bill of rights Crossword Puzzles
American Government 3e - Chapter 4 2025-07-11
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- Court-issued permission for police to search property
- Rule that evidence from illegal searches cannot be used at trial
- Amendment prohibiting excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment
- Post 9/11 law expanding federal surveillance powers
- Amendment guaranteeing the right to counsel and an impartial jury
- Legal threshold required for search warrants and arrests
- Prohibited by the Eighth Amendment alongside fines and punishments
- Amendment that prohibits states from abridging privileges or immunities and ensures due process
- Government action preventing speech or publication before it occurs
- Cluse in Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments that guarantees fair legal procedures
- First Amendment clause protecting religious beliefs and practices
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- Amendment ensuring the right “to keep and bear Arms”
- Write requiring detention justification; a fundamental liberty
- Process by which the Supreme Court applies portions of the Bill of Rights to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment
- Phrase from the Eighth Amendment banning torturous punishments
- Amendment that protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy
- Amendment preserving the right to jury trial in civil cases over $20
- First Amendment clause baning the government from establishing a religion
- Warning given upon arrest informing individuals of their rights
19 Clues: Post 9/11 law expanding federal surveillance powers • Amendment ensuring the right “to keep and bear Arms” • Court-issued permission for police to search property • Legal threshold required for search warrants and arrests • Write requiring detention justification; a fundamental liberty • Phrase from the Eighth Amendment banning torturous punishments • ...
WWII Crossword 2022-04-21
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- The person we paired you up with
- Non-Abbreviated version of WWII
- People who have served in the military
- fundamental rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution
- Fought in the war with the US
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- The greatest recession in the U.S. economy and market, between 1929 and 1941
- Women gained these during WWII by getting jobs that they would not averagely get
- The people engaged in or available for work, either in a country or area or in a particular company or industry
- This bill gave veterans a free education, low rates on homes, and paid them for their service
- There was a lot of prejudice against these people in WWII
10 Clues: Fought in the war with the US • Non-Abbreviated version of WWII • The person we paired you up with • People who have served in the military • fundamental rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution • There was a lot of prejudice against these people in WWII • The greatest recession in the U.S. economy and market, between 1929 and 1941 • ...
Article 1 2024-10-08
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- Each side "gives a little" in an argument.
- Solves the issue of how large and small states should be represented in the new Congress.
- At the same time
- Having two houses
- The President rejects a bill and sends a message to Congress giving his reasons.
- People who want to influence members of Congress to pass certain laws.
- A bill which is a plan to spend taxpayers' money.
- An act of Parliament which allowed a person to be punished without a trial.
- Leader of the Senate when the Vice President of the U.S. cannot be present.
- "To have the body of evidence"
- To make coins or paper money.
- To accuse a public official of doing wrong while in office.
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- The President does not sign a bill within 10 days after Congress adjourns.
- A count of the U.S. Population every 10 years.
- Giving each state the number of Representatives it deserves based on the population of the state.
- Imposing and collecting tax.
- If this government power is used, the taking of property must be accompanied by a fair price.
- "After the fact"
- A proposed law
- A senator's method of delaying the senators from voting on a bill.
20 Clues: A proposed law • At the same time • "After the fact" • Having two houses • Imposing and collecting tax. • To make coins or paper money. • "To have the body of evidence" • Each side "gives a little" in an argument. • A count of the U.S. Population every 10 years. • A bill which is a plan to spend taxpayers' money. • To accuse a public official of doing wrong while in office. • ...
Energizer 2022-11-02
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- Manuel L. Quezon also know as the father of ______________ language.
- A branch composed of the house of representative and senate.
- A town where Jose P. Laurel born.
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- What is the supreme law of the land?
- A law that all schools, colleges, and universities study life and works of Philippine National Hero.
- Bill of rights is also called as ______________ of rights.
- Last name of the 3rd President of the Philippines.
7 Clues: A town where Jose P. Laurel born. • What is the supreme law of the land? • Last name of the 3rd President of the Philippines. • Bill of rights is also called as ______________ of rights. • A branch composed of the house of representative and senate. • Manuel L. Quezon also know as the father of ______________ language. • ...
social studies 2025-11-19
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- Bill of Rights (1689)
- Carta
- of Association
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- Trade
- of Liberty
5 Clues: Trade • Carta • of Liberty • of Association • Bill of Rights (1689)
6th Period Legislative Branch Assessment 2022-11-17
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- Most of the work in congress is done here
- Member of the minority party that works with the committee chair
- Assists the party leader
- The president of the senate also serves as
- People elected officials represent
- Vote to end a filibuster
- To shape a congressional district in order to favor a political party
- Permanent committees in congress
- The ability for senators to hold the floor and monopolize debate
- When the president doesn't sign a bill, congress adjourns before 10 days, and the bill dies
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- Members of congress voting based on their own best judgement
- The Supreme Court decided that congressional districts could be challenged in the court in this case
- When the president rejects a bill
- Trading votes to gain support for a bill
- Changing the number of representatives a state has after the census
- This committee decides how long the House will spend debating a bill (2 words)
- Committees made up of members of both houses of congress
- Known as "Chief Legislator" for influence over congress
- The 17th Amendment took the power to select members of this house of congress from state legislatures
- Presiding officer of the House of Representatives
20 Clues: Assists the party leader • Vote to end a filibuster • Permanent committees in congress • When the president rejects a bill • People elected officials represent • Trading votes to gain support for a bill • Most of the work in congress is done here • The president of the senate also serves as • Presiding officer of the House of Representatives • ...
family puzzle 2020-07-25
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- Bill’s dog name
- Bill hails from
- almost last
- Jane (span)
- mile-hi
- Jerry’s Aunt
- Junior’s Mom
- Junior has this many sons
- is a female dog
- the Peruvian
- wifi dog name
- Carlos works here
- Bill and maribels town
- NYC University
- Doctor
- capital of DR
- Incas’ land
- will be Karla’s
- W. PR town
- was a male dog
- Jerry’s dad
- old white guy
- Capital of Peru
- seven
- Johns job
- Carlo’s perfection
- Yudelka’s first
- Karla’s first
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- this is the father
- job
- Vanessa has this many
- this is the son
- guillermo (eng)
- Karla fixes
- one of two on island
- Son’s son
- old university
- Church and Hospital here
- Juana (eng)
- Bill and John
- belquis
- Bill not from here
- he’s last
- Junior’s dad
- Elis’ brother
- Belquis Godfather
- blueberry
- Maribel’s labor
- Maria’s beau
- Maria’s second
- Juanas bithplace
51 Clues: job • seven • Doctor • mile-hi • belquis • Son’s son • he’s last • blueberry • Johns job • W. PR town • almost last • Jane (span) • Karla fixes • Juana (eng) • Incas’ land • Jerry’s dad • Jerry’s Aunt • Junior’s Mom • the Peruvian • Junior’s dad • Maria’s beau • wifi dog name • Bill and John • capital of DR • Elis’ brother • old white guy • Karla’s first • old university • NYC University • was a male dog • Maria’s second • Bill’s dog name • ...
Energizer 2022-11-02
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- Manuel L. Quezon also know as the father of ______________ language.
- A branch composed of the house of representative and senate.
- A town where Jose P. Laurel born.
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- What is the supreme law of the land?
- A law that all schools, colleges, and universities study life and works of Philippine National Hero.
- Bill of rights is also called as ______________ of rights.
- Last name of the 3rd President of the Philippines.
7 Clues: A town where Jose P. Laurel born. • What is the supreme law of the land? • Last name of the 3rd President of the Philippines. • Bill of rights is also called as ______________ of rights. • A branch composed of the house of representative and senate. • Manuel L. Quezon also know as the father of ______________ language. • ...
some random history words 2019-02-12
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- a change, correction, or improvement
- the branch of government that includes court
- branch of governments that executes
- lawmaking branch of government
- longstanding cultural belief and practice
- freedom for people
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- sharing a power between the federal and state government
- a system by which limits power of other branches
- special group of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president
- to exist in
10 Clues: to exist in • freedom for people • lawmaking branch of government • branch of governments that executes • a change, correction, or improvement • longstanding cultural belief and practice • the branch of government that includes court • a system by which limits power of other branches • sharing a power between the federal and state government • ...
Facts About the Constitution 2025-10-03
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- What's the first paragraph of the Constitution
- Which branch carries out laws?
- The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights
- Checks and ______ limit the power of each branch
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- Which branch has the Supreme Court
- How many articles does the Constitution have?
- The process of charging a president with misconduct
- One of the houses of congress
- How many branches are in government?
- The President can sign or ______ a law
10 Clues: One of the houses of congress • Which branch carries out laws? • Which branch has the Supreme Court • How many branches are in government? • The President can sign or ______ a law • How many articles does the Constitution have? • What's the first paragraph of the Constitution • Checks and ______ limit the power of each branch • ...
Facts About the Constitution 2025-10-03
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- What's the first paragraph of the Constitution
- Which branch carries out laws?
- The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights
- Checks and ______ limit the power of each branch
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- Which branch has the Supreme Court
- How many articles does the Constitution have?
- The process of charging a president with misconduct
- One of the houses of congress
- How many branches are in government?
- The President can sign or ______ a law
10 Clues: One of the houses of congress • Which branch carries out laws? • Which branch has the Supreme Court • How many branches are in government? • The President can sign or ______ a law • How many articles does the Constitution have? • What's the first paragraph of the Constitution • Checks and ______ limit the power of each branch • ...
Facts About the Constitution 2025-10-03
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- What's the first paragraph of the Constitution
- Which branch carries out laws?
- The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights
- Checks and ______ limit the power of each branch
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- Which branch has the Supreme Court
- How many articles does the Constitution have?
- The process of charging a president with misconduct
- One of the houses of congress
- How many branches are in government?
- The President can sign or ______ a law
10 Clues: One of the houses of congress • Which branch carries out laws? • Which branch has the Supreme Court • How many branches are in government? • The President can sign or ______ a law • How many articles does the Constitution have? • What's the first paragraph of the Constitution • Checks and ______ limit the power of each branch • ...
US constitution crossword puzzle 2024-09-20
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- sovereignty power of the government lies with the people
- Congress marking the adoption of the declaration of independence
- convention delegates met to draft the u.s constitution
- the opening statement of the constitution
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- helped shape the legislative structure
- the first president under the constitution
- the branch that interprets the law
- drafting the declaration of independence
- of rights the collective name for first ten amendments
- fifths compromise a solution for counting slaves in population totals
10 Clues: the branch that interprets the law • helped shape the legislative structure • drafting the declaration of independence • the opening statement of the constitution • the first president under the constitution • of rights the collective name for first ten amendments • convention delegates met to draft the u.s constitution • ...
Constitution 2021-11-22
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- of Confederation The first plan for a government created during the American Revolution.
- Has the power to override a presidential veto if two-thirds of the members vote to do so.
- States the purpose of the Constitution.
- Another word for approve
- and Balances The ability of each branch of government to have control over the other branch.
- Supreme Court Justices' term.
- Branch of government that enforces the laws.
- Supreme law of the United States.
- Number of branches under the Articles of Confederation.
- Congress would be ________ under the Great Compromise.
- Group against ratification of the Constitution.
- States that wanted slaves to be counted for taxation but not representation.
- Number of branches under the Constitution.
- Group supporting ratification of the Constitution.
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- Branch of government that makes the laws.
- Power shared between states and the federal government.
