states Crossword Puzzles
Goverment for the U.S. (SOPHIA MATTESON) 2023-10-18
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- The branch that makes the laws
- How much slaves and servants were worth when totaling up the total population
- Sets the stage for the Constitution and it clearly communicates the intentions of the framers and the purpose of the document.
- 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
- The legislature of the federal government of the United States.
- 4th president Father of the U.S. Constitution
- Changes to the constitution
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- Each state's representation in Congress would be based on its population
- Want the states to have most if not all the power.
- An American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States
- The highest judicial court in a country or state.
- The upper chamber of the United States Congress.
- The branch that enforces the laws
- The elected leader is a rank below the president.
- The elected leader of the U.S.
- The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government.
- The branch the interprets the laws
- It person who believes in a strong central government
- The division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.
- The process of bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing.
20 Clues: Changes to the constitution • The branch that makes the laws • The elected leader of the U.S. • The branch that enforces the laws • The branch the interprets the laws • 4th president Father of the U.S. Constitution • The upper chamber of the United States Congress. • The highest judicial court in a country or state. • The elected leader is a rank below the president. • ...
APGOPO Unit 1 Review 2024-09-23
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- Powers explicitly outlined in Constitution for federal government
- Foundational doc; authored by Thomas Jefferson in protest of British Monarchy
- Rights that are inherent to people
- SCOTUS case which ruled in favor of federal government over states regarding necessary and proper clause
- Argued that only a large federal government can tame the mischief of factions
- Specific term for a power, such as taxation, that is shared between the federal and state government
- Farmer uprising which exposed the challenges of the Articles of Confederation
- Argued in favor of separation of powers in a federal government "if men were angels, no govt would be necessary"
- Part of Constitution that gives federal government power to make laws deemed appropriate; AKA elastic clause
- SCOTUS case which ruled in favor of states rather than federal government regarding commerce clause
- Exchange or trading within a state
- Argued in favor of a small, localized government
- Process in which the House and possibly Senate can charge, convict, and remove a federal official from office
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- Of a legislature, refers to one house
- Exchange or trading between states (economic)
- Process by which the U.S. elects its president
- Shared power between federal and state government
- Foundational doc; first Constitution of the U.S.; limited federal power
- Of a legislature, refers to two houses
- Change in U.S. Constitution that delegates powers to the states
- Foundational doc; governing document of the United States
21 Clues: Rights that are inherent to people • Exchange or trading within a state • Of a legislature, refers to one house • Of a legislature, refers to two houses • Exchange or trading between states (economic) • Process by which the U.S. elects its president • Argued in favor of a small, localized government • Shared power between federal and state government • ...
Unit 5 Vocab 2025-12-11
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- a change or addition to the Constitution
- rights that cannot be taken away
- dividing government power into three branches
- a group of citizens who decide court cases
- the first written plan for the U.S. government
- the idea that people hold the power
- fair steps the government must follow
- the main written plan for how the U.S. government works
- a person who did not support the Constitution
- sharing power between states and the national government
- a group of states joined together
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- to house soldiers in your home
- the right to gather peacefully
- something that follows the rules of a constitution
- the area north and west of the original states
- the group that chooses the president
- rights that belong to each person
- the right to vote
- an agreement where each side gives up something
- the first ten amendments that protect rights
- a clause that lets Congress make necessary laws
- a plan that gave more power to big states
- the right to know why you are being held
- an agreement about counting enslaved people
- a rule or law made by a government
- essays written to support the Constitution
- to approve something officially
- a plan that gave equal power to all states
- the idea that government cannot do whatever it wants
- choosing leaders to represent the people
- ways each branch can limit the others
- a person who supported the Constitution
32 Clues: the right to vote • to house soldiers in your home • the right to gather peacefully • to approve something officially • rights that cannot be taken away • rights that belong to each person • a group of states joined together • a rule or law made by a government • the idea that people hold the power • the group that chooses the president • fair steps the government must follow • ...
Chapter 7 - Lesson 1 - The First President 2026-01-20
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- What system of courts was created by the Judiciary Act of 1789?
- What tradition did Washington establish by stepping down after two terms?
- Who served as the first Secretary of State?
- What department handles relations with foreign countries?
- What economic plan proposed paying off state debts and creating a national bank?
- What department was responsible for national defense in Washington’s presidency?
- What document created the executive branch led by the president?
- As a compromise with the Southern states, what city became the new capitol?
- What financial institution held government funds and issued a national currency?
- Authority not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but suggested in its language.
- Washington served only __________ as president.
- What amendment states that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people?
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- Who introduced the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?
- What department manages the nation’s money?
- What law established the federal court system?
- Who was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
- Who served as the first Secretary of the Treasury?
- What type of debt did the United States face after the Revolution?
- What amendments protect individual freedoms and limit government power?
- What is the highest court in the United States?
- What taxes on imported goods were intended to protect American industries?
- Who became the first president under the U.S. Constitution?
- What group of advisers did Washington rely on for expert advice?
- Under Hamilton's Plan the goal was to build national _____?
24 Clues: What department manages the nation’s money? • Who served as the first Secretary of State? • What law established the federal court system? • What is the highest court in the United States? • Washington served only __________ as president. • Who served as the first Secretary of the Treasury? • What department handles relations with foreign countries? • ...
The Civil War 2025-05-12
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- Compromise 1820 agreement balancing slave and free states.
- Political party of Abraham Lincoln.
- A type of warship used during the Civil War, covered with iron plates.
- Davis President of the Confederate States.
- The act of freeing slaves.
- The Northern states during the Civil War.
- To withdraw formally
- Union victory that gave the North control of the Mississippi River.
- Admitted as a free state in 1850.
- 16th President of the United States who led the Union during the Civil War
- A major turning point battle fought in Pennsylvania in 1863.Lee never invaded the North again.
- The location where Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865.
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- Name of the fort that Confederacy attacked because it guarded Charleston Harbor.
- A person who has escaped from slavery.
- Loyalty to the interests of one's own region rather than the country as a whole.
- Book that made most Northerners realize they could no longer ignore slavery.
- The Southern states that seceded from the Union.
- A war between different groups within the same country.
- Corpus Abraham Lincoln suspended this because he felt draft rioters were a threat to public safety.
- Nebraska Act 1854 law that allowed popular sovereignty to decide slavery in new territories.
- Scott Slave who sued for his freedom, leading to a major Supreme Court decision.
- Leading cause of death during the Civil War.
- The bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
- Run Battle that proved the war would not end quickly..
24 Clues: To withdraw formally • The act of freeing slaves. • Admitted as a free state in 1850. • Political party of Abraham Lincoln. • A person who has escaped from slavery. • The Northern states during the Civil War. • Davis President of the Confederate States. • Leading cause of death during the Civil War. • The Southern states that seceded from the Union. • ...
civil war puzzle 2021-03-26
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- Old hunters and Indian fighters
- the action or fact of joining or being joined
- who served as the 16th president of the United States
- American Confederate general best known as a commande
- pioneering American nurse
- the Confederate
- where the Civil War’s opening shots were fired.
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- the owner, master, or one of the crew of a
- a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
- American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
- war between organized groups
- where the first battle of the Civil War began
- The plan called for a naval blockade
- as the capital of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
- a US state that borders Canada or Mexico.
15 Clues: the Confederate • pioneering American nurse • war between organized groups • Old hunters and Indian fighters • The plan called for a naval blockade • a US state that borders Canada or Mexico. • the owner, master, or one of the crew of a • the action or fact of joining or being joined • where the first battle of the Civil War began • ...
US CULTURE 2024-09-02
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- seat of the United States congress
- American coffee chain
- : complex which was hit by a terrorist attack on September 2001
- name of the first black president of the U.S.A
- the city that never sleeps
- event celebrated on 4th of July
- The overturn of roe vs wade in June 2022 enabled a number of states to make it illegal
- last name of the running democrat candidate for 2024 presidential Elections
- public holiday and celebration on the fourth Thursday of November
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- number of stripes on the American Flag
- what does the stars stand for on the flag ?
- Movement that became viral with the accusations of sexual abuse against a famous film director
- the American president who abolished slavery
- nickname if the American flag
- national emblem of the U.S.A
- Emblematic non violent figure of fight against racism
- house official residence and workplace of the president of the United States and his family
- victim of an assassination attempt this summer, he was shot in the right ear
18 Clues: American coffee chain • the city that never sleeps • national emblem of the U.S.A • nickname if the American flag • event celebrated on 4th of July • seat of the United States congress • number of stripes on the American Flag • what does the stars stand for on the flag ? • the American president who abolished slavery • name of the first black president of the U.S.A • ...
Social Studies 2025-04-17
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- Which South American country holds the title for having the highest capital city
- Which country in South America is known for its vast salt flats,
- the national dish of El Salvador
- African nation has the longest river in the world
- Capital city of Canada
- only Central American country where English is the official language
- Which South American country is home to the "Galápagos Islands
- leaf that's featured on the Canadian flag
- national anthem of the United States
- The national food of Canada
- African country is famous for its white lions
- Central American country has so many different microclimates that you can go surfing and hiking in a cloud forest
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- capital city of the United States
- the national bird of the United States
- African country is the only one to have never been colonized by a European power
- Central American capital city is built on top of an ancient Mayan city
- The national food of the United States
- National animal of Canada
- Which country in South America is famous for the tango dance
19 Clues: Capital city of Canada • National animal of Canada • The national food of Canada • the national dish of El Salvador • capital city of the United States • national anthem of the United States • the national bird of the United States • The national food of the United States • leaf that's featured on the Canadian flag • African country is famous for its white lions • ...
Lauryn Smith b3 2021-11-02
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- The 3rd president of the united states
- A large land with no water and lots of sand
- The only state that has 1 border
- The coldest biome of all on earth
- Something that covers 3 percent of earth's surface something we can touch and see
- the 16th president of the united states
- the capital of maine
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- The town that has msad#53
- A big tower located in paris
- ocean lies between The specific and indian ocean in the southern hemisphere
- Has 6 eastern states
- the second smallest continent in size but the third largest in population
- the town that has the eiffeltower
- A state the whitehouse in is
- the 32ed president for the united states
15 Clues: Has 6 eastern states • the capital of maine • The town that has msad#53 • A big tower located in paris • A state the whitehouse in is • The only state that has 1 border • the town that has the eiffeltower • The coldest biome of all on earth • The 3rd president of the united states • the 16th president of the united states • the 32ed president for the united states • ...
civil war 2023-05-12
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- battle fought in pensylvania
- the decision that decided once a slave always a slave
- act that made north have to return slaves even if it isn't theirs.
- Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States
- the compromise that made northern states free states and southern slave states
- northern side
- fight in kansas between pro & anti slavery groups
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- amendment that abolished slavery
- restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
- general for the north
- general for the south
- race won't affect your right to vote
- laws to keep african americans in slavery
- president elected in 1860
- southern side
15 Clues: southern side • northern side • general for the north • general for the south • president elected in 1860 • battle fought in pensylvania • amendment that abolished slavery • race won't affect your right to vote • laws to keep african americans in slavery • fight in kansas between pro & anti slavery groups • the decision that decided once a slave always a slave • ...
The Cold War Crossword 2023-12-07
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- House Un-American Activities Committee
- Resupply of West Berlin by U.S. in 1948 in response to a Soviet blockade of Berlin
- 13 day period when the USA and USSR came very close to nuclear war
- Man who led the Communist Revolution of China
- Communist dictator of Cuba who led a revolution in the late 1950s
- United States policy to stop the spread of Communism
- Period of tension between the United States and USSR
- List of people who Joe McCarthy said were Communists
- Program after WW2 to rebuild Europe by sending them money and economic aid
- Secret spy organization in the United States
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- United States foreign policy of sending aid to nations threatened by Communism
- Term used to describe territories taken over by the USSR
- War that was between North and South Korea, with the United States supporting the Democratic South
- Peacekeeping body of nations
- Term used to refer to accusing people without evidence
- The imaginary line that was said by Winston Churchill that separated Western and Eastern Europe
- Senator from Wisconsin who started the Red Scare and accused people of being loyal to Communism
17 Clues: Peacekeeping body of nations • House Un-American Activities Committee • Secret spy organization in the United States • Man who led the Communist Revolution of China • United States policy to stop the spread of Communism • Period of tension between the United States and USSR • List of people who Joe McCarthy said were Communists • ...
Political Science Puzzle 2019-08-26
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- These powers belong to both the state and national governments.
- The right of states to nullify.
- A list of rights retained by the people that congress can not take away.
- Prevents states from abridging to vote on account of race.
- This person published a political cartoon depicting the need for unity among Britain's American colonies.
- Not officially documented.
