bill of rights Crossword Puzzles

9 Clues: introduction • makes the laws • like a signing off • president is the head • each branch has their own job • make sure laws are constitutional • of rights- the first ten amendments • government- having not all the power • the fact or state of being independent

13 Clues: African American males were allowed to vote • turning point of war, France joined with Patriots • fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding, harbors, Factories • Transatlantic Slave Trade, plantations, cash crops, fertile soil • people who worked to end slavery,Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglas • ...

13 Clues: abolitionist, spoke out about slavery, wrote a book • born into slavery, worked in the Underground Railroad • wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, worked to end slavery • founding father, helped write the Declaration of Independence • founding father, his leadership helped win the Revolutionary War • ...

25 Clues: the cup • 2 houses • incumbent advantage • permanent committee • talking a bill to death • strongest person in the Senate • extended president’s war powers • keeps the majority leader informed • winner gets less than 55% of the vote • most members of congress are ____ aged • any member of ____ can introduce a bill • where the real work in Congress gets done • ...

19 Clues: having the powers to make laws • assign a job or role to (someone). • to have the freedom to do something • use one's authority to reject or cancel • of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge • explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions). • having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect. • ...

13 Clues: to officially approve a proposal • an agreement acceptable to both sides • branch the lawmaking branch of government • alteration or written change to a document • tow houses of the legislative branched of government • of rights the first 10 amendment to the USA Constitution • government in which people elect officials to represent them • ...

7 Clues: of Rights • and Balances • Sharing of power • Madison 4th President • Participation of citizens • Government that is restricted • of Powers the legeslative and judical and exctitive

14 Clues: textbooks • Established in 1636 • listed bill of rights • Passed by the US Congress • alphabet and bible reading • One room structures for boys • emphasizes reading and writing • boys and girls learned the 4 r's • the philosophy of Harvard College • believes all Christians are priest • a boy could obtain after Dame School • every town with 50 families had to hire a teacher • ...

20 Clues: official court order • trial without a jury • made to do something • over a year in prison • up to a year in prison • recording of an arrest • another name for a lawyer • lawful seizing of a person • used to show probable cause • official charge of a felony • amendment about the big three • this contains the Bill of Rights • helps a defendant with their case • ...

13 Clues: vote • attend school • serve in court • Bill and Melinda Gates • things that we should do • to call up for military service • a national service organization • security, equality, and liberty • things that we are required to do • the happiness, health, and prosperity of people • complex system with many departments, rules, and people • ...

22 Clues: having 2 branches • a count of the population • a way to revive a dead bill • part of congress with 100 members • part of congress with 435 members • added equal protection of the laws • an agreement by all members present • the stage when a bill is introduced • the residents in an electoral district • the term used for the person in office • ...

12 Clues: James ______ • The Bill of_____ • How many articles • George ___________ • The ______ compromise • Articels of ____________ • what describes the purpose of the constitution • This branch conducts diplomacy with other nations • This branch has the sole power to interpret the law • This branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate • ...

20 Clues: Representatives • To revoke a law • Two house legislature • Formal approval of a law • Member of congress; chair • Each state is equally represented • restraint on actions of government • Colonies organized by a proprietor • government of, by and for the people • Written grant of authority from the monarch • Joining of several groups for a common purpose • ...

20 Clues: “New South” • Enforces laws • Person again person • Person against State • Created by Eli Witney • Georgia’s largest region • found in the Bill of Rights • Amount of money someone earns • Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance • the amount a person purchases • The largest passenger airline • Paid farmers not to grow crops • Takes risks personally and financially • ...

14 Clues: of Rights • plantation French and Indian War • Anti-Federalism checks and balances • Sectionalism Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • War of Attrition Declaration of Independence • Sovereignty Siege Emancipation Proclamation • Destiny Indian Removal Act Mexican-American War • Acts propaganda Proclamation of 1763 Loyalists • ...

