states Crossword Puzzles

US History Crossword 2024-11-02

US History Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The withdrawal of Southern states from the Union.
  2. Pardoning, often of Confederate soldiers after the war.
  3. Refers to Lincoln’s death at the hands of John Wilkes Booth.
  4. Former enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War.
  5. The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding and integrating freed slaves.
  6. The Northern states during the Civil War.
  7. The movement to end slavery in the United States.
  8. Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction.
  9. Southern whites who supported Reconstruction efforts.
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  1. The group of Southern states that seceded during the Civil War.
  2. Codes Laws passed in the South during Reconstruction to limit freedmen's rights.
  3. System where freedmen and poor whites farmed land for a share of the crops.
  4. The act of freeing enslaved people, especially tied to a famous proclamation.
  5. Site of a major Civil War battle and a famous address by Lincoln.
  6. Republicans who pushed for harsher measures during Reconstruction.

15 Clues: The Northern states during the Civil War. • The withdrawal of Southern states from the Union. • The movement to end slavery in the United States. • Southern whites who supported Reconstruction efforts. • Pardoning, often of Confederate soldiers after the war. • Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction. • ...

Government Crossword 2025-10-08

Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty contract or agreement
  2. Founding Father who was the first chief justice of the United States.
  3. A person sent or authorized to represent others.
  4. An American who opposed the ratification of the us constitution in the late 18th century
  5. retained the unicameral congress of the confederation
  6. Virginia Planter states man and forgotten founder
  7. Served as an officer in the war for independence
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  1. English Justice and tory politician
  2. A written grant of authority from the king
  3. Was an American founding father and the third president
  4. May 29, largley the work of James madison was presented by Edmund Randolph
  5. delegates who attach the philadelphia convention
  6. Statesman Politician and founding father of the united states
  7. Saying no/not passing
  8. a person who advocates or supports a system of government in several states

15 Clues: Saying no/not passing • English Justice and tory politician • A written grant of authority from the king • A person sent or authorized to represent others. • delegates who attach the philadelphia convention • Served as an officer in the war for independence • Virginia Planter states man and forgotten founder • retained the unicameral congress of the confederation • ...

Government Crossword 2025-10-09

Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Founding Father who was the first chief justice of the United States.
  2. Served as an officer in the war for independence
  3. Saying no/not passing
  4. May 29, largley the work of James madison was presented by Edmund Randolph
  5. The action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty contract or agreement
  6. Was an American founding father and the third president
  7. delegates who attach the philadelphia convention
  8. English Justice and tory politician
Down
  1. retained the unicameral congress of the confederation
  2. An American who opposed the ratification of the us constitution in the late 18th century
  3. Statesman Politician and founding father of the united states
  4. Virginia Planter states man and forgotten founder
  5. A person sent or authorized to represent others.
  6. A written grant of authority from the king
  7. a person who advocates or supports a system of government in several states

15 Clues: Saying no/not passing • English Justice and tory politician • A written grant of authority from the king • A person sent or authorized to represent others. • Served as an officer in the war for independence • delegates who attach the philadelphia convention • Virginia Planter states man and forgotten founder • retained the unicameral congress of the confederation • ...

The government and state structure of USA. 2025-12-09

The government and state structure of USA. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Who has the power to declare war in the United States?
  2. of Representatives / What is the lower house of Congress?
  3. / What do we call the leader of a state government?
  4. / What is the system called in which power is divided between national and state governments?
  5. / What do we call changes or additions to the Constitution?
  6. Constitution / What is the highest law of the United States?
  7. / Which branch of government interprets the laws?
  8. / What is the upper house of Congress?
Down
  1. / Who is the head of the executive branch?
  2. / How many branches of government does the United States have?
  3. / What is the introduction to the U.S. Constitution called?
  4. Court / What is the highest court in the United States called?
  5. / Which branch of government makes the laws?
  6. of Rights / What is the name of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
  7. President / Who signs bills into law?

15 Clues: President / Who signs bills into law? • / What is the upper house of Congress? • / Who is the head of the executive branch? • / Which branch of government makes the laws? • / Which branch of government interprets the laws? • / What do we call the leader of a state government? • / Who has the power to declare war in the United States? • ...

Civil war 2023-04-05

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. E Lee Confederate General
  2. Bad guys
  3. Lincoln President of the USA
  4. Davis President Of CAS
  5. To Leave or withdraw
  6. Worst Country
  7. Best Country
  8. Deaths
  9. Good Guys
  10. War Camera Really Old camera
  11. States Cant Decide
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  1. War War on All aspects of Life
  2. S. Grant American General
  3. To be Freed
  4. Armoured Boat
  5. Barton Important Nurse
  6. USA Love VS Hater
  7. Rights Rights and powers for states

18 Clues: Deaths • Bad guys • Good Guys • To be Freed • Best Country • Armoured Boat • Worst Country • USA Love VS Hater • To Leave or withdraw • States Cant Decide • Davis President Of CAS • S. Grant American General • Barton Important Nurse • War Camera Really Old camera • E Lee Confederate General • Lincoln President of the USA • War War on All aspects of Life • ...

INDIAN STATES 2022-03-12

INDIAN STATES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. VASCO DA GAMA
  2. DEVBHOOMI
  3. IS LARGEST CITY
  4. NEPALI LANGUAGE
Down
  1. BENGALURU LARGEST CITY
  2. BOMBAY
  3. SALT DESSERT
  4. UNION TERITORY

8 Clues: BOMBAY • DEVBHOOMI • SALT DESSERT • VASCO DA GAMA • UNION TERITORY • IS LARGEST CITY • NEPALI LANGUAGE • BENGALURU LARGEST CITY

American States 2019-10-19

American States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mississippi
  2. florida
  3. kentucky
  4. indiana
Down
  1. georgia
  2. texas
  3. california
  4. utah

8 Clues: utah • texas • georgia • florida • indiana • kentucky • california • mississippi

US states 2023-10-10

US states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is not directly connected to the other states.
  2. It is on top of Oklahoma.
  3. It is the second largest state.
  4. It si the smallest state.
Down
  1. It rhymes with Missouri.
  2. It rhymes with North Dakota.
  3. It is next and it rhymes with Washington.
  4. It rhymes with Rhode Island.

8 Clues: It rhymes with Missouri. • It is on top of Oklahoma. • It si the smallest state. • It rhymes with North Dakota. • It rhymes with Rhode Island. • It is the second largest state. • It is next and it rhymes with Washington. • It is not directly connected to the other states.

USA States 2024-08-13

USA States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This State is closer to Russia than any other State
  2. This State is the southern boarder of Missouri
  3. This State's abbreviation is AZ
  4. This State is West of Kansas, so Rocky!
Down
  1. This State is on the Gulf of Mexico, Roll Tide
  2. It was the first State of the USA
  3. You can find Hollywood in this State
  4. The State so nice they named it Twice

8 Clues: This State's abbreviation is AZ • It was the first State of the USA • You can find Hollywood in this State • The State so nice they named it Twice • This State is West of Kansas, so Rocky! • This State is on the Gulf of Mexico, Roll Tide • This State is the southern boarder of Missouri • This State is closer to Russia than any other State

United States. 2024-11-13

United States. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who share similar ideas about the government
  2. A committee that votes for the president on behalf of each state
  3. People in the electoral college
  4. the number of votes cast by the people for the president.
Down
  1. the votes cast by the electoral college
  2. A political party that doesn't fall into the main two.
  3. One of the two main political parties in the United States, conservatives usually fall into this one.
  4. One of the two main political parties in the United States, democrats usually fall into this one

8 Clues: People in the electoral college • the votes cast by the electoral college • People who share similar ideas about the government • A political party that doesn't fall into the main two. • the number of votes cast by the people for the president. • A committee that votes for the president on behalf of each state • ...

Unit 6 Review 2018-01-25

Unit 6 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One problem with travelling by ______ was that most naturally flowed in north or south, instead of east and west like many Americans wanted to travel
  2. The main voice of the South was this politician (last name)
  3. The demand for cotton in the North and Europe unfortunately also resulted in a greater demand for in the South
  4. At the “______ of 1818”, the imaginary line at 49-degrees North was established as the border between the United States and British territory to the north.
  5. The ________ (temporarily) resolved the arguing over the number of slave states and free states in 1820 (2)
  6. The _______ passed through the state of New York and connected the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean (2)
  7. As the result of a compromise in 1820, this state joined the Union as a slave state
  8. This guy received a patent for his Cotton Gin in 1794 (last name)
  9. North, west, or south - which part of the country did the Industrial Revolution primarily take hold?
  10. After the Industrial Revolution, many of the things that used to be made by hand were now being made with the help of ______
  11. The Industrial Revolution also led to the rapid growth of ______, especially in the North, where it was easy to find a job
  12. The main voice of the North was this politician (last name)
  13. As the result of a compromise in 1820, this state joined the Union as a free state
Down
  1. In the _________ Treaty, Spain ceded (gave up) Florida to the United States and defined the border between the United States and Spain out west (2)
  2. The cotton gin removes the ______ from the cotton.
  3. One problem with river travel was the travelling ______ was slow and difficult.
  4. He brought the secrets of the Industrial Revolution from Britain and started America’s first textile mill in Rhode Island (last name)
  5. The time when partisanism (briefly) ended and there was much less political arguing was known as the “_______” (4)
  6. The idea of identifying yourself based on the region of the country you live is known as _______
  7. In the ___________, the United States announced a warning to the countries of Europe to not attempt to re-establish colonies in North or South America (2)
  8. By 1820, the population of the United States was about ____-million people.
  9. Robert Fulton’s big contribution to American travel was the development of the _____
  10. The main voice of the West was this politician (last name)
  11. A series of ______ are used to help boats change elevation along a canal
  12. He essentially started the modern factory system in the U.S. by bringing all the steps of textile manufacturing to one location (last name)
  13. He became the 5th president of the United States and winning the elections of 1816 and 1820 (last name)
  14. A ______ is a man-made, artificial waterway.

27 Clues: A ______ is a man-made, artificial waterway. • The cotton gin removes the ______ from the cotton. • The main voice of the West was this politician (last name) • The main voice of the South was this politician (last name) • The main voice of the North was this politician (last name) • This guy received a patent for his Cotton Gin in 1794 (last name) • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2017-09-11

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies
  2. The Judicial branch interprets the laws.
  3. The executive branch of our Government is in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed.
  4. The federal principle or system of government.
  5. The statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia
  6. The first constitution of the United states that was soon replaced for being too weak.
  7. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights.
  8. An uprising in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shay led four thousand rebels in an uprising against economic and civil rights injustices.
  9. Marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.
  10. A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
  11. A system in which it keeps any branch of the government from having too much power.
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  1. The action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
  2. A form of government in which power is vested in the people, who in turn exercise their power through elected representatives.
  3. Provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory
  4. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west.
  5. Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary.
  6. Was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
  7. The population of slaves would be counted as three-fifths in total when apportioning Representatives
  8. Refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
  9. Was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government
  10. Was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
  11. The Electoral College is a process between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.
  12. It is one of the branches of the government that is in charge of making laws.
  13. Was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
  14. James Madison Jr. was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as the fourth President of the United States
  15. John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, was one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism”

26 Clues: The Judicial branch interprets the laws. • The federal principle or system of government. • Was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government • Was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies • The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. • ...

Unit 4: The Constitutional Convention 2021-11-24

Unit 4: The Constitutional Convention crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these states did not want slaves to be counted as part of a state's population
  2. supported by small states; wanted representation to be equal
  3. agreement that created a bicameral legislature
  4. location of the Constitutional Convention
  5. Would not ratify the Constitution without a Bill of Rights
  6. these states wanted all slaves to be counted as part of population to increase representation
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  1. part of the Legislative Branch; each state has two representatives in this house
  2. the compromise that settled how slaves would be counted towards representation
  3. wanted strong state governments
  4. supported by large states; wanted representation based on population
  5. Wanted a strong federal government
  6. to approve
  7. In 1787, delegates met to _____ the Articles of COnfederation

13 Clues: to approve • wanted strong state governments • Wanted a strong federal government • location of the Constitutional Convention • agreement that created a bicameral legislature • Would not ratify the Constitution without a Bill of Rights • supported by small states; wanted representation to be equal • In 1787, delegates met to _____ the Articles of COnfederation • ...

28.3 Crossword 2022-11-01

28.3 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. loyalty oaths unconstitutional
  2. provided hospital insurance and low-cost medical insurance for almost every American age 65 or older
  3. their rivers
  4. Federal legislation establishing a variety of social programs
  5. banned prayer in public schools and declared
  6. required states to clean
  7. established in 1924.
Down
  1. ended national-origins
  2. 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
  3. way in which states redraw election districts based on the changing number of people in them
  4. non-European immigrants to settle in the United States by ending quotas based on nationality
  5. extended health insurance to welfare recipients
  6. opened the door for
  7. domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs

14 Clues: their rivers • opened the door for • established in 1924. • ended national-origins • required states to clean • loyalty oaths unconstitutional • banned prayer in public schools and declared • extended health insurance to welfare recipients • 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. • Federal legislation establishing a variety of social programs • ...

North and South 2020-11-25

North and South crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The main crop grown in the South was _______.
  2. An abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison.
  3. 2/3 of this was located in Northern States.
  4. A tax placed on an import or export.
  5. The soil in the North was known to be _______ and not as fertile.
  6. Southern States believed ________ should hold more power.
  7. Agriculture in the South was grown on small farms and _________.
Down
  1. The ________ tended to be more religious.
  2. The ________ was more politically diverse.
  3. The primary industry of the Southern States.
  4. 7 out of 8 of these people were more prominent in the Northern States.
  5. Place that manufactured goods to sell.
  6. People in the North were known to have higher levels of __________.

13 Clues: A tax placed on an import or export. • Place that manufactured goods to sell. • The ________ tended to be more religious. • The ________ was more politically diverse. • 2/3 of this was located in Northern States. • The primary industry of the Southern States. • The main crop grown in the South was _______. • Southern States believed ________ should hold more power. • ...

Civil War 2016-11-27

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. /from Union
  2. /who came to the south for economic reasons after the Civil War they took advantage of citizens of the south
  3. /july 1st-3rd (1863) Union leaders defeated General Lee. A turning point battle during the Civil War
  4. /designedto help former slaves with food, clothing, find jobs, medical care, created schools (established 1865)
  5. /the Civil War, the Union came to mean the government and armies of the North
  6. /person who worked to end slavery.
  7. /a change to the Constitution (1868) granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection of the law
  8. /period of time after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back to the Union
  9. /treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved
  10. /generalfor the Union, later became 18th President
  11. /the war that divides America in the 1860s. A war between citizens of the same country.
  12. /act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories
  13. /she led 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad
  14. /a change to the Constitution (1865) that abolished slavery in US (made it illegal)
  15. /September 16-18, 1862, bloodiest single day in American military history, 23,000 died
  16. /way of settling disagreements in which each side gives away a little in its demands
  17. /generalfor the Confederacy
Down
  1. /south Carolina, April 12-14, 1861, start of the Civil War
  2. /former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
  3. /president during the Civil War
  4. /A special order by President Lincoln on January 1st, 1863 declaring slaves in Confederate sates to be free
  5. /virginia,July 1st, 1861, first major land battle of Civil War
  6. /presidentof the Confederacy
  7. /the rights belonging to various states, especially with reference to interpretation of Constitution
  8. /a change to the Constitution (1870) declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color, or because the person was a slave
  9. /name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
  10. /Civil war was the most costly war in American History in terms of total devastation.

27 Clues: /from Union • /generalfor the Confederacy • /presidentof the Confederacy • /president during the Civil War • /person who worked to end slavery. • /generalfor the Union, later became 18th President • /south Carolina, April 12-14, 1861, start of the Civil War • /former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • ...

Adam and Chan: Chapter 4 2017-06-14

Adam and Chan: Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Belt / The region of the United States in the south and southwest that has seen population growth relative to the rest of the country and which, because of its climate, has attracted retirees
  2. / Sparsely populated territory and small towns, often associated with farming
  3. Gap / The difference between the political opinions or political behavior of men and of women
  4. / Those who own or control the means of production
  5. / Conservative christians who, as a group, have become more active in politics in the last two decades and were especially influential in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections
  6. Status / A division of population based on occupation, income, and education
  7. / A grouping of human beings with distinctive characteristics determined by genetic inheritance
  8. Exceptionalism / The view that due to circumstances of history, the constitution, and liberty, the United States is different from other nations
  9. / A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race
  10. Domestic Product / The total output of all economic activity in the nation, including goods and services
  11. Destiny / A notion held by the nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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  1. Bowl diversity / the integration of the many different cultures of United States residents combine like a salad
  2. / A densely settled territory that is often the central part of a city of metropolitan area
  3. / The movement of population from rural areas to central cities
  4. Effects / When a particular generation has had experiences that make it politically distinct
  5. / Those who sell their labor
  6. cleavages / Divisions within society that reinforce one another, making groups more homogenous or similar
  7. cleavages / Divisions within society that cut across demographic categories to produce groups that are more heterogenous or different
  8. Belt / States in the midwest once known for their industrial output, which have seen factories close and have experienced relatively high unemployment
  9. / Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group
  10. / The study of characteristics of populations
  11. Effects / The effect of aging and becoming more politically conservative, less mobile, and more likely to participate in politics
  12. / Fastest growing ethnic group
  13. / An area that typically surrounds the central city, is often residential, and is not as densely populated
  14. Belt / The region of the states in the south and states bordering the south with a large number of strongly committed protestants who see a public role for religion

25 Clues: / Those who sell their labor • / Fastest growing ethnic group • / The study of characteristics of populations • / Those who own or control the means of production • / Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group • / The movement of population from rural areas to central cities • ...

