SOC 8 - Ch. 4.1A "A Weak Confederation: Constitutions" Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 1. the name of the legislative branch of the federal government in the U.S.
  2. 3. Each government could ____ its own coins under the first constitution.
  3. 4. The first constitution of the United States was called the _____ of Confederation.
  4. 5. Freedom of the ___ is one of the protections given to citizens who write news articles in a bill of rights.
  5. 7. the Constitution is known as the "_____ law of the land."
  6. 9. One weakness of the first constitution was that each state and even the federal government could issue its own ____ (forms of money).
  7. 10. Congress relied on ___ contributions or loans from the states to raise money for the federal treasury.
  8. 11. to make rules about
  9. 13. The first constitution of the U.S. gave strong powers to the state governments, but weak powers to the ____ (central) government.
  10. 14. Congress is part of the ____ branch of the federal government.
  11. 15. A list of freedoms guaranteed to citizens by the government is known as a "___ of rights."
  12. 16. The ___ is the leader of the executive branch of the federal government.
  13. 19. One power that Congress was given under the first U.S. constitution was to conduct __ affairs and sign treaties with nations.
  14. 20. ___ out of 13 states had to approve of a federal law before Congress could pass it.
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  1. 1. business or trade or economic activity
  2. 2. Under the first U.S. constitution, each state could send just one ____ to make laws in Congress.
  3. 6. The legislative branch of government makes laws, while the ____ branch enforces, or carries out, the laws.
  4. 7. Each state of the U.S. was considered totally independent, or ______, from each other in the nation's first constitution.
  5. 8. The ___ branch of government is made up of the court system, and its job is to interpret the meaning of laws.
  6. 12. Every state had an ___ vote in the federal legislature under the first U.S. constitution.
  7. 17. The Articles of Confederation was ____ (approved) in 1781.
  8. 18. an organized and detailed plan of government