states Crossword Puzzles

States 2024-11-15

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In this school subject we use numbers
  2. the pizza house
  3. used to make notes
  4. take a pictures
Down
  1. they are called Chinese
  2. you call us mexicans
  3. serves to read
  4. serves to Open doors

8 Clues: serves to read • the pizza house • take a pictures • used to make notes • you call us mexicans • serves to Open doors • they are called Chinese • In this school subject we use numbers

Civil War 2023-05-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first major battle
  2. founder of the American Red Cross
  3. Union general
  4. North of the United States
  5. South of the United States
  6. troops,like the national guard
  7. Union victory
  8. president of the confederate states
  9. formally withdraw from the Union
  10. freed slaves in confederate states
  11. politically motivated murder
Down
  1. Union general who led the March to Sea
  2. Robert E. Lee surrenders
  3. general who led the Confederate army to Bull Run
  4. first shots of the civil war
  5. freeing of the slaves
  6. slaves states that did not secede/join the
  7. a ship protected by iron armor
  8. the Union control of the mississippi
  9. Battle that split the confederacy in half and

20 Clues: Union general • Union victory • first major battle • freeing of the slaves • Robert E. Lee surrenders • North of the United States • South of the United States • first shots of the civil war • politically motivated murder • troops,like the national guard • a ship protected by iron armor • formally withdraw from the Union • founder of the American Red Cross • ...

American States 2023-01-04

American States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the internet says this state doesn't exist
  2. home of the Big Apple
  3. known for their peaches
  4. shares a name with an iced tea brand
  5. home of Hollywood
  6. a famous band from the 70s
  7. home to the Ravens and Old Bay seasoning
Down
  1. popular internet memes make fun of this state
  2. home to BENSALEM HIGH SCHOOL!
  3. "Everything's bigger in _____"
  4. popular retirement destination
  5. known for their obsession with cheese
  6. "Sweet Home _______"

13 Clues: home of Hollywood • "Sweet Home _______" • home of the Big Apple • known for their peaches • a famous band from the 70s • home to BENSALEM HIGH SCHOOL! • "Everything's bigger in _____" • popular retirement destination • shares a name with an iced tea brand • known for their obsession with cheese • home to the Ravens and Old Bay seasoning • ...

Civil War Project 2024-04-08

Civil War Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The party opposed to letting slavery spread into the new states
  2. It let California join as a free state, but caused the fugitive slave act
  3. Someone against slavery
  4. The idea that states are more powerful than the country
  5. The a mouth of states that seceded
  6. The color the Confederate troops wore
  7. The South did this in response of Lincoln being elected president
  8. We fought the civil war over this
  9. This party emerged during this time period
  10. A state can deem a law unconstitutional
Down
  1. An agreement that says anything over Missouri is free
  2. The ____ court case decided that black people were slaves no matter where they went
  3. It let the people vote on whether or not they wanted the state free
  4. The South seceded and became this
  5. Capital of the Confederate
  6. Lincoln is elected president of the United States
  7. The color the Union troops wore
  8. Capital of the United States
  9. First states to leave the United States
  10. President of the Confederate
  11. President of the USA

21 Clues: President of the USA • Someone against slavery • Capital of the Confederate • Capital of the United States • President of the Confederate • The color the Union troops wore • The South seceded and became this • We fought the civil war over this • The a mouth of states that seceded • The color the Confederate troops wore • First states to leave the United States • ...

Death penalty 2026-01-21

Death penalty crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The act of killing someone as a legal punishment
  2. PUNISHMENT – Another name for the death penalty
  3. THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY EXECUTIONS – Approximate number of executions since 1976
  4. CRIMES – Crimes punished by the death penalty
  5. PER YEAR – Approximate number of executions in Texas today
  6. STATES – Number of states that still use the death penalty
  7. PEOPLE – People who can be executed by mistake
  8. INJECTION – The most used execution method today
  9. CHAIR – An old execution method using electricity
  10. – An old execution method using a rope
  11. PENALTY – A legal punishment where the state kills a person
Down
  1. – The state where the death penalty started in sixteen thirty
  2. – The US state with the most executions
  3. SEVENTY-SIX – Year executions restarted in the USA
  4. AND INHUMAN – How many people describe the death penalty
  5. TOPIC – A subject with many different opinions
  6. – A temporary stop of executions
  7. STATES – Number of US states that abolished the death penalty
  8. STATES – Number of states with a moratorium
  9. STATES – A country where the death penalty still exists

20 Clues: – A temporary stop of executions • – An old execution method using a rope • – The US state with the most executions • STATES – Number of states with a moratorium • CRIMES – Crimes punished by the death penalty • TOPIC – A subject with many different opinions • PEOPLE – People who can be executed by mistake • PUNISHMENT – Another name for the death penalty • ...

States 2020-05-06

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where is locares Times Square
  2. Only state to grow coffee commercially
  3. Where is located the White House
  4. State where people usually go to spend money
Down
  1. Where is Universal Studios located
  2. State with less population
  3. State where is located Harvard University
  4. State with most population.

8 Clues: State with less population • State with most population. • Where is locares Times Square • Where is located the White House • Where is Universal Studios located • Only state to grow coffee commercially • State where is located Harvard University • State where people usually go to spend money

states 2021-03-13

states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. celebrities live here
  2. virginia meth
  3. mitt romney
Down
  1. HOCKEY
  2. potatoes
  3. JONES BBQ & FOOT MASSAGE
  4. dating your cousin
  5. i wanna be a cowboy baby

8 Clues: HOCKEY • potatoes • mitt romney • virginia meth • dating your cousin • celebrities live here • JONES BBQ & FOOT MASSAGE • i wanna be a cowboy baby

States 2024-05-15

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. /what is the southwest known for
  2. /what desert has the most rainfall each year.
  3. / this natural wonder was made by the Colorado river.
Down
  1. / how many states are in the south west
  2. /Half the size of Alaska
  3. /Known as the Sooner State
  4. / has cool name
  5. / Capitol - Santa Fe

8 Clues: / has cool name • / Capitol - Santa Fe • /Known as the Sooner State • /Half the size of Alaska • /what is the southwest known for • / how many states are in the south west • /what desert has the most rainfall each year. • / this natural wonder was made by the Colorado river.

States 2024-04-18

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Napoleon
  2. smallest state
  3. Biggest state
  4. heart of the industry
Down
  1. Churchill
  2. started WW1, WW2
  3. most powerful state
  4. Ceaser

8 Clues: Ceaser • Napoleon • Churchill • Biggest state • smallest state • started WW1, WW2 • most powerful state • heart of the industry

States 2025-08-21

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Denver
  2. Sacramento
  3. Columbia
Down
  1. Annapolis
  2. Raleigh
  3. Jackson
  4. Montgomery
  5. Dover

8 Clues: Dover • Denver • Raleigh • Jackson • Columbia • Annapolis • Montgomery • Sacramento

Addelyn H. = 3rd hour 2023-03-06

Addelyn H. = 3rd hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this compromise admitted California as a free state
  2. first state governor of Kansas
  3. states the southern states were
  4. a person who dies for a cause
  5. made all americans recover runaway slaves
  6. going against a constitution
  7. a person who wants a states to be free states
  8. the right to have people vote
  9. against slavery
  10. principles concerning something is right or wrong
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  1. a very well-known abolitionist
  2. a person who worked to end slavery
  3. this compromise drew a line between slave states and free states
  4. to repeal
  5. a crop grown for profit
  6. a barrier on a city or town to protect and keep things from coming in
  7. a person who has escaped a place or is in hiding
  8. the support of slavery
  9. first territorial governor of Kansas
  10. was the first territory in the Louisiana Territory to apply for statehood

20 Clues: to repeal • against slavery • the support of slavery • a crop grown for profit • going against a constitution • a person who dies for a cause • the right to have people vote • a very well-known abolitionist • first state governor of Kansas • states the southern states were • a person who worked to end slavery • first territorial governor of Kansas • ...

Chapter 1 Social Studies 2024-01-04

Chapter 1 Social Studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest and longest mountain range
  2. large lake as salty as any ocean
  3. mountains that lie just inside California
  4. about half the land in the United States is used for this
  5. takes place in mountain regions
  6. country north of the United States
  7. causes changes in seasons
  8. defines the shape of the United States
Down
  1. this and rivers make up river systems
  2. climate of a place depends on distance from this
  3. plain stretching along Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Florida
  4. climate, water, and landforms are what kind of features
  5. varies in the United States according to temperature and precipitation
  6. oldest mountains in the United States
  7. using less energy to do the same tasks
  8. next to each other
  9. 50 states are grouped into 5
  10. largest lakes in North America
  11. regions are based on their relative
  12. this and water affect climate

20 Clues: next to each other • causes changes in seasons • 50 states are grouped into 5 • this and water affect climate • largest lakes in North America • takes place in mountain regions • large lake as salty as any ocean • largest and longest mountain range • country north of the United States • regions are based on their relative • this and rivers make up river systems • ...

The Articles of Confederation 2024-05-10

The Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Process for changing the Articles (required unanimity)
  2. Paper money issued by both Congress and the states
  3. Financial burden left over from the Revolutionary War
  4. Last state to ratify the Articles in 1781
  5. Prominent American who helped draft the Articles
  6. Proposed tax on imports that was blocked by New York
  7. Maryland city that hosted a key convention
  8. Sole governing body under the Articles
  9. Process by which the Articles were approved
  10. Single-chambered legislature under the Articles
  11. Power retained by individual states
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  1. Union of states created by the Articles
  2. Field in which Congress had sole authority
  3. Requests for funds made by Congress to the states
  4. Number of states in the Confederation
  5. Defensive pact among the states under the Articles
  6. Rebellion that exposed the Articles' weaknesses
  7. Territory governed by the Articles' Land Ordinance
  8. Branch of state governments that appointed Congress delegates
  9. Power held by Congress under the Articles

20 Clues: Power retained by individual states • Number of states in the Confederation • Sole governing body under the Articles • Union of states created by the Articles • Last state to ratify the Articles in 1781 • Power held by Congress under the Articles • Field in which Congress had sole authority • Maryland city that hosted a key convention • ...

Civil War 2023-04-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The president
  2. Union's plan to defeat the Confederacy
  3. Where Lincoln gave a speech
  4. Southern states that seceded from the USA in 1861
  5. First State to secede from the Union
  6. States associated with the Confederacy
  7. The victors
  8. Food given to soldiers during the war
  9. Leader of the Confederates
  10. How many years the war took
  11. A confederate leader
Down
  1. A symbolic division between free states and slave states. Located between Pennsylvania, Maryland and Deleware
  2. Freedom from slavery
  3. Someone who wishes to end slavery
  4. Person Loyal to the Confederate States
  5. Gun A rapid firing, multiple barrel firearm, usually mounted on wheels like a cannonn
  6. States associated with the Union
  7. This was abolished
  8. Irish Platoon of Union Soldiers that held off the South at Gettysburg, and were later honored as the University of Notre Dame's mascott.
  9. Someone loyal to the Union in the North
  10. The Month of the war

21 Clues: The victors • The president • This was abolished • Freedom from slavery • The Month of the war • A confederate leader • Leader of the Confederates • Where Lincoln gave a speech • How many years the war took • States associated with the Union • Someone who wishes to end slavery • First State to secede from the Union • Food given to soldiers during the war • ...

