states Crossword Puzzles
Andrew Jackson 2025-09-10
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- an ordinary private bank operating within the federal government's regulatory structure, which usually but not always operates in multiple U.S. states
- confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former’s attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
- Resulted in the first major political campaign with organized rallies and slogans.
- fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson
- legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 3, 1832, held (5–1) that the states did not have the right to impose regulations on Native American land.
- the forced displacement of about 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850, and the additional thousands of Native Americans and their black slaves within that were ethnically cleansed by the United States government.
- a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (cronyism), and relatives
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- 19th-century political ideology in the United States that restructured a number of federal institutions.
- a nickname for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States.
- the first major legislative departure from the U.S. policy of officially respecting the legal and political rights of the American Indians.
- he power of the courts to examine and invalidate legislation and executive actions that are deemed unconstitutional.
- in representative government, the right to vote in electing public officials and adopting or rejecting proposed legislation.
- the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1835.
- a very high protective tariff that became law in the United States on May 19, 1828. It was a bill designed to fail in Congress because it was seen by free trade supporters as hurting both industry and farming, but it passed anyway.
- the constitutional power of a president or governor to reject a decision or proposal made by the legislative body.
15 Clues: the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1835. • a nickname for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States. • Resulted in the first major political campaign with organized rallies and slogans. • 19th-century political ideology in the United States that restructured a number of federal institutions. • ...
civil war 2022-01-31
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- an owner of a slave
- the 24th state
- the 31st state
- The capital of the U.S.
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- the southern states
- an agreement between two parties
- the northern states
- was a slave that moved to the north and back to Missouri
- U.S. president during the Missouri compromise
- a war between the slave states and the free states
10 Clues: the 24th state • the 31st state • the southern states • the northern states • an owner of a slave • The capital of the U.S. • an agreement between two parties • U.S. president during the Missouri compromise • a war between the slave states and the free states • was a slave that moved to the north and back to Missouri
Chapter 4 Nathaniel Beyer 2020-12-01
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- those posers that the constitution does not grant to nation government and does not deny to the states.
- both state and national government were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence, as defined by a strict reading of the Constitution
- an era of federalism during which the national and state governments shared functional authority in broad policy areas
- powers the constitution is preseumed to have delegated to nation government because it is the government of a soverign state within the world community.
- regulations that the national government imposes on state and local governments
- The Constitution lists powers granted to the national government.
- federal funds given to state and local governments for specific projects
- the modern era in federalism in which authority that rested with the national government is being returned to the states
- central to the Contract with America was the idea of returning power to states
- federal grants that can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state and local spending
- a system of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system
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- the idea that a state had the right to separate from the Union
- the belief that the states had the right to cancel federal laws which they believed contradicted or clashed with state interests
- those powers that both the nation government and states posses and exercise.
- those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution; those "necessary and proper" to carry out expressed powers.
- constitution's requirement that each state accept public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every state.
- the period in which the national government channeled federal funds to local governments and citizen groups to address problems that states could or would not address
- federal grants given to state and local governments for broad purposes, such as welfare, community development, public health, or education
18 Clues: the idea that a state had the right to separate from the Union • The Constitution lists powers granted to the national government. • federal funds given to state and local governments for specific projects • a system of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system • those powers that both the nation government and states posses and exercise. • ...
Properties of Gases 2023-03-16
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- a model that assumes an ideal gas is composed of tiny particles in constant motion
- movement from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
- zero Celsius
- SI unit of pressure
- unit of pressure
- force per unit area
- states volume is proportional to the total particles of gas present
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- gas particles escape through a pinhole
- temperature expressed in Kelvin
- states that the total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures
- states pressure is inversely related to volume
- states temperature is proportional to volume
12 Clues: zero Celsius • unit of pressure • SI unit of pressure • force per unit area • temperature expressed in Kelvin • gas particles escape through a pinhole • states temperature is proportional to volume • states pressure is inversely related to volume • states volume is proportional to the total particles of gas present • ...
Rocky Mountain States 2021-12-09
12 Clues: capital of Utah • capital of Idaho • capital is Denver • capital of Nevada • capital of Montana • capital of Colorado • capital is Carson City • has a capital of Boise • has a capital of Helena • has a capital of Cheyenne • is the capital of Wyoming • has a capital of Salt Lake City
Rocky Mountain States 2021-12-09
12 Clues: capital of Utah • capital of Idaho • capital is Denver • capital of Nevada • capital of Montana • capital of Colorado • capital is Carson City • has a capital of Boise • has a capital of Helena • has a capital of Cheyenne • is the capital of Wyoming • has a capital of Salt Lake City
States of matter 2022-02-10
12 Clues: liquid ice • cold solid • gas to liquid • liquid to gas • gas in ballons • still particles • liquid to solid • solid to liquid • gas,liquid,solid • particles moving slowly • Quickly moving particles • states of matter changing
States of Matter 2014-11-10
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- This state of matter has a definite shape and volume.
- The state of matter with particles packed in so tight that all they can do is vibrate.
- Another way of saying 'state', or change of 'state.'
- A more scientific way of saying heat. The measure of the motion of particles.
- The change of state that occurs when thermal energy is removed from a gas.
- The change of state when a liquid changes into a solid.
- The change of state that occurs when thermal energy is added to a solid.
- The state of matter with particles spread out the most. Particles move with the greatest speed.
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- The change of state when a gas changes to a liquid.
- The change of state when a liquid changes to a gas.
- The change of state that occurs when thermal energy is added to a liquid.
- The state of matter with particles spread out a little bit. Particles move fast.
- The change of state that occurs when thermal energy is removed from a liquid.
- This state of matter has no definite shape or volume.
- This state of matter has a definite volume, but no definite shape.
15 Clues: The change of state when a gas changes to a liquid. • The change of state when a liquid changes to a gas. • Another way of saying 'state', or change of 'state.' • This state of matter has a definite shape and volume. • This state of matter has no definite shape or volume. • The change of state when a liquid changes into a solid. • ...
STATES OF MATTER 2017-08-06
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- The energy of motion.
- Change from gas to solid.
- Change from solid to liquid.
- Change from gas to liquid.
- This force holds atoms together in a solid.
- Change from solid to gas.
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- Change from liquid to solid.
- Atoms are always in motion.
- Change from liquid to gas.
- Has its own shape and definite volume.
- Takes the shape and volume of its container.
- Has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container.
12 Clues: The energy of motion. • Change from gas to solid. • Change from solid to gas. • Change from liquid to gas. • Change from gas to liquid. • Atoms are always in motion. • Change from liquid to solid. • Change from solid to liquid. • Has its own shape and definite volume. • This force holds atoms together in a solid. • Takes the shape and volume of its container. • ...
STATES OF MATTER 2017-08-06
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- The energy of motion.
- Change from liquid to gas.
- Change from liquid to solid.
- Change from gas to liquid.
- Has its own shape and definite volume.
- Change from solid to liquid.
- Change from gas to solid.
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- Atoms are always in motion.
- This force holds atoms together in a solid.
- Change from solid to gas.
- Takes the shape and volume of its container.
- Has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container.
12 Clues: The energy of motion. • Change from solid to gas. • Change from gas to solid. • Change from liquid to gas. • Change from gas to liquid. • Atoms are always in motion. • Change from liquid to solid. • Change from solid to liquid. • Has its own shape and definite volume. • This force holds atoms together in a solid. • Takes the shape and volume of its container. • ...
STATES OF MATTER 2017-08-06
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- Change from solid to gas.
- Atoms are always in motion.
- Change from liquid to gas.
- Change from gas to solid.
- Takes the shape and volume of its container.
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- Has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container.
- Change from gas to liquid.
- The energy of motion.
- Change from liquid to solid.
- This force holds atoms together in a solid.
- Change from solid to liquid.
- Has its own shape and definite volume.
12 Clues: The energy of motion. • Change from solid to gas. • Change from gas to solid. • Change from gas to liquid. • Change from liquid to gas. • Atoms are always in motion. • Change from liquid to solid. • Change from solid to liquid. • Has its own shape and definite volume. • This force holds atoms together in a solid. • Takes the shape and volume of its container. • ...
States and Capitals 2020-12-22
States and Capitals 2020-12-22
States of matter 2020-12-14
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- when molecules are compact
- What are the molecules different positions called
- where the temperature melt
- when a thing is about to boil
- The fourth state of matter
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- a small piece of a thing
- when molecules can move but still together
- water turns to gas
- when molecules are away from each other
- when solid turn to liquid
- when liquid turn to solid
- when gas turns to liquid
12 Clues: water turns to gas • a small piece of a thing • when gas turns to liquid • when solid turn to liquid • when liquid turn to solid • when molecules are compact • where the temperature melt • The fourth state of matter • when a thing is about to boil • when molecules are away from each other • when molecules can move but still together • ...
United States Soccer 2022-05-31
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- American Champions League Winner with Chelsea
- Farthest round USMNT has made in a World Cup (Hint: 1930)
- Current USWNT star who is married to former MLS player Servando Carrasco
- Scored an iconic 2010 World Cup goal against Algeria to send the US to the knockout stages
- The USMNT's greatest rivals in CONCACAF
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- The all-time top goalscorer for the USWNT with 184 goals
- German manager who coached USMNT from 2011 to 2016
- The largest youth soccer organization in the US
- Current USSF President
- Tied for most goals in USMNT history with Landon Donovan
- The most capped player (male or female) in international soccer history
- How many Women's World Cups have the USWNT won?
12 Clues: Current USSF President • The USMNT's greatest rivals in CONCACAF • American Champions League Winner with Chelsea • The largest youth soccer organization in the US • How many Women's World Cups have the USWNT won? • German manager who coached USMNT from 2011 to 2016 • The all-time top goalscorer for the USWNT with 184 goals • ...
Crossing the states 2022-11-01
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- State east of Arizona.
- State south of Georgia
- State west of New Hampshire.
- State west of Utah.
- State north of South Dakota
- state west of North Dakota.
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- small state south of Massachusetts.
- Larger state south of New York.
- state east of Indiana.
- State south of Arkansas
- State south of Washington.
- State north of Missouri
12 Clues: State west of Utah. • state east of Indiana. • State east of Arizona. • State south of Georgia • State south of Arkansas • State north of Missouri • State south of Washington. • State north of South Dakota • state west of North Dakota. • State west of New Hampshire. • Larger state south of New York. • small state south of Massachusetts.
States of matter 2022-11-01
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- The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
- a substance that dissolves another substance
- the amount of matter in an object
- the state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added.
- A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
- the maximum amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent at a given temperature and pressure
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- The ability of an object to transfer heat
- The force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials
- Anything that has mass and takes up space
- A measure of the force of gravity on an object
- The amount of space an object takes up
- the substance that is dissolved
12 Clues: the substance that is dissolved • the amount of matter in an object • The amount of space an object takes up • The ability of an object to transfer heat • Anything that has mass and takes up space • a substance that dissolves another substance • A measure of the force of gravity on an object • A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances • ...
Midwestern States- Nicknames 2016-11-08
12 Clues: The Badger State • The Hawkeye State • The Show Me State • The Prairie State • The Hoosier State • The Buckeye State • The Sunflower State • The Wolverine State • The North Star State • Mount Rushmore State • The Cornhusker State • The Flickertail State
Southwestern States Practice 2019-10-28
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- This is the city where the Braves baseball team resides
- Birth place of NBA star Derek Fisher
- Commonly known as "Music City"
- This is where the first brick road in the world was ever laid
- Home city of William Peace University
- Birth place of famous jazz singer Nat King Cole
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- The resting place of Daniel Boone
- The birth place of rapper, T-Pain
- Birth city of actor Aziz Ansari
- Birthplace of Odell Beckham Jr.
- The capital city of the confederacy in the Civil War
- City mentioned in Uptown Funk, by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
12 Clues: Commonly known as "Music City" • Birth city of actor Aziz Ansari • Birthplace of Odell Beckham Jr. • The resting place of Daniel Boone • The birth place of rapper, T-Pain • Birth place of NBA star Derek Fisher • Home city of William Peace University • Birth place of famous jazz singer Nat King Cole • The capital city of the confederacy in the Civil War • ...
United States Places 2023-06-27
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- located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, this National Lakeshore on Lake Superior features brightly colored stones and rocks that you can see by hiking or by boat
- formed by Colorado River erosion, this huge landmark is located in Arizona and can be seen from space!
- this three-word National Lakeshore in Michigan features beautiful, enormous hills of sand in the northwest part of the state and is named for a snoozing mammal
- this three-word name refers to the red landmark with two large towers that helps cars, bikes, and people cross over the ocean between San Francisco and Marin County
- located in Seattle, this unusual-looking building was built for the 1962 World's Fair
- this National Park in Maine is located entirely on an island and is the first place in the United States you can see the sunrise!
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- this National Park in Florida is very swampy and has LOTS of alligators in it!
- located in South Dakota, this has the faces of four US presidents carved into it!
- this National Park located mostly in Wyoming features the famous geyser referred to as "Old Faithful"
- this famous landmark was given to the US by France and is a giant lady made of copper holding a torch and a book!