14 Clues: of Rights • plantation French and Indian War • Anti-Federalism checks and balances • Sectionalism Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • War of Attrition Declaration of Independence • Sovereignty Siege Emancipation Proclamation • Acts propaganda Proclamation of 1763 Loyalists • Destiny Indian Removal Act Mexican-American War • ...

15 Clues: federal principle • Jay US chief justice 1789–95 • Madison 4th president of the US • Rebellion was an armed uprising • fundamental truth or proposition • a body of fundamental principles • of Rights the first ten amendments • to the Constitution the 27 amendments • Convention was a formal meeting held in 1787 • opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution • ...

14 Clues: limited • nonreligious • fundamental freedoms • jury is kept isolated • first clause of first amendment • schools operated by religious group • speech urging resistance to authority • verbal expression in front of an audience • use of actions and symbols instead of words • censorship of information before it is published • decisions made on the same issue in earlier cases • ...

20 Clues: Bill Clinton's birth name • First name of Clinton's wife • Law school that Clinton attended • Disease that Roger Clinton battled • First name of Bill Clinton's mother • State that Bill Clinton called home • First name of the Clinton's only child • First name of Bill Clinton's step-father • Very prestigious scholarship that Clinton won • ...

14 Clues: One house • Two houses • Madison, Father of the Constitution • Washington, President of the Constitutional Convention • of Rights, The first 10 amendments to the Constitution • Convention, Meeting in 1787, where the Constitution was written • system that divides power between the national and state governments • ...

24 Clues: house • power • bipartisan • Legislation • 1,section 8 • voting rights • 30 years of age • 3rd congressional • and collect taxes • and spend public money • and passes federal laws • house legislative system • to the federal government • nominations foe executive • difference in legislation • of congress votes on a bill • states ,individual districts • between the nation and another • ...

20 Clues: To choose not to cast a vote on a bill • request by a senator to delay action on a bill • the process used to end a filibuster in the Senate • is a number of votes greater than a simple majority • the members of a congressional conference committee • a method of voting in Congress in which members stand up as a group, • ...

28 Clues: Small groups inside of committees • A part of congress with 435 members • ___ ___ originally chose our senators • _____ rules govern debate in the senate • ______ legislature is a two chamber legislature • A ___ ___ bill is a bill with a bunch of riders • A part of congress with 100 members, 2 per state • When committees set aside a bill causing it to die • ...

24 Clues: An official pardon • Man who won the 1868 election • Guaranteed equal rights to all citizens • The amendment that made slavery illegal • The man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Gave African american men the right to vote • The new president after Lincoln's assassination • Leader of radical republicans from Massachusetts • ...

21 Clues: Upper House • Lower House • Laws of Nevada • General agreement • Lawyer or Attorney • To change or modify • Money: Principal; Chief • To suspend indefinitely. • Exact wording; word for word • Law upon which others are based • Concise statement of contents of bill. • First in Importance; Money; Main person • Action of Governor in disapproval of bill. • ...

25 Clues: Where we pull up bill images • Another name for the Bill ID Number • A bill with BGW2 is most likely this • We use this program to process bills • The work queue where re-evals are found • A two-digit code that changes a CPT code • How to remove a re-eval you copied in error • An official form used to request a re-evaluation • ...

15 Clues: A judge • A legal entitlement • First 10 amendments • To gather with one another • Right to practice any one religion • The provision of a lodging for troops • False and malicious use of spoken words • Protections given against the government • False and malicious use of printed words • Right to express any opinion without censorship • ...

15 Clues: the first amendment • the second amendment • Can pardon criminals • 18th amendment banned what • this branch can impeach judges • What did the 13th amendment abolish • The president's ability to refuse a bill • 10th amendment gives _____ powers to states • Protection from ____ and unsusal punishment • The First 10 amendments of the US Constitution • ...

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

15 Clues: Congress makes the laws • President enforces the laws • principles and laws of a country • US Supreme Court interprets the laws • Congress that is based on state’s population • the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution • Congress that is based on equal representation (2 per state) • The rights of the Supreme Court to determine is a law is constitutional • ...