Test n°1 2023-07-28

Test n°1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital of the United States.
  2. The number of countries in the Birtish isles.
  3. The current American president.
  4. The first African-American president of the United States.
  5. The country north of England.
  6. A state in the south east of the United States.
  7. An American state at the border with Mexico.
  8. The American president before Joe Biden.
  9. What do the letters GB stand for?
Down
  1. The capital of Scotland.
  2. An American state on the western coast.
  3. The English word for 'Pays de Galles'.
  4. An English-speaking country in the South Pacific.
  5. The country where you can see kangaroos in the wild.
  6. The number of countries in the United Kingdom.
  7. The capital of Northern Ireland.
  8. The capital of England.
  9. The number of states in the United States.
  10. The country whose capital is Dublin.
  11. The country north of the United States.

20 Clues: The capital of England. • The capital of Scotland. • The country north of England. • The current American president. • The capital of Northern Ireland. • The capital of the United States. • What do the letters GB stand for? • The country whose capital is Dublin. • The English word for 'Pays de Galles'. • An American state on the western coast. • ...

History Test 2 2023-11-06

History Test 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - second capital of the United States
  2. - Second president of the United States
  3. of Rights- added to the Constitution to protect freedoms
  4. first president of the United States
  5. - Plan of government that America still follows
  6. Enforces the Laws, Consists of the President
  7. Amendment - guarantees American's freedom of religion, speech, the press
  8. of Confederation - America's first plan of government
  9. Republic- government run by representatives of the people
  10. York City - first capital of the United States
Down
  1. Day - Day the president takes the oath of office
  2. Dc - permanent capital of the United States
  3. "Father of the Constitution
  4. 2 people per state
  5. of Representatives- based on population
  6. nature- why man needs government
  7. Convention - meeting to discuss the Constitution
  8. Makes the Laws, Consists of Congress
  9. - Third president of the United States
  10. - president of the Constitutional Convention
  11. consists of the House of Representatives and Senate
  12. - Interprets the laws, Consists of the Supreme Court

22 Clues: 2 people per state • "Father of the Constitution • nature- why man needs government • first president of the United States • Makes the Laws, Consists of Congress • - second capital of the United States • - Third president of the United States • - Second president of the United States • of Representatives- based on population • Dc - permanent capital of the United States • ...

Ancient Chinese Warfare Crossword: By Matthew 2020-05-27

Ancient Chinese Warfare Crossword: By Matthew crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What was their long range melee weapon with a hook at the end
  2. Is the art of war used today
  3. What did they create back then
  4. What was the general weapon they used
  5. Who was the best soldier
  6. Who's independence created the warring states
  7. First ancient Chinese war
  8. What year was the first ancient Chinese war
  9. Who was the best army general
  10. Nature of the warring states
Down
  1. What were the soldiers called in ancient Chinese warfare
  2. Most used ancient Chinese weapon
  3. How many states were in the beginning of the Warring states
  4. Who still uses the art of war
  5. Was Kung Fu used in the warring states
  6. Who won the warring states
  7. bloodiest Chinese war
  8. Qin soliders nature
  9. When was cavalry introduced
  10. How many years did the Warring states last
  11. Nature of Ancient Chinese warfare

21 Clues: Qin soliders nature • bloodiest Chinese war • Who was the best soldier • First ancient Chinese war • Who won the warring states • When was cavalry introduced • Is the art of war used today • Nature of the warring states • Who still uses the art of war • Who was the best army general • What did they create back then • Most used ancient Chinese weapon • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2021-03-16

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ____ states had an economy based on slavery
  2. major cash crop of the Southern economy
  3. an agreement reached when both sides make concessions
  4. Uncle Tom's ______ was an anti-slavery novel
  5. rights States have the power to nullify or cancel federal law (nullification crisis is an example)
  6. To cancel or refuse to follow a federal law
  7. Made it a crime to help runaway slaves
  8. inventor of the cotton gin
  9. Northern states
  10. First state to secede from the Union
  11. ____ Kansas due to the violence over slavery
  12. President James ___ failed to deal with secession
  13. Period of time prior to the Civil War
  14. To pass a law
Down
  1. A person who fought to end slavery
  2. Southern states' name after seceding
  3. He wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  4. The Kansas-Nebraska Act nullified the ___ Compromise
  5. Last name of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  6. First shots fired of the Civil War
  7. Political party united against the spread of slavery
  8. To withdraw from the United States
  9. The ____ states had an economy based on industry
  10. He won the election of 1860
  11. Known as the "Great Compromiser"
  12. Political party of Southern states during antebellum
  13. The main cause of the civil war
  14. Popular Sovereignty

28 Clues: To pass a law • Northern states • Popular Sovereignty • inventor of the cotton gin • He won the election of 1860 • The main cause of the civil war • He wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act • Known as the "Great Compromiser" • A person who fought to end slavery • First shots fired of the Civil War • To withdraw from the United States • Southern states' name after seceding • ...

Civil War 2018-04-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. troops trained to fight on horseback
  2. very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
  3. Southern states seceded from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the Civil War.
  4. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  5. President of the United States of America during the Civil War.
  6. A ship made of iron usually used in the navy.
  7. states that bordered between the slave states and the free states
  8. army unit smaller than a division
  9. a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
  10. an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously
  11. a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
Down
  1. a knife fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
  2. To leave or withdraw
  3. a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel
  4. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
  5. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  6. president of the Confederacy
  7. The northern states who wanted the south to stay.
  8. The southern states who seceded due to wanting more control.
  9. plan used by the north
  10. leave in order to join an opposing cause, country, or army

21 Clues: To leave or withdraw • plan used by the north • president of the Confederacy • army unit smaller than a division • troops trained to fight on horseback • a cap with a flat circular top and a visor • A ship made of iron usually used in the navy. • a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery • a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel • ...

Civil War and Reconstruction 2018-05-21

Civil War and Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Southern whites who supported republican policy throught reconstruction
  2. Took over the presidency from Abraham Lincoln after he was assassinated.
  3. General of the Confederacy
  4. Slave states that remained in the Union
  5. A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
  6. Laws written to separate blacks and whites in public areas
  7. Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
  8. President of the Confederacy
  9. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
  10. The bloodiest day of the Civil War.
  11. Amendment that Abolished Slavery
  12. A secret society of white Southerners in the United States that terrorized black people.
  13. Helped Union send battle information.
  14. Northern whites who moved to the south and served as republican leaders during reconstruction
  15. War between the North and South.
  16. the northern states during the American Civil War
Down
  1. Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves
  2. He was the leading Union general and the 18th President of the United States
  3. A system in which landowners leased a few acres of land to farmworkers in return for a portion of their crops
  4. A school to educate black students on learning how to support themselves and prosper
  5. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
  6. 19th president of the united states
  7. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  8. Ships made of iron
  9. To leave or withdraw

25 Clues: Ships made of iron • To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • Amendment that Abolished Slavery • War between the North and South. • 19th president of the united states • The bloodiest day of the Civil War. • Helped Union send battle information. • Slave states that remained in the Union • ...

US History Final Project 2022-05-18

US History Final Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A scandal involving Richard Nixon
  2. Formally abolished slavery in the United States
  3. population of slaves would be counted as three-fifths in total when apportioning Representatives
  4. Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
  5. Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
  6. A diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States
  7. A civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation
  8. A 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba
  9. He served as the 28th President of the United States
Down
  1. a document signed on July 4, 1776
  2. Gave women the right to vote
  3. written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain
  4. Colonies' fight for independence from Britain
  5. The promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism
  6. This war began as an intervention by the United States on behalf of Cuba
  7. laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866 that affected the freedom of African Americans
  8. An act imposing a tax on documents and printed items such as wills, newspapers, and playing cards
  9. State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States
  10. The 1st president of the United States
  11. Laws passed in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 to limit U.S. involvement in future wars

20 Clues: Gave women the right to vote • a document signed on July 4, 1776 • A scandal involving Richard Nixon • The 1st president of the United States • Colonies' fight for independence from Britain • Formally abolished slavery in the United States • He served as the 28th President of the United States • A diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States • ...

Historical American People and Events 2023-05-17

Historical American People and Events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Winning this war gave America its Independence 1775-1782
  2. 342 chest of tea dropped into Boston Harbor
  3. 13 Original States in the US
  4. Boston soldiers shot into crowd killing 3 injuring 9
  5. A human owned by another human/forced to work without pay
  6. Supported the Constitution and a stronger national republic
  7. 4th President of the United States
  8. Northern side of the civil war/fought to end slavery
  9. Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
  10. Southern side of the civil war/fought for slavery
  11. A person that wanted to end slavery
  12. 5th President of the United States
Down
  1. 3rd President of the United States
  2. On the $100 bill/One of the founding fathers/Made the lightning rod
  3. 2nd President of the United States
  4. Crops Crops made to sell
  5. 1st President of the United States
  6. 16th President of the United States/Freed Slaves/Emancipation Proclamation
  7. Opposed the ratification of the Constitution in favor of small localized government.
  8. War started over slaves 1861-1865

20 Clues: 13 Original States in the US • Crops Crops made to sell • War started over slaves 1861-1865 • 3rd President of the United States • 2nd President of the United States • 1st President of the United States • 4th President of the United States • 5th President of the United States • A person that wanted to end slavery • 342 chest of tea dropped into Boston Harbor • ...

POA Theories C1 2024-10-28

POA Theories C1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. __________ theory states that the life of a business is divided into regular intervals for the purpose of preparing financial statements.
  2. __________ theory states that the owner and business are separate entities. All transactions are recorded from the point of view of the business.
  3. __________ theory states that only business transactions that can be measured in monetary terms are recorded.
  4. __________ business buys and sells goods to customers
  5. __________ theory states that business accounting method must be the same from year to year to ensure meaningful comparison.
  6. Accountants can exercise integrity by being __________ & honest in all professional relationships
  7. __________ theory states that income/expense is only recognized and recorded when it is earned/incurred regardless of whether cash is received/paid.
  8. Accountants are stewards of the businesses who set up the __________ to provide relevant timely information to stakeholders for decision-making.
  9. Accountants adapt, solve problems, think critically and provide accounting and non-accounting information to __________.
Down
  1. Accounting is an information system that __________ for stakeholders to make informed decisions
  2. __________ business provides services to its customers
  3. __________ theory states that a transaction is considered material if it makes a difference to the decision-making process.
  4. __________ theory states that revenue is earned when goods have been delivered or services have been provided.
  5. __________ theory states that business is assumed to operate forever unless there is credible evidence that it may close down.
  6. Accountants are objective when he will not let bias and conflict of interest override his __________
  7. __________ theory states that transactions should be recorded at their original cost.
  8. __________ theory states that expenses incurred must be matched against income earned in the same period to determine the profit for that period.
  9. __________ theory states that all business transactions must be supported by verifiable evidence so that financial statements will be free from biases.
  10. __________ theory states that accounting treatment chosen should be the one that least overstates assets and profits and least understates liabilities and losses.