- this iconic St. Louis, Missouri landmark is made of stainless steel and is the world's tallest of its kind
- on the border between New York and Canada, this beautiful landmark features three different waterfalls
12 Clues: this National Park in Florida is very swampy and has LOTS of alligators in it! • located in South Dakota, this has the faces of four US presidents carved into it! • located in Seattle, this unusual-looking building was built for the 1962 World's Fair • this National Park located mostly in Wyoming features the famous geyser referred to as "Old Faithful" • ...
states of matter 2023-11-17
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- observing a change where a new product is created and reactants are used up
- has a definite volume and can flow
- change of state from liquid to gas
- the sun is an example
- a solid turning into a gas with NO liquid state
- particles are close together
- ice changing to water
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- observing a change which is reversible
- change of state from gas to liquid
- state of matter with no fixed volume
- anything that has mass and takes up space
- quick process where bubbles are formed
12 Clues: the sun is an example • ice changing to water • particles are close together • change of state from gas to liquid • has a definite volume and can flow • change of state from liquid to gas • state of matter with no fixed volume • observing a change which is reversible • quick process where bubbles are formed • anything that has mass and takes up space • ...
Nation States Review 2024-01-25
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- The sick man of Europe
- Was created after the Battle of Solferino
- became the Kaiser of Germany
- Cultural center of the world
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- Kingdom that fought against Austria to lead Germany
- Leader of France
- The grandmother of Europe
- nickname of Bismarck
- first country to leave the Ottoman Empire
- nickname of the Balkan Peninsula
- Leader of the Red Shirts
- Center of world trade
12 Clues: Leader of France • nickname of Bismarck • Center of world trade • The sick man of Europe • Leader of the Red Shirts • The grandmother of Europe • became the Kaiser of Germany • Cultural center of the world • nickname of the Balkan Peninsula • first country to leave the Ottoman Empire • Was created after the Battle of Solferino • Kingdom that fought against Austria to lead Germany
States Of Matter 2024-05-15
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- the process of a solid becoming a liquid
- the transition of substances
- the process of a liquid becoming a solid
- cannot be compressed
- fixed shape and volume
- the process of gas turning into a liquid
- no fixed shape or volume
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- a liquid into a gas
- a small piece of matter
- the laying down of sediment
- an example of a solid
- made of various particles
12 Clues: a liquid into a gas • cannot be compressed • an example of a solid • fixed shape and volume • a small piece of matter • no fixed shape or volume • made of various particles • the laying down of sediment • the transition of substances • the process of a solid becoming a liquid • the process of a liquid becoming a solid • the process of gas turning into a liquid
STATES OF MATTER 2024-05-15
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- used on cars from time to time a light solid
- something everything has
- an example of a solid water
- the process of gas turning into liquid
- what happens when perfume is sprayed into the air
- a liquid that we need to survive
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- measures the temperature of something or someone
- what happens when a liquid turns into a gas
- a gas that we need to live
- they are made when multiple atoms are joined together
- a state of matter where the particles are close together and they vibrate
- a solid made up of particles an animal
12 Clues: something everything has • a gas that we need to live • an example of a solid water • a liquid that we need to survive • the process of gas turning into liquid • a solid made up of particles an animal • what happens when a liquid turns into a gas • used on cars from time to time a light solid • measures the temperature of something or someone • ...
STATES OF MATTER 2024-05-15
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- used on cars from time to time a light solid
- something everything has
- an example of a solid water
- the process of gas turning into liquid
- what happens when perfume is sprayed into the air
- a liquid that we need to survive
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- measures the temperature of something or someone
- what happens when a liquid turns into a gas
- a gas that we need to live
- they are made when multiple atoms are joined together
- a state of matter where the particles are close together and they vibrate
- a solid made up of particles an animal
12 Clues: something everything has • a gas that we need to live • an example of a solid water • a liquid that we need to survive • the process of gas turning into liquid • a solid made up of particles an animal • what happens when a liquid turns into a gas • used on cars from time to time a light solid • measures the temperature of something or someone • ...
STATES OF MATTER 2024-05-15
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- used on cars from time to time a light solid
- something everything has
- an example of a solid water
- the process of gas turning into liquid
- what happens when perfume is sprayed into the air
- a liquid that we need to survive
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- measures the temperature of something or someone
- what happens when a liquid turns into a gas
- a gas that we need to live
- they are made when multiple atoms are joined together
- a state of matter where the particles are close together and they vibrate
- a solid made up of particles an animal
12 Clues: something everything has • a gas that we need to live • an example of a solid water • a liquid that we need to survive • the process of gas turning into liquid • a solid made up of particles an animal • what happens when a liquid turns into a gas • used on cars from time to time a light solid • measures the temperature of something or someone • ...
STATES OF MATTER 2024-05-15
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- used on cars from time to time a light solid
- something everything has
- an example of a solid water
- the process of gas turning into liquid
- what happens when perfume is sprayed into the air
- a liquid that we need to survive
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- measures the temperature of something or someone
- what happens when a liquid turns into a gas
- a gas that we need to live
- they are made when multiple atoms are joined together
- a state of matter where the particles are close together and they vibrate
- a solid made up of particles an animal
12 Clues: something everything has • a gas that we need to live • an example of a solid water • a liquid that we need to survive • the process of gas turning into liquid • a solid made up of particles an animal • what happens when a liquid turns into a gas • used on cars from time to time a light solid • measures the temperature of something or someone • ...
STATES OF MATTER 2024-05-15
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- What is it called when a gas turns into a liquid.
- What state of matter is carbon dioxide.
- What state of matter is a table.
- Can liquids change shape.
- What is it called when a solid turns into a liquid.
- What is it called when a solid turns straight into a gas.
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- What is it called when a liquid turns into a solid.
- What is it called when a gas turns straight into a liquid.
- What is it called when a liquid turns into a gas.
- what do you use to measure temperature.
- What state of matter is lemonade.
- Do gases have a fixed volume.
12 Clues: Can liquids change shape. • Do gases have a fixed volume. • What state of matter is a table. • What state of matter is lemonade. • What state of matter is carbon dioxide. • what do you use to measure temperature. • What is it called when a gas turns into a liquid. • What is it called when a liquid turns into a gas. • What is it called when a liquid turns into a solid. • ...
States of matter 2023-10-25
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- below 32°F (0°C).
- the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great.
- firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.
- the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid.
- a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid).
- the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
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- the energy an object has because of the movement of its molecules, and heat can be transferred from one object to another object.
- a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.
- is an ionized gas consisting of positive ions and free electrons in proportions resulting in more or less no overall electric charge, typically at low pressures (as in the upper atmosphere and in fluorescent lamps) or at very high temperatures (as in stars and nuclear fusion reactors).
- the action or process of liquefying due to heat.
- the action of bringing a liquid to the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor.
- a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.
12 Clues: below 32°F (0°C). • the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid. • firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid. • the process of turning from liquid into vapor. • the action or process of liquefying due to heat. • a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape. • ...
Indian States & Capitals 2024-08-30
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- The capital of Himachal Pradesh (6 letters)
- The capital of Gujarat (8 letters)
- The capital of Telangana (8 letters)
- The capital of West Bengal (6 letters)
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- The capital of Uttarakhand (7 letters)
- The capital of Maharashtra (6 letters)
- The capital of Tripura (8 letters)
- The capital of Nagaland (6 letters)
- The capital of Rajasthan (9 letters)
- The capital of Sikkim (8 letters)
- The capital of Tamil Nadu (6 letters)
- The capital of Karnataka (9 letters)
12 Clues: The capital of Sikkim (8 letters) • The capital of Tripura (8 letters) • The capital of Gujarat (8 letters) • The capital of Nagaland (6 letters) • The capital of Rajasthan (9 letters) • The capital of Telangana (8 letters) • The capital of Karnataka (9 letters) • The capital of Tamil Nadu (6 letters) • The capital of Uttarakhand (7 letters) • ...
states of matter 2024-09-09
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- hot, highly ionized, electrically conducting gas
- regular geometric pattern of particles in most solids, giving a solid a definite shape and volume
- substances with densely packed particles
- change of state from a liquid to a gas, involving thermal energy
- substances with particles that slide past each other
- process by which a cooling gas changes into a liquid and releases thermal energy
- process by which a gas changes to a solid without first entering a liquid state
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- process by which a cooling liquid changes into a solid and releases thermal energy
- substances with particles that are separated by large distances that travel at high speeds
- change of state from a solid to a liquid, involving thermal energy
- process by which a solid slowly changes to a gas without first entering a liquid state
- solid that consists of densely packed particles arranged randomly
12 Clues: substances with densely packed particles • hot, highly ionized, electrically conducting gas • substances with particles that slide past each other • change of state from a liquid to a gas, involving thermal energy • solid that consists of densely packed particles arranged randomly • change of state from a solid to a liquid, involving thermal energy • ...
States of Matter 2024-09-10
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- – A state of matter with a definite shape and volume
- – A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
- All matter is made from tiny ___________
- Changing from a solid to a liquid
- – What is required to change the state of matter, like heat
- – The process where a solid changes directly into a gas without becoming a liquid
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- Changing from a gas to a liquid
- Particles of a solid can ________ but not move position
- Particles of a gas have lots of _______ between them
- Solids and liquids cannot be ___________
- – A state of matter with no definite shape or volume, where particles move freely
- Liquids and gases can ________ but solids cannot
12 Clues: Changing from a gas to a liquid • Changing from a solid to a liquid • All matter is made from tiny ___________ • Solids and liquids cannot be ___________ • Liquids and gases can ________ but solids cannot • – A state of matter with a definite shape and volume • Particles of a gas have lots of _______ between them • ...
States of matter 2024-11-04
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- 0 degrees is the melting point of _________
- results why you repeat an investigation
- point the temperature at which a sold starts to melts
- what happens to particles when they lose energy
- variable the variable you change
- the process that happens to ice cream on a sunny day
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- another name for the property of substances
- what happens to water when it is frozen
- 0 degrees is the freezing point of ________
- point the temperature at which a liquid start to boil
- variable what you measure or observe
- 100 degrees is the boiling point of _______
- variable the variable you keep the same
- test when you keep all variables the same except one
14 Clues: variable the variable you change • variable what you measure or observe • what happens to water when it is frozen • results why you repeat an investigation • variable the variable you keep the same • another name for the property of substances • 0 degrees is the melting point of _________ • 0 degrees is the freezing point of ________ • ...
the United States 2024-11-06
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- Taylor Swift was born in tha state.
- the capital city of the country
- the sunshine state
- a city in Texas.
- the city where you can play and gamble 24h a day
- the city that never sleeps
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- San Francisco is the 2nd city of that state.
- Montpelier is the capital city of that state.
- NBA team. The ........Bulls.
- a state north of Canada/
- A state named after Louis XIV
- the biggest city of the country
12 Clues: a city in Texas. • the sunshine state • a state north of Canada/ • the city that never sleeps • NBA team. The ........Bulls. • A state named after Louis XIV • the capital city of the country • the biggest city of the country • Taylor Swift was born in tha state. • San Francisco is the 2nd city of that state. • Montpelier is the capital city of that state. • ...
States of Matter 2025-01-04
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- state of matter containing closely-packed particles
- famous scientist who discovered the fifth state of matter along with Satyendra Bose
- a property of matter that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substance
- a property of matter that describes the ability of a substance to undergo a specific chemical change
- considered as the smallest particle of matter
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- a particle (such as a photon or meson) whose spin quantum number is zero or an integral number
- it measures how compact the mass in a substance or object is
- according to kinetic _____ theory, the average kinetic energy of a gas particle depends only on the temperature of the gas.
- state of matter that has definite volume but indefinite size
- state of matter characterized by the presence of charged particles
- abbreviated term for the state of matter in which separate atoms are cooled to near absolute zero
- state of matter that has both indefinite shape and size
12 Clues: considered as the smallest particle of matter • state of matter containing closely-packed particles • state of matter that has both indefinite shape and size • it measures how compact the mass in a substance or object is • state of matter that has definite volume but indefinite size • state of matter characterized by the presence of charged particles • ...
SPECIALITIES OF STATES 2025-06-19
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- Best for Ayurveda.
- It's known as India's Niagara.
- Birthplace of our honorable Prime Minister.
- Origin point of dhabas.
- Famous for forts , desserts.
- First choice for vacation.
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- Bollywood Hub.
- Hearty place for all politicians of India.
- Favourite spot for chai lovers.
- Nizam's Islamic heritage .
- Famous for temples.
- Greatest dynasties began from here.
12 Clues: Bollywood Hub. • Best for Ayurveda. • Famous for temples. • Origin point of dhabas. • Nizam's Islamic heritage . • First choice for vacation. • Famous for forts , desserts. • It's known as India's Niagara. • Favourite spot for chai lovers. • Greatest dynasties began from here. • Hearty place for all politicians of India. • Birthplace of our honorable Prime Minister.
States of Matter 2025-09-07
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- Gas formed from a liquid below its boiling point
- Process of gas turning directly into solid
- Process of gas turning into liquid
- Has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container
- Process of liquid turning into gas
- Ionized gas found in stars
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- Has a definite shape and volume
- Process of solid turning directly into gas
- Has no fixed shape or volume
- Process of liquid turning into solid
- Process of solid turning into liquid
- Solid with a repeating pattern of particles
12 Clues: Ionized gas found in stars • Has no fixed shape or volume • Has a definite shape and volume • Process of gas turning into liquid • Process of liquid turning into gas • Process of liquid turning into solid • Process of solid turning into liquid • Process of solid turning directly into gas • Process of gas turning directly into solid • ...