- Seven ______ in the Constitution.
- of Powers The idea that each branch of government would have its own powers.
- City the Constitutional Convention was held.
- The ______ can veto a bill passed by Congress.
- The 3/5 ________ stated that slaves would be counted for representation and taxation.
- Under the ______ Plan, representation in both houses would be determined by the population of the state.
- The ______ Ordinance was an accomplishment of the Articles of
- Branch of government that interprets the laws.
- of Rights Antifederalists wanted a _______ added to the Constitution.
- Jersey Under the ______ Plan, each state would have the same number of representatives in Congress.
- Gives the Constitution its power.
- Change to the Constitution
- Madison Known as the "Father of the Constitution."
29 Clues: Another word for approve • Change to the Constitution • Supreme Court Justices' term. • Seven ______ in the Constitution. • Supreme law of the United States. • Gives the Constitution its power. • States the purpose of the Constitution. • Branch of government that makes the laws. • Number of branches under the Constitution. • City the Constitutional Convention was held. • ...
vocab crossword 2022-01-06
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- gives congress the right to pass all laws "necessary and proper "
- father of the constitution
- law is above everyone and applies to everyone
- third president of the U.S
- helped write federalist papers
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- he is on the dollar bill
- first ten amendments of the constitution
- first plan of government adopted in the U.S
- believed citizens should give up natural rights
9 Clues: he is on the dollar bill • father of the constitution • third president of the U.S • helped write federalist papers • first ten amendments of the constitution • first plan of government adopted in the U.S • law is above everyone and applies to everyone • believed citizens should give up natural rights • gives congress the right to pass all laws "necessary and proper "
Environmental Law and Policy 2013-02-07
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- Notice posted on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry related to new legislation/policies and invites public/stakeholder comments.
- Notice posted on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry related to decisions made on legislation/policies including how comments influenced final decisions.
- Approach to environmental management that is often government led and based on required actions.
- Policy formation approach that considers that “big picture” issue and then the details; also refers to government driving policy development.
- Provincial policy tool that sets out requirements to ensure municipal official plans consistently address specific provincial interests.
- Policy tool that sets out broad mandates for what government wants to accomplish, including authority to make regulations and rules.
- Established broad roles/responsibilities of different levels of government.
- Notice posted on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry providing information even when a Ministry isn’t required to receive public comments.
- Municipal policy tool that sets out a various to the policies included in the Official Plan.
- Type of stakeholder engagement where information is provided (one-way communication).
- Independent officer responsible for monitoring government compliance with the Environmental Bill of Rights.
- A comprehensive approach to managing human activities and our natural resources; Works across sectors, issues, time, and expertise.
- Acronym for the statements created by Ministries to guide how their decisions may affect the environment.
- Government where the opposing parties collectively have the majority of seats in the legislature.
- Tool to facilitate public/stakeholder review and comment on new environmental policy.
- Laws and policies that apply to a specific group or a specific issue.
- Government “floats out” new policy idea.
- Purpose of Environmental Law/Policy is to offer funding/incentives related to implementation.
- At the review of the annual budget, government includes specific priority actions.
- Approach to environmental management that is often stakeholder led and is focused on providing incentives and education to encourage actions.
- An example of a tribunal that hears appeals related to municipal powers or issues.
- Type of stakeholder engagement where organization looks to the public for advice on specific policy options.
- A person is affects or can be affected by environmental law and policy.
- Purpose of Environmental Law/Policy is to set out how we do things.
- Policy tool that sets out the details for implementation of legislation.
- Acronym for the database use to post environmentally significant law/policy made by the government and used to facilitate public/stakeholder comment.
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- Stakeholders working together to find a mutually agreeable decision or path. forward.
- Policy formation approach that considers details of an issue piecing them together to consider broader issues; also refers to stakeholders driving policy development.
- Municipal planning tool that provides detailed criteria for implementation a general Provincial or Municipal policy.
- Type of stakeholder engagement where information is provided and public feedback is used to influence decisions.
- Law passed by legislatures; also called written law.
- Impartial/Independent decision maker that reviews the administrative decision making process to ensure that acted within the powers provided under legislation.
- Principle that suggests that a cautious environmental management approach be taken to ensure protection of our resources; requires that proponents prove their actions will have no environmental impacts.
- Law based on prior court decisions; focused on property or tort law.
- A Tribunal that hears appeals related to various environmental and planning legislation.
- Purpose of Environmental Law/Policy is to set out specific planning requirements.
- Government where the governing party has the majority of seats in the legislature.
- Impartial/Independent decision maker that makes enforceable decisions where an appeal has been made related to a specific law.
- Type of stakeholder engagement where organization works with the public to ensure concerns are reflected in policy options.
- Acronym for non-governmental organizations focused on environmental issues.
- Process of requesting a formal change to a decision.
- Municipal policy tool that sets out policies guiding land use planning.
- Purpose of Environmental Law/Policy is to control certain activities.
- Policy tool that establishes specific processes that could be followed in order to implement legislation and associated regulations.
- At the opening of the legislature, government includes specific priority actions.
- An organization that works on behalf of its members providing a common voice on specific issues.
- Type of stakeholder engagement where organization allows public to decide on best policy approach.
- Municipal policy tool setting out more detailed plans for a specific part of a municipality.
- Situation where political parties form a partnership to form a majority within the legislature.
- Purpose of Environmental Law/Policy is to provide certain powers/rights.
- Policy tool used by ministries to implement requirements of legislation or regulations (e.g. licenses, permits, certificates, authorizations).
- Third party involvement in finding mutually agreeable outcomes.
- Tool that sets out standard approval process for an organization and ensures transparency to stakeholders on approval requirements.
- Paper where Ministry induces advanced policy ideas and asks public/stakeholders for initial feedback.
54 Clues: Government “floats out” new policy idea. • Law passed by legislatures; also called written law. • Process of requesting a formal change to a decision. • Third party involvement in finding mutually agreeable outcomes. • Purpose of Environmental Law/Policy is to set out how we do things. • Law based on prior court decisions; focused on property or tort law. • ...
Unit II Terms 2021-10-06
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- & Bill of Rights/Federalist who opposed the Bill of Rights
- & politics/weren't allowed to criticize the government in them
- Convention/Federalist meeting that complained about the War of 1812
- Plan, Constitution that favored big states & created a strong central government.
- Act/Made it a crime to criticize the government
- Doctrine/said that European powers didn't belong in America
- in crafts
- of Fallen Timbers/Battle US vs. Native Americans led by Little Turtle
- T. Jefferson/The first Secretary of State & creator of the Democratic-Republican Party.
- Treaty/US and Spain defined the western limits of the Louisiana Purchase
- Federalist Papers, written to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution.
- Hamilton/Secretary of the Treasury who advocated a National Bank
- Act/Nonviolent resistance to British and French taking American merchant ships
- of Confederation, The weak government that was supposed to be "revised" at Philadelphia.
- Rebellion, debt ridden farmer Daniel Shay and other farmers revolting agaisnt the government
- Farewell Address/Advised against political parties and entangling alliance with other countries
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- & Ratification, framework of US govt when New Hampshire became the ninth to ratify it
- Economy/production/prices determined by unrestricted competition between private businesses
- American Farming/Crops included beans, squash, peas, okra, pumpkins
- DC/the new capital city
- Revolution, when the US was in a state of economic and poltical turmoil
- & Clark Expedition/Main goal was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean
- with Confederation Congress, Congress couldn'coin money and regulate interstate trade.
- Compromise, Created two legislative hosues in Congress
- Treaty/A Pro-British Treaty that greatly angered Mr. Jefferson
- of New Orleans, major victory for Andrew Jackson that occurred after War of 1812 treaty
- Marshall & Supreme Court/important Chief Justice of the Supreme Court & last Federalist office holder.
- of Ghent/ended the War of 1812
- Chase/Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and signed the Declaration
- of Good Feelings/Time period at the beginning of James Monroe's presidency
- on the Bank/Believed it was unconstitutional
- Constitutional compromises, Electoral College and Three-Fifths Compromise
32 Clues: in crafts • DC/the new capital city • of Ghent/ended the War of 1812 • on the Bank/Believed it was unconstitutional • Act/Made it a crime to criticize the government • Compromise, Created two legislative hosues in Congress • & Bill of Rights/Federalist who opposed the Bill of Rights • Doctrine/said that European powers didn't belong in America • ...
United States Constitution Vocabulary 2026-05-21
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- The introduction to the Constitution that outlines its purpose (e.g., "We the People...").
- To charge a government official (like the President) with a crime or misconduct in office.
- and Balances: A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches.
- A legislative body composed of two houses (e.g., the Senate and the House of Representatives).
- Branch (Article I): Makes the laws. Made up of Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives).
- Branch (Article III): Interprets the laws. Made up of the Supreme Court and other federal courts.
- The supreme law of the United States and the plan for how the government operates.
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- The power of the President to reject a law passed by Congress.
- of Powers: The division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to prevent any one group from having too much power.
- A system where power is divided between the national (federal) government and individual state governments.
- Branch (Article II): Enforces the laws. Headed by the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet.
- To officially approve or accept a document or amendment.
- A formal change or addition to the Constitution.
- Process: The legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights owed to a person.
- of Rights: The first ten amendments to the Constitution, which protect the basic rights of citizens (such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press).
15 Clues: A formal change or addition to the Constitution. • To officially approve or accept a document or amendment. • The power of the President to reject a law passed by Congress. • The supreme law of the United States and the plan for how the government operates. • The introduction to the Constitution that outlines its purpose (e.g., "We the People..."). • ...
Chapter 7 Words 2022-11-17
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- money
- of rights list of freedoms
- branch system of courts
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- a period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises
- government in which citizens rule themselves
- document that sets out laws
- Plan strong national government
7 Clues: money • branch system of courts • of rights list of freedoms • document that sets out laws • Plan strong national government • government in which citizens rule themselves • a period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises
Chapter 4 2016-05-01
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- Prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment.
- Designed to protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and punishment without due process of law.
- The situation occurring when an individual accused of a crime is compelled to be a witness against himself or herself in court.
- A government preventing or censoring material from being published.
- Guarantees equal protection of the law and rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US, including former slaves.
- Prohibited by the Fourth Amendment.
- Speech done on behalf of a company or individual for the intent of making a profit.
- A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights.
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- A legal negotiation in which a prosecutor reduces a charge in exchange for a defendant's guilty plea.
- Reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion.
- A constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes including the right to counsel, the right to confront witnesses, and the right to a speedy and public trial.
- Freedom of speech, religion, petition, religion, and press.
- Personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot abridge, either by law or by judicial interpretation without due process.
- The first ten amendments of the United States Constitution.
- The clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress.
- The right to a private personal life free from the intrusion of government.
- Prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.
- A first amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion.
- The legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights by making most of its provisions applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
- The communication of ideas through symbols and actions.
- A court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence.
- A law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial.
22 Clues: Prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. • Prohibited by the Fourth Amendment. • The communication of ideas through symbols and actions. • Freedom of speech, religion, petition, religion, and press. • The first ten amendments of the United States Constitution. • A government preventing or censoring material from being published. • ...