- The grants of power to the congress listed in the Constitution.
- The first federal regulatory agency.
- Acted as a common government of the states between 1775 and 1781.
- A board of experts recommends candidates of judges to the governer for selection.
- Those who opposed the Constitution.
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- Proposed that each state would retain equal representation in Congress.
- Makes the Constitution supreme over state.
- Declared the colonies independent from Britian.
- Established no judicial or executive branch.
- Commander of the first continental army.
- Proposed by Robert Sherman.
- Requires states to return runaway slaves.
- These powers include those that protect the safety, heath, and welfare of citizens.
- Imposed taxes on various imports.
- In the Constitution, this establishes Congress's executive authority to regulate commerce among states.
- Splits power between nation and state.
- Fundamental law undergirding the structure of government.
- This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Helped write the Declaration of Independence.
- Vice president under George Washington.
- Recognized that state governments remained supreme in some spheres over the national government.
- This president supported state-centered federalism.
28 Clues: Not officially documented. • Proposed by Robert Sherman. • The right of states to nullify. • Imposed taxes on various imports. • Those who opposed the Constitution. • The first federal regulatory agency. • Splits power between nation and state. • Vice president under George Washington. • Commander of the first continental army. • Requires states to return runaway slaves. • ...
Homework 2017-04-20
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- support is given only to countries whose moral beliefs
- a fair bargain or treatment
- prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol
- prohibiting any contract, conspiracy, or combination of business interests
- gave women the right to vote in 1920.
- social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
- the power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do
- a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.
- A third-party movement that sprang up in the 1890s
- sensationalism and crude exaggeration
- a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision.
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- mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol on January 16, 1919.
- an act or instance of officially recalling someone or something.
- promoting the business interests of its citizens in other countries.
- a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.
- popular election of United States Senators by the people of the states
- a crime to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food
- An election in which voters choose candidates to run on a party's ticket in a subsequent election for public office
- 48-mile waterway
- the Monroe Doctrine
- dated September 6, 1899 and dispatched to the major European powers
- federal (United States) government to levy (collect) an income tax from all Americans.
- sets the dates at which federal (United States) government elected offices end
- "speak softly, and carry a big stick."
24 Clues: 48-mile waterway • the Monroe Doctrine • a fair bargain or treatment • gave women the right to vote in 1920. • sensationalism and crude exaggeration • "speak softly, and carry a big stick." • A third-party movement that sprang up in the 1890s • support is given only to countries whose moral beliefs • mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol on January 16, 1919. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-12-07
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- party a political party formed in 1854 majority supported the end to slavery they also replaced the free soil and whig parties
- a draft requiring people to serve in the military
- Stevens vice president of the south
- Sumter, a federal fort located in the harbor of Charleston South Carolina the attack on this place was the official start of the Civil War
- Ferry a united states weapon arsenal in Virginia
- Davis president of the confederate states
- Lincoln became president became president in march of 1861 and previously ran for the Illinois senate seat but lost to Douglas
- another name for the union army
- warships covered in iron plates to protect it
- of Bull Run first major battle of the Civil War fought near Washington DC confederate victory
- when armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area
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- man who led a rebellion in 1831 that killed 55 white folks
- states the union states that still have Slavery
- soldiers on horseback
- of Antietam bloodiest day in American history
- uniform color of the confederate army
- one of the reasons men joined the army
- Brown Plan failed plan to capture the arsenal and then help revolting slaves gain their freedom,
- number of confederate states
- C Freemont explorer national hero first presidential nominee for the republican party 1856
- an African American who had been a slave and moved by his master to a state where slavery was illegal
- another name for the confederate army
- plan the union plan to shut off all southern trade and ruin their economy introduced by Winfield Scott
- uniform color of the union army
24 Clues: soldiers on horseback • number of confederate states • another name for the union army • uniform color of the union army • uniform color of the confederate army • another name for the confederate army • one of the reasons men joined the army • Stevens vice president of the south • Davis president of the confederate states • ...
Nathan Colosimo - Constitution Crossword 2022-01-18
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- The president can call special sessions of ____
- Supreme Court Judges hold the office for ____
- The branch which can override the president’s veto
- Powers not listed in the constitution are reserved for the states or people
- The constitution states the required voting age is ____
- A president is limited to ___ terms
- The amendment must be ratified by at least ____ of state legislatures
- Different states may run schools how they choose
- This body can refuse to ratify treaties
- The body which may rule laws or executive acts unconstitutional
- The person who can appoint Supreme Court Judges
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- This part of the government has the power to impeach the president
- Right to a trial by jury
- Branch which interprets laws and can declare them unconstitutional
- Only the federal government has the power to declare war
- Last name of the current speaker of the house
- The president must be a resident in the US for at least _____ years
- The federal law which outlaws slavery
- the system of government by which there are different levels of power in the government (such as federal, states, local, etc)
- Current NJ senator, also former mayor of Newark.
- Amendments may be proposed by a ____ vote of congress
- Both the states and federal government have the power to tax and collect taxes
- A senator must be a resident of the ____ from which they were elected
- The right to bear arms
- Last name of current representative from NJ 5th District
25 Clues: The right to bear arms • Right to a trial by jury • A president is limited to ___ terms • The federal law which outlaws slavery • This body can refuse to ratify treaties • Last name of the current speaker of the house • Supreme Court Judges hold the office for ____ • The president can call special sessions of ____ • The person who can appoint Supreme Court Judges • ...
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution 2022-05-10
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- It is the condition in which one human being was owned by another.
- It was a set of laws that governed African Americans' behavior.
- Government set up schools and hospitals for former slaves.
- The war fought between Americans from 1861-1865
- The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War.
- The thing that enables Hayes to take office in return for the end of Reconstruction.
- The amendment in which guaranteed African-American men the right to vote
- First ten amendments to the constitution
- Discussed rights that arise from national citizenship
- Author of the 14th Amendment
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- a U.S. secret group made up of white people who are opposed to people of
- Author of the 13th Amendment
- president that assumed after Lincoln's death.
- The right to vote in public
- They were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the southern united states.
- The amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
- The state in which everyone gets treated the same.
- Parts of the Bill of Rights have been made applicable to states using this doctrine.
- The amendment in which Citizens of the United States and the state in which they reside are all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to its authority.
- It is a relationship between a person and a government to which the person owes loyalty and is so entitled to protection.
20 Clues: The right to vote in public • Author of the 13th Amendment • Author of the 14th Amendment • First ten amendments to the constitution • president that assumed after Lincoln's death. • The war fought between Americans from 1861-1865 • The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. • The state in which everyone gets treated the same. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-14
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- President of the Confederate States of America
- The commanding general of the Confederacy's Army of Northern Virginia.
- This battle led to the Emancipation Proclamation.
- The President of the United States of America.
- Includes California being admitted as a free state and, the Fugitive Slave Act
- A man who dug in and held their position on a hill overlooking Bull Run Creek until reinforcements could arrive and organize a counter-attack.
- People hold the final authority in all matters of government
- Lincoln's primary goal at the beginning of the war
- Battle that started the war.
- Declared that all slaves in the rebellious Confederate states would be free
- The speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.
- An act that stated Kansas and Nebraska would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery.
- Union army's blockade of Vicksburg, Mississippi, that led the city to surrender during the Civil War
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- Turning point of the War
- A slave state that remained in the Union during the Civil War
- Choke the South out of its resources through blockades of bodies of water
- Compromise set where Missouri became a slave state and Maine a free state
- Withdraw from an organization or communion
- Nurse during the Civil War; started the American Red Cross
- Southern states that seceded from the United States
20 Clues: Turning point of the War • Battle that started the war. • Withdraw from an organization or communion • President of the Confederate States of America • The President of the United States of America. • This battle led to the Emancipation Proclamation. • Lincoln's primary goal at the beginning of the war • Southern states that seceded from the United States • ...
Early Republic - Washington through Adams 2024-12-12
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- Second President of the United States
- This Act made it illegal to speak badly about the Federalists in government.
- These taxes are used to protect American industries
- George Washington was the only president to have been elected ___________.
- The group responsible for guiding the President on important issues
- This Act was passed because of in increase in suspicion of immigrants.
- Washington used these to get Natives to sign over their land
- He created a plan to get the United States out of debt after the American Revolution
- The Whiskey Rebellion was the first time the power of the _________ government had been tested.
- France asked for a bribe for the U.S. during the ____________.
- Hamilton proposed that the Federal government should assume states' _______.
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- The Fugitive Slave Act led to the creation of the __________ Railroad.
- He was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
- Hamilton was the leader of this political party
- The practice of kidnapping U.S. sailors
- Pinckney's Treaty was signed to settled boundary disputes between the U.S. and this country.
- This gave slave owners power to recapture their runaway slaves.
- In 1789, this created the judicial branch of the national government
- Washington warned that these would lead to animosity amongst Americans.
- The Proclamation of ___________ was issued to keep the United States out of foreign affairs.
- The Fugitive Slave Act led to the growth of the _________ Movement.
- Hamilton believed that we needed a _________ ________ and a common currency.
22 Clues: Second President of the United States • The practice of kidnapping U.S. sailors • Hamilton was the leader of this political party • These taxes are used to protect American industries • Washington used these to get Natives to sign over their land • France asked for a bribe for the U.S. during the ____________. • ...
Emersen Nugent constiution crossword 2026-03-19
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- the Constitution is_____
- to wage war on England,the newly in dependent states needed to_____with each other
- there are________branches of government
- the articles gave states to much______
- certain states didn’t want to______the Constitution without specific protections for the right so if individuals.
- the framers divided the federal government's powers between the legislative,executive,and branches.
- our_____constitution was called the articles of confederation
- Any law that conflicts with it is illegal, and declared______
- The Confederation Congress didn't have_____power
- There are a total of 435 number of seats in the house of
- The Framers of the Constitution didn't want anyone branch to have too much_______
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- the United States became__________in 1776
- the preamble,or introduction, which sets out the goal so if the______
- Bill will become law after receiving_______of those votes.
- The Second Amendment says that Americans have the right to______
- In 1787, state representatives met to discuss changing the Articles of________
- with 50 states,that makes 100 Voter select______senators from each state, regardless of population size.
- we have additions to the original document called______
- That was America's first______written in 1776.
- Fifty five delegates from_____states met over the course of that summer to decide
- this principle of__________government prevents our leaders from grabbing to much power.
- Once the war had been_______in 1783,things began falling apart.
- We call these first_____amendments to the Constitution the Bill of Rights.
- A constitution in a set of basic_____for government.
- the_____ lets us speak freely
- The Fifth and Sixth Amendments deal with the right so if anyone accused of a_______
26 Clues: the Constitution is_____ • the_____ lets us speak freely • the articles gave states to much______ • there are________branches of government • the United States became__________in 1776 • That was America's first______written in 1776. • The Confederation Congress didn't have_____power • A constitution in a set of basic_____for government. • ...
Can't Even Considered An Early Vocab 2026-05-20
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- the 47th president of the United States, and he was the 45th
- the 40th President of the United States
- an extremely large campaign trying to protected the natural world, conserving resources, and promoting sustainability
- a right-wing populist and conservative movement within the Republican Party
- a major political scandal in the United States where Senior official sold weapons to adversary Iran
- 44th president
- buses carrying people who would ride interstate buses into the segregated American South in an attempt to make the south listen to the Supreme Court decisions that had declared segregated public transportation unconstitutional
- the first proxy of the Cold War
- digital platforms that allow people to share information
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- where MLK gave his famous I Have A Dream speech
- the governor of Alabama during the 1960s civil rights era
- a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that happened during the cold wa
- the fear or hatred of foreigners or immigrants
- a movement founded in 2013 with the goal of ending systemic racism
- The war the US joined due to the domino theory
- cookie-cutter neighborhoods
- when an armed conflict takes place where two major powers indirectly support opposing smaller powers instead of just fighting each other
- the 35th President of the United States
- an intergovernmental military alliance that was made in 1949
- a severe stage of HIV infection that could be potentially fatal
20 Clues: 44th president • cookie-cutter neighborhoods • the first proxy of the Cold War • the 40th President of the United States • the 35th President of the United States • the fear or hatred of foreigners or immigrants • The war the US joined due to the domino theory • where MLK gave his famous I Have A Dream speech • digital platforms that allow people to share information • ...
Famous people that are hispanic Kyler Crane 2022-09-19
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- American singer
- American labor leader
- United States Representative
- Former United States Senator
- Guitar Player
- Famous Actor
- Astronaut Lady
- American writer
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
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- American novelist
- Another famous actor
- Astronaut Man
- Puerto Rican baseball player
- Soldier lady
- Puerto Rican actress
- A woman singer
- American civil rights activist
- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
- physician
19 Clues: physician • Soldier lady • Famous Actor • Astronaut Man • Guitar Player • A woman singer • Astronaut Lady • American singer • American writer • American novelist • Another famous actor • Puerto Rican actress • American labor leader • Puerto Rican baseball player • United States Representative • Former United States Senator • American civil rights activist • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court • ...
