Top 20 Most Common STAAR Grade 8 Social Studies Vocabulary Words

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Across
  1. 2. An official change or addition to a document like the Constitution
  2. 3. A tax on goods imported from other countries
  3. 7. An agreement where both sides give up something
  4. 9. Unfair preference for or against something
  5. 12. A government where power rests with citizens and their elected representatives
  6. 13. Having someone speak or act on your behalf
  7. 14. An original document or object from the past
  8. 16. The right to vote
  9. 18. A person who moves to a new country to live
  10. 19. A government where power comes from the people
Down
  1. 1. The main set of laws and rules for a government
  2. 4. The branch of government that makes laws
  3. 5. Dividing government power among three branches
  4. 6. Freedom from control by another country
  5. 7. war between groups within the same country
  6. 8. The power of courts to decide if laws are constitutional
  7. 10. The practice of treating people as property and forcing them to work
  8. 11. The right to make your own choices
  9. 15. The act of withdrawing from a group or country
  10. 17. Related to the national government