Ap gov facs and terms 2026-01-06
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- Case upholding Japanese American internment
- Individual freedoms protected from government interference
- Government censorship before publication
- Law banning discrimination in public places and jobs
- Amendment guaranteeing citizenship and equal protection
- Amendment that banned poll taxes
- Implied constitutional protection of personal decisions
- Guilty plea in exchange for a lighter sentence
- The right to vote
- First ten amendments to the Constitution
- Requirement that laws treat people equally
- Process that applies the Bill of Rights to the states
- Type of expression not protected by free speech
- Written false statements that harm a reputation
- Case that declared school segregation unconstitutional
- Case ruling enslaved people were not citizens
- Requirement that laws be applied fairly
- Case that upheld segregation under “separate but equal”
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- Law protecting minority voting access
- Amendment that abolished slavery
- Punishment banned by the Eighth Amendment
- Right to avoid testifying against oneself
- Fee once required to vote
- Advertising that has limited First Amendment protection
- Actions that express ideas without words
- First Amendment protection of religious practice
- Amendment protecting voting rights regardless of race
- First Amendment ban on government-established religion
- Rule that blocks illegally obtained evidence from court
- Supreme Court case applying free speech to the states
- Protections against discrimination
31 Clues: The right to vote • Fee once required to vote • Amendment that abolished slavery • Amendment that banned poll taxes • Protections against discrimination • Law protecting minority voting access • Requirement that laws be applied fairly • Government censorship before publication • Actions that express ideas without words • First ten amendments to the Constitution • ...
Constitutional Maker 2023-11-17
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- the rights of each person
- power is divided between national and state
- an order for a specific person to be arrested
- money paid in order to vote
- a formal agreement between two or more countries
- this type of government is NOT absolute
- the power to declare laws and actions unconstitutional
- rule by the people
- "necessary and proper"
- reasonable basis to believe a person is linked to a crime
- rejection of a bill
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- "the supreme law of the land"
- an appeal
- an order for a specific place to be searched
- power divided among the three branches
- to approve
- to accuse a public official of misconduct in office
- one of seven divisions of the Constitution
- government administradors
- ensures no one branch has more power than the others
- must follow proper procedures when taking action against an individual for a crime
- a change to the Constitution
22 Clues: an appeal • to approve • rule by the people • rejection of a bill • "necessary and proper" • the rights of each person • government administradors • money paid in order to vote • a change to the Constitution • "the supreme law of the land" • power divided among the three branches • this type of government is NOT absolute • one of seven divisions of the Constitution • ...
Human rights 2026-02-26
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- – Rights granted by specific laws that can be modified or repealed by the legislature.
- – Characteristic meaning rights cannot be rightfully taken away or forfeited.
- – The stage of human rights development where rights are codified into law.
- – The role of the state as the entity answerable for human rights observance.
- – Type of land rights specifically protected under the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act.
- – The independent body that investigates human rights violations in the Philippines.
- – Rights viewed as being given by God and belonging to all from birth.
- – Rights protecting the accused during questioning, named after a famous U.S. case.
- – Rule stating evidence obtained in violation of rights is inadmissible.
- – The first stage in the development of human rights where the concept is envisioned.
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- – Characteristic meaning rights apply to everyone everywhere, regardless of origin.
- – Characteristic meaning rights do not expire even if not asserted for a long time.
- – Type of investigation that starts when suspicion is focused on a person in custody.
- – The centerpiece of the 1987 Philippine Constitution; life is meaningless without it.
- – Rights that belong to a person simply because they are human, not granted by authority.
- – Principle that rights cannot be divided or denied even if others are enjoyed.
- – The final stage where human rights are actually enjoyed and practiced.
- – Acronym for the law addressing online sexual abuse and exploitation of children.
18 Clues: – Rights viewed as being given by God and belonging to all from birth. • – The final stage where human rights are actually enjoyed and practiced. • – Rule stating evidence obtained in violation of rights is inadmissible. • – The stage of human rights development where rights are codified into law. • ...
Jewish American History 1 2020-09-08
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- Place to eat invented by a Jewish American
- A heart medical device invented by a Jewish American
- Freedon bell
- Section of Los Angeles developed by Jews
- Presidential governmental branch
- First President
- Second president
- Type of makeup invented by a Jewish American
- Third president
- Country with the most Jews
- Country 2nd most Jewish ancestors came from
- Supreme Court governmental branch
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- Stage and theater invention by a Jewish American
- Country with the 2nd most Jews
- Home of famous bell
- Type of pen invented by a Jewish American
- TV control invented by a Jewish American
- Little kid stuffed toy invented by a Jewish American
- Congressional governmental branch
- Type of light invented by a Jewish American
- Country in Europe with the most Jews
- Document containing Bill of Rights
- Country most Jewish ancestors came from
- Type of cart invented by a Jewish American
24 Clues: Freedon bell • First President • Third president • Second president • Home of famous bell • Country with the most Jews • Country with the 2nd most Jews • Presidential governmental branch • Congressional governmental branch • Supreme Court governmental branch • Document containing Bill of Rights • Country in Europe with the most Jews • Country most Jewish ancestors came from • ...
Concept 1.1 Modern American - Ali Strange 2024-09-05
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- Congress sought to overturn the black codes by passing
- In 1864 Congress passed this bill rejecting Lincoln's ten percent
- 1865-1877
- Vice President of Lincoln
- laws that sought to limit the rights of African Americans and keep them as landless workers
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- Members of Lincoln's own party opposed his plan, insisted that the Confederate had committed crimes
- Goal was to provide food, clothing, health care, and education for both African Americans and white refugees
- charge with wrongdoing in office
- To protect freedmen;s rights from presidental vetoes, southern state legislatures, and federal court
- Amendment forbidded any state from denying suffering on the grounds of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
10 Clues: 1865-1877 • Vice President of Lincoln • charge with wrongdoing in office • Congress sought to overturn the black codes by passing • In 1864 Congress passed this bill rejecting Lincoln's ten percent • laws that sought to limit the rights of African Americans and keep them as landless workers • ...
Principles of Government 2025-10-02
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- The English Bill of Rights took away power from this and gave it to the people
- This French philosopher believed in doing what's best for the general will and social contract
- In a system of checks and balances, these 3 things can limit the power of the others
- This principle is about a government where citizens elect representatives
- The idea that government power is restricted by law
- This philosopher heavily influenced the Declaration of Independence with his ideas of natural rights and consent of the governed
- Pamphlet written and spread through the 13 colonies that argued for American independence
- In federalism, the 3 levels of government are federal, local, and...
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- life, liberty, and property
- Philosopher who wrote about separation of powers
- this is where power comes from in popular sovereignty
- Document that limited the power of the English king in 1215
- The idea that laws apply to everyone, even the rulers
- Early agreement for self-rule by Pilgrims
- This philosopher believed that a strong government was necessary to protect its people
- This is another word for permission that the government must have this to have power
- due process gives people right to a fair...
17 Clues: life, liberty, and property • Early agreement for self-rule by Pilgrims • due process gives people right to a fair... • Philosopher who wrote about separation of powers • The idea that government power is restricted by law • this is where power comes from in popular sovereignty • The idea that laws apply to everyone, even the rulers • ...
Canada's Government 2015-10-12
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- A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
- To change or improve something.
- One of the two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings.
- The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
- This outlines Canadians' basic rights and freedoms.
- The process of choosing a representative by vote.
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- To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
- A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
- The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
- The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons.
- A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
- A group of all ministers.
- The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament.
- A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
- The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business.
15 Clues: A group of all ministers. • To change or improve something. • A formal event that follows rules or traditions. • The process of choosing a representative by vote. • This outlines Canadians' basic rights and freedoms. • A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament. • To pick one person from a group of several people by voting. • ...
First Semester Project 2020-12-14
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- scott case case about a freed slave men
- Tea Party Griffin's Warfare
- one who opposes slavery
- Crow Laws legalization of segregation
- Wilkes Booth who assassinated President lincoln
- george the III ruler of Great Britain and Ireland
- railroads railroads to transport goods
- democracy a form of government operating on principles adopted from a republic and a democracy
- destiny expanding land across north america
- democracy current government
- of Independence statement to choose own government
- plan proposal for the creation of the national government
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- douglas American abolitionist
- war war between the mexicans and the americans
- Trail wagon route
- amendment people born in the USA are legal citizens
- creek massacre sand massacre
- purchase land bought from france
- of 1812 war
- Jefferson Third President
- Act Plantation Act
- of rights first 10 amendments
- bureau gives slaves freedom
- Act taxing paper
- amendment involuntary servitude
- Washington First President
26 Clues: of 1812 war • Act taxing paper • Trail wagon route • Act Plantation Act • one who opposes slavery • Jefferson Third President • Washington First President • Tea Party Griffin's Warfare • bureau gives slaves freedom • creek massacre sand massacre • democracy current government • douglas American abolitionist • of rights first 10 amendments • amendment involuntary servitude • ...
Know Your Currency 2020-12-09
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- Small, fine type found on bills
- Central banking system in the US
- Person who apprears on the $10 dollar bill
- US Currency is printed on paper made of linen and _____
- President who appears on the $1 dollar bill
- First line of defense in detecting counterfeit bills
- Person who appears on the $100 dollar bill
- To prevent counterfeits, many bills use ___ shifting ink
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- An imitation of something genuine made to deceive or defraud
- President who appears on the $5 dollar bill
- Security feature that can be with light
- President who appears on the $2 dollar bill
- President who appears on the $50 dollar bill
- President who appears on the $20 dollar bill
14 Clues: Small, fine type found on bills • Central banking system in the US • Security feature that can be with light • Person who apprears on the $10 dollar bill • Person who appears on the $100 dollar bill • President who appears on the $5 dollar bill • President who appears on the $1 dollar bill • President who appears on the $2 dollar bill • ...
Final Exam Crossword 2021-01-12
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- made up of the senate and house of reps
- settles difference made by each house and constructs one final draft
- reduced group of representatives needed to pursue business.
- a method used by incumbents to familiarize voters with their name, that running mate cant.
- where bills wait to be introduced
- committees within a committee
- something added that is irrelevant to the bill
- where house speaker assigns the bills to
- changed the law, now the people directly vote for the senate
- part of congress with informal rules
- rambling on to stall time in court setting
- additions or changes to constitution
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- strict time limit and no amendments of floor
- part of congress with formal rules
- politician running for same position again
- head of committees
- Law in progress
- count to determine population growth and decline in each state
- head of executive branch
- speaker/leader of senate
- made up of 2 chambers
- final version of a bill both houses agree on.
- set bill aside to die
- group of voter represented by a single person
- rule in plase to end or limit debates
- bill denied by president to become a law
26 Clues: Law in progress • head of committees • made up of 2 chambers • set bill aside to die • head of executive branch • speaker/leader of senate • committees within a committee • where bills wait to be introduced • part of congress with formal rules • part of congress with informal rules • additions or changes to constitution • rule in plase to end or limit debates • ...
Constitutional Design 2021-07-19
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- Mahatma Gandhi's magazine in 1931
- first president of South Africa
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- Bill of Rights
- umbrella organization
- the place where Nelson Mandela was kept for 28 years of imprisonment
- chairman of drafting committee
- the white Europeans named the people of South Africa
7 Clues: Bill of Rights • umbrella organization • chairman of drafting committee • first president of South Africa • Mahatma Gandhi's magazine in 1931 • the white Europeans named the people of South Africa • the place where Nelson Mandela was kept for 28 years of imprisonment
chap 9 lesson 1 2019-04-03
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- this act established a federal court system
- a group of advisers to a president
- a settlement of a disagreement reached by each side
- first president of the US
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- who managed the nation's money
- something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow
- certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future
- the bill of rights limits the power of what
- to build up
- of the same form with others
10 Clues: to build up • first president of the US • of the same form with others • who managed the nation's money • a group of advisers to a president • this act established a federal court system • the bill of rights limits the power of what • a settlement of a disagreement reached by each side • certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future • ...
