Civics MCAS Review: Vocabulary

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