Civil War - Differences in the North and South 2021-09-03
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- The northern states were also called _____ states
- Which states were considered slave states
- slavery was ______ in the north
- Which states were considered free states
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- the people who did all the work on the southern plantations
- Which crops did southerners grow on their plantations
- In the North, the economy was centered around
- slavery was _____ in the south
- What was one of the main differences between the North and the South
- slaves had no ______
10 Clues: slaves had no ______ • slavery was _____ in the south • slavery was ______ in the north • Which states were considered free states • Which states were considered slave states • In the North, the economy was centered around • The northern states were also called _____ states • Which crops did southerners grow on their plantations • ...
Building a New Nation 2020-04-12
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- Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana.
- Reveiw- review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
- system- national economic plan put forth by Senator Henry Clay
- Marshall- lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States
- bagot treaty- Disarmament was a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom
- Madison- philosopher and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States
- a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
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- captured by an enemy tribe and sold to a French Canadian trapper who made her his wife around age 12
- a Native American Shawnee
- identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
- Navies of several nations used forced recruitment by various means.
- Jackson- was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States
- Jefferson- Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States
- spangled banner- the national anthem of the United States.
14 Clues: a Native American Shawnee • Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana. • spangled banner- the national anthem of the United States. • system- national economic plan put forth by Senator Henry Clay • Navies of several nations used forced recruitment by various means. • a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. • ...
Vocab Project 2023-04-11
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- eleven southern states that left the union during the civil war, also called the confederate states of America
- north part of the country during the civil war/United States
- - a written document that outlines how the state will be governmentally organized.
- - a person who comes into a country to live there.
- -the group of people who make laws for the United States. It has elected representatives from all states.
- - a geographic area with boundaries and a government with a constitution, plus some say in the federal government.
- change to government process or document
- - a system of government in which power is divided between a federal, or national government and its various state governments.
- - The head of the executive branch
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- who wants to end slavery
- Proclamation-an order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that announced the freedom of enslaved people in the rebelling states
- - somebody who encourages people to join a group or take action.
- - to withdraw from a country or organization
- a boat powered by a steam engine
14 Clues: who wants to end slavery • a boat powered by a steam engine • - The head of the executive branch • change to government process or document • - to withdraw from a country or organization • - a person who comes into a country to live there. • north part of the country during the civil war/United States • - somebody who encourages people to join a group or take action. • ...
States of Matter 2015-02-26
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- a positively charged particle in an atom's nucleus
- the phase change in which a gas changes to a liquid
- a negatively charged particle that moves in an orbit shell outside an atom's nucleus
- the phase change in which a liquid changes to a gas
- a chemical substance that is made up of two or more different kinds of atoms that are bonded together
- a combination of two or more types of matter in which the components retain their individual properties
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- the central portion of the atom containing protons and neutrons
- the temperature at which a substance begins to change phases from liquid to gas
- how tightly the molecules are packed together in the solid object, liquid or gas
- the temperature at which a substance begins to change phases from solid to liquid
- the phase change in which a solid becomes a gas, bypassing the liquid phase
- the number of protons in an atom's nucleus
- the combined mass of protons and neutrons in an atom
13 Clues: the number of protons in an atom's nucleus • a positively charged particle in an atom's nucleus • the phase change in which a gas changes to a liquid • the phase change in which a liquid changes to a gas • the combined mass of protons and neutrons in an atom • the central portion of the atom containing protons and neutrons • ...
States of matter 2021-05-17
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- When you can combine things and each item keeps its shape and characteristics and can be separated easily
- When a liquid changes into gas. Like when your macaroni water turns into steam
- If you put ice into a metal can, water droplets form on the outside of the can.
- A state of matter. It flows freely and takes the shape of its container.
- A kind of mixture when one thing is dissolved into another thing that makes the solution hard to separate.
- Like the chocolate powder in chocolate milk. You mix a solute into a solvent (milk).
- A mixture where each part looks way different from the other parts. Like pizza. The pepperoni is round and smooth and the sausage is lumpy, etc.)
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- A mixture where each part looks like the other parts. Like orange juice (the juice and the water are both liquids).
- A group of atoms bonded together.
- A liquid that doesn't behave like a liquid. Or a solid.
- A state of matter. It has no shape and can fill a container. Lots of space between particles.
- One of the states of matter. It has a firm shape and can stand on its own.
- Like the milk in chocolate milk. You mix a solute into a solvent.
13 Clues: A group of atoms bonded together. • A liquid that doesn't behave like a liquid. Or a solid. • Like the milk in chocolate milk. You mix a solute into a solvent. • A state of matter. It flows freely and takes the shape of its container. • One of the states of matter. It has a firm shape and can stand on its own. • ...
States of Consciousness 2022-04-23
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- any vision, thought, or experience during sleep
- bad or scary dreams
- natural cycle of rest the body needs
- awareness of everything around you
- body gets used to it and needs more for same effect
- compulsive cravings for something
- rare disorder where you have terrifying dreams
- inability to sleep or stay asleep
- person falls into a sudden deep sleep and can't help it
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- condition where you stop breathing in your sleep
- tiny, uncontrollable episodes of sleep
- happens when your body is deprived of enough sleep
- purposeful movement or walking when sleeping
13 Clues: bad or scary dreams • compulsive cravings for something • inability to sleep or stay asleep • awareness of everything around you • natural cycle of rest the body needs • tiny, uncontrollable episodes of sleep • purposeful movement or walking when sleeping • rare disorder where you have terrifying dreams • any vision, thought, or experience during sleep • ...
Eastern States Capitals 2022-01-18
13 Clues: New York • New Jersey • Pennsylavania • capital of Maine • Capital of the USA • capital of Vermont • Rhode Island's capital • Capital of Connecticut • New Hampshire's neighbor • Annapolis is its capital • Hampshire Concord is the Capital • Celtics, capital of Massachusetts • its capital is the same name as our city
States of India 2021-05-13
13 Clues: Orchid state • Soul of India • Land of Epics • Jewel of India • Heart of India • Kohinoor of India • Valley of flowers • Milk Pail of India • The abode of clouds • Land of five rivers • The tea garden of India • State of all seasons, Mountain State • Spice garden of India, God’s own country
States of Matter 2023-10-23
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- The more direct and total form of 12-across
- When matter gets much, much colder, the reverse of 10-across
- What happens when the surface of a liquid slowly becomes a gas
- This state of matter can spread out completely and mix with the air
- The uncommon occurrence of a solid skipping the liquid phase and turning into a gas
- The general term for a liquid becoming a gas
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- A midpoint between the other states of matter, perhaps
- The least free-moving state of matter?
- When a liquid turns into a solid it _______.
- Word for when a gas turns into a liquid
- What is happening when a solid becomes a liquid
- Adverb that describes how molecules move when matter is cooled
- When molecules get ______, they also get faster
13 Clues: The least free-moving state of matter? • Word for when a gas turns into a liquid • The more direct and total form of 12-across • When a liquid turns into a solid it _______. • The general term for a liquid becoming a gas • What is happening when a solid becomes a liquid • When molecules get ______, they also get faster • ...
States of Matter 2020-12-09
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- elements and compounds
- this state of matter consists of electrically charged particles
- the change of a liquid to a solid
- the amount of mass per volume
- the state of matter having no definite shape or volume
- this type of property can be observed withouth destroying the substance
- physical change of a liquid to a solid at the melting point
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- this type of change produces a new product
- the change of a liquid to a gas
- anything that has mass and takes up space
- change of a gas to a liquid
- the state in which atoms or molecules are very close together and are regularly arranged
- the state of matter having a definite volume but no definite shape
13 Clues: elements and compounds • change of a gas to a liquid • the amount of mass per volume • the change of a liquid to a gas • the change of a liquid to a solid • anything that has mass and takes up space • this type of change produces a new product • the state of matter having no definite shape or volume • physical change of a liquid to a solid at the melting point • ...
Midwestern & Southwestern states 2024-05-13
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- the state north of Ohio and Indiana
- the state west of New Mexico
- the state north of Iowa
- Dakota the state southwest of Minnesota
- the state west of Indiana
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- the state east of Minnesota
- the state north of Texas
- the state southwest of Iowa
- the state south of Oklahoma
- the state north of Missouri
- Dakota the state northwest of Minnesota
- the state west of Ohio
- the state east of Indiana
13 Clues: the state west of Ohio • the state north of Iowa • the state north of Texas • the state east of Indiana • the state west of Indiana • the state east of Minnesota • the state southwest of Iowa • the state south of Oklahoma • the state north of Missouri • the state west of New Mexico • the state north of Ohio and Indiana • Dakota the state northwest of Minnesota • ...
Southeast States Capitals 2024-05-07
13 Clues: Alabama • Georgia • Florida • Maryland • Virginia • Kentucky • Arkansas • Tennessee • Louisiana • Mississippi • West Virginia • South Carolina • North Carolina
states of matter 2024-03-14
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- fixed shape and volume
- the measure of how well a solute dissolves into a solvent
- temperature at which point a solid becomes a liquid
- how easily a substance reacts usually with an acid or a base
- how easily will a substance set on fire
- a fluids resistance to flow
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- fixed volume but shape changes based on the container its in
- measure of compactness or consistency of a material
- matter composed of positively and negatively charged particles with extremely high kinetic energy
- how easily a substance reacts without oxygen
- temperature at which a solid turns to a gas
- measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object
- no fixed volume or shape
13 Clues: fixed shape and volume • no fixed volume or shape • a fluids resistance to flow • how easily will a substance set on fire • temperature at which a solid turns to a gas • how easily a substance reacts without oxygen • measure of compactness or consistency of a material • temperature at which point a solid becomes a liquid • ...
states of matter 2024-03-27
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- - Liquid left after you filter something
- - mixture created by combining substances.
- - it has a definite volume and shape.
- - a combination of two or more substances
- - Can dissolve
- - has a definite volume but doesn't have a definite shape.
- - A solid substance produced from a liquid.
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- - Can’t dissolve
- - is the amount of matter an object contains.
- - is the amount of space it takes up.
- - Separate based on size
- - To divide or put apart
- - doesn't have a definite shape or volume.
13 Clues: - Can dissolve • - Can’t dissolve • - Separate based on size • - To divide or put apart • - is the amount of space it takes up. • - it has a definite volume and shape. • - Liquid left after you filter something • - a combination of two or more substances • - mixture created by combining substances. • - doesn't have a definite shape or volume. • ...
States and capital 2023-02-27
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- Ohio's capital
- lake named after this state
- The lands
- Arkansas capital
- Texas capital
- like Olympic and Washington’s capital
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- Minnesota’s capital
- state with a lot of rivers and lakes going through it
- The capital of the United States
- a bird and Arizona’s capital
- Were cowboys are usually at
- The capital of Nebraska
- Alabama’s capital
13 Clues: The lands • Texas capital • Ohio's capital • Arkansas capital • Alabama’s capital • Minnesota’s capital • The capital of Nebraska • Were cowboys are usually at • lake named after this state • a bird and Arizona’s capital • The capital of the United States • like Olympic and Washington’s capital • state with a lot of rivers and lakes going through it
States of Matter 2025-03-19
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- when your clothes dry in the sun
- when heated a ball can no longer go through a ring or circle
- when liquid gold cools to make a necklace
- has no shape and particles are far apart
- anything with mass and takes up space
- makes particles less excited and slow down
- makes particles more excited and move faster
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- when steam from the shower turns into water
- has a shape, particles are close together
- when the balloon gets smaller in a cold cooler
- tiny atom that is always moving
- snow turns to liquid in spring
- takes the shape of its container and particles slide past one another
13 Clues: snow turns to liquid in spring • tiny atom that is always moving • when your clothes dry in the sun • anything with mass and takes up space • has no shape and particles are far apart • has a shape, particles are close together • when liquid gold cools to make a necklace • makes particles less excited and slow down • when steam from the shower turns into water • ...
Greek City States 2024-10-21
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- Located in Ionia- key in Persian War.
- Sparta won this war and led this alliance
- Philip II defeated Thebes. Where was he from?
- Soundly defeated Sparta and ended its dominance in the Greek world.
- Known for its textiles and colonies. Responsible for Constantinople, a major world city.
- Wealthy naval city state on the island of Sicily
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- Often the peace keeper between Athens and sparta
- Where did the famous "stand" of the 300 Spartans take place during the Persian War.