13 Clues: life,liberty,and property • court system and judges make sure law is applied fairly • people can only live together if we agree to certain rules • believed we need government because we are all bad and evil • customs that were enforced in England that caused equal law for everyone. • king meet with Parliament and this establishes power of legislative branch • ...

10 Clues: power of the people • supreme law of the land • chosen to speak for others • leader of the United States • law added to the Constitution • when each party gives a little • meeting held to discuss something • law making body of the United States • shared powers between states and national Gov. • of Rights first 10 Amendments to the Constitution

27 Clues: Carry out law • what a judge wears • What branch is Congress • Attention paid to something • Approve or pass an amendment • A draft of a law is called a • favoring one view or another • Each state has this amount of Senators • The chief executive at the state level • number of justices on the Supreme court • A plan for how money is earned and spent • ...

10 Clues: A plan of government • the lawmaking branch • right A right given by god • one who buys and uses products • rights The first ten amendments • A formal change to constitution • A Lawmaking branch of government • warrant a document issued by judge • process the act of following clear • The act of being a member of a country

7 Clues: group in favor of Bill of Rights • Both groups were arguing about this • document favored by the Anti-Federalist • group in favor of the Articles of Confederation • Articles of Confederation implented this principle • Individual rights protected from governmental power • democracy that emphasizes broad participation in politics and civil society

9 Clues: bicameral legislature • wanted a bill of rights • Father of the constitution • America's first constitution • 6 goals of the U.S constitution • wanted strong national government • A change or addition to a document • Where the constitutional convention took place • Federalist wrote to approve of the new constitution

21 Clues: Courts • congress • refuses to buy • president (enforces laws) • Hamilton/ the federalist leader • Act/ placed on all the printed materials • they preferred a strong national government • War/ The American war of independence (1775-1783) • Madison/ he attended the Constitutional Convention • Federalist/ they preferred limited national government • ...

9 Clues: The process of applying the protections of the Bill of Rights to the states • The division of powers and responsibilities between the national and state governments. • The powers specifically listed in the Constitution that belong to the federal government. • A form of government where power is shared between a central authority and individual states • ...

27 Clues: 2 in 1 • 4 in 1 • 3 in 1 • Starstorm • Frisbee Two • On The Prowl • Green Mutant • Don't Ask Me • ...But Not Out • People! "Reunion" • Kickstarted Album • The Vinyl Solution • Capitol Bible-Rock • The British Invasion • And A Happy New Year • Larry Norman...Remixed • Dog Turned Record Label • Cleopatra = Album Title • Bootleg The Bootleggers • Bill Of Rights Cancelled • Sometimes Considered Normal • ...

10 Clues: politicians • Supreme law of the USA • strong state government • strong central government • of rights first ten amendments • Worker forced to work without pay • Plan plan that favored the big states • Jersey Plan plan that favored small states • a general government with regional governments • Rebellion rebellion after the revolutionary war

10 Clues: Separation • Little Rock ____ • Famous bus boycott in 1955 • Large scale protest in DC, 1963 • "Separate but equal" court ruling • Depriving someone of the right to vote • Southern US laws that enforced segregation • Woman that triggered Montgomery Bus Boycott • President that signed Civil Rights bill of 1964 • Supreme court ruling banning segregation in schools

6 Clues: on the ten dollar bill • Grew up in Massachusetts • symbol of democracy and liberty • First Chief Justice of the United States • worked as a lawyer, diplomat and politician • father of the Constitution and Bill of Rights

21 Clues: is something • has 435 members • has 100 members in it • every bill starts with one • a two chamber legislative body • the number of votes needed to pass a bill • power is one that is written in the constitution • when members of a congress vote by saying yes or no • the gender of most members of the congressional branch • ...

18 Clues: Branch that makes laws • Group of elected lawmakers • Branch that interprets laws • Head of the executive branch • Branch that enforces the laws • Rights all people are born with • A "law" that has yet to be passed • Highest court in the United States • A payment required by the government • The right to participate in elections • Opening statement of the Constitution • ...

