Across
- 2. A classical society that the founding fathers modeled much of the US government after
- 3. You cannot be forced to join a union. The conflict between more job opportunities v. decreased wages
- 5. The results of an action that differ from the expected outcome. Can be positive or negative
- 6. "Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress.
- 9. The main job of the Judicial Branch
- 11. An interest group that lobbies to protect retired people in the United States
- 15. Meeting in 1787 of the elected representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of the United States.
- 17. Also know as the necessary and proper clause, this part of the constitution created he implied powers
- 19. Make Laws, Enforce Law, Interpret Laws
- 20. The name for the period of time between the 18th and 21st amendments
- 21. The part of the constitution dealing with the judicial branch
- 22. The percentage of the voting-eligible population who actually votes in an election
- 24. A written list of protected rights from James Madison's home state that served as the model for the US Bill of Rights
Down
- 1. Determineing Elligiblity, Primaries and Caucuses, National Convention, General Election, Electoral College Vote, Inauguration
- 4. The actions the government chooses to do or not do about a particular issue or problem.
- 7. The economic policies of the former US president Ronald Reagan, associated especially with the reduction of taxes and the promotion of unrestricted free-market activity.
- 8. Lack of executive and judiciary, Could not tax, Could not enforce laws, Unanimous vote needed to amend, 9 out of 13 votes needed to write a law
- 10. An interest group that lobbies to protect gun rights in the US
- 12. The number of electors Missouri has
- 13. determined that three out of every five slaves and other persons was counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation and taxation. Before the Civil War, the Three-Fifths Compromise gave a disproportionate representation of slave states in the House of Representatives.
- 14. The length of a term for a Supreme Court justice
- 16. The leader of this group has the title of Chief, their rulings can be described using terms like activism or restraint
- 18. Founding father who refused to sign the Constitution and fought against its ratification because it did not include a bill of rights
- 23. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution