Government Unit 1 CH. 1-4 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. government in which the people rule
  2. 5. in 1786 armed groups of farmers, led by Daniel Shay, marched on and closed the Massachusetts state supreme court due to increased taxes and economic depression.
  3. 7. the first ten amendments of the constitution that protect individual rights by limiting government powers
  4. 8. branch of government headed by the one who has the power to carry out or execute laws as well as sign in legislation
  5. 9. controlling all aspects of citizens economic, political, and social lives
  6. 10. powers the constitution grants or delegates to the national government
  7. 13. government in which a king or queen is in power
  8. 14. a system of government in which the government has total control
  9. 18. a law prohibiting public officials from holding meetings not open to the public
  10. 19. power is in the hands of one person who has total control
  11. 20. system of government in which a small group holds power
  12. 21. powers that belong strictly to the states
  13. 22. a plan based on strong national government, based on three principles, a national legislature, a strong executive, and a national judiciary
Down
  1. 1. branch of government with established courts of law that uphold and interpret laws
  2. 2. powers that both the national government and the states have
  3. 4. system of government that divides the powers of government between national and state
  4. 6. the idea that people are chosen by a god or gods to rule
  5. 11. branch of government made up of the house and the senate
  6. 12. a change to the constitution
  7. 15. a state without government or laws
  8. 16. system of government that gives all powers to the national government
  9. 17. the concept that a government's power was not absolute
  10. 18. the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries