1.7 Crossword Puzzle

4. In the spring the people get to choose what candidates will run for the parties in the fall elections.
6. A specific type of limited government.
10. Powers that the states gave to the U.S. Congress in the Constitution.
13. Generally agreed and were committed to the principle that governments were legitimate only if they rested on popular sovereignty.
15. Means to approve.
17. Citizens can vote to remove an elected official before his/her term expires.

1. Says that any rights not specifically given to the national government remain with the states.
2. Means to change.
3. Citizens can have a measure placed on the ballot by having enough people sign a petition.
4. The Idea that the government gets its powers from the people, and that ultimate political power remains with the people.
5. President that resigned before he could be impeached and removed from office.
7. The powers and functions of government are restricted.
8. Occurred when violent supporters and enemies of slavery flooded the Kansas territory in order to decide if Kansas would be a free or slave state.
9. Powers the states kept for themselves.
11. The idea that no one, not even the government or the rulers, is allowed to disobey the laws.
12. Says that a person's rights do not need to be listed in the Constitution.
14. Name for those who are in office.
16. Put on trial and removed from office for "high crimes and misdemeanors."
17. If a measure gets enough signatures it can go onto a ballot as a this.