another.
- A property of a material that describes how well light or sound bounces off its surface.
- Two bad conductors of heat.
- Material that conducts electricity, heat or sound poorly.
- Material that light, electrical, heat or sound energy can pass through
- A good conductor of heat.
- Something that happens when two substances are mixed together.
- A system where mass can escape.
15 Clues: Three states of matter. • A good conductor of heat. • Name a property of matter. • Two bad conductors of heat. • A system where mass can escape. • Observable/Measurable characteristic. • Gas particles spread through the air. • One material such as liquid moves into another. • The amount of a material that can dissolve in a liquid. • ...
States and Countries 2023-11-20
15 Clues: gondolas • 50 stars • hollywood • pine trees • alligators • the outback • maple syrup • the caribbean • salt lake city • the eiffel tower • the cheese state • the biggest state • the lone star state • the most populated country • the home of the french fry
States of Matter 2024-11-15
15 Clues: ice • water • states of • air; 4 gases • water vapour • liquid -> gas • gas -> liquid • example of gas • liquid -> solid • solid -> liquid • example of solid • example of liquid • my favourite class • your favourite teacher • all matter is made of tiny
Southern States/Capitals 2024-11-04
15 Clues: Capital of GA • Capital of MS • Capital of FL • Capital of TX • Capital of WV • Capital of MD • Capital of TN • Capital of VA • Capital of KY • Capital of NC • Capital or AL • Capital of SC • Capital or AR • Capital of OK • Capital of LA
Greek City-States 2025-04-20
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- A famous stand by Spartans against a much larger Persian army.
- Rule by a privileged upper class, often inherited by birth.
- A major Athenian victory over Persia in the first Persian War.
- Citizens vote directly on laws and political decisions.
- Military housing where Spartan boys lived and trained.
- Government ruled by a king or queen from noble families.
- Conquered peoples forced into slavery, especially in Sparta.
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- Government ruled by a small group of wealthy individuals.
- The highest part of a city-state, used for defense and important buildings.
- The Greek word for city-state, a central political unit in ancient Greece.
- An open marketplace and gathering area in Greek city-states.
- A type of Greek warship powered by rowers, used in naval battles.
- A ruler who seized power by force, often with popular support.
- A governing body in Athens selected by lottery to run daily affairs.
- A heavily armed Greek foot soldier.
15 Clues: A heavily armed Greek foot soldier. • Military housing where Spartan boys lived and trained. • Citizens vote directly on laws and political decisions. • Government ruled by a king or queen from noble families. • Government ruled by a small group of wealthy individuals. • Rule by a privileged upper class, often inherited by birth. • ...
States of matter 2024-03-10
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- Ability of substances to mix completely.
- Any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.
- State of matter with fixed shape and volume.
- Measure of a substance's ability to dissolve in another substance.
- State of matter with neither fixed shape nor volume.
- Mixture of two or more immiscible substances.
- Substance capable of dissolving other substances.
- Substance that is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution.
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- Solid material with atoms arranged in a highly ordered, repeating pattern.
- Process where gas or vapor changes into liquid.
- Particles suspended within a medium.
- State of matter with definite volume but takes the shape of its container.
- Substance capable of flowing.
- Transition of a substance directly from solid to gas phase without passing through the liquid phase.
- Process where a liquid turns into vapor at temperatures below its boiling point.
15 Clues: Substance capable of flowing. • Particles suspended within a medium. • Ability of substances to mix completely. • State of matter with fixed shape and volume. • Mixture of two or more immiscible substances. • Process where gas or vapor changes into liquid. • Substance capable of dissolving other substances. • State of matter with neither fixed shape nor volume. • ...
States of Matter 2024-03-15
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- Solids stay sold. Liquids stay liquid. Gases stay _______.
- You cannot see this state of matter, but you can feel it.
- Changing the _______ of water can change its state of matter.
- This type of matter can easily change from a liquid to a gas and back to a solid.
- Even though you cannot see gases, you can still ______ them.
- This state of matter does not change its shape.
- Some solids can feel _________.
- This is a gas that we breathe every day.
- All matter contains ___________.
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- Gases fill up the _______ they're in.
- There are three states of ______.
- There are _____ states of matter.
- Another name for water vapor.
- Maple syrup is an example of this state of matter.
- Liquids take the shape of its ________.