19 Clues: __________ business buys and sells goods to customers • __________ business provides services to its customers • __________ theory states that transactions should be recorded at their original cost. • Accounting is an information system that __________ for stakeholders to make informed decisions • ...

Pre-Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-22

Pre-Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union fort; location of a battle of the Civil War
  2. author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  3. planned attack led by John Brown to steal weapons from an arsenal in Virginia
  4. state in which slavery is legal
  5. southern portion from the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  6. laws to control the behavior of slaves and to complicate life
  7. a loyalty to a section or part of the country
  8. proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Down
  1. secret system organized to help slaves escape to the North
  2. president of the Confederacy
  3. declared California a free state; Fugitive Slave Law was passed
  4. the states located in between the Union and the Confederacy
  5. forcing people to do labor (typically a group in minority)
  6. the states that remained loyal to the United States
  7. the states that seceded from the United States
  8. northern portion from the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  9. idea that states have the right to make decisions about issues that concern them
  10. state in which slavery is illegal
  11. most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad
  12. the war fought between the Union and Confederacy
  13. to break away from the United States

21 Clues: president of the Confederacy • author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" • state in which slavery is legal • proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act • state in which slavery is illegal • to break away from the United States • northern portion from the Kansas-Nebraska Act • southern portion from the Kansas-Nebraska Act • a loyalty to a section or part of the country • ...

Functions of Government (State vs. Federal) 2024-04-02

Functions of Government (State vs. Federal) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of government where each _____ makes it own rules
  2. highest level of the judicial branch
  3. federal and state agencies work together to fight crime
  4. one responsibility for states, deals with colleges and universities
  5. state and federal governments work together to give money for healthcare, education, etc.
  6. function of the federal government to work with other countries
  7. responsibility of states to look after roads and highways
  8. health system where the state helps people get care they need
  9. the Constitution is the ________ law of the land
  10. system where states can challenge federal actions
  11. responsibility of states to handle crime in their state
  12. during natural disasters, states and federal government have a ________________.
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  1. issues where states and federal government work together to help animals/plants
  2. responsibility where states manage heath programs
  3. this document creates the three branches of government
  4. responsibility of the federal government to defend its people
  5. another word for federal
  6. type of government that is at the top level, known as national
  7. function of the federal government that deals with borders and citizenship
  8. the head of the executive branch

20 Clues: another word for federal • the head of the executive branch • highest level of the judicial branch • the Constitution is the ________ law of the land • responsibility where states manage heath programs • system where states can challenge federal actions • type of government where each _____ makes it own rules • this document creates the three branches of government • ...

Civil War 2018-04-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel
  2. army unit smaller than a division
  3. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  4. The southern states who seceded due to wanting more control.
  5. The northern states who wanted the south to stay.
  6. a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
  7. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
  8. A ship made of iron usually used in the navy.
  9. Southern states seceded from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the Civil War.
  10. a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
  11. an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously
  12. leave in order to join an opposing cause, country, or army
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  1. To leave or withdraw
  2. president of the Confederacy
  3. a knife fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
  4. plan used by the north
  5. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  6. states that bordered between the slave states and the free states
  7. President of the United States of America during the Civil War.
  8. very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
  9. troops trained to fight on horseback

21 Clues: To leave or withdraw • plan used by the north • president of the Confederacy • army unit smaller than a division • troops trained to fight on horseback • a cap with a flat circular top and a visor • A ship made of iron usually used in the navy. • a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery • a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel • ...

Civil War and Reconstruction 2018-05-21

Civil War and Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Amendment that Abolished Slavery
  2. Took over the presidency from Abraham Lincoln after he was assassinated.
  3. Northern whites who moved to the south and served as republican leaders during reconstruction
  4. General of the Confederacy
  5. Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
  6. Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves
  7. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  8. Slave states that remained in the Union
  9. President of the Confederacy
Down
  1. War between the North and South.
  2. Laws written to separate blacks and whites in public areas
  3. A school to educate black students on learning how to support themselves and prosper
  4. 19th president of the united states
  5. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
  6. A secret society of white Southerners in the United States that terrorized black people.
  7. The bloodiest day of the Civil War.
  8. A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
  9. He was the leading Union general and the 18th President of the United States
  10. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
  11. A system in which landowners leased a few acres of land to farmworkers in return for a portion of their crops
  12. Ships made of iron
  13. To leave or withdraw
  14. Southern whites who supported republican policy throught reconstruction
  15. the northern states during the American Civil War
  16. Helped Union send battle information.

25 Clues: Ships made of iron • To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • War between the North and South. • Amendment that Abolished Slavery • 19th president of the united states • The bloodiest day of the Civil War. • Helped Union send battle information. • Slave states that remained in the Union • ...

K: Civil War Crossword 2026-04-28

K: Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Setting someone free from slavery.
  2. Rights The belief that states could overrule federal laws.
  3. The formal giving up of forces, notably at Appomattox
  4. The 11 Southern states that seceded, officially the Confederate States of America.
  5. Placing regional interests above national interests.
  6. Address Lincoln’s speech dedicated to a battlefield and the cause of liberty.
  7. Formal withdrawal of states from the Union.
  8. Someone who wanted to end slavery.
  9. War War strategy destroying civilian and economic resources.
Down
  1. A seal-off of ports to prevent supplies from entering the South.
  2. The era of rebuilding the South after the war.
  3. States Slave states that did not secede (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri).
  4. The period before the Civil War.
  5. A soldier fighting for the Union.
  6. A soldier fighting for the Confederacy.
  7. (Draft) Mandatory enlistment for military service.
  8. The Northern states that remained loyal to the federal government.
  9. Proclamation Lincoln's 1863 order freeing slaves in Confederate-held territory.
  10. A 19th-century warship protected by iron armor.
  11. A soldier killed, wounded, or missing in action.

20 Clues: The period before the Civil War. • A soldier fighting for the Union. • Setting someone free from slavery. • Someone who wanted to end slavery. • A soldier fighting for the Confederacy. • Formal withdrawal of states from the Union. • The era of rebuilding the South after the war. • A 19th-century warship protected by iron armor. • ...

Civil War crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  2. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
  3. A nickname for the South.
  4. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  5. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  6. these states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates.
  7. confederate victory first shots
  8. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
  9. A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  10. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  11. A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  12. A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens
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  1. Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
  2. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  3. When a person is murdered for political reasons.Blockade An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  4. An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
  5. A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
  6. another name for the Confederate States of America or the South.
  7. A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
  8. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.

20 Clues: A nickname for the South. • confederate victory first shots • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War. • ...

Amrit Saini Articles Crossword 2024-02-09

Amrit Saini Articles Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. You needed 9 out of 13 ___ to be able to pass an bills, but with all the cultures of the states being so different that was nearly impossible.
  2. Problems they needed to revise about the articles (D____)
  3. Articles were flawed because Congress couldn't ___
  4. When the Articles were being used all the power was handed to the ____
  5. The representatives sent out by the states to revise the government in 1787 in Philadelphia.
  6. The states acted in their own _____(Two Words)
  7. The Articles of ____ were the first government the United States had but failed because it was so weak
  8. The articles were created during the ______(Two words)
  9. The states wanted a weak central government to have as much ___ as possible (Hint: A____)
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  1. After the Articles was a bust the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 and revised the Articles and implemented the ____ in 1789
  2. The articles were purposely made ___ so states had power and were able to be independent.
  3. Alexander____ hated Congress because they didn't share his vision
  4. The 1787 convention was remembered as the ____ Convention because they made a new plan for the government called the *constitution*
  5. You needed ____ votes to pass amendments which was nearly impossible. (Hint: 13/13 votes is called U___)
  6. The ____ of the Congress was very limited which made the articles so flawed.
  7. States could pass ___ that could hurt merchants from the other colonies.
  8. An underlying issue in America that overshadowed everything else (They were broke)
  9. The states were able to print their own money causing ____ to happen.
  10. ____ merchants benefited from the articles because they were able to sell their goods in American ports for cheaper making American consumers buy it more than locally produced goods.
  11. The governments weren't able to pay the ___ because they couldn't tax the states.

20 Clues: The states acted in their own _____(Two Words) • Articles were flawed because Congress couldn't ___ • The articles were created during the ______(Two words) • Problems they needed to revise about the articles (D____) • Alexander____ hated Congress because they didn't share his vision • The states were able to print their own money causing ____ to happen. • ...

AOC Crossword 2026-04-08

AOC Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River organized by Congress
  2. Trade between states or with other countries
  3. A law passed by a governing authority such as Congress
  4. A law that set up a system for surveying and selling western lands
  5. The amount of times the Capital city of the United States has changed since 1775.
  6. First plan of government for the United States that created a weak central government and left most power with the states
  7. A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
  8. Lands west of the Appalachian Mountains that the United States organized for settlement and future states
  9. American diplomat sent to Britain to address trade problems after the Treaty of Paris
  10. Money used by a country or group of states for trade
  11. To formally apply for something such as statehood
  12. A section or part of a legal document such as a law or constitution
  13. A written plan of government adopted by the states after independence
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  1. Important river closed to American shipping by Spain in 1784
  2. To fall in value such as paper money after the Revolutionary War
  3. The elected leader of a state government
  4. A law passed in 1787 that created a process for territories to become states and banned slavery there
  5. The lawmaking body of a government such as state assemblies
  6. The branch of government responsible for carrying out laws which the Articles government lacked
  7. Country that controlled land west of the Mississippi River and limited American trade access
  8. A change made to a law or plan of government that required approval from all states under the Articles
  9. Colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolutionary War and lost property afterward
  10. Country that kept forts in the Great Lakes region after the Revolutionary War
  11. The 1783 agreement that ended the Revolutionary War between Britain and the United States

24 Clues: The elected leader of a state government • Trade between states or with other countries • To formally apply for something such as statehood • Money used by a country or group of states for trade • A law passed by a governing authority such as Congress • The lawmaking body of a government such as state assemblies • ...

