Civics MCAS Review: Vocabulary
Across
- 2. the first constitution of the United States
- 4. the line in the Constitution that gives Congress a lot of flexibility in their powers
- 8. national
- 9. movement to end slavery
- 10. the process of the Supreme Court interpreting the Constitution
- 11. the right to vote
- 12. the complex process for electing the US president
- 15. the process of running for office
- 16. "two house" or "two part"
- 17. an uprising by Massachusetts farmers in 1786 that showed that the United States needed a stronger national government and economy
- 18. the way power is divided between the three branches of government
- 19. a system where each branch of government can amend or veto another branch
Down
- 1. the way power divided between the three levels of government
- 3. the place where the Constitution was written in 1787
- 5. a change to the Constitution
- 6. President Lincoln's executive order that said slavery was illegal in the United States
- 7. agreements between countries
- 8. a series of essays that encouraged people to accept the US Constitution
- 13. money
- 14. a yearly tax to the government based on how much money they earned that year