Canada's Government 2015-10-12
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- A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
- The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
- The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
- A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
- A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
- To change or improve something.
- The process of choosing a representative by vote.
Down
- This outlines Canadians' basic rights and freedoms.
- The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament.
- The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons.
- The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business.
- One of the two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings.
- A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
- To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
- A group of all ministers.
15 Clues: A group of all ministers. • To change or improve something. • A formal event that follows rules or traditions. • The process of choosing a representative by vote. • This outlines Canadians' basic rights and freedoms. • A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament. • To pick one person from a group of several people by voting. • ...
Outcome 3 Crossword Puzzle - Social 30-1 2024-02-16
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- Legal declaration of desired control over areas of property including bodies of water.
- An economic system that operates on capitalism, private ownership law of supply and demand and without interference from the government.
- Forcing a minority group to accept the values, behaviours and beliefs of the majority.
- Exaggeration and misrepresentation of information to rally support for a particular cause, issue or group often directed at harming another group.
- A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
- First 10 Amendments of the US Constitution based on John Locke's concept of "natural rights" for all people which include life, liberty and the protection of property.
- Act of Parliament that deals with the governance of reserves, the rights and benefits of registered individuals and makes decisions for First Nations groups in Canada.
- Form of government where the citizens participate in decisions directly. Operates on the belief that every citizen's voice is important and necessary for the orderly and efficient operation of society.
- A military, political, and ideological conflict led by the United States as a result of the September 11 terrorist attacks and aimed to eradicate terrorism and its impact around the world.
- Official document that outlines government policies.
- A political system in which a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public.
- A political system in which one party controls the government and actively seeks to prevent other parties from contesting for power.
- on Aboriginal Peoples An investigation mandated by the Canadian government into the tension between Canada's First Nations and the government during the 1990s. Concluded Aboriginals needed to be granted more self-determination and control over their lands.
- Form of government where political power is held by an elite and wealthy group of business owners within a society and people's needs are subservient to the economic success of corporations.
- System of government where citizens vote directly for a political party and the representatives are assigned based on the amount of popular support obtained. Result is a fairly accurate representation of voters within the legislature - "___________ Representation".
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- The bill identifying human rights that are guaranteed to everyone in Canada; enacted in 1982 and embedded in the Constitution of Canada - "__________ _____ of Rights and Freedoms".
- The belief that human conditions can and should be improved through social reform and aid as a priority in society.
- An economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of government regulation and promotion.
- A state-level method of direct legislation that gives voters a chance to approve or disapprove proposed legislation or a proposed constitutional amendment.
- A statutory bill of rights and human rights code that was passed by the National Assembly of Quebec in 1975 - "_______ _______ of Human Rights and Freedoms".
- A key principle of collectivist ideologies that promotes a level playing field where everyone has the same access to the same wealth.
- A government in which the armed forces have the absolute power to rule and there is no democracy.
- Process where a group of individuals share ideas, solutions, and concerns to find a resolution to a problem that all members of the group can accept - "_________ Decision-Making".
- When all members of a political party chose to vote on laws the same way even if personally they disagree with the party stance.
- Ideologies that oppose the principles of liberalism and usually refers to undemocratic actions but can happen in democratic countries during times of crisis.
- Form of government where a small group of politicians are elected by a larger group of citizens, who participate in deciding issues through the elected officials that represent them and make laws in their interest.
- Economic system based on state ownership of property wherein state planners make the decisions regarding production, manufacturing and distribution of goods and services.
- A statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government, especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote.
- Set of laws passed after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States by terrorist groups. Granted the Canadian government special powers for responding to and preventing further terrorist attacks. Includes increased surveillance, detention and preventative arrest.
- Groups of people who attempt to directly influence or persuade an organization to adopt particular policies, usually those that support the groups interest.
30 Clues: Official document that outlines government policies. • Legal declaration of desired control over areas of property including bodies of water. • Forcing a minority group to accept the values, behaviours and beliefs of the majority. • A government in which the armed forces have the absolute power to rule and there is no democracy. • ...
Constitution cross word 2023-05-03
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- - a power or privilege that is recognized by tradition or law
- - the political system by which a country or community is administered and regulated.
- - a member of the convention that drew up the US Constitution in 1787
- - The house that makes and passes federal laws
- - the branch that includes the Supreme Court and other federal courts
- - a structured process where the facts of a case are presented to a jury, and they decide if the defendant is guilty or not guilty of the charge offered.
- - provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
- - to be free or to have freedom
- - the crime of betraying one’s country
- - the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct
- - a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government
- - the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress
- - the act of housing and providing for soldiers forcefully
- - those who have support for lower taxes
- - a group of people collected for a common purpose
- - when a group come together to make a decision
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- - those who believe we can and should make life better for families across our nation.
- - the fact or state of being independent.
- - a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official
- - When a defendant cannot be tried or punished for the same offense more than once.
- - the head of the state
- - The power of the President to refuse to approve a bill.
- - the system of rules for a state.
- - a document allowing authorites to make an arrest or search a premises
- - the introduction to the constitution
- - a tribunal presided over by a judge.
- - the branch that is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress
- - The branch in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed.
- - the state before a law is approved
- - individual rights of the people
30 Clues: - the head of the state • - to be free or to have freedom • - individual rights of the people • - the system of rules for a state. • - the state before a law is approved • - the introduction to the constitution • - a tribunal presided over by a judge. • - the crime of betraying one’s country • - those who have support for lower taxes • ...
chapter 12 2022-04-13
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- reconstruction
- Bill-this bill created framework
- against a public official for misconduct.
- politicians
- Revels-American politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator.
- seceded states come back to reform the United States (1865-1877).
- Bureau-provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
- Republicans-a group
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- Amendment-granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
- system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- Johnson-After the death of Lincoln he became the
- Amendment-The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- codes-restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
- president.
- formed a faction
- political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
- the republican party.
- the re-admittance of the confederate states.
19 Clues: president. • politicians • reconstruction • formed a faction • Republicans-a group • the republican party. • Bill-this bill created framework • against a public official for misconduct. • the re-admittance of the confederate states. • Johnson-After the death of Lincoln he became the • seceded states come back to reform the United States (1865-1877). • ...
semester 2 final 2021-06-09
Across
- how quickly an asset can be spent
- loans issued by businesses, state governments, or the federal government
- the ratio of savings to disposable income
- the president not signing a bill within 10 days of Congress adjourning
- a rule that forbids adding amendments to a bill
- mutual funds whose purpose is to provide current income on a steady basis
- not wanting to change physical assets to match new prices for fear that prices will change again
- a legislator who can be a delegate or a trustee depending on the issue
- the amount of money that a bank can loan out
- the protection of certain groups against discrimination
- areas for protestors designed to minimize the protestors audience and keep them from government officials
- the thousands of federal government agencies and institutions that implement and administer federal laws and programs
- when the President speaks, the media and the public listen
- currency in the hands of the public and currency held by banks as reserves
- mutual funds that invest primarily in stocks
- material with no redeeming social value
- money that an appropriations bill designates for specific projects within a member’s district or state
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- executive powers not listed in the constitution but are implied by it
- the people who a member of congress represents
- the right of executive office officials to withhold information from Congress and the courts
- powers explicitly granted to the President by the Constitution in Article II, Sections 2 and 3
- a legislator who listens to and is trusted by his or her constituents
- the process by which some federal rights are applied to states
- the protections provided against the abuse of government power
- anything that has value and can retain value over time
- a collection of stocks (or bonds) rather than an individual stock to invest in
26 Clues: how quickly an asset can be spent • material with no redeeming social value • the ratio of savings to disposable income • the amount of money that a bank can loan out • mutual funds that invest primarily in stocks • the people who a member of congress represents • a rule that forbids adding amendments to a bill • anything that has value and can retain value over time • ...
President Kennedy 2021-04-28
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- president age 43
- ran against JFK
- U.S obtained photos of soviet missiles where?
- what does the F stand for in JFK
- JFK called the civil rights struggle a what?
- what was the month JFK was assassinated
- JFK announced March 1961.
- where JFK was assassinated
- what act did JFK pass as a bill
- first president that was?
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- U.S and Soviet Union agreed to in a treaty
- gov of South Vietnam was replaced with a military?
- killed lee oswald after lee killed JFK
- changed the election in 1960
- JFK was part of what political party
- Became the leader of Cuba in 1959
- JFK and Nikita Khrushchev held a summit in?
- the first name of the man who assassinated JFK
- backed down first from the Cuban missile crisis
19 Clues: ran against JFK • president age 43 • JFK announced March 1961. • first president that was? • where JFK was assassinated • changed the election in 1960 • what act did JFK pass as a bill • what does the F stand for in JFK • Became the leader of Cuba in 1959 • JFK was part of what political party • killed lee oswald after lee killed JFK • what was the month JFK was assassinated • ...
ethics 2024-12-01
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- Type of soul in animals
- Rights created by humans
- Described as the essence of living beings
- Type of ethical theory Kant is known for
- Not intrinsically good when combined with goodwill
- Capacity for logical thought
- Type of soul in plants
- Fair-mindedness
- Study of what is right and wrong
- Motivation for moral action according to Kant
- Highest virtue in Kantian ethics
- Legal and moral claim to do something
- Feeling that pushes a specific decision
- Synonym for sense of duty in moral actions
- Rights based on ethical principles
- Type of legal rights related to governance participation
- Not a basis for moral action according to Kant
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- Human distinguishing trait
- Rights requiring others not to hinder
- Essential connection with duties and obligations
- Opposite of biased
- Characteristic of moral rights
- Corrupt and worthless without goodwill
- Obstruction to discernment of right and wrong
- Type of rights inherent to all humans
- Type of action required for morality
- Type of legal rights related to individual freedom
- Type of legal rights related to livelihood and wealth
- Rights requiring others to fulfill an entitlement
- Basis for Kant's ethical theory
- Rights granted and protected by the state
31 Clues: Fair-mindedness • Opposite of biased • Type of soul in plants • Type of soul in animals • Rights created by humans • Human distinguishing trait • Capacity for logical thought • Characteristic of moral rights • Basis for Kant's ethical theory • Study of what is right and wrong • Highest virtue in Kantian ethics • Type of action required for morality • ...
Chapter 15 In-lecture Review 2024-12-09
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- The period following Radical Reconstruction, during which the White South regained power and rolled back Black civil rights
- The title of the Reconstruction era that saw the emergence of Black Codes and the KKK
- One of the skills sought by formerly enslaved people; it was a symbol of freedom to have this skill
- President after Lincoln
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- The Bureau that helped reunite families and provided education and medical care to poor Blacks and Whites in the south
- President who followed Johnson; favored Black male voting rights
- Last name of the leader of the Radical Republicans in the House; he also favored land redistribution to formerly enslaved people
- The title of the Reconstruction era that lasted through Grant
- Bill that favored full rights for Black Americans and harsh punishment for the South
9 Clues: President after Lincoln • The title of the Reconstruction era that lasted through Grant • President who followed Johnson; favored Black male voting rights • Bill that favored full rights for Black Americans and harsh punishment for the South • The title of the Reconstruction era that saw the emergence of Black Codes and the KKK • ...
