Unit 1 U.S. Government Review

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  1. 3. A policy that allows public tax dollars to fund students’ tuition at private schools.
  2. 6. Supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong central government.
  3. 8. A government whose power is limited and defined by a governing document.
  4. 9. A change to the Constitution.
  5. 10. First failed government of the USA, designed to create weak central government.
  6. 11. Opponents of the Constitution who favored strong state governments and a Bill of Rights.
  7. 12. First 10 amendments to the Constitution defining individual rights to be protected.
  8. 15. A government has power to rule because its people have given their permission (through voting).
  9. 17. (Republicanism) A system of government in which people elect other people to make laws and govern on their behalf.
  10. 18. Founding document of the USA, which established the country as an independent nation.
  11. 19. Each branch of the government has the ability to limit the power of the others.
Down
  1. 1. The power of the government comes from the people.
  2. 2. A form of democracy in which the executive and legislative branches are separate and voters choose each.
  3. 4. The plan/rules for the government of the United States.
  4. 5. Legislative, Executive, Judicial powers are divided into separate parts/branches.
  5. 7. A system of government where national, state, and local governments share power.
  6. 13. A form of democracy in which the legislative branch chooses the executive.
  7. 14. A government with absolute or unlimited power.
  8. 16. A form of government where the citizens themselves rule and vote on decisions.