vocabulary
Across
- 5. People have the Power through voting.
- 7. to cancel.
- 9. this document protected people’s rights and limited the power of the king!
- 12. a devotion to the interests of one region over the interests of the whole country.
- 13. Were used as a discriminatory measure to suppress voting rights by requiring citizens to pay a fee in order to vote.
- 17. Rights that cannot be taken away, born with them=Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness.
- 18. land belonging to the U.S., but not yet a state.
- 19. Does not follow the principles of the constitution.
- 20. An official statement of government policy.
Down
- 1. Sense of pride in your country.
- 2. Written set of principles that govern a country.
- 3. Distance from Britain allowed colonies to make their own government.
- 4. A founding father who supported the adoption of the US Constitution, and wanted a weak central government.
- 6. Giving people government positions in exchange for votes.
- 8. The method of which historians divide the past based on characteristics of events and changes on Earth.
- 10. A legal provision that exempts certain individuals or entities from new regulations or restrictions, typically allowing them to continue under the old rules or conditions.
- 11. A declaration of principles and policies adopted by a political party or a candidate.
- 14. implemented as a discriminatory tactic to keep African Americans from voting by creating unfair barriers based on reading and writing abilities.
- 15. Forceful overthrow or rebellion against government in favor of a new system.
- 16. Process of moving to a new country.