15 Clues: Another name for water vapor. • Some solids can feel _________. • All matter contains ___________. • There are three states of ______. • There are _____ states of matter. • Gases fill up the _______ they're in. • Liquids take the shape of its ________. • This is a gas that we breathe every day. • This state of matter does not change its shape. • ...
States in USA 2022-10-13
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- Mount Hood state
- Keystone State
- state in the Pacific Ocean
- Neighbor of Texas
- US 'North Star State'
- Stockton's US home
- State in SE USA
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- The USA’s second largest state
- 'Sunshine State' of the USA
- 'The Silver State'
- Double N, S, E
- America's 'Gem State'
- Name of first US President
- Portland is here
- State capital is Juneau
15 Clues: Double N, S, E • Keystone State • State in SE USA • Mount Hood state • Portland is here • Neighbor of Texas • 'The Silver State' • Stockton's US home • America's 'Gem State' • US 'North Star State' • State capital is Juneau • state in the Pacific Ocean • Name of first US President • 'Sunshine State' of the USA • The USA’s second largest state
States of Matter 2022-08-30
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- Anything that takes up space
- conversion of substance from liquid to gas
- matter composed of tiny particles
- temperature which liquid goes to solid
- vapor condenses to liquid,no change in substance temperature
- closely packed particles contain least KE
- liquid changes into a vapor
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- temperature at which a sold melts
- no fixed shape and no fixed volume
- the degree of heat presented in substance
- being turned into ice or another solid object
- positive charged particles and negative charged
- define shape but no fixed volume
- becoming liquidfied
- water vapor becomes liquid
15 Clues: becoming liquidfied • water vapor becomes liquid • liquid changes into a vapor • Anything that takes up space • define shape but no fixed volume • temperature at which a sold melts • matter composed of tiny particles • no fixed shape and no fixed volume • temperature which liquid goes to solid • the degree of heat presented in substance • ...
States & Feelings 2 2022-09-07
States and Capitals 2022-10-23
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- The capital of Virginia
- The man that sailed the ocean blue
- The capital of North Carolina
- The capital of New Jersey
- A bird that rises from the ashes
- The _________ Tea Party
- The capital is Indianapolis
- State that is known for peaches
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- The heart of the country music scene
- This state has Yellowstone national park
- The capital of Nebraska and a car brand
- The capital is Salt Lake City
- The lone star state
- The capital of Louisiana
- Capital of Colorado
15 Clues: The lone star state • Capital of Colorado • The capital of Virginia • The _________ Tea Party • The capital of Louisiana • The capital of New Jersey • The capital is Indianapolis • The capital of North Carolina • The capital is Salt Lake City • State that is known for peaches • A bird that rises from the ashes • The man that sailed the ocean blue • ...
United States Vocab 2022-04-06
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- a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
- a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source
- cut down and remove every tree from (an area)
- rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes
- an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap
- a tree or shrub that grows in chiefly tropical coastal swamps that are flooded at high tide
- a very large, heavily populated city or urban complex
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- a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
- the area where an upland region and a coastal plain meet and is typically prominent where rivers cross it, with resulting rapids or waterfalls
- a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean
- a method of farming in semiarid areas without the aid of irrigation, using drought-resistant crops and conserving moisture
- (in the southern US) a marshy outlet of a lake or river
- excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen
- an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation
- fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants
15 Clues: cut down and remove every tree from (an area) • a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake • a very large, heavily populated city or urban complex • (in the southern US) a marshy outlet of a lake or river • fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants • a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source • ...
states of matter 2022-05-10
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- m =
- a gas in contact with liquid or solid phase
- part of a system that has uniform composition and properties
- gas directly to a solid
- physical change processes
- condensation is a ___ change
- gas changes to liquid
- a liquid to a solid
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- change of state from a solid to a gas
- Energy can be ____ or released
- all 3 phases of matter are equal
- the process which a liquid turns to gas
- change of a liquid to a vapor
- two opposing changes occur at equal rates
- The ____ boiling point of a liquid
15 Clues: m = • a liquid to a solid • gas changes to liquid • gas directly to a solid • physical change processes • condensation is a ___ change • change of a liquid to a vapor • Energy can be ____ or released • all 3 phases of matter are equal • The ____ boiling point of a liquid • change of state from a solid to a gas • the process which a liquid turns to gas • ...
States of Matter 2022-09-22
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- Water in the form of a gas is called
- Matter that has a definite shape and volume is in this state.
- On a warm day, the liquid water in a puddle will _____ and turn into a gas.