Constitution 2021-12-10
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- the number of states needed to ratify the constitution
- the first governing document of the U.S.A
- age of the oldest signer of the constitution, benjamin franklin
- the territories that made the U.S.A
- the document that created the current government
- a person who supported the constitution
- last name of person who penned the constitution
- head of the executive branch
- 9 out of 13 states had to agree to do this
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- the opening to the constitution
- 1/2 of the legislative branch
- money collected by the government from the people
- the branch that creates new laws
- 10 additions to the constitution
- the branch that interprets laws
- the branch that includes the president
- The form of government in the constitution
17 Clues: head of the executive branch • 1/2 of the legislative branch • the opening to the constitution • the branch that interprets laws • the branch that creates new laws • 10 additions to the constitution • the territories that made the U.S.A • the branch that includes the president • a person who supported the constitution • the first governing document of the U.S.A • ...
Antibiotics 2024-03-31
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- route of administration for penicillin g
- this agent can be ototoxic and nephrotoxic
- inhibits folic acid metabolism in bacteria
- a macrolide used for H. pylori
- bird and bat droppings, mainly lives in soil in the central and eastern states, particularly areas around the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys
- antipseudomonal penicillin
- tx for impetigo
- example of an aminoglycoside
- watch out for this body part with administration of a fluoroquinolone
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- tx for RMSF
- found in the southwest united states
- example of a gram negative diplococci
- risk of QT prolongation
- vancomycin infused too quickly can cause
- found in the south eastern region of the united states
- Prevalent in northeast and midwest
- penicillin very specific to MSSA
17 Clues: tx for RMSF • tx for impetigo • risk of QT prolongation • antipseudomonal penicillin • example of an aminoglycoside • a macrolide used for H. pylori • penicillin very specific to MSSA • Prevalent in northeast and midwest • found in the southwest united states • example of a gram negative diplococci • route of administration for penicillin g • ...
Geography Unit Test Review 2014-10-19
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- This country borders the United States to the north.
- The climate in North America ranges from Arctic to __________, as it gets closer to the equator.
- Portuguese is spoken in Brazil which is part of this continent.
- This mountain range is located in the eastern United States.
- One factor that affects climate is ocean winds, the other is this.
- The two national languages of Canada are English and ______________.
- The northeast region of the U.S. has rocky soil, a strong fishing and shipping industry, as well as a _____ and cool climate.
- Also known as 0 degrees latitude.
- These lines run up and down and measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
- Places with the ___________ climate are typically closest to the equator.
- This region of the United States has four season and lots of farmland.
- This lake is the northern border for Ohio.
- This ocean is on the west border of South America.
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- This region of the United States is mostly arid with desert and sand.
- This tropic of __________ is in the northern hemisphere.
- Which frigid line of latitude runs through North America, Europe, & Asia?
- The Prime Meridian runs through Europe, Antarctica, and this continent.
- Texas and _______share the Rio Grande as a border.
- One must travel this direction to go from Ohio to Maine.
- This U.S. region is know for its strong technology industry.
- Cities that are the same ___________ from the equator typically have the same climate.
- Which ocean borders the United States on the east?
- Meridian: Also known as 0 degrees longitude.
- These lines run left to right and measure the distance north or south of the equator.
- This is the largest country in South America.
25 Clues: Also known as 0 degrees latitude. • This lake is the northern border for Ohio. • Meridian: Also known as 0 degrees longitude. • This is the largest country in South America. • Texas and _______share the Rio Grande as a border. • Which ocean borders the United States on the east? • This ocean is on the west border of South America. • ...
Unit 2: United States and Canada 2013-09-19
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- Communities that form outside of cities
- This is the movement of plants, animals and disease between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere during the age of exploration. (2 words)
- A political unit in Canada similar to a State
- According to the Map on page 125 what is the major Vegetation over the United States and Canada
- This is a landform region that runs through Georgia up to New Jersey and is a low plateau region near the Appalachian Mountains
- This is one of the older Mountain Ranges found in America
- A region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together
- North America's Highest Peak
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- This is the state Ms. Trinrud is from, it also is bordered by the Mississippi in the West, and Lake Michigan to the east.
- This river is one of the most important River systems in the United States and flows from Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico
- Canada and the United States both have pulled people to move from their home nations to their countries. What are these people called?
- A genre of Music that originated from African Americans particularly in the South
- This is the highest point in the Rockies that seperates rivers and determines whether they run east or west. (2 words)
- This is when poorly planned cities often expand beyond a manageable area (2 words)
- A political system that combines the legislative and executive branch
- 85% of Americans are part of this Religion
- This Canadian province's main language is French
- A subregion of the United States known for its fertile soil and farmland
- This is the largest State in the United States of America
- These are goods a country sells to another country
20 Clues: North America's Highest Peak • Communities that form outside of cities • 85% of Americans are part of this Religion • A political unit in Canada similar to a State • This Canadian province's main language is French • These are goods a country sells to another country • This is one of the older Mountain Ranges found in America • ...
American History 4th Hour 2020-12-17
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- an ideological basis of french colonial policy
- a spokesman for democracy was an American founding father
- the first U.S armed conflict fought on foreign soil
- regulated land rights on tribal territories
- a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century
- was the bloodiest battle of the civil war
- a widely held American imperialist cultural belief
- provided federal government support for building the first transcontinental railroad
- was a proposal for the structure of the united states government
- one of America's most influential founding fathers
- was king of Britain and king of Ireland
- social reformer, abolitionist, writer, and statesman
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- A representative democracy except it has a written constitution
- emancipating all black slaves in states
- a political and mercantile protest by the sons of liberty
- the purchase doubled the size of the united states
- led the united states through the civil war
- colony or new settlement
- a battle that was fought along the ridges of little bighorn
- tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, and indigo
- large-wheeled wagon route
- was a massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S army in the American Indian wars
- a representative democracy except it has a written constitution of basic rights
- the commander in chief of the continental army during the american revolution
- Issued by the British at the end of the French war
- conflict fought between the United States
- a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 native Americans
- long series of English laws
- series of military engagements between Britain and France
- a tax on the legal recognition of documents
- the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances
31 Clues: colony or new settlement • large-wheeled wagon route • long series of English laws • emancipating all black slaves in states • was king of Britain and king of Ireland • was the bloodiest battle of the civil war • conflict fought between the United States • tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, and indigo • led the united states through the civil war • ...
Westward Expansion 2021-02-26
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- The name of the president who purchased the Louisiana Territory.
- The river that formed the border of the U.S. after the signing of the Treaty of Paris 1783.
- The name of the treaty that was signed between Mexico and the United States to end the war.
- the ocean that forms the western boundary of the U.S. in 1848.
- The country that gave up the Oregon Territory
- The name of the treaty that allowed the United States to annex Florida.
- The name of the treaty that Texas signed with Mexico to end the revolution.
- The trail that was used by settlers to escape religious persecution.
- The trail used by pioneers to make a better life for themselves.
- the ocean that forms the eastern boundary of the U.S.
- The land ceded by Spain to the U.S. in 1819.
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- Jefferson bought this territory from France in 1803
- The treaty that ended the American Revolution.
- the mountain range that formed the western most border of the 13 colonies.
- The area gained after the Mexican-American war that includes states like California and New Mexico.
- The country that gave up Florida and signed the Adams-Onis Treaty
- the area given to the United States by Great Britain in 1846.
- The trail that was traveled for trade
- The area that was purchased to build a transcontinental railroad in 1853.
- The dictator that sold the Louisiana territory.
- The country that gave up California
- The country that the louisiana territory was purchased from.
- The president started the Mexican-American war.
- the mountains in the western part of the United States.
- Territory that was annexed in 1845 by President Polk.
25 Clues: The country that gave up California • The trail that was traveled for trade • The land ceded by Spain to the U.S. in 1819. • The country that gave up the Oregon Territory • The treaty that ended the American Revolution. • The dictator that sold the Louisiana territory. • The president started the Mexican-American war. • ...
Civil War 2017-05-21
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- one of the causes of the civil war
- a series of eighty-five essays written by Madison,Hamilton, Jay that explained the Constitution
- lower south territory has seven slave states
- a internal conflict between the united states from 1861 and 1865
- president of the united states of america during the civil war
- natural rights that the government can't take away and promised to protect
- one of the disadvantages of the confederacy of the civil war
- idea that the power of the govt is separated into three branches
- ex-slave, abolitionist, and wrote a autobiography on his life as a slave and escaped to freedom
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- providing federal land grants to western settlers on the great plains
- government land set up college in america to educate people in agriculture
- the turning point of the civil war in the west
- most famous conductor of the underground railroad
- granted african american males to vote
- inventor who invented the cotton gin
- assassinated abraham lincoln
- a confederate General who earned the nickname of "stonewal"
- first african american to win congressional medal of honor for heroism in the battle
- north territory has twenty free states and five border
- congress opened all territories to slavery to declare
- inventor who created the telegraph for people can communicate
- the turning point of the civil war in the east
- third president and author of the declaration of independence
- elected as president of the confederate states of america during the civil war
- a belief that the US had the divine (god-given)right to expand from Atlantic ocean to the pacific
25 Clues: assassinated abraham lincoln • one of the causes of the civil war • inventor who invented the cotton gin • granted african american males to vote • lower south territory has seven slave states • the turning point of the civil war in the west • the turning point of the civil war in the east • most famous conductor of the underground railroad • ...
America Through the Lens - Ch. 2 (9) 2023-09-08
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- an ordinance organizing new settlements with a strong government presence
- the main author of the Declaration of Independence
- increased the power of white voters in the South at the expense of enslaved African Americans
- a war with the United States and Britain
- a military leader from Tennessee
- ten amendments added to the Constitution
- an ordinance organizing new settlements with a strong government presence
- an uprising in opposition to taxation and debt collection in Massachusetts
- a Shawnee chief who founded Prophetstown
- Americans who fought against the British during the American Revolution
- commander of the Continental Army's southern troops
- bans the government from declaring a national religion
- the highest judicial court in the United States
- a religious revival of the early 1700s that encouraged Americans to challenge authority
- an event where colonists boarded British ships and threw 300 crates of tea overboard to challenge the Tea Act
- called for two houses of government
- allows Americans to practice their religion in whatever way they choose
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- British general
- the national anthem of the United States
- people who preferred strong state governments
- a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation
- a Democratic-Republican who won a landslide victory against the Federalist Party in 1808
- a document that gave Congress the ability to make military decisions
- the second president of the United States
- people who favored a strong federal government
- called for a single house of government
- the first president of the United States
- a land purchase that doubled the size of the nation
- a plan that combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
- the location Americans made camp at after they won the Battle of Saratoga
30 Clues: British general • a military leader from Tennessee • called for two houses of government • called for a single house of government • the national anthem of the United States • a war with the United States and Britain • ten amendments added to the Constitution • a Shawnee chief who founded Prophetstown • the first president of the United States • ...
Founding Documents 2023-08-30
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- Rule by the people, consent of the governed
- Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation
- People directly vote for what they want
- Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
- The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power
- Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
- States no one is above the law
- limited power of the king
- Division of power among different levels of government
- Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB.
- where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government.
- Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes
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- Ensures one branch does not become too powerful
- Avoid tyranny; the majority can't be allowed to dictate or violate the rights of the minorities
- A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion
- The governing body that declared us independent of GB.
- Wanted additional protections for people and states
- Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
- The supreme law of the United States of America.
- Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
- States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person
- The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional
- War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
- The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S
24 Clues: limited power of the king • States no one is above the law • People directly vote for what they want • Rule by the people, consent of the governed • Ensures one branch does not become too powerful • Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB. • The supreme law of the United States of America. • States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person • ...
CH3 crossword 2024-09-18
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- political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
- a change or addition to the terms of a contract, law, government regulatory filing, or other documents.
- a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
- a term used for laws that confer legal powers to someone or something
- the official way to confirm something, usually by vote.
- sums of money awarded to fund a specific project or the production of a particular deliverable.
- the power of one department or branch of a government to forbid an action of another department or branch.
- a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are
- a formal process where one government requests another government to surrender an individual to them.
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- laws that are not specifically given to the national government and are reserved for the states.
- a group of important people in a government, who normally represent the head of government
- the powers of the national government explicitly listed in the Constitution.
- fourth chief justice of the United States and principal founder of the U.S. system of constitutional law.
- having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers
- those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution.
- the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.
- powers shared by both states and the federal government.
- powers of a state or branch of government that are not expressly written in a Constitution.
- relating to an established set of principles governing a state.
- federal funds earmarked for specific state or local programs
20 Clues: the official way to confirm something, usually by vote. • powers shared by both states and the federal government. • having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers • federal funds earmarked for specific state or local programs • a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries. • ...
Ratifying the Constitution - Federalists vs. Antifederalists 2024-10-31
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- A series of _____ essays written by John Jay, James Madison, And Alexander Hamilton
- Melcam Smith was against the _______
- It was important for Virginia and New York to agree since they had a ____ ______
- Federalists argued that a strong national government was actually necessary to protect the ___________ rights from being dominated by the majority
- Anti Federalists disliked the idea of having an ________ branch since it feels similar to a monarch.
