Across
- 2. Process of returning a person accused of a crime to the state where the crime was committed
- 5. Formal agreements with other nations, negotiated by the president and ratified by the Senate
- 9. System created to balance state and popular input when choosing the president
- 13. Establishes that the Constitution and federal laws are the highest law of the land
- 14. Enlightenment belief that people may overthrow a government that violates their rights
- 16. Requirement that all government officials swear to support the Constitution
- 19. Jefferson's version of the natural rights
- 25. Principle that government powers are restricted by law and Constitution
- 26. Lower federal courts created by Congress under Article III
- 37. Role giving the president authority over the nation’s armed forces
- 39. Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by jury
- 40. Prohibited denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- 41. Formal approval process by which the Constitution was accepted
- 42. Agreement creating a bicameral legislature with equal and proportional representation
- 44. Idea that government’s legitimacy comes from the people’s approval
- 45. President’s power to reject bills passed by Congress
- 46. British tax on printed materials that angered colonists because they had no representation in Parliament
- 47. Powers suggested by the Constitution that allow Congress to carry out expressed powers
- 48. Powers of Congress specifically listed in Article, Section 8 of the Constitution
- 49. United States first constitution that created a weak central government to avoid tyranny but left Congress powerless
- 50. Nickname for the Necessary and Proper Clause because it stretches congressional power
Down
- 1. Court’s authority to review cases decided by lower courts
- 3. Lowered the voting age to 18
- 4. Fraction of Congress needed to propose a constitutional amendment
- 6. Procedure for changing the Constitution through proposals and ratification
- 7. Idea that political authority comes from the people, reflected in “We the People”
- 8. Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
- 10. System where branches of government can limit each other’s power
- 11. Agreement counting enslaved people partly for taxation and representation
- 12. Principle that citizens elect representatives to govern on their behalf
- 15. Farmer uprising in Massachusetts that showed the AOC could not handle economic crisis or rebellion
- 17. Clause preventing states from discriminating against citizens of other states
- 18. Abolished slavery in the United States
- 20. Federal judges serve for life “during good behavior” to protect independence
- 21. Protects freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
- 22. Constitutional process where the House charges and the Senate tries the president for misconduct
- 23. Guarantees the right to keep and bear arms
- 24. Requirement that states honor the public acts, records, and judicial rulings of other states
- 27. Granted citizenship to all born in the U.S. and guaranteed equal protection of the laws
- 28. Division of power between national and state governments
- 29. Enlightenment thinker whose idea of natural rights influenced Jefferson in the Declaration
- 30. Protects due process rights, including protection against self-incrimination and double jeopardy
- 31. Part of Article I, Section 8 giving Congress flexibility to make laws needed to carry out its duties
- 32. Granted women the right to vote
- 33. Court’s power to strike down laws or actions that violate the Constitution
- 34. Colonial assemblies (First and Second) that organized resistance against British policies and actions
- 35. Court’s authority to hear a case first, such as state vs. state disputes
- 36. Fraction of states required to ratify an amendment
- 38. Annual message to Congress outlining the president’s agenda and national priorities
- 43. Highest court in the United States, created by Article III