Spring Semester Review 2021-04-30

Spring Semester Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War.
  2. Common Man President
  3. France wanted a bribe or they would continue to attack US ships during Napoleon’s Reign.
  4. Precedent created by Marbury vs. Madison Supreme Court case.
  5. Federalist convention that demanded that the War of 1812 end or the New England states would secede.
  6. The war that ended with the United States gaining the Mexican Cession Territory.
  7. turning point battle of the Civil War—South no longer had enough men to invade the North.
  8. President of the Confederate States of America
  9. Law that violated Freedom of Speech and Press passed in Adams presidency
  10. Northern General that waged total warfare on the South during the Civil War.
  11. Outlawed by the 13th Amendment
  12. 10 year time period after the Civil War.
  13. 1861-1865
  14. Secret network for slaves to use when escaping to freedom.
  15. treaty that ended the War of 1812.
  16. invention that made cotton the #1 crop in the South and spread slavery west.
  17. Forced march of Cherokee Tribe to reservations in Oklahoma
  18. 2nd president of the United States.
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  1. Presidential decree that told Europe that the Western Hemisphere was off limits (no new colonies)
  2. the president who accomplished manifest destiny.
  3. Law passed in South Carolina that allowed them to cancel any federal laws they felt were unconstitutional.
  4. Presidential decree that outlawed slavery in the rebelling states and changed the focus of the Civil War.
  5. created when Jim Crow Laws were passed
  6. 1st president of the United States.
  7. Thousands of pioneers traveled to California in 1849
  8. President during the War of 1812
  9. Commander of the Northern forces during the Civil War (won the war)
  10. president of the Union during the Civil War.
  11. Era when things went from being made be hand to being made faster and cheaper by machine.
  12. Political Party created by Jefferson that believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
  13. tax on imports
  14. After North won this battle they controlled the entire Mississippi River.
  15. The belief that the United States should span from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
  16. Compromise that divided the Louisiana Territory at the 36’30 latitude line—everything North was free except Missouri and everything South would be slave.
  17. President when the Adams-Onis Treaty of signed and Missouri Compromise was created.
  18. territory purchased by Jefferson
  19. 1st Secretary of Treasury; created free market system in US

37 Clues: 1861-1865 • tax on imports • Common Man President • Outlawed by the 13th Amendment • President during the War of 1812 • territory purchased by Jefferson • treaty that ended the War of 1812. • 1st president of the United States. • 2nd president of the United States. • created when Jim Crow Laws were passed • 10 year time period after the Civil War. • ...

Review Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-30

Review Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : A battle between the Germans and the americans in 1781 and was a decisive victory.
  2. Provided shelter for Newly freed African Americans.
  3. states.
  4. : A slave who sued for his freedom claiming that his four year stay in the northern portion of the louisiana Territory had made him a free man.
  5. : He was an author of the declaration of independence and was the third president of the united states.
  6. : Guaranteeing suh tights as the freedom of speech, assembly, and worship.
  7. : a Battle between the united states and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
  8. : was a American social reformed, Abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
  9. : facilitated the creation of the first transcontinental railroad, a huge railway line connected the east of the USA to the west.
  10. : was a railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the east to the council Buffs.
  11. : was a ruling that banned off land but the colonists rebelled and won.
  12. : Native Americans that were forced of their lands by the Americans.
  13. : declared the slaves in the rebellious confederate states would be free but not all slaves.
  14. : Gave voting right to every man citizen including African Americans.
Down
  1. : was abolishing slavery and if you had slaves it was a crime.
  2. the belief that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
  3. : equal protection under law and African Americans became citizens.
  4. : the king of great britain
  5. : a American actor who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln.
  6. : he was a military general and the first president of the united states.
  7. : became a founding father and the impassioned champion of a strong federal government and played a defending role in the US constitution.
  8. : A withdrawal from the eleven
  9. : was a long and serious english law that developed, Promoted and regulated English ships, shipping ,Trade,commerce between countries.
  10. : a battle between the united states and Great Britain over britain violations.
  11. : a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
  12. : This act was a law that was passed by the british to import sugar to the colonies.
  13. : a proposal for the structure if the united states Government
  14. : people who are in the anti-Slavery movement.
  15. : large-estate meant for farming that specializes in cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa, and sugarcane.
  16. : was a small battle in the American revolutionary war that had heavy loss and continental army.

30 Clues: states. • : the king of great britain • : A withdrawal from the eleven • : people who are in the anti-Slavery movement. • Provided shelter for Newly freed African Americans. • : was abolishing slavery and if you had slaves it was a crime. • : a American actor who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln. • : a proposal for the structure if the united states Government • ...

Modeling Polynomial Functions 2024-05-14

Modeling Polynomial Functions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the values that makes the function equal to 0
  2. root theorem States if P(x)is a polynomial function with integer coefficients which has a rational root h/k in lowest terms
  3. of quotient rule The rule that states that the power can be applied to the numerator and the denominator
  4. Form The form in which a polynomial has been written both in descending order and with no like terms
  5. exponent rule The rule the states that any number other than zero to the zero power equals one
  6. A root that appears k times has a of k
  7. of products rule The rule that states that to raise a product to a power, you raise each factor to the power and multiply
  8. conjugates Two complex expressions that are identical except that the same complex term is added in one expression and subtracted in the other
  9. Another word for the root of a polynomial
  10. theorem for P(x), the value P(c)equals the remainder when p(x) is divided by x-c
  11. rule of signs A rule about polynomial equations with real coefficients that says that p(x) has a equal number of variations of signs of p(x)
  12. Exponent rule The rule that states that any number to a negative exponent is the same as having that number with a positive exponent in the denominator of a fraction
  13. of number of roots Says every polynomial function of degree n>1 with complex coefficient has n complex roots
  14. Theorem of Algebra A theorem that says every polynomial function with complex coefficients
  15. numbers The product of a constant(other than 0)
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  1. Division An efficient algorithm to divide polynomials
  2. rule for exponents The rule that states to divide x to one power by x to another
  3. A set of procedures
  4. regression Using a graphic calculator to determine a best-fit quadratic equation
  5. rule for exponents The rule that states to multiply x to one power by x to another power
  6. root theorem If a+bi is root of a polynomial with real coefficients, then a -bi is a root of that polynomial as well
  7. to power exponents The rule that states finding the value of a power to a power involves multiplying exponents
  8. Value theorem States that for a polynomial function with real coefficients
  9. Numbers A number of the form a+bi, where a and b are real numbers, and i equals the square root of -1
  10. line Test A test that says that if a vertical line can pass through two or more points, then the graph is not the graph
  11. Functions A function that can be defined by evaluating a polynomial
  12. Theorem The polynomial p(x) has x-r as a factor only if r is a root of the equation

27 Clues: A set of procedures • A root that appears k times has a of k • Another word for the root of a polynomial • the values that makes the function equal to 0 • numbers The product of a constant(other than 0) • Division An efficient algorithm to divide polynomials • Functions A function that can be defined by evaluating a polynomial • ...

AP Psych 3 (theories, laws, & effects) 2024-05-06

AP Psych 3 (theories, laws, & effects) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. theory that claims that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame
  2. theory that proposes that forgetting occurs because memory traces fade over time, through the amount of time is not as crucial
  3. is the finding that repeated observation of a stimulus promotes greater liking of the stimulus
  4. theory of motivation that suggests a desirable level of activity needed to successfully complete a task
  5. theory of motivation that stems from a need to return to homeostasis - a state of physiological equilibrium or stability
  6. theory that the spinal cord blocks or allows pain signals to pass the brain
  7. the rule that we should pay back in kind what we receive from others
  8. theory of emotion that states the conscious experience of emotion results from one's perception of autonomic arousal
  9. ____ the tendency for distributed study/practice to yield better long-term retention
  10. _____ effect is when subjects feel change despite receiving empty, fake, or ineffectual treatments
  11. ____ effect is overestimating others' noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders
  12. occurs when members of a cohesive group emphasize concurrence at the expense of critical thinking in arriving at a decision
  13. the theory that people forget information because of a competition from other material
  14. ____ effect explains why IQ tests are periodically re-normed so the mean score remains 100
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  1. effect when people are less likely ot provide needed help when they are in groups than when they are alone
  2. when there is a disagreement between what we do and what we believe, we change our attitudes to reduce feelings of discomfort
  3. states that the human eye holds specialized receptors associated with the absorbing the colors red, blue, and green
  4. illusion of movement created when two or more lights next to each other blink one and off
  5. social influence technique that suggests people who agree to a small request are more likely to agree to a larger one
  6. theory of hearing that states hair cells are triggered independently
  7. the theory of emotion that states the physical and psychological states happen simultaneously
  8. theory of hearling that states perception of pitch corresponds to the rate at which the whole basilar membrane vibrates
  9. theory that states that color perception depends on receptors that make opposite responses to three pairs of colors
  10. the improved performance of tasks when in the presence of others
  11. theory that neurons either send signals or they don't; there is no in between

25 Clues: the improved performance of tasks when in the presence of others • theory of hearing that states hair cells are triggered independently • the rule that we should pay back in kind what we receive from others • theory that the spinal cord blocks or allows pain signals to pass the brain • ...

Government 2024-03-14

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The department responsible for conducting foreign relations and diplomacy (8 letters)
  2. - The first Vice President to succeed to the presidency upon the death of a President (7 letters)
  3. - The current Vice President of the United States (7 letters)
  4. - The first Vice President of the United States (6 letters)
  5. - The President's power to reject a bill passed by Congress (9 letters)
  6. - The President's primary role as the head of the nation's armed forces (16 letters)
  7. - The President's power to reject a bill passed by Congress (4 letters)
  8. - The group of advisors appointed by the President to lead various government departments (7 letters)
  9. - The foundational legal document of the United States that outlines the powers of the President (11 letters)
  10. - Referring to the President's role as a symbol of the United States (10 letters)
  11. - The number of members in the President's Cabinet (6 letters)
  12. - Directives issued by the President that have the force of law (2 words, 15 letters)
  13. - The department responsible for overseeing the nation's monetary policy and financial institutions (4 letters)
  14. - The body that formally elects the President and Vice President of the United States (2 words, 15 letters)
  15. - The President's official residence in Washington, D.C. (9 letters)
  16. - The highest court in the United States, whose members are appointed by the President (2 words, 12 letters)
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  1. - The formal address given by the President to Congress each year (3 words, 14 letters)
  2. - A subdivision of the executive branch responsible for a specific area of governance (10 letters)
  3. - The type of government system the United States operates under (7 letters)
  4. - The first Vice President of the United States (6 letters)
  5. - The amendment that outlines the process for Presidential succession in case of vacancy (3 words, 5 letters)
  6. - The President's power to appoint judges, ambassadors, and other officials (11 letters)
  7. - The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws (9 letters)
  8. - The annual address given by the President to Congress (4 words, 15 letters)
  9. - The formal ceremony where the President takes the oath of office (12 letters)
  10. - The department responsible for managing U.S. foreign policy (5 letters)
  11. - The President's role as the symbolic representative of the entire country (10 letters)
  12. - The branch of government responsible for making laws (11 letters)
  13. - The process by which the President can be removed from office for "high crimes and misdemeanors" (10 letters)
  14. - The President's authority to grant reprieves and pardons for federal offenses (12 letters)
  15. - The number of executive departments in the U.S. Cabinet (7 letters)
  16. - The number of terms a President can serve according to the 22nd Amendment (2 words, 6 letters)

32 Clues: - The first Vice President of the United States (6 letters) • - The first Vice President of the United States (6 letters) • - The current Vice President of the United States (7 letters) • - The number of members in the President's Cabinet (6 letters) • - The branch of government responsible for making laws (11 letters) • ...

Constitutional Convention Crosword Puzzle 2025-03-03

Constitutional Convention Crosword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rebellion, An uprising that highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
  2. Vernon, The estate of George Washington where the Maryland and Virginia commissioners met in 1785.
  3. Sherman, Proposed the Great Compromise to settle representation debates.
  4. A Virginia politician who helped write the Virginia State Constitution and was a key figure at the Constitutional Convention.
  5. Franklin, Encouraged cooperation and diplomacy among delegates.
  6. Plan, A proposal by Madison for a new Constitution that favored larger states.
  7. Representatives from the states who attended the Constitutional Convention.
  8. The city where the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation.
  9. Acts, British laws that restricted American trade, contributing to economic struggles.
  10. The process by which the Constitution had to be approved by at least nine states to become law.
  11. An agreement or settlement reached by each side making concessions.
  12. Compromise, An agreement to create a bicameral legislature with the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  13. Financial support given to industries to help them compete, advocated by Hamilton.
  14. Compromise, A decision to count each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for representation.
  15. Hamilton, Argued for a strong central government.
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  1. First Secretary of the Treasury who supported a strong central government and protectionist tariffs.
  2. of Confederation, The original governing document of the United States, which had several weaknesses.
  3. Protection, Measures such as tariffs to shield domestic industries from foreign competition.
  4. People forced into servitude without rights, central to the Three-fifths Compromise.
  5. The city where representatives met in 1786 to address issues with the Articles of Confederation.
  6. Washington, Elected president of the convention, providing leadership.
  7. Government, A national government with authority over states, strengthened by the Constitution.
  8. Madison, "Father of the Constitution"; drafted the Virginia Plan and took detailed notes.
  9. Taxes imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries.
  10. First President of the United States who owned land in the Ohio Valley after the French and Indian War.
  11. Individuals involved in producing goods, many of whom were delegates at the convention.
  12. College, A body of delegates who vote for the President of the United States.
  13. Landowners who cultivated crops, many of whom were also delegates.
  14. An economic policy that aims to maximize exports and minimize imports, practiced by Great Britain.
  15. Revolution, A period of rapid industrial growth, partly spurred by protective tariffs.

30 Clues: Hamilton, Argued for a strong central government. • Franklin, Encouraged cooperation and diplomacy among delegates. • Taxes imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries. • Landowners who cultivated crops, many of whom were also delegates. • An agreement or settlement reached by each side making concessions. • ...

Unit 6 Vocabulary Definitions 2018-02-12

Unit 6 Vocabulary Definitions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Canal the artificial waterway opened in 1825, linking Lake Erie to the Hudson River
  2. Road the first federally funded national road project, begun in 1811
  3. Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States. In 1841, he died of pneumonia after only a month in office
  4. Trail the route to the Oregon Country used by wagon trains in the 1800s
  5. an old Spanish mission building in Texas where Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged Texans in 1836
  6. the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
  7. Tyler was the tenth President of the United States, serving from 1841-1845. He accomplished little during his presidency due to quarrels between Whigs and Democrats.
  8. Clay leading member of the House of Representatives for Kentucky under Presidents Madison and Monroe who spoke for the interests of the West, and who later served as a U.S. senator and Secretary of State.
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  1. Removal Act a law passed by Congress in 1830 setting up territories west of the Mississippi River where Native Americans living in existing states could be relocated
  2. of Tears the forced migration by the Cherokee and other Native American groups from their southeastern homelands to territories west of the Mississippi River
  3. Act an act passed by South Carolina that declared that the Tariff of 1832 unconstitutional
  4. of San Jacinto an 1836 battle between Texans and Mexicans during the Texas war for independence from Mexico
  5. the right to vote
  6. to add on or take over
  7. Party andrew jackson and his supporters called themselves the democratic party
  8. system they practice of giving supporters government jobs
  9. men a trapper who explored and hunted in the American West in the early 1800s
  10. Party a political party of national republicans
  11. Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. He was blamed for the Panic of 1837 and the widespread unemployment and poverty that it brought and was not reelected for a second term.
  12. Houston a soldier, lawyer, and politician, was instrumental in Texan independence and its subsequent annexation by the United States.

20 Clues: the right to vote • to add on or take over • Party a political party of national republicans • the right of states to limit the power of the federal government • system they practice of giving supporters government jobs • Road the first federally funded national road project, begun in 1811 • ...

Vocab #5 2022-02-10

Vocab #5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ​​an African-American infantry unit in WWI.
  2. North and South America were no longer open to colonization.
  3. not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.
  4. a constructed waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Isthmus of Panama.
  5. World War I coalition that consisted primarily of the German Empire and Austria-Hungary.
  6. An agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other out in war.
  7. a British passenger ship that was owned by the Cunard Line.
  8. A United States battleship which exploded in Havana harbor due to unknown causes in 1898.
  9. loyalty and devotion to a nation.
  10. a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts.
  11. policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  12. a political unit (such as a nation or state) powerful enough to affect the entire world by its influence or actions.
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  1. Germany proposed a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the United States and Germany.
  2. Theodore Roosevelt's policy symbolizes his power and readiness to use military force if necessary.
  3. general objectives that guide the activities and relationships of one state in its interactions with other states.
  4. a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
  5. served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
  6. It stated that the U.S. would intervene in Latin American countries where European powers sought to collect debts or whose governments were thought to be unstable.
  7. a philosophy or system that emphasizes the importance of military power.
  8. an international diplomatic group developed after World War I as a way to solve disputes between countries before they erupted into open warfare.
  9. The victorious allied nations of World War I include Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and the United States.
  10. American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.

22 Clues: loyalty and devotion to a nation. • ​​an African-American infantry unit in WWI. • a British passenger ship that was owned by the Cunard Line. • North and South America were no longer open to colonization. • served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. • not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc. • ...

