Unit 6 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protections
  2. 6. to bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official
  3. 8. a principle of the United States Constitution that states that the people have the right to create, alter, and abolish their govern-ment; in the mid-1800s, a term referring to the idea that each territory could decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery
  4. 10. Introduction to a declaration, constitution, or other official document.
  5. 12. To ask that a decision be reviewed by a higher court
  6. 13. process by which citizens can petition for amendments to their state constitution
  7. 15. person who enters another country in order to settle there
  8. 17. proposed law
  9. 18. Well being of all citizens of a nation; one of the six goals defined in the Preamble to United States
  10. 19. not allowed under the constitution
  11. 20. Reject as when the president rejects a law passed by congress
  12. 21. noncitizen living in the country
  13. 22. a principle of the United States Constitution that states that government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it
  14. 23. a principle of the United States Constitution that establishes the division of power between the federal government and the states
Down
  1. 1. Principle of the U.S. Constitution that safeguards against abuse of power by giving each branch of government the power to check the other branches.
  2. 2. Nonmilatary
  3. 3. the responsibility of every citizen to serve on a jury when called
  4. 4. Peace and order at home; one of the six goals defined in the Preamble to the United States Constitution
  5. 5. to complete the official process for becoming a citizen
  6. 7. group of electors from every state who meet every four years to vote for the President and Vice President of the United States
  7. 9. to overrule, as when Congress overrules a presidential veto
  8. 11. the willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice
  9. 14. system of roads, bridges, and tunnels
  10. 16. feeling of love and devotion toward one's country