- While never one of the most powerful city states, it was often a thorn in Sparta's side
- One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, created by Rhodes.
- Athens was the birthplace of
- Thebes ended the influence of a major city state at this event
- Important pilgrimage site to ancient Greeks.
13 Clues: Athens was the birthplace of • Located in Ionia- key in Persian War. • Sparta won this war and led this alliance • Important pilgrimage site to ancient Greeks. • Philip II defeated Thebes. Where was he from? • Often the peace keeper between Athens and sparta • Wealthy naval city state on the island of Sicily • ...
States and Nations 2025-08-12
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- Locke A thinker who believed people are mostly good and deserve natural rights.
- The ability to influence or control what others do.
- of Nature: Life without any government or laws.
- A group of people who share culture, language, or history.
- A group of people who share culture or identity but don’t have their own country.
- The land a state controls.
- How people make decisions and share power in a group or country.
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- The group or system that makes and enforces rules for a society
- The people living in a state or area.
- Power Power that is accepted as right or proper by people.
- Rasa The idea that people are born like a “blank slate,” and learn from experience.
- The highest power or authority a state has over its land and people.
- Hobbes A thinker who believed people are naturally selfish and need strong government.
- A political community with a government, people, and territory.
14 Clues: The land a state controls. • The people living in a state or area. • of Nature: Life without any government or laws. • The ability to influence or control what others do. • Power Power that is accepted as right or proper by people. • A group of people who share culture, language, or history. • The group or system that makes and enforces rules for a society • ...
4th of July 2021-06-17
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- In which year did the American revolution war ended
- Which document was adopted on July 4, 1976
- How many stars are on the American flag
- Who was the king of England when the US declared Independence
- How many people signed the Declaration of Independence
- Where was the Declaration of Independence signed
- Who was the first president to occupy the White House?
- which us president was born on the 4th of july
- who wrote the pledge of allegiance of the united states
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- Name the United States bird
- What do the stars on the United States flag represent
- Who wrote the words to the Star Spangled Banner
- Who sewed the first American flag
- this is a nickname for the American Flag
- which country gave the statue of liberty to US
- What do the stripes on the United States flag represent
- The US originally made up of how many colonies
- Where was fireworks first invented
18 Clues: Name the United States bird • Who sewed the first American flag • Where was fireworks first invented • How many stars are on the American flag • this is a nickname for the American Flag • Which document was adopted on July 4, 1976 • which country gave the statue of liberty to US • The US originally made up of how many colonies • ...
Constitution Living Document Crossword 2015-10-06
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- powers shared between the federal and state governments
- branch that makes the laws and includes Congress
- principle that states power is divided among the three branches of government
- principle that keeps one branch from gaining too much power
- principle that states everyone, even leaders, must obey the law
- powers given to the federal government
- change or addition to a formal document like the Constitution
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- principle that states that the government is subject to the will of the people
- favoring a republic, or representative democracy, as the best form of government.
- basic liberties that are guaranteed in the Constitution
- 1st ten amendments to the Constitution
- branch that enforces the law and includes the president
- includes the Senate and House of Representatives
- principle that states that powers are shared between the national and state governments
- group of people that selects the president
- branch that interprets the laws and includes the Supreme Court
- powers given to the state governments
- government must treat everyone fairly under the law
18 Clues: powers given to the state governments • 1st ten amendments to the Constitution • powers given to the federal government • group of people that selects the president • branch that makes the laws and includes Congress • includes the Senate and House of Representatives • government must treat everyone fairly under the law • ...
Power, Sovereignty, and International Relations 2022-04-20
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- type of power based on the collective influence of multiple states
- type of power involving militarial and economic influence
- type of power based on cultural and political influence
- type of power that is held by a single state
- type of power had by larger groups
- state organized by a centralized power that incorporates various territories
- cultural boundaries match up with state boundaries
- political entity with a union of partially self-governing states
- defined cultural group doesn't have specific, legal territory
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- type of power held by a single person or group
- short term cooperation between states
- change that preserves existing values
- political theory that examines power differences (especially culture) between Western and Non-Western groups
- characteristic of a leader who the collective believes has the right to rule
- political theory that emphasizes the link between humankind and nature
- political theory that believes capitalism is doomed to fail
- cooperation between states that is typically military related
- group witha common culture/identity
18 Clues: type of power had by larger groups • group witha common culture/identity • short term cooperation between states • change that preserves existing values • type of power that is held by a single state • type of power held by a single person or group • cultural boundaries match up with state boundaries • type of power based on cultural and political influence • ...
The US Expansionism and Democracy in the 1800s - Events 2025-05-04
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- Conflict from 1861–1865 between the Union and the Confederacy.
- Southern states' withdrawal from the Union before the Civil War.
- The 1803 land deal with France that doubled U.S. size.
- This territory was acquired from Spain in 1819.
- Labor strike tied to railroad car manufacturing.
- The1823 policy warning Europe not to interfere in the Americas.
- Post–Civil War era rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves.
- Reformers who fought for changes like child labor laws.
- Political group that pushed for labor and farmer reforms.
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- Movement expanding voting rights to most white men.
- Monopoly founded by John D. Rockefeller.
- Southern states that seceded during the Civil War.
- Complete control of an industry or product by one company or person.
- 1863 declaration freeing Confederate slaves.
- Belief in U.S. expansion across North America.
- Activists working to end slavery.
- The right to vote, including women’s suffrage achieved in 1920.
- The Northern states that fought to preserve the United States.
18 Clues: Activists working to end slavery. • Monopoly founded by John D. Rockefeller. • 1863 declaration freeing Confederate slaves. • Belief in U.S. expansion across North America. • This territory was acquired from Spain in 1819. • Labor strike tied to railroad car manufacturing. • Southern states that seceded during the Civil War. • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2026-04-15
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- Proclamation, Lincoln's executive order that released enslaved people in the Confederate states
- System, Agricultural society ran by mostly slave labor
- The 16th president of the United States and president during the Civil War
- the president of the Confederacy
- Paper currency not backed by gold
- Plan, The Union's plan to strangle the South by blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi
- Using ships to block people or goods to enter ports
- The Union General who accepted the Confederate surrender
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- What is going on within the civilian population at war time
- A person killed, injured, or missing
- The Southern states that succeeded from the Union
- Address, An address given by Lincoln
- War, A strategy that takes war beyond the military and battlefield
- The Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
- Economy focused on manufacturing
- An escaped slaved and activist
- Union General who came up with the "March to the Sea"
- The Northern states
18 Clues: The Northern states • An escaped slaved and activist • Economy focused on manufacturing • the president of the Confederacy • Paper currency not backed by gold • A person killed, injured, or missing • Address, An address given by Lincoln • The Southern states that succeeded from the Union • Using ships to block people or goods to enter ports • ...
Unit 10 Vocabulary 2023-01-17
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- a number that is multiplied
- property that states that for three or more numbers, their product is always the same regardless of their grouping
- property that states that if you multiply a sum by a number, it is the same as multiplying by each addend before adding
- terms with the same variables raised to the same exponents
- a letter or symbol used to represent an unknown number
- property that states that for three or more numbers, their sum is always the same regardless of their grouping
- specific number whose value does not change
- operations that undo each other
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- a number written as a product of its prime factors
- property that states that two or more numbers can be multiplied in any order without changing the product
- property that states that two or more numbers can be added in any order without changing the sum
- an expression that contains numbers, symbols, and variables
- a rule for evaluating expressions
- the number that indicates the number of times a base is used as a factor
- the number multiplied by a variable
- expression expressions with the same value
- a number formed by repeated multiplication
- parts of an expression that are added or subtracted
18 Clues: a number that is multiplied • operations that undo each other • a rule for evaluating expressions • the number multiplied by a variable • expression expressions with the same value • a number formed by repeated multiplication • specific number whose value does not change • a number written as a product of its prime factors • ...
Federalism 2022-11-14
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- Shared powers between the national and state governments.
- A clause that gives Congress the power to pass all laws needed to carry out their constitutional duties.
- Amendment that states powers not given to the national government and not denied to the states are reserved to the states.
- Money from the federal government with specific restrictions attached.
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- Clause that requires all states to recognize public records of other states.
- Clause that states the Constitution and national laws supersedes all other laws passed by the states.
- Powers not delegated to the national government and belong to the states.
- Powers exist to the national government because they are a country.
- Powers given to the national government because they are spelled out in the Constitution.
- Money given to states from the federal government for a wide range of purposes, but under a category.
- Powers given to the national government that are not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but area allowed because it is reasonable that these powers needed to be exercised because of the Necessary and Proper Clause.
11 Clues: Shared powers between the national and state governments. • Powers exist to the national government because they are a country. • Money from the federal government with specific restrictions attached. • Powers not delegated to the national government and belong to the states. • Clause that requires all states to recognize public records of other states. • ...
Building a New Nation 2020-04-12
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- Tippecanoe was fought on November 7
- Native American Shawnee warrior and chief,
- American politician and lawyer
- banner national anthem of the United States
- tariff is a tax on imports or exports between sovereign states
- Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission
- system national economic plan put forth by Senator Henry Clay
- a procedure by which a court can review an administrative
- bagot treaty treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom
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- first major improved highway in the United States
- American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father
- American soldier and statesman
- identification with one's own nation
- American statesman, diplomat, philosopher and Founding Father
- colloquially "the press" or the "press gang", is the taking of men
15 Clues: American politician and lawyer • American soldier and statesman • Tippecanoe was fought on November 7 • identification with one's own nation • Native American Shawnee warrior and chief, • banner national anthem of the United States • first major improved highway in the United States • a procedure by which a court can review an administrative • ...
Mexican-American War 2023-11-28
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- a purchase that acquired part of Arizona and New Mexico for United States
- a river that became the boundary of Mexico and the United States
- surrendering land by agreement
- president of Mexico during Mexican-American War
- a state that caused the Mexican-American War
- the Mexican capital and center
- an area separating two regions
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- second largest territory acquired from the Mexican-American War
- a belief that the United States was justified to expand west
- a country that annexed Texas on December 29, 1845
- a legal agreement between two or more parties
- a treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
- a hostile advance into a territory
- claiming a territory
- president of the United States during Mexican-American War
15 Clues: claiming a territory • surrendering land by agreement • the Mexican capital and center • an area separating two regions • a hostile advance into a territory • a treaty that ended the Mexican-American War • a state that caused the Mexican-American War • a legal agreement between two or more parties • president of Mexico during Mexican-American War • ...
Constitutional Convention 2025-01-30
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- that battle that was the turning point of the American Revolution
- the first American constitution
- states that want slaves to be counted as part of the population
- states that do not want slaves to be counted as part of the population
- where our troops are suffering right now
- where we got Britain to surrender, winning us the war
- what document was signed on July 4, 1776
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- the commander in chief of the Continental Army
- our closest ally in the Revolution
- the treaty that formally recognized America's independence
- who wrote the Declaration of Independence
- traitor to the United States
- British lord that ran their army
- a loose alliance of independent states
- a tax on goods and products imported from other nations
15 Clues: traitor to the United States • the first American constitution • British lord that ran their army • our closest ally in the Revolution • a loose alliance of independent states • where our troops are suffering right now • what document was signed on July 4, 1776 • who wrote the Declaration of Independence • the commander in chief of the Continental Army • ...
The 50 States of The United States of America 2023-06-19
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- - Famous for its cowboy culture, vast size, and attractions like the Alamo and NASA's Space Center.
- - Home to the iconic Mount Rushmore, Badlands National Park, and Native American culture.
- - Known for its vast farmlands, wide-open spaces, and the Great Plains.
- - Famous for its southern charm, beautiful plantations, and historic city of Charleston.
- - The smallest state in the country, known for its beautiful beaches and historic Newport mansions.
- - Home to the Gateway Arch, historic sites like the Pony Express Museum, and the St. Louis Cardinals.
- - Known for its wide-open prairies, Badlands National Park, and strong Native American heritage.
- - Located in New England, known for its charming small towns, maple syrup, and fall foliage.
- - Home to Chicago, known for its skyscrapers, deep-dish pizza, and vibrant cultural scene.
- - Rich in American history, with landmarks like Colonial Williamsburg and the historic city of Richmond.
- - Known for its sports teams, including the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- - Known for its rich Native American culture, desert landscapes, and delicious cuisine like green chili stew.
- - Famous for its cheese production, beautiful lakes like Lake Michigan, and the Green Bay Packers.
- - Home to the Grand Canyon, stunning desert landscapes, and unique rock formations.
- - A tropical paradise with stunning beaches, volcanoes, and unique Polynesian culture.
- - Famous for its horse racing, bourbon distilleries, and the legendary Kentucky Derby.