Unit Test Review Ch.21-23 2016-04-07

Unit Test Review Ch.21-23 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rubbing force; always slows an object down
  2. amount of force applied per unit area on a object’s surface; the units are Pa
  3. caused by the microscopic roughness of two surfaces moving past each other
  4. a push or pull
  5. the law that states: total momentum of objects that collide with each other is the same before and after a collision
  6. Newton’s ______ law states that objects at rest will remain at rest; object in motion will remain at a constant velocity unless a force is applied
  7. gravitational force between an object and the Earth
  8. when force of gravity is balanced by air resistance
  9. a measure of how difficult it is to stop a moving object; mass x velocity
  10. speed and direction of a moving object
  11. occurs between the ground and the part of a tire touching the ground while moving
  12. Newton’s _______ law states that an object acted upon by a net force will accelerate in the direction of the force
  13. amount of matter in an object
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  1. states that when the speed of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases
  2. states that the pressure applied at any point to a confined fluid is transmitted equally throughout the fluid
  3. combination of all forces acting on an object
  4. caused by the attraction between the atoms on two surfaces that are in contact
  5. how far something has moved
  6. upward force exerted by a fluid on any object placed in the fluid
  7. uses a fluid to increase an applied force
  8. the buoyant force on an object equals the weight of the fluid displaced by the object
  9. rate of change of position; distance traveled divided by time
  10. units for force
  11. the force that attracts all objects to each other
  12. liquid or gas; flows
  13. rate of change of velocity; change in speed divided by time
  14. tendency of an object to resist change in its motion
  15. Newton’s ______ law states that forces always act in equal but opposite pairs
  16. mass divided by volume

29 Clues: a push or pull • units for force • liquid or gas; flows • mass divided by volume • how far something has moved • amount of matter in an object • speed and direction of a moving object • uses a fluid to increase an applied force • rubbing force; always slows an object down • combination of all forces acting on an object • the force that attracts all objects to each other • ...

Post War America 2023-01-31

Post War America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
  2. an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
  3. a set of proposals put forward by U.S. President Harry S. Truman to Congress in 1945
  4. In economics and industrial design, planned obsolescence is a policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life
  5. was the 37th president of the United States
  6. the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers.
  7. name of several large suburban housing developments created in the United States by William J. Levitt
  8. an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform.
  9. An enthusiasm for motor vehicles and motoring.
  10. is a bestselling book by William H. Whyte, originally published by Simon & Schuster in 1956
  11. a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available.
  12. American pediatrician and left-wing political activist whose book Baby and Child Care is one of the best-selling books of the twentieth century
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  1. use a numbering scheme in which primary Interstates are assigned one- or two-digit numbers
  2. informs the development of national civil rights policy and enhances enforcement of federal civil rights laws.
  3. The States' Rights Democratic Party was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States, active primarily in the South.
  4. 1946 – 1964
  5. governmental economy and decentralization of Federal projects through cooperation with State and local governments as well as private enterprise.
  6. method of distributing products or services involving a franchisor
  7. American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines
  8. a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools
  9. compliance with standards, rules, or laws.
  10. the national ethos of the United States, a set of ideals including representative democracy, rights, liberty, and equality
  11. multi-industry company – i.e., a combination of multiple business entities operating in entirely different industries under one corporate group,
  12. provides educational assistance to servicemembers, veterans, and their dependents.

24 Clues: 1946 – 1964 • compliance with standards, rules, or laws. • was the 37th president of the United States • An enthusiasm for motor vehicles and motoring. • the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers. • an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one. • method of distributing products or services involving a franchisor • ...

Term 2 - Democracy, Progress, and Imperialism 2023-11-30

Term 2 - Democracy, Progress, and Imperialism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Country in the continent Oceania, the land of the Aborigine people, colonized by the British as a penal colony
  2. A movement to develop and protect a Jewish nation in what is now Israel.
  3. Movement in England that required expansion of voting rights to all men, annual election, and secret ballot.
  4. Belief that one group or race is superior to other nations, races, or groups
  5. Country in the continent Oceania, the land of the Maori people, colonized by the British
  6. Proclamation of _________. Order by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln to release all slaves.
  7. Country dominated by England that suffered the Great Potato Famine.
  8. Country colonized by the United States after defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
  9. The _______*______ in the United States was a conflict between the North and the South areas.
  10. English and American female groups demanded _________ using different activist tactics.
  11. Cars, airplanes, steam-powered engines, and electricity are examples of ________ developed in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  12. Country located North of the United States, formed after the union of French and British colonies
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  1. Bill from 1832 that expanded voting rights in England to middle-class men.
  2. Belief that a country should invest in military and technologies to overpower others
  3. hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.
  4. Type of activism, including riots, attacking properties, confronting the police, and hunger strikes
  5. Synonym of franchise: the right to vote in public elections
  6. The Monroe Doctrine states that the United States should protect _________ from European influence.
  7. Conference where European countries agreed to divide Africa and avoid wars
  8. Discriminatory laws approved in the South of the United States to exclude African Americans from society.
  9. Action of one country to conquest, influence, dominate, or interfere with another.
  10. During the Trail of Tears, ________*________ were removed from their lands, attacked, and had their culture damaged during the American expansion to the West.
  11. Condition when one human is owned by another and, usually, forced to work in bad conditions
  12. Political system in which state power is given by its citizens, usually through election.

24 Clues: hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people. • Synonym of franchise: the right to vote in public elections • Country dominated by England that suffered the Great Potato Famine. • A movement to develop and protect a Jewish nation in what is now Israel. • Bill from 1832 that expanded voting rights in England to middle-class men. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocabulary 2024-01-03

Chapter 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point where concurrent lines meet.
  2. Three or more lines that meet at a common point.
  3. A point on the bisector of an angle is ____________________ from the sides of the angle.
  4. Another name for an indirect proof is proof by _________________.
  5. The Angle-Side Inequality states that the Shortest Side is across from the ______________ ____________ in a triangle.
  6. A segment from the vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the opposite side.
  7. The Incenter Theorem tells us that the incenter is equidistant from the _________ of a triangle.
  8. The point where the angle bisectors of a triangle meet.
  9. The Angle-Side Inequality states that the largest angle is opposite the _________________ __________ in a triangle.
  10. This states that if the angle between two sides of one triangle is larger than the angle between two sides of the same lengths of a second triangle, then the third side of the first triangle is longer than the third side of the second triangle.
  11. The point where the three perpendicular bisectors of a triangle meet.
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  1. A bisector that is also perpendicular to a segment.
  2. This is a prefix meaning about or around
  3. The point where the medians of a triangle meet.
  4. The Circumcenter theorem says that the circumcenter is equidistant from the _____________ of the triangle.
  5. The _____________ ____________ Inequality states that the measure of an exterior angle is greater than the measure of each remote interior angle.
  6. This theorem states the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side.
  7. Uses a rectangular array in which you record what you have learned from clues to solve a logic or reasoning problem.
  8. The point where the altitudes of a triangle meet.
  9. A type of reasoning in which you assume a conclusion is false, then show that this leads to a contradiction.
  10. The centroid theorem states that the centroid is ______ _________ the distance from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
  11. A segment, ray, or line that divides an angle into two congruent angles.
  12. A line segment that connects the vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

23 Clues: The point where concurrent lines meet. • This is a prefix meaning about or around • The point where the medians of a triangle meet. • Three or more lines that meet at a common point. • The point where the altitudes of a triangle meet. • A bisector that is also perpendicular to a segment. • The point where the angle bisectors of a triangle meet. • ...

Unit 3 2024-03-26

Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  2. a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  3. a country governed by elected representatives
  4. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
  5. a strong disagreement
  6. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  7. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
  8. the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
  9. the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  10. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  11. the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
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  1. the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  2. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
  3. a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  4. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
  5. Three-Fifths Compromisean agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
  6. a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
  7. to treat a person or group unfairly
  8. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
  9. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them

20 Clues: a strong disagreement • to treat a person or group unfairly • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • a group of people or things with obvious differences among them • ...

B1 (E) 2023-09-12

B1 (E) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I live in a _.
  2. Every _, I enjoy a cup of coffee to start my day.
  3. I need to go to the store to buy some _. (a basic food)
  4. I’m _. I need water.
  5. You're always _ in our home; please make yourself comfortable.
  6. The _ greeted me warmly as I entered the store. (person)
  7. It’s important to be able to speak _ in the United States.
  8. I’m thirsty. I need to drink some _.
  9. Most people speak English in the United _.
  10. Most people speak English in the _ States.
  11. _ is the most populous state in the United States.
  12. I have a _. I’m confused.
  13. The _ played with his toy car.
  14. I go to school to _.
  15. I can _ fluently in both Spanish and French.
  16. Mr. Leuschel likes to drink _ in the morning.
  17. I’m thirsty. I need a _.
  18. I go to the _ to buy bread.
  19. Can you pass me the salt, _?
  20. I was _ by the complex directions.
  21. I say “_” to my family before going to sleep.
  22. I’m thirsty. I need some _.
  23. I’m sorry for arriving _.
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  1. She is a talented _. (not man)
  2. I’m so _! I need to eat.
  3. Do you live in a house or an _?
  4. She waved and said _ as she left.
  5. It’s important to say “_” if someone helps you.
  6. “_.” See you later.
  7. In Mexico, most people speak _.
  8. I use my _ to to type and use Google.
  9. I use my _ phone to talk to my family.
  10. I'm _ for arriving late.
  11. I have a question. I’m _.
  12. The country to the south of the United States is called _.
  13. An _ is a delicious fruit. It is normally red, green, or yellow.
  14. What color are apples?
  15. Right now, we are in _. (where you learn)
  16. An apple is a _.
  17. The country to the north of the United States is _.
  18. The _ likes to play soccer.
  19. Can you _ me please? I need help.
  20. Please _ here for a moment while I check on your reservation.
  21. I put _ in my cereal.

44 Clues: I live in a _. • An apple is a _. • “_.” See you later. • I’m _. I need water. • I go to school to _. • I put _ in my cereal. • What color are apples? • I’m so _! I need to eat. • I'm _ for arriving late. • I’m thirsty. I need a _. • I have a question. I’m _. • I have a _. I’m confused. • I’m sorry for arriving _. • I go to the _ to buy bread. • The _ likes to play soccer. • ...

The Cold War 2024-04-25

The Cold War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Major Cold War confrontation in 1962 --> Soviets building missile bases on Cuba, atomic missiles could reach US within minutes.
  2. Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear warheads and missiles.
  3. An alliance formed in 1949 by the United States and Western European nations to fight Soviet aggression.
  4. President Truman's policy of giving American aid to nations threatened by communist expansion.
  5. The dividing line between South and North Korea.
  6. Citizens of the United States who were sentenced to death because they passed atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets.
  7. A system of supply routes from the North, which ran through southern North Vietnam, through Cambodia, and into southern South Vietnam.
  8. Military alliance established in 1955 of the Soviet Union and other communist states in Europe.
  9. The person who led a revolution that set up a communist state in Cuba.
Down
  1. A general who Truman chose to command a force that was sent to Korea to attack after North Korea attacked Southern Korea.
  2. The senator of Wisconsin; he charged 205 State Department employees, and accused them of being communist party members, but they were never proven. Eventually he came across as a bully, and his popularity plunged.
  3. A competition for supremacy in nuclear weapons (between United States and Soviet Union)
  4. Vietnamese guerillas who opposed the noncommunist government of South Vietnam.
  5. After World War II, the long period of intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States.
  6. President who had to decide whether to commit more forces to the struggle in Vietnam. He didn't think it was worth fighting for, and he didn't think they could get out. However, he sent more and more people into Vietnam causing the longest, most unpopular war in American history.
  7. Soviet Union leader in 1959 who had gained power a few years after Stalin died in 1953.
  8. Fighters who used hit and run attacks.
  9. A wall built by the communist East German government in 1961 to seal off East Berlin from West Berlin.
  10. Government agency that directs the American space program.
  11. The world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union.

20 Clues: Fighters who used hit and run attacks. • The dividing line between South and North Korea. • Government agency that directs the American space program. • The world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union. • The person who led a revolution that set up a communist state in Cuba. • ...

unit 9: reconstruction 2025-04-24

unit 9: reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. murder usually under secret attack for politcal reasons
  2. the period of rebuilding social economic, and political systems after the civil war
  3. males could vote regardless of color( gave suffrage to African Americans
  4. a proposal by President abraham Lincoln to readmit confederate states to the Union. the plan was based on the idea that 10 % of a state's 1860 voters must swear loyalty to the Union
  5. Republican a republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the civil war
  6. a person from the northern states who went to the south after the Civil war to profit from the reconstruction
  7. the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
  8. the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
Down
  1. the rights of all people to social, economic and political freedom and equality
  2. defined us citizen which receives due process and equal protection under the law
  3. a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
  4. agreement between southern democrats and the republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the reconstruction era
  5. abolished slavery
  6. the right to vote
  7. a system that keeps different groups seperate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
  8. a system of beliefs and practices in which white people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination
  9. a white southerner who collaborated with northern republicans during reconstruction, often for personal profit
  10. to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
  11. a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
  12. laws passed in the southern states that enforce racial segregation on the United States after the civil war to limit the rights of former
  13. rising to an important position
  14. a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
  15. laws that enforced racial segregation in the US from the post civil war era until the 1960's

23 Clues: abolished slavery • the right to vote • rising to an important position • a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature • murder usually under secret attack for politcal reasons • males could vote regardless of color( gave suffrage to African Americans • ...

Unit 9 2025-04-24

Unit 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the right to vote
  2. abolished slavery
  3. the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
  4. a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights,privileges, and protections to all people
  5. a white southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
  6. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the civil war to profit from the Reconstruction
  7. a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
  8. rising to an important position
  9. agreement between southern Democrats and the Republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era
  10. Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans)
  11. a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressure and/or laws
Down
  1. a proposal by President Abraham Lincoln to readmit Confederate states to the Union. The plan was based on the idea that 10% of a state's 1860 must swear loyalty to the Union.
  2. laws passed in the Southern United States after the Civil War to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
  3. laws that enforced racial segregation in the United States from the post- Civil War era until the 1960s
  4. a Republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the Southern States in the period following the civil war
  5. defined U.S. citizen,which receives due process and equal protection under the law
  6. a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
  7. the rights of all people to social,economic,and political freedom and equality
  8. the period of rebuilding social,economic,and political systems after the Civil war
  9. a system of beliefs and practices in which White people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination
  10. the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
  11. to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
  12. murder usually under secret attack for political reasons

23 Clues: the right to vote • abolished slavery • rising to an important position • a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature • murder usually under secret attack for political reasons • Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans) • ...

Unit 9:Reconstruction 2025-04-24

Unit 9:Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws that enforced racial segregation in the untied states from the post-civil war era until the 1960s.
  2. a white southerner who collaborated with the northern Republicans during reconstruction,often for personal profit.
  3. a person from the northern states who went to the south after the civil war to profit from the reconstruction.
  4. the rights of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced.
  5. a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials.
  6. laws passed in the southern united states after the civil war to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people.
  7. Males could vote regardless of color(gave Suffrage to African Americans).
  8. to reject;to refuse a law made by the legislature.
  9. the rights of all people to social,economic,and political freedom and equality.
  10. a Republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the civil war.
  11. the right to vote.
Down
  1. a fixed sum levied on all persons.
  2. a system of beliefs and practices in which white people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination.
  3. a system that keeps different groups separate from each other,normally through social pressures and/or laws.
  4. a proposal by president Abraham lincoln to readmit confedrate states to the union.the plan was based on the idea that 10% of a state's 1860 voters must swear loyalty to the union.
  5. agreement between southern Democrats and the reppublicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the reconstruction era.
  6. rising to an important position.
  7. murder usually under secret attack for political reasons.
  8. abolished slavery.
  9. a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights,privileges, and protections to all people.
  10. the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the civil war.
  11. the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights.
  12. defined U.S.citizen,which receives due process and equal protection under the law.

23 Clues: abolished slavery. • the right to vote. • rising to an important position. • a fixed sum levied on all persons. • to reject;to refuse a law made by the legislature. • murder usually under secret attack for political reasons. • Males could vote regardless of color(gave Suffrage to African Americans). • ...

Unit 9: Reconstruction 2025-05-02

Unit 9: Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans)
  2. To reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
  3. The rights of all people to social, economic , and political freedom and equality
  4. A system of beliefs and practices in which white people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination
  5. codes laws passed in the southern united states after the civil war to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
  6. The right to vote
  7. The status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
  8. The right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
  9. Agreement between southern democrats and the republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era
  10. a republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the civil war
  11. murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
  12. defined U.S citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
Down
  1. a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
  2. abolished slavery
  3. rising to an important position
  4. A person from the northern states who went to the south after the civil war to profit from the Reconstruction
  5. A white southerner who collaborated with northern republicans during reconstruction, often for personal profit
  6. A term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
  7. a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
  8. A system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
  9. the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the civil war
  10. laws that enforced racial segregation in the united states from the post-civil war era until the 1960s
  11. a proposal by president Abraham Lincoln to readmit confederate states to the union. The plan was based on the idea that 10% of a state's 1860 voters must swear loyalty to the union

23 Clues: abolished slavery • The right to vote • rising to an important position • a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • To reject; to refuse a law made by legislature • murder usually under secret attack for political reasons • Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans) • ...

Declaration of Independence #2 2019-02-12

Declaration of Independence #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / establish _______,
  2. / contract ______,
  3. / Assembled, appealing to the Supreme ________ of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do,
  4. / we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred ____.
  5. / We, therefore, the ________ of the united States of America
  6. / That these united Colonies are, and of _______ ought to be Free and Independent States,
Down
  1. / conclude Peace,
  2. / solemnly publish and _______,
  3. / in General ___________,
  4. / and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally ________;
  5. / —And for the support of this _______, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence,
  6. / and that as Free and ____________ States, they have full Power to levy War,
  7. / in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these __________,
  8. / that they are Absolved from all _________ to the British Crown,
  9. / and to do all other Acts and _____ which Independent States may of right do.

