bill of rights Crossword Puzzles

Unit 3 Review 2025-03-06

Unit 3 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. gave the colonists the same rights as the englishmen
  2. the people rule
  3. guaranteed the freedom of religious beliefs and opinions
  4. everyone must follow the law
  5. citizens give authority to the government in exchange for protection of our rights
  6. stated grievances against the king of Great Britain and established the idea that all people are equal under the law
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  1. this document was used as a model for the current Bill of Rights
  2. this document was the first form of national government for the independent states but failed because it gave too much power to the states causing a weak central government
  3. government is not all powerful and can only do the things the people have given them to the power to do so
  4. Carta established that everyone is subject to the law and gave Englishmen basic rights and freedoms
  5. citizens elect office holders to govern on our behalf

11 Clues: the people rule • everyone must follow the law • gave the colonists the same rights as the englishmen • citizens elect office holders to govern on our behalf • guaranteed the freedom of religious beliefs and opinions • this document was used as a model for the current Bill of Rights • citizens give authority to the government in exchange for protection of our rights • ...

Katie's amendment/gov./past american creation puzzle 2025-02-26

Katie's amendment/gov./past american creation puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. On March 20,2023 Biden performed a __ on a bill and it was sustained
  2. A legal thing that you were born with and will always have
  3. These are people who thought the Constitution without the bill of rights was perfect
  4. This is what needs to happen to a legal document to make it valid
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  1. It is the original document that the amendments branch/grow off of
  2. The word for when a government has two legislative houses
  3. a place where legal predicaments are handled
  4. A document that is in the system but not yet a law and may never be one
  5. There are nine of them and they are nominated by the president
  6. There are 27 of these and they are add-ons to the constitution

10 Clues: a place where legal predicaments are handled • The word for when a government has two legislative houses • A legal thing that you were born with and will always have • There are nine of them and they are nominated by the president • There are 27 of these and they are add-ons to the constitution • This is what needs to happen to a legal document to make it valid • ...

Lawmaking Process 2024-04-16

Lawmaking Process crossword puzzle
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  1. congressional record, bill is given number and BLANK
  2. these hold public hearings
  3. short trip to bill affected area
  4. congress has the power to create and BLANK taxes
  5. another name for an amendment
  6. bill is put into the BLANK
  7. items that the government is required to spend money on every year
  8. # of members needed to conduct business
  9. this can happen to a veto if it gets a ⅔ vote from both houses
  10. BLANK bills apply to an individual, group, or corporate entity
  11. used to obtain information and opinions on bills
  12. bill dies in committee
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  1. BLANK bills apply to the nation as a whole – ex. Tax’s,
  2. attempt to “talk bill to death”
  3. BLANK may only pass, reject, or add amendments to tax bills passed by the H.o.R.
  4. when this rule becomes active, 30 hours of floor time are left
  5. BLANK rule any member of the house can propose an amendment to a bill
  6. BLANK bill approves the money to be spent/given to a federal agency
  7. bill is printed in final form
  8. BLANK veto president takes no action on a bill for 10 days and congress session ends in those 10 days

20 Clues: bill dies in committee • these hold public hearings • bill is put into the BLANK • another name for an amendment • bill is printed in final form • attempt to “talk bill to death” • short trip to bill affected area • # of members needed to conduct business • congress has the power to create and BLANK taxes • used to obtain information and opinions on bills • ...

Puzzle Clues American Government List 2 2024-11-12

Puzzle Clues American Government List 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. a person who provides ideas
  2. the basic principles and laws of a nation
  3. voting process
  4. Branch Branch that interprets laws
  5. government powered by the people
  6. formal written request
  7. Branch Branch that makes laws
  8. elected to Senate
  9. leader of USA
  10. a member of the House of Representatives
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  1. legal resident of a country
  2. States of America USA
  3. process to become a citizen of another country
  4. Hill where US Legislatures meet
  5. of Independence a document that announced the USA separation from England
  6. Branch President led branch
  7. an addition or change to a law
  8. USA legislative body
  9. ( as it relates to government) group of people who advise the president
  10. of Rights first ten amendments

20 Clues: leader of USA • voting process • elected to Senate • USA legislative body • States of America USA • formal written request • legal resident of a country • a person who provides ideas • Branch President led branch • Branch Branch that makes laws • an addition or change to a law • of Rights first ten amendments • Hill where US Legislatures meet • government powered by the people • ...

American gov 2020-10-08

American gov crossword puzzle
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  1. an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
  2. is a landmark Act in the constitutional law of England that sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next to inherit the Crown
  3. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
  4. an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator best known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention
  5. consisted of a number of measures meant to punish the port of Boston and the people of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea party
  6. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than the people
  7. having a single legislative chamber
  8. a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority
  9. beyond the authority of the law; not regulated by the law.
  10. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
  11. is one of the most important documents in history as it established the principle that everyone is subject to the law, even the king, and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial
  12. is an English constitutional document setting out specific individual protections against the state, reportedly of equal value to Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights
  13. supreme power or authority
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  1. the dependence of two or more people or things on each other.
  2. was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies
  3. a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.
  4. provided basic laws in English colonies, layed out plans of US constitution
  5. a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority
  6. the first governing document of Plymouth Colony
  7. income, especially when of a company or organization and of a substantial nature
  8. commerce in U.S. constitutional law, any commercial transactions or traffic that cross state boundaries or that involve more than one state.
  9. give up (power or territory)
  10. the concept of a government limited in power. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.
  11. sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid
  12. the act required that, starting in the fall of 1765, legal documents and printed materials must bear a tax stamp provided by commissioned distributors
  13. the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power

26 Clues: supreme power or authority • give up (power or territory) • having a single legislative chamber • the first governing document of Plymouth Colony • a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority • beyond the authority of the law; not regulated by the law. • the dependence of two or more people or things on each other. • ...

Randoms about the USA 2021-08-21

Randoms about the USA crossword puzzle
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  1. The American Civil War was mainly about _______
  2. How many states are in the mainland?
  3. A famous gift from France
  4. The number of states we have
  5. Bill of ________
  6. Our Independence Day
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  1. Our capital
  2. What kind of government are we?
  3. The continent the US is a part of
  4. Our type of leader

10 Clues: Our capital • Bill of ________ • Our type of leader • Our Independence Day • A famous gift from France • The number of states we have • What kind of government are we? • The continent the US is a part of • How many states are in the mainland? • The American Civil War was mainly about _______

United states crossword 2023-05-16

United states crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution?
  2. The way the state maintains social order, enacts laws, provides public services is called what?
  3. What did the framers believe about voters rights?
  4. what caused the end of the Articles of Confederation? Hint:what about the government
  5. Without a strong national government the federalists were concerned that this would happen
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  1. Congress is made up of two houses, which is called a what?
  2. The purpose of the bill of rights is to protect rights of individual liberty and......
  3. The first 10 amendments are called what?
  4. What is the document that suggested the Legislative branch have a House of Representatives and a senate?
  5. type of democracy do we have in the United States?
  6. type of government divides power between state, national and local.....

11 Clues: The first 10 amendments are called what? • What did the framers believe about voters rights? • type of democracy do we have in the United States? • Congress is made up of two houses, which is called a what? • Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution? • type of government divides power between state, national and local..... • ...

gov final study guide first page 2023-05-18

gov final study guide first page crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the document that suggested the Legislative branch have a House of Representatives & a senate?
  2. What type of democracy do we have in the United States?
  3. The purpose of the bill of rights is to protect rights of individual liberty and
  4. The idea that is the cornerstone of representation in our government is based on what?
  5. Without a strong national government the federalists were concerned that this would happen
  6. This type of government divides power between state, national and local.
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  1. What caused the end of the Articles of Confederation?
  2. The way the state maintains social order, enacts laws, provides public services is called what?
  3. What did the framers believe about voter’s rights?
  4. Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution?
  5. The first 10 amendments are called what?

11 Clues: The first 10 amendments are called what? • What did the framers believe about voter’s rights? • What caused the end of the Articles of Confederation? • What type of democracy do we have in the United States? • Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution? • This type of government divides power between state, national and local. • ...

US Government vocabulary: Unit 2 2023-10-30

US Government vocabulary: Unit 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Roman ideal on the willingness to serve ones country
  2. defending the constitution campaigned by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and john jay
  3. a theory that stated people in society agreed to give up some of their freedom to the government in exchange for security and order.
  4. a political system in which the powers exercised by the government are restricted, usually by a written constitution
  5. a universal set of moral principles that can be applied to any culture or system of justice
  6. favored a loos association of states, pro Bill of Rights
  7. the idea that the powers of a government should be split between two or more strongly independent branches of government
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  1. rights that all people have by virtues of being human such as the right to life, liberty, and the ownership of property
  2. a two house legislature branch
  3. Basic individual rights of people such as the rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
  4. A system in which each branch of gov can limit the power of other branches
  5. was a formal proclamation that the American colonies would now be an independent country separate from Great Britain
  6. the principle that the people are the ultimate source of authority and legitimacy of a government
  7. The idea that a government should be based on an established set of principles
  8. favored a strong central government, pro constitution
  9. a one house legislature branch
  10. a system of government in which power is divided between a central government and smaller regional governments

17 Clues: a two house legislature branch • a one house legislature branch • Roman ideal on the willingness to serve ones country • favored a strong central government, pro constitution • favored a loos association of states, pro Bill of Rights • A system in which each branch of gov can limit the power of other branches • ...

Basic Civics Terms 2024-07-30

Basic Civics Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. A form of government in which a small group of people have control.
  2. The judicial authorities of a country; judges collectively.
  3. Court, The highest judicial court in a country or state.
  4. A centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.
  5. Review, The power of a court to decide the constitutionality of laws and government actions.
  6. Party, An organized group of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions, that seeks to influence public policy by getting its candidates elected.
  7. A set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.
  8. The system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members.
  9. A change or addition to a legal or statutory document.
  10. A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.
  11. of Representatives, The lower chamber of the United States Congress, with members elected from districts based on population.
  12. of Rights, The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, outlining fundamental rights and freedoms.
  13. A form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislators.
  14. A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
  15. A group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group, typically consisting of members of that group.
  16. The administration of the law or authority in maintaining this.
  17. A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
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  1. An organized effort to win an election.
  2. Rights, Rights afforded to individuals as outlined in a constitution.
  3. The system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state.
  4. A form of government characterized by strong central power and limited political freedoms.
  5. A draft of a proposed law presented to a legislature for enactment.
  6. The national legislative body of a country. In the U.S., it consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  7. A formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.
  8. A form of government with a monarch at the head, such as a king or queen.
  9. Process, Fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen’s entitlement.
  10. All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
  11. The upper chamber of the United States Congress, composed of senators elected from each state.
  12. Liberties, Individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other interference.
  13. A form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter" and the head of state is an elected or nominated president.

30 Clues: An organized effort to win an election. • A change or addition to a legal or statutory document. • Court, The highest judicial court in a country or state. • The judicial authorities of a country; judges collectively. • A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election. • The administration of the law or authority in maintaining this. • ...

History Terms 2021-03-04

History Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. wrote most of the Bill of Rights
  2. fought with the Continental Army
  3. not choosing a side
  4. state in the eastern United States
  5. form of rule by the state
  6. where the capital was moved to from Jamestown
  7. written principles to govern the nation
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  1. first English settlement in North America
  2. commanded the Continental Army
  3. to move from place to place
  4. the capital of Virginia
  5. wrote the Declaration of Independence

12 Clues: not choosing a side • the capital of Virginia • form of rule by the state • to move from place to place • commanded the Continental Army • wrote most of the Bill of Rights • fought with the Continental Army • state in the eastern United States • wrote the Declaration of Independence • written principles to govern the nation • first English settlement in North America • ...

The 8 Units of AP Government! 2023-12-03

The 8 Units of AP Government! crossword puzzle
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  1. Attitudes about institutions, leaders, political issues, and events.
  2. Political system organizing gov into two or more levels that hold independent powers.
  3. Groups with different opinions coexist and work together in politics.
  4. Your vote counts!! You matter!!
  5. Situation where it is hard to pass laws due to divided government. (aka "stalemate)
  6. Distribute information and influence public's perception of political leaders and social problems.
  7. Setting boundaries for electoral districts which favor a certain group.
  8. Funds granted to states for a broadly defined purpose.
  9. Idea that the top 1% controls our government and policy.
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  1. First 10 amendments of the Constitution (Bill of Rights).
  2. Large, complex organization of appointed officials.
  3. Abandoning previous party affiliation without developing new partisan affiliation to replace it.
  4. Subcommittees, government agencies, and interest groups help create US policy.
  5. Using long speeches and unlimited debate to prevent action.
  6. Entitlement to fair treatment through judicial system.
  7. Government of the people by the people.
  8. Powers to the government explicitly stated in the US Constitution.
  9. Survey of population taking into account demographic changes.
  10. Attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of political officials.
  11. Draft of a proposed piece of legislation.

20 Clues: Your vote counts!! You matter!! • Government of the people by the people. • Draft of a proposed piece of legislation. • Large, complex organization of appointed officials. • Entitlement to fair treatment through judicial system. • Funds granted to states for a broadly defined purpose. • Idea that the top 1% controls our government and policy. • ...