- - Known for its Appalachian Mountains, outdoor recreation, and friendly hospitality.
- - Known for its southern hospitality, historic landmarks, and delicious barbecue.
- - Located in the heart of America, known for its wide-open plains and rich agricultural heritage.
- - Home to historic sites like Philadelphia's Independence Hall, the Amish country, and the vibrant city of Pittsburgh.
- - Known for its beaches, boardwalks, and proximity to major cities like New York City and Philadelphia.
- - Known for its stunning national parks, including Zion and Bryce Canyon, and outdoor adventure opportunities.
- - Home to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and breathtaking natural landscape.
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- - Home to scenic landscapes, including mountains, lakes, and the famous Sun Valley ski resort.
- - The first state to join the Union, known for its beautiful beaches and tax-free shopping.
- - Known for its stunning national parks, including Glacier National Park, and outdoor adventure opportunities.
- - Famous for its sunny weather, theme parks like Disney World, and beautiful coastline.
- - Located in New England, known for its charming coastal towns and rich colonial history.
- - Known for its vibrant music scene in Nashville, the Great Smoky Mountains, and delicious barbecue.
- - Known for its Native American heritage, cowboy culture, and the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
- - Known for its rich history, including the Mayflower and the city of Boston.
- - Known for its lush forests, the Space Needle in Seattle, and the beautiful Olympic National Park.
- - Known for its southern charm, historic sites like Savannah, and delicious peaches.
- - Known for its beautiful coastline, Appalachian Mountains, and delicious southern cuisine.
- - Famous for its stunning coastline, Crater Lake National Park, and outdoor recreational activities.
- - Known for its love of basketball, auto racing, and historic sites like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- - Known for its majestic Rocky Mountains, outdoor recreation, and beautiful national parks.
- - Known for its vast cornfields, friendly people, and the Iowa State Fair.
- - Famous for its beaches, movie industry, and iconic landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge.
- - Famous for its Great Lakes, automobile industry, and the city of Detroit.
- - Home to the bustling city of New York City, iconic landmarks, and diverse cultural experiences.
- - Located in New England, known for its beautiful forests, covered bridges, and skiing.
- - Known for its vibrant music, delicious cuisine like gumbo and jambalaya, and unique culture.
- - The largest state known for its breathtaking landscapes, wildlife, and the Northern Lights.
- - Famous for Las Vegas, with its bright lights, entertainment, and desert landscapes.
- - Located in New England, known for its picturesque lighthouses, lobster, and beautiful coastline.
- - Home to the Chesapeake Bay, historic sites like Annapolis, and delicious crab cakes.
- - Located along the Mississippi River, known for its blues music, southern hospitality, and delicious soul food.
- - Known for its natural beauty, including Hot Springs National Park and the Ozark Mountains.
- - Known for its beautiful lakes, outdoor recreation, and friendly "Minnesota Nice" culture.
50 Clues: - Known for its vast farmlands, wide-open spaces, and the Great Plains. • - Known for its vast cornfields, friendly people, and the Iowa State Fair. • - Famous for its Great Lakes, automobile industry, and the city of Detroit. • - Known for its rich history, including the Mayflower and the city of Boston. • ...
The civil war 2023-12-11
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- Organization that helped freed slaves
- Gift for Abraham
- Abolished Slavery
- Blocking off any trade
- dividing from the laws of other states
- The states not loyal to America
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- Labor without money
- Place full of railroads
- Era after the Civil War
- Process of being free, with equal rights
- Large marsupial
- diving from a state
- The states loyal to America
- Transportation of resources and people
14 Clues: Large marsupial • Gift for Abraham • Abolished Slavery • Labor without money • diving from a state • Blocking off any trade • Place full of railroads • Era after the Civil War • The states loyal to America • The states not loyal to America • Organization that helped freed slaves • Transportation of resources and people • dividing from the laws of other states • ...
Federalism 2014-09-24
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- 1819 Supreme Court case that established supremacy of national government over state government
- powers of federal government addressed specifically in constitution, for congress powers in article 1 section 8
- A clause in Article IV, section 2 states citizens of each state most of the privileges of citizens of other states
- powers of federal government that go beyond enumerated in constitution
- System of government where powers and policy assignments are shared between states and national government
- federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories of state and local spending
- federal grant given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs I areas like community development or social service
- Pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in federal system
- organizes nation so two or more levels of government have more authority over same land and people
- entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments
- final paragraph in Article I, Section 8 which authorizes Congress to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution
- federal categorical grant distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or administrative regulations
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- system of government where both The state & national government remain supreme within own spheres, each responsible for some policies
- Clause in Article IV , section. 8 of constitution requires each state to recognize official documents and civil judgements rendered by the courts of other states
- way of organizing nation so all powers resides in central government
- Article VI Of Constitution makes Constitution national law, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within constitutional limits
- the powers not delegated to the U.S. By the constitution nor prohibited by it to the states reserved to states or people
- Case in 1824, Supreme Court interpreted Broadly the clause in Article I Section 8; giving Comgress power to regulate interstate com ever, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity
- legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrenders by officials instate in which crime is alleged to have been committed
19 Clues: Pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in federal system • way of organizing nation so all powers resides in central government • powers of federal government that go beyond enumerated in constitution • entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments • ...
Chapter 16 and 17 vocabulary 2020-05-11
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- the West, the major Union goal was to control the Mississippi River and the smaller rivers that fed it.
- Ruffians- people who used the border to vote illegally, make raids, and intimidate the antislavery settlers
- place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service
- act by which a state left the Union
- Tactics or ways something is done
- act by which a state left the Union
- give up or discontinue any further interest in something
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- person who flees a country or location to escape danger such as slavery
- show (an act, claim,or statement) to be right
- enroll oneself in the armed forces
- person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and / or refusing to renounce a religion
- fixed or set
- States-Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri
- the underground railroad was an example of
- The states always compared and found the differences between each other
- Rights-political powers held for the state governments rather than the federal government
- War-The war fought in the United States between northern (Union) and southern (Confederate) states from 1861 to 1865,
- / to govern or direct according to rule
18 Clues: fixed or set • Tactics or ways something is done • enroll oneself in the armed forces • act by which a state left the Union • act by which a state left the Union • / to govern or direct according to rule • the underground railroad was an example of • show (an act, claim,or statement) to be right • give up or discontinue any further interest in something • ...
Constitution Crossword 2025-02-05
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- This was a plan to new add states and give land to people out west.
- This document gave the states all of the power and the national government none.
- He believed people were selfish and cruel.
- The Articles of Confederation gave no power to this type of government?
- He believed in natural rights and that all people were good.
- The national government could not collect ___ under the Articles.
- The national government could not settle problems because there was no __ system.
- Shays Rebellion proved the Articles were __ and a failure.
- How many states needed to agree for a law to be passed?
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- He believed in separation of powers and democracy.
- How many states needed to agree to make an amendment to the Articles?
- This rebellion from farmers could not be stopped by the national government.
- a system of government that the people have a say
- The Articles of Confederation gave all of the power to the __
- The Articles were replaced with the ______, giving the national government more power.
- He colonists made no chief executive because they feared another what?
16 Clues: He believed people were selfish and cruel. • a system of government that the people have a say • He believed in separation of powers and democracy. • How many states needed to agree for a law to be passed? • Shays Rebellion proved the Articles were __ and a failure. • He believed in natural rights and that all people were good. • ...
POS 120 First Exam Review 2023-02-07
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- Highlights the male dominance and absence of women in political discussions and in the field
- The use of historical analogs to draw lessons on the present (often incorrectly)
- States cooperate with each other in order to develop an international community/society.
- The ability to rule with legitimacy through the institutions of law and a monopoly over the legitimate use of violence
- Sovereign political entity with legitimacy, territory, and a system of bureaucracy/governing institution
- The ability to act independently with other states
- Viewing adversarial states or individuals as having the opposite characteristics of oneself or group
- The tendency to dismiss new evidence if it contradicts prior belief or understanding
- The idea that the proletariat will successfully revolt and overthrow the state, also diminishing the existence of class division.
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- The control of things within your own state/territory
- The tendency to agree with group consensus and hesitancy to challenge it
- States act only in their own self-interest. Defense and security are the main focuses. States are violent because they want power.
- Another name for a State in Political Science
- States'identities and interests are socially constructed. Norms play a huge role in the decision-making process
- States are violent because they HAVE to be in order to survive
- A shared culture, history, language, or identity
- Leadership or dominance, especially by one social group or country, over the others
17 Clues: Another name for a State in Political Science • A shared culture, history, language, or identity • The ability to act independently with other states • The control of things within your own state/territory • States are violent because they HAVE to be in order to survive • The tendency to agree with group consensus and hesitancy to challenge it • ...
Government Acronyms 2024-10-11
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- Worldwide police organization
- Controls air traffic
- Federal transportation infrastructure
- A group of representatives from different nations gathered together
- Headquarters in the Pentagon
- Gather intelligence against other countries
- Carries out federal delivery of mail
- Oversees Secret Service and other security agencies
- Insures mortgages to eligible homeowners
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- Issues forecasts and researches oceans and seas
- Leads government response to natural disasters
- Conducts the legal business of the United States
- Oversees space programs
- Researches and formulates policies concerning disease
- Collects taxes within the United States
- Oversees agriculture in United States
16 Clues: Controls air traffic • Oversees space programs • Headquarters in the Pentagon • Worldwide police organization • Carries out federal delivery of mail • Federal transportation infrastructure • Oversees agriculture in United States • Collects taxes within the United States • Insures mortgages to eligible homeowners • Gather intelligence against other countries • ...
Creation of a Constitution 2022-05-12
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- Number of states needed to approve Constitution
- Original U.S. Constitution
- Only state not at convention
- Farmer that led a rebellion in Massachusetts
- Group that wanted Constitution passed
- ________ Plan that favored large states
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- Branch that makes laws
- Branch housing the Supreme Court
- Approval process for Constitution
- Group that did not want Constitution passed
- City where Constitutional Convention was held
- First 10 amendments to Constitution
- Branch that president is head of
- _____________ Ordinance passed under Articles
- Jersey _____________ plan that favored small states
- President of Convention
16 Clues: Branch that makes laws • President of Convention • Original U.S. Constitution • Only state not at convention • Branch housing the Supreme Court • Branch that president is head of • Approval process for Constitution • First 10 amendments to Constitution • Group that wanted Constitution passed • ________ Plan that favored large states • Group that did not want Constitution passed • ...
Midterm 2022-12-11
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- redrawing lines in your favor
- self-governing state
- region caught in between two fighting states
- example of this border would be Mississippi river
- 3 or more countries can be a part of this
- passing power to subnational units
- push people apart
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- central gov't has complete authority of state
- north atlantic treaty organization
- culture with no state
- bring people together
- laws of the sea
- "reclaiming" of land
- government type in larger states
- a fence, sign, passport control for example
- state breaking into smaller states
16 Clues: laws of the sea • push people apart • self-governing state • "reclaiming" of land • culture with no state • bring people together • redrawing lines in your favor • government type in larger states • north atlantic treaty organization • state breaking into smaller states • passing power to subnational units • 3 or more countries can be a part of this • ...
C3 W9 Secession of the Southern States 2026-05-16
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- The ___ Scott decision preceded the secession of the Southern states
- Secession means ____
- Eleven____ states seceded from the United States between December 1860 and June 1861 to form the Confederate States
- Preceded means to come ____
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- The ____ Slave Act preceded the secession of the Southern states
- The Compromise of 18___ preceded the secession of the Southern states
- The ___ of 1850 preceded the secession of the Southern states
- The ____ Scott decision preceded the secession of the Southern states
- The Fugitive ___ Act preceded the secession of the Southern states
9 Clues: Secession means ____ • Preceded means to come ____ • The ___ of 1850 preceded the secession of the Southern states • The ____ Slave Act preceded the secession of the Southern states • The Fugitive ___ Act preceded the secession of the Southern states • The ___ Scott decision preceded the secession of the Southern states • ...