Executive Branch Crossword 2021-01-28

Executive Branch Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Runs meetings of the Senate when there is an impeachment trial of the President
  2. This secretary in the President's Cabinet manages the foreign relations of the United States (Secretary of…?)
  3. The branch that enforces the laws
  4. The term of the President of the United States
  5. The minimum age for being President of the United States
  6. Current Secretary of State (Last name)
  7. The maximum number of years a person is allowed to be President of the United States
  8. Third in line in presidential succession
  9. The only situation in which the Vice President can vote in the Senate
  10. Must approve appointments made by the President
  11. Current President of the US (Last name)
  12. Citizen qualification for becoming President of the United States
  13. The Congress turns a bill into a law even though the President has refused to sign it
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  1. The part of the U.S. Government that can impeach the President
  2. Who has the right to run meetings of the United States Senate
  3. The Senate can remove a President from office in an impeachment trial if a minimum of this fraction of the senators votes for this
  4. Second in line in presidential succession
  5. This secretary in the President's Cabinet manages the nation's armed forces (Secretary of..?)
  6. The number of years a person must live in the United States before he/she can become President
  7. Head of State of the United States
  8. Current Vice President of the United States (Last name)
  9. Term limit of the President of the United States
  10. This member of the President's Cabinet manages the nation's legal business
  11. This officially elects the President of the United States
  12. This secretary in the President's Cabinet manages the nation's finances (Secretary of the..?)
  13. When the President says no to a bill passed by Congress

26 Clues: The branch that enforces the laws • Head of State of the United States • Current Secretary of State (Last name) • Current President of the US (Last name) • Third in line in presidential succession • Second in line in presidential succession • The term of the President of the United States • Must approve appointments made by the President • ...

Italian States 2021-12-06

Italian States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to influence or contol
  2. A language of everyday speech in particular region
  3. having a distinctive quality
  4. to gain or achieve
  5. Basic or essential
  6. A member of the middle class who lived in a city or town
  7. a determining condition
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  1. A change to a lower state or level
  2. a soldier who fought primarily for money
  3. painting done on fresh, wet plaster with water-based paints
  4. A key intellectual movement of the renaissance
  5. Artistic techniques use to give the effect of three- dimensional dept to two dimensional surfaces
  6. A form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote

13 Clues: to gain or achieve • Basic or essential • to influence or contol • a determining condition • having a distinctive quality • A change to a lower state or level • a soldier who fought primarily for money • A key intellectual movement of the renaissance • A language of everyday speech in particular region • A member of the middle class who lived in a city or town • ...

United States 2018-08-10

United States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The “Register of the Desert”
  2. Samuel Clemens and some of his book characters live here
  3. has the largest natural stone bridge in the world
  4. where the living symbol for “Smokey Bear” was found
  5. NASA headquarters are located here
  6. Liberty Bell
  7. Has a 6,640 mile long coastline
Down
  1. where Paul Revere rode his horse
  2. Nick Adams goes fishing here
  3. book and movie: A River Runs Through It, set in this state
  4. Here is where the first presidential inauguration took place
  5. gravesite of Elvis Presley
  6. produces the most maple syrup

13 Clues: Liberty Bell • gravesite of Elvis Presley • The “Register of the Desert” • Nick Adams goes fishing here • produces the most maple syrup • Has a 6,640 mile long coastline • where Paul Revere rode his horse • NASA headquarters are located here • has the largest natural stone bridge in the world • where the living symbol for “Smokey Bear” was found • ...

Killer States 2023-03-20

Killer States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The volunteer state
  2. The Bayou state
  3. The golden state
  4. The Buckeye state
  5. The natural state
Down
  1. The peach state
  2. The hospitality state
  3. The Battle Born state
  4. The sunshine state
  5. The lone star state
  6. The Old line state
  7. The copper state
  8. The bluegrass state

13 Clues: The peach state • The Bayou state • The copper state • The golden state • The Buckeye state • The natural state • The sunshine state • The Old line state • The volunteer state • The lone star state • The bluegrass state • The hospitality state • The Battle Born state

U.S. States 2023-04-16

U.S. States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Sooner State
  2. The Peach State
  3. The Sunshine State
  4. Big Sky Country
  5. The Aloha State
  6. The Garden State
Down
  1. The Golden State
  2. The Last Frontier
  3. Land of 10,000 Lakes
  4. Land of Lincoln
  5. Lone Star State
  6. America's Dairyland
  7. The Buckeye State

13 Clues: Land of Lincoln • Lone Star State • The Peach State • Big Sky Country • The Aloha State • The Golden State • The Sooner State • The Garden State • The Last Frontier • The Buckeye State • The Sunshine State • America's Dairyland • Land of 10,000 Lakes

western states 2023-04-11

western states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. great salt lake?
  2. no, not dc
  3. where aliens land
  4. grand canyon?
  5. the state of sacramento
  6. __ trail
Down
  1. hanna ____
  2. pearl harbor?
  3. the potato land
  4. denali?
  5. has a flag that looks like pac-man
  6. yellow stone park?
  7. Sierra ___ Mountains

13 Clues: denali? • __ trail • hanna ____ • no, not dc • pearl harbor? • grand canyon? • the potato land • great salt lake? • where aliens land • yellow stone park? • Sierra ___ Mountains • the state of sacramento • has a flag that looks like pac-man

SE States 2023-01-05

SE States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. COLUMBIA
  2. RAEIGH
  3. RICHMOND
  4. LITTLEROCK
Down
  1. CHARLESTON
  2. JACKSON
  3. ATLANTA
  4. NASHVILLE
  5. ANNAPOLIS
  6. BATONROUGE
  7. TALLAHASSEE
  8. FRANKFORT
  9. MONTGOMERY

13 Clues: RAEIGH • JACKSON • ATLANTA • COLUMBIA • RICHMOND • NASHVILLE • ANNAPOLIS • FRANKFORT • CHARLESTON • BATONROUGE • MONTGOMERY • LITTLEROCK • TALLAHASSEE

civil war 2019-10-09

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Compromise/A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states. Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state to keep the balance of power.
  2. three minute speech inspired the North to keep fighting for a united country and the end of slavery.
  3. Tom's Cabin/Novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
  4. of Gettysburg/Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
  5. Act/A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
  6. states/Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware).
  7. Scott Decision/U.S. Supreme Court decision which determined that slaves (Dred Scott) could not sue in federal court because they did not have the rights of citizenship.
  8. Davis/President of the Confederacy; born in Kentucky; for slavery; believed states had the right to leave the Union
  9. Proclamation/
  10. for the South; got his nickname because he refused to retreat during battle - he held his position like a stone wall.
  11. freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
  12. Address/Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery
  13. United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
Down
  1. Ferry/Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
  2. southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
  3. of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  4. stopped the South's advance in the North
  5. Southern states seceded from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the Civil War.
  6. leave or withdraw
  7. Sumter/Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.
  8. erupted when people from Missouri crossed into Kansas to vote for slavery then went back to Missouri
  9. clad/ship made of iron
  10. Lincoln/President of the United States of America during the Civil War; born in Kentucky; helped preserve the United States by leading the country in the defeat of the Confederacy; against slavery; freed slaves; assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
  11. did not call for abolition (free all slaves) at the beginning of the war because these states had slaves and would fight for the Union.

24 Clues: Proclamation/ • leave or withdraw • clad/ship made of iron • stopped the South's advance in the North • freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states • of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else. • southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. • Ferry/Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal. • ...

History Chapter 9 Quiz 9 2024-01-23

History Chapter 9 Quiz 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. president of the United States
  2. – 1889 Pennsylvania flood that took the lives of over 2,000 people
  3. – leader of the U.S. Navy fleet that destroyed Spanish Pacific naval fleet of Ships during the Spanish American War
  4. – U.S, Navy ship that sank in Cuba and sparked the beginning of the Spanish American War
  5. – group of Pacific Islands that the United States helped free from Spain in the Spanish American War
  6. manmade waterway the United States built across the Isthmus of Panama
  7. – largest passenger liner in the world at the time it sailed sank on its first voyage after hitting an iceberg
  8. – amusement park in Brooklyn, New York that has operated since the late 1800’s
  9. –meeting that established time zones around the world
  10. – group of American soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American war
  11. – helped save the lives of the Panama Canal workers by controlling disease carrying mosquitos
  12. – American evangelist who started a Sunday School movement in Chicago and founded the Moody Bible Institute
  13. – war fought between Spain and the United States to set Cuba free from Spain
  14. – U.S. East Coast entry port for immigrants from 1892 – 1954
  15. – location of a hurricane in the year 1900 deadliest natural disaster in the United States
Down
  1. – law passed to keep Chinese laborers out of the United States
  2. – 22nd president and 24th President of the United States only president to be elected again after another president has served
  3. – island possessed by Spain until the end of the Spanish American War
  4. – 25th president of the United States declared war against Spain to help free the nation of Cuba
  5. organization that Clara Barton founded that helps in times of war and natural disaster
  6. California- location of the 1906 earthquake that destroyed most of the city
  7. – 20th president of the United States
  8. – 23rd President of the United States; Expanded the U.S. Navy
  9. – famous battle won by the rough riders
  10. sent by the United States to set up a government for the Philippines 27th President of the United States
  11. – leader of the Rough Riders 26th President of the United States
  12. – U.S. West Coast entry port for immigrants from 1910 – 1940
  13. – narrow strip of land that connects North America and South America
  14. – evangelist who had once been a famous baseball player
  15. – 28th President of the United States president when the Panama Canal opened
  16. a person who leaves his own country to make his home in another country

31 Clues: president of the United States • – 20th president of the United States • – famous battle won by the rough riders • –meeting that established time zones around the world • – evangelist who had once been a famous baseball player • – U.S. West Coast entry port for immigrants from 1910 – 1940 • – U.S. East Coast entry port for immigrants from 1892 – 1954 • ...

Bill of Rights 2015-01-22

Bill of Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this amendment states civil trial rights
  2. this amendment states quartering troops in homes
  3. a formal listing of the basic rights or citizens
  4. this amendment states rights retained by the people
  5. people who are required to defend themselves in a legal action
  6. this amendment states powers reserved to the states
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  1. the act of giving testimony that can be used against oneself
  2. this amendment states bail and punishment
  3. this amendment states the right to bear arms
  4. this amendment states legal rights
  5. this amendment states criminal trial rights
  6. this amendment states the right to worship freely
  7. an order from a judge that authorizes police or other officials to take a certain action
  8. this amendment states searches and seizures

14 Clues: this amendment states legal rights • this amendment states civil trial rights • this amendment states bail and punishment • this amendment states criminal trial rights • this amendment states searches and seizures • this amendment states the right to bear arms • this amendment states quartering troops in homes • a formal listing of the basic rights or citizens • ...

American Civil War Terms 2025-04-15

American Civil War Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  2. - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
  3. - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  4. - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  5. - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  6. - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
  7. - A nickname for the South.
  8. - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  9. - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
  10. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  11. - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
  12. - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
  13. Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
  14. - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  15. - A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
Down
  1. - The side of an army or military unit.
  2. - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  3. - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
  4. - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
  5. - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  6. - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
  7. - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  8. - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
  9. - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
  10. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  11. theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
  12. - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
  13. - A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army.
  14. - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
  15. - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  16. - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.