- Smith said that "Therefore, the number of representatives should be so large that both rich and poor people will choose to be representatives.” Hamilton replied saying that Greece followed that idea and it became run by mobs and the government was a ________.
- The new constitution required ____ out of 13 states to ratify, while the AOC required all thirteen.
- The federalists favored shared powers among the _________ branches of government
- The last two states to agree to the Constitution were _______ and New York
- The federalists promised to create a ___ __ _______ in order to get the rest of the antifederalist states to agree.
- The federalists thought that the ______ _________ should have more power that the state governments
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- They also argued that _________ is shared between the national government and state governments.
- Antifederalists wanted the _________ branch to have the most power.
- At the end, all __ states agreed to the ratification of the constitution
- In order to get people to form their own opinion of the Constitution, it was printed in ________
- The Constitution was based on the principle of _______
- One of the concerns of the Antifederalists was that the ________ were losing power
- The Federalist Papers argue that the _________ is better than the Articles of Confederation
- The largest contributor to the Federalist Papers, having wrote 51/86 essays was _________ ___________
- Antifederalists thought that the constitution would strip the people of their __________
20 Clues: Melcam Smith was against the _______ • The Constitution was based on the principle of _______ • Antifederalists wanted the _________ branch to have the most power. • At the end, all __ states agreed to the ratification of the constitution • The last two states to agree to the Constitution were _______ and New York • ...
Citizenship Test Review Crossword 2025-04-17
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- this is celebrated on July 4th
- minimum age to be able to vote
- led the US during the civil war
- April 15th is the deadline to file what type of tax?
- longest river in the US
- Where is the Statue of liberty located?
- current president of the US
- fought for women's rights
- current speak of the house
- rights Martin Luther King Jr fought for
- Why did the colonists fight the British
- current Vice President
- change to the constitution
- What do Americans show loyalty to when saying the Pledge of Allegiance
- What is the highest court in the United States?
- first president of the US and considered father of the US
- month the presidential election is held
- one of the current senators for LA
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- one of the authors of the federalist papers
- current governor of Louisiana
- one reason colonists came to America
- current chief justice of the Supreme Court
- Star-spangled banner is our?
- lived in the US before Europeans arrived
- war fought by the United States in 1898
- a native American tribe found in Louisiana
- During the Cold War, the main concern of the United States
- oldest member at the constitutional convention
- a nationally recognized US holiday
- What do the 13 stripes on the flag represent?
- one of the current representatives from LA
- ocean on the East coast of the US
- one of the states that border Mexico
- capital of Louisiana
- What do the 50 star represent?
- wrote the declaration of independence
- economic system in the US
37 Clues: capital of Louisiana • current Vice President • longest river in the US • fought for women's rights • economic system in the US • current speak of the house • change to the constitution • current president of the US • Star-spangled banner is our? • current governor of Louisiana • this is celebrated on July 4th • minimum age to be able to vote • What do the 50 star represent? • ...
Antoinette Ogno sec#3 X-word 2024-03-21
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- John ___ of The South, was a Sectional leader, supported slavery
- Purpose of a protective _______ is to protect country's industries from foreign competition.
- doctrine The message to congress in 1823 was a bold foreign policy statement known as ___
- In the early of 1800s, the ______ Act and then the War of 1812 kept most British goods out of the United States.
- _____ grew up in New Hampsire and thought slavery was evil
- Court case Gibbons vs Ogden also gave the federal government power to control _____ between the states
- ___ would play key roles in Congress for more than 30 years, as well as serving in other offices. (a number)
- The northerners, westerners, and southerners were ______ that Americans felt loyal to?
- In the year of 1821, the United States gained ______. (which state)
- The court case, McCulloch vs Maryland stated that the states had no right to _____ with the federal instutions' borders.
- Daniel Webster thought slavery was ______
- Since Calhoun was from the South, he was a defender of _____.
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- Monroe hoped to create a new sense of national unity, One new paper that was written was called "era of good _______ ?"
- there was different __________ for the north south and west.
- To get Florida from Spain, the US paid $5 ____
- System What was the economic growth plan advocated by Henry Clay called?
- The __________ kept British goods out of the states.
- What was the term that described people that were born to Spanish parents (hint blue word on pg 348)
- The Gibbons Vs Ogden case upheld the ___ of the federal Government to
- One of the settlement on the Apalachicola River is Known as ____
- Cheif Justice John ________ helped strength the federal government.
- ______ industry grew quickly until 1815.
22 Clues: ______ industry grew quickly until 1815. • Daniel Webster thought slavery was ______ • To get Florida from Spain, the US paid $5 ____ • The __________ kept British goods out of the states. • _____ grew up in New Hampsire and thought slavery was evil • there was different __________ for the north south and west. • ...
Govt. Vocab Crossword - Layla Johnson 2022-01-07
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- believed in natural rights: life, liberty, and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson
- defined the structure of Congress and the number of representatives each state would have in Congress
- supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
- third president of the United States; author of the Declaration of Independence
- king/queen controls all aspects of life
- explains the purpose of the constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States
- the power within the government is divided so that no branch is too powerful
- powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution
- group who feared the new government created by the Constitution gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
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- the government is not all powerful; powers are limited
- power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions
- a leading supporter of the constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers; he has a whole musical about him
- english philosopher, had the Social Contract Theory
- government is defined by law and serves the people; law is above and applies to everyone
- the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed
- belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
- first president of the United States
- the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
- father of the constitution, fourth president of the United States
- government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
20 Clues: first president of the United States • king/queen controls all aspects of life • english philosopher, had the Social Contract Theory • the government is not all powerful; powers are limited • father of the constitution, fourth president of the United States • government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens • ...
Constitution STAAR Review 2022-03-31
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- Federalists such as Alexander _____ wanted to ratify (approve) of the Constitution BEFORE the Bill of Rights was added.
- amendment that states you have the right to due process
- the "father of the constitution" is considered to be james _____
- group that believes in a strong, federal government
- anti-federalists believe in _____ having shared power with the federal government
- our two houses of congress were formed when the Great _____ established one house based on equality and the other house based on state population
- the people have power to elect representatives in a government based on _____ sovereignty
- amendment that represents federalism, powers shared between the states and federal government
- amendment that gives you the right to a fair and speedy trial
- amendment that protects your rights not mentioned in the Constitution
- the Bill of Rights was included in the Constitution as a result of George _____ arguing the states would be too weak without it.
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- branch of government that received the power of judicial review as a result of Marbury v. Madison
- amendment that protects you from cruel and unusual punishment
- the bill of rights is the section of the Constitution that focuses on your individual freedoms
- amendment that gives you the right to a jury
- document written in 1787 that created our three branches of government and includes the Bill of Rights
- amendment that protects you from quartering soldiers
- amendment that protects your freedom of speech and ability to worship freely
- amendment that protects you from unlawful search and seizure
- amendment that protects your right to bear arms
- this is the number of states it took to agree to pass new legislation according to the Articles of Confederation
21 Clues: amendment that gives you the right to a jury • amendment that protects your right to bear arms • group that believes in a strong, federal government • amendment that protects you from quartering soldiers • amendment that states you have the right to due process • amendment that protects you from unlawful search and seizure • ...
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-30
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- the colonies won their independence from British control
- who called for independence from Great Britain, during the American Revolution.
- God
- signed by Great Britain and France in 1763, officially ending the French and Indian
- opposed ratification of the United States Constitution
- sole control of the supply of a good or service
- Party
- colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain, during the American Revolution. Also known as
- the United States
- first military confrontation of the Revolutionary War; this battle occurred in
- American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense
- the social contract
- each country agreed to help the other defend itself against England
- a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Boston
- a person, or a group of people, who remain neutral in foreign affairs
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- a war between England and France between 1754 and 1763; also known as the
- Commander in chief of the British army during the American Revolutionary War.
- the political theory that individuals have undeniable basic rights given to them by nature
- author of the Declaration of Independence; third president of the United States of
- signed by the United States and Great Britain in 1783;
- the war between Great Britain and its American colonies between 1775 and 1783, in
- English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural rights
- agreement signed on February 6, 1778 between France and the United States, in
- Founding father from Virginia who was famous for saying “Give me liberty or give me
- on April 19, 1775, between colonial minutemen and British soldiers.
- the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
- American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice. These soldiers fought
- the philosophical concept expressing the balance sought in the system of government
28 Clues: God • Party • the United States • the social contract • sole control of the supply of a good or service • American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense • signed by the United States and Great Britain in 1783; • opposed ratification of the United States Constitution • the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord • ...
Civil War 2021-04-12
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- Crow- Laws written to separate blacks and whites in public areas that
- the period after the Civil War in the United States when
- – to break away from your country and create a new country
- in the South
- southern states were reorganized and added back into the Union
- Proclamation – the document Abraham Lincoln wrote to free the
- – the government and army of the Southern states that left to form
- to black people being treated unequally
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- – An agreement that is reached by both sides making
- – voting for a new president or leader
- – an individual fight that is a part of a bigger war
- own country
- – the government and army of the Northern states that stayed united
- War – a war between two sides in the same country
14 Clues: own country • in the South • – voting for a new president or leader • to black people being treated unequally • War – a war between two sides in the same country • – An agreement that is reached by both sides making • – an individual fight that is a part of a bigger war • the period after the Civil War in the United States when • ...
Topic 2 Lesson 3 and 4 2022-11-01
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- the fourth president
- people who support the constitution
- agreement requiring each state to accept the rules of other states
- the secretary of treasure under Washington
- formal approval of the constitution, treaty, or constitutional amendment
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- gov't plan establishing an alliance with the states
- gov't plan where all states would be represented equally
- group of delegates who drafted the united states constitution
- agreement where a slave is 3/5 of a person
- series of confrontations between farmers and gov't in Massachusetts
- chief executive's power to reject a bill
- fewest number of members who must attend for legislative body to do business
- became a local leader in a movement protesting high taxes and lack of debt relief
- gov't plan where there are 3 branches in gov't
14 Clues: the fourth president • people who support the constitution • chief executive's power to reject a bill • agreement where a slave is 3/5 of a person • the secretary of treasure under Washington • gov't plan where there are 3 branches in gov't • gov't plan establishing an alliance with the states • gov't plan where all states would be represented equally • ...
Crossword 2022-03-17
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- who was the first supreme court justice
- First president of the United States
- Who was the third President of the United States
- Secretary of treasury Under George Washington
- Who was the fifth president of the United States
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- The leader of France during Jefferson time as President
- Who was the second president of the United States
- who was Adams running mate in the election of 1800
- Another threat under Jefferson's time as President
- Under Jefferson's time as president who was a threat to the USA
- how many terms did Washington serve
- who was Jefferson's running mate as vice
12 Clues: how many terms did Washington serve • First president of the United States • who was the first supreme court justice • who was Jefferson's running mate as vice • Secretary of treasury Under George Washington • Who was the third President of the United States • Who was the fifth president of the United States • Who was the second president of the United States • ...
The 1700's U.S. Government 2023-02-08
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- Shay's Rebellion led to the making of The _______.
- Alexander Hamilton was a known _______.
- This plan mostly benefited large states
- What did the large states gain from the Connecticut Compromise?
- True or false: Federalists were against the constitution.
- In federalism, who has all of the governmental powers?
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- The United States first set of laws
- The men who wrote the constitution
- This plan mostly benefited small states
- The delegates were all white, wealthy, and _______.
- Southern slave owners wanted the new Constitution to protect _______.
- True or false: Under the Articles, the government had no way to enforce laws.
12 Clues: The men who wrote the constitution • The United States first set of laws • This plan mostly benefited small states • Alexander Hamilton was a known _______. • This plan mostly benefited large states • Shay's Rebellion led to the making of The _______. • The delegates were all white, wealthy, and _______. • In federalism, who has all of the governmental powers? • ...
America and fake news 2022-11-10
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- The 45th president of the United States
- The Declaration of...
- When we read the news, we have to be...
- Before the United States was an independent country, it was 13...
- On January 6th rioters broke into the place
- A synonym for freedom/a statue in New York
- The 46th president of the United States
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- A virus that generated a lot of fake news
- A social media platform where fake news often spread
- We do not have a dictatorship, we have a...
- The leader of the United States
- Where we get our information from
12 Clues: The Declaration of... • The leader of the United States • Where we get our information from • The 45th president of the United States • When we read the news, we have to be... • The 46th president of the United States • A virus that generated a lot of fake news • A synonym for freedom/a statue in New York • We do not have a dictatorship, we have a... • ...
Membership 2025-07-29
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- Building and Floor Membership is moving to
- Last name of our director
- DEI is now the Department of Connection and _____
- Local Operations Scorecard
- ___ & Progress. Core value that states we invest in the future.
- Core value that states we are committed to something greater than ourselves
- Core Value - we deliver on our commitments.
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- Core value that states we raise our hand and contribute
- Middle word for acronym UAM
- Number of Membership Managers
- Core value that states we do the right thing, every time, even when it's hard.
- Building and Floor Membership is currently on
12 Clues: Last name of our director • Local Operations Scorecard • Middle word for acronym UAM • Number of Membership Managers • Building and Floor Membership is moving to • Core Value - we deliver on our commitments. • Building and Floor Membership is currently on • DEI is now the Department of Connection and _____ • Core value that states we raise our hand and contribute • ...
