Social Studies Vocabulary

2. The Branch of the US Government that contains Congress. They write the laws.
5. Putting the needs of your own region over the needs of the entire country.
6. A war between people inside the same country.
11. The first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution.
13. A change to a document.
15. A tax on imported goods.
16. A document containing a set of rules or laws for a country to follow.
18. A belief that White settlers had, they thought they had the God-Given right to settle the lands West to the United States.
20. The period after the Civil War in which the Federal Government tried to rebuild the South.
21. A long period in which there are less jobs, money and food.
22. The act of White settlers moving Westward and settling the area in between.

1. The Federal and State Governments share power.
3. The branch of the US government that contains the President. It Enforces the laws.
4. The Branch of the Government that contains the Supreme Court. It interprets the laws.
7. When a country adds land to itself.
8. Money paid to fix a damage done.
9. When someone owes money to someone else.
10. An agreement where both sides get something but they also give up some things.
12. The States have certain rights that the Federal Government can't interfere with.
14. When an area goes a long time without rain.
17. An agreement between two countries to stop fighting.
19. When a state withdraws from a union.