19 Clues: purposes of government outlined • Amendments in the Bill of Rights • a way to change the Constitution • Amendments 15, 19, and 24 deal with these • Article that describes the Judicial Branch • the 19th Amendment gave voting rights to... • Article that describes the Executive Branch • the number of Amendments to the Constitution • ...

16 Clues: Equal rights • abolished slavery • 1st black vote(year) • no man can be denied a vote • farmers that paid to rent land • thought Lincoln was too lenient • the end of reconstruction (year) • ...wants the union back together • public property that a society uses • former slave elected into the senate • republicans that moved from the north • Act in which Bill died in a pocket veto • ...

20 Clues: Widespread starvation. • People who invest in money. • Gin; A seed remover for cotton. • This branch of government makes the laws. • To withdraw, often from a group or alliance. • An action by a state to cancel a federal law. • Jefferson; Third President of the United States. • Washington; First president of the United States. • ...

10 Clues: prevented a stalemate • general in the military • senators serve for life • helped invent electricity • introduced the new jersey plan • helped create the bill of rights • helped write the federalist essay • pushed for impeachment provisions • helped pave the way to the federal Constitutional Convention • ...

10 Clues: A loose alliance of states • official approval of the Constitution • branch The branch of government that makes laws • branch The branch of government that enforces the laws • Madison One of the leaders of the Constitutional Convention • The division of power between the federal and state governments • of Rights Set of amendments passed to protect individual rights • ...

15 Clues: Disloyalty • A type of law • A type of system • A type of disease • A type of hard math • Somebody at a school • To start something new • Beliefs or a practice. • A type of force of life • Something in a christian Church • A writer can use this for a name. • A type of government person thing. • A person that stays in a court room. • You could ask someone this if you want to know why? • ...

15 Clues: Scandinavian pirates • Person who signed #5 • A Place where #9 lived • A high ranking official • Most common type of castle • The first holy roman empire • A poor farmer of low social class • A male ruler of an indepent state • Year when the middle ages started • Main type of government at the time • Europes version of the bill of rights • A soldier who serves the higher archy • ...

8 Clues: Bill of... • To make true • Highest court in the US • First president if the US • How the US split from Britain • Branch of government with congress • Replaced the Articles of Confederation • Branch of government with the president

52 Clues: – Civil War** • – Age of Jackson** • Amendment** – Abolished slavery. • – Challenges of the First Five Presidents** • – Movement to end slavery in the United States. • – Slavery, Sectionalism, and Westward Expansion** • – Adoption and Implementation of the U.S. Constitution** • – Loyalty to a region rather than the nation as a whole. • ...

16 Clues: Makes-the-laws-of-the-state. • A-minor-change-in-a-document. • Acts-on-a-check-on-the-powers. • Was-one-of-the-constituent-states. • Any-of-various-legislative-or-governing-bodies. • Prevents-any-branch-from-having-too-much-power. • The-elected-executive-head-of-a-state-of-the-US. • The-federal-principle-or-system-of-a-government. • ...

16 Clues: Makes the laws of the state. • A minor change in a document. • Acts on a check on the powers. • Was one of the constituent states. • Prevents any branch from having too much power. • Any of various legislative or governing bodies. • The elected executive head of a state of the US. • The federal principle or system of a government. • ...

11 Clues: The Canadian Bill of Rights • What people are allowed to do in a society. • Protects those basic rights of all Canadians • The Right to act, speak, or think as we want. • Putting a person in some kind of punishment (Prison) • An organization of workers that acts to protect workers rights and interests. • ...

26 Clues: This branch makes laws • This branch enforces laws • This branch interprets laws • This amendment involves civil court • The U.S. Constitution has three of these • This term means "peace within the country" • This was the first constitution of the U.S. • This amendment includes no cruel punishment • This group wanted a stronger central government • ...

20 Clues: right to vote • women the right to vote • simple fee required to vote • that their vote makes a difference • poll taxes in any federal elections • that tend to vote in noticeable patterns • lack of concern for the election outcome • Washington D.C. 3 electoral college votes • elections for senators became the law of the land • ...