Social Studies Review 2021-05-12

Social Studies Review crossword puzzle
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  1. We fought many wars with them (we've studied 2)
  2. 2nd president's first name
  3. The first state
  4. Conqueror of the Aztec in Week 1
  5. One cause of the Civil War
  6. The war that made the US its own country
  7. We had WAY too many of these
  8. Hariet __
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  1. One first amendment freedom
  2. Where the Pilgrims landed
  3. The branch of government where the Supreme Court is
  4. We fought the Mexican-American war to get __
  5. Mailed himself to freedom
  6. The __ of independence
  7. Another name for social studies
  8. 16th president's first name
  9. The Kansas-__ Act
  10. The __ purchase
  11. The first 10 amendments are in the bill of __

19 Clues: Hariet __ • The first state • The __ purchase • The Kansas-__ Act • The __ of independence • Where the Pilgrims landed • Mailed himself to freedom • 2nd president's first name • One cause of the Civil War • One first amendment freedom • 16th president's first name • We had WAY too many of these • Another name for social studies • Conqueror of the Aztec in Week 1 • ...

Progressive Era 2018-11-18

Progressive Era crossword puzzle
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  1. Allowed voters to remove an elected official from the office.
  2. Neighborhoods created by Mexicans.
  3. Blacks and whites fought for equal rights in this area.
  4. Allowed voters to put a bill in the ballot and vote it into law
  5. Allowed the voters to put a bill before a state legislature.
  6. Reformers called themselves __________ in the 1900s.
  7. The moving of farms to more urban areas or cities
  8. ______ _______ includes all jobs except elected offices and the military.
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  1. Giving Jobs to followers
  2. Large buildings divided into smaller apartments
  3. Voters get to choose their candidate for the election.
  4. Raised money to pay for insurance and legal advice, also helped out the needy.
  5. People which rake dirt then expose it to the public.
  6. Codes that set standards and safety for building
  7. Process of being hanged. (5 letters, no ING)

15 Clues: Giving Jobs to followers • Neighborhoods created by Mexicans. • Process of being hanged. (5 letters, no ING) • Large buildings divided into smaller apartments • Codes that set standards and safety for building • The moving of farms to more urban areas or cities • People which rake dirt then expose it to the public. • Reformers called themselves __________ in the 1900s. • ...

Federalist Debate 2023-04-05

Federalist Debate crossword puzzle
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  1. One check on the legislative branch's power to make laws by the executive branch is to ________ legislation.
  2. A system of government in which territory is governed by two levels of government.
  3. Hamilton argues that adding a bill of rights to the constitution is _____________ and dangerous.
  4. Checks and ___________: a system that allows each branch of a government to affect or control acts of another branch to prevent any from having too much power
  5. The Anti-Federalists wanted a Bill of __________ in the constitution.
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  1. They wanted the states to have the power and for the constitution to not be ratified.
  2. They want a stronger national government and for the constitution to be ratified.
  3. the fundamental principles and rules that govern a state.
  4. the elastic clause in the constitution concerned many anti-federalists. It is better known as the ________________ and proper clause.
  5. The legislative branch has the power to _________________ and remove from office all important government officers (Presidents, Judges etc...)
  6. The anti-Federalists felt that the President was just a ____________ with a different title.
  7. to give formal consent to a treaty, contract or agreement making it valid

12 Clues: the fundamental principles and rules that govern a state. • The Anti-Federalists wanted a Bill of __________ in the constitution. • to give formal consent to a treaty, contract or agreement making it valid • They want a stronger national government and for the constitution to be ratified. • ...

CJ unit 2 Part 2 A 2024-11-11

CJ unit 2 Part 2 A crossword puzzle
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  1. Areas into which the government may not intrude
  2. Not explicitly defined but embodies the fundamental ideas of the U.S. justice expressed in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments
  3. Deals with notices, hearings, and gathering evidence in criminal matters
  4. Protects individuals against unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious laws and limits arbitrary government actions
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  1. Tangible forms of expression such as wearing buttons or clothing with political slogans or displaying a sign or flag: protected by the First Amendment
  2. The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
  3. A judicial ruling that significantly alters or affects existing law and guides future decisions on the same issue
  4. Formally charged with a specific crime by a grand jury, based on probable cause
  5. Rights not specifically identified in the Bill of Rights
  6. A principle whereby power is shared by the national government and the states.
  7. Unconstitutionally being tired for the same crime more than once
  8. A type of partial shadow in astronomy with the principle extending the idea that certain constitutional rights are implied within other constitutional rights

12 Clues: The first 10 amendments of the Constitution • Areas into which the government may not intrude • Rights not specifically identified in the Bill of Rights • Unconstitutionally being tired for the same crime more than once • Deals with notices, hearings, and gathering evidence in criminal matters • ...

Civil rights 2022-04-18

Civil rights crossword puzzle
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  1. This called for African American independence
  2. Student nonviolent coordinating committee
  3. When people get separated from other people
  4. 9 black students that were allowed to attend Central High School
  5. the supreme court's first African American justice
  6. thousands of blacks stopped riding bosses in Montgomery
  7. The case that established " separate but equal"
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  1. This act banned segregation in all public places
  2. was the youngest president elected ever
  3. a woman who refused to give up her seat to a white man
  4. A program of domestic reforms made by johnson
  5. allowed the supreme court to protect African American Voting Rights
  6. when blacks and whites traveled together on segregated busses
  7. when protesters sit down and refuse to leave
  8. of education a case where Linda Brown was involved in
  9. The child from the brown v. board of education
  10. the person who took over as president after Kennedy's death
  11. This march showed support for the Civil rights bill
  12. leader of the Nation of Islam
  13. this person delivered the "I have a dream" speech

20 Clues: leader of the Nation of Islam • was the youngest president elected ever • Student nonviolent coordinating committee • When people get separated from other people • when protesters sit down and refuse to leave • This called for African American independence • A program of domestic reforms made by johnson • The child from the brown v. board of education • ...

LSN Review 1 2025-01-31

LSN Review 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The Constitution divides the United States government into three parts.
  2. the government cannot take away people's rights without a fair process (lawyer, court, police tell people their rights)
  3. The president makes an agreement (treaty) with another country and the Senate must approve it.
  4. How do people have popular sovereignty?
  5. The president appoints judges and the Senate must approve them.
  6. the supreme law of the United States, a document that sets up our government
  7. Maryland did a referendum to make marijuana legal.
  8. The people in a state directly vote to decide if marijuana should be legal.
  9. the government cannot search your car without a warrant or reasonable suspicion that you did a crime
  10. if a leader breaks a rule, they can be removed as leader
  11. The __ government has the power to control schools.
  12. The __ government has power to make post offices.
  13. a leader is impeached because they broke the law
  14. some authoritarian governments limit people's freedom of speech and limit freedom of the press
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  1. Another way to say popular sovereignty
  2. In a country where the vote is unfair, the people don't have control over their government
  3. President Trump wants to build a wall on the border but Congress will not give him the money to do it.
  4. the problem with the articles of confederation was the central government was __
  5. Congress makes a law to make all immigration legal. The president vetoes the law (says no to the law).
  6. this was added to the Constitution to protect people's rights from government
  7. democracy The US votes for elected officials to represent us and make laws for us. This is __ democracy
  8. This group wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
  9. a government that makes fast decisions and has absolute power
  10. government power is divided between the central and state governments

24 Clues: Another way to say popular sovereignty • How do people have popular sovereignty? • a leader is impeached because they broke the law • The __ government has power to make post offices. • Maryland did a referendum to make marijuana legal. • The __ government has the power to control schools. • if a leader breaks a rule, they can be removed as leader • ...

Civics Puzzle 2024-05-09

Civics Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. something the people are required to do
  2. person in charge of the United States
  3. the written form of laws
  4. the system which keeps the branches equal
  5. youngest president
  6. a draft of a law
  7. president who ended slavery
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  1. group that expresses your beliefs
  2. president who wrote the declaration of independence
  3. amount of years the president can serve
  4. branch of government that the president belongs to
  5. president who served the longest
  6. privileges of the citizens
  7. the first president to serve
  8. the branch of government which interprets the law
  9. party represented by a donkey
  10. party represented by an elephant
  11. branch of government which writes laws
  12. the system of the government
  13. how many years the Senators are in term

20 Clues: a draft of a law • youngest president • the written form of laws • privileges of the citizens • president who ended slavery • the first president to serve • the system of the government • party represented by a donkey • president who served the longest • party represented by an elephant • group that expresses your beliefs • person in charge of the United States • ...

Unit 4 Vocab: Constitution and Bill of Rights 2022-03-01

Unit 4 Vocab: Constitution and Bill of Rights crossword puzzle
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  1. a situation in which the laws of a country are obeyed by everyone
  2. a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
  3. a joint committee that is appointed to hold a conference on differing versions of a bill
  4. an opinion in a case that is written by one judge and in which a majority of the judges on the court join
  5. belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as diplomatic representation, superintendence of the execution of the laws, and appointment of officials and that usually has some power over legislation
  6. not according or consistent with the constitution of a body politic (such as a nation)
  7. Powers held by the U.S. President which are not specified in the Constitution, but which are needed to efficiently perform the duties of the office.
  8. the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure
  9. a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts that the judges declare to be unconstitutional
  10. an indirect veto of a legislative bill by an executive through retention of the bill unsigned until after adjournment of the legislature
  11. the introductory part of a constitution or statute that usually states the reasons for and intent of the law
  12. the highest judicial tribunal in a political unit (such as a nation or state)
  13. to charge with a crime or misdemeanor
  14. Political or legislative powers, exercised independently or simultaneously, by both federal and state governments.
  15. belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction
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  1. a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any branch from exerting too much power
  2. the constitutional allocation of the legislative, executive, and judicial powers among the three branches of government
  3. to withhold assent or approval
  4. A government that is limited in its power by a constitution or a similar form of authority.
  5. powers the powers that the Constitution, quite literally, expresses for the different branches of government
  6. a permanent committee especially of a legislative body
  7. an authoritative prohibition
  8. a document setting forth the terms of an agreement
  9. adherence to or government according to constitutional principles also: a constitutional system of government
  10. the clause in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that empowers Congress to make all laws necessary for executing its other powers and those of the federal government as a whole
  11. belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as making laws, levying and collecting taxes, and making financial appropriations
  12. the distribution of power in an organization (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent
  13. a power that is reasonably necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of a power expressly granted
  14. an irregular military adventurer, specifically, an American engaged in fomenting insurrections in Latin America in the mid-19th century
  15. A political power that is reserved exclusively to a particular political authority.

30 Clues: an authoritative prohibition • to withhold assent or approval • to charge with a crime or misdemeanor • a document setting forth the terms of an agreement • a permanent committee especially of a legislative body • a situation in which the laws of a country are obeyed by everyone • the highest judicial tribunal in a political unit (such as a nation or state) • ...

poo head 2016-01-24

poo head crossword puzzle
Across
  1. he advises the speeker
  2. a bill
  3. to let the peopole make a dissusion
  4. a way to make a dissishon
  5. a discussion
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  1. where the mpps meet
  2. a leader of a party
  3. a small groop of mpps
  4. a person who has rights in our contry
  5. a law makeing house

10 Clues: a bill • a discussion • where the mpps meet • a leader of a party • a law makeing house • a small groop of mpps • he advises the speeker • a way to make a dissishon • to let the peopole make a dissusion • a person who has rights in our contry

Gavens Crossword puzzle 2023-05-08

Gavens Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who supported the constitution
  2. They wanted a bill of rights
  3. First section in the Us constitution
  4. First constitution after the revolution
  5. First 10 amendments
Down
  1. Constitutional convention was held here
  2. father of the constitution
  3. Created a bicameral legislature
  4. There are 27 in the constitution
  5. Essays wrote by the federalists

10 Clues: First 10 amendments • father of the constitution • They wanted a bill of rights • Created a bicameral legislature • Essays wrote by the federalists • There are 27 in the constitution • First section in the Us constitution • People who supported the constitution • Constitutional convention was held here • First constitution after the revolution

US History Crossword Puzzle 2014-01-08

US History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Likes to chase mice
  2. Has a trunk
  3. Man's best friend
Down
  1. Large marsupial
  2. of Rights 10pp
  3. Joyous
  4. Flying mammal

7 Clues: Joyous • Has a trunk • Flying mammal • of Rights 10pp • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

Foundations of American Government 2012-12-12

Foundations of American Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to the Constitution
  2. the structure of the United States of America
  3. is not all powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do
  4. _____
  5. written form of government for the independent states; maintained that major powers resided with individual states
  6. a more perfect___
  7. _____
  8. of the Virginia Company of London/gave colonists the rights of Englishmen
  9. for religious freedom in Virgnia
  10. first ten amendments are called the ____
  11. are the source of any and all governmental power
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  1. process: -Proposal: action by General Assembly or convention - Ratification: by voters of Virginia
  2. domestic
  3. a democratic system of government, the people rule
  4. the King of Great Britain
  5. for the US Bill of Rights
  6. us free from Great Britain
  7. In a representative system of government people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf
  8. government and those who govern are bound by the law
  9. many amendments does the constitution have currently?

20 Clues: _____ • _____ • domestic • a more perfect___ • to the Constitution • the King of Great Britain • for the US Bill of Rights • us free from Great Britain • for religious freedom in Virgnia • first ten amendments are called the ____ • the structure of the United States of America • are the source of any and all governmental power • a democratic system of government, the people rule • ...

constitution crossword 2025-03-06

constitution crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. branch that enforces laws
  2. the group that wanted a bill of rights to the constitution
  3. to approve a document or policy
  4. the amendment that protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures
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  1. an addition to a document
  2. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents
  3. each state gets equal representation
  4. a rule that must be followed
  5. a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way
  6. includes courts, judges,and the power to review laws and settle disagreements

10 Clues: an addition to a document • branch that enforces laws • a rule that must be followed • to approve a document or policy • each state gets equal representation • a body of fundamental principles or established precedents • the group that wanted a bill of rights to the constitution • the amendment that protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures • ...