Civil war 2023-04-05
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- E Lee Confederate General
- Bad guys
- Lincoln President of the USA
- Davis President Of CAS
- To Leave or withdraw
- Worst Country
- Best Country
- Deaths
- Good Guys
- War Camera Really Old camera
- States Cant Decide
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- War War on All aspects of Life
- S. Grant American General
- To be Freed
- Armoured Boat
- Barton Important Nurse
- USA Love VS Hater
- 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 • ...
Erich Malek 2020-09-27
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- The _____________ Amendment says that no soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. (people should not have to give up their home to soldiers. It is their property.)
- The _____________ Amendment says that Government can not search your belongings without a warrant.
- The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right for a trial by _____________.
- The _____________ Amendment states that you have rights that are not in the Constitution, but they exist.
- The _____________ Amendment provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president.
- Since the Bill of Rights were written, _____________ more amendments have been added.
- The _____________ Amendment says that we have the freedom of speech, freedom to choose our own religion, peaceful protest, and the right to petition the Government.
- The Eighth Amendment guarantees the right that excessive _____________ shall not be required.
- The 27 amendments to the _____________ range from personal rights to procedural laws.
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- James _____________ wrote the Bill of Rights.
- The _____________ Amendment says that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the State respectively, or to the people.
- The first Ten Amendments were known as the Bill of _____________.
- The Fourteenth Amendment granted _____________ to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”
- The _____________ Amendment guarantees the rights to a Grand Jury, and states that you can not be tried for the same crime again.
- The Eighteenth Amendment established the _____________ of alcohol in the United States.
- The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy _____________.
- The _____________ Amendment says that we have the right to bear arms (to own a gun).
- The Bill of Rights were written for our _____________ rights.
18 Clues: James _____________ wrote the Bill of Rights. • The Bill of Rights were written for our _____________ rights. • The first Ten Amendments were known as the Bill of _____________. • The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy _____________. • The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right for a trial by _____________. • ...
Crossword 2024-03-08
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- add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation.
- a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
- a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.; the south
- Granted citizenship to all persons born in the United states, grants equal protection and due process under the law
- The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- admission of California as a "free state," provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, established a boundary between Texas and the United States, called for the abolition of slave trade in Washington, DC, and amended the Fugitive Slave Act.
- political party of former national republicans. Focused on expanding the federal government, industrial and commercial development, and centralized economy.
- fair treatment through the normal judicial system
- Granted African American Men the right to vote
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- The north; non-seceded states in the US Civil war
- admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time. It also outlawed slavery above the 36° 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory, allowed slavery below the line.
- repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories (Kansas and Nebraska) allowed for states to decide slavery status on the basis of popular sovereignty. Led to bleeding Kansas.
- legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned.
- Government subject to the will of the people
- the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure.
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
- abolished slavery and banned the practice of slavery/ involuntary/ indentured servitude.
- free from slavery.
18 Clues: free from slavery. • Government subject to the will of the people • Granted African American Men the right to vote • The north; non-seceded states in the US Civil war • fair treatment through the normal judicial system • add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation. • a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.; the south • ...
The American Civil War 2022-01-12
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- This Battle happened in 1862 September 17
- President of the United States during the American Civil War
- Surrendered his troops to the Union
- The Northern States
- President of the Confederacy States
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- The Southern States
- One of the reasons the war started
- How many years did the war last?
- Last state to secede
- First State to ecede
10 Clues: The Southern States • The Northern States • Last state to secede • First State to ecede • How many years did the war last? • One of the reasons the war started • Surrendered his troops to the Union • President of the Confederacy States • This Battle happened in 1862 September 17 • President of the United States during the American Civil War
Lesson 10 Vocab Review 2024-02-08
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- a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
- an 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
- a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- a country governed by elected representatives
- the "Age of Reason" in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
- 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.
- supporters of ratifying the U.S. Constitution. They favored the creation of a strong federal government that shared power with the states.
- 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.
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- opponents of ratifying the U.S. Constitution. They favored the loose association of states established under the Articles of Confederation.
- a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
- the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors when they vote for president.
- the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose
- to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
13 Clues: a country governed by elected representatives • a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed • to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification. • a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution • ...
Creating the Constitution 8.2 (Andy) 2018-05-08
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- government with three branches—executive, legislative and
- government. Nine states had to approve the Constitution
- Constitution of the United States established America’s national
- the 1787 convention, delegates devised a plan for a stronger
- and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights
- it could go into effect. After a long and often bitter debate,
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- with a system of checks and balances to ensure no
- its citizens.
- states ratified the Constitution, which instituted a new form
- government for the United States.
- of Confederation. However, the Convention soon abandoned
- branch would have too much power.
12 Clues: its citizens. • government for the United States. • branch would have too much power. • with a system of checks and balances to ensure no • government. Nine states had to approve the Constitution • of Confederation. However, the Convention soon abandoned • government with three branches—executive, legislative and • ...
Lesson 1 Crossword 2017-02-15
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- To process used products
- Provide lumber for paper products
- Many natural resources come from ______________.
- Natural resources include __________ from which this page was made
- Material that is found in nature
- The United States has about ___________ percent of the worlds people.
- Resource that can not be replaced
- Oil heats homes and generates _____________.
- Each year, ____________ remove 8000lb of gravel and stone from the earth
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- The United States has large supplies of ___________ and natural gas
- _______________ use in the US is higher per person than any other country
- Resource that can be replaced
- Careful use of resources
- Natural resources are distributed _________ around the world
- United states has just 3% of this
- Use of water to form electricity
- Use resources again
17 Clues: Use resources again • To process used products • Careful use of resources • Resource that can be replaced • Use of water to form electricity • Material that is found in nature • Provide lumber for paper products • United states has just 3% of this • Resource that can not be replaced • Oil heats homes and generates _____________. • ...
The Constitution 2021-12-10
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- the Preamble also is known as
- The founders made this a _________, but not impossible process
- ratifying the constituion
- Creating the president, VP, and their departments,sets up the Executive branch
- Federal laws are _________ than state laws
- lawmaking
- Rules for amending the constitution
- To represents the citizens and make laws, sets up what the Constitution is all about
- out of thirteen original states needed to vote to ratify the Constitution
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- Federal Constitution outweighs all State Constitution
- First ten amendments
- courts
- creates the supreme and federal court, sets up the Judicial branch
- States have the power to create and enforce their own________
- enforces laws
- Describes how the states shuld interact with eachother
- Sets up the Legislative branch
17 Clues: courts • lawmaking • enforces laws • First ten amendments • ratifying the constituion • the Preamble also is known as • Sets up the Legislative branch • Rules for amending the constitution • Federal laws are _________ than state laws • Federal Constitution outweighs all State Constitution • Describes how the states shuld interact with eachother • ...
History Study Guide 2024-10-30
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- Tried to escape and sued his master when caught
- Prohibited all talk of slavery in congress
- Type of states with more agrarian economies
- The town that John Brown raided
- Planned an unsuccessful slave revolt in 1822
- Led a slave revolt in Virgina in 1831
- He beat Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois senate election
- First major anti-slavery party
- The site of the first Civil War Battle
- Developed lands west of Illinois
- Added Maine and Missouri as states
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- Religious revival that made some people anti-slavery
- Gave the 4th of July speech
- Pro slavery party
- The president of the Confederacy
- First name of the sixteenth president
- Type of states that were more industrial
17 Clues: Pro slavery party • Gave the 4th of July speech • First major anti-slavery party • The town that John Brown raided • The president of the Confederacy • Developed lands west of Illinois • Added Maine and Missouri as states • First name of the sixteenth president • Led a slave revolt in Virgina in 1831 • The site of the first Civil War Battle • ...
The American Civil War 2022-01-12
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- This Battle happened in 1862 September 17
- President of the United States during the American Civil War
- Surrendered his troops to the Union
- The Northern States
- President of the Confederacy States
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- The Southern States
- One of the reasons the war started
- How many years did the war last?
- Last state to secede
- First State to ecede
10 Clues: The Southern States • The Northern States • Last state to secede • First State to ecede • How many years did the war last? • One of the reasons the war started • Surrendered his troops to the Union • President of the Confederacy States • This Battle happened in 1862 September 17 • President of the United States during the American Civil War
The American Civil War 2022-01-12
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- This Battle happened in 1862 September 17
- President of the United States during the American Civil War
- Surrendered his troops to the Union
- The Northern States
- President of the Confederacy States
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- The Southern States
- One of the reasons the war started
- How many years did the war last?
- Last state to secede
- First State to ecede
10 Clues: The Southern States • The Northern States • Last state to secede • First State to ecede • How many years did the war last? • One of the reasons the war started • Surrendered his troops to the Union • President of the Confederacy States • This Battle happened in 1862 September 17 • President of the United States during the American Civil War
Reconstruction Civil War 2024-05-10
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- divided 10 states into 5 military districts
- Amendment ratified by 10 states
- took control of the Southern states
- the North during the Civil War
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- the day Lincoln was assassinated
- laws passed by Southern states
- rebuilding the economy
- what voters do to show their loyalty
- number of military districts in the south
- forgiveness
10 Clues: forgiveness • rebuilding the economy • laws passed by Southern states • the North during the Civil War • Amendment ratified by 10 states • the day Lincoln was assassinated • took control of the Southern states • what voters do to show their loyalty • number of military districts in the south • divided 10 states into 5 military districts
Kasha & Brayden's Social Crossword 2013-12-04
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- The _____ compromise of 1821- allowed Maine to enter the union as a slave state.
- The first African American Supreme Court judge
- The ______ boycott lasted 385 days in an attempt to change policy on the busses
- ______ burning- Members of the Ku Klux Klan ambushed and killed organizers of an attempt to register blacks so they could vote
- During the reconstruction Southerners had their right to have ______ ______ reduced.
- _____ liberals would oppose slavery in principle
- A proclamation issued by President Lincoln during the civil war
- Chief Justice Roger B Tawney's ruling meant that slaves were not protected under the American ________
- The _____ Party, founded in 1856, opposed slavery.
- ____ of civil rights based on race
- In Amendment 13 slavery was _____
- On February 26 1869 African Americans gained the right to_______
- South Carolina decided to _____ from the states when a certain persodent was elected
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- A reverend famous for his involvement in the civil rights movement, desired to make America color-blind. (Last name)
- Unlike emanicipation, the freeing of specific slaves
- The _______ Ordinance banned slavery in the region North of the Ohio River
- Slave transported to non-slave territory, returned, and brought case of freedom to court
- How many states formed the confederacy?
- The enforced separation of blacks in the United States
- First black president of the USA
- ____ Parks refused to relinquish her to seat to a white person on a bus
- A period of time after the South was defeated in the Civil War, in which it was prepared for readmission into the Union.
- This agreement, in 1850, took place at the height of North/South tension, due to the new states added in the Southwest.
- South Carolina Senator ______ brought forth the principle of nullification
- His inauguration prompted the Southern states to secede.
- This Act was designed to overcome local loopholes impinging on enforecement of desegregation laws
- The Little Rock _____
- Took slaves on trip to New England states and freed them there
- African Americans were regarded as ____,not people
- Special laws were passed along the theory of "_____ but equal."
30 Clues: The Little Rock _____ • First black president of the USA • In Amendment 13 slavery was _____ • ____ of civil rights based on race • How many states formed the confederacy? • The first African American Supreme Court judge • _____ liberals would oppose slavery in principle • African Americans were regarded as ____,not people • ...
Lithosphere Review-Part 2 2020-04-20
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- a dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a volcano and typically flowing downslope at great speed(2-words)
- the primary wave arrives at a given point before any other type of seismic wave, the wave also travels through solids, liquids, and gases
- an instrument that records earthquake waves (seismograph)
- Principle of ____________ states that geologic processes (volcano, tsunami, EQs) that occur today, occurred in the past and will occur in the future
- a destructive mud, ash, and debris flow from the slopes of a volcano
- scientist who studies the movements of Earth
- A type of seismic wave that moves the ground side to side and arrives second.
- scientific scale that measures the energy of earthquakes(2-words)
- a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
- the branch of geology that studies earthquakes
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- The theory of ________ ______ states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations(2-words)
- The law of _____ _____ States any time period can be recognized by its fossil content in rock of the same age(2-words)
- The theory of _________ _________ states that Earth's lithosphere is made up of crustal plates that are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle(2-words)
- (AKA focus). It is the actual location or starting point of an earthquake underground.
- the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- the law of ____________ states that a sedimentary rock layer is older than the layers above it and younger than the layers below it if the layers are undisturbed
- the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
- __________ ________ theory Tectonic plates come in contact, pressure builds and releases as earthquakes(2-words)
- The Principle of ___________ states in a sequence of sedimentary rocks, layers of rock were originally formed lying horizontally by gravity
- stationary column of magma which burns through moving tectonic plates, ex. Hawaiian
- a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, landslide, or other uplift disturbance.
21 Clues: scientist who studies the movements of Earth • the branch of geology that studies earthquakes • an instrument that records earthquake waves (seismograph) • scientific scale that measures the energy of earthquakes(2-words) • a destructive mud, ash, and debris flow from the slopes of a volcano • the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake • ...