15 Clues: / conclude Peace, • / contract ______, • / establish _______, • / in General ___________, • / solemnly publish and _______, • / We, therefore, the ________ of the united States of America • / that they are Absolved from all _________ to the British Crown, • / in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these __________, • ...

Unit 7 Review 2013-06-16

Unit 7 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the southern states' army led by Lee
  2. African Americans can fight for the Union
  3. the northern states' army led by Grant
  4. first battle on Union soil, was the single bloodiest day of the civil war
  5. an order issued by lincoln that freed slaves in states of rebellion
  6. the two European countries the confederates wanted to win recognition for in the civil war
  7. military leader for the union army
  8. the final battle before Lee surrendered to Grant
Down
  1. battle that provided a decisive victory for the union, and ended Lee's motivation to enter the North
  2. military general for the confederate army
  3. Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky, and Maryland
  4. speech made by Lincoln after the battle of Gettysburg
  5. military strategy for the union to win the war
  6. man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  7. when Lincoln states that he cannot interfere with slavery where it already exists

15 Clues: military leader for the union army • the southern states' army led by Lee • man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • the northern states' army led by Grant • military general for the confederate army • African Americans can fight for the Union • Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky, and Maryland • military strategy for the union to win the war • ...

Become a Citizen 2023-01-02

Become a Citizen crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One part of executive branch
  2. One of the tribes that lived in America before the Europeans arrived
  3. this is one way Americans can serve their country
  4. who wrote the declaration of independence.
  5. One way to become a United States citizen
  6. This is one example of civic participation in the United States
Down
  1. This is the capital of the United States
  2. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
  3. The Commander in Chief of the U.S. military
  4. one of the reason that the colonists came to America
  5. This U.S. war ended slavery
  6. One writer the Federalist Papers That supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution
  7. This is the way changes are made to the U.S. Constitution
  8. Something we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance
  9. line One example of an American innovation that changed car making in 1913

15 Clues: This U.S. war ended slavery • One part of executive branch • This is the capital of the United States • One way to become a United States citizen • who wrote the declaration of independence. • The Commander in Chief of the U.S. military • this is one way Americans can serve their country • one of the reason that the colonists came to America • ...

2.3 Application 2021-10-05

2.3 Application crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sun never set on what empire
  2. commander of the continental army
  3. colonist that were loyal to the Untied States
  4. A war between the new England colonies for independence from Britain
  5. a strength of this army was that they were familiar with their surroundings
  6. the war that the british surrendered at
  7. a british general that made the britsh lose support for the war
  8. helped the United States beat the british
  9. colonist that stayed loyal to britain
Down
  1. how many colonies mad the continental army
  2. a strength of this army is that they had a strong and trained army
  3. name of the new england inhabitants
  4. a document signed by french and the united states stating that the french will help them with the war
  5. the bloodiest battle of the war
  6. representatives from the nations of Great Britain, France, Spain, and the United States met in Paris to discuss terms of peace

15 Clues: the bloodiest battle of the war • the sun never set on what empire • commander of the continental army • name of the new england inhabitants • colonist that stayed loyal to britain • the war that the british surrendered at • helped the United States beat the british • how many colonies mad the continental army • colonist that were loyal to the Untied States • ...

Government 2023-12-13

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of people that work for and advise the president
  2. the amount of terms a president can serve
  3. the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials
  4. constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed between a central government and states
  5. the legislature of the federal government of the United States
  6. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
  7. approved by two political parties
  8. a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation
Down
  1. the supreme law of land
  2. a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to significantly change an existing law
  3. a legislative body composed of two chambers
  4. A change or addition to the Constitution
  5. the upper chamber of the United States Congress
  6. the amount of years per term for a president
  7. elected leader of the United States

15 Clues: the supreme law of land • approved by two political parties • elected leader of the United States • A change or addition to the Constitution • the amount of terms a president can serve • a legislative body composed of two chambers • the amount of years per term for a president • the upper chamber of the United States Congress • ...

KCIS puzzle 2024-04-22

KCIS puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 哇死可认证
  2. The most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.
  3. The principal of KCISEC
  4. Abbreviation for the T in LGBTQ
  5. old deng
  6. Abbreviation for the L in LGBTQ
  7. miHOYO game
Down
  1. a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States that borders Minnesota to the west.
  2. Certified drugs used by KCIS students
  3. a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States that borders Wyoming to the north.
  4. Abbreviation for the B in LGBTQ
  5. DAA Vice Principal
  6. Island a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north.
  7. Well, I mean...
  8. A country in East Asia. It is located at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with. the People's Republic of China to the northwest

15 Clues: 哇死可认证 • old deng • miHOYO game • Well, I mean... • DAA Vice Principal • The principal of KCISEC • Abbreviation for the B in LGBTQ • Abbreviation for the T in LGBTQ • Abbreviation for the L in LGBTQ • Certified drugs used by KCIS students • The most populous state in the South Central region of the United States. • ...

Civil War 2024-05-21

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to stop or end
  2. famous for helping slaves escape using the underground railroad
  3. people who hid escaped slaves and helped them escape to the norther states
  4. states that were slave states by never seceded from the Union
  5. a formal speech given to a large group of people
  6. to establish something for a specific purpose
  7. a group of southern states that formed its own country
Down
  1. people who were in favor of stopping or ending slavery
  2. a large farm on which crops, such as sugar, cotton, or tobacco, are raised
  3. The writer of the Gettysburg Address
  4. soldiers who ride, scout, and fight on horseback
  5. The battle of ___ was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  6. the practice of owning people and forcing them to work for no pay
  7. a long fight or conflict between citizens of the same country
  8. to withdraw or break away

15 Clues: to stop or end • to withdraw or break away • The writer of the Gettysburg Address • to establish something for a specific purpose • soldiers who ride, scout, and fight on horseback • a formal speech given to a large group of people • people who were in favor of stopping or ending slavery • a group of southern states that formed its own country • ...

Unit 3 Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-18

Unit 3 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this branch existed under the Articles of Confederation
  2. amendment that says states have powers too
  3. document that outlines the U.S. government
  4. cannot be taken away
  5. right that lets you communicate your beliefs to the government
  6. the amount of states that had to ratify the Constitution before it could take effect
Down
  1. explained the goals of the Constitution
  2. to create this you need 2/3 of Congress or state conventions to propose the idea and then 3/4 of states to agree
  3. Father of the Constitution (last name only)
  4. this idea was found in the Mayflower Compact
  5. clause that explains national laws are above state laws
  6. right that lets peacefully gather
  7. amendment that protects you from double jeopardy
  8. right that states people can inform the public
  9. this document granted colonists' the rights of Englishmen (you only right the first word of the document)

15 Clues: cannot be taken away • right that lets peacefully gather • explained the goals of the Constitution • amendment that says states have powers too • document that outlines the U.S. government • Father of the Constitution (last name only) • this idea was found in the Mayflower Compact • right that states people can inform the public • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-14

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital city of the Confederacy
  2. The General-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies
  3. The leader of the Union Chattanooga campaign and the March to the Sea
  4. The deadliest battle of the war, turned the tide against the Confederacy
  5. The name of the court house where Lee surrendered to Grant
  6. The Confederate sympathizer who assassinated Lincoln at Ford's theatre.
Down
  1. The president of the United States of America during the Civil War
  2. The name of the fort that was attacked in South Carolina, beginning the war
  3. The Southern states, proslavery
  4. The Confederate stronghold captured by Grant that was the last along the Mississippi River
  5. The designer of the Anaconda Plan
  6. The famed Confederate leader of the First Battle of Bull Run, given the nickname "Stonewall"
  7. The Northern states, abolitionists
  8. The General-in-Chief of the Union Armies
  9. The president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War

15 Clues: The Southern states, proslavery • The designer of the Anaconda Plan • The Northern states, abolitionists • The capital city of the Confederacy • The General-in-Chief of the Union Armies • The General-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies • The name of the court house where Lee surrendered to Grant • The president of the United States of America during the Civil War • ...

The government and state structure of USA. 2025-12-09

The government and state structure of USA. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Who has the power to declare war in the United States?
  2. of Representatives / What is the lower house of Congress?
  3. / What do we call the leader of a state government?
  4. / What is the system called in which power is divided between national and state governments?
  5. / What do we call changes or additions to the Constitution?
  6. Constitution / What is the highest law of the United States?
  7. / Which branch of government interprets the laws?
  8. / What is the upper house of Congress?
Down
  1. / Who is the head of the executive branch?
  2. / How many branches of government does the United States have?
  3. / What is the introduction to the U.S. Constitution called?
  4. Court / What is the highest court in the United States called?
  5. / Which branch of government makes the laws?
  6. of Rights / What is the name of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
  7. President / Who signs bills into law?

15 Clues: President / Who signs bills into law? • / What is the upper house of Congress? • / Who is the head of the executive branch? • / Which branch of government makes the laws? • / Which branch of government interprets the laws? • / What do we call the leader of a state government? • / Who has the power to declare war in the United States? • ...

Midterm Review Crossword - Matt Bolton 2016-01-11

Midterm Review Crossword - Matt Bolton crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Navy for hire
  2. A US citizen that was still loyal to Britain
  3. First Secretary of State
  4. First 10 Amendments
  5. Treaty US made with Britain that made Britain leave the US
  6. Member of cabinet that provides for nations defense
  7. Country that US signed Pickneys Treaty with
  8. Country that declares war on Britain after Saratoga
  9. Supreme law of the United States of America
  10. Body that stands atop of US legal system
  11. He started the National Bank
  12. Member of cabinet that deals with legal affairs
Down
  1. An act to keep citizens upbeat about the government
  2. Chief executive of United States
  3. An important responsibility of US citizens at age of 18 to elect officials
  4. First governing document of United States
  5. capturing of sailor and making them join your navy
  6. Place where Brits surrendered
  7. Supreme Court decides if law unconstitutional
  8. French wanted a loan but did not get it

20 Clues: Navy for hire • First 10 Amendments • First Secretary of State • He started the National Bank • Place where Brits surrendered • Chief executive of United States • French wanted a loan but did not get it • Body that stands atop of US legal system • First governing document of United States • Country that US signed Pickneys Treaty with • ...

civil War 2018-04-18

civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. executive order given by Abraham Lincoln on june 1st,1863
  2. lincoln speech which modivates Union to keep fighting
  3. sixteenth president
  4. laws continuing segregation of blacks and whites
  5. after civil war to help the south
  6. murderer of president lincoln
  7. wanted by republican radicals
  8. turning point of the war
  9. laws passed which restricted rights of African Americans
Down
  1. slave whose master died and wanted to become free but Congress said he wasn’t a citizen
  2. all people born in united states are citizens
  3. started by clara barton to aid soldiers in civil war
  4. process federal government used to readmit confederate states to union
  5. where general lee surrendered
  6. confederate general
  7. first battle in the civil war
  8. the southern slave states which left the union
  9. union general
  10. a hollowed bullet that shatter bones
  11. won the civil war
  12. a union fort attacked by the south

21 Clues: union general • won the civil war • sixteenth president • confederate general • turning point of the war • where general lee surrendered • first battle in the civil war • murderer of president lincoln • wanted by republican radicals • after civil war to help the south • a union fort attacked by the south • a hollowed bullet that shatter bones • ...

Civil War - Mason Harrell 2019-12-02

Civil War - Mason Harrell crossword puzzle
Across
  1. president of the confederacy
  2. lincoln's killer
  3. the river the union and confederacy fought over
  4. the bloodiest battle of the civil war
  5. slave states that remained loyal to the union
  6. capital of the confederacy
  7. exempt slave owners with 20 slaves or more from the war
  8. prisoner-of-war camp
  9. last battle of the civil war
  10. the bloodiest single day fighting in the war
  11. commander of the confederate army
  12. president of the Union
Down
  1. meeting place of grant and lee to discuss surrender
  2. first battle of the civil war
  3. turning point of the civil war
  4. conflict between the Union and Confederacy
  5. march of destruction led by william sherman
  6. commander of the union army
  7. freed the slaves in the confederate states
  8. southern cotton was traded to these nations
  9. seven states seceded and formed the
  10. where lincoln was assasinated

22 Clues: lincoln's killer • prisoner-of-war camp • president of the Union • capital of the confederacy • commander of the union army • president of the confederacy • last battle of the civil war • first battle of the civil war • where lincoln was assasinated • turning point of the civil war • commander of the confederate army • seven states seceded and formed the • ...

civil war vocab 2021-02-19

civil war vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person that wants to end slavery
  2. a nickname for the south
  3. a nickname for money
  4. a northerner who moved to the south to become rich
  5. an army of citizens
  6. war between 1861-1865
  7. southern whites that supported republican party
  8. when southern states leave the US
  9. north side of the war
  10. people from the north and union soldiers
Down
  1. crackers ate by soldiers
  2. states in the north
  3. south side of the war
  4. a shoe worn by soldiers
  5. a large farm in the south
  6. when a famous person is murdered
  7. soldiers that travel by feet
  8. a term for people that supported the Union
  9. a long gun for soldiers
  10. states in the south
  11. a name for people in the south supporting the confederacy
  12. a cap worn by soldiers
  13. used to describe the US before war

23 Clues: states in the north • an army of citizens • states in the south • a nickname for money • south side of the war • war between 1861-1865 • north side of the war • a cap worn by soldiers • a shoe worn by soldiers • a long gun for soldiers • crackers ate by soldiers • a nickname for the south • a large farm in the south • soldiers that travel by feet • when a famous person is murdered • ...

EU Question 2024-05-14

EU Question crossword puzzle
Across
  1. resolves human rights disputes between European states.
  2. President of European Council
  3. A free trade area consisting of European countries
  4. one of the predecessors of the EU
  5. The process and outcome of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union
  6. alliance of Europe and North America
  7. The headquarters of the European Union
  8. a single economic market within the EU
  9. Represents the EU internationally
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  1. the legislative body of the European Union
  2. European Coal and Steel Community
  3. European Environment Agency
  4. European Central Bank
  5. European Union
  6. the official currency of the European Union
  7. the latest country to join the EU in 2013
  8. EU member states that use the euro as their official currency.
  9. Legal systems of EU member States
  10. goods that can be bought and sold in trade.
  11. NoT a member of the EU

20 Clues: European Union • European Central Bank • NoT a member of the EU • European Environment Agency • President of European Council • European Coal and Steel Community • one of the predecessors of the EU • Legal systems of EU member States • Represents the EU internationally • alliance of Europe and North America • The headquarters of the European Union • ...

foundations of government 2024-02-12

foundations of government crossword puzzle
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  1. intro to the constiutution
  2. relationships between states
  3. part of the constitution about the legislative branch
  4. part of the constitution about the executive branch
  5. the only state not to send a representative the the constitutional convention
  6. person who wrote 51 of federalists papers
  7. father of the constitution
  8. colletion of essays written to persuade people for the constitution
  9. 9/13 states required to ratify constitution
  10. people who wanted a strong national government
  11. power that belongs strictly to the states
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  1. people who wanted a bill of rights added to the constitution
  2. voting and agreeing on a change
  3. this is where the constitutional convention was held
  4. directly stated in the constitution
  5. how to amend the constitution
  6. power that is not stated, but inferred
  7. part of the constitution about the judicial branch
  8. constitution is the law of the land
  9. a change or addition to the constitution

20 Clues: intro to the constiutution • father of the constitution • relationships between states • how to amend the constitution • voting and agreeing on a change • directly stated in the constitution • constitution is the law of the land • power that is not stated, but inferred • a change or addition to the constitution • person who wrote 51 of federalists papers • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-23

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Machine that helped cotton production rise
  2. The first battle of the Civil War
  3. What took more lives, Sickness or Fighting?
  4. President of the Confederacy at the time
  5. What used to be enslaved people are called
  6. What the Southern states were called
  7. Who won the War, South or North?
  8. Word meaning to end something
  9. Used to describe the North, factories
  10. Discrimination of someone's race
  11. Slang people called Northerners
  12. The time before the civil war. Time period.
  13. Biggest crop in the South at the time
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  1. Famous route slaves used to escape
  2. what the 11 southern states did,leading to the War
  3. The year the Civil War began (in words)
  4. Where the first battle of the War was fought
  5. First state to secede
  6. President of the Union at the time
  7. What the Northern states were called

20 Clues: First state to secede • Word meaning to end something • Slang people called Northerners • Who won the War, South or North? • Discrimination of someone's race • The first battle of the Civil War • Famous route slaves used to escape • President of the Union at the time • What the Southern states were called • What the Northern states were called • ...

The Presidents of the United States 2021-10-16

The Presidents of the United States crossword puzzle
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  1. President from March 4, 1881–September 19, 1881.
  2. The longest serving president, serving over three terms.
  3. The state of the second President of the United States.
  4. The current President of the United States.
  5. The only president to resign from serving.
  6. The state of President Eisenhower and President Johnson.
  7. The state of Abraham Lincoln.
  8. The only president to serve nonconsecutive terms.
  9. President from March 5, 1849–July 9, 1850.
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  1. The state of President Arthur and Coolidge.
  2. The first vice president and third president.
  3. The first person of color and female vice president.
  4. The first president to die in office.
  5. The only president from Hawaii.
  6. The first father and son set of presidents.
  7. The first president.
  8. The only president from Arkansas.
  9. The total number of presidents in all.
  10. The first president from Pennsylvania.
  11. Warren G. Hardings vice president and 30th President of the United States.

