bill of rights Crossword Puzzles

1980s 2023-06-04

1980s crossword puzzle
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  1. Jimmy who lost to Reagan in the 1980 election
  2. 40th president of the united states
  3. rapidly growing gaming company
  4. epidemic that caused the death of millions
  5. Space shuttle that explored
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  1. Princess married into the royal family
  2. famous john whose death shocked fans
  3. Famous bill that advanced computers
  4. film centers around teens in detention
  5. popular game played in arcades
  6. protest for equal rights

11 Clues: protest for equal rights • Space shuttle that explored • rapidly growing gaming company • popular game played in arcades • 40th president of the united states • Famous bill that advanced computers • famous john whose death shocked fans • Princess married into the royal family • film centers around teens in detention • epidemic that caused the death of millions • ...

Constitution Crossword 2021-11-19

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
  2. States the purpose of the Constitution
  3. How many amendments are there
  4. Article about amending the constitution
  5. of Rights The first 10 amendments are called
  6. How many article are there
  7. Which branch does article 3 deal with
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  1. Article about ratifying the Constitution
  2. Which branch does article 1 deal with
  3. Article states how senators are elected
  4. Which branch does article 2 deal with
  5. Article about relationships between states

12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...

Constitution 2021-11-19

Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
  2. States the purpose of the Constitution
  3. How many amendments are there
  4. Article about amending the constitution
  5. of Rights The first 10 amendments are called
  6. How many article are there
  7. Which branch does article 3 deal with
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  1. Article about ratifying the Constitution
  2. Which branch does article 1 deal with
  3. Article states how senators are elected
  4. Which branch does article 2 deal with
  5. Article about relationships between states

12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...

Constitution Crossword 2021-11-20

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
  2. States the purpose of the Constitution
  3. How many amendments are there
  4. Article about amending the constitution
  5. of rights The first 10 amendments are called
  6. How many article are there
  7. Which branch does article 3 deal with
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  1. Article about ratifying the Constitution
  2. Which branch does article 1 deal with
  3. Article states how senators are elected
  4. Which branch does article 2 deal with
  5. Article about relationships between states

12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...

AP Government Midterm Review 2022 2022-01-19

AP Government Midterm Review 2022 crossword puzzle
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  1. statement of legal reasoning behind a judicial decision
  2. those who supported the U.S. Constitution at the time when states were contemplating its adoption
  3. transferring responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments
  4. strategy unique to the U.S. Senate whereby opponents of a bill try to talk it to death
  5. those represented by an elected officeholder
  6. system of hiring or promotion based on the merit principle
  7. excess of federal expenditures over federal revenues in one year
  8. system where two or more levels of government have formal authority over the same land and people
  9. group of presidential advisors not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution
  10. English philosopher whose idea of natural rights inspired the Declaration of Independence
  11. power of the president to send a bill back to Congress with reasons for rejecting it
  12. father of the U.S. Constitution
  13. a two-house legislature
  14. interest groups arising from the unequal distribution of property or wealth
  15. nation's basic law; may be written or unwritten
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  1. minimum age for candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives
  2. coattails term for phenomenon when voters cast ballots for congressional candidates of the president's party because they support the president
  3. program that provides hospitalization insurance for the elderly
  4. policies for which Congress has obligated itself to pay X level of benefits to Y number of recipients
  5. Massachusetts farmer who led series of attacks on courthouses to prevent foreclosure proceedings
  6. how similar cases have been decided in the past
  7. job, promotion, or contract given for political reasons rather than for merit alone
  8. proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population
  9. number of states needed to ratify the Constitution before it became the law of the land
  10. power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress and the executive are in accord with the Constitution
  11. amendment that established a federal income tax
  12. amendment that limits the president to two terms in office
  13. type of congressional committee formed when the House and Senate pass a bill in different forms; responsible for resolving differences
  14. party leaders who work with the majority or minority leaders to lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party
  15. activities of members of Congress that help constituents as individuals
  16. surrendering a person charged with a crime to the state in which the crime was allegedly committed
  17. proposed law

32 Clues: proposed law • a two-house legislature • father of the U.S. Constitution • those represented by an elected officeholder • how similar cases have been decided in the past • amendment that established a federal income tax • nation's basic law; may be written or unwritten • statement of legal reasoning behind a judicial decision • ...

1st Semester Review 2022-11-30

1st Semester Review crossword puzzle
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  1. wrote about separation of power
  2. wrote about natural rights
  3. one way to be natural-born citizen
  4. T. ____ argued for American self-governance
  5. process to become a citizen
  6. system of government with weak central gov
  7. rulebook for US gov
  8. system with balanced power
  9. constitution is divided into 7 ____
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  1. rule by one, often cruel and oppressive
  2. one of the ____ to run for House of Reps is to be 25 years old
  3. judicial ____: main power of Supreme Court
  4. things you have to do
  5. opening paragraph of constitution
  6. house of reps and senate
  7. president can block a bill
  8. having a king or queen
  9. rule by a few
  10. a democracy were citizens vote on laws themselves
  11. term for a senator is ____ years

20 Clues: rule by a few • rulebook for US gov • things you have to do • having a king or queen • house of reps and senate • wrote about natural rights • president can block a bill • system with balanced power • process to become a citizen • wrote about separation of power • term for a senator is ____ years • opening paragraph of constitution • one way to be natural-born citizen • ...

Writing the Constitution: Creating a More Perfect Union 2022-10-18

Writing the Constitution: Creating a More Perfect Union crossword puzzle
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  1. This amendment states that you can not be forced to quarter troops in your home
  2. This amendment gives you the freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and the right to assemble peacefully
  3. Our nation's first constitution which created a WEAK national government
  4. This group opposed ratification of the Constitution because they were worried about creating a government too powerful, wanted a Bill of Rights added
  5. This constitutional principle ensures that no one branch of government becomes too powerful
  6. This amendment guarantees you the right to a speedy and public trial by jury
  7. This constitutional principle divides government into 3 separate branches (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches)
  8. This amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures
  9. First 10 amendments added to the Constitution which protect individual freedoms from the federal government
  10. An example of this constitutional principle can be found in the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
  11. This constitutional principle gives PEOPLE the power, power rests with the consent of the PEOPLE
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  1. This group supported ratification of the Constitution and argued that a strong national government would provide order and stability for the country
  2. This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment
  3. Compromise at the Constitutional Convention which delt with the counting of enslaved people for purposes of determining representation
  4. This amendment gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms
  5. Written in support of the Constitution, published anonymously, argued for a strong national/central government
  6. This constitutional principle allows for the election of representatives, example- creation of Congress to carry out the will of the people
  7. Compromise which delt with the issue of representation, provided a plan for representation of both large and small states
  8. City where the Constitutional Convention was held
  9. Shared powers between the federal/national and state governments, 10th amendment is an example of this constitutional principle

20 Clues: City where the Constitutional Convention was held • This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment • This amendment gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms • This amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures • Our nation's first constitution which created a WEAK national government • ...

Extra Credit 2014-11-05

Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. Massacre A street fight that occurred on March 5
  2. Edwards An American clergyman of the eighteenth century
  3. Compact The first governing document of Plymouth Colony
  4. Acts A series of British measures passed in 1774
  5. Codes Laws in each state that defined slaves
  6. Awakening A series of religious revivals in the North
  7. Penn Founded the colony of Pennsylvania
  8. A member of a group of English Protestants
  9. A member of the Religious Society of friends
  10. Smith English Explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown
  11. and Indian war A series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and 1763
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  1. Act of 1649 A law mandating religious tolerance
  2. Hutchinson A New England religious leader and midwife, was born in England and later followed Puritan leader John Cotton
  3. The first permanent English settlement in North America
  4. A member of an American Indian people of Eastern Virginia
  5. Contributions in colonies Additionally,one will see how woman contributed
  6. Native American who helped the English colonies in Massachusetts
  7. Bill of Rights An Act declaring the Rights and liberties
  8. Act An act of the British Parliament in 1756
  9. England Colonists Views on Education Always had a commanding position in the history of American Education

20 Clues: Penn Founded the colony of Pennsylvania • A member of a group of English Protestants • Codes Laws in each state that defined slaves • A member of the Religious Society of friends • Act An act of the British Parliament in 1756 • Act of 1649 A law mandating religious tolerance • Massacre A street fight that occurred on March 5 • ...

Constitution Crossword 2021-11-19

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
  2. States the purpose of the Constitution
  3. How many amendments are there
  4. Article about amending the constitution
  5. of Rights The first 10 amendments are called
  6. How many article are there
  7. Which branch does article 3 deal with
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  1. Article about ratifying the Constitution
  2. Which branch does article 1 deal with
  3. Article states how senators are elected
  4. Which branch does article 2 deal with
  5. Article about relationships between states

12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...

Writing the Constitution: Creating a More Perfect Union 2022-10-18

Writing the Constitution: Creating a More Perfect Union crossword puzzle
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  1. This amendment states that you can not be forced to quarter troops in your home
  2. This amendment gives you the freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and the right to assemble peacefully
  3. Our nation's first constitution which created a WEAK national government
  4. This group opposed ratification of the Constitution because they were worried about creating a government too powerful, wanted a Bill of Rights added
  5. This constitutional principle ensures that no one branch of government becomes too powerful
  6. This amendment guarantees you the right to a speedy and public trial by jury
  7. This constitutional principle divides government into 3 separate branches (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches)
  8. This amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures
  9. First 10 amendments added to the Constitution which protect individual freedoms from the federal government
  10. An example of this constitutional principle can be found in the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
  11. This constitutional principle gives PEOPLE the power, power rests with the consent of the PEOPLE
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  1. This group supported ratification of the Constitution and argued that a strong national government would provide order and stability for the country
  2. This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment
  3. Compromise at the Constitutional Convention which delt with the counting of enslaved people for purposes of determining representation
  4. This amendment gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms
  5. Written in support of the Constitution, published anonymously, argued for a strong national/central government
  6. This constitutional principle allows for the election of representatives, example- creation of Congress to carry out the will of the people
  7. Compromise which delt with the issue of representation, provided a plan for representation of both large and small states
  8. City where the Constitutional Convention was held
  9. Shared powers between the federal/national and state governments, 10th amendment is an example of this constitutional principle

20 Clues: City where the Constitutional Convention was held • This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment • This amendment gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms • This amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures • Our nation's first constitution which created a WEAK national government • ...

Writing the Constitution: Creating a More Perfect Union 2022-10-18

Writing the Constitution: Creating a More Perfect Union crossword puzzle
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  1. City where the Constitutional Convention was held
  2. This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment
  3. This constitutional principle divides government into 3 separate branches (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches)
  4. This amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures
  5. This group opposed ratification of the Constitution because they were worried about creating a government too powerful, wanted a Bill of Rights added
  6. An example of this constitutional principle can be found in the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
  7. This amendment states that you can not be forced to quarter troops in your home
  8. Compromise at the Constitutional Convention which dealt with the counting of enslaved people for purposes of determining representation
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  1. This constitutional principle gives PEOPLE the power, power rests with the consent of the PEOPLE
  2. This constitutional principle allows for the election of representatives, example- creation of Congress to carry out the will of the people
  3. Our nation's first constitution which created a WEAK national government
  4. Compromise which dealt with the issue of representation, provided a plan for representation of both large and small states
  5. Written in support of the Constitution, published anonymously, argued for a strong national/central government
  6. This group supported ratification of the Constitution and argued that a strong national government would provide order and stability for the country
  7. This amendment guarantees you the right to a speedy and public trial by jury
  8. This amendment gives you the freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and the right to assemble peacefully
  9. This amendment gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms
  10. First 10 amendments added to the Constitution which protect individual freedoms from the federal government
  11. This constitutional principle ensures that no one branch of government becomes too powerful
  12. Shared powers between the federal/national and state governments, 10th amendment is an example of this constitutional principle

20 Clues: City where the Constitutional Convention was held • This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment • This amendment gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms • This amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures • Our nation's first constitution which created a WEAK national government • ...

Writing the Constitution: Creating a More Perfect Union 2022-10-18

Writing the Constitution: Creating a More Perfect Union crossword puzzle
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  1. An example of this constitutional principle can be found in the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
  2. City where the Constitutional Convention was held
  3. Compromise which dealt with the issue of representation, provided a plan for representation of both large and small states
  4. Shared powers between the federal/national and state governments, 10th amendment is an example of this constitutional principle
  5. This constitutional principle divides government into 3 separate branches (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches)
  6. Compromise at the Constitutional Convention which dealt with the counting of enslaved people for purposes of determining representation
  7. This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment
  8. This amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures
  9. This constitutional principle ensures that no one branch of government becomes too powerful
  10. This amendment states that you can not be forced to quarter troops in your home
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  1. First 10 amendments added to the Constitution which protect individual freedoms from the federal government
  2. This constitutional principle allows for the election of representatives, example- creation of Congress to carry out the will of the people
  3. This amendment gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms
  4. Our nation's first constitution which created a WEAK national government
  5. This group supported ratification of the Constitution and argued that a strong national government would provide order and stability for the country
  6. Written in support of the Constitution, published anonymously, argued for a strong national/central government
  7. This amendment gives you the freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and the right to assemble peacefully
  8. This group opposed ratification of the Constitution because they were worried about creating a government too powerful, wanted a Bill of Rights added
  9. This amendment guarantees you the right to a speedy and public trial by jury
  10. This constitutional principle gives PEOPLE the power, power rests with the consent of the PEOPLE

20 Clues: City where the Constitutional Convention was held • This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment • This amendment gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms • This amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures • Our nation's first constitution which created a WEAK national government • ...

Confederation and Constitution 2024-03-01

Confederation and Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Checks and ____
  2. the group of people who are responsible for making the laws of a country in some kinds of government.
  3. discuss the pros and cons of an issue
  4. Branch of government that makes the laws
  5. Branch of government that carries out the laws
  6. An organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.
  7. _____ of powers
  8. Branch of government that is responsible for the administration of laws.
  9. vote to agree or consent to
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  1. freedom from control or influence of another or others
  2. ____ rebellion
  3. supporters of federalists
  4. ____ of rights
  5. Opposing federalism

14 Clues: ____ rebellion • ____ of rights • Checks and ____ • _____ of powers • Opposing federalism • supporters of federalists • vote to agree or consent to • discuss the pros and cons of an issue • Branch of government that makes the laws • Branch of government that carries out the laws • freedom from control or influence of another or others • ...

Constitution Crossword 2021-11-19

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
  2. Which branch does article 3 deal with
  3. Article about relationships between states
  4. How many article are there
  5. States the purpose of the Constitution
  6. How many amendments are there
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  1. Which branch does article 1 deal with
  2. Which branch does article 2 deal with
  3. Article about ratifying the Constitution
  4. Article about amending the constitution
  5. Article states how senators are elected
  6. of Rights, The first 10 amendments are called

12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article about amending the constitution • Article states how senators are elected • ...

Constitution Crossword 2021-11-19

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
  2. States the purpose of the Constitution
  3. How many amendments are there
  4. Article about amending the constitution
  5. of Rights, The first 10 amendments are called
  6. How many article are there
  7. Which branch does article 3 deal with
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  1. Article about ratifying the Constitution
  2. Which branch does article 1 deal with
  3. Article states how senators are elected
  4. Which branch does article 2 deal with
  5. Article about relationships between states

12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...

Constitution Crossword 2021-11-19

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
  2. States the purpose of the Constitution
  3. How many amendments are there
  4. Article about amending the constitution
  5. of Rights The first 10 amendments are called
  6. How many article are there
  7. Which branch does article 3 deal with
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  1. Article about ratifying the Constitution
  2. Which branch does article 1 deal with
  3. Article states how senators are elected
  4. Which branch does article 2 deal with
  5. Article about relationships between states

12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...

Bill of Rights Julian Camarena 2019-02-11

Bill of Rights Julian Camarena crossword puzzle
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  1. right to bear arm
  2. basic freedoms
  3. freedom of religion and speech
  4. fair trial for everybody
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  1. citizens are entitled a jury trial for lost property over $20
  2. forbids the forced quartering of soldiers i n civilian homes
  3. citizens who are accused of a crime are allowed to post a bail that is
  4. government needs warrant to search your property

8 Clues: basic freedoms • right to bear arm • fair trial for everybody • freedom of religion and speech • government needs warrant to search your property • forbids the forced quartering of soldiers i n civilian homes • citizens are entitled a jury trial for lost property over $20 • citizens who are accused of a crime are allowed to post a bail that is

the 7 bill of rights 2022-02-17

the 7 bill of rights crossword puzzle
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  1. S
  2. G
  3. F
  4. B
  5. L
  6. S
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  1. P
  2. P
  3. R
  4. C

10 Clues: P • S • P • G • R • F • B • C • L • S

Bill Of Rights Crossword Puzzle 2023-12-08

Bill Of Rights Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Sire
  2. Change
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  1. Belief
  2. Ease
  3. Union
  4. Meeting
  5. Polity
  6. Hunt

8 Clues: Ease • Sire • Hunt • Union • Belief • Polity • Change • Meeting

Constitution and Government Vocabulary 2025-02-11

Constitution and Government Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the branch that interprets laws and settles disagreements about them
  2. of Confederation the document that set up the first government of the United States; the government had limited power
  3. a group of citizens who are chosen to decide the outcome of a trial
  4. the meeting called by the states in 1787 to improve the Articles of Confederation that instead wrote a new constitution
  5. noncriminal, or involving disputes about property, money, or other matters
  6. the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that protect the rights and freedoms of people in the United States
  7. an agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants
  8. to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law, a power that belongs only to the president
  9. the branch that carries out, or executes, laws
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  1. having a negative judgment or opinion of something or someone that is not based on facts
  2. proper legal procedures, such as a fair trial
  3. A change to the Constitution
  4. to accuse or charge a government official, such as the president, with a crime or misconduct
  5. to approve; to make a written document official by signing it
  6. a set of public laws that apply to all people equally, with no one getting special treatment
  7. the branch that makes laws
  8. a group of advisors to the president, including the heads of important departments in the executive branch
  9. a form of government in which citizens elect representatives who are responsible to the people, and those representatives govern according to a constitution
  10. the system under which each branch of government limits, or checks, the powers of the other branches
  11. a document that describes how a government will work
  12. to request that a case or a decision be reviewed by a higher court

21 Clues: the branch that makes laws • A change to the Constitution • proper legal procedures, such as a fair trial • the branch that carries out, or executes, laws • a document that describes how a government will work • to approve; to make a written document official by signing it • an agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants • ...

HUMAN RIGHTS 2025-09-17

HUMAN RIGHTS crossword puzzle
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  1. THE ICCPR IS MONITORED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS _____
  2. THE UDHR, ICESCR, ICCPR, TOGETHER ARE CALLED THE INTERNATIONAL _____ OF HUMAN RIGHTS
  3. THE UDHR DECLARES THAT ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE BORN FREE AND _____ IN DIGNITY AND RIGHTS
  4. THE ICESCR PROTECTS THE RIGHT TO JUST AND FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS OF ____
  5. THE ICESCR ENSURES THE RIGHT TO _____ INCLUDING ACCESS TO SCHOOLS AND LEARNING
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  1. THE ICCPR PROTECTS THE RIGHT TO A FAIR _____ IN COURTS OF LAW
  2. THE UDHR STATES THAT EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND PERSONAL _____
  3. THE ICCPR GUARANTEES FREEDOM OF ____ ALLOWING PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS OPENLY

8 Clues: THE ICCPR IS MONITORED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS _____ • THE ICCPR PROTECTS THE RIGHT TO A FAIR _____ IN COURTS OF LAW • THE ICESCR PROTECTS THE RIGHT TO JUST AND FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS OF ____ • THE ICESCR ENSURES THE RIGHT TO _____ INCLUDING ACCESS TO SCHOOLS AND LEARNING • THE UDHR STATES THAT EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND PERSONAL _____ • ...

How Much Do You Know About the Supreme Court? 2021-05-05

How Much Do You Know About the Supreme Court? crossword puzzle
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  1. Supreme Court ________
  2. lineup of cases
  3. There are how many justices?
  4. Justices impeached if they violate this
  5. first Chief Justice of the United States
  6. The Supreme Court interprets the ______
  7. There are thirteen _________
  8. this outline the rules of the judiciary
  9. those accusing of a crime
  10. cases dealing with contracts and money
  11. cases that fix the problem everywhere
  12. the "chair" the Justices sit on
  13. Brown v Board got rid of this doctrine
  14. justice appointed by Richard Nixon
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  1. established by Marbury v Madison
  2. current chief justice
  3. case requiring your rights be read aloud
  4. first female to sit on the bench
  5. the right to the full extent of the law
  6. Very activist Chief Justice
  7. May I ______ the bench?
  8. The Senate _______ the justices
  9. crime against country
  10. Who nominates the justices?
  11. how many courts have there been
  12. those answering for a crime
  13. Justices term
  14. established a woman's right to abortion
  15. criteria when appointing a Justice
  16. one Justice that appears on a coin
  17. establishes the right to remain silent
  18. agrees to majority for different reasons
  19. assistant to justices
  20. Bill of _______

34 Clues: Justices term • lineup of cases • Bill of _______ • current chief justice • crime against country • assistant to justices • Supreme Court ________ • May I ______ the bench? • those accusing of a crime • Very activist Chief Justice • Who nominates the justices? • those answering for a crime • There are how many justices? • There are thirteen _________ • The Senate _______ the justices • ...

CLJ2 2025-05-30

CLJ2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Fixing things when rights are broken
  2. Making rights a priority
  3. The main things everyone should have
  4. The quality of being human including rights
  5. Making sure everyone is part of things
  6. Doing things that improve rights
  7. Rights in our own community
  8. Keeping rights safe
  9. Questioning things that aren't right
  10. Treating everyone the same way
  11. Understanding your own dignity
  12. Rights that are for everyone in the world
  13. Supporting rights even when it's hard
  14. Looking at everyone as valuable
  15. Being able to make your own choices
  16. Working out ways to protect rights
  17. Speaking up for rights
  18. Keeping up with rights issues
  19. Knowing everyone has worth
  20. The rights all people have
  21. Our part in respecting rights
  22. Doing things to help rights
  23. Fixing situations where rights were violated
  24. Helping people gain control over their rights
  25. Showing others about their rights
  26. Getting involved in decisions
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  1. Making sure things are just for everyone
  2. Supporting people whose rights aren't met
  3. Rights that each person has
  4. Not treating people unfairly
  5. Working to make rights better
  6. Knowing that rights exist
  7. Feeling that rights are important
  8. Finding out what our rights are
  9. Rights within a group of people
  10. Cooperating to protect rights
  11. up Saying something when rights are wrong
  12. Seeing the importance of each person
  13. Special rights for children
  14. Thinking rights are important
  15. Telling people about rights
  16. Sharing knowledge about rights
  17. Making a place where rights are respected
  18. Treating every single person justly
  19. Fairness in society as a whole
  20. Getting what rights really mean
  21. Helping to make things fair
  22. Valuing that people are different
  23. Rights just for women because they haven't always been equal
  24. Encouraging the idea of rights

50 Clues: Keeping rights safe • Speaking up for rights • Making rights a priority • Knowing that rights exist • Knowing everyone has worth • The rights all people have • Rights that each person has • Rights in our own community • Special rights for children • Telling people about rights • Helping to make things fair • Doing things to help rights • Not treating people unfairly • ...

Government crossword 2023-01-10

Government crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Of Representatives members vary by state
  2. rule book made for government
  3. aid assisting other countries to help there economy
  4. Tax tax on paychecks
  5. law that is in process of being made
  6. ruled by the people
  7. every US citizen has
  8. commander n chief
  9. house with 100 members
  10. society the network of community relationships that builds social capital
  11. space of area claimed by a country
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  1. combined of two chambers
  2. branch branch that enforces laws
  3. branch interprets the law
  4. a law that has been denied
  5. when all parties to a transaction are treated equally
  6. similar to president but controls state inside of whole country
  7. branch writes laws
  8. policy a states international goals and strategies to achieve those goals
  9. vote the people's vote
  10. review the power the court has to review if something is unconstitutional

21 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 • combined of two chambers • branch interprets the law • a law that has been denied • rule book made for government • branch branch that enforces laws • space of area claimed by a country • law that is in process of being made • ...

history 2021-01-12

history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is divided into 2 houses
  2. branch that evaluates laws
  3. approve or pass amendment
  4. rules of America
  5. a system where national and state gov share power
  6. department of farmers
  7. protects against terrorist's
  8. this department deals with legal cases, crimes
  9. amount of senators for each state
  10. very clear power
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  1. age to vote
  2. responsible for roads, cars, trains
  3. department containing military
  4. gets final say in court
  5. things everyone has
  6. branch that makes laws
  7. elected leader of America
  8. represents states on the flag
  9. how we decide presidents
  10. this department helps schools
  11. draft of a law
  12. deals with money
  13. 12 people that judge if someone is guilty
  14. branch that carries out laws
  15. the kind of government in America

25 Clues: age to vote • draft of a law • rules of America • deals with money • very clear power • things everyone has • department of farmers • branch that makes laws • gets final say in court • is divided into 2 houses • how we decide presidents • approve or pass amendment • elected leader of America • branch that evaluates laws • protects against terrorist's • branch that carries out laws • ...

Thirteen Colonies Vocab 2023-09-20

Thirteen Colonies Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. crop crop sold for money at market
  2. the movement in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s that emphasized the use of reason
  3. a plant used to make a valuable blue dye
  4. representative to the colonial Virginia government
  5. a person from Spain who held a position of power in a Spanish colony
  6. a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
  7. tolerance the willingness to let others practice their own beliefs
  8. Bill of Rights a 1689 document that guaranteed the rights of English citizens
  9. school a school run by women, usually in their own homes
  10. a person born in Spain's American colonies to Spanish parents
  11. group of English Protestants who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony
  12. the act of publishing a statement that may unjustly damage a person's reputation
  13. in Spain's American colonies, a person of mixed Spanish and Indian background
  14. Dutch German-speaking Protestants who settled in Pennsylvania
  15. a combination of English and West African languages spoken by African Americans in South Carolina and Georgia
  16. class in the English colonies, a class that included skilled craft workers, farmers, and some tradespeople
  17. an agreement between nations to aid and protect one another
  18. Revolution in 1688, the movement that brought William and Mary to the throne of England and strengthened the rights of English citizens
  19. an English settler who sought religious freedom in the Americas in the 1600s
  20. of Toleration a 1649 Maryland law that provided religious freedom for all Christians
  21. a religious settlement run by Catholic priests and friars; a settlement that aims to spread a religion into a new area
  22. a person who learns a trade or craft from a master
  23. a fort where soldiers lived in the Spanish colonies
  24. governmnet a political system n which voters elect representatives to make laws for them
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  1. the theory that a nation's economic strength came from selling more than it bought
  2. passage a waterway through or around North America
  3. Protestant reformers who believe in the equality of all people
  4. trade the colonial trade route between New England, Africa, and the West Indies
  5. the belief that one race is superior to another
  6. the mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs
  7. codes laws that controlled the lives of enslaved Africans and African Americans and denied them basic rights
  8. a town in the Spanish colonies; a village or town of the Anasazi or other American Indian groups in the American Southwest
  9. a trade product sent to markets outside a country
  10. Court the elected representative assembly of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
  11. Rebellion a 1676 revolt of Virginia colonists against the colony's government
  12. colony an English colony in which the king gave land to proprietors in exchange for a yearly payment
  13. colony colony under the direct control of the English crown
  14. Compact a 1620 agreement for ruling the Plymouth colony
  15. Acts a series of English laws beginning in the 1650s that regulated trade between England and its colonies
  16. a Spanish explorer who claimed lands in America for Spain
  17. a group of people, usually elected, who have the power to make laws
  18. Awakening a religious movement in the English colonies in the mid-1700s, also known as the First Great Awakening
  19. a nickname for New Englanders
  20. meeting a meeting in colonial New England where settlers discussed and voted on local government matters
  21. the highest social class in the English colonies
  22. a person who cannot pay money he or she owes
  23. trade products brought into a country
  24. of rights a list of key individual rights and freedoms

48 Clues: a nickname for New Englanders • crop crop sold for money at market • trade products brought into a country • a plant used to make a valuable blue dye • a person who cannot pay money he or she owes • the belief that one race is superior to another • the highest social class in the English colonies • a trade product sent to markets outside a country • ...

Congress part 1 2021-01-13

Congress part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who oppose a bill.
  2. Gave the people direct election for senators.
  3. The house with 100 members.
  4. A government with two houses.
  5. The place where debates are held.
  6. If a bill passes in both houses with changes from both, the bill goes where?
  7. the leader of the House of Representatives.
  8. If someone is a first time runner for a position they are a what?
  9. What is it called when a bill has a lot of riders?
  10. What is it to call attendance to see if enough representatives are present for debate?
  11. A bill needs this many votes to override a presidential veto.
  12. A piece of legislature proposed by a congress member.
  13. A way to continue business in Congress while a filibuster occurs.
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  1. The group of voters represented by someone.
  2. Each house is divided into small groups called?
  3. The house of Congress with 435 members.
  4. The name of the minimum amount of representatives needed to be present in the House.
  5. If a bill doesn't pass in both houses they what?
  6. Already having a position that you are running for.
  7. A tactic used in the senate to talk out a bill.
  8. Who were seen as the more powerful congressperson historically?
  9. Appropriation bills determine how bills shall be what?
  10. In the House of Representatives debate has to be relevant or what?
  11. A government made up of one lawmaking chamber.
  12. A procedure to end debates and vote.
  13. Other than bills, Congress can pass what?

26 Clues: People who oppose a bill. • The house with 100 members. • A government with two houses. • The place where debates are held. • A procedure to end debates and vote. • The house of Congress with 435 members. • Other than bills, Congress can pass what? • The group of voters represented by someone. • the leader of the House of Representatives. • ...