History Crossword 2020-06-05
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- a Canadian retail business group that traded furs
- the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country
- an estimated 700 to 1,000 emigrants left for Oregon (another name for Oregeon Trails)
- is a mountain pass in the northwest United States, through the Cascade Range in Washington
- was a U. S. Army post in the Washington Territory located three miles north of current Colville, Washington
- an American businessman, real estate developer, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel
- a Republican lawyer who had twice been Governor of Washington Territory
- an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor (think lewis and ___)
- a Suquamish and Duwamish chief
- A British explorer, cartographer, and navigator in the British Royal Navy.
- a Lemhi Shoshone woman who is best know for helping the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- was a 19th-century fur trading post that was the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department
- Lewis an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator (think ____ and Clark).
- an entrepreneur and a politician, regarded as a founder of the city of Seattle
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- A Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific North West.
- a British officer of the Royal Navy best known for his 1791–95 expedition
- a confrontation in 1859 between the United States and United Kingdom over the crossover border between countries in the San Juan Islands
- a United States policy that opposed European colonialism in the America
- the belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
- a Belgian Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus
- is a United States statute that permitted the entrance of Montana and Washington into the United States of America
- a conflict between the United States and the Yakama
- a Greek maritime pilot in the service of the King of Spain, Philip II
- an American career Army officer and politician, who served as governor of the Territory of Washington
- a point jutting into Puget Sound, the westernmost landform in the West Seattle district (in Seattle, Washington, of course)
25 Clues: a Suquamish and Duwamish chief • a Canadian retail business group that traded furs • a conflict between the United States and the Yakama • A Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific North West. • a Belgian Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus • a Greek maritime pilot in the service of the King of Spain, Philip II • ...
Chapter 8 - p. 115 2023-11-27
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- The branch of government that enforces laws.
- These are the first ten amendments to the Constistution that the Anti-federalists insisted on in order to ratify the constitution.
- What the Articles of Confederation government could not collect that made the national government completely dependent on the states.
- This principle means that people choose representatives to rule for them.
- This principle is about the people having the power over the government.
- This principle is about each branch of government having some way to control the other two branches from becoming too powerful.
- This settled the dispute between large and small states over representation.
- One of the few things the Confederation Congress DID control under the Articles of Confederation.
- After declaring independence, easte colony became an independent state and created its own one of these.
- This "principle" of the constitution allowed for there to be BOTH a state AND a national government sharing powers.
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- This was the meeting where the Constitution was written
- Successful act during the Articles, that spelled out how a territory could become a state.
- The first U.S.Constitution that created a loose confederation of states.
- City where the Constitution was written.
- The branch of government that makes the laws.
- This political party believed a stronger government was needed and separation of powers would protect the people from too powerful of a government
- The branch of government that checks the constitutionality of all laws
- This is the introduction to the constitution that states the purposes of the government.
- French philosopher that gave America the idea of "separation of powers" and "Checks and balances".
- What the Articles of COnfederation federal government did not have that it needed for Shays Rebellion
- These people believed government would be too strong, so wanted the states to retain more power.
- This Compromise settled the disupte for how to count slaves in the population total.
- This was prohibited in new states under the Northwest Ordinance law.
- When farmers in Massachusetts rose up against the government, leading to the realization that a new constitution was needed so that there COULD be an army at the national government level.
24 Clues: City where the Constitution was written. • The branch of government that enforces laws. • The branch of government that makes the laws. • This was the meeting where the Constitution was written • This was prohibited in new states under the Northwest Ordinance law. • The branch of government that checks the constitutionality of all laws • ...
Remember Pearl Harbor 2025-04-11
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- Type of device that indicates incoming planes
- Country that attacked the United States
- Color of the memorial
- Group of United States' Pacific Ocean Islands where World War II began
- The large island under attack
- Word that expresses a criminal, outrageous act
- Number of hours the attack lasted
- Number of hours the attack lasted
- Number of carries from which attacker launched aircraft
- Name of the United States general who handled World War II surrender ceremony
- The battleship on which the surrender papers were signed
- Islands of Alaska later involved in the war
- Number of battleships damaged or sunken
- The kind of workers who removed parts of the doomed, sunken battleship
- Previous condition of affairs with the attacking country
- Length in feet of the USS Arizona memorial (numerals and letters)
- Year of the memorial dedication
- Number of ship's crew entombed (numerals)
- Length in feet of the memorial battleship
- Airfield attacked
- Some think the radar blips belonged to (numerals in part)
- Date when WWII ended (words and numerals)
- How many US personnel were killed in the battle
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- The full name of the United States President at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor
- Before what group of assembled people did the President of the United States speak of on a certain historical day
- The attack occurred on this day of the week
- The battleship that sank while being towed for repairs
- One airfield attacked
- Radar cannot tell the difference between
- Emotional effect to some people's eyes at the memorial
- Last name of the memorial's architect
- The United States was attacked at this Harbor
- Number of warships (various types)were damaged or sunk
- Mounted to the sunken memorial battleship hull in 1950
- Date attack occurred (month, day, year) in word and numerals
- Morning hourtime when attack began (hour and minutes in numerals)
- Number of people wounded (in numerals)
- Number of ship's crew entombed
- Age of the memorial battleship at the time of attack (numerals)
39 Clues: Airfield attacked • Color of the memorial • One airfield attacked • The large island under attack • Number of ship's crew entombed • Year of the memorial dedication • Number of hours the attack lasted • Number of hours the attack lasted • Last name of the memorial's architect • Number of people wounded (in numerals) • Country that attacked the United States • ...
Government Review 2025-04-24
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- principle that divides the national government into three branches
- two chambers
- the transfer of power or responsibility from a central government to regional or local governments
- grants Congress the power to regulate trade with foreign nations, among the states, and with Indian tribes
- the legal principle where a higher level of government's law supersedes the authority of a lower level
- requires each state to pay attention to the other states’ statutes, public records, and court decisions
- powers given to the States
- constitution is the “Supreme Law” of the land, no state law can go against a federal law
- unless power is given to Federal Government, it belongs to the State
- federal government regulations issued on state and local levels without financial assistance
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- powers shared by federal and state governments
- prevents states from discriminating against citizens from other states when it comes to basic rights.
- a sum of money the federal government provides to state and local governments, allowing them broad discretion in how to spend the funds for specific programs or purposes
- elected executive head of a state of the US.
- give Congress the power to pass laws that are “Necessary and Proper” to carry out its business
- a system where federal and state governments work together on various issues, often leading to blurred lines of authority and shared responsibilities.
- legally binding agreement between two or more U.S. states
- a system where the federal government and state governments have distinct, clearly defined spheres of power
- the legislative branch of government within a state, responsible for making laws specific to that state
- system to prevent any one branch from becoming too dominant
- the power of courts to review laws and actions by the legislative and executive branches to determine whether they are unconstitutional.
- funds from the federal government to state and local governments for specific purposes or program
- power is Divided between a central government and several local governments
- powers given to Federal government
- basic law of the land
25 Clues: two chambers • basic law of the land • powers given to the States • powers given to Federal government • elected executive head of a state of the US. • powers shared by federal and state governments • legally binding agreement between two or more U.S. states • system to prevent any one branch from becoming too dominant • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2024-03-17
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- This replaces a normal state government with military rule
- Statement declaring all slaves were set free.
- Confederate General during the Civil War.
- What the was South called after seceding from the United States
- Man who led the most fearsome group of soldiers from Texas.
- General put in charge of the 5th military district which included Texas
- Beaome president after Abraham Lincoln is assassinated and is in control of Reconstruction.
- To formally withdraw from a partnership or Union. The South did this before the Civil War.
- 15th amendment gave African American men the right to ___________.
- A period of time in the United States after the Civil War where the government was attempting to bring the Southern states back into the Union.
- Union army attacked this city in an attempt to capture the port and not allow Texas to continue to ship Cotton.
- Discriminatory laws passed throughout the South used to limit the rights of African Americans.
- division between the North and the South because of different economies and ways of life.
- rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- Institution in which people are used for manual labor with little to no freedoms.
- Elected as Governor of Texas in 1866.
- Union General that would become the President of the United States.
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- Group of politicians who took over congress in 1866 and changed the way reconstruction was happening
- Where the first battle of the Civil War took place.
- Final battle of the Civil War that took place one month after the war had ended (Battle of ___________)
- 14th amendment gave African Americans _______________ and equal rights.
- Man who led the constitutional convention of 1868-69 who would go on to be the Governor of Texas.
- The day the slaves were set free in Texas. Now it's a Federal Holiday.
- Government institution created to help newly freed people start their lives after slavery.
- What the South was split into during Congressional Reconstruction
- Document written in Texas to create the basis of our government ( ________ of 1869)
- Union army attempted to capture Fort Griffin to launch attacks on mainland Texas (Battle of ________)
- 13th amendment made ___________ illegal in the United States.
28 Clues: Elected as Governor of Texas in 1866. • Confederate General during the Civil War. • Statement declaring all slaves were set free. • Where the first battle of the Civil War took place. • This replaces a normal state government with military rule • Man who led the most fearsome group of soldiers from Texas. • ...
Government review crossword 2022-01-03
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- the ability to send mail by one's signature rather than by postage
- "is a congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president's ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad.”
- an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits
- formal, legislatively enacted agreements between two or more states that bind them to the compacts' provisions
- refers to the idea that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is justified and lawful only when consented to by the people or society over which that political power is exercised
- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
- the concept of a government limited in power.
- "supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives"
- a system in which the branches of the us government can regulate each other
- strong central government
- ruled by the people
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- first ten amendments
- an article added to the US constitution
- funds the federal government gives to state and local governments to spend on specific activities within specific programs
- "the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states."
- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
- opposed the US constitution
- addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
- declared the state’s independence from England
- the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches
- those powers over and beyond those explicitly spelled out in the Constitution
- federal funds earmarked for specific state or local programs.
- powers are specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
- prohibits states from interfering with the federal government's exercise of its constitutional powers
- political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
25 Clues: ruled by the people • first ten amendments • strong central government • opposed the US constitution • an article added to the US constitution • life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness • the concept of a government limited in power. • declared the state’s independence from England • federal funds earmarked for specific state or local programs. • ...
Constitution Era 2023-02-14
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- Amendment Due process of the law.
- Amendment Speedy public trial.
- Amendment freedom speech,assembly,speech,press,petition
- Amendment right to bear arms
- Against Constitution, Bill of Rights, strong state government.
- Compromise decides how to count slaves representation/taxation.
- 1787,plan, procedure for admitting new states
- Amendment no illegal search and seizure
- Amendment power of the people
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- 1st government,13 in Congress, very weak, no president
- each branch checks the other to keep balance of power.
- responsible to serve on juries,vote in elections.
- For Constitution, no bill of rights, strong national government.
- Amendment No cruel punishment, no excessive bail.
- Amendment Trial by Jury
- Compromise/agreement, how many representatives would represent in Congress small/large states.
- Amendment Power of the states
- Amendment no quartering soldiers
18 Clues: Amendment Trial by Jury • Amendment right to bear arms • Amendment Power of the states • Amendment power of the people • Amendment Speedy public trial. • Amendment no quartering soldiers • Amendment Due process of the law. • Amendment no illegal search and seizure • 1787,plan, procedure for admitting new states • responsible to serve on juries,vote in elections. • ...
Crossword 2 2021-11-11
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- a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which does not require senate consent
- powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
- those powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
- formal agreement entered into with the consent of congress, between or among state, or between a state and foreign state
- a provision of the US constitution that states that the consititution, federal law, and treaties of the united states are the "supreme law of the land"
- formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
- delecated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution; those "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers
- a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
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- those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out, expressly, in the constitution
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
- those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
- congressional act admitting a new state to the union
- a congressional act directing the people of a united states territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step toward admission to the union
- those powers that the constituion does not grant the national government and does not deny to the states
- the first ten amendments to the constitution
- those powers which can be exercised by the national government alone
- a change in, or addition to the constitution or law
- group of persons chosen in each state and district of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the president and vice president
18 Clues: the first ten amendments to the constitution • a change in, or addition to the constitution or law • congressional act admitting a new state to the union • a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states • those powers which can be exercised by the national government alone • ...
Erich Malek 2020-09-27
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- The _____________ Amendment says that no soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. (people should not have to give up their home to soldiers. It is their property.)
- The _____________ Amendment says that Government can not search your belongings without a warrant.
- The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right for a trial by _____________.
- The _____________ Amendment states that you have rights that are not in the Constitution, but they exist.
- The _____________ Amendment provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president.
- Since the Bill of Rights were written, _____________ more amendments have been added.
- The _____________ Amendment says that we have the freedom of speech, freedom to choose our own religion, peaceful protest, and the right to petition the Government.
- The Eighth Amendment guarantees the right that excessive _____________ shall not be required.
- The 27 amendments to the _____________ range from personal rights to procedural laws.
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- James _____________ wrote the Bill of Rights.
- The _____________ Amendment says that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the State respectively, or to the people.
- The first Ten Amendments were known as the Bill of _____________.
- The Fourteenth Amendment granted _____________ to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”
- The _____________ Amendment guarantees the rights to a Grand Jury, and states that you can not be tried for the same crime again.
- The Eighteenth Amendment established the _____________ of alcohol in the United States.
