US Government Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. the power and legitimacy of a government is derived from the consent of its people
  2. 6. To approve a law, document, etc, making it officially valid
  3. 7. the branch of government that Enforces and carries out the laws, made up of the president and his cabinet
  4. 8. The people vote on representatives to rule on their behalf
  5. 10. an uprising that led to a wide spread belief that the US needed a stronger government
  6. 11. the branch of government that Judges whether laws and cases are constitutional, interprets the laws
  7. 14. an agreement about how to represent each state, big and small, in the legislative branch
  8. 15. the United States' 1st written constitution, weak central government, prioritized state power
  9. 18. Were concerned that the Constitution would make our federal government too strong. They insisted on a Bill of Rights.
  10. 20. the branch of government that Congress (Senate and House of Representatives) makes laws, declares war, and taxes citizens
  11. 21. Government power is shared between 3 branches, each having a specific role
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  1. 1. established a framework for governing the land north and west of the Ohio River, allowing for orderly westward expansion and the admission of new states on an equal footing with existing ones
  2. 2. an addition or change to the Constitution
  3. 4. The legal process by which a foreign national voluntarily becomes a citizen of a country they were not born
  4. 5. a compromise between slave states and free states. It determined that 3 of every 5 slaves would count in the population that determined representation in Congress
  5. 9. the first Amendments made to the Constitution stating specific rights to American citizens
  6. 12. The power to reject legislation, held by an executive power, like the president.
  7. 13. Each branch has power to limit the actions of the other two branches, preventing any one branch from becoming too powerful
  8. 16. The highest court in the United States. Judges are appointed for life.
  9. 17. Supported the Constitution and a strong federal government
  10. 19. a proposed law. It may be voted into law or may not.