Government 25 2015-10-21

Government 25 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.
  2. to place a document before the Senate.
  3. the highest court in Canada.
  4. a person who speaks for you.
  5. the senior official in the Commons, and the main advisor to the Speaker and Members of the House of Commons regarding House rules and procedures.
  6. an important part of the Canadian constitution that ensures all people in Canada are guaranteed certain basic human rights and freedoms.
  7. a person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. A Senator represents a region of Canada.
  8. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
  9. the periods into which a Parliament is divided.
  10. the leader of the party in power.
  11. the MP who is elected at the beginning of Parliament by fellow MPs to keep order in the House of Commons and ensure that its rules and traditions are respected.
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  1. Canada's Parliament is composed of the Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.
  2. another name for a backbencher: a Mp who does not have an official role in the House of Commons.
  3. a system of government where the citizens express their political views by choosing representatives to go to Parliant to make laws on their behalf.
  4. a daily period of time in the Senate and House of Commons when parliamentarians ask the government questions about its activities and important issues.
  5. a person who has full political and civil rights.
  6. a senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
  7. this person is responsible for overseeing all federal elections.
  8. the upper house of Parliament made up of 105 seats.
  9. a step in the passage of a bill through both the Senate and the House of Commons.
  10. another word for constituency or electoral district.
  11. a speech delivered by the Monarch or the Governor General at the start of a new session of Parliament.
  12. another name for question period
  13. a meeting of the Senate or the House of Commons within a session.
  14. the Speaker is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
  15. a university student who works for the Senate of House of Commons.

26 Clues: the highest court in Canada. • a person who speaks for you. • another name for question period • the leader of the party in power. • to place a document before the Senate. • a senator or a Member of the House of Commons. • the periods into which a Parliament is divided. • a person who has full political and civil rights. • ...

The FHun Zone: Public Affairs puzzle 2024-09-05

The FHun Zone: Public Affairs puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A British band from the 1990s, whose recent reunion has raised concerns over dynamic pricing for concert tickets
  2. An activity which may face further restrictions outside public venues
  3. German Chancellor, with whom the PM met in a bid to rebuild UK-EU relations
  4. A piece of legislation, not yet passed into law
  5. Prime Minister
  6. Former PM,
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  1. Current Leader of the Opposition, soon to be replaced
  2. ... Rights Bill - expected to introduce a new 'right to switch off' for workers
  3. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, responsible for launching GB Energy
  4. The government’s plans tax and spending, next expected on 30th October
  5. Chancellor of the Exchequer

11 Clues: Former PM, • Prime Minister • Chancellor of the Exchequer • A piece of legislation, not yet passed into law • Current Leader of the Opposition, soon to be replaced • An activity which may face further restrictions outside public venues • The government’s plans tax and spending, next expected on 30th October • ...

Government Vocabulary 2022-11-17

Government Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. general Essentially the state's lawyer
  2. A crime more serious than a misdemeanor
  3. of rights Has all basic rights listed
  4. Witnesses, footage, or anything that could prove what happened
  5. Money the state requires you to pay every year
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  1. A crime that can only be committed by a juvenile
  2. court A court to go to for an appeal
  3. Is responsible for transportation and road safety
  4. A rejection of a law

9 Clues: A rejection of a law • court A court to go to for an appeal • of rights Has all basic rights listed • general Essentially the state's lawyer • A crime more serious than a misdemeanor • Money the state requires you to pay every year • A crime that can only be committed by a juvenile • Is responsible for transportation and road safety • ...

Founding Documents Vocab 2021-12-02

Founding Documents Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Having a central government work alongside regional governments
  2. The author of the Declaration of Independence
  3. This group fought for state-rights and the Bill of Rights
  4. Supporters of the Constitution, believed in a strong central government
  5. The document that outlines the United States Government
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  1. The way to change the United States Constitution
  2. Complaints made by the Colonists to the King of England
  3. Form of government where power is held by the people and their representatives
  4. Form of government where the people get to vote in their leaders.
  5. Someone who holds absolute power

10 Clues: Someone who holds absolute power • The author of the Declaration of Independence • The way to change the United States Constitution • Complaints made by the Colonists to the King of England • The document that outlines the United States Government • This group fought for state-rights and the Bill of Rights • ...

Christians Reconstruction Crossword 2013-05-30

Christians Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. maker of the branch of army that helped african americans out
  2. a document that allowed terrorism groups to be arrested
  3. a branch of the army that helped african americans get food and jobs and schooling
  4. _______ did not like the fact that african americans had these new rights
  5. a worker who rents and farms land owned by another person and pays the rent in cash is called a ________
  6. former vice president of the cofederate who opposed the bill that put a limit to racial discrimination
  7. a group who terrorized African Americans
  8. representative from south carolina who fought for the bill that put a limit on racial discrimination
  9. african american hero in politics and in the civil war
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  1. Northerners who moved to the South after the civil war to find a job
  2. the president during reconstruction (President (Last Name))
  3. southerners who joined the republic party during reconstruction
  4. man who wrote the bill that puts a limit on racial discrimination
  5. document that extends the right to vote to african american men
  6. a worker who farms land owned by someone else and recieves a share of the crops is called a ___________

15 Clues: a group who terrorized African Americans • african american hero in politics and in the civil war • a document that allowed terrorism groups to be arrested • the president during reconstruction (President (Last Name)) • maker of the branch of army that helped african americans out • southerners who joined the republic party during reconstruction • ...

Christians Reconstruction Crossword 2013-05-30

Christians Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. african american hero in politics and in the civil war
  2. a document that allowed terrorism groups to be arrested
  3. a worker who rents and farms land owned by another person and pays the rent in cash is called a ________
  4. a branch of the army that helped african americans get food and jobs and schooling
  5. Northerners who moved to the South after the civil war to find a job
  6. former vice president of the cofederate who opposed the bill that put a limit to racial discrimination
  7. a group who terrorized African Americans
  8. southerners who joined the republic party during reconstruction
Down
  1. representative from south carolina who fought for the bill that put a limit on racial discrimination
  2. document that extends the right to vote to african american men
  3. maker of the branch of army that helped african americans out
  4. man who wrote the bill that puts a limit on racial discrimination
  5. a worker who farms land owned by someone else and recieves a share of the crops is called a ___________
  6. the president during reconstruction (President (Last Name))
  7. _______ did not like the fact that african americans had these new rights

15 Clues: a group who terrorized African Americans • african american hero in politics and in the civil war • a document that allowed terrorism groups to be arrested • the president during reconstruction (President (Last Name)) • maker of the branch of army that helped african americans out • document that extends the right to vote to african american men • ...

the Constitution & the creation of the Constitution. 2022-02-18

the Constitution & the creation of the Constitution. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Women's Suffrage, women gain the right to vote
  2. Election of President and Vice President, Revision of Electoral College
  3. Gave Congress power to collect taxes on income
  4. Changing something in a law or doc
  5. Women's Suffrage, women gain the right to vote
  6. Federalists, became the first president before the Constitution was even ratified
  7. Anti-Federalists agreed to the Constitution once this was added. Stated the rights the people had
  8. The introduction of the U.S. Constitution. Declares power of the government comes from the people and lists the goals of the Constitution.
  9. Anti-Federalists who wanted the Bill of Rights added
  10. Black Suffrage, No denial of vote because of race, color, previous condition of servitude
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  1. States can not be sued in federal court
  2. Abolition of Poll Tax in National Elections
  3. Presidential succession, vice presidential vacancy, and presidential disability
  4. All states had the same number of representative's. Favored the small states
  5. People elect senators
  6. Changing something in a law or document
  7. Voting Age Set to 18 Years
  8. People are the ultimate authority

18 Clues: People elect senators • Voting Age Set to 18 Years • People are the ultimate authority • Changing something in a law or doc • States can not be sued in federal court • Changing something in a law or document • Abolition of Poll Tax in National Elections • Women's Suffrage, women gain the right to vote • Gave Congress power to collect taxes on income • ...

the Constitution & the creation of the Constitution. 2022-02-18

the Constitution & the creation of the Constitution. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Women's Suffrage, women gain the right to vote
  2. Election of President and Vice President, Revision of Electoral College
  3. Gave Congress power to collect taxes on income
  4. Changing something in a law or doc
  5. Women's Suffrage, women gain the right to vote
  6. Federalists, became the first president before the Constitution was even ratified
  7. Anti-Federalists agreed to the Constitution once this was added. Stated the rights the people had
  8. The introduction of the U.S. Constitution. Declares power of the government comes from the people and lists the goals of the Constitution.
  9. Anti-Federalists who wanted the Bill of Rights added
  10. Black Suffrage, No denial of vote because of race, color, previous condition of servitude
Down
  1. States can not be sued in federal court
  2. Abolition of Poll Tax in National Elections
  3. Presidential succession, vice presidential vacancy, and presidential disability
  4. All states had the same number of representative's. Favored the small states
  5. People elect senators
  6. Changing something in a law or document
  7. Voting Age Set to 18 Years
  8. People are the ultimate authority

18 Clues: People elect senators • Voting Age Set to 18 Years • People are the ultimate authority • Changing something in a law or doc • States can not be sued in federal court • Changing something in a law or document • Abolition of Poll Tax in National Elections • Women's Suffrage, women gain the right to vote • Gave Congress power to collect taxes on income • ...

Government Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-16

Government Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first 10 amendments are called
  2. type of democracy we have in the US
  3. This type of government divides power between state, national and local
  4. suggested the Legislative branch have a House of Representatives & a senate?
  5. The idea that is the cornerstone of representation in our government is based on
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  1. without a strong national government, anti-federalists were worried that
  2. What caused the end of the Articles of Confederation?
  3. Framers didn't want this about voters rights
  4. Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution?
  5. The purpose of bill of rights is to protect
  6. the way the state maintains orders

11 Clues: The first 10 amendments are called • the way the state maintains orders • type of democracy we have in the US • The purpose of bill of rights is to protect • Framers didn't want this about voters rights • What caused the end of the Articles of Confederation? • Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution? • ...

Progressivism 2024-10-24

Progressivism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A movement by Christian women to ban alcohol
  2. Someone who exposed the evils of society through journalism
  3. A fire that killed 146 people and started the workers safety movement
  4. 1st progressive president, adored by the people, embodied all 4 progressive goals
  5. Women's right to vote
  6. A book that showed the horrors of the meatpacking industry
  7. Made trusts and monopolies illegal and gave more rights to lower and middle classes
  8. Gave women the right to vote after 80 years of fighting
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  1. A movement of middle class Americans to fix the US's problems
  2. Banned the sale of alcohol in America
  3. famous muckraker who exposed the meatpacking industry
  4. People can directly vote for senators instead of being appointed by state
  5. social movement to apply Christian ethics to solve problems
  6. danish immigrant who photographed tenements
  7. The preservation and protection of the natural environment
  8. A quicker more efficient way to produce goods
  9. people propose a bill rather than lawmakers
  10. Prevents mislabeling, forced inspection, and selling of bad foods
  11. Voters could remove elected officials if they don't like them
  12. Law makers allow people to vote on whether a bill would become a law

20 Clues: Women's right to vote • Banned the sale of alcohol in America • danish immigrant who photographed tenements • people propose a bill rather than lawmakers • A movement by Christian women to ban alcohol • A quicker more efficient way to produce goods • famous muckraker who exposed the meatpacking industry • Gave women the right to vote after 80 years of fighting • ...

Government 3b 2023-09-18

Government 3b crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "give me liberty or give me death"
  2. typical anti-federalist arguments
  3. father of the constitution
  4. signed all four important American revolution documents
  5. first senate of the United States
  6. on the $100 bill
  7. Virginia declaration of rights
  8. urged the people of new York not to ratify the constitution
Down
  1. governor and a later vice president
  2. military officer
  3. us president

11 Clues: us president • military officer • on the $100 bill • father of the constitution • Virginia declaration of rights • typical anti-federalist arguments • first senate of the United States • "give me liberty or give me death" • governor and a later vice president • signed all four important American revolution documents • urged the people of new York not to ratify the constitution

Unit 1 2016-09-14

Unit 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sovereignty Government power resides in the people
  2. Wanted the Bill of Rights to protect their rights
  3. of Powers Helps prevent one branch from becoming too powerful; checks and balances
  4. Plan Separation of Powers
  5. Compromise Slaves count as 3/5ths of a person for representation purposes and taxes
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  1. The introduction to the Constitution
  2. Set of principles and rules for governing a country
  3. Equality in the eyes of God
  4. Division of power among national and state governments
  5. Government Government is not all powerful, can only do what the people let it

10 Clues: Plan Separation of Powers • Equality in the eyes of God • The introduction to the Constitution • Wanted the Bill of Rights to protect their rights • Sovereignty Government power resides in the people • Set of principles and rules for governing a country • Division of power among national and state governments • ...

VOCABULARY CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2014-01-16

VOCABULARY CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. That seems a bit absurd.
  2. Any changes you make to something.
  3. Drama queen.
  4. Adorning the hall on x-mas.
  5. The oilve branch is an symbol of peace.
  6. Volentering for communitty.
  7. Top class
  8. A kid stood up when he saw an kid cheating and declared what the kid was doing.
  9. Bill of rights
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  1. What a dictator does.
  2. An successful occation that is.
  3. A judges job.
  4. A criminal escapes a police.
  5. Many travalers are interested to different cultures.
  6. Give me liberty or give me death.
  7. Very emotional music.