- The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy _____________.
- The _____________ Amendment says that we have the right to bear arms (to own a gun).
- The Bill of Rights were written for our _____________ rights.
18 Clues: James _____________ wrote the Bill of Rights. • The Bill of Rights were written for our _____________ rights. • The first Ten Amendments were known as the Bill of _____________. • The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy _____________. • The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right for a trial by _____________. • ...
Drinking Gourd 2024-04-29
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- (en 2 mots) he is opposed to thé New $20 bill
- (en 2 mots) a secret name for the star constellation indicating the North
- (en 2 mots) propriétaire d'esclaves in English
- (en 2 mots) les États des USA où l'esclavage était illégal
- (en deux mots) le réseau secret d'évasion d'esclaves aux USA
- "esclave" in English
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- ( en deux mots) elle a sauvé 50000 esclaves de la captivité
- (en 2 mots) les États des USA où l'esclavage a continué jusqu'en 1865
- (en 2 mots) a War hero, a slave owner and the POTUS on the $20 bill
- the Ohio rover was the _ between Free States and Slave States
- the Free States were in the _ of the USA
- they kept slaves ignorant because intelligent slaves were dangerous
- the song "follow the drinking gourd" has a lot of _ messages.
- "esclavage" in English
- the Slave States were in the _ of the USA
15 Clues: "esclave" in English • "esclavage" in English • the Free States were in the _ of the USA • the Slave States were in the _ of the USA • (en 2 mots) he is opposed to thé New $20 bill • (en 2 mots) propriétaire d'esclaves in English • (en 2 mots) les États des USA où l'esclavage était illégal • ( en deux mots) elle a sauvé 50000 esclaves de la captivité • ...
Articles of Confederation 2024-02-08
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- The biggest obstacle the continental congress faced was enforcing____
- The United States government could not protect there_________
- Hamilton thought only a strong______ could stop future uprisings
- Even though the United states was independent each state had there own laws and______
- In 1785 people in Massachusetts started______ against the government
- Alexander________ was a illegitimate man
- Even though America won the war, there were still British forts on_______ soil
- Once the Declaration of independence was established, America was a new______
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- Congress could not collect______ to support Washingtons army
- After the Revolutionary War was over, the soldiers were not______ because they had no money
- Hamilton hated many things but one of them was the______
- Delegates wrote a document called_______
- The United States first congress was called_________
- Noah Webster wrote American________
- The biggest problem the United States faced was that they were______
15 Clues: Noah Webster wrote American________ • Delegates wrote a document called_______ • Alexander________ was a illegitimate man • The United States first congress was called_________ • Hamilton hated many things but one of them was the______ • Congress could not collect______ to support Washingtons army • The United States government could not protect there_________ • ...
6th Math Vocabulary 2021-12-03
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- To round the parts of a problem to get an approximate answer
- The property that states any number plus 0 is itself
- The property that states that any number times 0 is 0
- smallest shared multiple between two or more numbers
- largest shared factor between two or more numbers
- A number with only 2 factors, 1 and itself
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- The property that states that the grouping doesn't matter
- Two fractions that name the same number
- The property that states that the order doesn't matter
- When you divide two whole numbers and the remainder is 0
- A number with more than 2 factors
- When 1 is the only common factor of the numerator and denominator
- Any number divisible by 2
- A type of fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator
- The formal name for the "flip" of a fraction
15 Clues: Any number divisible by 2 • A number with more than 2 factors • Two fractions that name the same number • A number with only 2 factors, 1 and itself • The formal name for the "flip" of a fraction • largest shared factor between two or more numbers • The property that states any number plus 0 is itself • smallest shared multiple between two or more numbers • ...
Articles of Confederation 2025-03-15
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- In Congress, each state got _____ vote.
- Congress did not have a _____________.
- The Articles had no power to collect ____.
- The Articles of Confederation could pass ______, but could not enforce them.
- The government had to ask states for ____________ to protect the country.
- A ___________ is a group of individuals united together for a purpose.
- The Articles of Confederation gave most power to the ____.
- The Articles did not allow the government to have a ____.
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- The Articles of Confederation created a weak ____.
- Each state were allowed to send __________ to the Congress of the Confederation.
- of Confederation, The first plan of government for the United States is called _______________.
- In order to change the Articles of Confederation, ____ states had to agree.
- Many people feared they would lose their ________ if a central government had too much power.
- The Articles were created after the ____ Revolution.
- Under the Articles of Confederation, each state was __________.
15 Clues: Congress did not have a _____________. • In Congress, each state got _____ vote. • The Articles had no power to collect ____. • The Articles of Confederation created a weak ____. • The Articles were created after the ____ Revolution. • The Articles did not allow the government to have a ____. • The Articles of Confederation gave most power to the ____. • ...
Civil War 2025-04-08
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- Battle-cry of the Confederate troops that terrified the Union soldiers
- Famous speech by President Lincoln that called for a "new birth of freedom"
- Executive Order that freed the enslaved in the seceded states
- To go your own way or breaking off ties
- Referring to the United States fighting to preserve the nation
- To go your own way or breaking off ties
- Type of warfare where combatants will destroy anything of military value
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- Conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
- 16th President who kept the Union together through the Civil War
- Loyalty to a region rather than the country as a whole
- Political Party formed to end slavery
- Referring to the southern states that seceded from the Union
- Bloodiest day of US History
- New warship type that covers the ship with iron plates to offer much greater protection
- First land battle of the Civil War
- Slave-holding states that stayed with the Union
16 Clues: Bloodiest day of US History • First land battle of the Civil War • Political Party formed to end slavery • To go your own way or breaking off ties • To go your own way or breaking off ties • Conflict between the Union and the Confederacy • Slave-holding states that stayed with the Union • Loyalty to a region rather than the country as a whole • ...
History Choice Board 2022-03-03
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- Missouri came in as a slave state and Main came in as a Free state
- African Americans that worked on Plantations
- This is where 11 states left the US
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- Nickname for the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- This election is where Lincoln was elected
- Greater loyalty to your own section
- Compromise that separated slave and free states
- This is a law that made the North find runaway slaves
- This man sued his master
- Where a man tried to steal weapons to Arm Slaves
- The 19th amendments
- A series a Debates
- Some states thought that they had rights
13 Clues: A series a Debates • The 19th amendments • This man sued his master • Greater loyalty to your own section • This is where 11 states left the US • Nickname for the Kansas-Nebraska Act • Some states thought that they had rights • This election is where Lincoln was elected • African Americans that worked on Plantations • Compromise that separated slave and free states • ...
Enthalpy 2022-01-13
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- a push or a pull
- Do these increase or decrease a reaction rate: stirring, adding heat, adding a catalyst, increasing the concentration
- Do these increase or decrease a reaction rate: cooling down, adding water, adding less reactants
- The change in heat.
- the rate at which an object speeds up or slows down.
- Newtons law that states force is equal to the change in momentum per the change in time.
- Newtons law that states an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion.
- Newtons law that states forces always come in pairs, equal in size, and opposite in direction.
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- a chemical used to speed up a reaction.
- speed
- The release of heat leaving the surrounds warmer.
- mass in motion
- The Conservation of ___ states that a substance cannot be created or destroyed.
- the molecules that come out of a reaction.
- 6.02 x 10^23 atoms
- The absorption of heat leaving the surrounds colder.
- the molecules that go in to a reaction.
17 Clues: speed • mass in motion • a push or a pull • 6.02 x 10^23 atoms • The change in heat. • a chemical used to speed up a reaction. • the molecules that go in to a reaction. • the molecules that come out of a reaction. • The release of heat leaving the surrounds warmer. • the rate at which an object speeds up or slows down. • The absorption of heat leaving the surrounds colder. • ...
Reconstruction Era 2023-10-15
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- Laws passed by southern states that limited what Blacks can do.
- Former slaves or poor freedmen working on plantations and giving half of their crops to the owner of the land.
- To bring charges against an elected offical like the President.
- Law that ended slavery.
- Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain.
- Group that built schools and helped former slaves.
- A test given to blacks by Southern states to try and stop them from voting.
- To get rid of or end.
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- A group that was formed to oppress blacks.
- To come to an agreement where both sides get some of what they want.
- Gave former slaves citizenship.
- To block or stop something.
- The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
- Political group who wanted equal rights for blacks.
- A fee that blacks had to pay to vote.
- Legal segregation
- States cant stop eligible voters from voting.
17 Clues: Legal segregation • To get rid of or end. • Law that ended slavery. • To block or stop something. • Gave former slaves citizenship. • A fee that blacks had to pay to vote. • A group that was formed to oppress blacks. • States cant stop eligible voters from voting. • Group that built schools and helped former slaves. • Political group who wanted equal rights for blacks. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2015-12-17
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- Run The First Major Battle Of The American Civil War.
- Whitney Invented the cotton gin.
- Toms Cabin A written novel by Harriet.
- Davis The first and only President of the Confederate States of America.
- The Battle was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside.
- Sumter A battle that started the American Civil War.
- No supplies can get in or out of a port because ships are blocking it.
- A sunken ship that was rebuilt into iron.
- The sunken ship that was rebulit into an ironclad.
- The term used to refer to the United States of America, and specifically to the national government and the 20 free states and five border slave states that supported it.
- A person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- Cotton A phrase frequently used by Southern politicians and authors prior to the American Civil War, indicating the economic and political importance of cotton production.
- Ships that could resist cannon fire.
- The plant that is commercially grown for cotton products. Oil and a protein-rich flour are also obtained from the seeds.
- Africans brought from Africa to be servants, treated similar to horses and working livestock.
- Bucks
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- Sovereignty A doctrine, held chiefly by the opponents of the abolitionists, that the people living in a territory should be free of federal interference in determining domestic policy, especially with respect to slavery.
- Kansas Abolitionists and slave owners would kill each other to change the vote for the territory.
- The group of 11 southern states that separated themselves from the U.S. during the American Civil War.
- slavery Children born to slaves were automatically slaves for life.
- Run Creek A creek between the two capitols.
- People who wanted to end slavery.
- War A war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.
- Wenchs
- underground railroad People helped slaves escape to he Northern states and to Canada.
- A native or inhabitant of a northern U.S. state, especially of one of the northeastern states that sided with the Union in the American Civil War.
- E Lee A military officer in the U.S. Army, a West Point commandant and the legendary general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
- Tubman Famous guider.
- Lincoln 16th U.S President.
29 Clues: Bucks • Wenchs • Tubman Famous guider. • Lincoln 16th U.S President. • Whitney Invented the cotton gin. • People who wanted to end slavery. • Ships that could resist cannon fire. • Toms Cabin A written novel by Harriet. • A sunken ship that was rebuilt into iron. • Run Creek A creek between the two capitols. • The sunken ship that was rebulit into an ironclad. • ...
Unit 6 Triple Box Vocabulary 2018-02-05
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- F. Austin-Steven F. Austin was an American Empresario known as The Father Of Texas
- Henry Harrison-William Henry Harrison was a American military officer.
- Cession-The Mexican Cession is the region in the modern- day southwestern United States.
- Fe Trail-The Santa Fe Trial was a 19 century transportation route through Central North America.
- Destiny-The Manifest Destiny was the 19th century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US.
- Party-The Democratic Party is one of the major contemporary political parties.
- Canal-The Erie Canal is a canal in New York that is part of the east.
- men-Trapper who explored and hunted in Oregon Territory in the early 1900’s
- was a mission in San Antonio, Texas as a fort during the Texas revolution.
- Party-An American political party formed in the 1830’s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats.
- Forty Niners was a prospector in the California Gold Rush of 1849
- of Guadalupe-Hidalgo-The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was called The Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Limits and Settlement.
- Calhoun-John Calhoun was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina.
- Polk-James Polk was an American Politician and the 11th President of the United States
- of San Jacinto-The battle of San Jacinto fought on April 21, 1836 in present day of Harris Country.
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- Clay-Henry Clay was an American lawyer, planter, and statesman.
- Removal Act-The Indian Removal was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28,1803
- Young-Brigham Young was an American Leader in the Latter Day Saint.
- Purchase-The Gadsden Purchase was a 26,670 square mile region of present- day Southern Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico.
- Act-The nullification was a united states sectional political crisis in 1832-33.
- right to vote
- append or add as an extra or subordinate part.
- Road-The National Road was the first major improved highway in the United States.
- of Tears-The route along which the United States government forced several tribes.
- up ( Power or Territory)
- Van Buren-Martin Van Buren was an American statesman who served as the eighth President.
- Trail-The Oregon Trail was a route during the 1840’s to 1850’s traveled through the Oregon
- rights-The right of the states to the power of the federal government.
- System-Practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs,
- Houston-Sam Houston was an American Soldiers and Politician.
30 Clues: right to vote • up ( Power or Territory) • append or add as an extra or subordinate part. • Houston-Sam Houston was an American Soldiers and Politician. • System-Practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs, • Clay-Henry Clay was an American lawyer, planter, and statesman. • Forty Niners was a prospector in the California Gold Rush of 1849 • ...
Government Review Puzzle 2020-12-03
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- The powers of the Constitution that are specifically granted to the branches of government or to office holders are called ____.
- The Constitution prohibits the ____ from entering into treaties or issuing their own money.
