USA Studies Weekly-Week 17 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. an invention that made it possible to spin many balls of yarn at once
  2. 7. the belief that everyone, rich or poor, powerful or weak, must obey the law
  3. 9. the idea that each branch of government is separate from the others and functions on its own
  4. 11. specific rights of American citizens that are preserved by the Constitution
  5. 12. a system of government where the national, or federal, government has certain powers to govern the country, but also allows the states the necessary power to rule themselves
  6. 14. to approve
Down
  1. 1. the ability of each branch of government to keep the other branches from becoming too powerful
  2. 2. the idea that government is created by and receives its power from the people
  3. 3. an introduction or explanation of what will follow
  4. 4. a written plan of government
  5. 6. to give something up in order to come to an agreement
  6. 8. woven cloth or fabric
  7. 10. the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
  8. 13. to change, correct, add to or improve