Across |
1. | work stoppage by workers to force an employer to meet demands |
7. | political system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
11. | an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members interests |
13. | an illegitimate agreement between politicians |
15. | theory that a state should be able to intervene between the federal government and the people to stop an illegal action |
16. | an economic slowdown |
19. | power of the supreme court to determine whether laws of congress are constitutional and to strike down those that are not |
21. | members of congress during madisons presidency who pressed for war with britian |
22. | formal approval |
23. | the system i n which each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches to prevent any from becoming too powerful |
27. | a tax paid by the manufacturer of a product and passed on to those who buy the product |
28. | form of government in which power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote |
30. | a kind of legalized kidnapping in which people are forced into military service |
31. | a pledge by merchants not to buy imported goods from a partuclar source |
32. | the loss of value of money |
33. | tax on imports for the purpose of raising money |
35. | american colonists who supported britian and opposed the war for independance |
37. | a change to the constitution |
38. | an association focusing on spreading the word of god and combating social problems |
41. | government principle where power is divided among different branches |
44. | a philosophy stressing the relationship between human beings and nature , spiritual things over material things, and the importance of the individual conscience |
47. | committee organized in each colony to communicate with and unify the colonies |
48. | to leave of withdraw |
49. | owner of a small farm with four or fewer enslaved persons, usually none |
52. | a note issued by the government which promises to pay off a loan with interest |
53. | practice of handing out government jobs to supporters |
55. | companies of civilian soldiers who boasted they were ready to fight on a minutes notice |
56. | a hit and run technique used in fighting a war |
57. | government subject to the will of the people |
58. | a tax on imports and exports |
59. | a prefernce for native born people and a desire to limit immigration |