31 Clues: - A nickname for the South. • - The side of an army or military unit. • - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • - An army of citizens used during emergencies. • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • ...

United States 2022-10-18

United States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the city that has the Golden Gate Bridge
  2. number of states in USA
  3. the coast that has good public transportation
  4. person who stays in the classroom in the US
  5. city that never sleeps
  6. when school has strict guidelines on clothing
  7. capital of Florida
Down
  1. the president's home
  2. worst car traffic
  3. in the US, Americanxs eat dinner at this time
  4. place Jennifer is from
  5. students in US eat lunch in this place
  6. capital of Texas

13 Clues: capital of Texas • worst car traffic • capital of Florida • the president's home • place Jennifer is from • city that never sleeps • number of states in USA • students in US eat lunch in this place • the city that has the Golden Gate Bridge • person who stays in the classroom in the US • in the US, Americanxs eat dinner at this time • the coast that has good public transportation • ...

Southwest States 2022-01-24

Southwest States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A root that taste like a pear and potatoe
  2. Tree Nut
  3. Gobble Gobble
  4. BBQ
  5. Stalk Vegetable
  6. Main staple for foods
  7. Lone Star State
Down
  1. Added spice to food
  2. Not Mexico
  3. Cactus state
  4. combination of texas and mexican food
  5. Clay ovens
  6. Deep fried dough (circular shape)

13 Clues: BBQ • Tree Nut • Not Mexico • Clay ovens • Cactus state • Gobble Gobble • Stalk Vegetable • Lone Star State • Added spice to food • Main staple for foods • Deep fried dough (circular shape) • combination of texas and mexican food • A root that taste like a pear and potatoe

Death penalty 2026-01-21

Death penalty crossword puzzle
Across
  1. INJECTION – The most used execution method today
  2. CHAIR – An old execution method using electricity
  3. STATES – Number of US states that abolished the death penalty
  4. PEOPLE – People who can be executed by mistake
  5. AND INHUMAN – How many people describe the death penalty
  6. THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY EXECUTIONS – Approximate number of executions since 1976
  7. STATES – Number of states that still use the death penalty
  8. PER YEAR – Approximate number of executions in Texas today
  9. – The US state with the most executions
  10. PENALTY – A legal punishment where the state kills a person
Down
  1. – The state where the death penalty started in sixteen thirty
  2. – The act of killing someone as a legal punishment
  3. PUNISHMENT – Another name for the death penalty
  4. TOPIC – A subject with many different opinions
  5. STATES – Number of states with a moratorium
  6. – A temporary stop of executions
  7. STATES – A country where the death penalty still exists
  8. SEVENTY-SIX – Year executions restarted in the USA
  9. CRIMES – Crimes punished by the death penalty
  10. – An old execution method using a rope

20 Clues: – A temporary stop of executions • – An old execution method using a rope • – The US state with the most executions • STATES – Number of states with a moratorium • CRIMES – Crimes punished by the death penalty • TOPIC – A subject with many different opinions • PEOPLE – People who can be executed by mistake • PUNISHMENT – Another name for the death penalty • ...

States 2023-12-19

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A pooled investment fund that employs various strategies to earn returns for its investors.
  2. Stocks of large, well-established, and financially stable companies with a history of strong performance.
  3. Short-term government debt securities with maturities typically ranging from a few days to one year.
Down
  1. A type of investment fund and exchange-traded product, with shares that are tradeable on a stock exchange.
  2. An investor's willingness and ability to withstand fluctuations in the value of their investments.
  3. The use of borrowed money to increase the potential return on an investment.
  4. The ease with which an asset can be converted into cash without affecting its market price.
  5. The total value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares of stock, calculated by multiplying the stock's current market price by the total number of outstanding shares.

8 Clues: The use of borrowed money to increase the potential return on an investment. • The ease with which an asset can be converted into cash without affecting its market price. • A pooled investment fund that employs various strategies to earn returns for its investors. • ...

States 2024-06-04

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Kansas's state flower
  2. Massachusetts's state flower
  3. Missouri's state insect
  4. New Hampshire's state insect
Down
  1. Indiana's state flower
  2. Arkansas's state tree
  3. Indiana's state tree
  4. The biggest state

8 Clues: The biggest state • Indiana's state tree • Kansas's state flower • Arkansas's state tree • Indiana's state flower • Missouri's state insect • Massachusetts's state flower • New Hampshire's state insect

states 2025-03-27

states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. governmental monumints
  2. coronado beach
  3. on the ocean
Down
  1. sunshine state
  2. hola & beachy
  3. peach state
  4. gulf shores
  5. ocean city

8 Clues: ocean city • peach state • gulf shores • on the ocean • hola & beachy • sunshine state • coronado beach • governmental monumints

First 5 Presidents 2026-03-05

First 5 Presidents crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The BLANK BLANK system emerged during the presidency of John Adams
  2. What doctrine (government plan of action) was issued by our 5th President? It was a warning to European nations NOT to interfere with the United States.
  3. Branch The President is the head of what branch of government?
  4. Branch The Supreme Court & judges are part of what branch of government?
  5. What was added to the Constitution of the United States during the presidency of George Washington
  6. This War caused European nations to gain respect for the United States during the presidency of James Madison
  7. The Federal BLANK BLANK was established during the presidency of George Washington
  8. Four of the first 5 Presidents were all from what state?
  9. Second President of the United States - from Massachusetts
  10. Who did Thomas Jefferson hire to explore the Louisiana Territory? Use LAST NAMES only.
  11. Plans were developed for THIS national capital during the presidency of George Washington
Down
  1. President Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States with the BLANK Purchase?
  2. First President of the United States - from Virginia
  3. Who was the African American astronomer and surveyor, who helped complete the design for Washington DC?
  4. Third President of the United States - from Virginia
  5. Where was John Adams from?
  6. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from what country?
  7. Fourth President of the United States - from Virginia
  8. Fifth President of the United States - from Virginia

19 Clues: Where was John Adams from? • First President of the United States - from Virginia • Third President of the United States - from Virginia • Fifth President of the United States - from Virginia • Fourth President of the United States - from Virginia • The Louisiana Territory was purchased from what country? • Four of the first 5 Presidents were all from what state? • ...

Civil War 2026-05-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. River the US targeted to take control of during the Civil War
  2. Famous battle in Pennsylvania considered a turning point in the war.
  3. Political party of Abraham Lincoln
  4. Number of Confederate states
  5. Name of a border state that stayed part of the United States during the Civil War
  6. First state to secede from United States
  7. The Union states made 32 x more of this product than the Confederate states
  8. The act of a state leaving the United States
  9. Name for the document that freed enslaved people in the Confederate states
  10. Location of first attack by the Confederate states on the US
Down
  1. Name of the woman who ran away from enslavement and then served in the Union Army in the Civil War
  2. Name of the man who escaped from enslavement on a ship called the planter and later went on to serve in the US Congress as a representative for the state of South Carolina
  3. Another name for the states that seceded during the Civil War
  4. Amendment that ended slavery in the US
  5. Name of Confederate President
  6. City that served as the capital of the Confederacy
  7. Name of the first Major Battle of the Civil War
  8. First word in the secret network that helped enslaved people escape from enslavement
  9. Name of the battle that the USA won just prior to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

19 Clues: Number of Confederate states • Name of Confederate President • Political party of Abraham Lincoln • Amendment that ended slavery in the US • First state to secede from United States • The act of a state leaving the United States • Name of the first Major Battle of the Civil War • City that served as the capital of the Confederacy • ...

Delaney Reed, 4th hour 2023-01-09

Delaney Reed, 4th hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Head of the Department of Justice.
  2. confirm, approve, pass
  3. Influenced, prejudiced, swayed
  4. In the House of ____, states get members based on their population size.
  5. Commander-in-Chief of the military, aka the
  6. The vote to determine the president of the United States is called the ___ vote.
  7. The first ten amendments added to the Constitution.
  8. The President’s Cabinet is made up of people called…
  9. Opposite of Majority rights.
  10. Described in the third article of the Constitution.
  11. Power is divided between national and state governments in the United States. This is called…
  12. The president of the Senate.
Down
  1. Left, blue, Liberal
  2. President, Departments, enforces laws
  3. Political party represented by an elephant
  4. “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
  5. The United States has ____ because it has absolute authority within its territory.
  6. “We the people of the United States, in order to form…”
  7. The United States’ national debt exists due to the opposite of surplus.
  8. The highest court in the United States.
  9. The document outlining the entire United States government.
  10. The Tuesday after the first Monday in November marks…
  11. Assign, pass on, transfer
  12. Has the power to declare war.
  13. Amendments 15, 19, and 26 all give people the right to ___.

25 Clues: Left, blue, Liberal • confirm, approve, pass • Assign, pass on, transfer • Opposite of Majority rights. • The president of the Senate. • Has the power to declare war. • Influenced, prejudiced, swayed • Head of the Department of Justice. • President, Departments, enforces laws • The highest court in the United States. • Political party represented by an elephant • ...

Civil War and Reconstruction 2018-05-18

Civil War and Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General of the Confederacy
  2. the northern states during the American Civil War
  3. To leave or withdraw
  4. A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
  5. Laws written to separate blacks and whites in public areas
  6. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
  7. President of the Confederacy
  8. Took over the presidency from Abraham Lincoln after he was assassinated.
  9. A school to educate black students on learning how to support themselves and prosper
  10. Northern whites who moved to the south and served as republican leaders during reconstruction
  11. Slave states that remained in the Union
Down
  1. Ships made of iron
  2. Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves
  3. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
  4. He was the leading Union general and the 18th President of the United States
  5. A system in which landowners leased a few acres of land to farmworkers in return for a portion of their crops
  6. War between the North and South.
  7. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  8. Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
  9. Southern whites who supported republican policy throught reconstruction
  10. The bloodiest day of the Civil War.
  11. Helped Union send battle information.
  12. Amendment that Abolished Slavery
  13. A secret society of white Southerners in the United States that terrorized black people.
  14. 19th president of the united states

25 Clues: Ships made of iron • To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • War between the North and South. • Amendment that Abolished Slavery • The bloodiest day of the Civil War. • 19th president of the united states • Helped Union send battle information. • Slave states that remained in the Union • ...