- When atoms are in this state of matter, they fly around freely.
- Water, in solid form is _____.
- Process of a liquid turning into gas.
- Raindrops are this state of matter.
- Process of a solid turning into a liquid.
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- Process of a gas turning into a liquid.
- Solid matter does not change _____.
- Solid white flakes of water that fall from the sky are known as ____.
- Process of a liquid turning into a solid.
- Liquid matter takes the shape of its ____.
- This is liquid rock that pours out of a volcano.
- The amount of space that matter takes up is its________
15 Clues: Water, in solid form is _____. • Solid matter does not change _____. • Raindrops are this state of matter. • Water in the form of a gas is called • Process of a liquid turning into gas. • Process of a gas turning into a liquid. • Process of a liquid turning into a solid. • Process of a solid turning into a liquid. • Liquid matter takes the shape of its ____. • ...
States of Matter 2022-08-30
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- A sample of matter that takes the shape of a container
- A state of matter that has neither indeenden shape nor volume
- The temperature at which a liquid begins to vaporize
- A degree measured on a definite scale
- Change from a liquid state to a gaseous state
- A theory based on the idea that matter is composed of tiny particles that are always in motion
- Substance made up of various types of particles and has inertia
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- The temperature at which a gas condenses
- The temperature a which a solid melts
- Change from a solid to a liquid
- Change from a gaseous state to a liquid state
- A charged particle
- The temperature at which a liquid freezes
- Change from a liquid state to a solid
- A state of matter that retains its shape and density
15 Clues: A charged particle • Change from a solid to a liquid • The temperature a which a solid melts • Change from a liquid state to a solid • A degree measured on a definite scale • The temperature at which a gas condenses • The temperature at which a liquid freezes • Change from a gaseous state to a liquid state • Change from a liquid state to a gaseous state • ...
states of matter 2022-08-31
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- boiling
- firm and stable in shape
- ice freezing
- heat or cool
- Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal.
- point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt
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- water turning into a solid
- evaporation
- process where water vapor becomes liquid
- Point,the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance.
- an electric and magnetic feild
- Molecular, Theory gasses are composed of a large number of particles that behave hard.
- made up of mass
- point,the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
- 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
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- boiling
- firm and stable in shape
- ice freezing
- heat or cool
- Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal.
- point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt
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- water turning into a solid
- evaporation
- process where water vapor becomes liquid
- Point,the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance.
- an electric and magnetic feild
- Molecular, Theory gasses are composed of a large number of particles that behave hard.
- made up of mass
- point,the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
- 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 Conciousness 2025-11-10
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- A powerful hallucinogenic drug, also known as acid
- increases alertness and awakeness, can lead to anxiety and restlessness
- Contains THC which triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations
- A synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen, produces euphoria and social intimacy, has short term health risks and longer-term harm to serotonin-producing neurons and to mood and cognition
- A disinhibitor, slows brain activity that controls judgement and inhibitions
- the major active ingredient in marijuana, triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations
- when someone takes these these their pupils constrict, their breathing slows, and lethargy sets in as pleasurel plesure replaces pain and anxiety
- Also known as tranquilizers, Can be used to induce sleep or reduce anxiety
- Addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels
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- Psychedic drugs, such as LSD, that distorts perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absense of sensory input
- drugs such as methamphetamine, that stimulate neural activity, causing accelerated body functions and associated energy and mood changes
- Drugs such as alchohol, barbiturates, and opiates that calm neural acrtivity and slow body functions
- Drugs that excite neural activity and speed up bodily functions
- One of the most addictive stimulants found in cigarettes and other tobacco products
- A power and addcitive stimulant, derived from coca plant, produces temporarily increased alertness and euphoria
15 Clues: A powerful hallucinogenic drug, also known as acid • Drugs that excite neural activity and speed up bodily functions • increases alertness and awakeness, can lead to anxiety and restlessness • Also known as tranquilizers, Can be used to induce sleep or reduce anxiety • A disinhibitor, slows brain activity that controls judgement and inhibitions • ...
Citizenship/Civics 2024-05-30
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- Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
- What is one reason colonists came to America?
- The third President of the United States
- Washington D.C. was formed from land belonging to Virginia and _____
- The second President of the United States
- The ___________ sets up the government, defines the government, protects basic rights of Americans
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- Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
- Capital of Massachusetts
- What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
- What month is Independence Day?
- Who makes federal laws?
- Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
- a change (to the Constitution), an addition (to the Constitution)
- We elect a President for how many years?
- Susan B. __________ fought for civil rights and the women's right to vote.
- 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? • ...
ACW Revision 2024-04-28
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- The act of setting someone free from enslavement.
- A white Northern American who settled in the South after the ACW.
- The withdrawal of the Southern states.
- Which amendment confirmed the Emancipation Proclamation had abolished slavery?
- A large estate where cotton was typically grown.
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- Someone who wanted to eradicate slavery.
- The .... Era after the ACW?
- Those Southern States who left the Union in 1861.
- Which amendment guaranteed all American Citizens equality in law?
- The Northern states during the ACW.
- The Reconstruction .... had to be implemented by confederate states before they could be re-admitted to the union.
- The ....-Nebraska Act ended the Missouri Compromise?
- The .... system is where central government decides subjects that affect all states?
- Which amendment gave all black men the right to vote?
- A .... state where slavery does not occur.
- 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 2023-10-20
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- right to bear arms
- political authority is with the people
- to right to speak with no harm
- made up of a prime minister and a member of a party
- powers not delegated to national gov. or denied to the states ,but reserved to the states.
- power divided between central government and local government
- judicial branch
- written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
- single and centralized government
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- having to do with praising
- government where power is held by a small group
- legislative branch
- alliance of independence states
- executive branch
- absolute and unchallengeable authority over people
- 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 • ...
Government Unit 2012-10-22
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- An assembly to conduct judicial business
- 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.
- The central government the unties the states today.
- The power to execute, enforce, and administer law.
- The upper house of the Untied States Congress
- Vote against
- of the Untied States Head of state
- The way in which changes are added to the constitution
- A member of the democratic Party
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- Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
- The lower Legislative house of the Untied States Congress
- Representatives
- The government of a local area
- The branch of Untied States Government that has power over legislating
- The act of officially naming a candidate
- Election in which voters choose the candidates from each party who will run in the General Election
- 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. • ...
Jacob 2023-11-30
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- a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement
- group founded by seven slave states
- president of the confederate states of America
- Historical period after the civil war
- military commander for the confederate states of America
- Place of the first White House for the confederate states of America
- Confederate States of Americas general during the civil war
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- people who standup against slavery
- the side that wanted slavery during the civil war
- One of the confederates iron clads or ships
- machine used to pull cotton fibers from the seed
- the act of becoming an independent country
- a custom duty or tax levied on imports of merchandise goods
- one human being is owned by the other
- 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
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- One of the confederates iron clads or ships
- Place of the first White House for the confederate states of America
- a custom duty or tax levied on imports of merchandise goods
- president of the confederate states of America
- the side that wanted slavery during the civil war
- enslaved black man who sued his masters for freedom
- group founded by seven slave states
- military commander for the confederate states of America
- people who standup against slavery
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- Confederate States of Americas general during the civil war
- machine used to pull cotton fibers from the seed
- the act of becoming an independent country
- a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement
- Historical period after the civil war
- 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
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- – Conductor of the Underground Railroad and Union spy.
- – Site where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army.
- – General of the Confederate Army.
- – Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
- – Nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
- – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
- – Location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
- – General of the Union Army who later became President.
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- – Executive order by Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate states.
- – The 11 southern states that seceded from the Union.
- – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy.
- – President of the Union during the Civil War.
- – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address.
- – President of the Confederate States of America.
- – 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
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- – Conductor of the Underground Railroad and Union spy.
- – Site where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army.
- – General of the Confederate Army.
- – Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
- – Nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
- – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
- – Location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
- – General of the Union Army who later became President.
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- – Executive order by Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate states.
- – The 11 southern states that seceded from the Union.
- – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy.
- – President of the Union during the Civil War.
- – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address.
- – President of the Confederate States of America.
- – 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. • ...
amy crossword puzzle 2017-10-20
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- - the right of trial by _____ shall be preserved.
- - The right of citizens of the United States to ____ shall not be denied.
- - All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are _______ of the United States.
- - Excessive ____ shall not be required
- - certain ______, shall not be construed to deny or disparage.
- - The Tenth Amendment reinforces the principles of _________ __ ________.
- - the accused shall enjoy the right to a _____ and public trial
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- - The senate of the United States shall be composed of ___ _______ from each State,
- - The ________ _______ of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law.
- - no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise ________ in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
- - all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby _______.
