Government Unit Vocabulary Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. sharing of power between federal and state governments
  2. 10. a document that sets out the laws, principles, organization and processes of a government
  3. 12. government is limited by listing powers it does and does not have in the articles of the Constitution
  4. 14. people who did not want a strong federal government and opposed a new constitution in the 1780s
  5. 15. a part of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with
  6. 18. The 1st Constitution of the United States of America; it created a weak federal government that gave most powers to the states
  7. 20. the activities associated with the government of a country
  8. 22. consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature
  9. 26. the branch of government that ENFORCES the law
  10. 27. basic liberties and rights are listed in the Bill of Rights.
  11. 28. the government’s power is divided into three branches
  12. 30. the correct or appropriate relation to the size of something
  13. 31. to give official approval to
Down
  1. 1. an agreement between 2 or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants
  2. 3. something not allowed according to the U.S. Constitution
  3. 4. the system of electing presidents and vice presidents that divides voting power proportionally based on the population size of each state
  4. 5. an addition to a formal document such as the Constitution
  5. 6. citizens elect people to be their political representatives in government
  6. 7. the branch of government that MAKES the law
  7. 8. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, which guarantees specific civil rights
  8. 9. a member of the Constitutional Convention that created the US Constitution in 1787
  9. 11. the national government
  10. 13. qualities or characteristics of government that are essential for democracy
  11. 16. people are the source of the government’s power (Citizens get to make decisions on who represents us, laws we want passed, etc.)
  12. 17. the branch of government that INTERPRETS the law
  13. 19. a government in which citizens rule through elected officials
  14. 21. to bring charges (accusations) of serious wrongdoing against a government official
  15. 23. to reject (as when the President rejects a law passed by Congress)
  16. 24. a system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one becomes too powerful
  17. 25. a government in which the citizens have the supreme power and exercise them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving free elections
  18. 29. supporters of the new US Constitution during the 1780s