vocabulary

5. People have the Power through voting.
7. to cancel.
9. this document protected people’s rights and limited the power of the king!
12. a devotion to the interests of one region over the interests of the whole country.
13. Were used as a discriminatory measure to suppress voting rights by requiring citizens to pay a fee in order to vote.
17. Rights that cannot be taken away, born with them=Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness.
18. land belonging to the U.S., but not yet a state.
19. Does not follow the principles of the constitution.
20. An official statement of government policy.

1. Sense of pride in your country.
2. Written set of principles that govern a country.
3. Distance from Britain allowed colonies to make their own government.
4. A founding father who supported the adoption of the US Constitution, and wanted a weak central government.
6. Giving people government positions in exchange for votes.
8. The method of which historians divide the past based on characteristics of events and changes on Earth.
10. A legal provision that exempts certain individuals or entities from new regulations or restrictions, typically allowing them to continue under the old rules or conditions.
11. A declaration of principles and policies adopted by a political party or a candidate.
14. implemented as a discriminatory tactic to keep African Americans from voting by creating unfair barriers based on reading and writing abilities.
15. Forceful overthrow or rebellion against government in favor of a new system.
16. Process of moving to a new country.