Constitution 2021-12-06

Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Delegates of the Constitutional Convention who shaped the Constitution
  2. Power of the court to judge whether or not actions of other branches are unconstitutional
  3. Final and Supreme authority of the US, SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND
  4. Amendment that states the right to bear arms
  5. Executes or carries out the law
  6. Includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law
  7. Legislative, Executive, Judicial
  8. Amendment that states the right to a fair trial and no double jeopardy
  9. Based on John Locke, basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled
Down
  1. system in which each branch of government checks or limits other branches so no one branch gets too much power
  2. Amendment that states that we do not have to quarter soldiers
  3. England's lawmaking body
  4. Amendment that states the right to free speech, religion, press, assemble, and petition
  5. Amendment that states that searches and seizures cannot be conducted without a warrant
  6. The sharing of power between the national and state government
  7. Amendment that states that we have rights not listed in the Constitution
  8. Amendment that states that someone can only be taken to court over a value that exceeds twenty dollars
  9. Amendment that disallows cruel and unusual punishments
  10. Lawmaking branch of government
  11. Amendment that states that any power not stated in the Constitution is a reserved power
  12. Amendment that states the right to a speedy and public trial
  13. Movement that promoted the idea that knowledge, reason, and science would improve society

22 Clues: England's lawmaking body • Lawmaking branch of government • Executes or carries out the law • Legislative, Executive, Judicial • Amendment that states the right to bear arms • Amendment that disallows cruel and unusual punishments • Amendment that states the right to a speedy and public trial • Amendment that states that we do not have to quarter soldiers • ...

Grade 5 Quarter 4 2025-04-28

Grade 5 Quarter 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. deadliest, bloodiest battle of the civil war
  2. German immigrant who came to America and invented blue jeans
  3. number of states that joined the confederacy
  4. the most important form of transportation in the north and eastern United States in the 1800's
  5. means to leave. refers to when the southern states broke away from the United States to make a new country
  6. another name for the united stated army
  7. the process of moving from one country to another to live
  8. form of river transportation during the civil war
  9. capital of the confederacy
  10. a tax on imported goods
  11. last name of slave who claimed he should be free after living in free states for four years
  12. number of people who died during the first battle of the civil war
  13. winner of 1860 presidential election
Down
  1. what the 11 states who left the united states called themselves
  2. war between citizens of the same country
  3. name for the fort where the civil war began
  4. celebration in america that marks the end of slavery in america
  5. to kill a leader or an important person
  6. a person who is not in the military or police
  7. In the 1800's this crop replaced tobacco as the number one crop grown in the southern United States
  8. the freeing of slaves
  9. place where people started working during the Industrial Revolution
  10. general who led the united states to victory over the south

23 Clues: the freeing of slaves • a tax on imported goods • capital of the confederacy • winner of 1860 presidential election • to kill a leader or an important person • another name for the united stated army • war between citizens of the same country • name for the fort where the civil war began • deadliest, bloodiest battle of the civil war • ...

A STATE OF USA 2023-06-22

A STATE OF USA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A state in the Midwestern region of the United States known for its vibrant city of Chicago and its agricultural heritage.
  2. A state in the southwestern region of the United States known for its desert landscapes and the Grand Canyon.
  3. York A state in the northeastern United States known for its bustling city of New York, iconic landmarks, and diverse population.
  4. A state in the western United States known for its famous city of Las Vegas, entertainment, and desert landscapes.
  5. The largest state in the United States known for its vast wilderness and stunning natural beauty.
  6. A state in the western United States known for its majestic mountains and outdoor recreational activities.
  7. A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States known for its lush forests, mountains, and the city of Seattle.
  8. A state in the southern United States known for its large size, cowboy culture, and barbecue cuisine.
Down
  1. A state on the East Coast of the United States known for its historical significance, colonial architecture, and natural beauty.
  2. A state in the southeastern United States known for its warm climate, sandy beaches, and theme parks.
  3. A state on the West Coast of the United States known for its sunny beaches, entertainment industry, and diverse culture.
  4. A state in the southern United States known for its unique Creole and Cajun culture, jazz music, and delicious cuisine.
  5. A group of islands in the Pacific Ocean that is a state of the United States, known for its tropical beauty and aloha spirit.
  6. A state in the northeastern United States known for its rich history, prestigious universities, and picturesque landscapes.
  7. A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States known for its scenic beauty, outdoor activities, and eco-friendly culture.
  8. A state located in the southeastern region of the United States known for its southern hospitality.

16 Clues: The largest state in the United States known for its vast wilderness and stunning natural beauty. • A state located in the southeastern region of the United States known for its southern hospitality. • A state in the southeastern United States known for its warm climate, sandy beaches, and theme parks. • ...

Events Leading to the Civil War 2014-04-18

Events Leading to the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. northern states were primarily
  2. northern economies were dependent on these
  3. Chief Justice that made the Dred Scott decision
  4. two states voted to be free or slave
  5. southern states were primarily
  6. nickname of Kansas
  7. first southern state to secede
  8. was told as a slave he was not a U.S. citizen
Down
  1. new government formed by southern states
  2. plantations made money by growing these
  3. law passed in the Compromise of 1850
  4. President of the Confederate States
  5. first Republican President in the north
  6. four states that tried to remain neutral
  7. wanted to end, or abolish, slavery
  8. southern economies were dependent on these
  9. period of time before the Civil War
  10. free state in the Compromise of 1850

18 Clues: nickname of Kansas • northern states were primarily • southern states were primarily • first southern state to secede • wanted to end, or abolish, slavery • President of the Confederate States • period of time before the Civil War • law passed in the Compromise of 1850 • two states voted to be free or slave • free state in the Compromise of 1850 • ...

Unit Three: Vocab 2024-10-25

Unit Three: Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The idea that the United States had been destined by God to expand and take over North America
  2. The route settlers took from the East coast to settle in the West Coast.
  3. Leader of inter-tribal army that fought against the United States.
  4. a dispute over the border between Mexico and the United States.
  5. Federal court case that ruled only the Federal government could deal with Native Americans.
  6. Seventh president, signed the Indian Removal Act
  7. Treaty of Paris Violations, Impressment and British support of Native American resistance against the United States expansion.
  8. The route Native Americans were forced to take during the Indian Removal Act.
  9. The country the borders the United State's southern border.
  10. the balance of power between the states and federal government.
  11. farmers from Western Pennsylvania rose up in protest of what they saw as unfair taxation
  12. A group of people who were native to North America.
  13. A federal government act that forced Native Americans to relocate from their lands to new areas.
  14. Third president of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, and buyer of the Louisiana Purchase.
Down
  1. Thomas Jefferson purchased a large amount of land in the North from France in order to expand the United States
  2. The first president of the United States, who set precedents for American presidency.
  3. The treaty that ended the War of 1812, granted the United States lots of land.
  4. The president has no term limits and can serve for a lifetime
  5. nation>person
  6. Treaty that ended the Mexican-American War, granted the United States a lot of land.
  7. Made cotton manufacturing much easier by quickly removing seeds and sticks from raw cotton.
  8. The country that borders the United State's northern border
  9. Manifest Destiny led settlers and the United States to move towards the West.
  10. Two individual's who led an expedition to map out new land.
  11. creator of the cotton gin
  12. True or False: Manifest Destiny would cause conflicts due the United States expansion onto new disputed lands.

26 Clues: nation>person • creator of the cotton gin • Seventh president, signed the Indian Removal Act • A group of people who were native to North America. • The country that borders the United State's northern border • The country the borders the United State's southern border. • Two individual's who led an expedition to map out new land. • ...

Civics Final Exam Review 2024-03-28

Civics Final Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the native american tribes in Louisiana
  2. number of years a president serves
  3. Amendment that made it to where male citizen of any race (can vote).
  4. a change to the Constitution
  5. branch of government that review laws
  6. number of years a senator is elected
  7. income taxes?
  8. Who makes federal laws?
  9. Gulf war fought by the United States in the 1990s
  10. war fought by the United States in the 1960s
  11. first Postmaster General of the United States
  12. Who was the first president?
  13. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? bill of __?
  14. During WWII, the US fought Germany, Italy and what other country?
  15. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
  16. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
  17. attacked the US on September 11, 2001
  18. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
  19. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
  20. In what month do we vote for President?*
Down
  1. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
  2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
  3. How many U.S. Senators are there?
  4. Who led the United States during the Civil War?
  5. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
  6. person in charge of the executive branch
  7. amendment that allowed women's suffrage
  8. Who was President during World War I?
  9. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
  10. what is the supreme law of the land?
  11. age required to be able to vote
  12. number of years a representative is elected
  13. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
  14. What is the economic system in the United States?*
  15. highest court in the United States
  16. right of citizens
  17. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
  18. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
  19. the 15th of what month is the last day to file

39 Clues: income taxes? • right of citizens • Who makes federal laws? • a change to the Constitution • Who was the first president? • age required to be able to vote • How many U.S. Senators are there? • number of years a president serves • highest court in the United States • number of years a senator is elected • what is the supreme law of the land? • branch of government that review laws • ...

Civics 2023-12-18

Civics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights not listed in BoR
  2. rights related to trials
  3. religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
  4. Cabinet ___ the president
  5. not specifically listed in constitution
  6. shared by state and government
  7. written
  8. house soldiers
  9. responsibility
Down
  1. plan that favored large states
  2. favor small states
  3. powers for individual states
  4. best compromise
  5. civil case
  6. No searches without reason
  7. states can make laws too
  8. Has to do
  9. bear arms
  10. no unreasonable fines/punishment
  11. rights if charged with a crime

20 Clues: written • Has to do • bear arms • civil case • house soldiers • responsibility • best compromise • favor small states • rights not listed in BoR • rights related to trials • states can make laws too • Cabinet ___ the president • No searches without reason • powers for individual states • plan that favored large states • shared by state and government • rights if charged with a crime • ...

Constitutional Convention 2023-11-09

Constitutional Convention crossword puzzle
Across
  1. number of states needed to pass a law in AOC
  2. rebellion that led to a change in the Articles of Confederation
  3. created The Great Compromise
  4. two houses
  5. house of government that has equal representation
  6. branch that makes the laws
  7. one house
  8. what representation in the Virginia Plan was based on
  9. number of slaves that would counted towards a states' population
  10. branch that includes the president
Down
  1. house of government with proportional representation
  2. making sure no branch has power over the other
  3. plan favored by small states
  4. added new states with a population of over 60,000
  5. created the Virginia plan
  6. first government of the United States
  7. plan favorted by large states
  8. branch that interprets the laws

18 Clues: one house • two houses • created the Virginia plan • branch that makes the laws • plan favored by small states • created The Great Compromise • plan favorted by large states • branch that interprets the laws • branch that includes the president • first government of the United States • number of states needed to pass a law in AOC • making sure no branch has power over the other • ...

Alan 2023-05-11

Alan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scott devision, the United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories
  2. having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity
  3. lincoln, president during civil war
  4. an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole.
  5. a person who favors the institution
  6. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit
  7. run,
  8. davis, the captain of the confederate
Down
  1. the battle that took control of the mississippi river
  2. the union
  3. states withdraw
  4. proclamation, freed the slaves
  5. a knife or dagger
  6. person who escaped
  7. led by jefferson davis
  8. states, the country that battled
  9. north
  10. confederacy

18 Clues: run, • north • the union • confederacy • states withdraw • a knife or dagger • person who escaped • led by jefferson davis • proclamation, freed the slaves • states, the country that battled • lincoln, president during civil war • a person who favors the institution • davis, the captain of the confederate • the battle that took control of the mississippi river • ...

