unit 1 ss Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
American Revolution | The war fought by Americans to gain their freedom from Great Britain |
Continental Congres | The national legislator which goverened American colonies |
Declaration of Independence | A statement that listed the basic prinipals of democratic government. |
loyalists | ameerican who supported Great Britain for the war. |
Patriots | Those who supported the war against Great Britain. |
Bill of Rights | The fist ten ammendments to constitution |
Checks and Balances | The sharing and balancing of power among all the branches of government |
Executive Branch | The branch of government that carries out the laws made by the legislative branch of government. |
higher law | a set of laws that are supreme to others. |
judicial branch | the branch of government that intercepts and applies laws |
legislative branch | the branch of government that makes the laws |
seperation of powers | The division of power divided between teh branches of government |
constitution | a set of rules and laws that tells how a government is organized. |
constitutional government | a government in which the powers of the ruler are limited. |
Dictatorial government | A government has ultimate power on rules. |
limit | restrictions or boundaries |
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