10 Clues: John • Franklin • Who can Veto? • The bill of ____ • Which branch makes laws? • How many amendments are there? • In which branch is the president in? • how much did the Louisiana Territory cost? • Was Thomas jefferson the 3rd president of the U.S • The Louisiana Territory was originally transferred by _____ to_____

16 Clues: not messy clean • oval ball you kick • not afraid very brave • six strings you strum • I am a mans best friend • you need a pencil to do it • causing laughter or amusement • feeling or showing excitement • bike something with two wheels • something that has a hard drive • able to a just to new conditions • having or showing a lot of energy • you need a sony controller to play me • ...

13 Clues: to vote or pass • The very first constitution of the U.S. • The government is divided into three branches. • A system for settling the Northwest Territory. • Each branch can limit the power of the other branches • Power is shared by the national and state governments • someone who supported the passage of the Constitution. • ...

18 Clues: a proposed motion • to choose a leader • a member of the Senate • arguments for and against • entitlements each person has • of or relating to federation • the right to be an individual • a compulsory opportunity to vote • the separate sections in a country • the original principles of a country • surname of our current prime minister • in accordance with principles of honour • ...

30 Clues: A group of advisors to the president • The first Ten Amendments of the Constitution • City in which the continental congress held meetings • Under the Constitution, America had a ______ __________ • Laws that stated what your rights were and what not to do • The branch of government that is run by the Supreme Court • ...

20 Clues: more than half • the right to vote • largest single share • to leave or withdraw • an overwhelming victory • surprise attack tactics • a tax on imports and exports • move someone to another place • to cancel or make ineffective • candidate backed by home state • period of low economic activity • delegates select party's candidate • Harrison's "man of the people" campaign • ...

10 Clues: public • we the people • way of government • the way of being fair • a system of government • a cruel government rule • will go to and get signed • the person who rules our country • what you can do to still go by the law • all of the rules of the United States the packet we have been doing

15 Clues: To have the law in known, orderly ways. • The division of government into separate branches. • A body of representatives that makes laws for a nation. • A system of governing in which the ruler's power is limited by law. • The rights human beings have by nature, such as life, liberty and property. • ...

20 Clues: dividing up votes on proportion • unite two bills; make them into one • to reject a bill into becoming a law • process in which a filibuster is broken • people who vote for you or in your district • people who act on behalf of interest groups • up session when you change or revise a bill • attachment to the bill that’s unrelated to the bill • ...

11 Clues: Part of the First Amendment, this freedom allows you to worship freely • Part of the First Amendment, this freedom allows you to say whatever you want • Part of the Third Amendment, this right bans this type of person from living in your home • Part of the Second Amendment, this freedom allows people to own and buy this type of weapon • ...

30 Clues: Third Freedom in SPARP • Forth Freedom in SPARP • First Freedom in SPARP • Fifth Freedom in SPARP • Second Freedom in SPARP • What is the Tenth Amendment? • What is the Ninth Amendment? • No cruel or unusual punishments • No quartering/ housing soldiers • Right to a speedy trial by jury • Reserved powers are for the who? • Right to bear arms (not arm bears) • ...

22 Clues: rights. • policies. • of the ___. • consenting to be governed. • The city where the US Constitution was created. • Madison The “Father of the Constitution” • of Law Everyone is subject to and must obey the law. • Population, Territory, Government, Sovereignty are four • of Rights 1st ten amendments to the US Constitution. • ...

16 Clues: Leader of the Haitian Revolution. • French colony that later became Haiti. • Author of the Declaration of Independence. • Leader of the Jacobins in the French Revolution. • Number of amendments in the U.S. Bill of Rights. • French King who was beheaded during the revolution. • Movement in Europe that inspired political revolutions. • ...

12 Clues: freedom • together, united • a large body of people united • changes made to the Bill of Rights • God's/someone's favor or protection • just behavior or treatment, fairness • welfare well-being of America's citizens • tranquility peace and order in the nation • delegates who helped draft the constitution • a legal inhabitant of a nation, state or city • ...