16 Clues: Top class • Drama queen. • A judges job. • Bill of rights • What a dictator does. • Very emotional music. • That seems a bit absurd. • Adorning the hall on x-mas. • Volentering for communitty. • A criminal escapes a police. • An successful occation that is. • Give me liberty or give me death. • Any changes you make to something. • The oilve branch is an symbol of peace. • ...

Chapter 5 Legislative Branch 2023-12-19

Chapter 5 Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This system is used to determine committee appointments and is based on length of service
  2. This is where a bill goes if the House and Senate pass different versions of a bill
  3. Allows congress to stretch its powers
  4. This house approves or rejects Presidential Appointments
  5. Allows members of Congress to send job related mail for free
  6. These are powers of congress that are listed in the constitution. Example: Coin Money or Declare War
  7. The main criteria when outlining congressional districts
  8. Handles the day to day leadership of the Senate
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  1. This is where the impeachment process starts
  2. These are powers of congress that are not listed in the constitution. Example: Institute a Draft
  3. When the president rejects a bill
  4. When a chairperson on a committee sets aside a bill or at the bottom of the pile, effectively killing the bill
  5. This is a vote to end a filibuster by a 3/5 vote
  6. If a president does this with the bill, it becomes law
  7. A technique used to divide congressional districts to favor one political party over another
  8. A person from a representatives district
  9. When the president ignores a bill for 10 days and Congress is not in session, the bill dies
  10. This is the total number of members Minnesota sends to Congress
  11. The president of the Senate
  12. This is the first stop a bill goes to after being introduced by a member of congress
  13. The most powerful person in the House of Representatives
  14. Used by the Senate to kill a bill during the floor debate.
  15. Done every 10 years to determine number of seats in the house each state gets

23 Clues: The president of the Senate • When the president rejects a bill • Allows congress to stretch its powers • A person from a representatives district • This is where the impeachment process starts • Handles the day to day leadership of the Senate • This is a vote to end a filibuster by a 3/5 vote • If a president does this with the bill, it becomes law • ...

Activity 3 2021-12-09

Activity 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Asante Kingdom rises in West Africa
  2. Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of Laws
  3. First Navigation Act regulates colonial trade
  4. Qing Dynasty established in China
  5. First "Spanish Thanksgiving" held near El Paso, Texas
  6. The first Africans arrive in Virgina
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  1. Great Awakening peaks
  2. Bacon's Rebellion takes place in Virgina
  3. French and Indian War begins
  4. King George issues Proclamation of 1763
  5. English Bill of Rights signed
  6. Seven Years' War begins
  7. Catherine the Great begins rule in Russia
  8. Iroquois Confederacy forms

14 Clues: Great Awakening peaks • Seven Years' War begins • Iroquois Confederacy forms • French and Indian War begins • English Bill of Rights signed • Qing Dynasty established in China • Asante Kingdom rises in West Africa • The first Africans arrive in Virgina • King George issues Proclamation of 1763 • Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of Laws • Bacon's Rebellion takes place in Virgina • ...

Amendments 2024-11-11

Amendments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights
  2. seven
Down
  1. of rights
  2. process
  3. V

5 Clues: V • seven • rights • process • of rights

Foundations of American Government 2023-09-11

Foundations of American Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Philosopher who suggested a separation of powers into branches of government
  2. Document that extended the rights of 'commoners' to have a voice in the government
  3. Encouraged free thinkers to question the practices of the Catholic Church
  4. According to Locke, a ruler gains authority through the _____ of the governed
  5. The Magna Carta forced King John to consult _____ before making arbitrary decisions
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  1. Philosopher who concluded in his book 'Leviathan' that people are incapable of ruling themselves
  2. Where did the democratic tradition that led to the development of the American democratic republic truly begin?
  3. The natural rights that Locke believed the government should protect were life, liberty, and _____
  4. The purpose of the English Bill of Rights was to guarantee ____ elections
  5. Gutenberg's _____ spread new ideas relatively quickly and easily during the Enlightenment
  6. Was deeply influenced by John Locke's ideas when drafting the Declaration of Independence
  7. Ancient civilization that contributed to the development of the American democratic republic

12 Clues: The purpose of the English Bill of Rights was to guarantee ____ elections • Encouraged free thinkers to question the practices of the Catholic Church • Philosopher who suggested a separation of powers into branches of government • According to Locke, a ruler gains authority through the _____ of the governed • ...

Chapter 6 Vocabulary 2019-03-07

Chapter 6 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. revenue ____ is a proposed law in order to that raises money.
  2. ____ and proper clause give congress the power to make laws.
  3. these POWERS are directly stated in the Constitution.
  4. national _____ the financial plan for the government.
  5. this BILL is a proposed law to authorize spending money.
  6. the president refusing to spend money.
  7. these POWERS are required for the government to give us our expressed rights.
  8. lying under oath.
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  1. _____ veto are provisions written into some laws that allow change to be made
  2. _____ commerce is trade among states.
  3. willful obstruction the work of congress.
  4. is a legal order that a person appear or give legal documents.
  5. a formal accusation of misconduct in office against a public official.
  6. granted to citizens that protects them from getting in trouble.

14 Clues: lying under oath. • _____ commerce is trade among states. • the president refusing to spend money. • willful obstruction the work of congress. • these POWERS are directly stated in the Constitution. • national _____ the financial plan for the government. • this BILL is a proposed law to authorize spending money. • ...

civics8 2021-11-11

civics8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jackson (1892-1954) was a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1942 to 1954. He is best known for his opinion in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 1943, that expanded the scope of the 1st Amendment’s freedom of speech guarantee.
  2. guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from the arbitrary acts of government,including freedom of speech and freedom of religion
  3. A U.S naval base located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
  4. the process of incorporating, or including, most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause
  5. term used for postive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people,e.g prohibition of discrimination.
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  1. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarantees that no State dent basic rights to its people.
  2. Blaine (1830-1893), a congressman from Maine and Speaker of the House from 1869 to 1875. was an unsuccessful candidate for President in 1876 and 1880 He served as Secretary of State in 1881 and again from 1889 to 1892.
  3. (1841-1935) was a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932 who was nicknamed the Great Dissenter.
  4. The first ten amendments to the constitution.
  5. foreign-born resident, or noncitizen

10 Clues: foreign-born resident, or noncitizen • The first ten amendments to the constitution. • A U.S naval base located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. • Part of the 14th Amendment which guarantees that no State dent basic rights to its people. • (1841-1935) was a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932 who was nicknamed the Great Dissenter. • ...

Government 2021-08-29

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1st US Supreme Court justice
  2. opposed ratification of US Constitution
  3. "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
  4. Emancipation Proclamation & Gettysburg Address
  5. compromise between Virginia and New Jersey plans dealing with issue of representation
  6. 5 slaves counted as 3 people in regards to representation
  7. two house system
  8. "Father of the Bill of Rights"
  9. neutrality proclamation
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  1. God-given right to rule
  2. secretary of Treasury
  3. trickledowntheory
  4. Marbury v. Madison decision
  5. "Life, Liberty, and Property"
  6. 1st Constitution of the US
  7. 7th president
  8. supports strong national government
  9. authored declaration of independence
  10. distribution of power between federal government and the states
  11. First 10 Amendments
  12. political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government

21 Clues: 7th president • two house system • trickledowntheory • First 10 Amendments • secretary of Treasury • God-given right to rule • neutrality proclamation • 1st Constitution of the US • Marbury v. Madison decision • 1st US Supreme Court justice • "Life, Liberty, and Property" • "Father of the Bill of Rights" • supports strong national government • authored declaration of independence • ...

Leah Bahamonde Period 7 2021-10-21

Leah Bahamonde Period 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people represented by elected officials
  2. author of “Common Sense”
  3. branch of government that enforces the law
  4. upper assembly of the U.S congress
  5. established a republic
  6. fundamental principle laid out for the U.S
  7. an article added to the U.S constitution
  8. removing a U.S civil officer from office
  9. the rejection of a decision by legislature
  10. current longest serving majority Senator
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  1. foundation of western democracy
  2. believed in natural rights
  3. a proposed legislation being considered
  4. power divided by central & small gov’t
  5. speaker of the house
  6. the head of the executive branch
  7. believed in seperation of power
  8. anyone who tries to influence government
  9. work on specific issues in Congress
  10. branch of government that carries out laws

20 Clues: speaker of the house • established a republic • author of “Common Sense” • believed in natural rights • foundation of western democracy • believed in seperation of power • the head of the executive branch • upper assembly of the U.S congress • work on specific issues in Congress • power divided by central & small gov’t • a proposed legislation being considered • ...

UNIT 3 REVIEW 2018-04-23

UNIT 3 REVIEW crossword puzzle
Across
  1. prevents 1 branch from becoming too powerful
  2. 3/5 of slaves count for population and the number of votes in House Of Rep.
  3. One of founding fathers of US negotiator and signatory of Treaty of Paris 1783
  4. People have power to govern themselves
  5. Executive, Legislative, Judical
  6. Collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison,and John Jay to promote ratification of US Constitution
  7. Elected officials must obey law and the government has limited power
  8. Farmers rebel over paying taxes
  9. 4th president during war of 1812
  10. Congress passes amendment when 2/3 vote and 3/4 pf states ratify amendment
  11. power is divided and shared between states and national government
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  1. 1st President
  2. government is divided between 3 branches
  3. People elect representatives to make laws
  4. Action of signing or giving formal consent to treaty , conduct , or agreement
  5. Bill of Rights protects individual rights
  6. Argued for National Bank and was washingtons secretary of treasury
  7. States get equal votes in congress
  8. States get votes in congress based on population

19 Clues: 1st President • Executive, Legislative, Judical • Farmers rebel over paying taxes • 4th president during war of 1812 • States get equal votes in congress • People have power to govern themselves • government is divided between 3 branches • People elect representatives to make laws • Bill of Rights protects individual rights • prevents 1 branch from becoming too powerful • ...

Gravity Falls 2021-09-28

Gravity Falls crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the boy twin
  2. Name of the dream demon
  3. name of man with no mind
  4. stans book
  5. name of gnome that says only one word
  6. dippers book
  7. name of when bill takes over dippers body
  8. name of other grunkle
  9. name of dippers crush
  10. Real Name of dipper
  11. Name of the girl twin
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  1. when bill comes in to the 3D dimension
  2. robot used to destroy bill
  3. how to defeat bill
  4. gideons evil robot
  5. name of where dipper,mabel,stan,and,ford
  6. gideons book
  7. Name of the grunkle

18 Clues: stans book • dippers book • gideons book • how to defeat bill • gideons evil robot • Real Name of dipper • Name of the grunkle • Name of the boy twin • name of other grunkle • name of dippers crush • Name of the girl twin • Name of the dream demon • name of man with no mind • robot used to destroy bill • name of gnome that says only one word • when bill comes in to the 3D dimension • ...

Texas Government 2022-03-18

Texas Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. called by governor to address issues
  2. Protects individual freedoms
  3. ability to limit power of other branches
  4. plan for revenue and spending
  5. Levied on property land,house,business
  6. split power among different branches
  7. People's fundamental rights
  8. area represented by a member of legislature
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  1. 140 days every odd numbered year
  2. Texas governor to reject provisions of a spending bill
  3. basic principal in Texas Constitution
  4. 2 chambers or houses
  5. governing body of Texas counties
  6. official charged with a crime trial in senate
  7. relating to government city or town

15 Clues: 2 chambers or houses • People's fundamental rights • Protects individual freedoms • plan for revenue and spending • 140 days every odd numbered year • governing body of Texas counties • relating to government city or town • called by governor to address issues • split power among different branches • basic principal in Texas Constitution • Levied on property land,house,business • ...

John Locke 2022-09-07

John Locke crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What did john Locke believe?
  2. What month did John Locke die?
  3. He thought the Government must protect?
  4. Life____Property?
  5. who was friends with Locke?
  6. What book did Locke write about?
  7. What did John Locke study?
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  1. Locke thought power was___not capacity
  2. He was the first philosopher of what?
  3. of rights Locke helped draft in what?
  4. What important book did Locke inspire
  5. Who did Locke think was the source of power
  6. Where was John Locke Born?
  7. What month was john Locke born?

14 Clues: Life____Property? • Where was John Locke Born? • What did John Locke study? • who was friends with Locke? • What did john Locke believe? • What month did John Locke die? • What month was john Locke born? • What book did Locke write about? • He was the first philosopher of what? • of rights Locke helped draft in what? • What important book did Locke inspire • ...

Civics Unit 2 Crossword Puzzle 2025-01-14

Civics Unit 2 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Submitting some power to the government in exchange for protection
  2. Document in 1215 that limits the king and ensures due process
  3. First legislative body created by Virginia
  4. Only one house of congress
  5. Breaks the government into levels
  6. Believer in free speech and free religion
  7. States that no state law can be above the constitution or federal law
  8. Believer in popular sovereignty
  9. The court's power to rule on the constitutionality of Congress's laws and presidential actions
  10. Common principles to unite the colony, signed by the Pilgrims
  11. Series of essays supporting the constitution
  12. America's first constitution
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  1. Less wealthy men that believed in a weak federal government and supported a Bill of Rights
  2. Process of trying to remove a federal employee (usually the president)
  3. Believer in natural rights
  4. Believer in checks and balances
  5. Organized new Western territories into counties
  6. Two houses of congress
  7. Made a process for making new states & outlawed slavery in new territories
  8. Super wealthy white men that believed in a strong federal government and the constitution

20 Clues: Two houses of congress • Believer in natural rights • Only one house of congress • America's first constitution • Believer in checks and balances • Believer in popular sovereignty • Breaks the government into levels • Believer in free speech and free religion • First legislative body created by Virginia • Series of essays supporting the constitution • ...