- - the right of the people to keep and _______ ____, shall not be infringed.
- - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of____?
- - The Congress shall have power to lay and collect _______ on incomes.
- - The _______ shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President.
15 Clues: - Excessive ____ shall not be required • - the right of trial by _____ shall be preserved. • - certain ______, shall not be construed to deny or disparage. • - the accused shall enjoy the right to a _____ and public trial • - The Congress shall have power to lay and collect _______ on incomes. • ...
Early Republic Crossword 2025-03-27
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- Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
- Political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, favoring states' rights and limited government
- Political party led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, advocating for a strong central government and a loose interpretation of the Constitution
- Protects against self-incrimination and guarantees due process
- First president of the United States and commander-in-chief during the American Revolution
- Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
- The British practice of forcing American sailors into the Royal Navy
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- Period of U.S. history from 1789 to 1824, marked by the formation of political institutions
- Fourth president of the United States and "Father of the Constitution"
- Second president of the United States and a key figure in the American Revolution
- European ally during the American Revolution and later a challenge during the Napoleonic Wars
- Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
- European power involved in conflicts with the United States during the Early Republic Era
- Conflict between the United States and Britain, partly over impressment
- Author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States
15 Clues: Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures • Protects against self-incrimination and guarantees due process • The British practice of forcing American sailors into the Royal Navy • Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition • Fourth president of the United States and "Father of the Constitution" • ...
Quarter II Vocabulary 2017-01-23
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- an adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers
- basic principle of federalism
- 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
- system of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each to check the actions of others
- grants of federal money or other resources to states, cities, counties, and other local units
- one type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly define area of public policy
- a provision of the US constitution that states that the Constitution, federal law, and treaties of the United States are the "Supreme Law of the Land"
- Constitution's requirements that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
- Those powers that the constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the states
- A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional government like states
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- formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
- those persons who opposed the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788
- the first ten amendments to the constitution
- Those persons who supported the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788
- those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution
- Plan of government adopted by the continental congress after the American Revolution
- basic principle of American government, which states that government is restricted in what it may do and each individual has rights that government cannot take away
- A formal agreement
- a change in, or addition to a constitution
20 Clues: A formal agreement • basic principle of federalism • a change in, or addition to a constitution • the first ten amendments to the constitution • 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court • an adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers • those persons who opposed the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788 • ...
Chapter 3 Terms 2018-10-14
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- Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
- Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws needed to benefit the greater good, and that has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically give to it by the Constitution
- A system in which the states are sovereign and the national government is allowed to do only that which the states permit
- Supreme or ultimate political power
- Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
- Idea that the federal and state governments share power in many policy areas
- Government authority shared by national and local governments
- Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate
- Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
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- Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
- The transfer of power from the national government to state and local governments
- Idea that different states can implement different policies, and the successful ones will spread
- A decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
- Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
- A system in which sovereignty is shared
- A system in which sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government
- Money given by the national government to the states
- Local units of government have a specially protected existence and can make some final decisions over some governmental activities
- The doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
- Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
20 Clues: Supreme or ultimate political power • A system in which sovereignty is shared • Money given by the national government to the states • Government authority shared by national and local governments • Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport • Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office • ...
International Relations vocabulary 2024-03-18
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- The neighboring country to America’s north that is generally considered to be a Core country
- The world systems theory borrows critical ideas about Capitalism from this German economist
- If an area has territory, sovereignty, a government, and a population, then it is considered a __________
- We haven't studied ______ Theory yet, but it argues states 'do what they do' because they want to "win"
- Examples of this include the strength of a state's army, the stability of its currency, and/or its ability to feed its citizens
- The action a state takes under Constructivism, such as landing people on the Moon or invading another country
- The literal translation of "Cosmopolitan" is ___________ of the World
- This is a key element of states: they are able to govern themselves
- a theory that argues states 'do what they do' because they are exercising their power
- These states under World Systems Theory are the least developed, poorest countries
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- These states under World Systems Theory are the most developed, richest countries
- Constructivism uses this term to describe all of the types of communication
- These types of decisions under Liberalism are considered "the right thing to do"
- This critical theory argues that states typically act to enforce historical patriarchy
- This neighboring state of the U.S. is a semi-peripheral country according to World Systems Theory
- Liberalism is a theory that argues states 'do what they do' because they are trying to create __________ for their people
- A social ________ is an idea that a society has come to believe is real, such as paper money, pink is a color for baby girls, or beauty
- Constructivism highlights ____________, which is a feeling of belonging that citizens have for their countries
- Intersubjectivity is any mass, _________ experience among people (such as watching or attending the Super Bowl)
- These types of decisions under Liberalism are considered logical and smart
20 Clues: This is a key element of states: they are able to govern themselves • The literal translation of "Cosmopolitan" is ___________ of the World • These types of decisions under Liberalism are considered logical and smart • Constructivism uses this term to describe all of the types of communication • ...