20 Clues: The first president. • The state of Abraham Lincoln. • The only president from Hawaii. • The only president from Arkansas. • The first president to die in office. • The total number of presidents in all. • The first president from Pennsylvania. • The only president to resign from serving. • President from March 5, 1849–July 9, 1850. • ...

constitution 2022-05-26

constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. "We the _________ of the United States..."
  2. must be at least 30 and 9 years a citizen
  3. must be 35 or older, a natural-born citizen, and a U.S. resident for 14 years
  4. people have the _________ to a speedy trial
  5. includes the Senate and House of Representatives
  6. most powerful court in the Judicial Department
  7. department headed by the President
  8. introduction to the Constitution
  9. a written plan of government
  10. what a person born or naturalized in the United States is
  11. the 13th amendment forbids this
  12. addition or change in the Constitution
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  1. Branch of government that enforces the laws.
  2. branch of government that makes the laws.
  3. of confederation The US Constitution replaced this.
  4. minimum voting age (Amendment 26)
  5. ________ of Representatives
  6. Amendment 19 gave them the right to vote
  7. __________ of religion
  8. Bill of ________
  9. _________ III discusses the judicial branch
  10. the one thing citizens should do.
  11. the United States Constitution replaced the Articles of ______________
  12. Congress has the power to do this

24 Clues: Bill of ________ • __________ of religion • ________ of Representatives • a written plan of government • the 13th amendment forbids this • introduction to the Constitution • minimum voting age (Amendment 26) • the one thing citizens should do. • Congress has the power to do this • department headed by the President • addition or change in the Constitution • ...

UntitledCivil War 2022-05-12

UntitledCivil War crossword puzzle
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  1. / Union capital
  2. / Union soldiers
  3. rights / rights and powers that belong to states
  4. / storage site for weapons
  5. / killed, wounded or missing soldiers in war
  6. / battle site that was a turning point in the war
  7. proclamation / order that freed all slaves in rebel territory
  8. / Confederate soldiers
  9. / Confederate capital
  10. / reward for enlisting in the military
  11. / unstoppable ship reinforced with iron
  12. states / Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland
  13. ruffians/armed gangs who traveled across the Kansas border to vote
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  1. corpus / the right to seek release from unlawful jailing by the government
  2. a country by declaring independence
  3. war/conflict between people who are citizens of the same country
  4. war / attacking not only the enemy's army but also the land and people
  5. Carolina / first state to secede
  6. / prison camp in Georgia
  7. Sumter / location where the civil war started
  8. / person who dies for a cause
  9. Scott / slave who sued the courts for his freedom
  10. forcing men to serve in the military

23 Clues: / Union capital • / Union soldiers • / Confederate capital • / Confederate soldiers • / prison camp in Georgia • / storage site for weapons • / person who dies for a cause • a country by declaring independence • Carolina / first state to secede • forcing men to serve in the military • / reward for enlisting in the military • ...

American Government Vocabulary 2024-12-16

American Government Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Judicial Branch of the country
  2. leaders of the entire country
  3. parts of government: legislative, judicial and executive
  4. Judicial Branch of New Hampshire
  5. Legislative Branch of New Hampshire
  6. power or choices available to states
  7. people elect representatives to make decisions
  8. a change to the Constitution
  9. 4th largest river along the East Coast
  10. powers or freedoms for the people
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  1. right to vote in elections
  2. Executive Branch of the country
  3. Executive Branch of New Hampshire
  4. when a president or governor will not sign a law
  5. Legislative Branch of the country
  6. first ten amendments to the Constitution
  7. things we are supposed to do or protect
  8. member of an organized community with rights
  9. national capital of the United States
  10. when power is shared by national and state levels
  11. center of government for a community
  12. supreme law of the land in the United States

22 Clues: right to vote in elections • a change to the Constitution • leaders of the entire country • Judicial Branch of the country • Executive Branch of the country • Judicial Branch of New Hampshire • Executive Branch of New Hampshire • Legislative Branch of the country • powers or freedoms for the people • Legislative Branch of New Hampshire • power or choices available to states • ...

Citizenship Crossword 2 2025-01-29

Citizenship Crossword 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. How many senators does each state have?
  2. Presidents' day is in this month
  3. Freedom of ___ (First Amendment right)
  4. What is the first and last name of the vice president?
  5. Who fought for women's rights? (full name)
  6. How many states does the United States have?
  7. Number of U.S. Senators
  8. The president’s power to reject a bill
  9. What is the political part of the president now?
  10. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
  11. What is the largest state?
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  1. Name the war between the North and the South
  2. Capital of the United States
  3. "We the ___"
  4. Month the Declaration of Independence was adopted
  5. What is the most populous state?
  6. Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
  7. Members of the Supreme Court are called
  8. Colonists fought the British because of high ___
  9. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
  10. Capital of California

21 Clues: "We the ___" • Capital of California • Number of U.S. Senators • What is the largest state? • Capital of the United States • Presidents' day is in this month • What is the most populous state? • Freedom of ___ (First Amendment right) • The president’s power to reject a bill • How many senators does each state have? • Members of the Supreme Court are called • ...

Slave Narratives 2023-12-12

Slave Narratives crossword puzzle
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  1. A system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped.
  2. Plantation manager
  3. A work Stoppage by employees as a protest
  4. the trade of enslaved people among states of the united states
  5. A device that used electric signals to send messages
  6. An extreme shortage of food
  7. An African American religious folk song
  8. Person opposed to immigration.
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  1. A system of dots and dashes that represented the alphabet
  2. Unfair opinion not based on facts.
  3. Farmer who owns a small town
  4. group of workers with the same trade
  5. the 17th president of the United States
  6. Laws in a southern state that controlled enslaved people.
  7. American abolitionist and social activist
  8. Permitted by law.
  9. Lead the rebellion in Vergina.
  10. Ship with sleek hulls and tall sails
  11. The ownership of a person as property, especially in regard to their labor.
  12. Unfair Treatment Towards Women

20 Clues: Permitted by law. • Plantation manager • An extreme shortage of food • Farmer who owns a small town • Lead the rebellion in Vergina. • Unfair Treatment Towards Women • Person opposed to immigration. • Unfair opinion not based on facts. • group of workers with the same trade • Ship with sleek hulls and tall sails • the 17th president of the United States • ...

Unit 5 notes 2023-12-04

Unit 5 notes crossword puzzle
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  1. constitution of USA
  2. Judges if the laws are fair
  3. Every slave counted for 3 votes
  4. Small states wanted the votes to be equal
  5. States that are larger and it has more votes
  6. States wanted votes to be proportional to how many people were in the state
  7. Signed and agreed on
  8. Equal representation
  9. Passed the laws
  10. Legislative branch has 2 houses
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  1. Wanted a weak control government
  2. Changes to the constitution
  3. People came up with a new constitution
  4. Make sure none are too strong
  5. Enforces the laws
  6. Both groups pass laws
  7. First 10 amendments
  8. A rule book for what a government can do
  9. Strong central government
  10. No branches would be to powerful
  11. Loose friendship
  12. Power to govern themself
  13. Ruler with total power

23 Clues: Passed the laws • Loose friendship • Enforces the laws • constitution of USA • First 10 amendments • Signed and agreed on • Equal representation • Both groups pass laws • Ruler with total power • Strong central government • Power to govern themself • Changes to the constitution • Judges if the laws are fair • Make sure none are too strong • Every slave counted for 3 votes • ...

Chapter 12 Seven Years to Civil War Crossword Review 2022-03-07

Chapter 12 Seven Years to Civil War Crossword Review crossword puzzle
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  1. To say no.
  2. A person who worked to end slavery.
  3. The highest court in the United States.
  4. A ruling
  5. Very cruel, not human.
  6. 1850 law that made people return runaway slaves to their owners.
  7. He was elected president in 1860.
  8. Being against slavery.
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  1. A place where anything grows and develops quickly.
  2. Dred Scott ______ his master to try and win his freedom.
  3. When something goes against the Constitution.
  4. Famous abolitionist who led an attack on a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry.
  5. To tell under oath what happened.
  6. Someone whose support for a belief is taken to the extreme.
  7. An amount greater than half.
  8. A sudden attack.
  9. Like a democracy, where people get to vote on important things.
  10. Supporters of slavery.
  11. When the Southern states left the Union, they formed a new country called the ________ States of America.
  12. A person who is working to get elected.

20 Clues: A ruling • To say no. • A sudden attack. • Supporters of slavery. • Very cruel, not human. • Being against slavery. • An amount greater than half. • To tell under oath what happened. • He was elected president in 1860. • A person who worked to end slavery. • The highest court in the United States. • A person who is working to get elected. • ...

chapter 4 lesson 1 2022-09-08

chapter 4 lesson 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.
  2. two or more governments exercise power over the same people and the same territory.
  3. deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite.
  4. Power of a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders.
  5. powers also called enumerated powers, are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
  6. the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
  7. the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
  8. the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.
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  1. powers The Constitution says that the states will have any powers not delegated to the national government, as long as they are not also prohibited to the states.
  2. powers powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
  3. powers political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
  4. powers The federal government and the states also have certain powers that they share
  5. the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries.
  6. clause Article VI makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme and is called the
  7. by giving the national government certain specified powers, reserving all other powers to the states or to the people.
  8. the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.

16 Clues: Power of a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders. • deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite. • the management of any office, business, or organization; direction. • the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time. • powers powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government. • ...

chapter 2 crossword american government 2025-10-02

chapter 2 crossword american government crossword puzzle
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  1. a proposal for the structure of the united states' government, aiming for equal representation of states in congress
  2. as opposed to a bicameral legislature, a legislative body with only one chamber to simplify the lawmaking and passing process
  3. the differentiatino of several types of government to limit the possibility of arbitrary excess by the government
  4. the agreement allowing states to count three fifths of their enslaved population for representation and taxation purposes
  5. life, liberty, property
  6. early body of law and precursor to the united states constitution
  7. the statement in article 6 of the constitution that federal law is superior to laws passed by state legislatures
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  1. document that declared the 13 colonies free from british rule in 1776
  2. a system that allows one branch of government to limit the exercise of power by another branch; requires the different parts of government to work together
  3. a form of government in which power is divided by state and national government
  4. supreme power is held by the people and their elected officials
  5. a compromise between the virginia plan and new jersey plan that created a two house congress; representatives based on population in the house of representatives and equal representation of states in the senate
  6. powers given to the federal government to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, raise armies conduct foreign affairs, and coin money
  7. individuals agree to forfeit some freedoms for protection of rights
  8. a legislature with two houses, such as the us congress
  9. a highly decentralized form of government sovereign states form a union for purposes such as mutual defense

16 Clues: life, liberty, property • a legislature with two houses, such as the us congress • supreme power is held by the people and their elected officials • early body of law and precursor to the united states constitution • individuals agree to forfeit some freedoms for protection of rights • document that declared the 13 colonies free from british rule in 1776 • ...

coming to terms 2022-01-07

coming to terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Powers refers to powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
  2. a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government.
  3. an advocate of a federal union between the American colonies after the Revolution and of the adoption of the us constitution
  4. a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
  5. Government a theory of governance in which the government only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
  6. Locke an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of liberalism”
  7. Washingtonan American soldier, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
  8. American statesman, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution,
  9. a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction
  10. Clause A clause within the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass whatever laws are deemed “necessary and proper”
  11. Jefferson an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
  12. System a state governed as a single entity in which the central government is ultimately supreme
  13. a political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic.
  14. Compromise an agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention over the counting of slaves in determining a state's total population.
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  1. of Powers a model that divides the government into separate branches, each of which has separate and independent powers.
  2. Democracy A democratic system of government in which individual rights and freedoms are officially recognized and protected
  3. Republic The political philosophy that a government should be subject to the will of the people
  4. Compromise the Great Compromise solved the issue of the representation of states by creating two houses. This is called a bicameral legislature.
  5. of Law a principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the state itself, are accountable to the law
  6. and Balances a system in U.S. government that ensures no one branch becomes too powerful.
  7. de Montesquieu a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher
  8. of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  9. of Confederationan agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government.
  10. Contract Theory is another descriptive theory about society and the relationship between rules and laws, and why society needs them.
  11. Hamilton
  12. Right of Kings a political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.
  13. Hobbes an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan
  14. Sovereignty a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.
  15. form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high degree of control and regulation over public and private life
  16. Madisonan American statesman, diplomat, expansionist, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the 4th president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

30 Clues: Hamilton • a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction • a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. • of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • a political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic. • ...

Unit 4 Assessment Project 2020-12-07

Unit 4 Assessment Project crossword puzzle
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  1. the ability of one group to manipulate and control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or putting stipulations on the use of funds
  2. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States
  3. have the power to impeach a government official
  4. powers that are specifically stated
  5. a government with two legislative houses or chambers
  6. regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian
  7. a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty
  8. a formal act by which one country goes to war against another
  9. Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote
  10. ensures that the House passes legislation supported by the majority party
  11. powers that aren't specifically stated
  12. members of the House are elected every two years, whereas senators are elected for six-year terms
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  1. When the vice president is absent, the president presides over the Senate
  2. process by which a legislative body addresses charges against a government official
  3. To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof
  4. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
  5. to use one's authority to reject or cancel
  6. a legislative committee responsible for expediting the passage of bills
  7. representative for virginia's 3rd congressional district
  8. thirty,citizen,resident of state
  9. senators of VA
  10. a joint committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill
  11. has the power to conduct impeachment trials
  12. a member of a constituency

24 Clues: senators of VA • a member of a constituency • thirty,citizen,resident of state • powers that are specifically stated • powers that aren't specifically stated • to use one's authority to reject or cancel • has the power to conduct impeachment trials • have the power to impeach a government official • a government with two legislative houses or chambers • ...

We the People lessons 8-12 2022-11-15

We the People lessons 8-12 crossword puzzle
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  1. Parts of the government
  2. The introduction to the Constitution. It states that the people establish the government and lists the purposes of the government
  3. Convention The meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the U.S Constitution was written
  4. Compromise The plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention that called for Congress to have two houses. The Senate would have two senators from each state. The House of Representatives would have representatives from each state based on the population.
  5. Powers The authority to carry out and enforce the laws
  6. fairness; rightfulness
  7. Tranquility As used in the preamble to the constitution, this phrase means a peaceful situation without or within our country.
  8. To put an end to
  9. Powers Balancing the powers of government mean that no one Branch is given so much power that it can completely control thterm-17e other branches
  10. Fifths Clause The farmer's compromise about slavery that became part of the Constitution. It counted each slave as three-fifths of a person to determine how many representatives a state should have in Congress.
  11. Give official approval
  12. One house of Congress. Each state has two members in the Senate
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  1. Accept of the Constitution
  2. Welfare The good of all the people
  3. Defense Protection of the people from enemies
  4. The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention were called farmers because they "framed" the Constitution.
  5. States Supreme Court Highest court in the United States
  6. Trade The business of taking people from their homes in Africa and selling them in the colonies.
  7. Powers Limiting power
  8. War The was between the Northern and Southern States. It took place from 1861 to 1865 and ended slavery in the United States.
  9. of Powers The division of powers among the different branches of government. In the United States powers are divided among the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
  10. Of Liberty The gift of being free
  11. Power The authority to make laws and rules
  12. Powers The authority to settle disagreements about laws. This applies the laws and settles disputes.
  13. of Representatives One of two houses of Congress. The number of representatives from each state is based on its population.

25 Clues: To put an end to • Powers Limiting power • fairness; rightfulness • Give official approval • Parts of the government • Accept of the Constitution • Of Liberty The gift of being free • Welfare The good of all the people • Power The authority to make laws and rules • Defense Protection of the people from enemies • Powers The authority to carry out and enforce the laws • ...

PNW History 2020-06-05

PNW History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a United States statute that permitted the entrance of Montana and Washington into the United States of America.
  2. A tunnel made by James T. Kingsbury in August 1882
  3. The native american guide of the Lewis and Clark expeditions
  4. A confrontation in 1859 between the United States and United Kingdom over the British–U.S. border in the San Juan Islands.
  5. A Greek Maritime pilot who discovered the straits that were named after him in Northwest Washington.
  6. Otherwise known as Harvey's Depot, this fort existed from 1859-1882
  7. A slogan by Polk used to advertise the expansion of Texas, California, and Oregon Territory
  8. Did missionary work with Native American peoples
  9. A conflict between the United States and the Sahaptian-speaking people of the Northwest Plateau
  10. British Officer of the Royal Navy. Famously explored the Pacific Northwest coast regions.
  11. The belief that Settlers were destined to come to Western America
  12. A conflict between the Spanish Empire, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United States of America
  13. An estimated 1,000 emigrants leave for Oregon Territory with John Gantt as their leader
  14. The encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River.
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  1. Has a town on the border of Idaho named after him. The town is right next to Lewiston.
  2. Has a town in Idaho on the border of Washington named after him. The town is right next to Clarkston.
  3. The city of Seattle is named after him
  4. A Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest
  5. Major investor in the PNW Fur Trade
  6. The first non-native woman to climb Mt. Rainer
  7. Rivaled with the Northwest Company in the fur trade which caused the Pemmican War in 1816
  8. The term for the fur of an Otter
  9. A United States policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas.
  10. An entrepreneur and politician regarded as the founder of Seattle
  11. Governor of the Territory of Washington from 1853 to 1857. First governor of Washington Territory.

25 Clues: The term for the fur of an Otter • Major investor in the PNW Fur Trade • The city of Seattle is named after him • The first non-native woman to climb Mt. Rainer • Did missionary work with Native American peoples • A Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest • A tunnel made by James T. Kingsbury in August 1882 • ...