Revolution and New Governments 2020-09-07

Revolution and New Governments crossword puzzle
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  1. Uprising in Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays over debt collection. Led to many calling for a stronger national government.
  2. Consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together make up the Congress. It makes the laws.
  3. First constitution of the United States. It had a weak federal government and strong state governments.
  4. Composed of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. It interprets laws and decides if laws violate the constitution.
  5. Composed of the president, vice president, and the cabinet. It carries out and enforces the laws.
  6. Writer, political philosopher, and patriot who advocated for American independence in his pamphlet “Common Sense”
  7. A body of electors that represents the states and votes for the President and Vice President.
  8. Founding Father who helped write the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Served as the 4th President of the United States.
  9. A compromise between northern and southern state delegates: 3/5th of the enslaved population would be counted for political representation.
  10. Benjamin Franklin’s plan for a national government for the Thirteen Colonies. Proposed during the French and Indian War.
  11. Signed on July 4th, 1776. Officially declared the United States to be separate and independent from Great Britain.
  12. Proclamation by King George III. Prohibited colonists from settling in land recently acquired from the French and Indian War. One of the causes of the Revolutionary War.
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  1. English philosopher during the Enlightenment. Helped further the ideas of the social contract, consent of the governed, and natural rights; “Life, Liberty, and Property”
  2. A system of government that involves both national (federal) and regional (state) government.
  3. Established a government for the Northwest Territory and a path for future statehood, protected the rights of citizens, and outlawed slavery in the territory.
  4. First ten amendments to the constitution. Protects basic personal rights from government infringement.
  5. A compromise between large and small states. Created a Congress with a House of Representatives that is based on population size, and a Senate that had equal representation among the states.
  6. Opposed a strong national government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution. Their influence helped the Bill of Rights pass.
  7. Supported a strong national government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
  8. A system of government where each branch of government can limit other branches, ensuring that no branch grows too powerful.
  9. Presented by William Paterson. Proposed one house of Congress with equal representation for every state.
  10. Established a system to survey, divide, and sell the land of the Northwest Territory.
  11. Formal approval (of a treaty, amendment, or contract).
  12. A form of government where political power is held by the people (as opposed to a monarch).
  13. Resulted in an American victory; considered to be the turning point of the revolutionary war.
  14. Drafted by James Madison. Proposed two houses of Congress with representation determined by population size.

26 Clues: Formal approval (of a treaty, amendment, or contract). • Supported a strong national government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution. • Established a system to survey, divide, and sell the land of the Northwest Territory. • A form of government where political power is held by the people (as opposed to a monarch). • ...

Amendments 2024-11-11

Amendments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights
  2. seven
Down
  1. of rights
  2. process
  3. V

5 Clues: V • seven • rights • process • of rights

the thingy 2025-11-19

the thingy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a piece of land that a government owns
  2. a government where people represent a leader.
  3. an article that describes the basic powers
  4. when two people reach an agreement
  5. the branch that writes laws
  6. the branch enforces laws
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  1. a league or alliance
  2. a law
  3. a meeting with officials
  4. the central government
  5. a person in favor of a strong central government
  6. an uprising against an unfair ruler
  7. the branch where people interpret laws
  8. a persosn in favor of a weak central government
  9. a change to the bill of rights

15 Clues: a law • a league or alliance • the central government • a meeting with officials • the branch enforces laws • the branch that writes laws • a change to the bill of rights • when two people reach an agreement • an uprising against an unfair ruler • a piece of land that a government owns • the branch where people interpret laws • an article that describes the basic powers • ...

the thingy 2025-11-19

the thingy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a piece of land that a government owns
  2. a government where people represent a leader.
  3. an article that describes the basic powers
  4. when two people reach an agreement
  5. the branch that writes laws
  6. the branch enforces laws
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  1. a league or alliance
  2. a law
  3. a meeting with officials
  4. the central government
  5. a person in favor of a strong central government
  6. an uprising against an unfair ruler
  7. the branch where people interpret laws
  8. a persosn in favor of a weak central government
  9. a change to the bill of rights

15 Clues: a law • a league or alliance • the central government • a meeting with officials • the branch enforces laws • the branch that writes laws • a change to the bill of rights • when two people reach an agreement • an uprising against an unfair ruler • a piece of land that a government owns • the branch where people interpret laws • an article that describes the basic powers • ...

Chapter 2 Section 1 Vocab 2013-01-30

Chapter 2 Section 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. two branches or chambers.
  2. of Right/Challenged the idea of divne right of kings and queens
  3. Government/should serve the will of the people and have a voice in decisions
  4. body of people or country that is administered or ruled by a sovereign country; also, any country controlled by the English royal family
  5. a single legislative chamber.
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  1. Bill of Rights/documents that the parliament had William and Mary sign
  2. and Rhode Island, self governing
  3. Carta/King John was forced to sign this way back in 1215
  4. one or more proprietors who had full governing rights;Maryland, Pennslyvania, and Delaware
  5. Government/restrictions on Gov. to protect individual rights

10 Clues: two branches or chambers. • a single legislative chamber. • and Rhode Island, self governing • Carta/King John was forced to sign this way back in 1215 • Government/restrictions on Gov. to protect individual rights • of Right/Challenged the idea of divne right of kings and queens • Bill of Rights/documents that the parliament had William and Mary sign • ...

Ameerika Ühendriikide sünd 2025-01-15

Ameerika Ühendriikide sünd crossword puzzle
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  1. Bill of rights ehk...
  2. Mis linnas toimus teejoomine?
  3. Kellel oli valimisõigus?
  4. Kaubavahetuse keeld
  5. Mis võim kuulus kongressile?
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  1. Ameerika esimene president
  2. Põhiseadus, mis sätestab riigi põhkorra
  3. Mis riik kaotas suurema osa valdustest pärast seitsmeaastast sõda?
  4. 4. juulil, 1776. aastal võttis kongress vastu mille?
  5. Mis võim kuulus kuningale?
  6. President valiti ametisse mitmeks aastaks?
  7. Mis võim kuulus ülemkohtule?
  8. riik Pärast põhiseaduse vastuvõtmist, riigivormiks sai...
  9. Mis sõda algas aastal 1775?

14 Clues: Kaubavahetuse keeld • Bill of rights ehk... • Kellel oli valimisõigus? • Ameerika esimene president • Mis võim kuulus kuningale? • Mis sõda algas aastal 1775? • Mis võim kuulus ülemkohtule? • Mis võim kuulus kongressile? • Mis linnas toimus teejoomine? • Põhiseadus, mis sätestab riigi põhkorra • President valiti ametisse mitmeks aastaks? • ...

Freedom week crossword 2024-05-07

Freedom week crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has 10 amendments
  2. Addition to the constitution
  3. Wrote the Bill Of Rights
  4. Makes up the three branches of government
  5. Idea of ruling a country as a republic
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  1. Allows the people to have power
  2. Lets the branches check each other
  3. Level of government controlled by 2 levels
  4. Branch that interprets laws (judges)
  5. Branch that creates laws (congress)
  6. Branch that includes the President
  7. Introduction to constitution

12 Clues: Has 10 amendments • Wrote the Bill Of Rights • Addition to the constitution • Introduction to constitution • Allows the people to have power • Lets the branches check each other • Branch that includes the President • Branch that creates laws (congress) • Branch that interprets laws (judges) • Idea of ruling a country as a republic • Makes up the three branches of government • ...

Amendment Vocabulary 2021-11-15

Amendment Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
  2. an amendment is a change or addition to the Constitution. The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.
  3. To carry a gun In the second amendment to the Constitution
  4. Something done or said that may serve as an example or rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same kind
  5. the Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. These amendments guarantee essential rights and civil liberties, such as the freedom of religion, the right to free speech, the right to bear arms, trial by jury as well as reserving rights to the people and the states.
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  1. the Constitution is the framework for the federal government of the United States. It is the highest form of law in the country. The Constitution creates the branches of government and gives them the power to govern. However, it also protects the citizens of the United States and guarantees their basic rights.
  2. Miranda warning refers to the constitutional requirement that once an individual is in custody by the police, there are certain warnings a police officer is required to give to that individual.
  3. To study or examine something to find out what it is or what makes it work.
  4. a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.
  5. to report news without being controlled by the government.

10 Clues: To carry a gun In the second amendment to the Constitution • to report news without being controlled by the government. • To study or examine something to find out what it is or what makes it work. • a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way. • ...

Government Vocabulary 2013-10-24

Government Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Guarantees personal privilege and liberty to U.S. citizens.
  2. The people practice their power through the voting of their political representatives.
  3. Approval.
  4. Everyone must obey the law.
  5. The courts power to state the actions and laws of the government invalid.
  6. The responsibilities and rights of U.S. citizens.
  7. All branches have individual jobs and powers to remain equal.
  8. The process of change.
  9. A system where power is equal between the states and the national government.
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  1. A group that promotes at the expense of the common good.
  2. The count of the delegates in the House of Representatives by population.
  3. Arbitrary deprivation of life, liberty, and property protection .
  4. The term used when the president refuses to sign a bill passed by Congress.
  5. Guarantees the rights of all U.S. citizens within the first ten amendments.
  6. When a government is run by a single group or one person.
  7. Voting right.
  8. A form of government where people, through their representatives, exercise political control.

17 Clues: Approval. • Voting right. • The process of change. • Everyone must obey the law. • The responsibilities and rights of U.S. citizens. • A group that promotes at the expense of the common good. • When a government is run by a single group or one person. • Guarantees personal privilege and liberty to U.S. citizens. • ...

Virginians (last names) 2025-04-17

Virginians (last names) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. strong leadership helped Jamestown survive.
  2. Father of Pocahontas
  3. Virginian was called the "Father of Our Country"
  4. helped the confederates win the Battle of Bull Run
  5. "Father of the Constitution" He wanted compromise.
  6. first African American to be elected a state governor in the United States
  7. great tennis player and spokesperson for social change.
  8. wrote the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence
  9. spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, "... give me liberty or give me death."
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  1. helped the colonists in Jamestown survive
  2. first African American woman to become a bank president in the United States
  3. wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which was the basis for the Bill of Rights
  4. After he became president, some southern states seceded from the Union.
  5. slave from Virginia who served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom after the war.
  6. led the Union to victory
  7. General of the Army of Northern Virginia
  8. led the Massive Resistance Movement against the integration of public schools.

17 Clues: Father of Pocahontas • led the Union to victory • General of the Army of Northern Virginia • helped the colonists in Jamestown survive • strong leadership helped Jamestown survive. • Virginian was called the "Father of Our Country" • helped the confederates win the Battle of Bull Run • "Father of the Constitution" He wanted compromise. • ...

c.1.2 2017-10-20

c.1.2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sense-Want to be supported by the colonists so they can be independent from England.
  2. a introduction the the u.s.Constitution.
  3. carta-The king of England and is also protected by the nobility.
  4. government-people can run there own govenment.
  5. process people can get in trouble but not have a bad consquense for there action.
  6. monarchy-the king or queen can share authority with the legislature.
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  1. compact-people do a agreement between the individuals so the government has the order to protect the right of the colonists.
  2. agreement made by more than two parties or two.
  3. have freedom to do things.
  4. bill rights- people rights are limited to the king.
  5. of law-not a single person is above the law.

11 Clues: have freedom to do things. • a introduction the the u.s.Constitution. • of law-not a single person is above the law. • government-people can run there own govenment. • agreement made by more than two parties or two. • bill rights- people rights are limited to the king. • carta-The king of England and is also protected by the nobility. • ...

Constitutional era 2023-05-18

Constitutional era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First 10 amendments
  2. The first constitution for the u.s
  3. Where the constitutional convention was
  4. The beginning of the constitution
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  1. Fixed the state legislature structure
  2. Father of the constitution
  3. urged people to ratify the constituion
  4. Wanted to add the Bill of rights
  5. Supported ratification of the constitution
  6. To add or change

10 Clues: To add or change • First 10 amendments • Father of the constitution • Wanted to add the Bill of rights • The beginning of the constitution • The first constitution for the u.s • Fixed the state legislature structure • urged people to ratify the constituion • Where the constitutional convention was • Supported ratification of the constitution

Ch. 7 Vocabulary 2016-12-06

Ch. 7 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the freeing of individual enslaved persons
  2. the lawmaking branch of government
  3. having the proper size in relation to other objects or items
  4. gave english people protection from cruel and unusual punishment and said that even kings and queens were bound by the law
  5. a settlement of a disagreement reached by each side giving up some of what it wants in order to reach an agreement
  6. a change, correction, or improvement added to a document
  7. a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
  8. a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
  9. the branch of government that executes, or carries out, the law and that is headed by the president
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  1. declared that the powers of government should be separated and balanced against each other. This separation would prevent any one person or group from gaining too much power.
  2. a form of government in which power is divided
  3. the federal, or national, government and state governments
  4. law
  5. a system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches
  6. stated that the ruler could not suspend Parliament’s laws, impose taxes, or raise an army without Parliament’s consent.
  7. a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
  8. colonists who opposed the constitution and demanded a Bill of rights
  9. having two separate lawmaking chambers
  10. The English philosopher Locke wrote that all people have natural rights. He stated that these natural rights include the rights to life, liberty, and property.
  11. to fall in value
  12. colonists who supported the constitution
  13. a former continental army captain that led Shays’s rebellion

22 Clues: law • to fall in value • the lawmaking branch of government • having two separate lawmaking chambers • colonists who supported the constitution • the freeing of individual enslaved persons • a form of government in which power is divided • a change, correction, or improvement added to a document • the federal, or national, government and state governments • ...

