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(8) Ch:12/13 Lns: ALL The Jackson Era/Manifest Destiny (Vocab)

Name: ___________________________________
Date: _______________ Points: ______________
Homeroom: __________________
Across
a candidate for national office who has support mostly from his or her home state
person who leaves his or her country to live somewhere else
person who acts as police, judge, and jury without formal legal authority
a part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones; a part of government marked by lots of rules and regulation
to move to another place
a meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
an organization that has an important purpose in society
official order
a Texan of Latin, often Mexican, descent
the belief that the United States was destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean
Down
the largest number of something, but less than a majority
ranch, especially the large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West
a list of laws supporting a government
to help make happen
ranch, especially the large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West
to block off
to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law
a canvas-covered wagon used by pioneers in the mid-1800s
situation in which people from two countries can occupy an area
greater than half of a total number of something
an adventurer of the American West
a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
fortune-seeker who came to California during the Gold Rush
to include, absorb
to add a territory to one’s own territory