CHAPTER 2 AND 3 2019-08-29

CHAPTER 2 AND 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. rule by the people
  2. form of government in which power derives from citizens but public officials makes policy and govern based on existing law
  3. powers retained by the states under the constitution
  4. powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system
  5. granted states extra representation in the house of reps based on ratio of slaves at the ratio of three fifths
  6. formal process of changing the constitution
  7. expressly granted to congress by the constitution
  8. form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
  9. presidential electors selected to represent the cotes of their respective states
  10. roosevelt's proposal to add new justices to the supreme court so that the court would uphold his policies
  11. set of documents that establish the basic rules for how a society is governed
  12. to formally withdraw from a nation-state
  13. required states to return runaway slaves
  14. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
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  1. broad coalitions of interests organized to win elections
  2. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government
  3. those who supported the constitution during ratification period
  4. supreme court decision upholding the right of congress to create a bank
  5. view that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under the constitution
  6. gives congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations
  7. makes federal law supreme over state laws
  8. first ten amendments to the constitution
  9. initial governing authority of the united states
  10. process for selecting site judges whereby the original nomination is by appointment
  11. gives congress power to provide for general welfare
  12. those who opposed the new constitution
  13. authority of courts to declare laws passed by congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional
  14. government structure that authorizes each bank of government to share powers with the other branches
  15. system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
  16. powers not expressly stated in the constitution but added through the necessary and proper clause

30 Clues: rule by the people • those who opposed the new constitution • first ten amendments to the constitution • to formally withdraw from a nation-state • required states to return runaway slaves • makes federal law supreme over state laws • formal process of changing the constitution • initial governing authority of the united states • ...

Constitution Review 2021-09-14

Constitution Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The state-named plan that called for every state to have a single vote (protected the small states)
  2. The anti-federalists feared that the president would have too much power and become like a what?
  3. Clause in the Constitution that declares the Constitution as the "Supreme Law of the Land"
  4. Portion of the Constitution where six goals are listed; one goal being to form a more perfect union
  5. Group that supported the ratification of the Constitution, published papers supporting this idea
  6. What document was ratified and signed in 1787?
  7. The Constitution created _____ branches of government.
  8. One of the five freedoms listed in the first amendment to the Constitution that guarantees people the ability to say things that they want
  9. Branch that interprets laws
  10. Branch that creates laws
  11. The Articles of Confederation was weak, because they allowed the states to coin their own ________.
  12. A word that means to sign, approve or give formal consent to
  13. Alexander _____________ was one of the three men who composed the federalist papers in support of the Constitution.
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  1. James __________ was known as the "Father of the Constitution"
  2. America's first "constitution", signed in 1777
  3. The state-named plan that called for larger states to have more votes
  4. Each state is given 2 of these members of this house of Congress
  5. The number of representatives that a state receives in the House of Representatives is based on the states' what?
  6. Anti-federalists insisted that the Constitution include a Bill of _______ to protect the freedoms of citizens.
  7. Checks and _________ is a system in government where each branch has power over the other branches.
  8. Branch that enforces laws
  9. Word that means the division of power between the federal government and the states
  10. Last name of the president of the Constitutional Convention and first president of the United States
  11. A form of government where citizens rule themselves through elected officials
  12. The second amendment gives people the right to bear _______.
  13. Both the state and federal governments can collect these
  14. Congress is split into how many houses?

27 Clues: Branch that creates laws • Branch that enforces laws • Branch that interprets laws • Congress is split into how many houses? • America's first "constitution", signed in 1777 • What document was ratified and signed in 1787? • The Constitution created _____ branches of government. • Both the state and federal governments can collect these • ...

Social Studies Crossword 2023-05-18

Social Studies Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The ______ Purchase was in 1803 and doubled the size of the United States.
  2. This person would have wanted to rebel from Britain during the American Revolution.
  3. Lewis & Clark traded with the Shoshone to get these. They rode them across the Rocky Mountains.
  4. ______ doctrine said that the US would no longer tolerate further European colonization.
  5. This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
  6. The Hogwarts house Mrs. Toney is in.
  7. The highest most powerful federal court in the United States.
  8. This side won the Civil War.
  9. Changes to the Constitution.
  10. ______ affair was when three French agents attempted to obtain a bribe from American representatives in Paris.
  11. Early factories ran on this.
  12. Plan to rebuild after the Civil War.
  13. This amendment made slavery illegal across the entire United States.
  14. Tax on imported foreign goods.
  15. This person would have wanted to remain loyal to the British during the American Revolution.
  16. The college Mrs. Toney attended.
  17. Alexander Hamilton belonged to this political party.
  18. ______destiny is the belief that the United States would expand across the continent.
  19. Washington created the Presidential ______ to advise him and help make important decisions.
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  1. The ______ Gin was invented by Eli Whitney.
  2. The Boston _______ is where five people died and sparked the American Revolution.
  3. The trail many waggoneers took to expand West.
  4. King ______ III was the leader of Britain when we were the British colonies.
  5. In order to hold this title in Congress you must be at least 25.
  6. Not taking sides in a conflict.
  7. The growth of Northeastern textile mills increased demand for this.
  8. The Articles of ______ was the United States' first attempt at a self government.
  9. This is the power of the President to deny a bill being turned into a law.
  10. Jefferson ______ was the President of the Confederate States of America.
  11. Mrs. Toney's last name before she got married.
  12. The amount of children Mrs. Toney has.
  13. What battle ended the American Revolution?
  14. This is how many branches of government there are.
  15. Mrs. Toney's husband's name.

34 Clues: This side won the Civil War. • Changes to the Constitution. • Early factories ran on this. • Mrs. Toney's husband's name. • Tax on imported foreign goods. • Not taking sides in a conflict. • The college Mrs. Toney attended. • The Hogwarts house Mrs. Toney is in. • Plan to rebuild after the Civil War. • The amount of children Mrs. Toney has. • ...

US history Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-25

US history Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. war with the union and confederate
  2. armed white abolitionist that rebelled against slavery
  3. Forcing African Americans to work hard labor for free
  4. The bloodiest one day battle of the civil war
  5. Decision of supreme court that slave were property not u.s. citizens
  6. To break away
  7. A turning point of the war, a three day battle
  8. made Indians move to Oklahoma, was a law
  9. vice president and president argued about states rights
  10. period where people moved to cities to work in factories
  11. land west of the Mississippi river is now u.s. land doubled the size of the u.s.
  12. assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  13. network of safe houses slaves used to travel to freedom
  14. Federal law that allowed people of state determine if the state would be free or not
  15. those opposed to slavery
  16. Half of the states slave and the other free
  17. 3rd president of the united states
  18. Warned European nations to not intervene in the politics of north and south america
  19. machine cleaning seeds from cotton
  20. belief that America was destined to expand all the way westward
  21. runaway salves must be returned to their owners
  22. Abraham Lincolns speech
  23. moderation or abstinence from alcohol
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  1. war between u.s. and great Britain, second time
  2. was vice president did not like Andrew Jackson
  3. The states have free will or per say rights
  4. 16th vice president, 17th president of the u.s.
  5. Are separated into sections
  6. Invented the cotton gin and interchange parts
  7. 16th president, was for the union
  8. freed the slaves in confederate states
  9. he made sure the president didn't fight with the vice president
  10. south, was for slavery
  11. Great union general
  12. The north, was against slavery
  13. was a slave that rebelled happened in Virgina, killed people
  14. Exploration of Lewis and Clark west to the pacific ocean
  15. law that allowed people of Kansas to be free or slave
  16. right to vote
  17. war broke out with Mexico and the united states

40 Clues: To break away • right to vote • Great union general • south, was for slavery • Abraham Lincolns speech • those opposed to slavery • Are separated into sections • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • The north, was against slavery • 16th president, was for the union • war with the union and confederate • 3rd president of the united states • machine cleaning seeds from cotton • ...

Civil war crossword 2024-04-04

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The thing that the Civil War was fought to end
  2. President that made Texas a slave state and part of the union.
  3. Texas was a state that broke off from Mexico and was added to the union as a slave state by James K Polk
  4. A leader in the Bleeding Kansas act
  5. Wrote the Liberator article.
  6. This man lived on free land so he sued his slave owner for his freedom. The congress told this man that he was not free and had to right to sue.
  7. Made the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850
  8. Domestic slave trade was taken away from this place in the Compromise of 1850
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  1. People came to Kansas to vote on whether it should be a slave states or free state. It was voted a slave state, but anti-slavery activists did not follow these laws and rebelled killing 5 pro-slavery people.
  2. Two territories that were open to slavery in the Compromise of 1850
  3. This woman talked about her experience with slavery.
  4. UT territories and NM territories were open to slavery. California is a free state, Wasington D.C is no longer part of the domestic slave trade, and new fugitive slave laws were put in place.
  5. A person who is against slavery and wants it to be gone.
  6. Changed her name to Sojourner Truth and delivered speeches about slavery.
  7. Law that made enslaved people be returned back to their owners if they escaped.
  8. Was a free state as of the Compromise of 1850
  9. Their family had a lot of slaves and made money from them. These people freed their families slaves using their money.
  10. Led the underground railroad where slaves could escape
  11. Kansas and Nebraska were new territories in the United States, Stephen Douglass wanted the people to vote if it should be a free state or a slave state.
  12. A line was created below Missouri and any states under the line were free states and any states above were slave states

20 Clues: Wrote the Liberator article. • A leader in the Bleeding Kansas act • Was a free state as of the Compromise of 1850 • The thing that the Civil War was fought to end • This woman talked about her experience with slavery. • Led the underground railroad where slaves could escape • Made the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 • ...

Constitution Vocab 2024-11-18

Constitution Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The Constitution distributes power among the 3 branches
  2. Grants Congress the power to make laws to carry out the enumerated powers in a reasonable way
  3. the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee basic individual rights to all persons in the United States
  4. Favors a more expansive reading of the Constitution to give more power to the Federal government. If it doesn't say you can't do it then you might be able to do it's"
  5. Power is divided between national, state, and local governments
  6. Makes the Constitution the supreme law of the land as supremacy clause
  7. Favor a literal reading of the constitution in order to limit the power of the Federal government. If it doesn't say you can't do it,
  8. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights have protections against intrusions on people's rights
  9. All persons born or naturalized in the US and subject to its jurisdiction
  10. Powers given to the branches of government directly by the Constitution
  11. Having to do with commerce inside of a single state
  12. Power resides only in the national government (most other countries use this system)
  13. Power shared by national and state government (ex. taxes)
  14. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and can't be overridden by local or state laws"
  15. Having to do with commerce between different states
  16. grants Congress the power to regulate trade with other nations and among the states
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  1. The people have the ultimate power through voting
  2. The official power to make legal decisions and judgments
  3. Sending someone accused of a crime back to the state or country in which the crime was committed
  4. The Constitution set up a system in which each branch has the power over another so that one branch does not get too much power
  5. Gives the states the Reserved powers
  6. Powers not given to the national government are retained by the states
  7. A court ruling that establishes a legal example that can be followed in the future
  8. Government and people have to follow the law
  9. Part of the Constitution that deals with the relationships among the states

25 Clues: Gives the states the Reserved powers • Government and people have to follow the law • The people have the ultimate power through voting • Having to do with commerce inside of a single state • Having to do with commerce between different states • The Constitution distributes power among the 3 branches • The official power to make legal decisions and judgments • ...

Taxes 2025-04-24

Taxes crossword puzzle
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  1. an exemption that lowers the amount of income tax your employer must deduct from your paycheck.
  2. a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) form used to verify that a new hire is authorized to work in the United States.
  3. a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.
  4. a qualifying child or relative who relies on you for financial support.
  5. a tax imposed so that the tax rate is fixed, with no change as the taxable base amount increases or decreases.
  6. a tax imposed on individuals or entities in respect of the income or profits earned by them.
  7. a tax levied by the United States government on the annual earnings of individuals, corporations, trusts, and other legal entities.
  8. a tax form used in the United States to prepare and file an information return to report various types of income other than wages, salaries, and tips.
  9. a percentage of gross wages that most employees, employers and self-employed workers must pay to fund the federal program.
  10. a tax on the value of a property.
  11. an indirect tax on specific goods, services and activities.
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  1. an amount deducted from taxable income.
  2. a type of direct tax levied on the income or capital of corporations and other similar legal entities.
  3. taxes imposed on goods brought into one country from another.
  4. a tax form used in the United States to report wages paid to employees and the taxes withheld from them.
  5. a tax on sales or on the receipts from sales.
  6. a direct tax levied by a state on income earned in or from the state.
  7. a tax form used for personal federal income tax returns filed by United States residents.
  8. a tax charged to individuals in order to fund the Medicare system.
  9. a tax system where the tax burden is higher for lower-income individuals than for higher-income individuals.
  10. a tax form completed by an employee in the United States to indicate his or her tax situation to the employer.
  11. the ratio at which a business or person is taxed.

22 Clues: a tax on the value of a property. • an amount deducted from taxable income. • a tax on sales or on the receipts from sales. • the ratio at which a business or person is taxed. • an indirect tax on specific goods, services and activities. • taxes imposed on goods brought into one country from another. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-11-12

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well being
  2. a person who favors abolition
  3. occuring or existing before a particular war
  4. Proclamation- all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are and hence forward shall be free
  5. the action or fact of joining of being joined especially in a political context
  6. hard dry bread or biscuit, especially as rations for sailors
  7. a Union soldier in the Civil War
  8. a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler
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  1. any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the U.S. Civil War
  2. an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tabacco are cultivated by resident labor
  3. a league or aliance especially of confederate states
  4. withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religous organization
  5. an act or means off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
  6. Dixon Line- the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, taken as the northern limit of the slave owning states before the abolition of slavery
  7. impossible to contradict,weaken,or change

15 Clues: a person who favors abolition • a Union soldier in the Civil War • impossible to contradict,weaken,or change • occuring or existing before a particular war • a league or aliance especially of confederate states • hard dry bread or biscuit, especially as rations for sailors • an act or means off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving • ...

Toward Civil War 2013-09-12

Toward Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. What Democrat won the Presidential Election of 1856 mainly due to the support from Southern states?
  2. this Party was generally an anti-slave party.
  3. The party started by unhappy voters in 1848 that wanted to stop the spreading of slavery in new territories.
  4. What was written by Henry David Thoreau in 1849
  5. A political theory that government is subject to the will of the people is called this.
  6. A proposal to ban slavery in any lands that were acquired from Mexico.
  7. The act passed in 1850 that required all citizens to catch slaves who tried to run away.
  8. What party did President Franklin Pierce belong to in 1853?
  9. This Democratic Party ended after the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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  1. What was the group that rushed into Kansas from Missouri to pass a pro-slavery legislature known as?
  2. This temporarily resolved the issue of whether new states would be free states or slave states.
  3. What town was attacked in 1856 by 800 pro-slavery supporters?
  4. Most Southern States supported this.
  5. This African American slave sued to try to gain his freedom.
  6. The name given when a stat withdrew from the Union.

15 Clues: Most Southern States supported this. • this Party was generally an anti-slave party. • What was written by Henry David Thoreau in 1849 • The name given when a stat withdrew from the Union. • This Democratic Party ended after the Kansas-Nebraska Act. • What party did President Franklin Pierce belong to in 1853? • ...

Government sijun 2024-01-17

Government sijun crossword puzzle
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  1. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries
  2. the separation of power in the government, which is ensured through the establishment of three different branches: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch
  3. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States
  4. makes and passes federal laws
  5. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
  6. provided a dual system of congressional representation
  7. refers to the authority of the United States Senate to approve or reject a resolution of ratification of any treaty to which the United States is a proposed signatory,
  8. includes all the citizens of the United States of America
  9. an omission or error due to carelessness
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  1. a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern.
  2. the action or result of apportioning something.
  3. the people who live within that area
  4. the action of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
  5. having two branches or chambers
  6. use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.).

15 Clues: makes and passes federal laws • having two branches or chambers • the people who live within that area • an omission or error due to carelessness • the action or result of apportioning something. • provided a dual system of congressional representation • includes all the citizens of the United States of America • ...

CROSSWORD - COMMUNICATION ETHICS 2023-05-05

CROSSWORD - COMMUNICATION ETHICS crossword puzzle
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  1. are moral guideline that are used to assist people in making decisions, to tell the difference between right and wrong.
  2. the principle governing communication.
  3. ethical principle which states that people should strive to protect privacy.
  4. it emphasizes characters as opposed to duty or consequences.
  5. the most frequented basis of our decisions making process, expressing a commitment to the most basic principles.
  6. the ethical principle that states that people should be treated with respect and dignity.
  7. threatens the quality of all communication and consequently the well-being of individuals and the society.
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  1. refers to communication with another person.
  2. the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
  3. ethical principle which states that people should act honestly and truthfully.
  4. a system of moral principle.
  5. the ethical principle which states that people should act in ways that promote good.
  6. focuses on the result and whether or not it would benefit the majority.
  7. used to describe the various means by which individuals and entities relay information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time.
  8. ethical principle which states that people should act in ways that do not cause harm.

15 Clues: a system of moral principle. • the principle governing communication. • refers to communication with another person. • it emphasizes characters as opposed to duty or consequences. • the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated. • focuses on the result and whether or not it would benefit the majority. • ...

Vocabulary Puzzle 2025-02-21

Vocabulary Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. to put private individuals or companies in charge of something.
  2. of confederation The first American constitution passed in 1777 which created a losse alliance of 13 independent states
  3. to give up
  4. A solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement
  5. convention A Meeting of representatives from all states except Rhode island to revise the articles of confederation.
  6. Ordinance 1787 law that set up a government for the northwest territory
  7. Plan A plan that called for a strong nation government with three branches and two houses
  8. Jersey plan A plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and one house
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  1. compromise AN Agreement that Three fifths of the enslaved people would count in a states population
  2. A period when business activity slow,prices and wages fall and unemployment rises
  3. compromise a plan at the constitutional convention that settled the differences between large and small states
  4. Currency.
  5. of rights The first ten amendments of untied states constitution
  6. A document that sets out the laws principles organization and process of a government
  7. Rebellion A 1786 revolt in massachussets led by farmers in reaction to high taxes

15 Clues: Currency. • to give up • to put private individuals or companies in charge of something. • of rights The first ten amendments of untied states constitution • Ordinance 1787 law that set up a government for the northwest territory • A solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement • ...