Stock Trading in Congress 2023-05-05

Stock Trading in Congress crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Any member may introduce a bill at any time by simply placing it in the “______” at the side of the Clerk's desk in the House Chamber.
  2. Democratic representative from New York (District 14) who is a co-sponsor on this bill.
  3. The legislature of the federal government of the United States.
  4. The GOP
  5. Democratic representative from Illinois (Dristrict 8) who is a co-sponsor on this bill.
  6. When was this bill introduced?
  7. Who introduced this bill?
  8. To _______ trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress.
  9. Once a bill is introduced, it is assigned to a _________ whose members will research, discuss, and make changes to the bill.
  10. This erodes ___________, since elected officials are using their positions of power for personal gain.
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  1. Bans elected officials from using information learned on the job to serve their own ends.
  2. Any member in the ____________________ may introduce a bill at any time.
  3. A rewrite of a bill that failed previously.
  4. An advocate or supporter of democracy.
  5. A draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.
  6. Stock returns are lower and volatility higher when Congress is in session.
  7. What are they trying to amend?

17 Clues: The GOP • Who introduced this bill? • When was this bill introduced? • What are they trying to amend? • An advocate or supporter of democracy. • A rewrite of a bill that failed previously. • The legislature of the federal government of the United States. • A draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion. • ...

The Unalienable Rights 2025-10-27

The Unalienable Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Constitutional amendment that contains the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses.
  2. Part of the Fourteenth Amendment that says no state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
  3. This amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.
  4. This amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
  5. The well-being of society as a whole, sometimes balanced against individual rights.
  6. The method by which the Bill of Rights was applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
  7. This amendment provides protection against self-incrimination and double jeopardy; guarantees due process.
  8. Fundamental protections against government actions that interfere with individual freedom.
  9. This amendment prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
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  1. This amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases over twenty dollars.
  2. The first ten amendments to the Constitution that guarantee basic freedoms.
  3. This amendment states that listing certain rights in the Constitution does not mean other rights are denied to the people.
  4. Individual goals or freedoms that may conflict with the needs of the larger community.
  5. This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
  6. Government protections that ensure equal treatment under the law for all citizens.

15 Clues: This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. • This amendment prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. • The first ten amendments to the Constitution that guarantee basic freedoms. • Government protections that ensure equal treatment under the law for all citizens. • ...

Texas Government Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-10

Texas Government Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Things citizens are required to do by law (paying taxes).
  2. People choose who will govern them through elections.
  3. A person who owes loyalty and is entitled to the protection of a nation.
  4. Changes to the constitution.
  5. A type of government where leaders and citizen have to follow the rules of the constitution.
  6. Things citizens should voluntarily do, such as voting.
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  1. Power is divided between the national and state governments.
  2. This branch of government determines if laws are constitutional.
  3. Checks & _______ gives each branch of government power over the other two.
  4. The Bill of Rights guarantees our ________ rights.
  5. Establishes the rules for the government.
  6. This branch of government writes the laws.

12 Clues: Changes to the constitution. • Establishes the rules for the government. • This branch of government writes the laws. • The Bill of Rights guarantees our ________ rights. • People choose who will govern them through elections. • Things citizens should voluntarily do, such as voting. • Things citizens are required to do by law (paying taxes). • ...

Amendments 2024-11-11

Amendments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights
  2. seven
Down
  1. of rights
  2. process
  3. V

5 Clues: V • seven • rights • process • of rights

legal and ethics- healthcare 2025-04-14

legal and ethics- healthcare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. law
  2. law
  3. determination
Down
  1. law
  2. imprisonment
  3. of rights
  4. rights

7 Clues: law • law • law • rights • of rights • imprisonment • determination

The Bridge 2025-03-31

The Bridge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Doctrine applying Bill of Rights protections to states
  2. Constitutional clause protecting the right to practice religion freely
  3. Legal protections ensuring fair treatment for those accused of crimeExclusionaryRule Legal rule barring illegally obtained evidence from court
  4. Amendment guaranteeing the right to a speedy and public trial
  5. Written defamation that harms someone's reputation
  6. Amendment protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures
Down
  1. Fundamental freedoms protecting individuals from discrimination
  2. Nonverbal expression protected under the First Amendment
  3. Legal principle ensuring fair treatment through the judicial system
  4. Spoken defamation that harms someone's reputation
  5. Constitutional clause preventing the government from establishing a religion
  6. Landmark Supreme Court case that ended school segregation
  7. Fundamental freedoms protecting individuals from government interference
  8. Legal rights read to an arrested person
  9. False statements that harm a person's reputation

15 Clues: Legal rights read to an arrested person • False statements that harm a person's reputation • Spoken defamation that harms someone's reputation • Written defamation that harms someone's reputation • Doctrine applying Bill of Rights protections to states • Nonverbal expression protected under the First Amendment • ...

Unit 2 | North America | Vocab | Vol. II 2022-10-19

Unit 2 | North America | Vocab | Vol. II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an action to overthrow a government by citizens or colonists
  2. the shift to large-scale production using machines
  3. a formal change to a law
  4. the document declaring U.S. independece from the British Empire, on July 4, 1776
  5. to adjust or modify to fit
  6. to formally withdraw
  7. to object to something, like a law
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  1. a document that organizes government and states its powers
  2. the land Thomas Jefferson bought in 1803, doubling the size of the United States
  3. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, outlining citizens individual rights
  4. a person sent by a religious organization to convert others to that religion
  5. across an entire continent
  6. a fee paid to a government for public services
  7. to build settlements and develop trade in lands that a country controls
  8. a settler of new land

15 Clues: to formally withdraw • a settler of new land • a formal change to a law • across an entire continent • to adjust or modify to fit • to object to something, like a law • a fee paid to a government for public services • the shift to large-scale production using machines • a document that organizes government and states its powers • ...

Parker Hadfield, 3rd Hour 2023-01-09

Parker Hadfield, 3rd Hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Very strongly left sided
  2. Something that the government doesn't have too much of now, but used too
  3. The US government has 3 of these
  4. Branch that interprets laws
  5. A chamber with 100 members
  6. Branch that enforces laws
  7. Like the president, but controls a state instead of the country
  8. Before a law is made, it is this
  9. When the president denies a bill or law
  10. Every citizen of the USA has these
  11. The rulebook of the US and some other countries
  12. Process of becoming a US citizen
  13. A chamber with 435 members (3 words)
Down
  1. Known as the left side by voters
  2. Protects the country from attacks
  3. Person in charge of executive branch
  4. Branch that makes laws
  5. The combination of the 2 chambers
  6. Where people go to resolve cases in law
  7. The area a state or country has
  8. Known as the right side by voters
  9. Very strongly right sided
  10. When a country helps other countries to rebuild the economy or fight a war (2 words)
  11. A government with 2 chambers
  12. A pact between countries to stop fighting and help each other

25 Clues: Branch that makes laws • Very strongly left sided • Very strongly right sided • Branch that enforces laws • A chamber with 100 members • Branch that interprets laws • A government with 2 chambers • The area a state or country has • Known as the left side by voters • The US government has 3 of these • Before a law is made, it is this • Process of becoming a US citizen • ...

Unit 1 Citizenship Name:______________ 2024-08-06

Unit 1 Citizenship Name:______________ crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movement of people from region to region.
  2. The first ten Amendments to the Constitution that list the key rights of citizens.
  3. A person living in the U.S. who is not a citizen.
  4. Things that citizens should do, but are not legally required to do.
  5. Those things citizens must do by law.
Down
  1. It defines who is a citizen, and requires states to treat all citizens fairly and equally.
  2. An official count of the number of people in a country.
  3. A person who comes to the U.S. from another country, with the intention to live here permanently.
  4. A legal member of a country.
  5. A broad term for participation in a nation's political life, including the rights, duties, and responsibilities of a citizen.
  6. The process by which a non-citizen becomes a citizen.
  7. It is part of the Bill of Rights and guarantees freedom of religion, assembly, press petition, and speech.

12 Clues: A legal member of a country. • Those things citizens must do by law. • The movement of people from region to region. • A person living in the U.S. who is not a citizen. • The process by which a non-citizen becomes a citizen. • An official count of the number of people in a country. • Things that citizens should do, but are not legally required to do. • ...

Karapatang pantao 2025-03-06

Karapatang pantao crossword puzzle
Across
  1. katipunan ng mga karapatang Pantao
  2. Dahil dito na wakasan ang ganap na kapangyarihan ni Haring louise XVI.
  3. Isang hari na sapilitang lumagda ng magna carta.
  4. karapatang taglay ng bawat tao kahit hindi ipagkaloob ng Estado.
  5. bawat karapatang pantao ay magkakaugnay.
  6. Naglalaman ng mga karapatan gaya ng hindi pagpataw ng buwis,pagbawal sa pagkulong, hindi pagdeklara ng batas.
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  1. isinasaalang-alang ang pag-aalaga sa mga nasugatan at may sakit na sundalo.
  2. karapatang kaoob ng binuong batas.
  3. lsang hari na sinakop ang lungsod ng babylon.
  4. lsang Karapatang panto na ang kanayang taglay ay mula nang siya ay isilang
  5. karapatang tinatamasa ng isang tao anuman ang kanyang kasarian,kulay,edad,o katayuan sa buhay.
  6. karapatang ipinag kaloob at pinangalagaan ng Estado.
  7. dokumentong naglalahad ng ilang karapatan ng mga taga England.
  8. isang indibidwal na hindi kailanman maaaring mahati
  9. Tinatamasa ang lahat ng tao kahit saang panig ng mundo

15 Clues: karapatang kaoob ng binuong batas. • katipunan ng mga karapatang Pantao • bawat karapatang pantao ay magkakaugnay. • lsang hari na sinakop ang lungsod ng babylon. • Isang hari na sapilitang lumagda ng magna carta. • isang indibidwal na hindi kailanman maaaring mahati • karapatang ipinag kaloob at pinangalagaan ng Estado. • ...

civ 2021-11-11

civ crossword puzzle
Across
  1. foreign-born resident, or noncitizen
  2. Jackson (1892-1954) was a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1942 to 1954. He is best known for his opinion in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 1943, that expanded the scope of the 1st Amendment’s freedom of speech guarantee.
  3. term used for postive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people,e.g prohibition of discrimination.
  4. (1841-1935) was a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932 who was nicknamed the Great Dissenter.
  5. Blaine (1830-1893), a congressman from Maine and Speaker of the House from 1869 to 1875. was an unsuccessful candidate for President in 1876 and 1880 He served as Secretary of State in 1881 and again from 1889 to 1892.
Down
  1. Part of the 14th Amendment which guarantees that no State dent basic rights to its people.
  2. the process of incorporating, or including, most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause
  3. A U.S naval base located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
  4. guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from the arbitrary acts of government,including freedom of speech and freedom of religion
  5. The first ten amendments to the constitution.

10 Clues: foreign-born resident, or noncitizen • The first ten amendments to the constitution. • A U.S naval base located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. • Part of the 14th Amendment which guarantees that no State dent basic rights to its people. • (1841-1935) was a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932 who was nicknamed the Great Dissenter. • ...

Midterm Study Guide 2022-01-03

Midterm Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States like these because they have more say in how the money is spent.
  2. God given rights to life, liberty, and property.
  3. Political stalemate is a situation when there is difficulty passing laws that satisfy the needs of the people.
  4. The first ten amendments.
  5. Feared the powered of the national government and believed state legislatures, which would better protect their freedoms, wanted the Bill of Rights.
  6. A form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation.
  7. Agreements among States.
  8. An agreement between the people and their government.
  9. British political philosophers that differed how governments should be ran.
  10. An addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution, there are 27.
  11. Letter to the British king that listed all the ways he abused his power, written by Thomas Jefferson.
Down
  1. Come with strings attached, used for specific purpose.
  2. Are not expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested, or implied by, the expressed powers.
  3. A clause in the Constitution ensures that States recognize the laws and, documents, and court proceedings of the other States.
  4. Supported the Constitution, believed a strong central government would be better for national security and economic prosperity.
  5. The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State.
  6. The principle that sovereignty should be divided between the federal government and the states especially as expressed by the Constitution of the U.S.
  7. A form of government in which "supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
  8. Are those found directly within the Constitution.
  9. When the government doesn't protect its people, the people can revolt.
  10. Belong only because the U.S. is sovereign.

21 Clues: Agreements among States. • The first ten amendments. • Belong only because the U.S. is sovereign. • God given rights to life, liberty, and property. • Are those found directly within the Constitution. • An agreement between the people and their government. • Come with strings attached, used for specific purpose. • ...