Re-Eval Crossword 2016-10-27

Re-Eval Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The last digit in UB-04, box 4, if the bill is a re-eval
  2. A two-digit code that changes a CPT code
  3. Press Shift+F2 to ensure this is correct on every bill you handle
  4. The people who send us bills after seeing the injured worker
  5. Where we pull up bill images
  6. The tab in Smart Advisor where the bill's specific codes and charges are entered
  7. The part of the Notes tab where we enter internal documentation
  8. Another name for the Bill ID Number
  9. Inpatient and Outpatient bills need this tab filled out
  10. The work queue where re-evals are found
  11. The company that reviews and issues final IBR determinations
  12. To look at a previously reviewed bill to ensure it was paid correctly
  13. This type of re-eval paragraph lets you use your own wording
  14. An official form used to request a re-evaluation
  15. The tab in Smart Advisor on which the basic information about the bill is entered
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  1. How to remove a re-eval you copied in error
  2. A bill with BGW2 is most likely this
  3. This type of bill is not re-eval'd unless the DOS is after 7/1/15
  4. How to handle a bill in the re-eval landing zone that needs to be processed as new
  5. We use this program to process bills
  6. A form which should never be in a sendback letter
  7. This type of re-eval paragraph has already been written for you
  8. The environment in which "Dummy" bills are processed
  9. Bills that have been corrected and are now being submitted again
  10. How to handle a bill in the landing zone that is actually a duplicate

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 • ...

Let's Play Billboozle! 2023-11-13

Let's Play Billboozle! crossword puzzle
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  1. Bill's favorite Baltimore museum as a 3 year old (Hint: Dad loved it too)
  2. What’s Bill and Brielle's hallway activity at their apartment?
  3. Bill's grade in 2006
  4. Bill's favorite teacher
  5. Strongest in the family
  6. Bill's pirate ship redemption brand
  7. Bill saw this NFL team defeat the Patriots at Gillette and rubbed it in his brothers' faces
  8. Bill's interior designing was focused on enhancing this video game
  9. 30th birthday autographed memorabilia
  10. Bill played every game to make this mascot proud (Hint: ______ the ______)
  11. Who told the neighbors it was okay that their brother was beating them up?
  12. ____ ____ timeout
  13. Midnight snack
  14. Bill coached this sport at SBHS
  15. Who did Bill go with to see the Niners somehow beat the best NFL team ever?
  16. Bill went to this tournament as his prize for being a beast salesman at Verizon
  17. "______ in the sand" is his favorite poem
  18. Bill is the only Daly that was a ____ ____ in college
  19. Who tackled Steve in the J's famous touchdown photo?
  20. Bill's first school as faculty (Hint: Similar to his elementary school)
  21. Bill has come within 50 feet of this Brazilian soccer celebrity
  22. Bill's favorite sox
  23. What 2 year old changed Bill's diaper?
  24. Bill's favorite basketball team
  25. Wassail ingredient and fav chewing gum
  26. Bill's child of God
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  1. What is Bill and Brielle's after practice ritual?
  2. Bill's future pet (ironically, also his least favorite sweet)
  3. As of today, how many days sober!?
  4. Who was the last person Bill saw before going to sleep in high school?
  5. Bill's favorite basketball player
  6. Figurine that found himself in precarious situations
  7. Sweatshirts, sweatpants, wristbands, glasses, socks, shoes, all have to be the same _______
  8. Favorite number
  9. Bill would do this to a student's desk to get their attention (Hint: The Sugarhill Gang would agree with his methods)
  10. How many 49er items does Bill have?
  11. Bill's name means
  12. Favorite magazine
  13. Bill's favorite Mom-cooked meal
  14. Near-drowning kayak victim at Riviera Maya
  15. Bill's first residence in the US
  16. When in doubt...
  17. Bill's popple
  18. Neil Diamond's song is in reference to this date
  19. A rare find on Bill's plate, but one that he will stomach
  20. MVP of every stuffed football game
  21. Bill's name
  22. Bill loves saying this bird's name when Brielle is around
  23. What NCAA Basketball team was UCONN playing while Bill slept soundly in the stands next to Dad (Hint: Think religious)
  24. Bill delivered toilet water to this teacher

50 Clues: Bill's name • Bill's popple • Midnight snack • Favorite number • When in doubt... • Bill's name means • Favorite magazine • ____ ____ timeout • Bill's favorite sox • Bill's child of God • Bill's grade in 2006 • Bill's favorite teacher • Strongest in the family • Bill's favorite Mom-cooked meal • Bill coached this sport at SBHS • Bill's favorite basketball team • Bill's first residence in the US • ...

World History Test Review 2017-11-14

World History Test Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The creator of the guillotine was a _______.
  2. Believed man was inherently good, believer in Natural Rights
  3. Encouraged executing enemies of the French Revolution by guillotine
  4. System of government by the whole population of a state or country
  5. Government representatives elected by the people
  6. The ____ Bill of Rights limited the powers of the King and Queen.
  7. Life, liberty, property
  8. Organized to fight back against British policies
  9. Created the idea of separated powers in government
  10. Hacienda, mine, business owners prior to the revolutions in Latin America
  11. Tax placed on sugar in the American Colonies
  12. The last Queen of France before the Revolution
  13. Believed man was evil and needed to be ruled by an absolute monarch
  14. Enlightenment thinker who supported freedom of speech
  15. Document that said the King was not above the law
  16. Declaration of the _______ of Man and Citizen
  17. Dismissed by King Louis for being too sympathetic to the Third Estate
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  1. The King of England during the American Revolution
  2. Leader of the Haitian Revolution
  3. Peasant riots and violence in revolutionary France
  4. Social and political leaders of South American countries
  5. Fought for women's educational rights
  6. French Third Estate declared they would not leave until they wrote a constitution
  7. Last King of France, executed
  8. Main writer of the US Declaration of Independence
  9. Tax placed on all tea products in the American Colonies
  10. Believed that people were innocent and their environment corrupted them
  11. Mexican priest and leader of the fight for independence
  12. French Revolutionaries tore this building down brick by brick
  13. Witnessed French Revolution, went back to South America to lead revolution
  14. Reign of _________.
  15. Members of the clergy were in the _________ Estate
  16. Palace where King Louis and Marie Antoinette lived
  17. Tax placed on all printed goods in the American Colonies
  18. The Battle of _____ was the turning point of the American Revolution.
  19. The Haitian Revolution was the only successful ______ revolt.

36 Clues: Reign of _________. • Life, liberty, property • Last King of France, executed • Leader of the Haitian Revolution • Fought for women's educational rights • The creator of the guillotine was a _______. • Tax placed on sugar in the American Colonies • Declaration of the _______ of Man and Citizen • The last Queen of France before the Revolution • ...

Vocab Words 2024-11-22

Vocab Words crossword puzzle
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  1. Concurrent Powers - powers that are shared by both the federal government and state
  2. Articles of Confederation: the first constitution of the United States, establishing how the
  3. Delegated Powers - powers that are given to a specific branch of the federal government or
  4. Judicial Branch - the branch of government that reviews the laws
  5. Executive Branch - the branch of government that enforces the laws
  6. E.g. Taxes and court systems
  7. usually in a written constitution.
  8. or Rights - the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee
  9. powers, because they aren't specifically assigned to the federal government.
  10. and Balances: system by which each branch of government limits power of other
  11. an agency that works for the government. The term is also known as enumerated powers
  12. Sovereignty: government based on the consent and will of the people
  13. system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  14. of Powers: three-way division of power among the branches of the federal
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  1. Reserved Powers - The powers and rights protected by the 10th Amendment are called
  2. Rule of Law: a principle in the constitution that states that the law applies to everyone
  3. U.S. Constitution: the highest set of laws in the United States, and it defines the
  4. Limited Government: a form of government with roles and powers given, and limited by
  5. Veto: the power of a person or branch of government to forbid or reject an action or
  6. principles of the US government
  7. Legislative Branch - the branch of government that makes the laws
  8. a form of government in which people elect representatives to carry on the work
  9. government for them
  10. rights and liberties of American citizens
  11. owed to a person
  12. expressed powers
  13. a change or addition to the terms of a contract, law, government regulatory
  14. would function and after the American Revolution
  15. or other documents.
  16. Process: the legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights that

30 Clues: owed to a person • expressed powers • government for them • or other documents. • E.g. Taxes and court systems • principles of the US government • usually in a written constitution. • rights and liberties of American citizens • would function and after the American Revolution • Judicial Branch - the branch of government that reviews the laws • ...

bah humbug 2023-02-02

bah humbug crossword puzzle
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  1. Rules, institutions and processes that enable the public to vote directly on a proposed constitutional amendment, law, treaty or policy decision.
  2. The first law to regulate the manufacturing of food and medicines, banning dangerous additives and inaccurate labeling.
  3. Direct vote of the people on whether to approve or repeal a law enacted by the state legislature.
  4. Which amendment prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors"?
  5. Allows voters to remove corrupt elected officials.
  6. Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
  7. A process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes and, in some states, constitutional amendments on the ballot.
  8. Which amendment allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of the population?
  9. What act provided any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government 160 acres of surveyed government land?
  10. A party organization, headed by a single entity, that commands enough votes to keep political and administrative control of a region.
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  1. The act that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices
  2. The act that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years.
  3. The right to choose freely, to be heard, to be informed, and to be safe; the foundation of federal protection for U.S. consumers and what is known as the Consumer Bill of Rights.
  4. The act that was meant to end monopolies.
  5. A form of political corruption defined as the unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain.
  6. Which amendment allowed voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators?
  7. Provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of 1890.
  8. Conferring U.S. citizenship after birth upon someone who lacks U.S. citizenship.
  9. What act regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States with the goal of Natives assimilating?
  10. A legislative proposal before Congress.

20 Clues: A legislative proposal before Congress. • The act that was meant to end monopolies. • Which amendment granted women the right to vote? • Allows voters to remove corrupt elected officials. • Which amendment allowed voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators? • The act that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. • ...

The Constitution 2024-01-31

The Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a piece of writing included with others in magazines etc.
  2. introductory part of a statute or deed stating its purpose.
  3. congress
Down
  1. supreme court
  2. a body of fundamental principles
  3. an article added to the U.S constitution
  4. of rights
  5. president or vice president

8 Clues: congress • of rights • supreme court • president or vice president • a body of fundamental principles • an article added to the U.S constitution • a piece of writing included with others in magazines etc. • introductory part of a statute or deed stating its purpose.

period 1-3 2019-10-22

period 1-3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Of Liberty, Merchants, and Artisans who banded together to protest taxes
  2. Paine, Wrote common sense
  3. Columbus, sailed the ocean blue
  4. Servitude, Workers contracted for service for a specified time.
  5. Affair, a 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe
  6. Washington, First President
  7. Hamilton, Led treasury department
  8. Reformation, The reform movement that began in 1517 with Martin Luther's critiques of the roman catholic church
  9. Neglect, A term used to describe British colonial policy during the reign of George i
  10. Exchange, The massive exchange of goods such as plat humans and animals.
  11. Locke, Created the 3 natural rights
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  1. Act 1764, British law imposing a tax on all paper
  2. of Saratoga, The turning point of the American rev.
  3. Williams, strong stance on the separation of church and state
  4. Clay, Secretary of state in 1825
  5. A way of experiencing the world that emphasized emotions and a sensuous appreciation of god.
  6. of rights, The first ten amendments to the constitution
  7. Franklin, Did everything
  8. Act of 1807, An act of congress that prohibited U.S. ships from traveling to foreign ports

19 Clues: Franklin, Did everything • Paine, Wrote common sense • Washington, First President • Columbus, sailed the ocean blue • Clay, Secretary of state in 1825 • Hamilton, Led treasury department • Locke, Created the 3 natural rights • Act 1764, British law imposing a tax on all paper • of Saratoga, The turning point of the American rev. • ...

Lewis Goddard revision crossword 2022-08-11

Lewis Goddard revision crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Attitudes, values or beliefs that rpresent the system of democracy.
  2. A set of rules which describe a country.
  3. The way in which individuals as a good citizen take part and contribute.
  4. A person who holds citizenship of a country.
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  1. The Division between the executive, legislature (parliament) and judiciary.
  2. A proposed Law.
  3. The rights that come from being human that is, the basic rights and freedom.
  4. The concept that people and society should behave in a way that is fair.
  5. A vote decided by the people to make changes to the constitution.
  6. A means of formally expressing opinions or choice.

10 Clues: A proposed Law. • A set of rules which describe a country. • A person who holds citizenship of a country. • A means of formally expressing opinions or choice. • A vote decided by the people to make changes to the constitution. • Attitudes, values or beliefs that rpresent the system of democracy. • ...

Government 2023-05-16

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The idea that is the cornerstone of representation in our government is based on what?
  2. The way the state maintains social order, enacts laws, provides public services is called what?
  3. Without a strong national government the federalists were concerned that this would happen
  4. This type of government divides power between state, national and local.....
  5. What caused the end of the Articles of Confederation?
  6. The purpose of the bill of rights is to protect rights of individual liberty an
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  1. What type of democracy do we have in the United States?
  2. #8 here: 9. Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution?
  3. What is the document that suggested the Legislative branch have a House of Representatives & a senate?
  4. The first 10 amendments are called what?
  5. What did the framers believe about voter’s rights?

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? • This type of government divides power between state, national and local..... • ...

Government 2023-04-13

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Unlike the other departments the Justice Department is headed by the ________ General
  2. the way to remove a President from office
  3. legal forgiveness for a crime
  4. The EPA is out in the field doing work so it is a ______ agency
  5. Giving jobs to friends and family is an example of _______
  6. the president recommends a bill to Congress as Chief ________
  7. The constitution has 7 _______
  8. Powers shared by both the federal and state governments
  9. A form of government with a Prime Minister instead of a President
  10. Powers that are made possible by the elastic clause
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  1. The minimum number needed to conduct business
  2. A legislative body with two houses
  3. President Roosevelt used the power of _____ to secure rights to build the Panama Canal
  4. A _____ year is the 12 month period used for financial management
  5. A large complex administrative structure
  6. Members of Congress who vote according to what they think is right
  7. The US policy of not allowing communism to spread
  8. To lie under oath
  9. when the President rejects a bill
  10. We are currently in the 118th _____ of Congress
  11. In a democracy we must be willing to ___ to reach a decision everyone can agree to
  12. The formal approval of the Constitution

22 Clues: To lie under oath • legal forgiveness for a crime • The constitution has 7 _______ • when the President rejects a bill • A legislative body with two houses • The formal approval of the Constitution • A large complex administrative structure • the way to remove a President from office • The minimum number needed to conduct business • ...

Required Documents 2024-04-18

Required Documents crossword puzzle
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  1. Argues that the Judiciary needs strengthening because without an independent judiciary, any rights reserved to the people by the Constitution would be worthless since the legislature cannot be relied upon to police itself. Also argued for lifetime appointments to ensure judges can resist bribery from the legislature.
  2. an original version of the Constitution that states that each state remained its own sovereign entity, with a unicameral legislature guiding them, that had multiple limitations and eventually failed
  3. Argues that unity in the executive branch is a main ingredient for both energy and safety and justifies executive strength by claiming that the slow-moving Congress will be best balanced with an executive branch that will make quick decisions.
  4. argued for a strong united republic because it would be more effective than the individual states at controlling factions.
  5. set up the supreme law of the US with a Bill of Rights, a clear separation of three branches, and outlined the powers and limits of the federal government
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  1. written by MLK against segregation
  2. states that all people are created equal with unalienable rights and that the government is created to protect these rights
  3. First 10 amendments of the Constitution that guarantee individual rights, define that rights not listed are NOT denied to the people and that the power not given to the federal government are given to the states
  4. an antifederalist document that said a bill of rights was necessary to protect the people from the government and claimed that Congress had too much power.
  5. Proposes a government broken into three branches and states that each branch should be self-sufficient but have checks and balances over one another. Also stated that the Legislative Branch needs to be split further into the HOR and the Senate and that the Judicial Branch needs to be chosen by the president with the Senate's approval.