Causes of the civil war 2023-01-05

Causes of the civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _________ states felt that the federal government was taking away their rights and power
  2. Many Southern states felt Lincoln was ____ the south because he was against slavery.
  3. people in the ____ wanted slavery to remain legal.
  4. Abraham Lincoln was part of the anti-slavery ____ Party.
  5. The South ______ heavily on slaves.
  6. By the mid-1800's the economies of many northern states relied on _______ instead of farming.
  7. How much power individual states have
  8. people in the ____ wanted slavery to be outlawed
Down
  1. Many southern plantations grew _______ in fields.
  2. The southern states wanted to form a new country called the _____ States of America.
  3. When Lincoln was elected many southern states decided they wanted to _____ the United States.
  4. As the states expanded west, each new state became a _______.
  5. Southern states wanted the right to keep ______.
  6. The south relied on slavery for _____ to work in their fields.
  7. Many people in the north thought slavery was _____.

15 Clues: The South ______ heavily on slaves. • How much power individual states have • Southern states wanted the right to keep ______. • people in the ____ wanted slavery to be outlawed • Many southern plantations grew _______ in fields. • people in the ____ wanted slavery to remain legal. • Many people in the north thought slavery was _____. • ...

Realism and Liberalism Review 2022-01-11

Realism and Liberalism Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the main objective of states in a realist system
  2. _________ Peace Theory- theory born out of liberalism
  3. the main actors in the theory of realism
  4. ____-____ actors have a role in liberalism
  5. the main actors in the theory of liberalism
  6. states exist in a system of ________
  7. theorist who wrote Two Treatises of Government 1689
  8. signifies existence of independent community
  9. theorist who wrote The Leviathan
  10. concern for power is overridden by a concern for _______ and political considerations
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  1. states compete for ________
  2. states compete for _________
  3. state________ is one instrument realists utilize
  4. theorist who wrote Perpetual Peace 1795
  5. international ________ are of great importance
  6. one of the key aspects to the liberalist theory
  7. idea that states are connected
  8. idea that no other state can be relied upon
  9. spread of _______ organizations is a key belief of liberalism
  10. the world is a _______ community

20 Clues: states compete for ________ • states compete for _________ • idea that states are connected • the world is a _______ community • theorist who wrote The Leviathan • states exist in a system of ________ • theorist who wrote Perpetual Peace 1795 • the main actors in the theory of realism • ____-____ actors have a role in liberalism • the main actors in the theory of liberalism • ...

Government Review 2025-04-19

Government Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Document that governed the newly independent country
  2. The older and more liberal party of the United States
  3. Article I outlines this branch of government
  4. Elected leader of the House Majority is known as the:
  5. The first president of the United States
  6. The governing document of the United States
  7. The traditionally conservative party of the United States
Down
  1. Elected leader of the House Minority is known as the:
  2. Article II outlines this branch of government
  3. The author of the Constitution
  4. The first woman to be Vice President of the United States
  5. There are ________ branches of government
  6. The first three words in the preamble
  7. The first woman to win the nomination for a major political party
  8. Acronym for Vice President of the United States
  9. The number of amendments in the US Constitution
  10. Article III outlines this branch of government
  11. Acronym for President of the United States

18 Clues: The author of the Constitution • The first three words in the preamble • The first president of the United States • There are ________ branches of government • Acronym for President of the United States • The governing document of the United States • Article I outlines this branch of government • Article II outlines this branch of government • ...

Southeast States 2019-01-08

Southeast States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. SouthCarolina
  2. WestVirginia
  3. Louisiana
  4. Tennessee
  5. Kentucky
  6. Mississippi
  7. NorthCarolina
Down
  1. Virginia
  2. Arkansas
  3. Florida
  4. Alabama
  5. Maryland
  6. Georgia

13 Clues: Florida • Alabama • Georgia • Virginia • Arkansas • Maryland • Kentucky • Louisiana • Tennessee • Mississippi • WestVirginia • SouthCarolina • NorthCarolina

The States 2022-05-09

The States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this state is cold and has polar bears
  2. Estes Park and the mountains are here
  3. Little Rock is located in this state
  4. Go to the Lake of the Ozarks in this state
  5. The Flint Hills are located in this midwest state
  6. The Phoenix Suns play in this state
Down
  1. fried chicken and horse racing are popular here
  2. Napa Valley is located in this state
  3. the second largest state in the country
  4. Go Cornhuskers! This state likes corn
  5. known for growing oranges and nice beaches
  6. the city of Atlanta is located here
  7. this state is a group of islands

13 Clues: this state is a group of islands • the city of Atlanta is located here • The Phoenix Suns play in this state • Napa Valley is located in this state • Little Rock is located in this state • Go Cornhuskers! This state likes corn • Estes Park and the mountains are here • this state is cold and has polar bears • the second largest state in the country • ...

United States 2023-05-24

United States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Red wine grape variety associated with California
  2. Red wine grape variety associated with California
  3. Valley wine region known for its Cabernet Sauvignon in California
  4. Famous valley wine region in California
  5. Subregion of Napa Valley known for its Cabernet Sauvignon
  6. Red wine grape variety widely grown in the United States
  7. Red wine grape variety known for its rich flavors in the United States
Down
  1. Major wine-producing state in the United States
  2. Red wine grape variety associated with California
  3. Wine region known for its diverse wines in California
  4. Valley wine region known for its Pinot Noir in Oregon
  5. Valley wine region known for its Mediterranean climate and wines in California
  6. Widely planted white wine grape variety in the United States
  7. Valley wine region spanning Washington and Oregon
  8. State known for its Pinot Noir and other cool-climate wines

15 Clues: Famous valley wine region in California • Major wine-producing state in the United States • Red wine grape variety associated with California • Red wine grape variety associated with California • Red wine grape variety associated with California • Valley wine region spanning Washington and Oregon • Wine region known for its diverse wines in California • ...

Descriptions & States 2025-12-02

Descriptions & States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Causing great and sudden change; very noticeable.
  2. - A promise to do or not to do something.
  3. - Having the skill and experience in the ways of the world.
  4. - To make known something secret or hidden.
  5. - Fair and not influenced by personal feelings.
  6. - To send (goods) to a customer.
Down
  1. - Lasting a very long time; very old.
  2. - Existing in fact; not imagined.
  3. - The chance that something might happen or be true.
  4. - To put someone or something in the place of another.
  5. - To make something work again after it is broken.
  6. - Very large in size or amount.
  7. - To come into being or to be noticed.

13 Clues: - Very large in size or amount. • - To send (goods) to a customer. • - Existing in fact; not imagined. • - Lasting a very long time; very old. • - To come into being or to be noticed. • - A promise to do or not to do something. • - To make known something secret or hidden. • - Fair and not influenced by personal feelings. • ...

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 2026-05-05

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Uprising of farmers in Massachusetts
  2. what the government lacked
  3. A loose alliance of states
  4. 1787 law that created a plan for western lands
  5. A rule created by government
  6. The only branch of government under the Articles
  7. what was difficult to achieve
  8. To formally approve a document
  9. Law-making body
  10. Group of states joined together
  11. something you didn’t have
  12. Money owed by the government
  13. Type of money used in an economy
Down
  1. The first constitution of the United States
  2. How the national government was described
  3. Resistance against authority
  4. what government couldn’t collect
  5. Exchange of goods between states
  6. Required agreement from all states
  7. Individual political unit in the U.S.
  8. Money collected by the government

21 Clues: Law-making body • something you didn’t have • what the government lacked • A loose alliance of states • Resistance against authority • A rule created by government • Money owed by the government • what was difficult to achieve • To formally approve a document • Group of states joined together • what government couldn’t collect • Exchange of goods between states • ...

Civil War 2022-02-25

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  2. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  3. A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  4. passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interests in slavery and Northern Free-Soilers.
  5. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  6. states These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates
  7. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
  8. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
  9. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government.
  10. Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South.
  11. A large farm in the southern United States.
  12. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
Down
  1. an enslaved African-American man who, along with his wife, Harriet, unsuccessfully sued for freedom for themselves and their two daughters
  2. an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
  3. The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
  4. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.

16 Clues: Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • A large farm in the southern United States. • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. • ...

U.S. Presidents 2023-02-02

U.S. Presidents crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 20th president of the United States
  2. a general in World War II before he became president
  3. the last name of a father and son president
  4. the 5th president of the United States
  5. the 31st president of the United States
  6. president during the Cold War
  7. wrote the Declaration of Independence
  8. created the Emancipation Proclamation
Down
  1. the 33rd president of the United States
  2. loved the outdoors so he worked on forming national parks
  3. a general in Civil War
  4. the first president of the United States
  5. the governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975
  6. the host of the business show "The Apprentice" before becoming president
  7. the 30th president of the United States
  8. killed by an assassin and Teddy Roosevelt replaced him
  9. the 35th president of the United States

17 Clues: a general in Civil War • president during the Cold War • wrote the Declaration of Independence • created the Emancipation Proclamation • the 5th president of the United States • the 33rd president of the United States • the 20th president of the United States • the 30th president of the United States • the 31st president of the United States • ...

Building a New Nation 2020-04-02

Building a New Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 27th state
  2. Connects the Hudson to Lake Erie
  3. The United States national anthem
  4. The fourth Chief Justice
  5. The 18th state
  6. Is it constitutional or not
  7. The United States 4th President
  8. We fought the many times
  9. The United States 7th President
Down
  1. The United States 9th President
  2. The United States 3rd President
  3. Helped Louis and Clark
  4. We were close allies with them
  5. The United States capital
  6. James Madison’s wife

15 Clues: The 27th state • The 18th state • James Madison’s wife • Helped Louis and Clark • The fourth Chief Justice • We fought the many times • The United States capital • Is it constitutional or not • We were close allies with them • The United States 9th President • The United States 3rd President • The United States 4th President • The United States 7th President • ...