History A L4 2023-04-29
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- also known as enumerated powers, these are the ones granted by the Constitution to the national government.
- a proposal to have a one-house legislature with each state being equally represented.
- the concept that each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other two, and thus keep one branch from becoming too powerful.
- the political party favoring a strong central government.
- the law that established the lower courts, set the number of justices on the Supreme Court, and affirmed the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
- a proposal to have a one-house legislature with representation based on population.
- Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury, and the leader of the Federalist Party.
- a proposal in which enslaved Africans would be counted as three-fifths of a person for representation and apportionment of taxes.
- also known as concurrent powers, these are the ones that can be exercised by the national and state governments.
- also known as the Connecticut Plan, it was a proposal to have a two-house legislature, with one based on population, and the other based on equal representation from each state.
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- laws requiring the non-slave-owning states to assist in the return of runaway slaves.
- the first President of the United States.
- these are the powers not forbidden to states or granted only to the national government. They are not specifically named, but are based on the language of the Tenth Amendment.
- the political party favoring greater power for the states.
- the beginning of the Constitution, which states the purpose of the document.
- Washington’s Secretary of State, and the leader of the Democratic-Republican Party.
- created by Hamilton to stabilize the finances of the new nation.
- the concept that power is divided (separated) among the three branches of government.
- the first ten amendments to the Constitution.George Washington--the first President of the United States.
- Vice-President under Washington, and the second President of the United States.
20 Clues: the first President of the United States. • the political party favoring a strong central government. • the political party favoring greater power for the states. • created by Hamilton to stabilize the finances of the new nation. • the beginning of the Constitution, which states the purpose of the document. • ...
extra credit #4 test 2022-11-04
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- In the House of Representatives each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population
- three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives
- These laws raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years
- chartered a government for the Northwest Territory
- an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances
- having two branches or chambers
- condemned the Alien and Sedition Acts as unconstitutional and claimed that because these acts overstepped federal authority under the Constitution
- Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph
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- was the French envoy to the United States appointed
- a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war
- outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
- Founding Father of the United States
- a meeting incipiently aimed at constructing uniform parameters to regulate trade between states
- Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech
- a violent tax protest
- granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers
- designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress as under the Articles of Confederation
- set the first uniform rules for the granting of United States citizenship by naturalization
- person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority
- was a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties
- an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.
21 Clues: a violent tax protest • having two branches or chambers • Founding Father of the United States • chartered a government for the Northwest Territory • was the French envoy to the United States appointed • was a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties • These laws raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years • ...
3.7 2025-10-10
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- a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution had extended the First Amendment's provisions protecting freedom of speech and freedom of the press to apply to the governments of U.S. states
- defined obscenity limits
- landmark 2008 Supreme Court case that ruled the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm for self-defense
- landmark 1833 Supreme Court case that established that the Bill of Rights does not apply to state governments
- freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly
- fundamental liberty protected by the first amendment
- states cannot tax federal institutions
- constitutional principle found in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments
- describes the movement opposing a powerful national government and favoring decentralized power during the US Constitution's ratification debates
- by case process of applying most protections in the bill of rights
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- protecting an individual's right to practice any religion they choose, or to have no religion at all, without government interference
- known as the Father of the Constitution
- struck down child labor law
- a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court under which prior restraint on publication was found to violate freedom of the press as protected under the First Amendment
- only congress regulates interstate commerce
- a system of government where power is divided between a central national government and smaller regional governments, such as states or provinces
- U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled the Second Amendment right to bear arms applies to state and local governments through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause
- non profit civil rights organization
- granted citizenship to all people who naturalize in United States and guaranteed all citizens "equal protection of the laws" and "due process of law" from the states
- requiring the government to pay the "fair market value" of private property when it takes that property for public use through the power of eminent domain.
20 Clues: defined obscenity limits • struck down child labor law • non profit civil rights organization • states cannot tax federal institutions • known as the Father of the Constitution • only congress regulates interstate commerce • freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly • fundamental liberty protected by the first amendment • ...