10 Clues: written by MLK against segregation • argued for a strong united republic because it would be more effective than the individual states at controlling factions. • states that all people are created equal with unalienable rights and that the government is created to protect these rights • ...

Wrenchling Friday 2025-04-16

Wrenchling Friday crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bill’s nickname in Chapter 29.
  2. ____ Hand- A spectral, floating hand appears at a point you choose within range. Mentioned in Chapter 16.
  3. What kind of booth Bill and Ford sit in the diner in Chapter 8.
  4. One of the foods Janie brought in her gift basket.
  5. Bill makes two references into biting and/or eating this item in Chapter 10.
  6. Chapter 3: What Carla Grendinator called Bill Cipher upon first seeing him.
  7. Fiddleford suggests this device to take care of the spiders in the kitchen.
  8. Slu’s eye color.
  9. Bill’s best friend in West Coast Tech.
  10. Ford is astonished Bill wants to watch Kubrick after surviving the Ciphertologists, calling them...
  11. One of Bill’s friends that finally makes a physical appearance.
  12. Chapter 20- Slu casts a...
  13. Chapter 4: Breaking down dimensional barriers can cause a specific anomaly.
  14. Chapter 1: “There is no such thing as a _____ death for Bill Cipher.”
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  1. The Charles Perrault story mentioned in Chapter 27.
  2. Bill notices his form engraved into the library’s crown...
  3. Abigale Blackwing, a...
  4. Carla says Slu picked out her costume, making her look like a Greek...
  5. Bill decides he loves a variation of this common card game.
  6. When did Ford allow Bill to buy a cat calendar?
  7. Bill threatened to report his auto and repair store to the IRS if he didn’t discount their repair job to the truck.
  8. The first fourth-wall break of Monkey Wrench- Bill's aware their group is about to enter a...
  9. We see Lazy Susan working at Fashion _____.
  10. Ford is claimed to have a special urge common to dweebs and this specific gentleman.
  11. Bill’s supposed special and totally real religious sect.
  12. Bill quotes that the alien bracer they found in Crash Site Omega could also be used as a holder of some kind.
  13. Ford encourages Bill to consider being turned into a bard as a positive- it's quotably a very interesting...
  14. Sqel’ak’s first given name- also starting with a S.
  15. What palace Janie and the Ciphertologists are in.
  16. “Something’s got to...”

30 Clues: Slu’s eye color. • Abigale Blackwing, a... • “Something’s got to...” • Chapter 20- Slu casts a... • Bill’s nickname in Chapter 29. • Bill’s best friend in West Coast Tech. • We see Lazy Susan working at Fashion _____. • When did Ford allow Bill to buy a cat calendar? • What palace Janie and the Ciphertologists are in. • One of the foods Janie brought in her gift basket. • ...

Foundations of American Government 2023-09-12

Foundations of American Government crossword puzzle
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  1. The natural rights that Locke believed the government should protect were life, liberty, and _____
  2. The _____ extended the rights of "commoners" to have a voice in the government
  3. Gutenberg's _____ spread new ideas relatively quickly and easily during the Enlightenment
  4. _____ suggested a separation of powers into branches of government not unlike the system Americans would later adopt
  5. Accorning to John Locke, a ruler gains authority through the _____ of the governed
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  1. Encouraged free thinkers to question the practices of the Catholic Church
  2. Where the democratic tradition that led to the development of the American democratic republic truly began
  3. Philosopher who concluded in his book "Leviathan" that people are incapable of ruling themselves
  4. Document that forced King John to consult nobles before he made arbitrary decisions
  5. Ancient civilization that contributed to the development of the American democratic republic
  6. The purpose of the English Bill of Rights was to guarantee _____ elections
  7. Was deeply influenced by John Locke's ideas when drafting the Declaration of Independence

12 Clues: Encouraged free thinkers to question the practices of the Catholic Church • The purpose of the English Bill of Rights was to guarantee _____ elections • The _____ extended the rights of "commoners" to have a voice in the government • Accorning to John Locke, a ruler gains authority through the _____ of the governed • ...

Writing the Constitution: Creating a More Perfect Union 2022-10-17

Writing the Constitution: Creating a More Perfect Union crossword puzzle
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  1. This amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures
  2. This constitutional principle ensures that no one branch of government becomes too powerful
  3. This group supported ratification of the Constitution and argued that a strong national government would provide order and stability for the country
  4. This constitutional principle divides government into 3 separate branches (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches)
  5. This amendment states that you can not be forced to quarter troops in your home
  6. Our nation's first constitution which created a WEAK national government
  7. An example of this constitutional principle can be found in the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
  8. This group opposed ratification of the Constitution because they were worried about creating a government too powerful, wanted a Bill of Rights added
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  1. Compromise at the Constitutional Convention which delt with the counting of enslaved people for purposes of determining representation
  2. This constitutional principle allows for the election of representatives, example- creation of Congress to carry out the will of the people
  3. This amendment gives you the freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and the right to assemble peacefully
  4. This amendment guarantees you the right to a speedy and public trial by jury
  5. This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment
  6. Written in support of the Constitution, published anonymously, argued for a strong national/central government
  7. This amendment gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms
  8. Compromise which delt with the issue of representation, provided a plan for representation of both large and small states
  9. This constitutional principle gives PEOPLE the power, power rests with the consent of the PEOPLE
  10. First 10 amendments added to the Constitution which protect individual freedoms from the federal government
  11. Shared powers between the federal/national and state governments, 10th amendment is an example of this constitutional principle
  12. City where the Constitutional Convention was held

20 Clues: City where the Constitutional Convention was held • This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment • This amendment gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms • This amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures • Our nation's first constitution which created a WEAK national government • ...

1A Chapter 2 2023-09-14

1A Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Argued the Constitution represents a threat to the rights and freedom of citizens
  2. Pushed for impeachment provisions and helped reject an executive "council of revision"
  3. Made new resolutions to correct oversights the constitution
  4. Published his persuasive defense of the constitution of government of U.S.A
  5. Wanted the Constitution to be as close to perfect as possible
  6. Helped write and sign Articles of Confederation
  7. Proposed New Jersey Plan. The plan calls for equal representation from each state.
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  1. Farmer Penname for anti federalist and feared a strong federal government
  2. Worked with a group to create Great Compromise
  3. Helped create Bill of Rights
  4. Major author of Virginia Plan. Supporter of a strong national government. Wrote Federalist Essays
  5. Helped build support for Constitution
  6. Refused to sign the constitution and believed it gave too much power to a central government

13 Clues: Helped create Bill of Rights • Helped build support for Constitution • Worked with a group to create Great Compromise • Helped write and sign Articles of Confederation • Made new resolutions to correct oversights the constitution • Wanted the Constitution to be as close to perfect as possible • ...

AP Gov Final Exam Crossword 2021-01-11

AP Gov Final Exam Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. someone who introduces a bill in either house
  2. the president who is running for re-election is considered this.
  3. a roll call for either house of congress
  4. for business to be conducted in congress there must be a minimum of people and they are called
  5. a change to the bill that isn't important
  6. a body of voters who choose their representative
  7. the senate can use this to limit or end debate
  8. question and answer sessions
  9. a legislature with two chambers.
  10. this sets a limit for debate
  11. the house and senate make up this
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  1. if the president doesn't like a bill he does this
  2. a bill that benefits are targeted group or area
  3. if someone objects to a debate this happens
  4. leaders of committees
  5. smaller sections in each house
  6. debates in congress happen here
  7. a bill that everyone can benefit from
  8. this delays a debating so other things can get done.
  9. the type of rule that allows bills to be amended on the floor
  10. when someone wants to make a law they draft this
  11. members of congress yell "yay" or "nay" to vote
  12. senators do this to delay voting on bills.
  13. when a committee chair sets a bill aside
  14. allows 60 senators to cut off debate

25 Clues: leaders of committees • question and answer sessions • this sets a limit for debate • smaller sections in each house • debates in congress happen here • a legislature with two chambers. • the house and senate make up this • allows 60 senators to cut off debate • a bill that everyone can benefit from • a roll call for either house of congress • ...

Crossword #2 2015-05-08

Crossword #2 crossword puzzle
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  1. of Rights / 1791
  2. / Compromise that will outlaw the importation of slaves
  3. Steinback / The Grapes of Wrath
  4. / City where a bus boycott takes place
  5. Robinson / First African American to ply professional baseball
  6. / The turning point in the Revolutionary War
  7. Pact / Created in response to NATO
  8. / Prompts the U.S. to enter the space race
  9. quartering of soldiers / 3rd amendment
  10. amendment was created in response to FDR
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  1. of 1820 / Allows Maine to enter as a free state
  2. ship / 1619
  3. Sinclair / Muckraker that exposes the meatpacking industry
  4. / "My paramount object in this great struggle is to save the union"
  5. that removes the soldiers from the South
  6. / Father of Constitution
  7. / President during the Indian Removal Act
  8. of Pigs / Cold War tension with Castro
  9. / The Potawatomie Creek Massacre takes place here

19 Clues: ship / 1619 • of Rights / 1791 • / Father of Constitution • Steinback / The Grapes of Wrath • Pact / Created in response to NATO • / City where a bus boycott takes place • of Pigs / Cold War tension with Castro • quartering of soldiers / 3rd amendment • that removes the soldiers from the South • amendment was created in response to FDR • ...

Bill Of Rights Crossword 2024-09-05

Bill Of Rights Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. broken law
  2. a place for arguments to be settled
  3. gather
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  1. A power you can have
  2. complain
  3. Rules that are required to follow

6 Clues: gather • complain • broken law • A power you can have • Rules that are required to follow • a place for arguments to be settled

Bill Of Rights Crossword 2024-09-05

Bill Of Rights Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. broken law
  2. a place for arguments to be settled
  3. gather
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  1. A power you can have
  2. complain
  3. Rules that are required to follow

6 Clues: gather • complain • broken law • A power you can have • Rules that are required to follow • a place for arguments to be settled

Civics and Citzenship 2024-10-21

Civics and Citzenship crossword puzzle
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  1. duty
  2. beliefs and laws by which a state, country is governed
  3. making the law even
  4. a country formed by separate states that have certain powers and keeping control of local matters
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  1. parliament pass these
  2. a draft law
  3. a system of government
  4. something you are entitled to do
  5. the number of levels of government in Australia
  6. another word for government

10 Clues: duty • a draft law • making the law even • parliament pass these • a system of government • another word for government • something you are entitled to do • the number of levels of government in Australia • beliefs and laws by which a state, country is governed • a country formed by separate states that have certain powers and keeping control of local matters

Amerikanska revolutionen 2023-01-16

Amerikanska revolutionen crossword puzzle
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  1. Händelsen som utlöste kriget
  2. Floden amerikanarna korsade på julnatten
  3. Delstaten Boston ligger i
  4. Skrevs 1776 och förklarar de 13 delstaterna fria
  5. Införde britterna för att öka skatteintäkterna
  6. "No taxation without..."
  7. Kriget som amerikanerna tvingades bekosta
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  1. Bok som inspirerade till revolution
  2. Grundlagens 10 första tillägg
  3. Kallas amerikanernas krig mot britterna
  4. Dokumentet från 1889 som styr USA:s statsskick
  5. USA:s förste president
  6. 1773 förbjuds amerikanerna från att köpa/sälja...
  7. Förvarnade om britternas attack

14 Clues: USA:s förste president • "No taxation without..." • Delstaten Boston ligger i • Händelsen som utlöste kriget • Grundlagens 10 första tillägg • Förvarnade om britternas attack • Bok som inspirerade till revolution • Kallas amerikanernas krig mot britterna • Floden amerikanarna korsade på julnatten • Kriget som amerikanerna tvingades bekosta • ...

How a Bill Becomes a Law 2023-01-05

How a Bill Becomes a Law crossword puzzle
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  1. When a Senator tries to "talk a bill to death"
  2. bills are sent here to be researched
  3. The bill is killed and has no chance of becoming a law
  4. This vote can only occur in the Senate using their mouths
  5. Another word for a bill being presented by a Congressman/Senator
  6. means to refuse to sign
  7. The President can do this to turn the bill into a law
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  1. a group of individuals who try to influence Congress
  2. This is all that is needed to pass a bill in either house
  3. The final step of the Bill to Law process
  4. Each bill is sent to one of these that seems most qualified to handle it
  5. The act of the President leaving a bill on his desk for 10 Days
  6. Congress can do this if a President uses veto power
  7. Each bill starts out as this
  8. Otherwise known as Computerized Vote

15 Clues: means to refuse to sign • Each bill starts out as this • bills are sent here to be researched • Otherwise known as Computerized Vote • The final step of the Bill to Law process • When a Senator tries to "talk a bill to death" • Congress can do this if a President uses veto power • a group of individuals who try to influence Congress • ...

VS 6 Founding Fathers Homework 6 2022-01-14

VS 6 Founding Fathers Homework 6 crossword puzzle
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  1. Following the American Revolution, many Virginians moved westward and further south to find __________.
  2. The invention of the _____________ allowed farmers to grow more wheat.
  3. Virginians took their slaves, __________, and culture with them when they moved westward and south.
  4. James Madison was able to get the delegates to make ___________ during the Constitutional Convention.
  5. Some Virginians sold their _____________ to other people in the Southern states.
  6. helped the young country and provided a model of leadership for future presidents.
  7. Under the __________, the power to run the country is SHARED between the states and the national government.
  8. The _________, located in Southwest Virginia along the Kentucky border, was used by Virginians traveling westward.
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  1. wrote the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
  2. The ________________ gave too much power to the states and not enough to the national government, making it too weak.
  3. wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence.
  4. The _____________ includes basic human rights for American citizens.
  5. The invention of the ______________ caused some Virginians to move to the deep South.
  6. wrote the VA Declaration of Rights and the VA Constitution.
  7. When traveling westward, Virginians had to cross the ______________________ system.

15 Clues: wrote the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. • wrote the VA Declaration of Rights and the VA Constitution. • The _____________ includes basic human rights for American citizens. • The invention of the _____________ allowed farmers to grow more wheat. • wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence. • ...

Study Guide 2023-05-18

Study Guide crossword puzzle
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  1. This type of government divides power between state, national and local... (8)
  2. What did the framers believe about voter’s rights (4)
  3. What is the document that suggested the Legislative branch have a House of Representatives & a senate (1)
  4. What caused the end of the Articles of Confederation (10)
  5. Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution (9)
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  1. What type of democracy do we have in the United States (2)
  2. The way the state maintains social order, enacts laws, provides public services is called what (3)
  3. The purpose of the bill of rights is to protect rights of individual liberty and..... (7)
  4. Without a strong national government the federalists were concerned that this would happen (5)
  5. The idea that is the cornerstone of representation in our government is based on what (6)
  6. The first 10 amendments are called what (11)

11 Clues: The first 10 amendments are called what (11) • What did the framers believe about voter’s rights (4) • What caused the end of the Articles of Confederation (10) • What type of democracy do we have in the United States (2) • Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution (9) • ...

AP Gov&Econ Final Exam 2021-01-14

AP Gov&Econ Final Exam crossword puzzle
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  1. you can call for these to stall proceedings in congress
  2. graduated bill
  3. the word for a two-chamber legislature
  4. person represented in the House of Reps
  5. if a bill doesn't die in committee it is scheduled for these
  6. the president's power to overrule a bill
  7. actions passed by Congress
  8. _____bills are about how to spend money
  9. a Christmas tree bill has a lot of these on it
  10. person who introduces bill
  11. used to be called millionaire's club
  12. how many senators are required to cut off rule 22
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  1. number of amendment that allowed popular election of senators
  2. how many senators are needed to sign a petition to move cloture
  3. senators used to buy their votes so much that the senate began to be called the ____'s club
  4. done every 10 years and leads to reapportionment
  5. talking a bill to death
  6. the representative's constituency
  7. people who head a committee
  8. most bills ______ in committee
  9. to introduce a bill in the House you drop it in this
  10. the number of senators each state gets
  11. a convenient way for legislatures to get their project approved
  12. the privilege of incumbents to send free mail to voters
  13. bills that originate in this house are marked with an S

25 Clues: graduated bill • talking a bill to death • actions passed by Congress • person who introduces bill • people who head a committee • most bills ______ in committee • the representative's constituency • used to be called millionaire's club • the word for a two-chamber legislature • the number of senators each state gets • person represented in the House of Reps • ...

Karapatang-Pantao 2025-03-10

Karapatang-Pantao crossword puzzle
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  1. – Bahagi ng 1987 Konstitusyon na naglalaman ng pangunahing karapatan ng mga Pilipino.
  2. – Bahagi ng Saligang Batas na nagpoprotekta sa pangunahing karapatan ng mamamayan.
  3. – Sistema ng gobyerno kung saan ang kapangyarihan ay nasa kamay ng mamamayan.
  4. – Prinsipyong nagsusulong ng pantay na oportunidad at patas na pagtrato.
  5. – Mga karapatang taglay ng tao mula kapanganakan, tulad ng dignidad at kalayaan.
  6. – Uri ng pamahalaan kung saan ang mga halal na opisyal ang namamahala sa ngalan ng mamamayan.
  7. – Hindi maaaring alisin ang mga karapatang ito nang walang sapat na dahilan.
  8. – Mga karapatang itinakda ng Saligang Batas, kabilang ang kalayaan sa pagpapahayag at pagboto.
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  1. – Mga likas na karapatan ng bawat indibidwal, tulad ng buhay, kalayaan, at edukasyon.
  2. – Kasunduan noong 1215 na nagtakda ng prinsipyo na kahit ang hari ay dapat sumunod sa batas.
  3. – Pantay-pantay ang halaga ng lahat ng karapatan at hindi maaaring paghiwa-hiwalayin.
  4. – Lahat ng tao ay may pantay na karapatan, saanman sa mundo.
  5. – Mga pribilehiyong ipinagkaloob ng batas, tulad ng benepisyo ng manggagawa.
  6. – Ang isang karapatan ay may kaugnayan sa iba, gaya ng edukasyon at hanapbuhay.
  7. – Karapatang magpahayag, mamili ng relihiyon, at mabuhay nang walang pang-aapi.

15 Clues: – Lahat ng tao ay may pantay na karapatan, saanman sa mundo. • – Prinsipyong nagsusulong ng pantay na oportunidad at patas na pagtrato. • – Mga pribilehiyong ipinagkaloob ng batas, tulad ng benepisyo ng manggagawa. • – Hindi maaaring alisin ang mga karapatang ito nang walang sapat na dahilan. • ...

Government Chapter 2 2022-10-07

Government Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. 1765 imposed the first direct tax on the colonists.
  2. an official ban on trade or other commercia
  3. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
  4. The Act of Parliament is seen as a crucial landmark in English constitutional law that sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next to inherit the Crown.
  5. is the money generated from normal business operations
  6. sent by the English Parliament to King Charles I complaining of a series of breaches of law.
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  1. a charter of liberty and political rights obtained from King John of England by his rebellious barons at Runnymede in 1215
  2. that the Pilgrims signed in 1620 stands as the first example
  3. one where legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.
  4. a type of government comprised of politicians who represent certain individuals or groups
  5. the first basic system of laws in the English colonies.
  6. Parliament passed the Coercive Acts, which the colonists called
  7. many colonial plans for self-government.

13 Clues: many colonial plans for self-government. • an official ban on trade or other commercia • 1765 imposed the first direct tax on the colonists. • is the money generated from normal business operations • the first basic system of laws in the English colonies. • that the Pilgrims signed in 1620 stands as the first example • ...

The Legislative branch 2023-03-09

The Legislative branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the fraction of Congress that is needed to override a presidential veto
  2. the number of years a senator serves
  3. project grants that primarily benefits a congressperson's home state or district
  4. this is the number of options that a committee has once they get a bill
  5. this means to ignore a bill until the sponsor withdraws it
  6. this is the main power of congress
  7. this is who senators represent
  8. this has to happen before a bill is voted on
  9. Its purpose is to cause a sponsor to withdraw their bill
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  1. this is who representatives represent
  2. this is one of the major examples of an expressed power
  3. the type of committee that a bill is sent to
  4. setting up the draft is an example of this kind of power
  5. in this kind of voting names are not recorded
  6. before a bill goes to the president it needs to be approved by _________ houses
  7. the name of the current speaker of the house
  8. in this kind of voting names are recorded
  9. powers that are directly stated in the Cosnt
  10. this is where Ms. Case is from
  11. the number of years a representative serves

20 Clues: this is where Ms. Case is from • this is who senators represent • this is the main power of congress • the number of years a senator serves • this is who representatives represent • in this kind of voting names are recorded • the number of years a representative serves • the type of committee that a bill is sent to • the name of the current speaker of the house • ...

CH. 23 REVIEW 2022-03-23

CH. 23 REVIEW crossword puzzle
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  1. ___ Adjustment Act (AAA) - sought to raise crop prices by lowering production
  2. Glass-Stegall Banking Act established this
  3. FDR proposed that Congress enact a bill that would allow him to appoint 6 new Supreme Court justices. This became known as the ___ ___ bill.
  4. set of policies during FDR's presidency designed to alleviate problems of the Great Depression
  5. The Public Works Administration provided money to ____ to create jobs.
  6. Federal ___ Act - attempt to regulate the stock market, required corporations to provide information on all stock offerings
  7. (last) name of author of "Grapes of Wrath"
  8. Fair ___ Standards Act - established hourly minimum wage/maximum hours in a work week
  9. she was head of Office of Minority Affairs in the National Youth organization - provided job training and benefits to minority students
  10. (last) name of the first woman to serve on a presidential cabinet
  11. Amendment number _____ moved presidential inaugurations from March to January
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  1. Rural ____ Administration - worked to bring electricity to isolated areas
  2. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration provided ___ ___ to the needy.
  3. FDR reluctantly agreed to policy of ___ spending in time of emergency - spending more than the government receives in revenue
  4. ___ Act - supported rights of workers to join unions and engage in collective bargaining
  5. ___ ___ Act - provided old-age insurance and unemployment compensation
  6. ____ chats were radio broadcasts where FDR communicated with the public
  7. FDR did not support an anti-lynching law and did not support an end to the ___ ___ which were criticisms regarding civil rights.
  8. New Deal ____ - alignment of diverse groups that supported the Democratic Party
  9. (last) name of winner of 1936 election
  10. The NIRA and the AAA were found ____ by the Supreme Court.
  11. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - a program that renovated and constructed ____.
  12. (last) name of photographer; famous 1936 picture "Migrant Mother"
  13. Civil Works Administration (CWA) built many ___ and roads
  14. ___ Roosevelt, FDR's wife

25 Clues: ___ Roosevelt, FDR's wife • (last) name of winner of 1936 election • Glass-Stegall Banking Act established this • (last) name of author of "Grapes of Wrath" • Civil Works Administration (CWA) built many ___ and roads • The NIRA and the AAA were found ____ by the Supreme Court. • (last) name of photographer; famous 1936 picture "Migrant Mother" • ...

The United States - Vocabulary 2024-10-21

The United States - Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. An economic and political system where the means of production are owned and controlled by the state or public.
  2. The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
  3. Election The process in which citizens vote for the president and vice president of the United States.
  4. of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantee certain rights to citizens.
  5. Destiny The 19th-century doctrine that the U.S. was destined to expand across the North American continent.
  6. A system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives.
  7. An organized effort to influence decision making within a specific group.
  8. An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
  9. The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
  10. Depression A severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s.
  11. College A body of people representing the states of the U.S. who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
  12. The status of being recognized as a state of the U.S.
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  1. The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
  2. Areas of the United States that have similar physical and cultural characteristics, like the Midwest or the South.
  3. A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless system in which the means of production are owned communally.
  4. A form of government where people elect representatives to make decisions for them.
  5. The system in which power is divided between a central government and smaller political units like states.
  6. A change or addition to a legal or statutory document, like the U.S. Constitution.
  7. Rights The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
  8. The system of fundamental principles according to which a nation is governed.

20 Clues: The status of being recognized as a state of the U.S. • The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. • The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. • The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society. • An organized effort to influence decision making within a specific group. • ...

Reconstruction 2022-02-24

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who Andrew Johnson supported in the South
  2. Asked during Reconstruction
  3. What the 13th Amendment did
  4. Type of reconstruction that divided the South into 5 military districts
  5. Someone who supported the union during the war
  6. What the 15th amendment granted to African American males
  7. Rights Bill that Andrew Johnson vetoed
  8. What Andrew Johnson believed African Americans couldn't do on their own
  9. Type of reconstruction when the KKK was created
  10. Believed that blacks were entitled to the same political rights and opportunities as whites
  11. Representative with a club foot
  12. Elections that brought radical Republicans to power
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  1. Act Removed the right to vote and seek office by leading rebels
  2. Stevens died during the time of this president
  3. Result of the Reconstruction Act
  4. What the 14th Amendment did to states from deprivation
  5. Special thing that African Americans had to pay if they were not farmers or servants
  6. Amount of presidential pardons (in thousands) that were granted
  7. Requirement for Southern states to follow to be readmitted into the Union
  8. What the Reconstruction period still kind of was
  9. Congress did this to the 14th amendment
  10. What Andrew Johnson was during Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address

22 Clues: Asked during Reconstruction • What the 13th Amendment did • Representative with a club foot • Result of the Reconstruction Act • Rights Bill that Andrew Johnson vetoed • Congress did this to the 14th amendment • Who Andrew Johnson supported in the South • Stevens died during the time of this president • Someone who supported the union during the war • ...

The 27 Amendments Puzzle 2022-12-15

The 27 Amendments Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Accused people shall have a speedy _.
  2. Everyone has the right to _.
  3. "No president can serve more than two _"
  4. An offense that is punishable by law.
  5. If the president resigns, the _ president become president.
  6. People shall not be __ without reason.
  7. The 18th amendment bans _.
  8. _ is no longer legal.
  9. A citizen of another state can't _ another state's government.
  10. _ have rights.
  11. the accused will not face a cruel or unusual_"
  12. People's _ aren't limited by the bill of _.
  13. _ was banned in the 24th amendment.
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  1. A legislative body of the US government.
  2. People have the right to keep and...
  3. The government can collect _.
  4. Women have _, or the right to vote.
  5. Something given to people by the first amendment
  6. The 21st amendment _ the 18th.
  7. Anyone over the age of _ can vote.
  8. Citizens can elect a _.
  9. Citizens of _ D.C have the right to vote.
  10. the presidential term is ended on _.
  11. Senators are _ by citizens.
  12. No person shall _ a soldier in a time of peace
  13. Laws dealing with private affairs.
  14. Any power not given to the federal government is given to the _.

27 Clues: _ have rights. • _ is no longer legal. • Citizens can elect a _. • The 18th amendment bans _. • Senators are _ by citizens. • Everyone has the right to _. • The government can collect _. • The 21st amendment _ the 18th. • Anyone over the age of _ can vote. • Laws dealing with private affairs. • Women have _, or the right to vote. • _ was banned in the 24th amendment. • ...

Chapter 12 review 2022-12-09

Chapter 12 review crossword puzzle
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  1. high school junior who works as a messenger and errand-runner in the House or Senate
  2. Limits floor debate and amendments; this allows the bill to move through the House quickly, with few changes
  3. a method of voting in Congress in which members register their vote individually, either by voice vote (in the Senate) or by electronic means (in the House)
  4. a condition placed on a bill by the House Rules Committee that permits floor debate and amendments
  5. a request by a senator to delay action on a bill
  6. Seems to offer something for everyone
  7. Ends a filibuster in the Senate
  8. The members of a congressional conference committee
  9. To choose not to cast a vote on a bill
  10. a direct vote on a bill in the full House or Senate; the bill must be approved or rejected as is, with no further amendments or delays
  11. a method of voting in Congress in which members stand up as a group, first those who support the bill and then those who oppose it; individual votes are not recorded in a standing vote
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  1. A tactic of using endless speeches on the Senate floor to delay or prevent passage of legislation
  2. the trading of votes among legislators to ensure the passage of various bills in which they have a special interest
  3. the power of the House speaker or Senate majority leader to grant permission to speak on the House or Senate floor
  4. the tradition that a congressional committee member’s seniority determines that member’s position on the committee
  5. a meeting of lawmakers to hear testimony and gather information on a proposed piece of legislation
  6. an amendment attached to a bill that has little or no relation to the subject of the bill
  7. a meeting of a legislative committee at which members amend, or a bill before putting it to a vote
  8. a number of votes greater than a simple majority
  9. a method of voting in Congress in which members call out their vote as a group

20 Clues: Ends a filibuster in the Senate • Seems to offer something for everyone • To choose not to cast a vote on a bill • a request by a senator to delay action on a bill • 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 call out their vote as a group • ...

World History Crossword Puzzle 2016-03-15

World History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. President Roosevelt signed the _____ bill on March 11, 1941.
  2. A code-named operation that meant the Allied forces invade northern France meaning beach landings in Normandy
  3. He served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932
  4. A act that provides for general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits,etc.
  5. The term used by commentators at the time and historians ever since to characterize the New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
  6. Basic rights of private sector employees
  7. A laboratory in the United States where they work on the designs of nuclear weapons
  8. On December 7, 1941, Japan launches a surprise attack on American soil
  9. Federal owned corporation in the United States created in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity, fertilizer ,etc
  10. Having people and resources ready to move or act
  11. Built by unemployed people during the Depression of the early 1930s
  12. Adeolf Hitler's killed about six million Jews
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  1. A sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a stock market, resulting in losses of wealth
  2. A crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War I
  3. he United States dropped two _______ over the Japanese cities
  4. Also known as the Dirty Thirties
  5. The longest-serving First Lady of the United States
  6. Also known as Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937
  7. A leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement
  8. Was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II
  9. A project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II
  10. The deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world
  11. The process of the govern. body controlling the issuance of goods and services to the public
  12. Japanese Americans in the United States was the forced relocation and incarceration during World War II

24 Clues: Also known as the Dirty Thirties • Basic rights of private sector employees • Adeolf Hitler's killed about six million Jews • Having people and resources ready to move or act • The longest-serving First Lady of the United States • Also known as Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 • A leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement • ...

VS 6 Founding Fathers Homework 7 2022-01-14

VS 6 Founding Fathers Homework 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. The invention of the ______________ caused some Virginians to move to the deep South.
  2. Some Virginians sold their _____________ to other people in the Southern states.
  3. The ________________ gave too much power to the states and not enough to the national government, making it too weak.
  4. wrote the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
  5. wrote the VA Declaration of Rights and the VA Constitution.
  6. Virginians took their slaves, __________, and culture with them when they moved westward and south.
  7. wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence.
  8. The _____________ includes basic human rights for American citizens.
  9. The _________, located in Southwest Virginia along the Kentucky border, was used by Virginians traveling westward.
  10. Following the American Revolution, many Virginians moved westward and further south to find __________.
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  1. When traveling westward, Virginians had to cross the ______________________ system.
  2. James Madison was able to get the delegates to make ___________ during the Constitutional Convention.
  3. The invention of the _____________ allowed farmers to grow more wheat.
  4. helped the young country and provided a model of leadership for future presidents.
  5. Under the __________, the power to run the country is SHARED between the states and the national government.

15 Clues: wrote the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. • wrote the VA Declaration of Rights and the VA Constitution. • The _____________ includes basic human rights for American citizens. • The invention of the _____________ allowed farmers to grow more wheat. • wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence. • ...

Constitution Terms 2024-02-12

Constitution Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Officially approve or sanction
  2. Introduction to the Constitution
  3. Initial part of Constitutional amendments
  4. Legislative branch of the government
  5. State in which supreme power is held by the people and there represetatives
  6. Change to the Constitution
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  1. A section or provision within the Constitution
  2. Head of the executive branch
  3. Representative authorized to act on behalf of others
  4. Guaranteed individual liberties

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

Postwar Boom (use - as space) 2022-01-20

Postwar Boom (use - as space) crossword puzzle
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  1. (music characterized by the use of improvisation)
  2. (waitresses with skirts brought food to the cars)
  3. (black and white music)
  4. (help ease the return of veterans)
  5. (Unpredicted population explosion)
  6. (an extension of Roosevelt's new deal)
  7. (sitting in your car to watch a movie)
  8. (major corp that has smaller companies and unrelated industries)
  9. (popular show in the 50s)
  10. (The typical role for a women)
  11. (Used as advertisement with words like fresh and frisky)
  12. (developed vaccine for polio)
  13. (Teens who would go out and enjoy the road with no real place to go)
  14. (expressed the social and literacy nonconformity of artists, poets, and writers)
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  1. (popular toy in the 50s)
  2. (FCC)
  3. (means of communication to reach a large audience)
  4. (Manufacturers began using a marketing strategy called-)
  5. (14 year old saxophone player learning new music)
  6. (Typical role for a man)
  7. (formed the states rights Democratic Party)
  8. (a company that offers similar products in different locations)
  9. (small surrounding cities)
  10. (*original version* popular movie in the 50s)
  11. (buying material goods)

25 Clues: (FCC) • (black and white music) • (buying material goods) • (popular toy in the 50s) • (Typical role for a man) • (popular show in the 50s) • (small surrounding cities) • (developed vaccine for polio) • (The typical role for a women) • (Unpredicted population explosion) • (help ease the return of veterans) • (an extension of Roosevelt's new deal) • ...

Academic Olympics - History 2025-12-16

Academic Olympics - History crossword puzzle
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  1. Francis Bacon promoted this method
  2. Bacon warned against mental errors called
  3. Group seeking religious freedom
  4. Economic class that owns the means of production
  5. Government exists to protect these
  6. Trojan prince who kills Patroclus
  7. Virtue emphasizing moderation
  8. Lincoln–Douglas Debates: Central issue debated
  9. System dividing power among branches
  10. Thomas Paine argued monarchy was this
  11. Lowest class in the ideal city
  12. Literary device used in Poor Richard’s Almanack
  13. Bacon opposed this style of reasoning
  14. Central question: “What is this?”
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  1. Plato’s Republic: The ideal city-state is ruled by these leaders
  2. Author who led the Plymouth colony
  3. of Rights First ten amendments
  4. Allegory that explains ignorance vs. truth
  5. City where Franklin became a printer
  6. Famous opening word
  7. Greek hero whose rage drives the epic’s conflict
  8. Branch that interprets laws
  9. Lincoln–Douglas Debates: Senator who debated Lincoln
  10. Communist Manifesto: Class of workers
  11. Article that outlines the legislative branch
  12. Sense Pamphlet arguing for independence from Britain
  13. War War fought between Greeks and Trojans
  14. Of Plymouth Plantation Agreement signed aboard the Mayflower
  15. Franklin’s list of moral goals

29 Clues: Famous opening word • Branch that interprets laws • Virtue emphasizing moderation • Lowest class in the ideal city • Franklin’s list of moral goals • Group seeking religious freedom • Trojan prince who kills Patroclus • Central question: “What is this?” • Author who led the Plymouth colony • Francis Bacon promoted this method • Government exists to protect these • ...

American Revolution 2022-06-08

American Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. a large body of people united by
  2. the monarch and royal family of a
  3. a person who serves in an army.
  4. of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence is a document that officially records the proclamation that the United States is an independent country from Great Britain.
  5. a person holding a position of command
  6. An organized military force equipped for fighting on land
  7. York the city was named in honor of the Duke of York, who would become King James II of England.
  8. XVI was the last King of France before the
  9. withdraw from commercial or social relationship
  10. 4th the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence
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  1. the general public.
  2. a place on the coast where vessels may find
  3. An officer in charge of a major subdivision of a country's armed forces, or of its forces in a particular area
  4. one of the nation's most important
  5. a large commercial organization owned or
  6. a person who remains loyal to the
  7. a compulsory contribution to state
  8. an inhabitant of a particular town or city
  9. a person to whom the collection of taxes was
  10. The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities
  11. Fathers A person who starts or helps to start a movement or institution
  12. a group with a certain equality
  13. act required the colonies to house
  14. military operations on land.
  15. of Rights The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship

25 Clues: the general public. • military operations on land. • a person who serves in an army. • a group with a certain equality • a large body of people united by • the monarch and royal family of a • a person who remains loyal to the • one of the nation's most important • a compulsory contribution to state • a person holding a position of command • ...

The 27 Amendments Puzzle 2022-12-15

The 27 Amendments Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Accused people shall have a speedy _.
  2. Everyone has the right to _.
  3. "No president can serve more than two _"
  4. An offense that is punishable by law.
  5. If the president resigns, the _ president become president.
  6. People shall not be __ without reason.
  7. The 18th amendment bans _.
  8. _ is no longer legal.
  9. A citizen of another state can't _ another state's government.
  10. _ have rights.
  11. the accused will not face a cruel or unusual_"
  12. People's _ aren't limited by the bill of _.
  13. _ was banned in the 24th amendment.
Down
  1. A legislative body of the US government.
  2. People have the right to keep and...
  3. The government can collect _.
  4. Women have _, or the right to vote.
  5. Something given to people by the first amendment
  6. The 21st amendment _ the 18th.
  7. Anyone over the age of _ can vote.
  8. Citizens can elect a _.
  9. Citizens of _ D.C have the right to vote.
  10. the presidential term is ended on _.
  11. Senators are _ by citizens.
  12. No person shall _ a soldier in a time of peace
  13. Laws dealing with private affairs.
  14. Any power not given to the federal government is given to the _.

27 Clues: _ have rights. • _ is no longer legal. • Citizens can elect a _. • The 18th amendment bans _. • Senators are _ by citizens. • Everyone has the right to _. • The government can collect _. • The 21st amendment _ the 18th. • Anyone over the age of _ can vote. • Laws dealing with private affairs. • Women have _, or the right to vote. • _ was banned in the 24th amendment. • ...

government crossword 2023-01-10

government crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a law that has been denied
  2. branch interprets the law
  3. combined of two chambers
  4. space of area claimed by a country
  5. policy a states international goals and strategies to achieve those goals
  6. society the network of community relationships that builds social capital
  7. branch writes laws
  8. ruled by the people
  9. house with 100 members
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  1. vote the people's vote
  2. rule book made for government
  3. Tax tax on paychecks
  4. tax taxes on businesses
  5. aid assisting other countries to help there economy
  6. commander n chief
  7. when all parties to a transaction are treated equally
  8. Of Representatives members vary by state
  9. review the power the court has to review if something is unconstitutional
  10. law that is in process of being made
  11. similar to president but controls state inside of whole country
  12. every US citizen has

21 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 • space of area claimed by a country • law that is in process of being made • ...

Federalist and Antifederalist 2024-10-25

Federalist and Antifederalist crossword puzzle
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  1. The main author of the Federalist Papers: Alexander
  2. Federalists believed the Constitution provided a balance of power through this system: Checks and
  3. Anti-Federalists feared a strong central _______ would lead to tyranny.
  4. This Anti-Federalist was a key figure in Virginia and argued strongly for individual rights: Patrick
  5. Anti-Federalists believed in stronger power for _______ governments.
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  1. The Federalist Papers were also written by John Jay and James
  2. Anti-Federalists were in favor of adding this to the Constitution to protect individual rights: Bill of
  3. The Anti-Federalist concern over the lack of these led to the creation of the first ten amendments: Individual
  4. Federalists wanted to replace the _______ of Confederation with the new Constitution.
  5. This meeting in 1787 led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution: Constitutional
  6. This collection of 85 essays was written to support the Constitution: The _______ Papers
  7. The Federalist Papers were primarily aimed at convincing citizens of this state to ratify the Constitution: New

12 Clues: The main author of the Federalist Papers: Alexander • The Federalist Papers were also written by John Jay and James • Anti-Federalists believed in stronger power for _______ governments. • Anti-Federalists feared a strong central _______ would lead to tyranny. • This meeting in 1787 led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution: Constitutional • ...

How a Bill Becomes a Law Project 2025-02-14

How a Bill Becomes a Law Project crossword puzzle
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  1. ____ involves revising a bill in committee
  2. after passing both houses, a bill goes to the ___ for signature
  3. to formally present a bill for consideration
  4. a formal disapproval by the president
  5. a formal alteration to a bill
  6. when legislators trade votes to pass bills, its called ____
  7. a member who supports a bill by adding their name as a supporter
  8. the upper chamber of the ____
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  1. a bill can be put aside indefinitely, or ____, by a committee chair.
  2. tatic used in the senate to delay or prevent a vote on a bill
  3. holding _____ allows committees to gather information and opinions on a bill.
  4. the chief officer of the house of rep
  5. the ____ works to ensure party discipline and support for legislation
  6. the bicameral legislative branch
  7. a smaller, more specialized group within a committee
  8. a committee ___ is a leader of a specific committee

16 Clues: a formal alteration to a bill • the upper chamber of the ____ • the bicameral legislative branch • the chief officer of the house of rep • a formal disapproval by the president • ____ involves revising a bill in committee • to formally present a bill for consideration • a committee ___ is a leader of a specific committee • ...

Gov Finial Study Guide 2023-05-17

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

11 Clues: (11) The first 10 amendments are called what? • (4)What did the framers believe about voter’s rights? • (3)What type of democracy do we have in the United States? • (10) What caused the end of the Articles of Confederation? • (9)Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution? • ...

Thirteen Colonies Vocabulary 2023-09-20

Thirteen Colonies Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. crop crop sold for money at market
  2. the movement in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s that emphasized the use of reason
  3. a plant used to make a valuable blue dye
  4. representative to the colonial Virginia government
  5. a person from Spain who held a position of power in a Spanish colony
  6. a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
  7. tolerance the willingness to let others practice their own beliefs
  8. Bill of Rights a 1689 document that guaranteed the rights of English citizens
  9. school a school run by women, usually in their own homes
  10. a person born in Spain's American colonies to Spanish parents
  11. group of English Protestants who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony
  12. the act of publishing a statement that may unjustly damage a person's reputation
  13. in Spain's American colonies, a person of mixed Spanish and Indian background
  14. Dutch German-speaking Protestants who settled in Pennsylvania
  15. a combination of English and West African languages spoken by African Americans in South Carolina and Georgia
  16. class in the English colonies, a class that included skilled craft workers, farmers, and some tradespeople
  17. an agreement between nations to aid and protect one another
  18. Revolution in 1688, the movement that brought William and Mary to the throne of England and strengthened the rights of English citizens
  19. an English settler who sought religious freedom in the Americas in the 1600s
  20. of Toleration a 1649 Maryland law that provided religious freedom for all Christians
  21. a religious settlement run by Catholic priests and friars; a settlement that aims to spread a religion into a new area
  22. a person who learns a trade or craft from a master
  23. a fort where soldiers lived in the Spanish colonies
  24. governmnet a political system n which voters elect representatives to make laws for them
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  1. the theory that a nation's economic strength came from selling more than it bought
  2. passage a waterway through or around North America
  3. Protestant reformers who believe in the equality of all people
  4. trade the colonial trade route between New England, Africa, and the West Indies
  5. the belief that one race is superior to another
  6. the mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs
  7. codes laws that controlled the lives of enslaved Africans and African Americans and denied them basic rights
  8. a town in the Spanish colonies; a village or town of the Anasazi or other American Indian groups in the American Southwest
  9. a trade product sent to markets outside a country
  10. Court the elected representative assembly of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
  11. Rebellion a 1676 revolt of Virginia colonists against the colony's government
  12. colony an English colony in which the king gave land to proprietors in exchange for a yearly payment
  13. colony colony under the direct control of the English crown
  14. Compact a 1620 agreement for ruling the Plymouth colony
  15. Acts a series of English laws beginning in the 1650s that regulated trade between England and its colonies
  16. a Spanish explorer who claimed lands in America for Spain
  17. a group of people, usually elected, who have the power to make laws
  18. Awakening a religious movement in the English colonies in the mid-1700s, also known as the First Great Awakening
  19. a nickname for New Englanders
  20. meeting a meeting in colonial New England where settlers discussed and voted on local government matters
  21. the highest social class in the English colonies
  22. a person who cannot pay money he or she owes
  23. trade products brought into a country
  24. of rights a list of key individual rights and freedoms

48 Clues: a nickname for New Englanders • crop crop sold for money at market • trade products brought into a country • a plant used to make a valuable blue dye • a person who cannot pay money he or she owes • the belief that one race is superior to another • the highest social class in the English colonies • a trade product sent to markets outside a country • ...

Government 2017-05-18

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the first amendments rights acronym?
  2. The ____ branch enforces the laws.
  3. Natural rights the government cant't take away are called ______.
  4. What is the Democratic Party's symbol?
  5. The first self government was called ____.
  6. The first 10 amendments are called the ______.
  7. The ____ branch interprets the laws.
  8. In 1787 ______ was written.
  9. In 1776 what was signed?
  10. The 14th amendment gave slaves the right to become a _____.
  11. ______founded the Democratic Party.
  12. Who was the President of the Union. (16th President)
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  1. What treaty did England have to recognize us as an independent country? (No date at end)
  2. The ____ branch makes the laws.
  3. The first representative government was called _____.
  4. In 1835 the _____ party was founded.
  5. What system allows the president to veto a bill?
  6. In Washington's Farewell Address he said don't form foreign alliances, stay out of debt and don't form ______.
  7. What is the Republican Party's symbol?
  8. Who led the Anti Federalist?
  9. Who led the Federalist?
  10. _____ was the fifth president.
  11. The 15th amendment allowed slaves the right to ______.

