"We the People" Lessons 8-12

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  1. 1. Parts of the government
  2. 9. The introduction to the Constitution. It states that the people establish the government and lists the purposes of the government
  3. 13. Convention The meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the U.S Constitution was written
  4. 14. Compromise The plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention that called for Congress to have two houses. The Senate would have two senators from each state. The House of Representatives would have representatives from each state based on the population.
  5. 16. Powers The authority to carry out and enforce the laws
  6. 17. fairness; rightfulness
  7. 18. Tranquility As used in the preamble to the constitution, this phrase means a peaceful situation without or within our country.
  8. 19. To put an end to
  9. 21. Powers Balancing the powers of government mean that no one Branch is given so much power that it can completely control thterm-17e other branches
  10. 22. Fifths Clause The farmer's compromise about slavery that became part of the Constitution. It counted each slave as three-fifths of a person to determine how many representatives a state should have in Congress.
  11. 23. Give official approval
  12. 24. One house of Congress. Each state has two members in the Senate
Down
  1. 2. Accept of the Constitution
  2. 3. Welfare The good of all the people
  3. 4. Defense Protection of the people from enemies
  4. 5. The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention were called farmers because they "framed" the Constitution.
  5. 6. States Supreme Court Highest court in the United States
  6. 7. Trade The business of taking people from their homes in Africa and selling them in the colonies.
  7. 8. Powers Limiting power
  8. 10. War The was between the Northern and Southern States. It took place from 1861 to 1865 and ended slavery in the United States.
  9. 11. of Powers The division of powers among the different branches of government. In the United States powers are divided among the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
  10. 12. Of Liberty The gift of being free
  11. 15. Power The authority to make laws and rules
  12. 17. Powers The authority to settle disagreements about laws. This applies the laws and settles disputes.
  13. 20. of Representatives One of two houses of Congress. The number of representatives from each state is based on its population.