22 Clues: number of years we elect a President • another one of the 13 original states is--- • another one of the 13 original states is--- • the number of years we elect a U.S. senator • the "rule of law" is (---must follow the law) • 2 of our U.S senators are Mike Lee & Orrin--- • the economic system in the U.S. is(---economy) • how many amendments does the constitution have? • ...

11 Clues: to cancel • Everyone must obey the laws • Three branches of government • A system created to prevent unlimited power • Your rights are protected through the Bill of Rights • Branch of government is made up of two houses that pass laws • People elect representatives to make rules and laws for them by voting • ...

25 Clues: An unwelcome person • Congress' upper chamber • Congress' lower chamber • Representative of the people • Legal forgiveness of a crime • Ceremonial head of the nation • Person who succeeds president • The symbol of the American People • Leader of the nations armed forces • Home of the president and his family • The authority to issue executive orders • ...

10 Clues: Change to the constitution • Head of the executive branch • Officially approve or sanction • Guaranteed individual liberties • Introduction tConstitutiontution • Legislative branch of the government • Initial part of constitutional amendments • A section or provision within constitution • Representative authorized to act on behalf of others • ...

20 Clues: dividing up votes on proportion • unite two bills; make them into one • to reject a bill into becoming a law • process in which a filibuster is broken • people who vote for you or in your district • people who act on behalf of interest groups • up session when you change or revise a bill • attachment to the bill that’s unrelated to the bill • ...

10 Clues: Organized Hispanic migrant farm workers. • President who called for a "War on Poverty." • President who proposed the Civil Rights Bill. • President who withdrew America from the war in Vietnam. • This Chief Justice expanded the rights of all Americans. • The ____ Panthers formed to fight against age discrimination. • ...

13 Clues: person who cannot pay his/her debts • person who takes a religious journey • part of government that makes the laws • colonies to benefit the mother country • meetings settlers vote on and discuss issues • act of decision that sets an example for others to follow • of Burgesses representative assembly in colonial Virginia • ...

11 Clues: _______'s rights • Miranda v. _______ • "You have the right to remain ______" • you can not be a _______ against yourself • will be appointed to you, if you can not afford one • a grand version of this will be present when on trial • exempt from the 5th Amendment in time of war or crisis • the government will compensate you justly if they take this from you • ...

10 Clues: Madison:4th us president. • Where the DoI was signed. • A change to the constitution. • Begin lng of the constitution. • essay to ratify us constitution. • (exclude dash): Opposes us constitution. • of Confederation: Us first constitution. • Support of a strong national government. • of Rights: First 10 Amendments to Constitution. • ...

10 Clues: Change to the constitution • Head of the executive branch • Officially approve or sanction • Guaranteed individual liberties • Introduction tConstitutiontution • Legislative branch of the government • Initial part of constitutional amendments • A section or provision within constitution • Representative authorized to act on behalf of others • ...

15 Clues: Bill of rights • We the people. • By the states. • The rule of people. • Everyone follows the law. • Insure domestic tranquility. • To form a more perfect union. • To make choices about what to do. • This document asserted rule of law. • There are this many amendments today. • Life,Liberty,and the pursuit of happiness. • Established the structure of the US government. • ...

15 Clues: reject a bill • made of congress • used to vote president • gave women rights to vote • the leader of the military • first government of the US • Plane of the president of the US • president who just lost the election • allowed african american men to vote • talks about the executive government • made of the president and his officials • ...

15 Clues: a change • give formal consent • plan strong national government • a body of fundamental principles • compromise agreement made in 1787 • branch made up of house and senate • branch one part of the u.s government • of rights the first ten amendments • branch largest branch of the u.s government • of confederation the organization of the u.s. • ...

25 Clues: lower half of congress • upper half of congress • a two chambered legislature • a bill containing many riders • a nongermane amendment to a bill • the group of voters represented by someone • the person who is in charge of a committee • committee of the house where tax bills are sent • a long speech used to prevent a vote from occurring • ...