Topic 4: A Constitution for the United States (Part 2) 2026-04-27
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- government by consent of the governed
- to grant citizenship to a person who has met official requirements for becoming a citizen
- to reject, as when the President rejects a law passed by Congress
- a systems of transit lines, highways, bridges, and tunnels
- a person who enters another country in order to settle there
- the power of citizens to call for votes to change state constitutions
- a person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protections
- the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
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- a government on the county, parish, city, town, village, or district level
- to bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official
- the willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice
- to overrule, as when Congress overrules a presidential veto
- a person living in a country where he or she is not a citizen
- related to lawsuits involving the private rights of individuals
- duty the responsibility of every citizen to serve on a jury when called
- a proposed law
- a feeling of love and devotion to one's country
17 Clues: a proposed law • government by consent of the governed • a feeling of love and devotion to one's country • a systems of transit lines, highways, bridges, and tunnels • the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution • to overrule, as when Congress overrules a presidential veto • a person who enters another country in order to settle there • ...
Gravity Falls 2025-04-16
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- The type of world Bill was born
- The last name of Pacifica and where the pacific touches torches to west coast of America
- The character that is very excited and has a twin
- Dipper’s competition for Wendy
- The ____ twins
- Da best show
- Where Bill and his friends lived
- I GROW MADDEN
- Known as Grunkle Stan
- Without a doubt the very best character in the world or the begging of a scientist’s show
- We’ll meet again don’t know how, don’t know when, but I’ll know we’ll meet again some ____ day
- Cipher is real, he’s sinful and ____
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- How old Bill is
- The character that is very anxious and has a twin
- The thing that allowed “William’s” reign
- What did time baby watch as he saw a vision from Bill
- The state Gravity Falls is in
- Who killed Bill’s world
- the thing that made fritleford weird
- The only girl lumberjack
- a book about da best character in the world
- The type of straws Bill loves
- The bacon
- Buy gold ____
24 Clues: The bacon • Da best show • I GROW MADDEN • Buy gold ____ • The ____ twins • How old Bill is • Known as Grunkle Stan • Who killed Bill’s world • The only girl lumberjack • The state Gravity Falls is in • The type of straws Bill loves • Dipper’s competition for Wendy • The type of world Bill was born • Where Bill and his friends lived • the thing that made fritleford weird • ...
Influences on US Government 2025-10-07
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- Written by two "ghost writers" in England
- King who signed the Magna Carta
- Mayflower compact wanted government for the common __________
- Foundational right found in Cato's letters
- Written by the Pilgrims in 1620
- Key to fair elections found in English Bill of Rights
- Most of these inspirational documents come from this country
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- State where the Mayflower Compact comes from
- Written for all to understand and support revolution
- Forbade excessive punishments
- City where Common Sense was written
- Idea from Magna Carta, AKA innocent until proven guilty
- All these documents inspired our ________________
- Wrote the book Common Sense
- "The Great Charter"
15 Clues: "The Great Charter" • Wrote the book Common Sense • Forbade excessive punishments • King who signed the Magna Carta • Written by the Pilgrims in 1620 • City where Common Sense was written • Written by two "ghost writers" in England • Foundational right found in Cato's letters • State where the Mayflower Compact comes from • All these documents inspired our ________________ • ...
100 turning points Crossword 2024-10-08
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- -___ scott vs sandford
- -Rumored to have to drink beer since no water
- -someone that belonged to the land
- -who drafted the bill of rights
- -who made the big singature on the declaration?
- -Who burnt washington?
- -Whats a man+minute?
- -The ____ rush
- -Biggest purchase of land in U.S
- -What was James+town?
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- - who ignites the french/indian war?
- -Famous guy from the massacre defends the redcoats.
- -Where witches trials were mainly.
- -Who shot at the boston massacre?
- -What was a victory in a battle that changed the war?
- -Which court was the highest?
- -Last name of who made the telegraph.
- -Famous canal
- -Who started the Nullification Crisis?
- -Christopher
- -Squanto Save the Pilgrims-1621
- Suffragist -Who met in Seneca Falls?
- -First state to ratify
- -Name for natives
- -Black
25 Clues: -Black • -Christopher • -Famous canal • -The ____ rush • -Name for natives • -Whats a man+minute? • -What was James+town? • -___ scott vs sandford • -Who burnt washington? • -First state to ratify • -Which court was the highest? • -who drafted the bill of rights • -Squanto Save the Pilgrims-1621 • -Biggest purchase of land in U.S • -Who shot at the boston massacre? • ...
Purposes & Principles 2025-09-12
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- improving govt by voting or amendments
- federal govt is divided into three
- cartoonist technique using words as clues
- intro to Constitution listing purposes of govt
- schools hospitals parks are examples
- principle that govt doesn't have total control
- principle that emphasizes can't violate citizens freedoms
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- addressing foreign threats or issues like war
- purpose often filled by court actions
- govt reaction to disasters within borders
- idea that the people are the "kings"
- govt organized at national, state and city levels
- cartoonist technique using pictures as clues
- the Bill of Rights are the first ten
- comparing things to make a joke or point
15 Clues: federal govt is divided into three • idea that the people are the "kings" • the Bill of Rights are the first ten • schools hospitals parks are examples • purpose often filled by court actions • improving govt by voting or amendments • comparing things to make a joke or point • govt reaction to disasters within borders • cartoonist technique using words as clues • ...
legal 2023-08-09
Across
- freedom of speech
- Clause federal law generally overrules state and local law
- Cruel and Unusual
- Civil wrong
Down
- Due process
- of rights First 10 amendments
6 Clues: Due process • Civil wrong • freedom of speech • Cruel and Unusual • of rights First 10 amendments • Clause federal law generally overrules state and local law
The constitution 2025-12-11
Across
- president and agencies
- bill of rights
- has to be a natural born citizen
Down
- introduction to the constitution
- senate and house of representatives
- supreme court
6 Clues: supreme court • bill of rights • president and agencies • introduction to the constitution • has to be a natural born citizen • senate and house of representatives
Unit II Terms 2021-10-06
Across
- & Bill of Rights/Federalist who opposed the Bill of Rights
- & politics/weren't allowed to criticize the government in them
- Convention/Federalist meeting that complained about the War of 1812
- Plan, Constitution that favored big states & created a strong central government.
- Act/Made it a crime to criticize the government
- Doctrine/said that European powers didn't belong in America
- in crafts
- of Fallen Timbers/Battle US vs. Native Americans led by Little Turtle
- T. Jefferson/The first Secretary of State & creator of the Democratic-Republican Party.
- Treaty/US and Spain defined the western limits of the Louisiana Purchase
- Federalist Papers, written to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution.
- Hamilton/Secretary of the Treasury who advocated a National Bank
- Act/Nonviolent resistance to British and French taking American merchant ships
- of Confederation, The weak government that was supposed to be "revised" at Philadelphia.
- Rebellion, debt ridden farmer Daniel Shay and other farmers revolting agaisnt the government
- Farewell Address/Advised against political parties and entangling alliance with other countries
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- & Ratification, framework of US govt when New Hampshire became the ninth to ratify it
- Economy/production/prices determined by unrestricted competition between private businesses
- American Farming/Crops included beans, squash, peas, okra, pumpkins
- DC/the new capital city
- Revolution, when the US was in a state of economic and poltical turmoil
- & Clark Expedition/Main goal was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean
- with Confederation Congress, Congress couldn'coin money and regulate interstate trade.
- Compromise, Created two legislative hosues in Congress
- Treaty/A Pro-British Treaty that greatly angered Mr. Jefferson
- of New Orleans, major victory for Andrew Jackson that occurred after War of 1812 treaty
- Marshall & Supreme Court/important Chief Justice of the Supreme Court & last Federalist office holder.
- of Ghent/ended the War of 1812
- Chase/Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and signed the Declaration
- of Good Feelings/Time period at the beginning of James Monroe's presidency
- on the Bank/Believed it was unconstitutional
- Constitutional compromises, Electoral College and Three-Fifths Compromise
32 Clues: in crafts • DC/the new capital city • of Ghent/ended the War of 1812 • on the Bank/Believed it was unconstitutional • Act/Made it a crime to criticize the government • Compromise, Created two legislative hosues in Congress • & Bill of Rights/Federalist who opposed the Bill of Rights • Doctrine/said that European powers didn't belong in America • ...
Civics crossword assignment 2022-09-26
Across
- signed at Plymouth rock
- protects the right to bear arms
- counted 3/5 of the enslaved population in deciding numbers for the house of representatives and taxes
- first representative government in colonial america
- did not want to sign constitution without bill of rights
- guarantees a speedy trial and an impartial jury
- has one house
- strongest voice for anti-federalist concerns
- we can't be forced to house soldiers
- established the principles of limited government
- stated that kings rule by the consent of the people
- gives freedom of speech
- the last state to ratify the constitution
- police must have a warrant to enter our homes
Down
- can't be tried twice for the same crime
- most votes win
- an elected representative votes for the people
- everybody votes
- authority to set taxes,enforce national laws
- has two houses
- "father of the Constitution"
21 Clues: has one house • most votes win • has two houses • everybody votes • signed at Plymouth rock • gives freedom of speech • "father of the Constitution" • protects the right to bear arms • we can't be forced to house soldiers • can't be tried twice for the same crime • the last state to ratify the constitution • strongest voice for anti-federalist concerns • ...
Units One and Two Crossword 2025-11-18
Across
- LAW, The body of law made by judges through decisions
- The right to vote
- RIGHTS, Rights belonging to people by nature
- A system with two legislative chambers
- DEMOCRACY, System where citizens elect representatives to make decisions
- A single‑chamber legislature
- System that divides power between national and state governments
- PROCESS, The requirement that the government must follow fair procedures
- SOVEREIGNTY, The idea that government gets its authority from the people
- A political system ruled by a king or queen
- A system where church leaders control the government
- The power to propose and pass spending bills in the legislature
- PARTY, Formal political organization aiming to win elections
- LAW, Government action that overturns ordinary rule or suspends normal civil rights
- A legal order to arrest or search based on evidence
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- CORPUS, A legal protection requiring a person detained to be brought before a court
- The plan or formal document creating a city or county government
- System where power is held by a central national government
- OF POWERS, The principle that powers are divided among branches of government
- DOMAIN, A forced taking of private property for public use with payment
- Power concentrated in the hands of a few wealthy people
- Formal written statement that introduces a constitution
- OF ATTAINDER, A law passed to punish someone without trial
- The branch that interprets laws
- A leader with absolute power, often oppressive
- REVIEW, The power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional
- Power to reject legislation or appointments
- Economic system based on private ownership and markets
- A rule or decision that serves as an example for future cases
- The process of approving or confirming a treaty, law, or amendment
30 Clues: The right to vote • A single‑chamber legislature • The branch that interprets laws • A system with two legislative chambers • Power to reject legislation or appointments • A political system ruled by a king or queen • RIGHTS, Rights belonging to people by nature • A leader with absolute power, often oppressive • A legal order to arrest or search based on evidence • ...