The House Divided 2014-04-22
17 Clues: Scott • Kansas • of 1850 • Proviso • Lincoln • Railroad • Compromise • Under Siege • Union Party • Fruits of War • Victory in 1860 • States of America • Party which emerges • Party founded in 1848 • raids Harpers Ferry Virginia • emphasized the dangers of delay • southern states secedes from union
TEST 4 - REVIEW [PERIOD 6] 2021-01-05
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- ___________________ is best defined as sharing of Power between the national government and the states
- One immediate result of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan was the creation of a national __________________
- One reason President George Washington called for a policy of ______________ in the 1790s was to avoid United States participation in European wars
- The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power
- The main reason the ___________________ wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation was that the national government was too weak to solve the nation’s problems
- In his Farewell Address, President George Washington warned U.S. “to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world” because alliances could draw the United States into __________________
- Lewis and Clark expedition used __________________ systems to help them on their journey
- Purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France was in conflict with Jefferson’s belief in a _________________ interpretation of the Constitution
- The __________________ expedition (1803–1806) was important because it increased understanding of the area included in the Louisiana Purchase
- On the issue of creating a national bank, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton differed on whether to apply a strict or loose interpretation of the __________________
- President Thomas Jefferson decided to purchase the _______________ Territory in 1803 because it gave U.S. full control of the port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River
- Holding a cabinet meeting at the White House is an example of the use of the __________________ constitution
- During the presidency of George Washington, disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the interpretation of the Constitution contributed to the formation of __________________
- the federal courts by establishing the principle of __________________
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- ___________________ opposed ratification of the United States Constitution until they were assured that a bill of rights would be added to the original document
- Secretary of the Treasury __________________ supported the creation of the Bank of the United States because it would help ensure the economic stability of the new nation
- President Washington creating the first __________________ illustrates the use of the unwritten constitution
- President George Washington’s leadership during the __________________ Rebellion (1794) was important because it showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law
- The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) held that states could __________________ the Alien and Sedition Acts because these laws violated the Constitution
- At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the ___________________ and the Three-fifths Compromise both involved the issue of how individual states would be represented in the national government
- The system of __________________ was developed to prevent the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands
- The Supreme Court decision in __________________ (1803) strengthened the constitutional principle of separation of powers by establishing the Court’s right to review the constitutionality of federal laws
- A major reason for the issuance of the ____________________ Doctrine (1823) was to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
- The War of 1812 has been called the “Second War for American Independence” primarily because the __________________ had never fully respected the United States as a free nation
- Because the __________________ Ocean provided a buffer from European interference United States was able to maintain a foreign policy of neutrality throughout most of the 19th century
- A principle of government that is stated in the Preamble to the United States Constitution is that the power of government comes from the ___________________
26 Clues: the federal courts by establishing the principle of __________________ • The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power • Lewis and Clark expedition used __________________ systems to help them on their journey • ___________________ is best defined as sharing of Power between the national government and the states • ...
Government Vocab Crossword 2022-01-07
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- Agreement made between large and small U.S. states that partly defined the representation each state would have in the legislature under the United States Constitution.
- Believed that the only true and correct form of government was the absolute monarchy. He argued this most forcefully in his landmark work, Leviathan.
- A monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.
- Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
- Members of the major political party in the early years of the U.S. that wanted a strong central government.
- System of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government,typically a national and local one.
- Influential Enlightenment thinker commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism".
- Combination of a liberal political ideology that operates under an indirect democratic form of government.
- Principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws.
- System of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government.
- Law under which the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) are kept separate.
- A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
- Agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up some freedom for security.
- Political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God.
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- Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States.
- Type of government whose legalized force and power is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.
- Founding father of the United States, who helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury.
- Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States.
- First document that established the functions of the national government of the United States, Later Superseded by The Constitution.
- The introductory and expressionary statement in the constitution that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy.
- Enlightenment philosopher who has become best known for promoting the idea of the separation of powers in government.
- System in U.S. government that ensures no one branch becomes too powerful.
- Theory of democracy that holds that the best kind of government is one that promotes the "common good" and the welfare of an entire society.
- Compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
- Founding Father who served as the 4th president of the United States.
- The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- Political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government.
- Political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic.
- Powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law.
- A statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
30 Clues: The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • Powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law. • Founding Father who served as the 4th president of the United States. • Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States. • Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States. • ...
Civics crossword 2 2025-12-10
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- Florida State Senator
- War the United States fought in the 1900's
- One of the two longest rivers in the United States
- He fought fo Civil Rights
- One right from the First Ammendment
- Month we celebrate Independence Day
- Chief Justice of the United States
- Month we vote for President
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- This was written in 1787
- Advises the President
- We elect a President for how many years
- President of the United States now
12 Clues: Advises the President • Florida State Senator • This was written in 1787 • He fought fo Civil Rights • Month we vote for President • President of the United States now • Chief Justice of the United States • One right from the First Ammendment • Month we celebrate Independence Day • We elect a President for how many years • War the United States fought in the 1900's • ...
Chapter 2 Part 2 Crossword 2014-09-12
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- Was an enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom.
- Escaped slave that became a leader of the abolitionist movement.
- Large railroad built to help the expantion of western development and to get people to occupy the newly bought territory.
- Federal agency that aided distressed freed slaves.
- Passed by Lincoln that free slaves in the states that were rebelling, didn’t really free many slaves because of the confederacy.
- Series of trails that would lead fugitive slaves to get to the northern states for freedom.
- A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
- Major leader in the underground railroad, lead many escaped slaves to freedom.
- The process by which the states that had seceded were reorganized as part of the Union after the Civil War.
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- Freed slaves, declared anyone born or naturalized in the US to be a citizen, allowed any race to be able to vote.
- These acts divided the south into five military districts. Each district was placed under military leadership.
- Were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866 to restrict African American’s rights.
- Law passed to prevent another uprising.
- Arguements over the divisions of slave states and free states in territory gained in the Mexican-American (1846-48).
- During and after the American Civil War, a member of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed blacks.
15 Clues: Law passed to prevent another uprising. • Federal agency that aided distressed freed slaves. • A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. • Escaped slave that became a leader of the abolitionist movement. • Major leader in the underground railroad, lead many escaped slaves to freedom. • ...
Federalism 2014-09-24
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- 1819 Supreme Court case that established supremacy of national government over state government
- powers of federal government addressed specifically in constitution, for congress powers in article 1 section 8
- A clause in Article IV, section 2 states citizens of each state most of the privileges of citizens of other states
- powers of federal government that go beyond enumerated in constitution
- System of government where powers and policy assignments are shared between states and national government
- federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories of state and local spending
- federal grant given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs I areas like community development or social service
- Pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in federal system
- organizes nation so two or more levels of government have more authority over same land and people
- entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments
- final paragraph in Article I, Section 8 which authorizes Congress to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution
- federal categorical grant distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or administrative regulations
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- system of government where both The state & national government remain supreme within own spheres, each responsible for some policies
- Clause in Article IV , section. 8 of constitution requires each state to recognize official documents and civil judgements rendered by the courts of other states
- way of organizing nation so all powers resides in central government
- Article VI Of Constitution makes Constitution national law, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within constitutional limits
- the powers not delegated to the U.S. By the constitution nor prohibited by it to the states reserved to states or people
- Case in 1824, Supreme Court interpreted Broadly the clause in Article I Section 8; giving Comgress power to regulate interstate com ever, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity
- legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrenders by officials instate in which crime is alleged to have been committed
19 Clues: Pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in federal system • way of organizing nation so all powers resides in central government • powers of federal government that go beyond enumerated in constitution • entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments • ...
Vocabulary Activity 2019-03-27
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- aircraft / an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1
- major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929. It started on October 24 and continued until October 29, 1929,
- war 1 / began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- Russell / A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933
- Vinson / He was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy"
- adjustment act / a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.
- market crash of 1929 / onsidered the worst economic event in world history – began on Thursday, October 24, 1929, with skittish investors trading a record 12.9 million shares.
- Talmadge / A American Dixiecrat politician who served two terms as the 67th Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937, and a third term from 1941 to 1943
- lease act / An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States, was an American program to defeat Germany, Japan and Italy by distributing food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945.
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- harbor / An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States, was an American program to defeat Germany, Japan and Italy by distributing food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945.
- Tuesday / a major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929. It started on October 24 and continued until October 29, 1929,
- weevil / eats cotton
- Delano Roosevelt / an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
- security act / is a U.S. government agency that administers social programs
- / low water
- depression / the economy was weak
- conservation corps / a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed,
- electrification administration / this provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve isolated rural areas of the United States.
- deal / a series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression
19 Clues: / low water • weevil / eats cotton • depression / the economy was weak • Vinson / He was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy" • war 1 / began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand • security act / is a U.S. government agency that administers social programs • ...
Vocabulary Activity 2019-03-27
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- war 1 / began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- Tuesday / a major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929. It started on October 24 and continued until October 29, 1929,
- Delano Roosevelt / an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
- adjustment act / a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.
- depression / the economy was weak
- Talmadge / A American Dixiecrat politician who served two terms as the 67th Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937, and a third term from 1941 to 1943
- harbor / An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States, was an American program to defeat Germany, Japan and Italy by distributing food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945.
- market crash of 1929 / onsidered the worst economic event in world history – began on Thursday, October 24, 1929, with skittish investors trading a record 12.9 million shares.
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- aircraft / an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1
- deal / a series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression
- Russell / A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933
- weevil / eats cotton
- lease act / An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States, was an American program to defeat Germany, Japan and Italy by distributing food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945.
- conservation corps / a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed,
- security act / is a U.S. government agency that administers social programs
- / low water
- major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929. It started on October 24 and continued until October 29, 1929,
- electrification administration / this provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve isolated rural areas of the United States.
- Vinson / He was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy"
19 Clues: / low water • weevil / eats cotton • depression / the economy was weak • Vinson / He was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy" • war 1 / began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand • security act / is a U.S. government agency that administers social programs • ...
Vocabulary Activity 2019-03-27
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- war 1 / began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- Delano Roosevelt / an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
- electrification administration / this provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve isolated rural areas of the United States.
- / low water
- aircraft / an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1
- Talmadge / A American Dixiecrat politician who served two terms as the 67th Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937, and a third term from 1941 to 1943
- conservation corps / a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed,
- market crash of 1929 / onsidered the worst economic event in world history – began on Thursday, October 24, 1929, with skittish investors trading a record 12.9 million shares.
- harbor / An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States, was an American program to defeat Germany, Japan and Italy by distributing food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945.
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- weevil / eats cotton
- security act / is a U.S. government agency that administers social programs
- adjustment act / a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.
- Russell / A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933
- depression / the economy was weak
- Tuesday / a major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929. It started on October 24 and continued until October 29, 1929,
- lease act / An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States, was an American program to defeat Germany, Japan and Italy by distributing food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945.
- deal / a series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression
- major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929. It started on October 24 and continued until October 29, 1929,
- Vinson / He was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy"
19 Clues: / low water • weevil / eats cotton • depression / the economy was weak • Vinson / He was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy" • war 1 / began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand • security act / is a U.S. government agency that administers social programs • ...
7. The Articles of Confederation 2026-02-05
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- The first person chosen to lead Congress under the Articles of Confederation.
- The first plan of government for the United States that joined the states together in a loose friendship.
- Buying and selling goods between states or countries.
- Money that people or states must pay to help run the government.
- The new plan of government that replaced the Articles and created a stronger government for the United States.
- A group of Native American nations who worked together to stay strong and peaceful.
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- A group of leaders from the states who meet to make decisions and laws for the country.
- When people agree by giving up some things so everyone can work together.
- A group of citizens trained to act as soldiers to protect their state.
- People or groups joining together to work toward a common goal.
- A leader of the Onondaga Nation who believed that unity and friendship made people strong.
- A group of states that work together but keep most of their own power.
12 Clues: Buying and selling goods between states or countries. • People or groups joining together to work toward a common goal. • Money that people or states must pay to help run the government. • A group of citizens trained to act as soldiers to protect their state. • A group of states that work together but keep most of their own power. • ...
Lopez v USA 2023-08-29
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- what amendment is it? The right to bear arms
- The winner of the case
- what amendment is it?Rights given to the states/people
- The defendant of the case
- what amendment is it? Non-enumerated rights to the people
- Transaction or transportation of money or services across state borders
- Name of clause which Congress regulate commerce with Foreign, States, and Indians
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- The respondent/plaintiff
- System of government where power is divided between a national government and states
- the supreme law of the united states, created in result of the failure of the AoC
- Court The highest level of court in the US, consisting of 9 justices
- Guns and education are a subject that is usually under each individual ______ regulation
- What did Lopez bring to school that got him charged?
- Name of clause which Federal law takes precedence over State law. “Law of the Land”
- In what state was Lopez originally charged?
15 Clues: The winner of the case • The respondent/plaintiff • The defendant of the case • In what state was Lopez originally charged? • what amendment is it? The right to bear arms • What did Lopez bring to school that got him charged? • what amendment is it?Rights given to the states/people • what amendment is it? Non-enumerated rights to the people • ...
Conservation of Matter Review 2026-03-17
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- The three states of matter are liquids, gasses, and what?
- True or false, mass means the same thing as weight.
