Unit 2 Government

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Across
  1. 1. / What best describes powers that are assumed by the Constitution, but not clearly listed?
  2. 3. / Powers in Article III
  3. 4. / Protection against self-incrimination and double jeopardy
  4. 9. / This event showed leaders the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
  5. 11. / What best describes that the people have all the political control in a government?
  6. 16. / Powers in Article II.
  7. 17. / Protection from cruel and unusual punishment
  8. 19. / Wanted a Bill of Rights, Wanted a weak national government that would not threaten states’ rights, and Wanted the states to have the power to print money
  9. 21. / What type of government did the Articles of Confederation set up?
  10. 22. / Which compromise created a bicameral legislature and determined how representation in the House and Senate are determined.
  11. 24. / No one is above the law.
  12. 26. / Which compromise states that Congress cannot tax exports from states or interfere with the slave trade for 20 years.
  13. 29. / What best describes that a government’s power is not absolute?
  14. 30. / The people have more rights than those listed in the Constitution
  15. 31. / What best describes having powers and responsibilities of the government divided between the branches to prevent one group from having too much power?
  16. 32. / What best describes powers that are explicitly listed in the Constitution?
  17. 33. / What best describes having each branch of government check in and monitor the powers of the others to prevent abuse of power?
  18. 34. / Representation in the ___ is based on equal representation.
Down
  1. 2. / The ___ is where the drafting of the Constitution took place.
  2. 5. / Freedom of speech, religion, petition, the press, and assembly
  3. 6. / Powers in Article I.
  4. 7. / The states have more rights than those listed in the Constitution
  5. 8. / The Founders were responding to Anti-Federalists’ fears of an overly powerful national government that could trample on individual rights by placing this in the Constitution.
  6. 10. / Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
  7. 12. / Representation in the House of Representatives is based on…
  8. 13. / What powers best describes the power to make laws?
  9. 14. / Congress having one legislative body?
  10. 15. / The ___ papers were successful primarily because they clearly explained the principles of American constitutional government.
  11. 18. / What best describes this method of distributing power: power is divided among the national and regional governments?
  12. 20. / No soldiers quartered in peoples’ homes
  13. 23. / What compromise said that slaves would be counted as less than a whole person?
  14. 25. / Favored ratification of the Constitution, strong National Government, did not need Bill of Rights, and wrote the Federalists Papers.
  15. 27. / Right to a speedy trial in criminal cases
  16. 28. / ___ are the first 10 amendments, which identify the freedoms of citizens