Government 2024-12-17
Across
- of Rights a document containing the rights guaranteed to citizens of the United States
- the branch of government that carries out laws
- a freedom that is protected, such as the right to free speech and religion
- amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
- a settlement of differences in which each state gives up some of its demands
- the branch of government that interprets laws and settles disagreements
- a government by the people
- a system of rules that a particular country or community obey
- an advantage or profit gain from something
- individual states have the power to make laws about schools and marriage
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- the document that describes the government of the United States, no other law can contradict it
- the branch of government that makes laws
- or national government, has power to print money and declare war
- a duty or something you should do such as recycling or doing your homework
- to reject a bell and prevent it from becoming a law
- a group of advisors to the president, Ing the heads of important departments
- of the Confederation the document that described a new national government for the former American colonies
- article added to the US Constitution
- the act of accusing a government official of serious crimes as defined by the constitution
- the governing body of the country, state, or community
20 Clues: a government by the people • article added to the US Constitution • the branch of government that makes laws • an advantage or profit gain from something • the branch of government that carries out laws • to reject a bell and prevent it from becoming a law • the governing body of the country, state, or community • ...
civil liberties and the bill of rights 2026-05-14
Across
- – The 6th Amendment right to have a lawyer.
- – A legal document signed by a judge to allow a search.
- – Freedom protected by the Establishment Clause.
- – The 8th Amendment bans ___ and unusual punishment.
- – A right not specifically listed but protected by the 4th and 9th Amendments.
- JEOPARDY – Being tried twice for the exact same crime.
Down
- – The right to ask the government to change something.
- – The 2nd Amendment protects the right to bear ___.
- – The right to gather in a group peacefully.
- – The famous rights read to you by police ("You have the right to remain silent...").
- – The 1st Amendment right to express your opinion.
- PROCESS – The government must follow fair legal procedures.
12 Clues: – The 6th Amendment right to have a lawyer. • – The right to gather in a group peacefully. • – Freedom protected by the Establishment Clause. • – The 1st Amendment right to express your opinion. • – The 2nd Amendment protects the right to bear ___. • – The 8th Amendment bans ___ and unusual punishment. • – The right to ask the government to change something. • ...
Government 2026-05-07
Across
- Powers Given to the federal government by the Constitution
- of Rights The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
- A group of countries/states to join together to serve a purpose
- A member of a community with political rights
- No Government
- Made up of 100 elected senators. Part of the Legislative Branch.
- This branch was missing under the Articles of the Confederation
- The branch of government that interprets the Constitution and decides whether or not a law is unconstitutional.
- The House of Representatives and the Senate together are called this.
- Rule by people, rule by many, voting
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- A democracy where the people vote directly for the leader
- Citizens can be elected
- A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
- Organizations, institutions, and individuals that exercise political authority on behalf of a group of people
- of Powers Dividing the powers of government so that no group becomes too powerful
- One ruler has unlimited power
- The Branch that Responsible for making laws. The two houses of Congress are located in this branch of government.
- A government controlled by religious leaders
- A part of the Judicial branch that is made up of nine justices appointed by the president and approved by Congress.
- Power is divided between central authority and several regional authorities
20 Clues: No Government • Citizens can be elected • One ruler has unlimited power • Rule by people, rule by many, voting • A government controlled by religious leaders • A member of a community with political rights • A democracy where the people vote directly for the leader • Powers Given to the federal government by the Constitution • ...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Loded Diper 2023-01-26
Across
- What animatronic was it that they stole the drumsticks from?
- What was the first song Loded Diper made?
- What was the big competition that Loded Diper competed in?
- Who was the lead singer of Loded Diper?
- What was Rodrick going to give people who auditioned for Loded Diper?
- What item did Loded Diper put all over town to advertise their band?
- What is the name of the main band in the story?
- Where did Bill meet Becky?
- What competition did Rodrick and Bill compete in for a prize?
- Who was the new lead singer after Bill left Loded Diper?
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- Who had to go tell Becky that Bill and her needed to break up?
- What was the name of the band that inspired Loded Diper?
- Who won Battle of the Bands?
- What was the name of the card brand that wanted to sue Loded Diper?
- Whose leg did the monkey paw get stuck onto?
- Who started Loded Diper?
- Who was Bill’s girlfriend?
- What did Bill choke on at the studio?
- What band did Loded Diper say copied them?
- What item did Greg throw into the crowd at Rock ‘N’ Rowdy?
20 Clues: Who started Loded Diper? • Who was Bill’s girlfriend? • Where did Bill meet Becky? • Who won Battle of the Bands? • What did Bill choke on at the studio? • Who was the lead singer of Loded Diper? • What was the first song Loded Diper made? • What band did Loded Diper say copied them? • Whose leg did the monkey paw get stuck onto? • ...
SCano_ERevolutionarycrossword 2022-02-02
Across
- protected citizens and created constitutional monarchy
- man who fought for religious tolerance and beheaded King Charles 1
- (glorious revolution)daughter of james11 and her husband and signed bill of rights
- translated bible & spoke about divine right
- after cromwell monarchy was restored
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- war over absolute rule of Charles 1
- at war, signed petition of right, dissolved parliament
- when mary & william created a new government after james11 left
- restored the monarchy and was catholic
- death started the revolution
- made a republican then became dictator
11 Clues: death started the revolution • war over absolute rule of Charles 1 • after cromwell monarchy was restored • restored the monarchy and was catholic • made a republican then became dictator • translated bible & spoke about divine right • at war, signed petition of right, dissolved parliament • protected citizens and created constitutional monarchy • ...
Unit 2: Fundamental Principles and Founding Documents 2024-09-19
Across
- The first document in history to include that everyone, even a king, must follow the law. It established basic rights and freedoms for all under a government
- The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
- This branch of government carries out the laws
- The first attempt at a government for the United States. Its greatest flaw was that it left very little power to the federal government while giving too much power to the states
- The people elect (choose) public officeholders to make laws and run the government on people’s behalf.
- The government is not all-powerful and can only do those things the people have given it the power to do.
Down
- The government is divided into different branches, each of which has their own powers.
- The rulebook for the US Government
- Document signed by the 13 colonies that announced the separation from Great Britain and laid out the grievances that the colonies had against the King of England. Affirmed that all people have “unalienable rights”
- The first three words in the US Constitution
- The power of the government comes from the People. The government only exists because the People allow it to exist
- Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America
- This branch of government interprets the laws
- This branch of government makes laws
- A change to the US Constitution
- The idea that everyone, even the people in charge, have to follow the law
- Powers are divided between the state and national (federal) government.
- The introduction to the US Constitution
18 Clues: A change to the US Constitution • The rulebook for the US Government • This branch of government makes laws • The introduction to the US Constitution • The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution • The first three words in the US Constitution • This branch of government interprets the laws • This branch of government carries out the laws • ...
Constitution 2023-09-12
Across
- A form of government where people elect representatives to make decisions for them.
- A change or addition to the Constitution.
- Branch The part of the government responsible for making laws, consisting of Congress.
- A system of government where power is divided between a central authority and individual states.
- A system of government where citizens have the power to vote and make decisions.
- To formally approve or accept the Constitution.
- The introduction to the Constitution that explains its purpose and goals.
- A person chosen to represent others in making decisions, often at a convention.
Down
- An agreement where both sides give up something to reach a mutual decision.
- Branch The part of the government responsible for interpreting laws, headed by the Supreme Court.
- Branch The part of the government responsible for enforcing laws, headed by the President.
- The quality of being in accordance with the Constitution.
- of Government The three divisions of power in the U.S. government: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing individual rights.
- The people who wrote and created the Constitution.
15 Clues: A change or addition to the Constitution. • To formally approve or accept the Constitution. • The people who wrote and created the Constitution. • The quality of being in accordance with the Constitution. • The introduction to the Constitution that explains its purpose and goals. • An agreement where both sides give up something to reach a mutual decision. • ...
US Laws 2024-02-01
Across
- The only US President that deploy a nuclear weapon during a active war
- The US President that had the shortest term at only a mouth
- When was the Bill Of Rights Radifed (Then on how to spell each part of the word)
- He was the most influence Civil Rights in American History for the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963
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- A name for the only amendment that got canceled out by another
- The only American President to have serve nonconsecutive terms
- The American President that served during both the Great Dispersion and World War two
- The first Amendment has four notable rights the freedom of Religion, assembly/peaceful protest, and petition of government
- The 2nd amendment has gives the people of the United States to do what?
- The US President that passed the Safe Food and Drug Act of 1906
10 Clues: The US President that had the shortest term at only a mouth • A name for the only amendment that got canceled out by another • The only American President to have serve nonconsecutive terms • The US President that passed the Safe Food and Drug Act of 1906 • The only US President that deploy a nuclear weapon during a active war • ...
Government 2026-05-07
Across
- A part of the Judicial branch that is made up of nine justices appointed by the president and approved by Congress.
- Made up of 100 elected senators. Part of the Legislative Branch.
- Citizens can be elected
- A group of countries/states to join together to serve a purpose
- of Rights The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
- One ruler has unlimited power
- The Branch that Responsible for making laws. The two houses of Congress are located in this branch of government.
- A government controlled by religious leaders
- No Government
Down
- Organizations, institutions, and individuals that exercise political authority on behalf of a group of people
- Powers Given to the federal government by the Constitution
- Rule by people, rule by many, voting
- A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
- of Powers Dividing the powers of government so that no group becomes too powerful
- This branch was missing under the Articles of the Confederation
- The House of Representatives and the Senate together are called this.
- A member of a community with political rights
- Power is divided between central authority and several regional authorities
- A democracy where the people vote directly for the leader
- The branch of government that interprets the Constitution and decides whether or not a law is unconstitutional.
20 Clues: No Government • Citizens can be elected • One ruler has unlimited power • Rule by people, rule by many, voting • A government controlled by religious leaders • A member of a community with political rights • A democracy where the people vote directly for the leader • Powers Given to the federal government by the Constitution • ...
Government 2026-03-03
Across
- Court that reviews decisions of lower courts
- Protects against self-incrimination and guarantees due process
- President’s formal workspace in the White House
- Power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional
- Request to a higher court to review a lower court decision
- Upper chamber of the U.S. Congress
- To formally approve a law or amendment
- Legislative branch of the U.S. government
- Enforces federal laws and represents the government in court
- Protects human health and the environment
- Permanent legislative committee in Congress
- Legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights
- Complex system of government departments and agencies
- Head of the executive branch of government
- Group of legislators assigned to consider bills and issues
- President’s indirect veto by not signing a bill
- Rights read to a suspect when arrested
- Reasonable basis for believing a crime has been committed
- Law limiting the president’s ability to send troops without Congress approval
- Complete control of a product or service in a market
- System for making and enforcing laws and policies
- Organization of people with shared political goals
- Being tried twice for the same crime is prohibited
- Leader of the House of Representatives
- Manages public lands and natural resources
- Manages the nation’s money, finances, and revenue
- Right to keep and bear arms
- Supreme law of the United States
- Grants citizenship and equal protection under the law
- Handles national education policy and programs
- First constitution of the United States
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- Protects freedom of speech, religion, and assembly
- Person running for public office
- Practice of giving government jobs to political supporters
- Second-highest executive official in the U.S. government
- Branch of government that makes laws
- Highest court in the United States
- Grants women the right to vote
- Individual sections of the Constitution
- Provides services and benefits for military veterans
- Official representative of a country to a foreign nation
- Protects workers’ rights and oversees employment regulations
- Body that formally elects the U.S. president
- Law based on judicial decisions and precedents
- Person who tries to influence lawmakers
- Federal agencies not part of executive departments
- Group of presidential advisors heading executive departments
- Lower chamber of the U.S. Congress
- Branch of government that interprets laws
- Oversees farming, food, and rural policies
- System of government in which citizens have the power to vote
- Carry out or enforce a law or policy
- Promotes economic growth, trade, and business
- Handles foreign affairs and international relations
- The right to vote
- Legal protections ensuring equal treatment for all citizens
- National agency for space exploration and research
- Group of citizens who determine the outcome of a trial
- Official change or addition to the Constitution
- Introduction to the Constitution stating its purpose
- Presidential power to reject a bill
- First ten amendments to the Constitution protecting individual freedoms
- Oversees military operations (historical; now part of Defense)
- A nation’s strategy in dealing with other countries
- Official forgiveness for a crime
- Economic system based on private ownership and free markets
- Proposed law presented to a legislative body
67 Clues: The right to vote • Right to keep and bear arms • Grants women the right to vote • Person running for public office • Official forgiveness for a crime • Supreme law of the United States • Highest court in the United States • Upper chamber of the U.S. Congress • Lower chamber of the U.S. Congress • Presidential power to reject a bill • Branch of government that makes laws • ...
