CBMS Jamestown to Consitution

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Across
  1. 2. Principle stating that political power belongs to the people. Popular__________
  2. 7. Constitutional principle that divides government authority among three branches. __________ of Powers
  3. 11. Part of Congress where representation is based on population. House of __________
  4. 12. Branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and deciding whether laws follow the Constitution.
  5. 15. Changes or additions made to the Constitution. 27 total.
  6. 20. Series of taxes placed on imported goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea. __________ Acts
  7. 21. Document that established the framework of the United States government.
  8. 22. Enlightenment philosopher whose ideas influenced both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. John __________
  9. 24. The idea that the government gets its power from the people. __________ of the Governed
  10. 28. First governing document of the United States that created a weak national government. Articles of __________
  11. 31. Constitutional principle that divides power between the national government and state governments.
  12. 32. Acts or laws passed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
  13. 33. The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial parts of the federal government. Three __________
Down
  1. 1. British law that prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains following the French and Indian War. __________ of 1763
  2. 3. Act that required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers.
  3. 4. Constitutional system that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Checks and __________
  4. 5. The greatest cause of Native American population decline after European contact.
  5. 6. Branch of government responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws.
  6. 8. British act placing a tax on newspapers, licenses, and legal documents.
  7. 9. Constitutional clause/ principle stating that the Constitution is the highest law of the land. __________ Clause
  8. 10. War fought by the American colonies to gain independence from Britain.
  9. 13. Delegate known as the "Father of the Constitution." __________ Madison
  10. 14. First permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607.
  11. 16. Influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that encouraged independence. Common __________
  12. 17. To formally approve a document such as the Constitution.
  13. 18. Document adopted on July 4, 1776, declaring the colonies free and independent states. Declaration of __________
  14. 19. British law passed in 1764 that taxed imported sugar and molasses.
  15. 23. Principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas __________
  16. 25. Early self-government agreement signed by Pilgrim settlers. Mayflower __________
  17. 26. Branch of government responsible for making laws.
  18. 27. The seven main sections that organize and explain the structure of the Constitution.
  19. 29. Legislative branch of the federal government consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives.
  20. 30. Part of Congress in which each state receives two representatives.
  21. 34. The first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms. Bill of __________