23 Clues: Who led the Federalist? • In 1776 what was signed? • In 1787 ______ was written. • Who led the Anti Federalist? • _____ was the fifth president. • The ____ branch makes the laws. • The ____ branch enforces the laws. • ______founded the Democratic Party. • In 1835 the _____ party was founded. • The ____ branch interprets the laws. • What is the Democratic Party's symbol? • ...

Civil Rights Movement 2024-02-20

Civil Rights Movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Voting rights campaign
  2. - Lewis, civil rights leader
  3. - Civil rights protests
  4. - Civil rights activist
  5. - Meredith, desegregation pioneer
  6. - Nonviolent protest tactic
  7. - Civil rights organization
  8. - 24th, abolishing poll taxes
  9. - Congress of Racial Equality
  10. - Racial separation
  11. - Civil rights leader
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  1. - Bus Boycott
  2. - Rock Nine integration
  3. - Rights Act of 1965
  4. - Parks, bus boycott catalyst
  5. - X, human rights activist
  6. - v. Board of Education ruling
  7. - Fitzgerald, civil rights advocate
  8. - Christian Leadership Conference
  9. - Riders challenge segregation
  10. - Systemic discrimination
  11. - Evers' assassination
  12. - on Washington, 1963
  13. - Rights Act, 1964

24 Clues: - Bus Boycott • - Rights Act, 1964 • - Racial separation • - Rights Act of 1965 • - on Washington, 1963 • - Civil rights leader • - Evers' assassination • - Rock Nine integration • - Civil rights protests • - Civil rights activist • - Voting rights campaign • - Systemic discrimination • - X, human rights activist • - Nonviolent protest tactic • - Civil rights organization • ...

InvestWord 2014-01-02

InvestWord crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Interest on government bond (Starts with alphabet R)
  2. Agency calculates the credit scores of individual
  3. Rate at which RBI lends money to banks
  4. A kind of fund management strategy to match index
  5. Situation when level of prices drop in economy
  6. ‘A’ as in ABS
  7. Bill Gross known as ?
  8. Non-payment of coupon or principal amount
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  1. Income on Equity
  2. Separate trading of registered interest & principal securities
  3. kind of derivative which give rights to sell underlying
  4. A kind of Deposit
  5. A type of option which can be exercised before expiry

13 Clues: ‘A’ as in ABS • Income on Equity • A kind of Deposit • Bill Gross known as ? • Rate at which RBI lends money to banks • Non-payment of coupon or principal amount • Situation when level of prices drop in economy • Agency calculates the credit scores of individual • A kind of fund management strategy to match index • Interest on government bond (Starts with alphabet R) • ...

James Madison - Ducksters 2023-03-13

James Madison - Ducksters crossword puzzle
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  1. NAME OF MADISON'S WIFE
  2. BELIEVED IN THE NEED FOR A BILL OF _________
  3. 4TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
  4. MADISON WAS THE LAST PERSON ALIVE WHO ________ THE US CONSTITUTION
  5. COLLEGE MADISON ATTENDED
  6. WROTE THESE PAPERS
  7. NUMBER OF SIBLINGS MADISON HAD
  8. HIS LAST WORDS WERE "I _______ BETTER LYING DOWN"
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  1. GREW UP ON THIS KIND OF FARM
  2. HE WAS RELATED TO THIS PRESIDENT OF THE US
  3. STATE THAT MADISON WAS FROM
  4. MOST FAMOUSLY KNOWN FOR BEING THE FATHER OF THE _______________________
  5. INFLUENCED THE CREATION OF THE US _________ GOVERNMENT

13 Clues: WROTE THESE PAPERS • NAME OF MADISON'S WIFE • COLLEGE MADISON ATTENDED • STATE THAT MADISON WAS FROM • GREW UP ON THIS KIND OF FARM • NUMBER OF SIBLINGS MADISON HAD • 4TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES • HE WAS RELATED TO THIS PRESIDENT OF THE US • BELIEVED IN THE NEED FOR A BILL OF _________ • HIS LAST WORDS WERE "I _______ BETTER LYING DOWN" • ...

VOCAB CROSSWORD! 2014-12-07

VOCAB CROSSWORD! crossword puzzle
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  1. supporters of the Constitution and a stronger national government
  2. an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president
  3. an official change or addition to the Constitution
  4. having two branches or chambers
  5. interprets laws (supreme court)
  6. political theory that government is subject to the will of the people (people have the power)
  7. powers that belong to only the state government
  8. the highest judicial court in a country
  9. intro to the US Constitution
  10. system in which each branch of government has a check on other branches so no one branch has gets too much power
  11. the elected head of the executive branch
  12. national legislative body of a county
  13. representative democracy (people elect representatives)
  14. a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district
  15. a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action
  16. England's lawmaking (legislative) body
  17. movement that promoted the idea that knowledge, reason, and science would improve society
  18. rights basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness)
  19. powers not specifically defined in the Constitution, shall be entrusted to Congress
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  1. legislative, executive, and judicial
  2. a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference
  3. makes laws (congress: senate and house of representatives)
  4. enforces laws (president and cabinet)
  5. of rights first ten amendments to the Constitution, stating fundamental rights of citizens
  6. final and supreme authority of US; Supreme Law of the Land
  7. against ratifying the Constitution, feared power of national government
  8. powers that belong only to the federal government
  9. powers shared by state and federal government
  10. the sharing of powers between the national and state government
  11. a body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government
  12. delegates of Constitution Convention who built the US Constitution

31 Clues: intro to the US Constitution • having two branches or chambers • interprets laws (supreme court) • legislative, executive, and judicial • enforces laws (president and cabinet) • national legislative body of a county • England's lawmaking (legislative) body • the highest judicial court in a country • the elected head of the executive branch • ...

ICE 2020-03-31

ICE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WHAT SEPARATES COUNTRIES FROM EACH OTHER
  2. WHERE THEY ARRESTED THREE PEOPLE IN SONOMA COUNTY
  3. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
  4. AGAINST THE LAW
  5. IN AMERICA WE HAVE A BILL OF.....
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  1. WITHOUT YOUR PAPERS
  2. SEIZE SOMEONE BY "LEGAL" AUTHORITY AND TAKE INTO CUSTODY
  3. COUNTRY UNDERNEATH US
  4. DOUBLES AS A CREDIT CARD
  5. UGLIEST PRESIDENT EVER

10 Clues: AGAINST THE LAW • WITHOUT YOUR PAPERS • COUNTRY UNDERNEATH US • UGLIEST PRESIDENT EVER • DOUBLES AS A CREDIT CARD • IN AMERICA WE HAVE A BILL OF..... • IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT • WHAT SEPARATES COUNTRIES FROM EACH OTHER • WHERE THEY ARRESTED THREE PEOPLE IN SONOMA COUNTY • SEIZE SOMEONE BY "LEGAL" AUTHORITY AND TAKE INTO CUSTODY

Celebrate Freedom Week 2022-09-05

Celebrate Freedom Week crossword puzzle
Across
  1. freedom from control or interference; the power or right to do what one chooses to do.
  2. a complaint against the King of England within the Declaration of Independence.
  3. legally ending of the practice of slavery.
  4. Freedom from control.
  5. a legislative body with two houses or chambers.
  6. the division of the powers of government into 3 separate branches: executive, legislative and judicial.
  7. Taking place on January 1, 1863, this executive order by Abraham Lincoln freed slaves in rebellion states.
  8. First representative, legislative assembly.
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  1. "no taxation without ________" was a slogan adopted by colonists who disagreed with the economic policies placed upon them by Great Britain during the Revolutionary Era.
  2. rights that cannot be taken away from you and are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
  3. a principle of the US Constitution that says government must operate within certain bounds set by the people.
  4. This important social contract was ratified on September 17, 1787.
  5. This document was written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776.
  6. the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
  7. a change or addition made to the US Constitution.
  8. The first ten amendments of the US Constitution, which protects individual rights.
  9. political theory government rests on the consent of the governed, or the will of the people.
  10. Personal freedoms, personal protections and equality under the law – guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
  11. This Amendment guarantees the freedom of religion and speech.
  12. a form of government where power resides in a group of elected representatives.

20 Clues: Freedom from control. • legally ending of the practice of slavery. • First representative, legislative assembly. • a legislative body with two houses or chambers. • a change or addition made to the US Constitution. • the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776. • This Amendment guarantees the freedom of religion and speech. • ...

Celebrate Freedom Week 2022-09-05

Celebrate Freedom Week crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights that cannot be taken away from you and are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
  2. a change or addition made to the US Constitution.
  3. a legislative body with two houses or chambers.
  4. freedom from control or interference; the power or right to do what one chooses to do.
  5. This Amendment guarantees the freedom of religion and speech.
  6. First representative, legislative assembly.
  7. This document was written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776.
  8. Taking place on January 1, 1863, this executive order by Abraham Lincoln freed slaves in rebellion states.
  9. Freedom from control.
  10. legally ending of the practice of slavery.
  11. Personal freedoms, personal protections and equality under the law – guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
Down
  1. political theory government rests on the consent of the governed, or the will of the people.
  2. a principle of the US Constitution that says government must operate within certain bounds set by the people.
  3. a form of government where power resides in a group of elected representatives.
  4. "no taxation without ________" was a slogan adopted by colonists who disagreed with the economic policies placed upon them by Great Britain during the Revolutionary Era.
  5. the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
  6. a complaint against the King of England within the Declaration of Independence.
  7. the division of the powers of government into 3 separate branches: executive, legislative and judicial.
  8. The first ten amendments of the US Constitution, which protects individual rights.
  9. This important social contract was ratified on September 17, 1787.

20 Clues: Freedom from control. • legally ending of the practice of slavery. • First representative, legislative assembly. • a legislative body with two houses or chambers. • a change or addition made to the US Constitution. • the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776. • This Amendment guarantees the freedom of religion and speech. • ...

Legislative Branch 2023-01-04

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. location the entire House meets to discuss a bill
  2. Majority Party of the House of Representatives
  3. a vote to end debate on a bill
  4. speaking a bill to death
  5. powers listed within the Constitution
  6. officially charging an elected official with a wrongdoing.
  7. The length of the term of a member of the House of Representatives.
  8. amendment that allows people to directly elect their senators
  9. Branch of government explained in Article I of the Constitution.
Down
  1. More than half.
  2. MN House District of Michelle Fischbach
  3. senior senator of Minnesota
  4. rejection of a bill by the President
  5. building that is home to Congress
  6. house that approves treaties and confirms appointments
  7. Father of the Constitution
  8. group that considers a bill
  9. minimum age of a U.S. Senator
  10. ____________ of the House
  11. First female Speaker of the House
  12. Party member that works to ensure party members vote to support policies and goals of the political party.
  13. The length of the term of a member of the Senate

22 Clues: More than half. • speaking a bill to death • ____________ of the House • Father of the Constitution • senior senator of Minnesota • group that considers a bill • minimum age of a U.S. Senator • a vote to end debate on a bill • building that is home to Congress • First female Speaker of the House • rejection of a bill by the President • powers listed within the Constitution • ...

Celebrate Freedom Week 2022-09-05

Celebrate Freedom Week crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a form of government where power resides in a group of elected representatives.
  2. The first ten amendments of the US Constitution, which protects individual rights.
  3. This Amendment guarantees the freedom of religion and speech.
  4. the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
  5. Taking place on January 1, 1863, this executive order by Abraham Lincoln freed slaves in rebellion states.
  6. Freedom from control.
  7. Personal freedoms, personal protections and equality under the law – guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
  8. rights that cannot be taken away from you and are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
  9. freedom from control or interference; the power or right to do what one chooses to do.
  10. legally ending of the practice of slavery.
  11. "no taxation without ________" was a slogan adopted by colonists who disagreed with the economic policies placed upon them by Great Britain during the Revolutionary Era.
  12. First representative, legislative assembly.
  13. a principle of the US Constitution that says government must operate within certain bounds set by the people.
Down
  1. the division of the powers of government into 3 separate branches: executive, legislative and judicial.
  2. This document was written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776.
  3. This important social contract was ratified on September 17, 1787.
  4. a complaint against the King of England within the Declaration of Independence.
  5. political theory government rests on the consent of the governed, or the will of the people.
  6. a legislative body with two houses or chambers.
  7. a change or addition made to the US Constitution.

20 Clues: Freedom from control. • legally ending of the practice of slavery. • First representative, legislative assembly. • a legislative body with two houses or chambers. • a change or addition made to the US Constitution. • This Amendment guarantees the freedom of religion and speech. • the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776. • ...

Foundations Review 2021-10-14

Foundations Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these people wrote the articles of confederation.
  2. not all powerful government.
  3. this document asserted rule of law.
  4. document that established our government.
  5. there are this many amendments today.
  6. the people rule.
  7. model for the bill or rights.
Down
  1. the second step in the amendment process.
  2. the people elect public officeholders.

9 Clues: the people rule. • not all powerful government. • model for the bill or rights. • this document asserted rule of law. • there are this many amendments today. • the people elect public officeholders. • the second step in the amendment process. • document that established our government. • these people wrote the articles of confederation.

Review 2016-01-22

Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Rights first 10 amendments to the Constitution
  2. American Red Cross founder; Clara ______
  3. Constitution Day Month
  4. money collected from citizens to pay for community services
  5. Earth's surface
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  1. mountians, hills, rivers, lakes and oceans are
  2. money received for work done
  3. pioneer hero; Daniel ______
  4. map of how the land looks

9 Clues: Earth's surface • Constitution Day Month • map of how the land looks • pioneer hero; Daniel ______ • money received for work done • American Red Cross founder; Clara ______ • mountians, hills, rivers, lakes and oceans are • of Rights first 10 amendments to the Constitution • money collected from citizens to pay for community services

Enlightenment and Revolution 2021-03-14

Enlightenment and Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rights All humans had the rights to life, liberty and property.
  2. contract agreement among the members of the society, people submitted to an authoritarian ruler to prevent disorder.
  3. Monarchy The powers of the ruler are restricted by the constitution and the laws of the country.
  4. governments where citizens elect the representatives to make laws and policies for them.
  5. Revolution was a turning point in English constitutional history. Parliament had established its limit to the English monarch power and to control succession of the throne.
  6. of powers dividing the government into three separate branches which were the legislature, and executive and courts.
  7. System where the power of the government were divided between the federal, or central, government and the states, or local governments.
  8. of rights A formal summary of the rights and the liberties believed that were essential to people.
  9. an organized system for controlling society.
  10. Law Is the basis of legal systems in many-English speaking countries, including the US.
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  1. The religion of the Jews and Israelites.
  2. a government ruled by a king or monarch.
  3. a government ruled by a few powerful people.
  4. Reformation A religious reform movement that began in the 16th century were the ones who wanted to reform the catholic church were called protestants, they protested because of the abuse of the church.
  5. a government ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families.
  6. a philosophical movement that dominated in Europe during the 18th century, was centered around the idea that reason is the primary source of authority and legitimacy.
  7. Nations Its goal is to work for world peace and the betterment of humanity.
  8. It was based on the teachings of Muhammad. Which his followers believed that the word of God was found in the holy book Qur´an.
  9. England´s natural legislature
  10. is a form of government in which power rests in citizens who have the right to elect the leaders who make governmental decisions.

