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Down: 1) those government bodies who make laws and decisions for the entire country5) the constitutional conventions agreement to cound 3/5ths of the state's slave population for purposes of taxes and representation6) a law that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian mountains7) Leadership: congress which is split into the house of representatives and senete. Major duties: make laws8) change or addition to the constitution10) systems of governmental principles or the document that has those principles13) part of tis bill of rights this amendmenet states five freedoms (some times even called the 5 freedoms amendement): freedom of speech, assembly, religion, press, and petition14) the first 10 amendments to the US constitution added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens rights or freedoms this preserves the people from a cruel government16) a tax on imported goods17) a series of conflicts between British soldiers and the continental army in 1777 that proved to be a turning point in the revolutionary war18) a system of government where power is shared among the central or federal government and the states.20) caused by the debt the farmers had and after this the articles of confederation were thrown out21) the first permanent english settlement in north america23) a government in which the people hold the power26) a government in which the people choose the representatives to govern them Across: 2) written by thomas jefferson listing the reasons why (such as the king was taking away their rights) they wanted to split from england3) only refers to free and white men, not women and slaves4) the last major battles of the revolutionary war which resulted in a surrender of british forces in 17816) sites in massachusetts of the first battles of the american revolution9) a person who opposed the ratification of the united states constitution11) an 1803 case inwhich the supreme court ruled that it had the power to abolish laws by declaring them unconstitutional which gives the supreme court alot of power.12) supporters of the constitution15) a period of christian religious revival during the 1730s and 40s because of the decline of religious commitment. Jonathan Edwards was a religious leader at the time.19) Leadership: president. major duties: carry out and recommend federal laws, direct national defense, direct foreign policies, and preform ceremonial duties22) loose construction is a broad or flexible interpretation of the constituiton and strict construction is a narrow or strict construction of the constitution24) written by thomas paine about why the colonies should declare their independence. it changed many peoples mids about becoming independent and why25) a group of department heads who serve as the president's chief advisors who advise him on decisions.27) the delagates to the constitutional convention in philadelphia in 178728) the constitutional convention's agreement to establish a 2 house national legislature with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on population in the other house29) the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the eastern and western hemispheres30) a series of papers defending and explaining the us constitution31) the ability of each branch of government to exercise checks or controls over the other branches32) the principle that the supreme court has the final say in interpreting the constitution33) Leadership: supreme court. major duties: interpret laws, decide cases in which federal laws apply, settle troubles between states, and decide legality of laws34) it described how the northwest territory was to be governed and set conditions for settlement and settlers' rights35) a document adopted by the continental congress and approved by the states that outline the form of government of the new united States36) those people responsible for making the laws and important decisions in a country
 

 

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