The Legislative Process 2025-06-04

The Legislative Process crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A version of a measure or bill that incorporates adopted floor amendments
  2. Number of days that the Legislature meets annually
  3. A bill that is the product of a legislative committee rather than an individual legislator
  4. This bill has passed both houses of the legislature in identical form and has been converted into an act for presentation to the Governor
  5. Committee members hear witnesses representing various viewpoints on the measure
  6. Bill that ends in odd numbers
  7. The last day of a session of the legislature
  8. At this reading, a vote is taken on the bill
Down
  1. A bill of statewide interest or whose provisions apply to the entire state
  2. When a bill has numerous amendments or the amendments change the concept of the bill
  3. This session may not exceed 20 days
  4. Bill that ends in even numbers
  5. In the Senate, the use of tactics to delay or block passage of a measure by preventing it from coming to a vote
  6. This abbreviation represents the name for a structured process that involves the creation and enforcement of regulations by administrative agencies
  7. Also known as an introducer of a bill
  8. When a bill is made into law

16 Clues: When a bill is made into law • Bill that ends in odd numbers • Bill that ends in even numbers • This session may not exceed 20 days • Also known as an introducer of a bill • The last day of a session of the legislature • At this reading, a vote is taken on the bill • Number of days that the Legislature meets annually • ...

us history 2022-10-06

us history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which ship did Columbus sail on?
  2. Who won Marbury v Madison?
  3. Where is the Erie Canal?
  4. Who drafted the bill of rights?
  5. who won king Phillips war?
  6. who surrendered at the battle of yorktown?
  7. Where was the first women's rights convention?
  8. What month did the Boston Massacre happen in?
  9. who set off the French-Indian war?
  10. John C. Calhoun begins what crisis?
  11. when did the Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?
  12. The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" started what war?
  13. who won Dredd Scott vs. Sandford?
Down
  1. Where did the Constitutional Convention happen?
  2. who goes to battle over the Second Bank of the US?
  3. where did the mayflower depart from?
  4. where did the Salem witch trials happen?
  5. Who burned the capitol of the United States?
  6. Who did President Jefferson buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
  7. the first permanent colony?
  8. who introduced the telegraph?
  9. who kidnapped the first slaves?
  10. Whats the trail called that was from the Indian removal act?
  11. who taught native Americans to plant corn?
  12. Where was the first discovery of gold in California?

25 Clues: Where is the Erie Canal? • Who won Marbury v Madison? • who won king Phillips war? • the first permanent colony? • who introduced the telegraph? • Who drafted the bill of rights? • who kidnapped the first slaves? • Which ship did Columbus sail on? • who won Dredd Scott vs. Sandford? • who set off the French-Indian war? • John C. Calhoun begins what crisis? • ...

us history 2022-10-06

us history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which ship did Columbus sail on?
  2. Who won Marbury v Madison?
  3. Where is the Erie Canal?
  4. Who drafted the bill of rights?
  5. who won king Phillips war?
  6. who surrendered at the battle of yorktown?
  7. Where was the first women's rights convention?
  8. What month did the Boston Massacre happen in?
  9. who set off the French-Indian war?
  10. John C. Calhoun begins what crisis?
  11. when did the Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?
  12. The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" started what war?
  13. who won Dredd Scott vs. Sandford?
Down
  1. Where did the Constitutional Convention happen?
  2. who goes to battle over the Second Bank of the US?
  3. where did the mayflower depart from?
  4. where did the Salem witch trials happen?
  5. Who burned the capitol of the United States?
  6. Who did President Jefferson buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
  7. the first permanent colony?
  8. who introduced the telegraph?
  9. who kidnapped the first slaves?
  10. Whats the trail called that was from the Indian removal act?
  11. who taught native Americans to plant corn?
  12. Where was the first discovery of gold in California?

25 Clues: Where is the Erie Canal? • Who won Marbury v Madison? • who won king Phillips war? • the first permanent colony? • who introduced the telegraph? • Who drafted the bill of rights? • who kidnapped the first slaves? • Which ship did Columbus sail on? • who won Dredd Scott vs. Sandford? • who set off the French-Indian war? • John C. Calhoun begins what crisis? • ...

The Legislative Branch Cross Word Puzzle 2025-06-04

The Legislative Branch Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – A financial plan for government spending and revenue.
  2. – Data like age, race, or income that describes a population group.
  3. – This happens after a census to adjust voting boundaries.
  4. – A local law passed by city or county government.
  5. – The president can do this to stop a bill from becoming law.
  6. – Someone hired by an interest group to talk to lawmakers.
  7. – Term for someone who is already in office and running for re-election.
  8. – The practice of keeping racial or ethnic groups separate.
  9. – What is the formal process used to remove a president from office?
  10. rights – The freedoms and protections guaranteed to all citizens under the law.
  11. – The opposite of “majority”; often used in rights discussions.
  12. – A legislature that has two houses, like the U.S. Congress.
Down
  1. – Drawing political boundaries to benefit a political party is called what?
  2. – The condition of having the same rights and opportunities as others.
  3. – The voters or residents in a district that an elected official represents.
  4. – What kind of “action” aims to correct historical injustices through policy?
  5. – The process of reassigning seats in the House based on new population data.
  6. – “_______ domain” allows government to take land for public projects._
  7. – TV, internet, newspapers, and radio are all part of this communication network.
  8. – A direct vote by the people on a proposed law.

20 Clues: – A direct vote by the people on a proposed law. • – A local law passed by city or county government. • – A financial plan for government spending and revenue. • – This happens after a census to adjust voting boundaries. • – Someone hired by an interest group to talk to lawmakers. • – The practice of keeping racial or ethnic groups separate. • ...

Life in the UK Test 2 2020-06-21

Life in the UK Test 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where in Scotland is known as the home of golf?
  2. The name of the Wall that is a popular UNESCO World Heritage Site
  3. The 40 days before Easter is known as _______ .
  4. Where does the Fringe take place?
  5. What is the system that automatically deducts tax?
  6. The Romans remained in Britain for how many years?
  7. What is the Church of England known as in Scotland and the US?
  8. What was Henry Purcell's occupation? (1659–95)
Down
  1. Who became Prime Minister during WWII?
  2. What is also known as “Elizabeth Tower” and is over 150 years of age?
  3. What did Sir Tim Berners-Lee invent?
  4. Who won gold medals in rowing in five consecutive Olympic Games?
  5. The Bill of _____ , 1689, confirmed the rights of Parliament and the limits of the king’s power.
  6. Where did the people of the Bronze Age bury their dead?
  7. What does the TV licence money pay for?
  8. What was the population of the UK in 1901? (in the million)
  9. Who mapped the coast of Australia

17 Clues: Where does the Fringe take place? • Who mapped the coast of Australia • What did Sir Tim Berners-Lee invent? • Who became Prime Minister during WWII? • What does the TV licence money pay for? • What was Henry Purcell's occupation? (1659–95) • Where in Scotland is known as the home of golf? • The 40 days before Easter is known as _______ . • ...

Progressivism 2023-10-04

Progressivism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a leading proponent of women voting rights
  2. journalist who wrote about the corrupt side of business
  3. based on a philosophy found in On the Origins of Species
  4. the right to vote
  5. daughter of an antislavery Republican worked for children's' rights
  6. used his office as a "bully pulpit" to influence news media and shape legislation
  7. the banning of alcoholic beverages
  8. the act of preserving wilderness also the prevention of wasteful resource usage
  9. this studies to see how quickly a task can be performed
  10. a term used to describe various progressive reforms in TR's administration
Down
  1. a bill originated by the people rather than lawmakers on the ballot
  2. this group was founded in New York for the full equality among the races
  3. shocked readers by by exposing sickening conditions in the meatpacking industry
  4. voters accept or reject laws set forth by the citizens
  5. created the American Railway Union
  6. this made direct election of senators the law of the land
  7. enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions

17 Clues: the right to vote • created the American Railway Union • the banning of alcoholic beverages • a leading proponent of women voting rights • voters accept or reject laws set forth by the citizens • journalist who wrote about the corrupt side of business • this studies to see how quickly a task can be performed • based on a philosophy found in On the Origins of Species • ...

U.S. Government Constitution 2023-08-27

U.S. Government Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws, led by the President.
  2. The division of powers between the federal government and the states.
  3. OF RIGHTS The first ten amendments to the Constitution, protecting individual freedoms.
  4. The legal requirement that the government must respect all the legal rights of individuals.
  5. The group that officially elects the President and Vice President.
  6. A system in which each branch of government can limit the powers of the other branches.
Down
  1. The introduction to the U.S. Constitution, stating its purpose and goals.
  2. The branch of government that makes and passes laws, including Congress.
  3. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and administering justice.
  4. The lawmaking body of the U.S. government, consisting of the House and Senate.
  5. Rules established by the government to maintain order and ensure justice.
  6. A change or addition to the Constitution to address specific issues or rights.

12 Clues: The group that officially elects the President and Vice President. • The division of powers between the federal government and the states. • The branch of government that makes and passes laws, including Congress. • The introduction to the U.S. Constitution, stating its purpose and goals. • ...

1450-1750 AP World Significant Dates 2024-04-19

1450-1750 AP World Significant Dates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dias rounded Cape of Good Hope
  2. Battle of Sekigahara - beginning of Tokugawa Shogunate
  3. Establishment of Cape Town Colony
  4. Aztec Empire at its height
  5. unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna
  6. Columbus sailed to Hispaniola/Reconquista of Spain
  7. Cortez conquered Aztecs
  8. End of Ming Dynasty - rise of the Qing
  9. defeat of the Spanish Armada
  10. Martin Luther/95 these - Protestant Reformation
  11. first African slaves transported to Caribbean
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  1. founding of Jamestown (first slaves there in 1619)
  2. discovery of silver at Potosi
  3. 30 years war in Europe
  4. Glorious Revolution/English Bill of Rights
  5. Ottomans capture Constantinople
  6. Battle of Lepanto - naval defeat of Ottomans
  7. Pizarro toppled the Inca

18 Clues: 30 years war in Europe • Cortez conquered Aztecs • Pizarro toppled the Inca • Aztec Empire at its height • defeat of the Spanish Armada • discovery of silver at Potosi • Dias rounded Cape of Good Hope • Ottomans capture Constantinople • Establishment of Cape Town Colony • unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna • End of Ming Dynasty - rise of the Qing • ...

The Legislative Process 2025-06-04

The Legislative Process crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of days that the Legislature meets annually
  2. This bill has passed both houses of the legislature in identical form and has been converted into an act for presentation to the Governor
  3. Committee members hear witnesses representing various viewpoints on the measure
  4. The last day of a session of the legislature
  5. Also known as an introducer of a bill
  6. A version of a measure or bill that incorporates adopted floor amendments
  7. A bill that is the product of a legislative committee rather than an individual legislator
  8. A bill of statewide interest or whose provisions apply to the entire state
Down
  1. When a bill has numerous amendments or the amendments change the concept of the bill
  2. This session may not exceed 20 days
  3. When a bill is made into law
  4. Bill that ends in even numbers
  5. This abbreviation represents the name for a structured process that involves the creation and enforcement of regulations by administrative agencies
  6. In the Senate, the use of tactics to delay or block passage of a measure by preventing it from coming to a vote
  7. Bill that ends in odd numbers
  8. At this reading, a vote is taken on the bill

16 Clues: When a bill is made into law • Bill that ends in odd numbers • Bill that ends in even numbers • This session may not exceed 20 days • Also known as an introducer of a bill • The last day of a session of the legislature • At this reading, a vote is taken on the bill • Number of days that the Legislature meets annually • ...

Civil rights 2022-04-19

Civil rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when protesters sit down and refuse to leave
  2. Student nonviolent coordinating committee
  3. a case where Linda Brown was involved in
  4. When people get separated from other people
  5. the person who took over as president after Kennedy's death
  6. when blacks and whites traveled together on segregated busses
  7. thousands of blacks stopped riding bosses in Montgomery
  8. this person delivered the "I have a dream" speech
  9. The case that established " separate but equal"
Down
  1. This march showed support for the Civil rights bill
  2. a woman who refused to give up her seat to a white man
  3. allowed the supreme court to protect African American Voting Rights
  4. 9 black students that were allowed to attend Central High School
  5. A program of domestic reforms made by johnson
  6. The child from the brown v. board of education
  7. This act banned segregation in all public places
  8. leader of the Nation of Islam
  9. This called for African American independence
  10. was the youngest president elected ever
  11. the supreme court's first African American justice

20 Clues: leader of the Nation of Islam • was the youngest president elected ever • a case where Linda Brown was involved in • Student nonviolent coordinating committee • When people get separated from other people • when protesters sit down and refuse to leave • A program of domestic reforms made by johnson • This called for African American independence • ...

Foundations of Government 2024-10-30

Foundations of Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This group supported a strong government
  2. Powers of the federal government
  3. The government is divided into 3 branches
  4. National and state governments share power
  5. The people elect representatives to run the government
  6. This branch enforces laws;President
  7. Supported by small states
  8. Powers shared between the state and federal government
  9. Representation based on population
  10. This branch interprets laws;Supreme Court
Down
  1. Protects your individual rights
  2. This group would not ratify the U.S. Constitution without a Bill of Rights
  3. Each branch is able to check the other to keep power balanced
  4. Powers of the state
  5. Consent of the governed; the government gets its power from THE people
  6. We get this legislature from the Great Compromise
  7. This branch makes the laws;Congress
  8. Supported by LARGE states
  9. Rule of Law;NO one is above the law. Constitution limits the government
  10. For every 5 slaves, 3 are counted as 'free people' for taxation and representation
  11. This compromise settles issues between LARGE and small states
  12. Based on equal representation

22 Clues: Powers of the state • Supported by LARGE states • Supported by small states • Based on equal representation • Protects your individual rights • Powers of the federal government • Representation based on population • This branch makes the laws;Congress • This branch enforces laws;President • This group supported a strong government • The government is divided into 3 branches • ...