Federalism Crossword 2021-12-09

Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism Crossword 2021-12-09

Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  2. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  3. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  4. system A government system that concentrates all policy-making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  5. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  6. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  7. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  8. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  9. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  10. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  11. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  12. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  13. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  14. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
  15. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  16. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  17. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  18. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  19. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  20. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  21. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  22. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
Down
  1. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  4. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  5. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  6. Money given by the national government to states
  7. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  8. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  9. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  12. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  13. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  14. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  15. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  16. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.
  17. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  18. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism Crossword 2021-12-09

Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism Crossword 2021-12-09

Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Cody's puzzle 2021-12-09

Cody's puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that containts language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that concents matters in Washingoton possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism 2021-12-12

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that containts language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that concents matters in Washingoton possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism 2021-12-12

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that containts language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that concents matters in Washingoton possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism 2022-01-06

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Money given by the national government to states
  2. Powers given to the state government alone
  3. Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  4. Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  5. Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  6. Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  7. Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  8. the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  9. Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.
  10. Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  11. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  12. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  13. The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  14. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  15. The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  16. Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  17. Powers shared by the national and state governments
  18. Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  19. Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
Down
  1. Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  2. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  3. the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  4. A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  5. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  6. Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  7. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  8. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  9. federal law or regulation that containts language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that concents matters in Washingoton possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  10. Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  11. Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  12. Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  13. State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  15. Powers given to the national government alone
  16. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  17. system A government system that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  18. Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  19. Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  22. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  23. Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)

42 Clues: Powers given to the state government alone • The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers given to the national government alone • Money given by the national government to states • Powers shared by the national and state governments • the flow of power and money from the states to local govts • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism Crossword 2023-04-27

Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Constitutional Amendments 2023-05-12

Constitutional Amendments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 15th amendment states that the right to vote is not denied by ____.
  2. amendment two states that we have the right to _____ arms.
  3. the 22nd amendment says the president can has ____ terms.
  4. freedom of speech, religion, and press
  5. double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, due process
  6. the 19th amendment gives _____ the right to vote.
  7. abolition of slavery
  8. amendment 17 states that there is a popular election of _____.
Down
  1. amendment four states that there is no illegal _____ and seizure
  2. right to a civil jury trial
  3. amendment eight states that there is no cruel or unusual _________.
  4. powers reserved to the states
  5. the 26th amendment says you have the right to vote when you turn ____.
  6. amendment three states that there is no quartering of _____.
  7. unlisted rights
  8. amendment six states that you have a right to an _____.

16 Clues: unlisted rights • abolition of slavery • right to a civil jury trial • powers reserved to the states • freedom of speech, religion, and press • the 19th amendment gives _____ the right to vote. • double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, due process • amendment six states that you have a right to an _____. • the 22nd amendment says the president can has ____ terms. • ...

A Just Right Government 2020-11-30

A Just Right Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The branch of government that makes laws(legislates).
  2. One problem was that states charged these on goods from other states.
  3. In the House of Representatives, the number of votes a state gets depends on the size of it's...
  4. A group of individuals united together for a purpose.
  5. Fraction of states that must agree to change the Constitution.
  6. One of the two things people were afraid states might lose because of the constitution.
  7. One of the two things people were afraid states might lose because of the constitution.
  8. The Articles of Confederation was America's first plan for...
  9. These were the "individuals" in the "confederation" created by the Articles.
Down
  1. The branch of government that carries out (executes) laws.
  2. Under the Articles of Confederation, America did not have this important, present role to lead their country.
  3. Under the New Jersey Plan, these states would have more power.
  4. The branch of government that interprets (judges) laws.
  5. States send these folks to congress to represent them.
  6. Unlike the Constitution which has three (3), the Articles of Confederation only had one (1).
  7. The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation.
  8. Under the Virginia Plan, these states would have more power.
  9. Under the Articles of Confederation, congress could not do this to its laws, so states could just ignore said laws.
  10. Early americans had something in common with this fictional character!
  11. According to the Constitution, any law passed by congress is _____ to any state laws.
  12. The chamber of Congress where each state, regardless of population, gets two votes.
  13. Under the Articles of Confederation, congress was not allowed to create this.

22 Clues: The branch of government that makes laws(legislates). • A group of individuals united together for a purpose. • States send these folks to congress to represent them. • The branch of government that interprets (judges) laws. • The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation. • The branch of government that carries out (executes) laws. • ...

Chapter 11 Lesson 1 2025-05-01

Chapter 11 Lesson 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sharing and Dividing Powers: Powers shared by federal and state governments.
  2. Sharing and Dividing Powers: Powers a government has just because it exists.
  3. States in the Constitution: This Article of the Constitution protects state boundaries.
  4. Limits on State Power: The Constitution is the "supreme law of the land" because of this clause.
  5. States in the Constitution: The form of government every state must have.
  6. Sharing and Dividing Powers: Powers kept by the states.
  7. Working Together: Sending a person accused of a crime back to the state where the crime happened.
  8. The State Constitutions: This state has the oldest constitution still in use.
  9. Limits on State Power: States cannot make these with other countries.
  10. Working Together: Federal money given to states for programs.
  11. Working Together: Laws that give states jobs but no money to do them.
Down
  1. Limits on State Power: Amendment that says states can't take away rights without due process.
  2. Sharing and Dividing Powers: Powers listed directly in the Constitution.
  3. Sharing and Dividing Powers: Powers that are not listed but based on the Constitution.
  4. Federal and State Powers: The system where powers are shared between levels of government.
  5. The State Constitutions: This state has the most amendments to its constitution.
  6. The State Constitutions: Like the U.S. Constitution, state constitutions have this list of guaranteed freedoms.
  7. The State Constitutions: These documents describe how each state’s government works.
  8. States in the Constitution: These people wanted states to keep more power.
  9. Federal and State Powers: A road paid for by both the federal and state governments.

20 Clues: Sharing and Dividing Powers: Powers kept by the states. • Working Together: Federal money given to states for programs. • Limits on State Power: States cannot make these with other countries. • Working Together: Laws that give states jobs but no money to do them. • Sharing and Dividing Powers: Powers listed directly in the Constitution. • ...

Federalism 2021-12-09

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allows Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holds that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism 2021-12-09

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  2. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allows Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  3. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  4. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  5. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  6. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  7. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  8. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  9. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  10. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  11. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  12. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  13. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  14. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
  15. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  16. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  17. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  18. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  19. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  20. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  21. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  22. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
Down
  1. federalism Doctrine holds that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  4. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  5. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  6. Money given by the national government to states
  7. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  8. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  9. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  12. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  13. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  14. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  15. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  16. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.
  17. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  18. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism 2021-12-09

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  2. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allows Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  3. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  4. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  5. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  6. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  7. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  8. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  9. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  10. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  11. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  12. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  13. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  14. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
  15. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  16. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  17. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  18. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  19. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  20. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  21. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  22. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
Down
  1. federalism Doctrine holds that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  4. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  5. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  6. Money given by the national government to states
  7. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  8. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  9. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  12. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  13. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  14. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  15. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  16. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.
  17. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  18. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism Crossword 2021-12-09

Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism 2021-12-09

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allows Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution he flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holds that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism Crossword 2021-12-09

Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Power Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Power Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

U0 L1 Map Skills Practice 2023-08-23

U0 L1 Map Skills Practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There are ____________ states in the United States.
  2. The ____________________separates the Western and Eastern hemispheres.
  3. A spherical map is called a __________
  4. ____________ is the country North of the United States
  5. North America is a____________
  6. New Jersey is a ____________
  7. The United States of America is a____________
  8. New Jersey is located in the ____________ region of the United States
Down
  1. There are ____________ countries on the continent of North America.
  2. The United States has ____________ formal regions.
  3. ____________ is the country South of the United States
  4. The Northern and Southern hemispheres are separated by the __________
  5. The ____________Ocean is on the East coast of America.
  6. There are__________continents and 5 oceans.
  7. The United States is located in the ____________ hemisphere.

15 Clues: New Jersey is a ____________ • North America is a____________ • A spherical map is called a __________ • There are__________continents and 5 oceans. • The United States of America is a____________ • The United States has ____________ formal regions. • There are ____________ states in the United States. • ____________ is the country South of the United States • ...

Federalism Crossword 2021-12-09

Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism 2021-12-09

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allows Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution he flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holds that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism 2021-12-09

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allows Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution he flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holds that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism 2021-12-09

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allows Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution he flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holds that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism Crossword 2021-12-09

Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism Crossword 2021-12-09

Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy-making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

goverment 2021-12-13

goverment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  2. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  3. system A government system that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  4. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  5. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services. New(competitive) federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy Initiative Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  6. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  7. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land. Preemption The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  8. preemption federal law or regulation that containts language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that concents matters in Washingoton possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  9. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  10. Money given by the national government to states
  11. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation. express preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  12. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  13. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people Article IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  14. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  15. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states Full Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  17. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  18. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  19. Government authority shared by national and local governments
Down
  1. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  2. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions Confederation A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  3. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  4. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  5. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  6. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  7. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  8. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  11. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  12. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  15. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  16. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)

35 Clues: Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Money given by the national government to states • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism 2021-12-12

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that containts language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that concents matters in Washingoton possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Powers Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Powers Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...

Federalism Crossword 2021-12-09

Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause Clause that allows Congress to regulate and promote interstate and international commerce
  2. Amendment Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states and then the people
  3. and Proper Clause Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution.
  4. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  5. devolution the flow of power and money from the states to local govts
  6. devolution the increased role of nonprofit and private groups in policy implementation.
  7. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
  8. of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  9. Powers Powers of congress not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
  10. federalism Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate.
  11. A type of government that spreads the power among many sub-units (such as states), and has a weak central government (U.S. Government under the articles of confederation)
  12. The invalidation of a US state law when it conflicts with Federal law
  13. power State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
  14. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
  15. Powers Powers given to the state government alone
  16. grants Grants that consolidate several categorical grants into a single "block" for prescribed broad activities, such as social services, health services, or public education
  17. federalism Form of federalism during the Johnson administration where the federal government determined the needs of the states. State and federal governments worked together to create social services.
  18. system A government system that concentrates all policy making powers in one central geographic place (China, Britain, France)
  19. Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means
  20. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  21. grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  22. Powers Powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution (also called expressed or enumerated powers)
Down
  1. a decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  2. and Immunities Clause Clause that states that citizens of each state will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in other states
  3. The constitutional requirement that states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment
  4. Money given by the national government to states
  5. Power Powers shared by the national and state governments
  6. grants Funding given to states when the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. (Competition between states.)
  7. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language conflicting with state or local laws, that cannot be implemented due to such laws, or that consents matters in Washington possesses exclusive constitutional powers or "occupies the field"
  8. A movement that has begun in recent years to devolve more responsibilities back to the states and aimed to pass on to the states many federal functions
  9. preemption federal law or regulation that contains language explicitly displacing or superseding any contrary state or local laws
  10. mandates A regulation required by the Federal government that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements
  11. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  12. Power Powers given to the national government alone
  13. federalism Joint action between the national government and the state that was introduced during the Great Depression
  14. Powers Powers not expressly stated in the constitution, but are inherent to the very idea of national government
  15. Faith and Credit Clause Clause that says states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  16. Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  17. federalism The states and government compete for leadership of the country's domestic policy
  18. sharing (discontinued in 1986) Congress gave an annual amount of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties and townships./ Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states (Replaced with Block grants)
  19. IV Article that discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States
  20. VI Establishes the supremacy of federal laws and treaties. The constitution is the law of the land.

42 Clues: Money given by the national government to states • Powers Powers given to the state government alone • Court The arbiter of what the Constitution means • Power Powers given to the national government alone • Power Powers shared by the national and state governments • Government authority shared by national and local governments • ...