- When water is boiled and it turns to steam, the mass goes into the what?
- The conservation of mass states that mass can neither be created nor what?
- Matter is made up of tiny what?
- The conservation of matter states that matter can neither be destroyed nor what?
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- Water freezing is an example of what type of change?
- When wood is burned, what type of change is it?
- The three states of matter are solids, gasses, and what?
- The three states of matter are liquids, solids, and what?
- In a solid, how are the particles packed together?
- Can best be described as how much matter an object has.
- When a solid's shape is changed, the mass stays the ______.
- Every thing is made up of what?
14 Clues: Matter is made up of tiny what? • Every thing is made up of what? • When wood is burned, what type of change is it? • In a solid, how are the particles packed together? • True or false, mass means the same thing as weight. • Water freezing is an example of what type of change? • Can best be described as how much matter an object has. • ...
C3 W9 Secession of the Southern States 2026-05-16
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- The ___ Scott decision preceded the secession of the Southern states
- Secession means ____
- Eleven____ states seceded from the United States between December 1860 and June 1861 to form the Confederate States
- Preceded means to come ____
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- The ____ Slave Act preceded the secession of the Southern states
- The Compromise of 18___ preceded the secession of the Southern states
- The ___ of 1850 preceded the secession of the Southern states
- The ____ Scott decision preceded the secession of the Southern states
- The Fugitive ___ Act preceded the secession of the Southern states
9 Clues: Secession means ____ • Preceded means to come ____ • The ___ of 1850 preceded the secession of the Southern states • The ____ Slave Act preceded the secession of the Southern states • The Fugitive ___ Act preceded the secession of the Southern states • The ___ Scott decision preceded the secession of the Southern states • ...
1st Semester Vocabulary/American History 2020-09-28
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- Is a form of government in which the country is considered a ''public mother.''
- Was an American political, leader, military general, statesman, and founding father who served as the first president of the United States.
- Was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Famous actor who shoot president Lincoln.
- Was an american social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, he became a national leader or the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York.
- Is a form of democracy in which people decide an policy initiatives directly.
- The plan was created in response to the Virginia plan, which convent for two houses of congress.
- Was a political and mercantile protest by The Sons of Liberty boycotting the King in Boston Massachusetts.
- Declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- 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.
- Was a proposal to the United State constitutional convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three and a bicameral legislature.
- Was an armed conflict between the United States and the Mexican territory, since the government did not recognize the treaty signed by Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
- Was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Chayenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.
- Guarantees voting right to all citizens of the United States.
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- Was a massacre of Cheyenne and Aropaho people by the U.S. Army in the American Indian War that occurred on November 29,1864.
- Expresses the ideals on which the United States was founded and the reasons for separation from Great Britain.
- Defines citizenship to include African Americans.
- An act regulating stamp duty on the legal recognition of documents.
- Was the acquisition of the territory by The United States from France in 1805.
- Were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
- 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.
- Officially tittle the Treaty of peace, friendship, limits, and settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic.
- A conflict primarily fought between Britain and France over New World territory, ended with a British Victory.
- The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a practical state.
- Authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individuals plots.
- Was a landmark decision of the U.S. supreme court in which the court held that the U.S. constitution was not meant to include American citizenship from black people.
- 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 a conflict fought between The United State and its allies against The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
- The belief that it was America's god given right to expand from ocean to ocean to justify all wrong doings.
- The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.
- A person who is against slavery.
31 Clues: A person who is against slavery. • Famous actor who shoot president Lincoln. • Defines citizenship to include African Americans. • Was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. • Guarantees voting right to all citizens of the United States. • An act regulating stamp duty on the legal recognition of documents. • ...
Chapter 3 Vocab 2016-05-01
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- powers not explicitly named in the Constitution but assumed to exist due to their being necessary to implement the expressed powers that are named in Article I.
- powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- created by an act of the United States Congress on July 10, 1953, to make recommendations for the solution of problems involving federal and state governments.
- issued by the United States Congress, which may be spent only for narrowly defined purposes; main source of federal aid to state and local government, can be used only for specific purposes and for helping education or categories of state and local spending.
- the division of governmental functions and financial relations among levels of government.
- a concept of federalism in which national, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems, rather than making policies separately but more or less equally.
- system of government in which power is divided between a national government and various regional governments.
- a state governed as one single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions exercise only powers that their central government chooses to delegate.
- funding programs that you do not compete for, even though you must submit an application and meet other specified requirements. They ensure that designated recipients will receive funds, and are usually administered and managed by State Administering Agencies.
- establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions.
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- the official process whereby one country transfers a suspected or convicted criminal to another country.
- a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.
- addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
- a grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services.
- prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner.
- a political arrangement in which power is divided between the federal and state governments in clearly defined terms, with state governments exercising those powers accorded to them without interference from the federal government.
- the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, and state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government.
- Congress may exercise the powers that the Constitution grants it, subject to the individual rights listed in the Bill of Rights.
- the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.
- a statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
- grants given by the federal government to state and local governments on the basis of merit.
21 Clues: prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner. • the division of governmental functions and financial relations among levels of government. • grants given by the federal government to state and local governments on the basis of merit. • ...
Student name:__________ 2024-11-21
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- proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
- violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them.
- a tax or fee imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competitio
- a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798 during the presidency of John Adams
- written in 1812 and limited the power of the king
- the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution:
- signed on February 2, 1848, in the Mexican city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War:
- foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that outlined the United States' role in the Western Hemisphere and its relationship with Europe:
- The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
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- authority of the federal courts to declare that actions by the federal or state government violate the Constitution.
- known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control
- someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
- the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise
- an agreement made during the drafting of the US Constitution where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in Congress
- The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state
- "Give me liberty or give me death'
- a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, primarily caused by British practices like "impressment"
- led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States.
19 Clues: "Give me liberty or give me death' • written in 1812 and limited the power of the king • government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony • The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state • violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them. • ...
North Carolina History 2015-05-06
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- Law of the land
- What happened on April 12, 1861?
- Slaves may be free for working a number of years.
- Ran the Alamance Factory.
- First president of the United States.
- The 17th president of the United States.
- One of the most important industries in North Carolina.
- Created the underground railroad
- Captured and killed John Brown, also surrendered in appomattox.
- The 16th president of the United States.
- Declaration of rights for all people.
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- Abolitionist who attacked Harpers Ferry, Virginia
- Ran a private mint near Rutherfordton
- Established a national government.
- Escaped slavery and brought out more than 300 slaves.
- Supreme court rules that blacks aren't citizens.
- Who chartered the cotton mills?
- Abolished slavery
- Preserve the union and abolish slavery
- Where the Civil war began.
20 Clues: Law of the land • Abolished slavery • Ran the Alamance Factory. • Where the Civil war began. • Who chartered the cotton mills? • What happened on April 12, 1861? • Created the underground railroad • Established a national government. • Ran a private mint near Rutherfordton • First president of the United States. • Declaration of rights for all people. • ...
The United States of America 2014-11-24
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- American money.
- There are fifty ... in the USA.
- Father works in a big ... .
- Can you sing this ... ?
- People enjoy them on the Fourth of July in America.
- People who travel and visit other countries.
- A house is also called a ... .
- A very tall building is called a ... .
- The capital of the United States.
- ...is big in America.
- The street isn't .... . It's narrow.
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- The bald eagle is the national ... of the USA.
- In the afternoon families have ... parties.
- There are ... on the Fourth of July.
- The United States or the ... for short.
- It's not difficult. It's ... .
- The people of the USA are called ... .
- You need it to catch fish.
- The American flag has thirteen ... .
- We ... our house with flags on Independence Day.
20 Clues: American money. • ...is big in America. • Can you sing this ... ? • You need it to catch fish. • Father works in a big ... . • It's not difficult. It's ... . • A house is also called a ... . • There are fifty ... in the USA. • The capital of the United States. • There are ... on the Fourth of July. • The American flag has thirteen ... . • The street isn't .... . It's narrow. • ...
PSYC 2015 Group 6 Study 2023-10-12
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- Continent Egypt is located on
- Number of continents
- Capital of the United States
- 2 + 2
- Chemical symbol Au stand for
- Shape generally used for stop signs
- There are this many Pyramids of Giza
- Largest bone in the human body
- Planet closest to the sun
- Color made when mixing red and blue
- Phenomenon measured by Richter scale
- Current president of the United States
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- Largest ocean
- The 3rd color of the rainbow
- Largest country by land area
- First president of the United States
- Number of Earth moons
- H2O
- National language of Mexico
- Largest planet in the solar system
- Tallest mountain on Earth
- Planet we live on
- Most rare eye color
- Longest river in the world
- Opposite of down
25 Clues: H2O • 2 + 2 • Largest ocean • Opposite of down • Planet we live on • Most rare eye color • Number of continents • Number of Earth moons • Tallest mountain on Earth • Planet closest to the sun • Longest river in the world • National language of Mexico • The 3rd color of the rainbow • Largest country by land area • Capital of the United States • Chemical symbol Au stand for • ...
Black America 2023-11-21
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- a secret escape route
- the president of Usa doing the cold war
- he freed the slaves
- I have a...
- the states that had slavery
- black people sang this in the church
- a woman that broke the Jim Crow laws
- he ended the slavery
- people who got separated, what do we call that?
- black and white people had... things
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- the place where rosa parks broke the Jim Crow laws
- southern states
- people that did the work for you
- the worked for the black people
- she ran the Underground Railroad
- a group that hated black peeple.
- fields where the slaves worked
- laws that black people have to follow
- not using a service to make a point
- the states that were against slavery
20 Clues: I have a... • southern states • he freed the slaves • he ended the slavery • a secret escape route • the states that had slavery • fields where the slaves worked • the worked for the black people • people that did the work for you • she ran the Underground Railroad • a group that hated black peeple. • not using a service to make a point • the states that were against slavery • ...
Civil War 2023-02-23
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- The president during the war
- The norths plan to surround the south
- The first battle of the war
- The confederates best general
- The time before the war
- The nickname for the battle of Bull Run
- The guns soldiers used
- Breaking away from the country
- The event that made Abraham Lincoln president
- The Confederate capitol
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- The act that freed slaves
- The southern states that fought to keep their way of life
- Slaves that got freed
- The city that General Sherman attacked
- States that did not leave the Union
- A nickname for people in the union
- The Unions best general
- The first state to secede
- The battle with the most deaths
- The northern states that fought to preserve the union
20 Clues: Slaves that got freed • The guns soldiers used • The Unions best general • The time before the war • The Confederate capitol • The act that freed slaves • The first state to secede • The first battle of the war • The president during the war • The confederates best general • Breaking away from the country • The battle with the most deaths • A nickname for people in the union • ...
Cold War 2020-10-09
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- takeover
- Plan Program under which the United States gave economic aid to
- Airlift Resupply of West Berlin by U.S. and British planes during Soviet
- taking measures to prevent the spread of Communist rule to other
- S. Truman 33rd president of the United States
- postwar Western Europe
- States, Canada, and ten European nations
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- Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defensive military alliance of the
- curtain The division of Europe between free and Communist countries
- of 1948
- and state department and to perform secret operations in foreign
- Intelligence Agency (ClA) Agency created to compile intelligence from the
- nation Country dominated by the Soviet Union
- War State of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but
- military action
- Doctrine U,S. policy of sending aid to any nation trying to prevent a
16 Clues: of 1948 • takeover • military action • postwar Western Europe • States, Canada, and ten European nations • nation Country dominated by the Soviet Union • S. Truman 33rd president of the United States • Plan Program under which the United States gave economic aid to • and state department and to perform secret operations in foreign • ...
US Civil War 2026-03-12
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- Large farms in the South that depended on enslaved labor.
- Keeping an equal number of free and slave states in Congress.
- To cancel or remove a law (the Missouri Compromise was repealed).
- A state where slavery was illegal.
- A law requiring escaped enslaved people to be returned to their enslavers.
- The highest court in the United States.
- The idea that states can reject federal laws they believe are unconstitutional.
- Loyalty to one region of the country rather than the nation as a whole.
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- People who wanted to end slavery.
- The United States government.
- A state where slavery was legal.
- Crops grown mainly to sell for profit (cotton, tobacco).
- A formal discussion where candidates argue their positions.
- Residents vote on whether slavery is allowed.
- A tax placed on imported goods.
- Small, irregular fighting between groups.
16 Clues: The United States government. • A tax placed on imported goods. • A state where slavery was legal. • People who wanted to end slavery. • A state where slavery was illegal. • The highest court in the United States. • Small, irregular fighting between groups. • Residents vote on whether slavery is allowed. • Crops grown mainly to sell for profit (cotton, tobacco). • ...
