The division of power between the states and federal government. Fill in the blank: __________

Opponents of the Constitution. Fill in the blank: __________

Changes. Fill in the blank: __________

Powers shared by the federal and state governments. Fill in the blank: __________

Having two houses. Fill in the blank: __________

System that gives each branch of government ways to limit the power of the other two. Fill in the blank: __________

Supports of the Constitution. Fill in the blank: __________

Accuse. Fill in the blank: __________

Approved. Fill in the blank: __________

Powers that the Constitution neither gives to Congress nor denies the states. Fill in the blank: __________

Counted each slave as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population. Fill in the blank: __________

The citizens themselves make laws in this form of government. Fill in the blank: __________

What is the term for 'Approval'?

What is the term for 'People are born with these and no government can take them away.'?

What is the term for 'The citizens elect representatives to make laws in this form of government.'?

What is the term for 'Traditions passed down from generation to generation.'?

What is the term for 'A group of people chosen to make laws'?

What is the term for 'A written agreement to make and obey laws for the welfare of the group'?

What is the term for 'A document giving permission to create a government'?

What is the term for 'The division of government among legislative, executive, judicial branches.'?

What is the term for 'The abuse of power'?

What is the term for 'Citizen of one country living in another country.'?

What is the term for 'Decides whether the accused is innocent or guilty.'?

What is the term for 'People chosen to act for fellow citizens in government.'?

What is the term for 'Well-being of all members of society.'?

What is the term for 'People with information that may determine innocent or guilt of a person on trial'?

Gone through the process of becoming a citizen.

Roles played in real life

Concept of government of laws.

Person running for office

A person with certain rights and duties under a government.

A naturalized citizen cannot become ________.

Consent of the governed gives power to ________.

Governors, members of Congress, and city council members are all elected by ________.

An __________ has some of the rights of a citizen.

Our rights as American citizens are based on our ________.

Defending the country, obeying the laws, and serving on a jury are all ________ of citizens.

Unlike our duties as citizens, our responsibilities are _____________.

Contributing to the common good means acting in ways that _____________.

Voting for representatives is both a ________ and a ________ of citizens.

Being a citizen, a family member, and a student are all examples of _____________.

How you behave in a ________ ________ is determined by how you want to play the role, what other people expect, what kind of person you are.

Social roles often _____________.

When your social roles conflict you must _____________.

Besides participation in political activities, a good citizen may also _____________?

Citizens who play an active political role probably will not _____________.

You are legally an American __________ if you were under 18 when your parents were naturalized, if you yourself are naturalized, or if you were born in the US or its territories.

Citizens have the power to decide what _________

Paying taxes is not one of our _________ as a citizen.

In most criminal trials the final decision about innocence or guilt is made by a _________.

Obeying laws and defending the nation are examples of _________

What role did colonists have in self government?

To vote in the colonies, you were not required to _________

Freedom of the press, speech and religion all had their roots in the _________

The colonists talked about tyranny because royal governors tried to _________.

American colonists were unlike people in most colonies and nations because _________.

An argument for freedom of the press was made during the trial of _________

Direct democracy was first practiced in _________.

The Roman republic offered the colonial legislatures a model of _________

Both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights listed _________

Writers like Locke and Montesquieu inspired the colonists with ideas about _________.

Unlike the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights applied to _________.

The _________ were all influenced by Athenian democracy, the Roman republic, and England's limits on its king.

The colonists and the English government disagreed about _________

What document outlined the reasons the colonists separated from England?

The purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to create _________

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power remained with _________.

After Shays Rebellion, American people wanted a _________.

Parliament raised taxes in the colonies in order to _________.

Who had final authority over the colonists?

Rhode Island was the first colony to promise _________

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights protected against _________.

Natural rights are people's rights to _________

The Declaration of Independence listed the ways the English government had _________

Montesquieu's idea of dividing authority among legislative, executive and judicial branches of government is known as _________?

The Constitutional Convention gathered to _________

The Virginia Plan proposed _________

Many delegates were afraid that a strong central government would _________

Small states liked the New Jersey plan because it called for _________

Including slaves in a state's population count was not part of the ________ Compromise.

Under the new Constitution, the new president would hold _________.

The Framers intended that the Supreme Court would interpret laws and _________

The Constitution had to be approved by _________

To replace state governments was not a goal of the _________

The Anti-Federalists were troubled because the Constitution did not include a _________

The Federalist offered arguments in support of a _________

How many states finally ratified the Constitution?

________ __________ was opposed to the Constitution.

The Federalist argued that the young America was in danger from the ________.

To protect against taxation was not a goal of ________.

The Constitution is organized into ________.

The Constitution is based on the idea of ________.

Ways to limit government power are ________.

The Great Compromise decided the issue of ________.

Executive power was given to one ________.

The Anti-Federalists wanted the Constitution to include a ________.

The first three articles of the Constitution describe the ________.

Powers that the Constitution gives to Congress but does not deny to states are ________.

Once you are a _______ you can decide to give up your citizenship, remain a citizen for life or have your citizenship taken away.