20 Clues: Living in a City • The sense of self • to make mechanical • The act of Urbanizing • Living in the Country • A point of difference • subject to controversy • The act of Immigrating • a governor who is chief • Advancing machinery; items • a group of higher up people • able to speak two languages • the formal signing of an act • Canadian Broadcasting Channel • the process or act of migrating • ...

16 Clues: makes the laws of the state. • a minor change in a document. • acts on a check on the powers. • was one of the constituent states. • is a document that outlines the laws. • decides how the laws should be applied. • responsible for seeing the laws carried out. • the federal principle or system of government. • The lower house of the United States Congress. • ...

11 Clues: Author of The Jungle • Journalists who exposed problems in society • A bill put forth by the people to the government • A founder of Settlement Houses that helped immigrants • The only Democrat president during the Progressive Era • A Civil Rights advocate who argued for immediate equality • Known for his Square Deal Policies and being the Trust Buster • ...

11 Clues: signs bills into laws • Supreme law of the land • Economic system of the US • Change to the Constitution • month we vote for President • of Rights: First 10 amendments • Amendments to the Constitution • of Law: Everyone must follow the law • Elect a Senator every how many years • President: becomes president if he can no longer serve • ...

11 Clues: Carries out the laws • Wrote the Bill of Rights • Lowest Level of Government • Branch that makes the Laws • Head of the Executive Branch • The Branch with the supreme court • How many states does the USA have • The word used the turn down a law • The day America gained independence • First three words in the Constitution • Amount of Judges on the supreme court

25 Clues: Congress' upper chamber • Congress' lower chamber • Legal forgiveness of a crime • Non Grata An unwelcome person • The symbol of the American People • Citizen Representative of the people • of State Ceremonial head of the nation • President Person who succeeds president • House Home of the president and his family • in Chief Leader of the nations armed forces • ...

10 Clues: The father of the constitution • Location of the constitutional convention • To add or change something to the constitution • First constitution for the USA that did not work • The first 10 amendments that grant individual rights • Documents written to promote the ratification of the new constitution • ...

46 Clues: Amendment – Abolished slavery. • – Movement to end slavery in the United States. • Amendment – Guaranteed voting rights regardless of race. • – Loyalty to a region rather than the nation as a whole. • Movement – Campaign to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption. • Amendment – Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law. • ...

9 Clues: The Constitution • Each branch has power over another • Each branch has its own separate powers • 50% + 1 and must protect minority rights • Everyone is protected under the 14th Amendment • Everyone is granted freedoms by the Bill of Rights • The people must agree to what takes place in government • The federal state and local levels divide and share power • ...

16 Clues: The first President of the U.S. • Trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas • First 10 amendments that protect individual rights • Cash crop that slaves tended to on Southern Plantations • Canal that connected the Hudson River to Atlantic Ocean • Principle that each government branch has a different role • ...

21 Clues: "_______more" • "________less" • The emotional response to loss. • Care given of a body after death. • The right to be free from _______. • One of the rights of a dying resident • One of the rights of a dying resident • When one refuses to believe they may be dying. • - Care focused on comfort and symptom management • ______mortis - the stiffening of a deceased body. • ...

18 Clues: a law • proposed law • legal protection • meeting of Congress • refusal to sign a bill • consisting of two houses • meeting of party leaders • veto by ignoring the bill • limit on debate of a bill • an act that betrays ones country • to distribute the seats of the House • drawing district lines to benefit a party • necessary and proper clause, Section 8 clause 18 • ...

20 Clues: The great charter • first basic system of laws • First world war in history. • Nickname for the coercive acts. • Idea that power is not absolute • The Britsish monarch and tyrant. • Act that shut down Boston Harbour • Money a government collects from taxes. • Written document justifying independence. • First constitution of independent colonies • ...

25 Clues: Civil War turning point • Era following the Civil War • Amendment that outlawed slavery • People who wanted to end slavery • Revolutionary battle turning point • People who supported Women's Rights • Early British colony settled in 1607 • Country that was known for fur trading • Final destination of the Trail of Tears • Colonial region that harvested cash crops • ...