Module 1 Vocabulary 2025-06-26

Module 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a number, a variable, or a product of a number and one or more variables
  2. to find the value of an expression
  3. the result of repeated division used to represent very small number
  4. a property that states to find the power of a power, multiply the exponents
  5. a property that states to multiply powers with the same base, add their exponents
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  1. a rule that states that any nonzero number to the zero power is equivalent to 1
  2. a property that states to find the power of a product, find the power of each factor and multiply
  3. a property that states to divide powers with the same base, subtract their exponents
  4. rules used when evaluating expressions with powers or more than one operation
  5. a product of repeated factors using an exponent and a base
  6. in a power, the number that is the common factor
  7. in a power, the number of times the base is used as a factor
  8. numbers written without exponents
  9. each part of an algebraic expression separated by an addition or subtraction sign
  10. a compact way of writing numbers that are very large or very small

15 Clues: numbers written without exponents • to find the value of an expression • in a power, the number that is the common factor • a product of repeated factors using an exponent and a base • in a power, the number of times the base is used as a factor • a compact way of writing numbers that are very large or very small • ...

Articles of Confederation and Constitution Review 2022-11-02

Articles of Confederation and Constitution Review crossword puzzle
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  1. the first form of government adopted by the states was called the Articles of _____________
  2. The ____________ plan favored small states
  3. The American victory at ___________ led to an alliance with the French
  4. merged ideas from the new jersey and virginia plans to create a compromise
  5. Americans defeated the british and won their independence after the battle of ____________
  6. the constitution calls these people all "other persons"
  7. a person who supported the Continental Congress was called a ________
  8. the 3/5 compromise favored states in the _______
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  1. the sharing or division of power between the state and federal government
  2. This country joined the Americans against the British after the Battle of Saratoga
  3. the constitution gave more power to the __________ government
  4. someone who favored the british and remained loyal to them
  5. The articles of confederation sucked because the Federal government was too ___________
  6. historians regard the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the American ____________
  7. The ___________ plan favored large states

15 Clues: The ___________ plan favored large states • The ____________ plan favored small states • the 3/5 compromise favored states in the _______ • the constitution calls these people all "other persons" • someone who favored the british and remained loyal to them • the constitution gave more power to the __________ government • ...

Building a New Nation 2020-04-02

Building a New Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports
  2. the 3rd President
  3. our capital
  4. saved the George Washington picture
  5. Spain surrendered its claims to the Pacific Northwest, In return, the United States recognized Spanish sovereignty over Texas
  6. the _________ territory we bought from Napoleon
  7. the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government
  8. the country that burned down our capital
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  1. created a peaceful border in the west between the United States and Canada
  2. our national anthem
  3. the taking of men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice
  4. established in the Marbury versus Madison case
  5. bought from Spain in 1819
  6. identification with one's own nation and support for its interests
  7. a canal in New York, United States that is part of the east–west, cross state route

15 Clues: our capital • the 3rd President • our national anthem • bought from Spain in 1819 • saved the George Washington picture • the country that burned down our capital • established in the Marbury versus Madison case • the _________ territory we bought from Napoleon • identification with one's own nation and support for its interests • ...

Writing practice! 2021-08-26

Writing practice! crossword puzzle
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  1. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
  2. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
  3. What is the supreme law of the land?
  4. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
  5. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
  6. How many U.S. Senators are there?
  7. What is one reason colonists came to America?
  8. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
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  1. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
  2. What is the economic system in the United States?
  3. Name one U.S. territory.
  4. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
  5. Name one branch or part of the government.
  6. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
  7. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

15 Clues: Name one U.S. territory. • How many U.S. Senators are there? • What is the supreme law of the land? • Who is in charge of the executive branch? • Name one branch or part of the government. • Name one problem that led to the Civil War. • What is one reason colonists came to America? • How many amendments does the Constitution have? • ...

Juneteenth 2024-02-04

Juneteenth crossword puzzle
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  1. A large farm where enslaved people would work.
  2. The name of the separate country formed by the states that seceded from the Union in 1861.
  3. June 19, 1865, when the last slaves were freed in the U.S.
  4. Ulysses S. __________, the main Union General who won the war.
  5. Abraham ___________, the U.S. president who lead the U.S. through the Civil War.
  6. _____________ proclamation, made slavery illegal in the southern states.
  7. The 13th _____________ officially abolished slavery
  8. In 1808, federal law outlawed the __________ of enslaved African people
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  1. The Texas town where the last enslaved people were finally liberated.
  2. Union General Gordon ___________ who announced the end of Slavery to the last enslaved people
  3. The northern states that won the Civil War.
  4. The ____________ Courthouse is where General Lee surrendered to General Grant
  5. Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri were ___________ states that never seceded, but still had slaves.
  6. Robert E. _________, the main confederate General
  7. Jefferson __________, the President of the Confederacy

15 Clues: The northern states that won the Civil War. • A large farm where enslaved people would work. • Robert E. _________, the main confederate General • The 13th _____________ officially abolished slavery • Jefferson __________, the President of the Confederacy • June 19, 1865, when the last slaves were freed in the U.S. • ...

The U.S. Civil War 2024-10-31

The U.S. Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. People who give advice
  2. The system by which people produce and trade goods
  3. People who are injured
  4. The northern states that did not secede from the United States
  5. Resisting, or fighting, being controlled by someone else
  6. Joined together as one
  7. Did away with; ended
  8. Usefulness or importance
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  1. People who are members of society and are not part of the military or police force
  2. To spread out; to become greater in size
  3. A structure, such as a building or sculpture, built as a memorial to a person or event
  4. The government formed by the states in the South after they withdrew from the United States
  5. The practice of forcing people to work without pay as enslaved people, and denying them the freedom to decide how to live their lives
  6. A group of people who help lead a country
  7. Failure to win

15 Clues: Failure to win • Did away with; ended • People who give advice • People who are injured • Joined together as one • Usefulness or importance • To spread out; to become greater in size • A group of people who help lead a country • The system by which people produce and trade goods • Resisting, or fighting, being controlled by someone else • ...

American Government 3e - Chapter 3 2025-07-11

American Government 3e - Chapter 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. Grants with broad purposes and flexible rules
  2. Federal rules imposed on states, sometimes without funding
  3. Federalism movement in the 1970s to shift power back to states
  4. The process of transferring power from the federal government back to the states
  5. Federalism era characterized by extensive federal grants-in-aid
  6. Constitutional clause ensuring federal law prevails over conflicting state law
  7. Strategy where interest groups switch between federal, state, or judicial venues
  8. Constitutional clause giving Congress power to tax, borrow, and regulate commerce
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  1. Grants used to ensure coordination through specific restrictions
  2. List of powers explicitly granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8
  3. Grants with specific federal regulations on their use
  4. System where political power is shared between central and state governments
  5. Federalism era when both national and state governments stayed within separate “spheres”
  6. Branch that interprets laws and can declare them unconstitutional
  7. Name for power for the states under the Tenth Amendment

15 Clues: Grants with broad purposes and flexible rules • Grants with specific federal regulations on their use • Name for power for the states under the Tenth Amendment • Federal rules imposed on states, sometimes without funding • Federalism movement in the 1970s to shift power back to states • Federalism era characterized by extensive federal grants-in-aid • ...

PPD 225 Midterm 2025-10-01

PPD 225 Midterm crossword puzzle
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  1. Clause : Another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause.
  2. Act : 1939 law restricting political activities of government employees.
  3. Pay : Pay reform tying salaries to performance instead of tenure.
  4. United : 2010 Supreme Court case allowing unlimited independent political spending by corporations and nonprofits.
  5. Federalism : “Layer cake” system giving states more power, used in early U.S.
  6. Clause : Establishes that federal law prevails over state law.
  7. Act : 1883 law that established merit-based hiring and ended the spoils system.
  8. : Federal money provided to states for policy purposes.
  9. System : System where all power is centralized in national government.
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  1. Clause : Constitutional basis for Congress to regulate trade.
  2. : Administrative system where appointed officials carry out policies.
  3. Mandates : Federal requirements imposed on states without funding.
  4. Grants : Federal funds with few restrictions, giving states flexibility.
  5. : System with power divided between central and regional governments (e.g., U.S., Canada, India).
  6. Rebellion : Massachusetts uprising highlighting weakness of Articles of Confederation.

15 Clues: : Federal money provided to states for policy purposes. • Clause : Another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause. • Clause : Constitutional basis for Congress to regulate trade. • Clause : Establishes that federal law prevails over state law. • Pay : Pay reform tying salaries to performance instead of tenure. • ...

Unit 5 & 6 Vocabulary 2014-02-28

Unit 5 & 6 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Crisis United States government wanting to enforce tariffs and South Carolina’s authority to nullify such laws
  2. McClellan was an American medical doctor and a grandson of George McClellan, also a doctor
  3. Movement movement to end slavery, whether formal or informal
  4. Proclamation an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as a war measure during the American Civil War, to all segments of the Executive branch of the United State
  5. a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
  6. Douglas united States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North
  7. Sovereignty a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the peopl
  8. "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee
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  1. the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil
  2. Proviso bold attempt by opponents of slavery to prevent its introduction in the territories purchased from Mexico following the Mexican War
  3. T. Sherman an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War, for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy
  4. restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being
  5. Plan an outline strategy for subduing the seceding states in the American Civil War
  6. Douglas United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln
  7. Slave Law The fugitive slave laws were laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state or territory
  8. Tubman United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North
  9. S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States following his successful role as a general in the second half of the Civil War
  10. Browns Raid an attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
  11. Scott vs. Sanford a black slave whose suit for freedom (1857) was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court on the grounds that a slave was not a citizen and therefore could not sue in a federal court
  12. occurring or existing before a particular war, esp. the American Civil War
  13. Sisters were 19th-century Southern American Quakers, educators and writers who were early advocates of abolitionism and women's rights
  14. E. Lee American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War

22 Clues: Movement movement to end slavery, whether formal or informal • a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery • occurring or existing before a particular war, esp. the American Civil War • the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil • ...

Unit 7 Crossword Review 2023-11-28

Unit 7 Crossword Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The full faith and _____ clause ensures that each state will accept the decisions of civil courts in other states.
  2. The _____ of public instruction carries out the policies of the state board of education.
  3. In the state court system, _____ courts hear all civil and criminal cases--from small-claims court cases to superior court cases.
  4. The secretary of _____ keeps state records and carries out election laws.
  5. A process by which voters may remove an elected official from office.
  6. Consisting of one house, as in a lawmaking body.
  7. A process by which citizens of a state may propose a law by collecting signatures on a petition.
  8. The _____ general is in charge of the state's legal business, or matters concerning the law.
  9. True or False? A state must accept the marriage licenses, birth certificates, wills, contracts, and property deeds issued by other states.
  10. System of government in which the powers of government are divided between the national government government and the state governments.
  11. Each of the fifty states has its own _____, or written plan for government.
  12. The chief executive of a state government.
  13. What is the only state to have a unicameral legislature?
  14. An _____ veto allows the governor to veto only one part of an appropriations bill.
  15. Powers set aside by the U.S. Constitution for the states or for the people.
  16. The state _____ ensures that no public funds from the state treasury are used without authorization.
  17. State courts address violations of state constitutions and state _____.
  18. In most states the lieutenant governor presides over the _____.
  19. In Reynolds v. Sims (1964), the Supreme Court ruled that state election districts must be _____ in population
  20. In the state court system, _____ courts review cases from trial courts whose rulings have been challenged, or appealed.
  21. True or False? In most states, citizens elect supreme court judges.
  22. A method of referring a bill to the voters for approval before the bill can become law.
  23. The _____ code is a set of criminal laws.
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  1. Most of the work of the state legislatures is done in _____ that specialize in certain areas.
  2. Powers shared by the federal government and the states.
  3. True or False? A person who commits a crime can escape justice by fleeing to another state.
  4. A legal process for returning criminals to the place from which they fled.
  5. The _____ governor succeeds the governor if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office.
  6. People represented by members of a lawmaking body.
  7. Members of the lower house in all states choose their own presiding officer, usually called the _____.
  8. Local governments receive their power from the _____.
  9. Consisting of two houses, as in a lawmaking body.
  10. The state _____ is in charge of handling all state funds.
  11. Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution are called _____ powers.
  12. The lawmaking process in state legislatures is similar to the procedure followed in Congress.
  13. State _____ courts are the highest court in the state judicial system; they hear cases on appeal from the lower courts.
  14. Which amendment is the source of the reserved powers of the states.

37 Clues: The _____ code is a set of criminal laws. • The chief executive of a state government. • Consisting of one house, as in a lawmaking body. • Consisting of two houses, as in a lawmaking body. • People represented by members of a lawmaking body. • Local governments receive their power from the _____. • Powers shared by the federal government and the states. • ...

8th US Benchmark 2 Crossword Review 2021-03-17

8th US Benchmark 2 Crossword Review crossword puzzle
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  1. This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
  2. Tunnels basted through mountains, bridges built across rivers, hills leveled and valley filled, these environmental modifications were made in order to construct the _____________ railroad.
  3. The creation of Congress to carry out the will of the people represents this constitutional principle.
  4. One result of industrialization in the United States was that _________ differences increased.
  5. ____________ became a widespread practice in the U.S. because of the need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production.
  6. This constitutional principle explains how powers are divided between the national government and the state government.
  7. This document guarantees protection of your rights, like the right of protection against excessive bail and cruel punishment.
  8. Slavery expanded into new acquired territories after this invention made processing cotton faster and growing cotton more profitable.
  9. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were the leaders of America's first two _______________.
  10. Irish and German _____________ came to the U.S. to escape starvation from crop failure and see economic opportunity.
  11. George Washigton wanted the United States to follow a policy of _________ in regards to foreign nations.
  12. The Whiskey Rebellion, Alien and Sedition Acts, and Marbury v. Madison are all examples of __________ issues faced by the leaders of the new republic.
  13. The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison first stated the principle that the courts may declare a federal law ______________.
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  1. The __________ Ordinance outlined the process for admitting a new state into the Union and also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in new territories.
  2. The purchase of ___________ provided the United States with access to the vast resources of western lands.
  3. This amendment declares that individual states are given powers not granted to the federal government.
  4. In this type of economic system there is limited government interference in business, and prices are determined by supply and demand.
  5. This amendment was created to prevent soldiers from being housed in private homes without the owner’s consent.
  6. The President vetoing a law passed by congress, then the congress overriding a presidential veto is an example of which Constitutional Principle.
  7. This was the main crop grown on plantations in the southern United States.
  8. During the ______ Crisis southern states felt they had the right to overrule and act passed by Congress since the national government is supposed to share power with the states.
  9. The main reason for the __________ Doctrine was to prevent European intervention in countries near the United States.
  10. Rights The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution are an example of this constitutional principle.
  11. This principle bestows the right to vote in a democracy and also the civic duty to do so.
  12. Wahsington stopped this rebellion and showed the country that under the Constitution military action could be used to enforce laws.
  13. Iron ore, coal, timber, and rivers are examples of the abundant _________ that helped the United States become a major industrial power in the early 19th century.
  14. The formation of political parties in the U.S. can be traced back to a disagreement over whether congress should create a ______________ and raise tariffs.
  15. This occurred when workers moved closer to manufacturing centers after the development of the factory system.
  16. Northern manufacturers increased their production of textiles, which could not be imported from England during the _____________.
  17. One effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was that ___________ among the populations of northern and southern states increased.
  18. One of the most significant contributions to the industrial development in the Northeast was the construction of the _____ canal.

31 Clues: This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. • This was the main crop grown on plantations in the southern United States. • This principle bestows the right to vote in a democracy and also the civic duty to do so. • One result of industrialization in the United States was that _________ differences increased. • ...

