Across
- 3. Amendment that gives the right to bear arms
- 5. Amendment that says you have a right to a speedy and public trial
- 8. Biggest US state by size
- 11. How many states are in the US
- 17. Agreements made with other countries by the Pres. Have to be approved by the Senate
- 18. The president can either sign a bill into law or ___ (reject) it
- 20. Where each side gives up some of what they want in order to make a deal
- 25. Last name of the 2nd and 6th Presidents
- 26. Longest River in the US
- 30. Word meaning two chambers; describes the US legisature
- 32. Constitutional ____: meeting meant to fix the Articles where they ended up creating the Constitution
- 33. Head of a city's executive branch
- 35. State that borders our state the the East
- 41. Money collected by the government that funds our parks, road maintenance, military, etc.
- 42. What the C in "Washington, DC" stands for
- 44. Biggest of the Great Lakes
- 46. US state that is furthest to the northeast
- 48. Country that borders the US to the North
- 50. Articles of _______: First government system of the US
- 52. Amendment that says soldiers can't live in your house
- 53. The president's group of advisors
- 54. Body of water that touches TX, LA, MS, AL, and FL
- 56. The 26th amendment says you can vote at this age
- 58. One of the main federalists, now more famous for a musical about/named after him
- 60. State that borders our state to the West
- 61. What we call the members of the US Supreme Court
- 63. Branch of government that interprets/applies laws
- 64. The number of justices on the US Supreme Court
- 67. The month that elections are held in the US
- 68. Amendment that abolished slavery
- 70. How long federal judges and Supreme Court justices serve for
- 72. Mountain range that was essentially the Western edge of many of the first 13 states
- 76. A change or addition to the Constitution. There are 27 of them
- 77. Branch of government that makes laws
- 82. The group who thought the Constitution protected peoples' rights enough
- 84. The system that we use to elect the President
- 85. Checks and ______: How each branch can limit the power of the others
- 86. Number of states when the US became a country
- 90. Country that borders the US to the South
- 91. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
- 93. How long a senator's term is
- 94. Judicial ___: power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
- 95. ____ Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that favored states with large populations
- 96. What the first 13 states were when they belonged to England
- 97. The author the Declaration of the Independence
- 98. Current governor of Colorado
- 99. Representatives of the US to other countries. Picked by Pres., approved or denied by senate
- 100. Current mayor of Denver
Down
- 1. King of England who angered American colonists
- 2. How many people live in a place
- 3. Farmer-led rebellion in MA. that showed how weak the Articles of Confederation were
- 4. The document that sets up our government
- 6. House of ____: Part of legislative branch where the number each state gets is based on population
- 7. State that borders our state to the South
- 9. Our government is split into three _____
- 10. Mountain range in California that is home to Yosemite National Park
- 12. 4th US President, known as the Father of the Constitution
- 13. System of government (like the US) where the national government shares power with the states
- 14. Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that led to the US having a bicameral legislature
- 15. Italian who sailed for Spain. Thought the Earth was pear shaped
- 16. The state you currently live in
- 19. Amendment that says you don't have to incriminate yourself
- 21. Ocean that touches the US's west coast
- 22. First US President
- 23. The highest court in the US
- 24. Current mayor of Aurora
- 27. What the D in "Washington, DC" stands for
- 28. Head of the executive branch
- 29. Amendment that says no illegal searches and siezures
- 31. Amendment that says if you're born here, you're a citizen and that everyone is equal under the eyes of the law
- 34. City where the Constitutional Convention was held
- 36. Part of the legislative branch where each state gets 2 members
- 37. Mountain range that you can see when you go outside and look West
- 38. Biggest city by population in the US
- 39. To formally charge a President with a crime. It has happened 4 times in US history
- 40. State that borders our state to the North
- 43. What the legislative branch of most cities is called
- 45. Declaration of _______: Created the US
- 47. Tallest mountain in the US
- 49. What people are, or should be, permitted to do
- 51. Ocean that touches the US's east coast
- 55. 2nd longest river in the US, flows through New Orleans, LA into the Gulf of Mexico
- 57. Tallest mountain in Colorado
- 58. The most important class you are taking right now
- 59. The main problem with the Articles of Confederation
- 62. The state your history teacher is from
- 65. Smallest US state by size
- 66. Amendment that gave Black men the right to vote
- 69. Amendment that gave women the right to vote
- 71. _______ War, led to taxes that angered the colonists and led to the American Revolution
- 73. The day of the week that elections are held in the US
- 74. Term for people who have lived in North America for thousands of years
- 75. Even though the president is the commander-in-chief, only congress can ______ on other countries
- 78. Amendment that says no cruel or unusual punishment
- 79. The group who thought we needed a list of protected rights
- 80. ____ Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that favored states with small populations
- 81. The President is the ________ of the military
- 83. Branch of government that enforces laws
- 87. City that was home to a tea party and a massacre
- 88. Amendment that gives freedom of speech
- 89. Head of a state's executive branch
- 92. How long a president's term is