Micheli US Hist. Semester 1 Wrap Up

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Across
  1. 3. Amendment that gives the right to bear arms
  2. 5. Amendment that says you have a right to a speedy and public trial
  3. 8. Biggest US state by size
  4. 11. How many states are in the US
  5. 17. Agreements made with other countries by the Pres. Have to be approved by the Senate
  6. 18. The president can either sign a bill into law or ___ (reject) it
  7. 20. Where each side gives up some of what they want in order to make a deal
  8. 25. Last name of the 2nd and 6th Presidents
  9. 26. Longest River in the US
  10. 30. Word meaning two chambers; describes the US legisature
  11. 32. Constitutional ____: meeting meant to fix the Articles where they ended up creating the Constitution
  12. 33. Head of a city's executive branch
  13. 35. State that borders our state the the East
  14. 41. Money collected by the government that funds our parks, road maintenance, military, etc.
  15. 42. What the C in "Washington, DC" stands for
  16. 44. Biggest of the Great Lakes
  17. 46. US state that is furthest to the northeast
  18. 48. Country that borders the US to the North
  19. 50. Articles of _______: First government system of the US
  20. 52. Amendment that says soldiers can't live in your house
  21. 53. The president's group of advisors
  22. 54. Body of water that touches TX, LA, MS, AL, and FL
  23. 56. The 26th amendment says you can vote at this age
  24. 58. One of the main federalists, now more famous for a musical about/named after him
  25. 60. State that borders our state to the West
  26. 61. What we call the members of the US Supreme Court
  27. 63. Branch of government that interprets/applies laws
  28. 64. The number of justices on the US Supreme Court
  29. 67. The month that elections are held in the US
  30. 68. Amendment that abolished slavery
  31. 70. How long federal judges and Supreme Court justices serve for
  32. 72. Mountain range that was essentially the Western edge of many of the first 13 states
  33. 76. A change or addition to the Constitution. There are 27 of them
  34. 77. Branch of government that makes laws
  35. 82. The group who thought the Constitution protected peoples' rights enough
  36. 84. The system that we use to elect the President
  37. 85. Checks and ______: How each branch can limit the power of the others
  38. 86. Number of states when the US became a country
  39. 90. Country that borders the US to the South
  40. 91. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
  41. 93. How long a senator's term is
  42. 94. Judicial ___: power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
  43. 95. ____ Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that favored states with large populations
  44. 96. What the first 13 states were when they belonged to England
  45. 97. The author the Declaration of the Independence
  46. 98. Current governor of Colorado
  47. 99. Representatives of the US to other countries. Picked by Pres., approved or denied by senate
  48. 100. Current mayor of Denver
Down
  1. 1. King of England who angered American colonists
  2. 2. How many people live in a place
  3. 3. Farmer-led rebellion in MA. that showed how weak the Articles of Confederation were
  4. 4. The document that sets up our government
  5. 6. House of ____: Part of legislative branch where the number each state gets is based on population
  6. 7. State that borders our state to the South
  7. 9. Our government is split into three _____
  8. 10. Mountain range in California that is home to Yosemite National Park
  9. 12. 4th US President, known as the Father of the Constitution
  10. 13. System of government (like the US) where the national government shares power with the states
  11. 14. Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that led to the US having a bicameral legislature
  12. 15. Italian who sailed for Spain. Thought the Earth was pear shaped
  13. 16. The state you currently live in
  14. 19. Amendment that says you don't have to incriminate yourself
  15. 21. Ocean that touches the US's west coast
  16. 22. First US President
  17. 23. The highest court in the US
  18. 24. Current mayor of Aurora
  19. 27. What the D in "Washington, DC" stands for
  20. 28. Head of the executive branch
  21. 29. Amendment that says no illegal searches and siezures
  22. 31. Amendment that says if you're born here, you're a citizen and that everyone is equal under the eyes of the law
  23. 34. City where the Constitutional Convention was held
  24. 36. Part of the legislative branch where each state gets 2 members
  25. 37. Mountain range that you can see when you go outside and look West
  26. 38. Biggest city by population in the US
  27. 39. To formally charge a President with a crime. It has happened 4 times in US history
  28. 40. State that borders our state to the North
  29. 43. What the legislative branch of most cities is called
  30. 45. Declaration of _______: Created the US
  31. 47. Tallest mountain in the US
  32. 49. What people are, or should be, permitted to do
  33. 51. Ocean that touches the US's east coast
  34. 55. 2nd longest river in the US, flows through New Orleans, LA into the Gulf of Mexico
  35. 57. Tallest mountain in Colorado
  36. 58. The most important class you are taking right now
  37. 59. The main problem with the Articles of Confederation
  38. 62. The state your history teacher is from
  39. 65. Smallest US state by size
  40. 66. Amendment that gave Black men the right to vote
  41. 69. Amendment that gave women the right to vote
  42. 71. _______ War, led to taxes that angered the colonists and led to the American Revolution
  43. 73. The day of the week that elections are held in the US
  44. 74. Term for people who have lived in North America for thousands of years
  45. 75. Even though the president is the commander-in-chief, only congress can ______ on other countries
  46. 78. Amendment that says no cruel or unusual punishment
  47. 79. The group who thought we needed a list of protected rights
  48. 80. ____ Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that favored states with small populations
  49. 81. The President is the ________ of the military
  50. 83. Branch of government that enforces laws
  51. 87. City that was home to a tea party and a massacre
  52. 88. Amendment that gives freedom of speech
  53. 89. Head of a state's executive branch
  54. 92. How long a president's term is