Constitution 2024-09-16
Across
- made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers
- the future of the United States.
- authorship of the Virginia Declaration of Rights,and the Virginia Bill of Rights and Constitution
- succeeded Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State on January 2, 1794.
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- founding father who signed the constitution as a delegate
- Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
- declaring the Thirteen Colonies to be independent of the British Empire.
- gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to fiercely deba
- was a well-known physician in Virginia during the late 18th century and early 19th century.
- provided guidance for 55 state delegates
- No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
- Hamilton passionately campaigned for the Constitution.
12 Clues: the future of the United States. • provided guidance for 55 state delegates • Hamilton passionately campaigned for the Constitution. • gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to fiercely deba • founding father who signed the constitution as a delegate • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion • ...
Reading Contract #2 2015-01-27
Across
- billion net worth of Bill Gates
- amount Bill Gates gets per second
- Bill Gates religion
- Caramel Co. First chocolate company by Milton Hershey
- the name of the most successful chocolate brand
Down
- age BIll Gates became a billionaire
- Explorer Microsoft's internet name
- state where MIlton Hershey made his town
- name of disease that killed Milton Hershey
- The brand made by Bill Gates
- Bill Gates real name
- age when Milton Hershey died
- name of MIlton Hershey's wife
13 Clues: Bill Gates religion • Bill Gates real name • The brand made by Bill Gates • age when Milton Hershey died • name of MIlton Hershey's wife • billion net worth of Bill Gates • amount Bill Gates gets per second • Explorer Microsoft's internet name • age BIll Gates became a billionaire • state where MIlton Hershey made his town • name of disease that killed Milton Hershey • ...
new deal 2022-05-10
Across
- chats held by FDR
- pay for FDR programs
- Secretary of Labor
- The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937
- organize opposition to the New Deal
- influential British economist
- safeguards and relief programs that
- a neutral party would listen to both sides and decide the issues
- bill that ranks as one of the most importantpieces of legislation
- Provided employment in construction of airports, parks,schools, and roads
- a labour strike
- Granted federal money to state and local governments
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- Built hydroelectric plants and dams
- Treasury Secretary
- Controlled industrial production
- regulate stock market
- Democratic senator
- farm program
- organized factory elections
- provide government insurance
- offered young unemployed me the chance to work
- send bill after bill
- them against economic disaster
- closing banks
- FDR abandon
- new offer
26 Clues: new offer • FDR abandon • farm program • closing banks • a labour strike • chats held by FDR • Treasury Secretary • Secretary of Labor • Democratic senator • pay for FDR programs • send bill after bill • regulate stock market • organized factory elections • provide government insurance • influential British economist • them against economic disaster • Controlled industrial production • ...
Civil Rights 2016-05-06
Across
- In 1964, when blacks and whites together challenged segregation and led a massive drive to register blacks to vote.
- Nonviolent protests in which a person sits and refuses to leave.
- taking a stand against rules based on belifs. By not using the product or spending money on the product
- three marches in 1965 that marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement
- Baptist minister and civil rights leader opposed discrimination against blacks by organizing nonviolent resistance
- Led by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, they believed that racism was an inherent part of the U.S. capitalist society and were militant revolutionaries
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- held in 1963 to show support for the Civil Rights Bill in Congress. Martin Luther King gave his famous "I have a dream..." speech. 250,000 people attended the rally
- United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Student Nonviolent Cordinating Committee
10 Clues: Student Nonviolent Cordinating Committee • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • Nonviolent protests in which a person sits and refuses to leave. • United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery • ...
Civil Rights 2016-05-06
Across
- held in 1963 to show support for the Civil Rights Bill in Congress. Martin Luther King gave his famous "I have a dream..." speech. 250,000 people attended the rally
- taking a stand against rules based on belifs. By not using the product or spending money on the product
- United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery
- Led by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, they believed that racism was an inherent part of the U.S. capitalist society and were militant revolutionaries
Down
- three marches in 1965 that marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement
- Baptist minister and civil rights leader opposed discrimination against blacks by organizing nonviolent resistance
- Nonviolent protests in which a person sits and refuses to leave.
- Student Nonviolent Cordinating Committee
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- In 1964, when blacks and whites together challenged segregation and led a massive drive to register blacks to vote.
10 Clues: Student Nonviolent Cordinating Committee • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • Nonviolent protests in which a person sits and refuses to leave. • taking a stand against rules based on belifs. By not using the product or spending money on the product • ...
Constitution CrossWord Puzzle By: Christopher G 2023-05-04
Across
- Person In Charge
- a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
- the orientation of those who favor government by the people
- a ruler who is unconstrained by law
- a vote that blocks a decision
- government divided between central and regional powers
- Judicial Branch government is made up of all the national courts.
- a state of lawlessness and disorder
- of Rights a statement of fundamental freedoms and privileges
- a statute in draft before it becomes law
- of Confederation a written agreement ratified in 1781
- the system or form by which a community is ruled
- a theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
- making something valid by formally confirming it
- government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
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- of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
- branch government that makes laws
- a political system governed by a few people
- Congress the legislative assembly composed of delegates
- nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
- a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
- branch government; elected by the people,
- branch part of the United States government administering justice
- Carta the royal charter of political rights
- a cruel and oppressive dictator
- a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
- the act of forming or establishing something
- of a government with central and regional authorities
- a statement that is added to a proposal or document
- branch of the government includes the president
- approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
31 Clues: Person In Charge • a vote that blocks a decision • a cruel and oppressive dictator • branch government that makes laws • a ruler who is unconstrained by law • a state of lawlessness and disorder • a statute in draft before it becomes law • nation's ruler usually by hereditary right • branch government; elected by the people, • a political system governed by a few people • ...
Review-Catherine Ward 2014-09-23
Across
- Plan has two chambers
- Act saying that colonies were dependent on the king
- Letters Cato the Elder and Cato the Younger
- Act colonists were forced to house british soldiers
- Revenue Act taxing things they new the colonists couldnt make by themselves
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- Compact Who is in charge?
- of Confederation explained how the 13 states would be governed
- a group of individuals
- Carta limited the power of the king
- agreeing to form a majority
- Jersey Plan has one chamber
- Bill of Rights Parliament passed this in 1689
- Act forced colonists to put expensive stamps on all legal documents
13 Clues: Plan has two chambers • a group of individuals • Compact Who is in charge? • agreeing to form a majority • Jersey Plan has one chamber • Carta limited the power of the king • Letters Cato the Elder and Cato the Younger • Bill of Rights Parliament passed this in 1689 • Act saying that colonies were dependent on the king • Act colonists were forced to house british soldiers • ...
The Constitution - Compromises 2023-10-04
Across
- called for 2 houses based on population
- For every 5 slaves, ________ would be counted to the states population
- Demanded a Bill of rights
- Was Given representation based on population
- Southern states argued the slave trade was crucial to their _________
- The father of the constitution
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- came up with the idea for the Great Compromise
- The slave trade was ____________ in 1808
- compromise that settled the dispute of slavery and representation in the house
- Was given equal representation
- called for single house congress and equal representation
- The city in which the convention was held
- The president of the Convention
13 Clues: Demanded a Bill of rights • Was given equal representation • The father of the constitution • The president of the Convention • called for 2 houses based on population • The slave trade was ____________ in 1808 • The city in which the convention was held • Was Given representation based on population • came up with the idea for the Great Compromise • ...
the Declaration of Independence 2024-10-15
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- Jefferson was one of the first statesmen anywhere to take action to
- why people disagreed with the Declaration of Independence
- Where crispus Attucks was killed
- another word for bill of rights
- Also founded the University of Virginia
- writer of the Declaration of Independence
- Adams Second president the United States of America
- taxes one of Jefferson's main goal
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- primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence
- most important immediate consequence of declaring independence
10 Clues: another word for bill of rights • Where crispus Attucks was killed • taxes one of Jefferson's main goal • Also founded the University of Virginia • writer of the Declaration of Independence • primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence • Adams Second president the United States of America • why people disagreed with the Declaration of Independence • ...
ethics 2024-12-01
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- Type of soul in animals
- Rights created by humans
- Described as the essence of living beings
- Type of ethical theory Kant is known for
- Not intrinsically good when combined with goodwill
- Capacity for logical thought
- Type of soul in plants
- Fair-mindedness
- Study of what is right and wrong
- Motivation for moral action according to Kant
- Highest virtue in Kantian ethics
- Legal and moral claim to do something
- Feeling that pushes a specific decision
- Synonym for sense of duty in moral actions
- Rights based on ethical principles
- Type of legal rights related to governance participation
- Not a basis for moral action according to Kant
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- Human distinguishing trait
- Rights requiring others not to hinder
- Essential connection with duties and obligations
- Opposite of biased
- Characteristic of moral rights
- Corrupt and worthless without goodwill
- Obstruction to discernment of right and wrong
- Type of rights inherent to all humans
- Type of action required for morality
- Type of legal rights related to individual freedom
- Type of legal rights related to livelihood and wealth
- Rights requiring others to fulfill an entitlement
- Basis for Kant's ethical theory
- Rights granted and protected by the state
31 Clues: Fair-mindedness • Opposite of biased • Type of soul in plants • Type of soul in animals • Rights created by humans • Human distinguishing trait • Capacity for logical thought • Characteristic of moral rights • Basis for Kant's ethical theory • Study of what is right and wrong • Highest virtue in Kantian ethics • Type of action required for morality • ...
ethics 2024-12-01
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- Type of soul in animals
- Rights created by humans
- Described as the essence of living beings
- Type of ethical theory Kant is known for
- Not intrinsically good when combined with goodwill
- Capacity for logical thought
- Type of soul in plants
- Fair-mindedness
- Study of what is right and wrong
- Motivation for moral action according to Kant
- Highest virtue in Kantian ethics
- Legal and moral claim to do something
- Feeling that pushes a specific decision
- Synonym for sense of duty in moral actions
- Rights based on ethical principles
- Type of legal rights related to governance participation
- Not a basis for moral action according to Kant
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- Human distinguishing trait
- Rights requiring others not to hinder
- Essential connection with duties and obligations
- Opposite of biased
- Characteristic of moral rights
- Corrupt and worthless without goodwill
- Obstruction to discernment of right and wrong
- Type of rights inherent to all humans
- Type of action required for morality
- Type of legal rights related to individual freedom
- Type of legal rights related to livelihood and wealth
- Rights requiring others to fulfill an entitlement
- Basis for Kant's ethical theory
- Rights granted and protected by the state
31 Clues: Fair-mindedness • Opposite of biased • Type of soul in plants • Type of soul in animals • Rights created by humans • Human distinguishing trait • Capacity for logical thought • Characteristic of moral rights • Basis for Kant's ethical theory • Study of what is right and wrong • Highest virtue in Kantian ethics • Type of action required for morality • ...