Foundational Documents Review 2021-01-06

Foundational Documents Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the writer of "Common Sense" [#11]
  2. America's first attempt at government [#13]
  3. the idea that the ruler is not all powerful [#7]
  4. the number of amendments included in the U.S. Bill of Rights [#23]
  5. the additions to the U.S. Constitution that the anti-federalists fought for [#14]
Down
  1. the pamphlet that convinced many colonists to support independence [#11]
  2. the pilgrim's plan of self government [#9]
  3. the only branch that existed under the Articles of Confederation [#13]
  4. the pilgrim's created this type of democracy [#9]
  5. the document also known as the "great charter" [#7]
  6. the writer of the Declaration of Independence [#12]
  7. the name for changes made to the U.S. Constitution [#16]
  8. the enlightenment philosopher whose ideas were included in the Declaration of Independence [#12]
  9. America's second and current plan of government [#16]
  10. a document containing rights no English king could violate [#7]

15 Clues: the writer of "Common Sense" [#11] • the pilgrim's plan of self government [#9] • America's first attempt at government [#13] • the idea that the ruler is not all powerful [#7] • the pilgrim's created this type of democracy [#9] • the document also known as the "great charter" [#7] • the writer of the Declaration of Independence [#12] • ...

Building a Nation 2014-12-03

Building a Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Act/Made exporting illegal from the US
  2. vs Maryland/ established that the court has the right to an act of congress if it unconstitutional
  3. Treaty/trade relations
  4. Rebellion/revolt against the tax on liquor
  5. Faire/ practice of not getting in others personal lives
Down
  1. Marshall/his court opinions helped inspire the constitutional law
  2. Pinckney's Treaty signed by Spain allowed exploration of...
  3. the country the Louisiana Purchase was from...
  4. of Rights/ formal statement of the fundamentals rights of united States

9 Clues: Treaty/trade relations • Act/Made exporting illegal from the US • Rebellion/revolt against the tax on liquor • the country the Louisiana Purchase was from... • Faire/ practice of not getting in others personal lives • Pinckney's Treaty signed by Spain allowed exploration of... • Marshall/his court opinions helped inspire the constitutional law • ...

History 2024-12-17

History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fathers
  2. plan
  3. branch
Down
  1. sovereignty
  2. branch
  3. of rights
  4. Jersey plan

7 Clues: plan • branch • branch • fathers • of rights • sovereignty • Jersey plan

The Constitution and The Bill of Rights 2022-05-11

The Constitution and The Bill of Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is it true or false that the Executive branch is comprised of the senate and house of Representatives?
  2. The House of Representatives has _______ members.
  3. The Executive branch caries out _________ laws.
  4. The ______ branch makes the laws.
  5. The Judicial branch contains ________.
  6. What branch contains the supreme court?
Down
  1. What does the Executive branch contain?
  2. The Judicial branch interprets the ______.
  3. The Executive branch ______ the laws.
  4. Is the presidents term 6 years long?
  5. How many senators does each state have?
  6. What branch carries out federal laws?
  7. How many standing committees does a senate have?
  8. The senate has ______ members.
  9. How long is the presidents term?

15 Clues: The senate has ______ members. • How long is the presidents term? • The ______ branch makes the laws. • Is the presidents term 6 years long? • The Executive branch ______ the laws. • What branch carries out federal laws? • The Judicial branch contains ________. • What does the Executive branch contain? • How many senators does each state have? • ...

The Constitution and The Bill of Rights 2022-05-11

The Constitution and The Bill of Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is it true or false that the Executive branch is comprised of the senate and house of Representatives?
  2. The House of Representatives has _______ members.
  3. The Executive branch caries out _________ laws.
  4. The ______ branch makes the laws.
  5. The Judicial branch contains ________.
  6. What branch contains the supreme court?
Down
  1. What does the Executive branch contain?
  2. The Judicial branch interprets the ______.
  3. The Executive branch ______ the laws.
  4. Is the presidents term 6 years long?
  5. How many senators does each state have?
  6. What branch carries out federal laws?
  7. How many standing committees does a senate have?
  8. The senate has ______ members.
  9. How long is the presidents term?

15 Clues: The senate has ______ members. • How long is the presidents term? • The ______ branch makes the laws. • Is the presidents term 6 years long? • The Executive branch ______ the laws. • What branch carries out federal laws? • The Judicial branch contains ________. • What does the Executive branch contain? • How many senators does each state have? • ...

bill of rights by abby and Joseph 2024-02-01

bill of rights by abby and Joseph crossword puzzle
Across
  1. musle found house
  2. bode regulates its self
  3. organs worcks togher
  4. holds bones to bones
  5. cant controle
  6. suports and porctects
  7. conects to spine
Down
  1. holds musles to bone
  2. cells worcks together
  3. tipe of musle found in organs
  4. tipe of musle attachet to bone
  5. can controle
  6. tishus worcks together
  7. dose dose not conect to spine
  8. attached to bone

15 Clues: can controle • cant controle • attached to bone • conects to spine • musle found house • holds musles to bone • organs worcks togher • holds bones to bones • cells worcks together • suports and porctects • tishus worcks together • bode regulates its self • tipe of musle found in organs • dose dose not conect to spine • tipe of musle attachet to bone

The Constitution and The Bill of Rights 2025-11-13

The Constitution and The Bill of Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when people vote for someone for a political office
  2. where a group of citizens work together to solve a case
  3. enforces the laws
  4. the act of giving consent in writing
  5. the act of providing information during a crime
  6. a small change in order to improve a text
  7. the first ten amendments of the constitution
  8. the power to act, speak, or think without restraint
  9. legal principle that prevents a person from being charged for the same crime more than once
  10. system of government by the whole population
Down
  1. interprets the laws
  2. makes the laws
  3. when the powers of government split off into many branches
  4. principles or laws established by an organization of the government
  5. is a system by the government where many states work together but are still independent

15 Clues: makes the laws • enforces the laws • interprets the laws • the act of giving consent in writing • a small change in order to improve a text • the first ten amendments of the constitution • system of government by the whole population • the act of providing information during a crime • when people vote for someone for a political office • ...

Constitution and Bill of Rights: Holley Denton 2025-11-12

Constitution and Bill of Rights: Holley Denton crossword puzzle
Across
  1. important defenses of the Constitution
  2. a federal constitution
  3. clear example of how to amend the Constitution
  4. called Congress
  5. agreement to create a two-house legislature
  6. made up of all national courts
Down
  1. supports the rights of citizens
  2. supporters of the Constitution
  3. passed in 1689
  4. includes president
  5. a philosophical movement
  6. Carta signed by King John in 1215
  7. allowed Congress to levy tariffs on imports
  8. people who opposed the government
  9. power of the central government is divided

15 Clues: passed in 1689 • called Congress • includes president • a federal constitution • a philosophical movement • supporters of the Constitution • made up of all national courts • supports the rights of citizens • Carta signed by King John in 1215 • people who opposed the government • important defenses of the Constitution • power of the central government is divided • ...

AA Crossword 2023-03-30

AA Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The former title of As Bill Sees It
  2. Last name of Bill W's first love
  3. First name of Bill W's first love
  4. AA magazine
  5. One of the 3 legacies
  6. The Y in YPAA
  7. Dr Bobs middle name
  8. Half ____ availed us nothing
  9. The A in HALT
  10. Co founder of AA
  11. Group service rep.
  12. Bill Ws last name
  13. it is suggested you get one of these
  14. What Jim poured his whiskey into in More About Alcoholism
  15. Another name for higher power
  16. One of the 3 legacies
  17. Spiritual foundation of all our traditions
  18. ____ does it
  19. The T in HALT
  20. Amount of steps befor Bill wrote the 12 steps
Down
  1. Ebby Thatchers sponsors last name
  2. how many meetings some sponsors recommend you attend in early sobriety
  3. Popular AA beverage
  4. Ebby Thatchers sponsors first name
  5. Name of group Bill W was a member of before AA
  6. Dr Bobs last name
  7. chapter that was included in the first edition of the Big Book but was later excluded in the subsequent editions
  8. Number one offender
  9. One of the 3 legacies
  10. ____ is the answer to all my problems
  11. Co Founder of AA
  12. The only chapter not written by Bill W
  13. Doctor Bobs area of expertise
  14. First name of Bill W's wife
  15. Companion group to aa for families of alcoholics
  16. The L in HALT
  17. The H in HALT
  18. Did Ebby Thatcher die sober?

38 Clues: AA magazine • ____ does it • The Y in YPAA • The A in HALT • The L in HALT • The H in HALT • The T in HALT • Co Founder of AA • Co founder of AA • Dr Bobs last name • Bill Ws last name • Group service rep. • Popular AA beverage • Number one offender • Dr Bobs middle name • One of the 3 legacies • One of the 3 legacies • One of the 3 legacies • First name of Bill W's wife • Half ____ availed us nothing • ...

government vocabulary 2021-11-15

government vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Newspapers, magazines, news channels, podcasts
  2. To study or examine something to find out what it is or what makes it work.
  3. An amendment is a change or addition to the Constitution. The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.
  4. a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.
  5. highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
  6. "Miranda warning" refers to the constitutional requirement that once an individual is in custody by the police, there are certain warnings a police officer is required to give to that individual.
Down
  1. The Constitution is the framework for the federal government of the United States. It is the highest form of law in the country. The Constitution creates the branches of government and gives them the power to govern. However, it also protects the citizens of the United States and guarantees their basic rights.
  2. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. These amendments guarantee essential rights and civil liberties, such as the freedom of religion, the right to free speech, the right to bear arms, trial by jury as well as reserving rights to the people and the states.
  3. To carry a gun.in the second amendment to the Constitution,we have the right to bear arms.
  4. other news media.the first amendment right of newspapers,magazines,etc.,to report news without being controlled by the government.
  5. Something done or said that may serve as an example or rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same kind

11 Clues: Newspapers, magazines, news channels, podcasts • To study or examine something to find out what it is or what makes it work. • a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way. • To carry a gun.in the second amendment to the Constitution,we have the right to bear arms. • ...

Government Crossword 2023-01-09

Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tax taxes on businesses
  2. space of area claimed by a country
  3. society the network of community relationships that builds social capital
  4. vote the people's vote
  5. branch writes laws
  6. rule book made for government
  7. combined of two chambers
  8. when all parties to a transaction are treated equally
  9. similar to president but controls state inside of whole country
  10. Of Representatives members vary by state
Down
  1. ruled by the people
  2. process of becoming a US citizen
  3. law that is in process of being made
  4. branch interprets the law
  5. commander n chief
  6. Tax tax on paychecks
  7. every US citizen has
  8. branch branch that enforces laws
  9. house with 100 members
  10. a law that has been denied

20 Clues: commander n chief • branch writes laws • ruled by the people • Tax tax on paychecks • every US citizen has • vote the people's vote • house with 100 members • tax taxes on businesses • combined of two chambers • branch interprets the law • a law that has been denied • rule book made for government • process of becoming a US citizen • branch branch that enforces laws • ...

American Revolution 2013-12-08

American Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to not use a certain product
  2. military
  3. patriots ______ tea of the British ships
  4. Giving consent to a bill to make it valid
  5. supported the king
  6. Conventional ________ in 1787
  7. rights:the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution
Down
  1. and Indian War: a war between the french and Indians
  2. having two branches
  3. of independence: declared independence
  4. didn't support the king
  5. Transfer a case to a higher court
  6. tax

13 Clues: tax • military • supported the king • having two branches • didn't support the king • to not use a certain product • Conventional ________ in 1787 • Transfer a case to a higher court • of independence: declared independence • patriots ______ tea of the British ships • Giving consent to a bill to make it valid • and Indian War: a war between the french and Indians • ...

Chapter 4 Vocabulary 2022-11-01

Chapter 4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This document was written in 1689 and gave average citizens more rights and said parliamentary elections should be held regularly
  2. This is when sponsors of an amendment gather signatures on a petition
  3. This is a feeling of love and devotion towards one's country
  4. This is a person that owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protections
  5. This is a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority
  6. This means that people have the right to alter or abolish their government
  7. This document was written in 1215 and said that even kings had to obey the law and that nobles have basic rights
  8. This is the willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice.
  9. These are people that favored the Constitution and a strong federal government
  10. This is where the President rejects bills passed by Congress
Down
  1. This law set up a government for the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains, guaranteed basic rights to settlers, and outlawed slavery there
  2. This was the first American Constitution that created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
  3. This is when you complete the official legal process for becoming a citizen if you are born outside the United States
  4. This called for the legislature to have one house where all representation was equal no matter what a state's population was
  5. These are people that favored a bill of rights and a weak federal government
  6. This called for the legislature to have two houses and that representation is based on population
  7. This is when a citizen has the responsibility to serve on a jury when called
  8. This is when the House of Representatives brings charges of serious wrongdoing against the President
  9. This is a government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives
  10. This is a person that is not a citizen but lives in the country legally

20 Clues: This is a feeling of love and devotion towards one's country • This is where the President rejects bills passed by Congress • This is when sponsors of an amendment gather signatures on a petition • This is a person that is not a citizen but lives in the country legally • This means that people have the right to alter or abolish their government • ...