Vocabulary definition 2018-02-09

Vocabulary definition crossword puzzle
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  1. the artificial waterway opened in 1825, linking Lake Erie to the Hudson River
  2. the 1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent
  3. the forced migration by the Cherokee and other Native American groups from their southeastern homelands to territories west of the Mississippi River
  4. the first federally funded national road project, begun in 1811
  5. an 1848 treaty in which Mexico gave up California and New Mexico Territory to the United States for $15 million
  6. Stephen Austin (1793–1836), often referred to as the “Father of Texas,” founded the first colony of U.S. settlers in Mexican Texas. Born in Virginia, he spent most of his life on the frontier, living in the Missouri and Arkansas territories before moving to Texas.
  7. Brigham Young (1801–1877) supervised the Mormon migration to Utah beginning in the 1840s. He was the first governor of Utah when it became a U.S. territory.
  8. the practice of giving supporters government jobs
  9. to give up
  10. to add on or take over
  11. Sam Houston (1793–1863), a soldier, lawyer, and politician, was instrumental in Texan independence and its subsequent annexation by the United States. He was born and grew up on a farm in Tennessee. In his teens, he ran away and lived with the Cherokee for three years.
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  1. the route to Santa Fe, New Mexico, that was used by traders in the 1800s
  2. William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) was the ninth President of the United States. In 1841, he died of pneumonia after only a month in office.
  3. the right of state to limit the power of the local government.
  4. James Polk (1795–1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from 1845-1849. He led the expansion of the United States to the Pacific Coast through the acquisition of the Oregon Territory and the Mexican Cession.
  5. a term to describe one of more than 80,000 people who joined the California Gold Rush in 1849
  6. an 1836 battle between Texans and Mexicans during the Texas war for independence from Mexico
  7. a strip of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico for which the United States paid Mexico $10 million in 1853
  8. John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) was the sixth President of the United States who earlier served as a U.S. diplomat, senator, and Secretary of State.
  9. a law passed by Congress in 1830 setting up territories west of the Mississippi River where Native Americans living in existing states could be relocated
  10. an act passed by South Carolina that declared that the Tariff of 1832 unconstitutional
  11. an old Spanish mission building in Texas where Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged Texans in 1836
  12. a U.S. political party active between 1832 and 1858 that backed government support for the economy
  13. a U.S. political party dating from the 1820s to the present that at first spoke out for small farmers and workers against moneyed businessmen and whose policies have changed over the years
  14. the right to vote
  15. the Mexican territories of California and New Mexico given to the United States in 1848
  16. John C. Calhoun (1782–1850) was a leading member of the House of Representatives for South Carolina under Presidents Madison and Monroe who spoke for the interests of the South, and who later served as Vice President and U.S. senator.
  17. John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) was the sixth President of the United States who earlier served as a U.S. diplomat, senator, and Secretary of State.
  18. John Tyler (1790–1862) was the tenth President of the United States, serving from 1841-1845. He accomplished little during his presidency due to quarrels between Whigs and Democrats.
  19. the route to the Oregon Country used by wagon trains in the 1800s
  20. a trapper who explored and hunted in the American West in the early 1800s

31 Clues: to give up • the right to vote • to add on or take over • the practice of giving supporters government jobs • the right of state to limit the power of the local government. • the first federally funded national road project, begun in 1811 • the route to the Oregon Country used by wagon trains in the 1800s • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2025-04-03

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Northern states where slavery was opposed
  2. 1820 agreement that balanced free and slave states
  3. Eli Whitney's invention that increased the demand for slavery
  4. Law that required Escaped slaves to be returned to their owners
  5. Escaped slave who became a leading abolitionist
  6. The year Abraham Lincoln was elected
  7. Abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry
  8. Conductor of the Underground Railroad that helped slaves escape
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  1. Southern states where slavery was legal before the Civil War
  2. Slave who sued for his freedom in a landmark Supreme Court case
  3. Legislation that allowed California as a free state
  4. 1854 law that allowed popular sovereignty in the Louisiana Territory
  5. Movement to end slavery in the United States

13 Clues: The year Abraham Lincoln was elected • Northern states where slavery was opposed • Movement to end slavery in the United States • Abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry • Escaped slave who became a leading abolitionist • 1820 agreement that balanced free and slave states • Legislation that allowed California as a free state • ...

Social 20 Vocabulary Puzzle Assignment 2013-01-06

Social 20 Vocabulary Puzzle Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. The active maintenance of a truce between nations or communities.
  2. To bring or come into agreement.
  3. An organic compound that contains only carbon, chlorine, hydrogen and fluorine, produced as a volatile derivative of m
  4. An organization formed in 1949 comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
  5. Aid Economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.
  6. A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups or countries.
  7. An agreement signed in 1988 between the US and Canada.
  8. An agreement whereby various nations or nation-states co-operate to pursue their interests and goals beyond their national borders.
  9. Stability An economy with a low steady growth that lasts for multiple years without major disruptions caused by crises.
  10. An agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
  11. The purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit.
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  1. Council An IGO that illustrates the way organizations combine the authority of governments to address the specific concerns on a group of people.
  2. The advocacy of cooperation and understanding between nations.
  3. The countries of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Representatives from these countries meet to discuss economic concerns.
  4. The belief that Canada should seek closer ties with the United States.
  5. Having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
  6. An agreement whereby one state or nation-state acts independently to pursue its interests.
  7. Engaged in or promoting political revolution.
  8. The power or ability to make a decision for oneself without influence from outside.
  9. Union An organization of African states established in 2002 which aims to encourage economic development and political stability through increased cooperation between its members.
  10. Society The elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, that make up a democratic society.
  11. An agreement whereby two nations or nation-states co-operate to pursue each nation's interests.
  12. Agreement A treaty signed on June 14,1985 near the town of Schengen in Luxembourg, between five of the then ten member states of the European Economic Community.
  13. A person, group, or nation that tries to make peace.
  14. Leadership or dominance by one country or social group.

25 Clues: To bring or come into agreement. • Engaged in or promoting political revolution. • A person, group, or nation that tries to make peace. • An agreement signed in 1988 between the US and Canada. • Leadership or dominance by one country or social group. • The advocacy of cooperation and understanding between nations. • ...

Standard One USHC 2015-03-13

Standard One USHC crossword puzzle
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  1. Region that was based on the plantation system
  2. first constitution of the United States
  3. country that Jefferson wanted the United States to have a good alliance with
  4. wrote everyone had natural rights to life, liberty, and property
  5. plan at the Constitutional Convention that favored the large states
  6. political party founded by Jefferson (favored state rights)
  7. plan at the Constitutional Convention that favored the small states
  8. British policy leaving the colonies to govern themselves before the French and Indian War
  9. First battle of the Revolutionary War
  10. natural rights that the government cannot take away (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness written by Jefferson
  11. Level of government that had the most power under America's first constitution
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  1. people who were against the ratification of the Constitution
  2. __________ War that changed the relationship between the British and American Colonies (increased taxes)
  3. written by Thomas Jefferson to separate America from England
  4. first example of limited self-government in the colonies was Virginia's _______
  5. having power over the other branches of government
  6. each branch shares governmental authority
  7. written to influence New York to ratify the Constitution
  8. Economy was based on shipbuilding, trade, and fishing
  9. __________ Act passed because of the Boston Tea Party
  10. couldn't afford to come to North America and agreed to work to payoff debt
  11. early example of the principle of government that government derives from the people (in New England)
  12. man associated with the Federalist Party (favored a strong central government)
  13. turning point of the Revolutionary War (French began helping after this battle)
  14. established by the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison
  15. added to the Constitution to protect individual liberties
  16. city that hosted the Constitutional Convention
  17. Most diverse region during colonial America
  18. type of contract made between the people and the government
  19. compromise at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between the small and large states
  20. only branch of government not elected
  21. last battle of the Revolutionary War
  22. was chief justice during the ruling of Marbury v Madison
  23. country that Hamilton wanted the United States to have a good alliance with
  24. wanted to establish a "city on the hill"
  25. dividing power between the state and national government
  26. people who favored the ratification of the Constitution
  27. ______ crops of early colonial America were rice, indigo, and tobacco

38 Clues: last battle of the Revolutionary War • only branch of government not elected • First battle of the Revolutionary War • first constitution of the United States • wanted to establish a "city on the hill" • each branch shares governmental authority • Most diverse region during colonial America • Region that was based on the plantation system • ...

Module 9 vocab 2023-03-26

Module 9 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a group of 43,000 demonstrators – 17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificates.
  2. a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States
  3. October 29, 1929. On this date, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression
  4. the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence
  5. reduction of the general level of prices in an economy
  6. an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933
  7. a nonprofit humanitarian organization whose mission is to improve the lives of people in poverty or emergency situations by providing the appropriate medical resources
  8. a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona
  9. a subsidy, a production quota, or a price control
  10. a deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of crude dwellings
  11. the ability to borrow money or access goods or services with the understanding that you'll pay later
  12. a line of people waiting to receive free food
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  1. a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States
  2. government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957 that provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses.
  3. a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.
  4. American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928
  5. an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States
  6. a place where food is offered to the hungry usually for free or sometimes at a below-market price
  7. United States federal law passed under President Herbert Hoover in order to lower the cost of home ownership
  8. getting a loan from your brokerage and using the money from the loan to invest in more securities than you can buy with your available cash

20 Clues: a line of people waiting to receive free food • a subsidy, a production quota, or a price control • reduction of the general level of prices in an economy • the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence • a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States • ...

Unit 5 Gov Priority Words 2025-09-25

Unit 5 Gov Priority Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A state law that prohibits mandatory union membership as a condition of employment.
  2. Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.
  3. The process by which cases that have already been decided by a lower court are reviewed by a higher court.
  4. A social movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.
  5. The process by which the President of the United States nominates a person to fill a judicial vacancy.
  6. The policies of a state regarding the entry and exit of people from other countries.
  7. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States.
  8. To interpret the laws of the United States and to apply them to individual cases.
  9. Lowered the voting age to 18.
  10. Guarantees several rights, including the right to a grand jury, protection against double jeopardy, and the right not to incriminate oneself.
  11. Granted African American men the right to vote.
  12. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
  13. Protects the right to keep and bear arms.
  14. Protects freedom of speech, religion, the press, and the right to assemble and petition the government.
  15. Prohibited poll taxes.
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  1. A U.S. law enacted in 2001 that gave law enforcement agencies greater authority to monitor communications and bank accounts.
  2. Abolished slavery.
  3. Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, the right to a lawyer, and the right to confront witnesses.
  4. The three levels of the U.S. federal court system are the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, and District Courts.
  5. A judicial philosophy that holds that the courts should defer to the policy decisions of the legislative and executive branches.
  6. A set of policies and practices designed to address past discrimination by giving special consideration to members of a disadvantaged group in areas like employment and education.
  7. The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of the executive and legislative branches unconstitutional.
  8. Granted women the right to vote.
  9. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in the United States.
  10. Prohibits excessive bail and fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.
  11. The highest judicial court in the United States.
  12. Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
  13. A judicial philosophy that holds that the courts should play a role in shaping national policies.
  14. A state or federal trial court.

29 Clues: Abolished slavery. • Prohibited poll taxes. • Lowered the voting age to 18. • A state or federal trial court. • Granted women the right to vote. • Protects the right to keep and bear arms. • Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. • Granted African American men the right to vote. • The highest judicial court in the United States. • ...

S23 USH Semester Final Review 2023-05-12

S23 USH Semester Final Review crossword puzzle
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  1. a party organized in the late 1960s as a means of getting Mexican Americans to unite politically and to identify ethnically as one people after trying to protest separately was ineffective
  2. Betty Friedan and Phyllis Schafly were on opposite sides of the ______, which nearly became an amendment to the United States Constitution as it was lacking the required amount of states' ratification
  3. world alliance organization created after WWII; the United States is a permanent member of the Security Council
  4. 1972; the first time that the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the number of nuclear missiles produced
  5. ensures that all students have equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits of team sports participation for both girls and boys
  6. incident that was a "dark hour for President Kennedy" due to the failed invasion of Cuba by CIA-trained La Brigada
  7. practicing containment by economically aiding and therefore encouraging countries away from communist influence and relations
  8. President Reagan's economic policy that included a 25% tax cut and curb in government spending
  9. the _____ Scandal was the break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate complex in Washington was carried out under the direction of White House employees; led to Nixon's resignation
  10. United States lining the border of Saudi Arabia to prevent a potential Iraqi invasion during the Gulf War
  11. policy enacted by President Nixon and Henry Kissinger; United States troops would slowly withdraw from Vietnam
  12. the misappropriating of funds to counterrevolutionaries in Nicaragua through a hostage/arms deal with Iran; the problem was that Congress had forbade aiding the Contras prior
  13. the largest trading block in the world; free trade between Canada, Mexico and the United States established during Clinton's Presidency
  14. ultimately, the Korean War ended at a _____ at the 38th parallel (very close to where it had begun)
  15. a war crime committed by the United States on 16 March 1968, involving the mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by the United States Army in 1968 that was leaked a year later
  16. fascist leader who rose to power in the Soviet Union; continued the Purge and enacted the Berlin Blockade
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  1. when Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize Israel's independence after leaders had been invited to President Carter's retreat
  2. massive surprise attack by the Viet Cong in which over 100 towns and cities were bombed simulataneously; considered to be a major turning point in the Vietnam War
  3. one of the leaders of the United Farm Workers in 1962, a movement that consisted of marches, boycotts and fasts promoting safer and fair working conditions for Hispanic/Latino Americans working in the southwest
  4. peacefully breaking the law and accepting the consequences, usually to protest an unfair law or policy
  5. satellite nations' and communists' countries counter to the creation of NATO
  6. provided for college or vocational training for returning WWII veterans as well as one year of unemployment compensation
  7. encouraged Native Americans to buy land and leave the tribe to counter reservation poverty and conditions, but in many cases made things worse as land allotted was not farmable
  8. communist revolutionary leader, first of the Viet Minh, then of the Viet Cong
  9. temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel in hopes that free elections would be held to unify the country; also recognized Cambodia's independence
  10. President Eisenhower was angry at Great Britain for "making a muck of things" when they escalated tensions with Egypt over the _____, thus encouraging Egypt to seek Soviet aid and relations.
  11. the name of the United States air strikes and bombing of Iraqi forces in Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War
  12. classified documents that were leaked to the press in 1971 that alleged that former Presidents had purposely kept the public, press and even the Congress in the dark about what had really been going on with United States' involvement in Vietnam
  13. civil rights leader who promoted self defense, economic prosperity and nationalism amongst black Americans

29 Clues: satellite nations' and communists' countries counter to the creation of NATO • communist revolutionary leader, first of the Viet Minh, then of the Viet Cong • President Reagan's economic policy that included a 25% tax cut and curb in government spending • ultimately, the Korean War ended at a _____ at the 38th parallel (very close to where it had begun) • ...

Federalism 2021-09-28

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of returning a fugitive from the state they fled to back to their own state.
  2. Governmental powers are divided
  3. believed that a bill of rights was needed to prevent the central government from taking rights away from states and citizens.
  4. a system of government in which a written constitution divides power of the government (usually between central government and state).
  5. directs people to frame a proposed state constitution
  6. Powers that the National & State governments both possess and exercise.
  7. supported the Constitution as it was written.
Down
  1. Agreement among states to get together, kind of like an alliance or treaty.
  2. No state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other states.
  3. Under this, Congress gave an annual share of the huge federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties, and townships.
  4. wanted to limit the power of states.
  5. States and local governments can apply for these to get money from the government

12 Clues: Governmental powers are divided • wanted to limit the power of states. • supported the Constitution as it was written. • directs people to frame a proposed state constitution • Powers that the National & State governments both possess and exercise. • Agreement among states to get together, kind of like an alliance or treaty. • ...

bray_litty's crossword puzzle + jayden james 2022-09-30

bray_litty's crossword puzzle + jayden james crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is A policy of extending of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  2. annexation Texas was admitted to the union as the 28th state.
  3. is THe practice of conducting negotiations between nations.
  4. policy Actions relate to conditions within a nation.
  5. policy to remain free from relationships with other nations.
Down
  1. purchase The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803
  2. Practice of annexing new territory to increase the size of the mother country.
  3. States is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America
  4. country is a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846
  5. The act of taking in new territory
  6. policy Actions relate to the relationships between countries.
  7. cession 1848 is the region in the modern-day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the United States

12 Clues: The act of taking in new territory • policy Actions relate to conditions within a nation. • is THe practice of conducting negotiations between nations. • policy to remain free from relationships with other nations. • annexation Texas was admitted to the union as the 28th state. • policy Actions relate to the relationships between countries. • ...

Unit Three Part Two Review - Foundations of the US 2025-10-03

Unit Three Part Two Review - Foundations of the US crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This individual broke the deadlock between the supporters of the New Jersey and the Virginia plans with his "Great Compromise".
  2. There are _____ branches of the US government, the Executive, the Judicial, and the Legislative.
  3. This upper chamber of Congress has equal representation for all states regardless of population.
  4. Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power belonged to the ______ instead of a central government.
  5. ____ ____ ____ ensures that no one branch of the government can become too powerful or overthrow the other two. (3 words/no spaces)
  6. The first framework for the US government, ultimately failed after 6 years. (3 words/no spaces)
  7. This individual believed the federal law should be the law of the land, but is best known for writing the New Jersey Plan.
  8. The ___ ___ plan was in favor of small states and argued for all states receiving equal representation in Congress. (2 words/no spaces)
  9. The first ten amendments of the Constitution that protect the basic rights of citizens. (3 words/no spaces)
  10. One of the decisions made when ratifying the Constitution was for the country to be led by a central figure, the ______ , that is the head of the Executive Branch.
  11. This individual was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention who helped solve disputes and keep things moving, though he did speak out against slavery.
  12. The ___ ____ was an agreement that took parts from both the NJ and the VA plans, ensuring that one legislative house be represented based on population and the other by two members per state. (2 words/no spaces)
  13. This branch of government enforces the laws and is centered around the president.
  14. This branch of government writes the laws and is centered around Congress.
Down
  1. This individual was a VA delegate, who was unanimously elected as the first president of the United States.
  2. This lower chamber of Congress is based on population, with larger states getting more representation than smaller states. (3 words/no spaces)
  3. There were many _________ of the Articles of Confederation, including the inability to tax, raise an army, regulate interstate commerce, and a weak central government.
  4. The current governing document of the US that replaced the Articles of Confederation and has been a living document (amended 27 times) since it was created.
  5. This individual was a delegate from NY, who proposed a system modeled on the British government.
  6. This individual was a Federalist who drafted the Virginia Plan, he is referred to as the "Father of the Constitution."
  7. This branch of government interprets the laws and is centered around the Supreme Court.
  8. This individual was a veteran of the American War for Independence who proposed the Virginia Plan to Madison.
  9. The Legislative Branch was originally _____, meaning one body, and all states had to agree for anything to be passed.
  10. The political group that advocated for the replacement of the Articles of Confederation and a strong central government.
  11. Our Legislative Branch today is _____, meaning two bodies, made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  12. The ____ plan was in favor of large states and argued that representation in Congress should be based on population.

26 Clues: This branch of government writes the laws and is centered around Congress. • This branch of government enforces the laws and is centered around the president. • This branch of government interprets the laws and is centered around the Supreme Court. • The first framework for the US government, ultimately failed after 6 years. (3 words/no spaces) • ...