20 Clues: England´s natural legislature • The religion of the Jews and Israelites. • a government ruled by a king or monarch. • a government ruled by a few powerful people. • an organized system for controlling society. • Rights All humans had the rights to life, liberty and property. • a government ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families. • ...

midterm review 2020-09-28

midterm review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Confederation Shay’s Rebellion Northwest Ordinance of 1787
  2. War of Attrition Declaration of Independence
  3. plantation French and Indian War
  4. Destiny Indian Removal Act Mexican-American War
  5. Exchange Jamestown Indentured Servant Cash Crop
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  1. Purchase War of 1812 Monroe Doctrine Secession
  2. Anti-Federalism checks and balances Bill of Rights
  3. Acts propaganda Proclamation of 1763 Loyalists
  4. processes Dawes Act reservation assimilation Carlisle Indian School Reconstruction
  5. Sectionalism Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  6. amendment 14th amendment 15th amendment total war
  7. Sovereignty Siege Emancipation Proclamation
  8. Republicans Jim Crow Laws transcontinental railroad Ku Klux Klan

13 Clues: plantation French and Indian War • 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 • Purchase War of 1812 Monroe Doctrine Secession • ...

Thomas Jefferson 2024-01-24

Thomas Jefferson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wrote the "Declaration of ___"
  2. president he bought the territory of
  3. His political stance was
  4. His compromise led to the US capitol being in
  5. He supported the
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  1. Lived in
  2. He introduced the jesture of ___ to the White House
  3. He was good friends with
  4. He believed that "All men are created ___"
  5. He was the ambassador to

10 Clues: Lived in • He supported the • He was good friends with • He was the ambassador to • His political stance was • Wrote the "Declaration of ___" • president he bought the territory of • He believed that "All men are created ___" • His compromise led to the US capitol being in • He introduced the jesture of ___ to the White House

Constitution broken down 2021-12-10

Constitution broken down crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to interpret the laws and decide what they mean and whether they have been followed
  2. ratification
  3. a change or addition to the constitution
  4. A form of government
  5. a countries rulebook
  6. approve or pass an amendment
  7. carry out a law
  8. To represent the citizens and make laws
  9. system where the government shares power with states
  10. bill of rights
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  1. states interactions with each other
  2. supreme law of the land
  3. To carry out the governments day to day business including executive law
  4. introduce a new amendment
  5. introduction or lead to the constitution

15 Clues: ratification • bill of rights • carry out a law • A form of government • a countries rulebook • supreme law of the land • introduce a new amendment • approve or pass an amendment • states interactions with each other • To represent the citizens and make laws • a change or addition to the constitution • introduction or lead to the constitution • ...

The Civil Rights Movement 2025-03-14

The Civil Rights Movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The mobilization of the political and economic power of African Americans
  2. President after JFK. Major civil rights activist
  3. An attempt to kill a bill by having a group of senators taking turns speaking so that a vote cannot take place
  4. Inspirational/key role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  5. Laws that segregated African Americans
  6. Where MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
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  1. Helped African Americans ride public transportation
  2. Major black civil rights activist who was assassinated
  3. Prejudice or discrimination against a person because of their beliefs
  4. A motion that ends debate and calls for an immediate vote
  5. making a statement based on a personal knowledge or belief
  6. A person who akss for votes, contributions, or supports to determine public opinion

12 Clues: Laws that segregated African Americans • Where MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech • President after JFK. Major civil rights activist • Helped African Americans ride public transportation • Inspirational/key role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott • Major black civil rights activist who was assassinated • A motion that ends debate and calls for an immediate vote • ...

Congress 2024-10-15

Congress crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is when a bill is automatically vetoed because PotUS did not sign it, over 10 days passed (not including Sundays) and during that time Congress adjourned.
  2. A(n) ______ rule of debate is when amendments can only be offered from the sponsoring committee.
  3. This is when a bill is being blocked/ ignored by not being scheduled for debate, especially within committees.
  4. The most important and main author of the Constitution was ________ (last name only).
  5. Congress can both declare war and _________ use of force.
  6. Who schedules sub-committee hearing?
  7. When a committee meets to edit a bill in a private session, it is called _____.
  8. What is the name of the majority party leader of the House of Representatives?
  9. What are the essential filters of Congress?
  10. When debate is ended and a bill is voted on, it is called _____ (especially in the Senate).
  11. Before any money can be used, it must be ___________ by Congress.
Down
  1. What did Madison say was the essential principle of government?
  2. The last successful discharge petition was ____ years ago.
  3. In order to set rules for debate, time limits, or limits on amendments, the Senate must have what type of agreement?
  4. What committee in the House has the sole purpose of confirming and rejecting amendments?
  5. A _______ petition is the way to potentially dislodge a bill from being pigeon-holed in the House of Representatives.
  6. What is it called when a bill is on trial?
  7. What committee works to make the bill have the exact same language in both chambers.
  8. When Senators attempt to block a bill’s passage by stalling when the bill is voted on it is called a ____.
  9. Every amendment in the House of Representatives must be _______, or directly relevant to bill.
  10. Who always has the advantage in terms of a piece of legislation?
  11. The House ______ Committee schedules bills, determines the time limit, and sets rules of debate.

22 Clues: Who schedules sub-committee hearing? • What is it called when a bill is on trial? • What are the essential filters of Congress? • Congress can both declare war and _________ use of force. • The last successful discharge petition was ____ years ago. • What did Madison say was the essential principle of government? • ...

Absolutism 2023-02-02

Absolutism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Invited to become the monarchs of England, signed the English Bill of Rights into law
  2. Called the "Defender of Catholicism," and defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Lepanto
  3. Built the Palace of Versailles
  4. The aggressive leader of Prussia
  5. Signed and then ignored the Petition of Rights, which gave him money for constant wars
  6. Issued the Edict of Nantes and brought peace and prosperity to France
  7. Westernized Russia
  8. Established England as a Commonwealth after winning the English Civil War, called "The Protectorate"
  9. Used his power to kill the Boyars, the Russian nobles
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  1. Alienated the Puritans in Parliament, and wrote a new version of the Bible
  2. Chief Minister for the weak King Louis XIII
  3. Restored England back to freedoms, peace, and prosperity after the Civil War
  4. Austrian Empress who instituted mandatory reforms across the Hapsburg Empire
  5. The son of King Henry IV, he himself did not actually rule France because he was too weak and young
  6. Greatly expanded the territory belonging to Russia
  7. The disliked Catholic monarch who got taken off the British throne
  8. Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire

17 Clues: Westernized Russia • Built the Palace of Versailles • Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire • The aggressive leader of Prussia • Chief Minister for the weak King Louis XIII • Greatly expanded the territory belonging to Russia • Used his power to kill the Boyars, the Russian nobles • The disliked Catholic monarch who got taken off the British throne • ...

GoBuffsCRM 2025-03-18

GoBuffsCRM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. coined the term black power by stokely charmicheal
  2. they defended the rights of foregins being deported and ensured the promise of the bill of rights
  3. malcom x was apart of the group for an amount of time
  4. a group of kids chosen to intigrate a school
  5. was established to investigate causes of widespread racial riots
  6. there focus was to protect black people from police brutality by armed protection
  7. lasted more then a year and emmitte tils death inspired her to do what she did
  8. Martin Luther King was the main leader of this group
Down
  1. brown held legal segregation is uncinstituinal in court
  2. this group wanted to cordinate youth led nonviolent actions like the sit in protests
  3. ww2 veteren, brought NAACP into emmett till case killed outside his house in 1963
  4. this amendment abolished poll tax
  5. member of NOI then later assasinated by 3 members
  6. signed into commision and outlawed racism
  7. signed by president Dwight D. Eisenhower
  8. the first african american admitted to university of mississippi
  9. this group wanted to ensure the political and educational equity of citizens

17 Clues: this amendment abolished poll tax • signed by president Dwight D. Eisenhower • signed into commision and outlawed racism • a group of kids chosen to intigrate a school • member of NOI then later assasinated by 3 members • coined the term black power by stokely charmicheal • Martin Luther King was the main leader of this group • ...

Constitution crossword 2014-11-17

Constitution crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the two branches of the legislative branch
  2. a change
  3. branch the branch that has the president
  4. The first lines of the Constitution
  5. getting rid of someone
  6. of Rights the first 10 amendments
Down
  1. 7 the article that states that 9 out of 13 states must agree to make the Constitution
  2. branch the branch of government that makes laws
  3. Being fair to people
  4. a type of government which leaders are elected by the people
  5. Madison the father of the Constitution
  6. branch the branch that interprets laws
  7. override or reject

13 Clues: a change • override or reject • Being fair to people • getting rid of someone • of Rights the first 10 amendments • The first lines of the Constitution • Madison the father of the Constitution • branch the branch that interprets laws • branch the branch that has the president • the two branches of the legislative branch • branch the branch of government that makes laws • ...

The First Amendment 2020-09-22

The First Amendment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. your right to gather
  2. evil intent
  3. spoken lies
  4. religion and government must be kept separate
  5. your right to share your thoughts and speak your mind
  6. right for media to share information
Down
  1. limit freedom of press by restricting information
  2. Congress cannot establish a national religion
  3. your right to question the government
  4. written lies
  5. the first amendment protects your __ basic freedoms
  6. this group demanded a Bill of Rights be added
  7. your right to have a belief system

13 Clues: evil intent • spoken lies • written lies • your right to gather • your right to have a belief system • right for media to share information • your right to question the government • Congress cannot establish a national religion • religion and government must be kept separate • this group demanded a Bill of Rights be added • limit freedom of press by restricting information • ...

New Deal Crossword 2023-11-15

New Deal Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Considered a Bill of Rights for workers
  2. Regulates investments
  3. Goal was to maintain national forests
  4. Increases production and raises wages
  5. Provided electricity to rural America
Down
  1. Creates insurance for the retired and disabled
  2. Provides electricity to much of the south
  3. Insured mortgage loans
  4. Protects bank deposits
  5. Provided jobs for many Americans creating public buildings
  6. Reduces production to increase crop prices
  7. Creates many US roads and bridges
  8. A partnership between FDR, the Democrats, and New Deal Programs

13 Clues: Regulates investments • Insured mortgage loans • Protects bank deposits • Creates many US roads and bridges • Goal was to maintain national forests • Increases production and raises wages • Provided electricity to rural America • Considered a Bill of Rights for workers • Provides electricity to much of the south • Reduces production to increase crop prices • ...

The Crossword Puzzle Of History 2023-12-13

The Crossword Puzzle Of History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thomas Jefferson did this to expand territory
  2. The structure and content of the Bill of Rights was influenced by the Virginia Declaration of Rights drafted in 1776 by
  3. The reconstruction amendments gave Africans Americans this right
  4. How many delegates were there at the Constitutional Convention
  5. Many slave traders were what gender
  6. racially dividing people based on skin color
  7. there were originally how many amendments in the Constitution
  8. Andrew Jackson did this for his voters
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  1. Most famous product slaves collected
  2. What percent of African Americans were enslaved in the colonial period
  3. Who won the civil war
  4. How many pages long was the original document
  5. The first colony was a what
  6. most of the founding fathers were what
  7. Who lost the civil war
  8. Colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War
  9. Patrick henry was a what
  10. People thought African Americans were what in the past
  11. The reconstruction amendments did what to slavery as a whole |
  12. Women worked as this in the American Revolution
  13. Thomas Jefferson wanted this for the government
  14. Andrew Jackson used this for the symbol of his political party

22 Clues: Who won the civil war • Who lost the civil war • Patrick henry was a what • The first colony was a what • Many slave traders were what gender • Most famous product slaves collected • most of the founding fathers were what • Andrew Jackson did this for his voters • racially dividing people based on skin color • How many pages long was the original document • ...

Civil Rights Movement 2021-04-19

Civil Rights Movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Civil Rights protest that occurred in Alabama; the police responded with violence.
  2. Urged for a non-violent approach and wanted unity within the country.
  3. demonstrations by Civil Rights Activists, normally college students, in which they would sit at the "whites only" lunch counter & refuse to leave.
  4. Supported more of a more radical approach and felt as thought the African-American community should separate themselves from the white society.
Down
  1. stated that "separate but equal" facilities were not actually equal; integrated schools.
  2. Protest where people were marching for equal voting rights; they were met with violence from the police.
  3. Created equal employment opportunities and outlawed segregation.
  4. Made it illegal to limit the voting rights of individuals; literacy test, poll taxes, etc. were made illegal.
  5. Rally held in DC to urge the passage of the Civil Rights Bill; over 200,000 people were in attendance

9 Clues: Created equal employment opportunities and outlawed segregation. • Urged for a non-violent approach and wanted unity within the country. • Civil Rights protest that occurred in Alabama; the police responded with violence. • stated that "separate but equal" facilities were not actually equal; integrated schools. • ...

CH19 APUSH vocab quiz 2023-02-21

CH19 APUSH vocab quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. add Ag to money supply
  2. platform called for pub ownership
  3. Harvard grad loathed segregation
  4. she was farmers ally
  5. TR's phrase
  6. law gave more to bust trusts
Down
  1. populist prez cand
  2. fed elections bill
  3. strengthened ICC
  4. estb civil serv comm
  5. Prog $ to mothers
  6. founded by Af. Am. reformers for equal rights

12 Clues: TR's phrase • strengthened ICC • Prog $ to mothers • populist prez cand • fed elections bill • estb civil serv comm • she was farmers ally • add Ag to money supply • law gave more to bust trusts • Harvard grad loathed segregation • platform called for pub ownership • founded by Af. Am. reformers for equal rights

bill of right 2022-06-27

bill of right crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 5th amendment
  2. 14th amendment
  3. 10th amendment
  4. 6th amendment
  5. 2nd amendment
  6. 1st amendment
  7. 7th amendment
Down
  1. 15th amendment
  2. constituion
  3. 11th amendment
  4. 4th amendment
  5. 8th amendment
  6. 3rd amendment
  7. 9th amendment

14 Clues: constituion • 4th amendment • 8th amendment • 5th amendment • 3rd amendment • 6th amendment • 2nd amendment • 9th amendment • 1st amendment • 7th amendment • 15th amendment • 11th amendment • 14th amendment • 10th amendment

Foundations Review 2021-10-14

Foundations Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these people wrote the articles of confederation.
  2. not all powerful government.
  3. this document asserted rule of law.
  4. document that established our government.
  5. there are this many amendments today.
  6. the people rule.
  7. model for the bill or rights.
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  1. the second step in the amendment process.
  2. the people elect public officeholders.

9 Clues: the people rule. • not all powerful government. • model for the bill or rights. • this document asserted rule of law. • there are this many amendments today. • the people elect public officeholders. • the second step in the amendment process. • document that established our government. • these people wrote the articles of confederation.