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- 2. Article of the Constitution containing the "supremacy clause"
- 6. According to the Declaration of Independence, everyone has a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of this.
- 7. The first three words of the Preamble to the Constitution
- 8. This era followed the Guilded age.
- 10. The "supremacy clause" states that the federal Constitution is the supreme _____________.
- 11. This war from 1860-1865 was fought largely to settle the slavery question in America.
- 14. Short name of NBA team that was named for the year of our Declaration of Independence.
- 15. This political movement took place mainly in the 1950s and 1960s.
- 20. According to the Declaration of Indendence, "all men are ______".
- 21. Article of the Constitution describing the ratification process
- 23. A power or privelige held by people and protected by law, usually through a constitution
- 27. Age requirement for the House of Representatives
- 28. Main power of Congress
- 29. The law-making body of the U.S. government.
- 32. This war was fought between 1775 and 1783.
- 36. Throughout the 1600s and much of the 1700s, New Jersey and others were not states, but instead were known as _______.
- 38. The power of Congress to put a president or federal judge on trial to decide if they should be removed from office
- 39. Treaty of ______ officially ending the Revolutionary War
- 41. Formal approval
- 44. The years immediately following the Civil War is known by this name.
- 45. Article of the Constitution establishing the executive branch
- 47. Domed building where Congress meets in DC
- 49. Age requirement for the Senate
- 50. Concept that laws are made public and are equally enforced towards all people
- 52. Main author of the Declaration of Independence
- 53. The leader of the House of Representatives
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- 1. President of the Senate and next in line to the President.
- 3. A government institution that makes laws
- 4. After our Constitution was established our nation entered the New _____ Era.
- 5. Concept that different branches of government share power and can limit the power of the other branches
- 9. Method of decision-making where the greater number of people have the most power
- 12. Term length (in years) for members of the Senate
- 13. First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
- 16. Two houses of the US Congress
- 17. Term limit for members of Congress
- 18. Number of members of the Senate
- 19. Who did the American colonies declare independence from?
- 22. Vietnam is often referred to as the "hot" part of this decades long conflict.
- 24. In 1776 the 13 British colonies in America declared themselves ___________ of British rule.
- 25. Document that establishes a government, ratified in 1788.
- 26. The first paragraph of the Constitution
- 29. First national government of the United States, the Articles of ________.
- 30. To become a law, a bill must pass both houses of Congress with a _______ vote.
- 31. A ruling authority of a community
- 33. Article of the Constitution establishing the legislative branch
- 34. When power is shared between a federal government and state or regional governments
- 35. Number of members of the House of Representatives
- 37. The period just before the Civil War.
- 40. The principle of fair and free elections mainly concerns the rights of citizens when doing this.
- 42. Term length (in years) for members of the House of Representatives
- 43. Outlines the relationships between states and the federal government, including rules for admitting new states and ensuring each state has a republican form of government.
- 46. 1914-1945 included two of these.
- 48. Article of the Constitution describing the Amendment process
- 51. Article of the Constitution establishing the judicial branch