US History Unit 2 Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Powers that both state & federal governments have
  2. 3. Rights and laws that are set aside for the state governments to decide on.
  3. 5. supporters of the Constitution; Wanted strong national govt
  4. 9. Part of government that MAKES the laws
  5. 10. Part of government that INTERPRETS the laws; they decide if the laws are constitutional
  6. 13. Secret meeting of the framers/founding fathers to fix weaknesses in Articles of Confederation an alliance of different tribes or states
  7. 14. Against Constitution: Wanted weak national government and Bill of Rights
  8. 15. ‘Necessary and proper’ clause. A way to change or stretch the Constitution and allow for changes to be made. Congress can make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the tasks listed in the Constitution.
  9. 18. the ceremony for swearing in a new president
  10. 19. Division of power between the national and state governments.
Down
  1. 1. Powers given to the federal government by the states
  2. 4. Formal approval to make a document into official law.
  3. 6. Congressmen from the western and southern states who pushed for war with Britain in 1812
  4. 7. a change that has been made to the constitution
  5. 8. Amendments 1 - 10 in the Constitution that protects people's civil liberties (freedoms). Freedom of speech, no cruel or unusual punishment, trial by jury, life, liberty.
  6. 11. legislature that has two houses
  7. 12. the belief that the United States had the right to spread across all of North America
  8. 15. Part of government that ENFORCES the laws
  9. 16. a committee appointed by the president to help govern
  10. 17. Government tax on imports or exports