Civil War 2024-01-10
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- a person from the Northern states who went to the South to profit from reconstruction
- soldiers marching or fighting on foot
- warship with iron plating
- the northern states
- small sturdy sack carried on the back or over the shoulder
- a colony
- weapons
- turning point
- the confederate states
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- withdraw formally
- slang term for US dollar
- Sumter the beginning of the war
- a person who wanted to end slavery
- the president during the war
- leather shoe reaching the ankle
15 Clues: weapons • a colony • turning point • withdraw formally • the northern states • the confederate states • slang term for US dollar • warship with iron plating • the president during the war • Sumter the beginning of the war • leather shoe reaching the ankle • a person who wanted to end slavery • soldiers marching or fighting on foot • ...
history crossword 2026-01-21
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- the bloodiest battle
- states that are with the union but have slaves
- a closing of an area
- another word for the confedorate states
- an agency established by congress
- a speech honoring the dead soldiers for the union
- is enforcing equal treatment
- a war between the confedorate states and the union
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- laws in forcing segregation
- laws enforcing segregation
- the confedorate leader
- a change
- a turning point for the union
- The begining of the civil war
- the time after the civil war
15 Clues: a change • the bloodiest battle • a closing of an area • the confedorate leader • laws enforcing segregation • laws in forcing segregation • the time after the civil war • is enforcing equal treatment • a turning point for the union • The begining of the civil war • an agency established by congress • another word for the confedorate states • ...
American History 2023-07-18
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- "Rosie the ___" was a cultural icon representing women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II
- Conflict between the Northern and Southern states from 1861 to 1865
- "___ Purchase": Acquisition of a large territory from France by the United States in 1803
- Document that outlines the fundamental laws and principles of the United States
- The right to vote in political elections
- Founding Father, inventor, and diplomat; played a significant role in drafting the U.S. Constitution
- The "___ Globetrotters" are a globally renowned basketball team known for their entertaining style of play and cultural impact
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- 35th President of the United States; assassinated in 1963
- 7th President of the United States; known for his populist policies and expansion of presidential powers
- "___ Destiny" was the belief that the United States was destined to expand its territory from coast to coast
- Tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II
- Naval base in Hawaii attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941
12 Clues: The right to vote in political elections • 35th President of the United States; assassinated in 1963 • Naval base in Hawaii attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941 • Conflict between the Northern and Southern states from 1861 to 1865 • Document that outlines the fundamental laws and principles of the United States • ...
History 2022-02-12
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- a general vote
- A independent country
- former politician of N.S.W
- a number of states or organisations
- the action of coming to live permanently
- ballot a vote cast in secret
- International trade without tax
- a group or body or important principles
- a group of people
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- an agreement between states
- A team used in history against aboriginal
- people chosen to act speak on behalf
- American politician, born in Kansas
- when all the states agreed to be one
- a type of tax
15 Clues: a type of tax • a general vote • a group of people • A independent country • former politician of N.S.W • an agreement between states • ballot a vote cast in secret • International trade without tax • American politician, born in Kansas • a number of states or organisations • people chosen to act speak on behalf • when all the states agreed to be one • ...
texas revelation and mexican american war 2020-04-14
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- to tell someone that there kickouted
- a certain place to cross the states
- part that blcks people from crossing states
- where the person works for the us
- someone who hores money/gold
- to steal someone items
- controls the white house
- one of the people at war
- can cross the border
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- to be removed
- in the title
- the place texas fought back
- a fight over land
- where people live in
- allow someone to use the states house
15 Clues: in the title • to be removed • a fight over land • where people live in • can cross the border • to steal someone items • controls the white house • one of the people at war • the place texas fought back • someone who hores money/gold • where the person works for the us • a certain place to cross the states • to tell someone that there kickouted • allow someone to use the states house • ...
Government Vocabulary 2021-01-07
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- The distribution of power
- Attempts to control lives of citizens
- Give up some of freedom
- Fourth president of the united states
- people are only source of power
- Helped write the federalist papers
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- French writer
- third president of the united states
- Controls all aspects of life
- first president of the united states
- Monarchs were chosen by god
- Article 1,section 8,Clause 18
- Group of people
- division of the powers
- Ten amendments to the constitution
15 Clues: French writer • Group of people • division of the powers • Give up some of freedom • The distribution of power • Monarchs were chosen by god • Controls all aspects of life • Article 1,section 8,Clause 18 • people are only source of power • Ten amendments to the constitution • Helped write the federalist papers • third president of the united states • ...
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-18
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- Judges who vote if someone is guilty or innocent
- Small and largely populated states got equal vote
- the same
- light up
- Ten amendments guaranteeing citizen's rights
- start fire
- The introduction of the constitution
- The plan hoping to to help larger populated states
- Government branch who determines the constitutionality of the laws
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- Makes and passes fedral laws
- Government branch who enforces the laws
- apear
- Government branch who writes laws
- hearty enjoyment
- The plan directed towards the smaller populated states
15 Clues: apear • the same • light up • start fire • hearty enjoyment • Makes and passes fedral laws • Government branch who writes laws • The introduction of the constitution • Government branch who enforces the laws • Ten amendments guaranteeing citizen's rights • Judges who vote if someone is guilty or innocent • Small and largely populated states got equal vote • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2020-02-02
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- First major surrender took place here, between Gen. Lee and Gen. Grant
- In 1820 and 1850, the U.S. agreed to admit free and slave states
- Debates between two politicians over whether to expand slavery West
- _____ Compromise; Missouri admitted a slave state, Maine a free state
- First shots of the Civil War fired here
- U.S. Army, consists of Northern and border states
- Largest Confederate surrender took place here, in North Carolina!
- ____ Proclamation, issued by Lincoln in 1863, freed slaves in rebelling states
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- State admitted as free due to Compromise of 1850
- The People Choose, in this case over whether to allow slavery
- Last major battle fought in Civil War, in Johnston County!
- Battle was turning point in war, Union won
- To leave a country; 11 Southern states did this in 1861
- Eleven Southern rebelling states tried to form their own country
14 Clues: First shots of the Civil War fired here • Battle was turning point in war, Union won • State admitted as free due to Compromise of 1850 • U.S. Army, consists of Northern and border states • To leave a country; 11 Southern states did this in 1861 • Last major battle fought in Civil War, in Johnston County! • ...
States of Matter 2022-07-28
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- Change form gas to solid.
- Definite volume and definite shape, the molecules are attached to each other, and vibrate in place.
- Is a substance made up of various types of particles, occupies a place (volume) in space.
- No definite volume and no definite shape, the molecules move freely from one another.
- Definite volume but NOT shape by flowing, the molecules move around but stay close together.
- The amount of space occupied by any matter.
- Change from solid to liquid.
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- Fourth state of matter, the electrons are free in a cloud of individual particles.
- Change from liquid to gas.
- Change from gas to liquid.
- Change from solid to gas.
- The amount of matter of a substance.
- Change from liquid to solid.
13 Clues: Change form gas to solid. • Change from solid to gas. • Change from liquid to gas. • Change from gas to liquid. • Change from liquid to solid. • Change from solid to liquid. • The amount of matter of a substance. • The amount of space occupied by any matter. • Fourth state of matter, the electrons are free in a cloud of individual particles. • ...
States of Matter 2022-07-22
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- a system used to seperate 2 or more substances
- chemicals added together into a mixture to make the mixture clump together
- the substance left behind in a filter
- something that only contains one type of substance
- can not dissolve into water
- contains a small number of particles in the solution
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- combining more than one pure substance
- able to be attreacted to a magnet
- the cooling down of gas into a liquid
- type of mixture that will always be cloudy
- can dissolve into water
- change of state to liquid to gas
- a technique used to remove solids from liquids
13 Clues: can dissolve into water • can not dissolve into water • change of state to liquid to gas • able to be attreacted to a magnet • the cooling down of gas into a liquid • the substance left behind in a filter • combining more than one pure substance • type of mixture that will always be cloudy • a system used to seperate 2 or more substances • ...
States of Matter 2022-11-22
States of matter 2020-10-05
Across
- anything that takes up space and has mass
- when matter changes from a gas to a liquid
- the cycle of gas to a solid
- matter that fills up all the space inside a container
- when matter goes from a solid to a gas
Down
- matter that takes the shape of its container
- when liquid matter goes turns to a solid
- when matter goes from a solid to a liquid
- matter that has its own shape
- properties, how something looks, feels, smells, tastes, or sounds
- the amount of matter something has
- when matter goes from a liquid to a gas
- tiny particles that matter is made of
13 Clues: the cycle of gas to a solid • matter that has its own shape • the amount of matter something has • tiny particles that matter is made of • when matter goes from a solid to a gas • when matter goes from a liquid to a gas • when liquid matter goes turns to a solid • anything that takes up space and has mass • when matter goes from a solid to a liquid • ...
States (38-50) 2020-10-08
States of India 2021-05-03
13 Clues: tribal state • land of epics • soul of India • jewel of India • heart of India • land of the sun • land of mountains • valley of flowers • Kohinoor of India • milk pail of India • land of five rivers • tea garden on India • spice garden of India
States of Matter 2023-10-23
Across
- Has definite shape and definite volume
- The temperature a liquid turns to a solid
- Total energy of all of the particles in an object or substance
- Has a definite volume but no shape of its own
- When a substance changes from a solid straight into a gas when heated
- Measure of the speed of particles in an object or substance
- Inward pull in the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together
Down
- The temperature a solid turns into a liquid
- A liquid's resistance to flow
- Change in state from a liquid to a gas
- Change in state from a gas to a liquid
- Move back and forth quickly
- Has no definite shape nor volume
13 Clues: Move back and forth quickly • A liquid's resistance to flow • Has no definite shape nor volume • Change in state from a liquid to a gas • Change in state from a gas to a liquid • Has definite shape and definite volume • The temperature a liquid turns to a solid • The temperature a solid turns into a liquid • Has a definite volume but no shape of its own • ...
States of Matter 2023-11-16
Across
- Ice melting into water is an example of a __________ change.
- A substance made up of two or more elements chemically combined is called a __________.
- Matter with a definite shape and volume is in the __________ state.
- The process of a solid turning directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first is called __________.
- A change in state from a liquid to a gas is called __________.
- Breaking a glass is an example of an __________ change.
- Changing a liquid to a solid is an example of a __________ change.
- A change in which a new substance is formed is called a __________ change.
Down
- A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means is called an __________.
- The process of a gas turning into a liquid is called __________.
- Matter with a definite volume but no definite shape is in the __________ state.
- Solid, liquid, and gas are the three main __________ of matter.
- Burning wood is an example of a __________ change.
- The process of a liquid turning into a solid is called __________.
- A __________ change is a change in which the substance retains its identity.
15 Clues: Burning wood is an example of a __________ change. • Breaking a glass is an example of an __________ change. • Ice melting into water is an example of a __________ change. • A change in state from a liquid to a gas is called __________. • Solid, liquid, and gas are the three main __________ of matter. • ...
states of matter 2024-04-03
Across
- - Liquid left after you filter something
- - mixture created by combining substances.
- - it has a definite volume and shape.
- - a combination of two or more substances
- - Can dissolve
- - has a definite volume but doesn't have a definite shape.
- - A solid substance produced from a liquid.
Down
- - Can’t dissolve
- - is the amount of matter an object contains.
- - is the amount of space it takes up.
- - Separate based on size
- - To divide or put apart
- - doesn't have a definite shape or volume.
13 Clues: - Can dissolve • - Can’t dissolve • - Separate based on size • - To divide or put apart • - is the amount of space it takes up. • - it has a definite volume and shape. • - Liquid left after you filter something • - a combination of two or more substances • - mixture created by combining substances. • - doesn't have a definite shape or volume. • ...
States of Matter 2023-10-27
Across
- when a liquid turns into a gas.
- one of the distinct forms in which matter can exist.
- super heated matter – so hot that the electrons are ripped away from the atoms forming an ionized gas.
- a type of matter with specific properties that make it less rigid than a solid but more rigid than a gas.
Down
- the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
- the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature.
- when a liquid becomes a vapor by touching a hot surface.
- the process in which something changes from liquid to solid as the temperature becomes lower.
- a substance that has no fixed size or shape.
- the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional figure as measured in cubic units
- a state of matter that retains its shape and density when not confined.
- The process in which solid substances are converted into liquids by adding heat.
- a dimensionless quantity representing the amount of matter in a particle or object.
13 Clues: when a liquid turns into a gas. • a substance that has no fixed size or shape. • one of the distinct forms in which matter can exist. • when a liquid becomes a vapor by touching a hot surface. • a state of matter that retains its shape and density when not confined. • the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. • ...
