1st 9 weeks vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Government The idea that government should serve the will of the people
  2. 6. of Powers States that the legislative, executive, and judicial powers are divided among three coequal branches of government
  3. 7. Amendment Changes in the Constitution that have not led to changes in the Constitution's written words
  4. 10. of Rights The first 10 amendments
  5. 11. The total absence of government
  6. 12. Amendment Changes in the written language of the Constitution
  7. 17. A written grant from the king
  8. 19. System A political system dominated by two major parties
  9. 20. Voting VOting for candidates from different parties on the same ballot
  10. 21. Party A political party with less support and little chance of winning major elections
  11. 23. Government The idea that government is not all-powerful, and that it may only do those things that the people give it the power to do
  12. 26. Party One of the two major parties in the U.S., traditionally associated with liberal policies
  13. 27. To declare as invalid or illegal
  14. 31. A one-house legislature
  15. 32. Sovereignty The idea that government functions only with the people's consent
  16. 33. An alliance of independent states
  17. 34. of Confederation America's first constitution
Down
  1. 1. Having supreme and absolute power within a territory
  2. 3. Function The role parties play in organizing and operating government
  3. 4. A formal approval
  4. 5. Bill of Rights Included laws that required free elections, a fair trial, and prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment
  5. 8. The authors of the Constitution
  6. 9. Democracy A type of democracy in which the people make the law
  7. 12. Those who supported the Constitution
  8. 13. and Balances A system in which each of the three branches of government checks the other to ensure that one branch does not abuse its power
  9. 14. An institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
  10. 15. The current holder of a political office
  11. 16. Party A group seeking to control government by winning elections and holding public office
  12. 18. Those who opposed the constitution
  13. 22. A government in which one person has complete control over the state
  14. 24. A two-house legislature
  15. 25. To declare as legal
  16. 28. Party The other major U.S. political party, traditionally associated with conservative policies
  17. 29. A type of government in which supreme political authority rests with the people
  18. 30. The opening paragraph of the U.S. constitution