- ____ are a collection of people who share some common interest and seek to influence the government to their cause.
- The ____ powers are not expressed in the Constitution but still are granted to the National government.
- In a ____, individuals vote for the candidate they think would be the best president.
- Locke believed in philosophical and biblical ____, which wanted to limit total governmental power.
- States cannot enter into treaties or alliances, but they can enter into interstate ____, which are agreements among States.
- In admitting new States, Congress can pass an ____, which directs the people of a given territory to frame a proposed constitution.
- The powers delegated to the National government because the U.S. is sovereign are called the ____ powers.
- Hobbes favored philosophical ____, where a strong absolute ruler controls the people.
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- ____ feared strong government, wanted less taxation and wanted to ratify the Constitution.
- When parties reach out to voters personally, it's known as the community movement of ____.
- The ____ of powers assigns certain powers to both the National and State governments.
- When people cast their vote, they are actually voting for a group of people, called ____ who represent their state when they cast their vote.
- In a ____, party members discuss and hold a series of votes to choose the best candidate.
- Ticket ____ is when a voter votes for multiple candidates on their ballot; opposite of straight-ticket voting.
- The ____ is a group of five elected members who control the media.
- ____ thought a strong central government and taxation was necessary and didn't want the Constitution to be ratified.
- States like ____ grants because they have more say in how the money is spent.
- ____ is citizen participation level and awareness of government decisions.
- A structure within a society that connects the people to the government or other centralized authority is called ____.
- The opposite of a winner-takes-all; each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the voting system.
- ____ supported the Framers' limited government and divided the powers of the government.
- The Constitution's Full ____ Clause ensures that States recognize the laws, documents, and court proceedings of the other States such as a driver's license or marriage certificate.
- Both the National and State governments share ____ powers, such as levying and collecting taxes or defining crimes and their punishments.
25 Clues: The ____ is a group of five elected members who control the media. • ____ is citizen participation level and awareness of government decisions. • States like ____ grants because they have more say in how the money is spent. • The ____ of powers assigns certain powers to both the National and State governments. • ...
Chapter 28 Vocabulary 2021-03-04
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- fought against Spain again as the European power tried to regain control of Mexico, later became Mexico's president
- President Theodore Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, in which he declared that the United States had the right to exercise "police power" throughout the Western Hemisphere
- an 1854 agreement between the United States and Japan, which opened two Japanese ports to U.S. ships and allowed the United States to set up an embassy in Japan
- a liberal reform movement in 19th-century Mexico, led by Benito Juarez
- a U.S. policy of opposition to European interference in Latin America, announced by President James Monroe in 1823
- a military dictator of a Latin American country
- a mid-19th century rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in China
- Indian from Oaxaca, a noted general in the civil war
- a human-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, built in Panama by the United States and opened in 1914
- a 1900 revolt in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the country
- an 1898 conflict between the United States supported Cubans' fight for independence
- a conflict between Britain and China over Britain's opium trade in China
- a liberal reformer, strongly influenced the politics of Mexico
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- an exemption of foreign residents from the laws of a country
- a foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities
- conflict between Russia and Japan, sparked by the two countries' efforts to dominate Manchuria and Korea
- a writer who had been exiled from Cuba by the Spanish returned to launch a second war for Cuban independence
- popular leader and raised a powerful revolutionary army
- a policy, proposed by the United States in 1899, under which all nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China
- immensely popular for his bold Robin Hod policy of taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor
- the adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit
- educated in the United States and believed in democracy and wanted to strengthen its hold in Mexico
- the period of Japanese history from 1867 to 1912, during which the country was ruled by Emperor Mutsuhito
23 Clues: a military dictator of a Latin American country • Indian from Oaxaca, a noted general in the civil war • popular leader and raised a powerful revolutionary army • an exemption of foreign residents from the laws of a country • a mid-19th century rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in China • a liberal reformer, strongly influenced the politics of Mexico • ...
Age of jackson /Manifest Destiny 2021-03-16
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- a gold-seeker who moved to California during the gold rush
- young American religious leader
- Fe Trail an important trade route going between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe,
- Agents who were contracted by the Mexican republic
- of Jacinto Final battle of the texas revolution
- of Abominations (1828) the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it.
- members of the Church of Jesus Christ
- K. Polk 11th President of the United States settled the Oregon boundary with Great Britain
- Cabinet President Andrew Jackson's group of informal advisers;
- Trail the trail that started in Nauvoo, Illinois, and led all the way to present-day Salt Lake City, Utah;
- Spanish colonists in California
- Crisis A dispute led by John C. Calhoun said that states could ignore federal laws
- Rights Doctrine the belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power
- v. Maryland (1819) U.S. Supreme Court case that declared the Second Bank of the United States
- Lopez de Santa Anna Mexican general and politician
- of Indian affairs A government agency created in the 1800s
- of Tears (1838-1839) an 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory;
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- F. Austin American colonizer in Texas was imprisoned for urging Texas statehood after Santa Anna suspended Mexico's constitution.
- Sutter American pioneer who built Sutter's Fort, a trading post on the California frontier;
- of Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty that ended the Mexican War and gave the United States
- Destiny A belief shared by many Americans in the mid- 1800s that the United States should expand
- Mexican cowboys in the West who tended cattle and horses
- to search for gold
- party a group of western travelers
- Democracy an expansion of voting rights
- System a politicians' practice of giving government jobs to his or her supporters.
- Trail a 2,000-mile trail stretching through the Great Plains
- flag revolt a revolt against Mexico by American settlers
- Spanish mission in San Antonio
- Territory an area covering most of present-day Oklahoma to which most Native Americans
- v. Ogden a Supreme Court ruling that reinforced the federal government's authority
- v. Georgia (1832) the Supreme Court ruling that stated that the Cherokee nation was a distinct territory over which only the federal government had authority;
- Purchase U.S. purchase of land from Mexico
- Removal Act of 1830 a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans
34 Clues: to search for gold • Spanish mission in San Antonio • young American religious leader • Spanish colonists in California • party a group of western travelers • Purchase U.S. purchase of land from Mexico • Democracy an expansion of voting rights • of Jacinto Final battle of the texas revolution • members of the Church of Jesus Christ • ...
Review Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-30
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- : A battle between the Germans and the americans in 1781 and was a decisive victory.
- Provided shelter for Newly freed African Americans.
- states.
- : 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.
- : He was an author of the declaration of independence and was the third president of the united states.
- : Guaranteeing suh tights as the freedom of speech, assembly, and worship.
- : a Battle between the united states and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
- : was a American social reformed, Abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- : facilitated the creation of the first transcontinental railroad, a huge railway line connected the east of the USA to the west.
- : was a railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the east to the council Buffs.
- : was a ruling that banned off land but the colonists rebelled and won.
- : Native Americans that were forced of their lands by the Americans.
- : declared the slaves in the rebellious confederate states would be free but not all slaves.
- : Gave voting right to every man citizen including African Americans.
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- : was abolishing slavery and if you had slaves it was a crime.
- the belief that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
- : equal protection under law and African Americans became citizens.
- : the king of great britain
- : a American actor who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln.
- : he was a military general and the first president of the united states.
- : became a founding father and the impassioned champion of a strong federal government and played a defending role in the US constitution.
- : A withdrawal from the eleven
- : was a long and serious english law that developed, Promoted and regulated English ships, shipping ,Trade,commerce between countries.
- : a battle between the united states and Great Britain over britain violations.
- : a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
- : This act was a law that was passed by the british to import sugar to the colonies.
- : a proposal for the structure if the united states Government
- : people who are in the anti-Slavery movement.
- : large-estate meant for farming that specializes in cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa, and sugarcane.
- : 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 • ...
Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights 2021-07-26
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- rights that are included (written) in a document
- a people that share a common heritage, language or culture and sometimes a common race
- a government and the people it governs; a country
- the primary judicial organ of the UN; has jurisdiction to hear disputes submitted by member states and issue advisory opinions
- a legal system that deems treaties enforceable in domestic law as soon as they have been signed
- rights that can be implied through the text, structure or purpose of a document
- the UN administrative body headed by the UN Secretary- General; contains the departments and offices of the UN
- the UN organ that acts as a forum for international economic and social cooperation and development
- how powers are divided between the federal and state governments
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- the UN forum of member states responsible for overseeing and making recommendations on human rights in all member states
- preventing one person or group from gaining total power by dividing power between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary
- a body of international law developed from the Geneva and Hague conventions that deals with the conduct of states and individuals during armed conflict; also known as the law of armed conflict
- inactive since 1994 but originally responsible for overseeing the transition of UN trust territories to self-government after decolonisation
- the process of a state formally approving a treaty, making it legally binding
- a decision passed by the UN General Assembly or UN Security Council; when passed by the UN Security Council, it can be legally binding on all member states
- powers listed in sections 51 and 52 of the Australian Constitution: the areas that the Commonwealth can legislate on
- a legal system that does not deem treaties enforceable domestically until and unless they are incorporated into domestic law, usually by passing similar legislation
- the UN organ representing all UN member states; acts as a forum for global discussion and runs numerous committees and programs
- the UN organ responsible for the preservation of international peace and security; it has the power to authorise military action and other measures
- laws made by people or bodies to whom parliament has delegated law-making authority
- the UN human rights office responsible for monitoring and reporting on human rights worldwide
- the process by which a country incorporates a treaty into domestic law
- a government power that is not listed in section 51 of the Australian Constitution as a legislative power of the Commonwealth Parliament, and thus belongs to the states
23 Clues: rights that are included (written) in a document • a government and the people it governs; a country • how powers are divided between the federal and state governments • the process by which a country incorporates a treaty into domestic law • the process of a state formally approving a treaty, making it legally binding • ...
The Roaring Twenties 2024-02-19
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- American aviation pioneers credited with making the first succesful airplane
- international conference called by the United States to limit the naval arms race in the 20ś
- an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921
- American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition
- the 29th president
- a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups
- an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
- the movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970
- deregulation, civic engagement, and isolationism
- moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideologies
- an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer, he also wrote the Great Gatsby
- murder trial in Massachusetts
- a subculture of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior
- a trial on weather or not evolution should be taught in schools
- an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935
- a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
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- limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States
- founder of the Ford Motor Company,and business magnate
- an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist
- legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933
- outlawed war as an instrument of national policy and the second called upon signatories to settle their disputes by peaceful means
- manufacturing process in which parts are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation
- an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri
- a period in the 1920s and 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity
- the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century
- he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris
- a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923
27 Clues: the 29th president • murder trial in Massachusetts • deregulation, civic engagement, and isolationism • founder of the Ford Motor Company,and business magnate • an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist • he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris • moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideologies • ...
Constitution 2023-10-23
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- a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
- the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional
- the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
- 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.
- a basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by a majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the vote
- a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
- the part of the government that carries out, or executes, the laws
- the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws
- an organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy.
- the idea that the government’s authority comes from the people
- the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
- a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
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- trade and other business dealings between two or more states
- the law making part of government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law.
- a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments.
- the “Age of Reason” in 17th and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
- to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
- the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches of government
- 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.
- a country governed by elected representatives
21 Clues: a country governed by elected representatives • trade and other business dealings between two or more states • the idea that the government’s authority comes from the people • a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government • the part of the government that carries out, or executes, the laws • ...
chapter 15 words 2024-10-29
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- - setting a fire
- railroad - a series of roads, houses, river crossings, and people who helped southern slaves, mainly from border states, escape to the north
- - farm-centered
- of 1850 - legislation passed by congress by which california entered the union as a free state, slave trading was ended in the district of columbia, texas gave up its claims to new mexico in exchange for money, residents of the territories of new mexico and utah would be able to determine whether they wanted slavery, and a stronger fugitive slave act was enacted
- - the idea that slavery should not be interfered with where it already existed and that the national government had the right to keep it from spreading to new territories
- - an older slave that a plantation owner thought was loyal and who supervised other slaves
- - the period before the civil war
- rights - the belief that all powers not specifically given to the national government in the U.S. constitution or specifically denied to the states remain with the states
- state - a state that did NOT allow slavery
- compromise - legislation passed in 1820 by which Maine entered the union as a free state, Missouri entered the union as a slave state, and slavery was prohibited north of the southern border of Missouri in the rest of the Louisiana purchase land
- - to add on, such as adding territory to an existing town, city, or state
- act - 1854 legislation that created the territories of nebraska and kansas and that contained a clause on popular sovereignty that negated the compromise of 1850
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- states - free states that share borders.
- - extreme loyalty given to a particular region in the belief that their ideas and interests must be protected from other regions
- state - a state that allowed slavery
- - the idea of voiding and not following national laws within a state
- - a tax on imported goods
- destiny - the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
- sovereignty - the ability of the people of an area to decide upon an issue, such as whether they would allow slavery
- - one who wanted to do away with something, particularly slavery in the 1800s
- platform - a document issued by a state convention in 1850 that accepted the compromise of 1850 but agreed to resist if the north didn't live up to its obligations or if it hindered slavery
- - city-centered
22 Clues: - farm-centered • - city-centered • - setting a fire • - a tax on imported goods • - the period before the civil war • state - a state that allowed slavery • states - free states that share borders. • state - a state that did NOT allow slavery • - the idea of voiding and not following national laws within a state • ...