Building a new nation 2020-05-12
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- Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
- Who was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States?
- Who was the ninth president of the United States?
- What is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America?
- Who was the third president of the United States?
- where is our nations capital located?
- Who was the seventh president of the United States?
- What state became a state in 1803 buy a purchase?
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- What is America’s National anthem?
- Who was the fourth president of the United States?
- What state became a US territory in 1821?
- This is a city in Louisiana.
- What is a word that means to impose a tax?
- Who defined the role of the First Lady?
- This is the waterway that connects to the Hudson River.
15 Clues: This is a city in Louisiana. • What is America’s National anthem? • Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? • where is our nations capital located? • Who defined the role of the First Lady? • What state became a US territory in 1821? • What is a word that means to impose a tax? • Who was the ninth president of the United States? • ...
Civil war crossword puzzle 2021-03-29
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- This color represents the union states.
- Union war strategy that consisted of a naval blockade.
- The first shots were fired here and civil war began at this location.
- Capital of the confederate states of America.
- slave states that did not secede from the union.
- This color represented the confederates.
- served as a nurse during the civil war.
- the blue States that were united and no slavery.
- President of the confederate states of America.
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- Capital of the union.
- Voted to secede from the Union in 1860.
- Issued the Emancipation proclamation
- ships that were used by the confederates to break through the union's blockade.
- Led troops to victory in Tennessee and Mississippi.
- A war between two groups from the same country or state.
15 Clues: Capital of the union. • Issued the Emancipation proclamation • Voted to secede from the Union in 1860. • This color represents the union states. • served as a nurse during the civil war. • This color represented the confederates. • Capital of the confederate states of America. • President of the confederate states of America. • ...
Slightly Less Early America Vocab 2025-12-18
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- a plan to blockade the south
- the only successful slave rebellion
- a belief shared among most Americans in the 19th century
- the states that ended up bordering the states that left the union
- the election the made lincoln the president
- a radical American abolitionist
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- the 6th president of the United States
- the 18th president of the United States
- Which Amendment gave women the right to vote
- a slave rebellion that killed 55 white people
- Riots caused by the unfairness of the draft
- the forcible removal of Native Americans from their homes
- the 16th President of the United States
- a tribe of Native Americans from the Great Lakes region
- the Territory's people get to decide if they would be a slave state or a free state
15 Clues: a plan to blockade the south • a radical American abolitionist • the only successful slave rebellion • the 6th president of the United States • the 18th president of the United States • the 16th President of the United States • Riots caused by the unfairness of the draft • the election the made lincoln the president • Which Amendment gave women the right to vote • ...
Federalism Vocab!! 2016-04-26
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- System of government where the local and regional governments derive all authority from strong national government.
- Law that makes an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed.
- Portion of Article VI mandating that national law is supreme to all other laws passed by the states or any other subdivision of government.
- proper clause 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.
- Contracts between states that carry the force of law; generally now used as a tool to address multistate policy concerns.
- The intertwined relationship between the national, state and local governments that began with the New Deal. (Marble Cake Federalism).
- 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.”
- Authorized Congress to enact a national income tax.
- 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.
- Made senators directly elected by the people; removed their selection from state legislatures.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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- 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.
- 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.
- The belief that having separate and equally powerful levels of government is the best arrangement. (Layer Cake Federalism)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent states.
- 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.
- 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.
- grants that allocated federal funds to states for a specific purpose.
- A law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial.
- Federal-state relationship proposed by Reagan administration during the 1980s; hallmark is returning administrative powers to the state governments.
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. • ...
Building a new nation 2020-05-12
Across
- Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
- Who was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States?
- Who was the ninth president of the United States?
- What is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America?
- Who was the third president of the United States?
- where is our nations capital located?
- Who was the seventh president of the United States?
- What state became a state in 1803 buy a purchase?
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- What is America’s National anthem?
- Who was the fourth president of the United States?
- What state became a US territory in 1821?
- This is a city in Louisiana.
- What is a word that means to impose a tax?
- Who defined the role of the First Lady?
- This is the waterway that connects to the Hudson River.
15 Clues: This is a city in Louisiana. • What is America’s National anthem? • Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? • where is our nations capital located? • Who defined the role of the First Lady? • What state became a US territory in 1821? • What is a word that means to impose a tax? • Who was the ninth president of the United States? • ...
