Unit 3 District Test Review

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Across
  1. 3. Wanted a strong central/federal government
  2. 10. This branch enforces the laws.
  3. 12. Principle - part of the government's job is to protect basic freedoms of its people
  4. 16. _____ Amendment - cannot deprive a citizen to a trial by jury
  5. 18. the guidelines created to turn territories into 5 new states to the WEST. Must have a population of 60,000 people
  6. 19. 1st ten amendments that came out at the same time as the Constitution
  7. 21. This was the 1st Constitution in the US and was created when the colonies gained their Independence from Great Britain. It turned the colonies of America into new states and was ratified in 1781.
  8. 23. _____ Amendment - the right to not have to testify against yourself (incriminate) in court
  9. 24. ______ Amendment - the right to bear arms
  10. 25. formal changes to a legal document
  11. 28. _____ Amendment - Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Petition the government
  12. 29. agreement between the people at the Constitutional Convention concerning the issue of representation in Congress
  13. 30. "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
Down
  1. 1. Principle - keeps one branch from becoming too powerful
  2. 2. Article I describes the duties and responsibilities of this branch
  3. 4. Principle - describes the process of selecting representatives
  4. 5. Principle - some powers belong to the states, some belong to the Federal government, and some are shared (concurrent powers)
  5. 6. a plan presented at the Constitutional Convention that would give states more/less representation based on their population
  6. 7. _____ Amendment - all powers not given to the Federal government belong to the states
  7. 8. This branch creates the laws
  8. 9. Famous Federalist, $10 bill
  9. 11. Principle - each branch has its own job
  10. 13. _____ Amendment - prevents troops from being quartered in people's homes
  11. 14. to formally approve a legal document
  12. 15. These complaints came from the Declaration of Independence and were used to help create the Bill of Rights
  13. 17. Wanted a weak central/federal government
  14. 20. Principle - says everyone must follow the law
  15. 22. Principle - the government's job is to represent the will of the people
  16. 26. the power of a branch to check another branch
  17. 27. ______ Amendment - protection from unreasonable searches and seizures