Crossword 101 2024-12-01
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- Basis for Kant's ethical theory
- Obstruction to discernment of right and wrong
- Essential connection with duties and obligations
- Characteristic of moral rights
- Fair-mindedness
- Type of rights inherent to all humans
- Type of legal rights related to livelihood and wealth
- Opposite of biased
- Rights granted and protected by the state
- Rights requiring others not to hinder
- Not intrinsically good when combined with goodwill
- Rights requiring others to fulfill an entitlement
- Type of legal rights related to governance participation
- Synonym for sense of duty in moral actions
- Rights created by humans
- Type of action required for morality
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- Described as the essence of living beings
- Corrupt and worthless without goodwill
- Highest virtue in Kantian ethics
- Type of soul in animals
- Rights based on ethical principles
- Type of soul in plants
- Motivation for moral action according to Kant
- Legal and moral claim to do something
- Human distinguishing trait
- Capacity for logical thought
- Feeling that pushes a specific decision
- Study of what is right and wrong
- Type of ethical theory Kant is known for
- Type of legal rights related to individual freedom
30 Clues: Fair-mindedness • Opposite of biased • Type of soul in plants • Type of soul in animals • Rights created by humans • Human distinguishing trait • Capacity for logical thought • Characteristic of moral rights • Basis for Kant's ethical theory • Highest virtue in Kantian ethics • Study of what is right and wrong • Type of action required for morality • ...
Module 5 Review 2024-01-17
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- This form of payment is best when mailing in a payment
- A series of letters and/or numbers that identify a customer.
- Once you make a payment plan with your lender, you should make ____________ _______________ in order to insure that you can stick to your new payment plan.
- When you set up a payment to come out of your bank account each month automatically
- Cash
- If your payment will be late, contact your lender by ________ immediately.
- After you open your bill, you should record this on your calendar so you remember when to pay your bill
- What type of bill is a Visa bill?
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- This form of payment is like cash but has better security
- Look here to see how much you owe and your due date.
- What type of bill is an electric bill?
- What type of bill is a mortgage bill?
- A number that tells lenders how likely you are to pay back any money they lend you.
- This is the best form of payment to use for renting a car or reserving a hotel room
- After you speak with your lender, it is recommended to send a letter by ________________ __________ to confirm the details of your conversation.
15 Clues: Cash • What type of bill is a Visa bill? • What type of bill is a mortgage bill? • What type of bill is an electric bill? • Look here to see how much you owe and your due date. • This form of payment is best when mailing in a payment • This form of payment is like cash but has better security • A series of letters and/or numbers that identify a customer. • ...
The Articles of Confederation 2023-01-26
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- Articles of Confederation did not have this
- He came up with The Great Compromise
- The A of C were based on this Confederacy model
- What The A of C were due to confusion
- "Father of the Constitution"
- Refused to sign The D of C without a Bill of Rights
- No ____ fees charged in foreign seaports
- States had equal number of representatives
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- States of more people = more representatives
- what the new government feared
- Believed in only two terms as president
- Idea that Congress would have two parts
- Only counted 3 of every 5 slaves
- Wrote Federalist Papers in favor of Constitution
- Agreed any power not given to federal was state
- Revolutionary way the government was changed
- Congress had to ___ money from states to pay debt
- Congress wasn't given authority to __ or collect tax
18 Clues: "Father of the Constitution" • what the new government feared • Only counted 3 of every 5 slaves • He came up with The Great Compromise • What The A of C were due to confusion • Believed in only two terms as president • Idea that Congress would have two parts • No ____ fees charged in foreign seaports • States had equal number of representatives • ...
Southeast Vocabulary Crossword 2025-12-19
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- An economy ruled by a small group of people
- A restriction on imported goods
- A limit on imported goods
- A combination of of Market and Command
- Citizens vote for leader and legislature
- A king, typically in a dynasty
- A type of economy with only one ruler
- A political group who support the opposite of Capitalism
- Changing the value of a country's form on money to be able to trade with other countries
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- Citizens vote for legislature, legislature elects leader
- A tax on imported goods
- The right side of economic continuum, based on supply and demand
- Someone who rules alone in Autocracy
- A type of economy the allows voting for political leaders
- An economy based on traditions and belief
- Trading
- A bill of rights for citizens
- Left side of economic continuum, full government control
18 Clues: Trading • A tax on imported goods • A limit on imported goods • A bill of rights for citizens • A king, typically in a dynasty • A restriction on imported goods • Someone who rules alone in Autocracy • A type of economy with only one ruler • A combination of of Market and Command • Citizens vote for leader and legislature • An economy based on traditions and belief • ...
SC Victims' Rights Week 2021-05-04
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- When crime victims in SC feel their rights have been violated, they can file a complaint with the SC Crime Victims' ____.
- Crime victims have the right to ______with the prosecution after the crime against the victim has been charged, before the trial or before any disposition and informed of the disposition.
- What month did the nation celebrate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week this year?
- The SC Victims' Bill of Rights can be found in the SC ____.
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- The theme for this year’s SC Victims’ Rights Week is Communication, Networking, _____.
- Crime victims may submit a victim ______statement to the court.
- Victims in South Carolina have the right to be _____ of probation/parole violation hearings.
- Victims in SC have the right to prompt and full _____.
8 Clues: Victims in SC have the right to prompt and full _____. • The SC Victims' Bill of Rights can be found in the SC ____. • Crime victims may submit a victim ______statement to the court. • What month did the nation celebrate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week this year? • The theme for this year’s SC Victims’ Rights Week is Communication, Networking, _____. • ...
HN Gov Unit 1 Crossword Review 2025-05-27
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- First ten amendments to the Constitution
- System for electing the President
- First governing document of the U.S., weak in central power
- System of shared power between national and state governments
- Legal protection for citizens in amendments 5, 6, 7, and 8
- Proposal for a strong national government at the Constitutional Convention
- British document influencing limited government
- Influential pamphlet by Thomas Paine
- Clause allowing Congress to make laws to carry out its powers
- Boston protest against British taxation
- Ancient republic known for representative democracy
- Advocate for tolerance and freedom of speech
- Supporters of the Constitution
- Site of the "shot heard 'round the world."
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- Power of the courts to determine constitutionality of laws
- Process for changing the Constitution
- Uprising highlighting weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
- System preventing one branch of government from becoming too powerful
- Enlightenment philosopher who wrote about natural rights
- Principle that government authority comes from the people
- Powers shared by both national and state governments
- Clause stating the Constitution is the supreme law of the land
- "Father of the Constitution" and key in drafting the Bill of Rights
- Philosopher who emphasized the social contract and direct democracy
- Philosopher advocating for separation of powers
- Complaints listed in the Declaration of Independence
- Greek city-state known for direct democracy
27 Clues: Supporters of the Constitution • System for electing the President • Influential pamphlet by Thomas Paine • Process for changing the Constitution • Boston protest against British taxation • First ten amendments to the Constitution • Site of the "shot heard 'round the world." • Greek city-state known for direct democracy • Advocate for tolerance and freedom of speech • ...
Govt Vocab 2023-11-17
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- the power of the supreme court to doclare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional.
- makes clear that the Constitution, federal laws, federal regulations.
- Bill of rights.
- to return a criminal or fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state.
- a formal agreement between the government of two or more countries.
- a change to the constitution.
- the division of power between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.
- to approve.
- the system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others.
- citizen who will be affected by a government decision must be given advance notice of what the government plans to do.
- and appeal.
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- law that requires periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed.
- a formalaccusation of misconduct in office against a public officia.
- a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments.
- a system in which the power of the government is limited.
- rule by the people
- money paid in order to vote.
- rejection of a bill.
- the tax levied on individual and corporate earning.
- clause in Article 1, section 8 of the constitutionthat gives congressthe right to make all laws ¨necessary and proper¨ to carry out the power expressed in the other clauses of Artical 1.
- one of seven main divisions of the body of the constitution.
21 Clues: to approve. • and appeal. • Bill of rights. • rule by the people • rejection of a bill. • money paid in order to vote. • a change to the constitution. • the tax levied on individual and corporate earning. • a system in which the power of the government is limited. • one of seven main divisions of the body of the constitution. • ...
Government Review 2024-02-02
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- The _______ Theory states Presidents should be caretakers of the people
- President's power to end a session of Congress.
- Third in line for Presidential succession.
- A bill that contains many different provisions
- A legislature made up of two houses
- When using judicial review the Supreme Court may rule a law...
- Basic principle that states government derives its power from the people.
- To lie under oath.
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- An unpopular measure attached to a bill.
- A legislator who votes based on their conscience.
- Britain's lawmaking body
- To issue a formal condemnation
- A bill that never makes it out of committee has been...
- The process of formally approving an amendment.
- To talk a bill to death
- A way for Presidents to get things done that circumvents the legislative process
- Term used when a President chooses a VP to attract different voters
- A ________ committee reconciles differences in a bill.
- All the things a government does.
- An order to appear before a legislative body or court to testify or produce materials.
20 Clues: To lie under oath. • To talk a bill to death • Britain's lawmaking body • To issue a formal condemnation • All the things a government does. • A legislature made up of two houses • An unpopular measure attached to a bill. • Third in line for Presidential succession. • A bill that contains many different provisions • President's power to end a session of Congress. • ...
Chp 7 (158-183) 2022-04-11
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- Laws made by counties and cities.
- Taxes collected on property, retail sales, public utilities, tobacco, and alcohol.
- To try to influence lawmakers to take a specific action.
- Each branch has its own responsibilities and limits the power of the other two.
- Lawmakers.
- A written proposal for a law.
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- The process of interpreting laws.
- Shares it power with state and local government.
- A city or town.
- Changes or revisions.
- The Senate and House, must past two chambers.
- To discuss, negotiate and compromise on the creation of laws.
- The rights and responsibilities of a citizen.
- The document used in voting, often mailed or in-person.
14 Clues: Lawmakers. • A city or town. • Changes or revisions. • A written proposal for a law. • The process of interpreting laws. • Laws made by counties and cities. • The Senate and House, must past two chambers. • The rights and responsibilities of a citizen. • Shares it power with state and local government. • The document used in voting, often mailed or in-person. • ...
First Amendment Freedoms 2021-02-04
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- to ask a higher court to review a decision
- the amendment these two cases were about
- in a 5-4 decision, the 4 are called the minority or _______
- the students in the case about the armbands
- the outcome of a case
- to bring legal action against
- the school in the case about the newspaper
- a member of the supreme court
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- in a 5-4 decision, the 5 are called the ______
- the founding document that set up American government
- number of supreme court justices
- to remove or delete
- the Bill of ______ protects individual freedoms
- the students wanted free ______ in the school
14 Clues: to remove or delete • the outcome of a case • to bring legal action against • a member of the supreme court • number of supreme court justices • the amendment these two cases were about • to ask a higher court to review a decision • the school in the case about the newspaper • the students in the case about the armbands • the students wanted free ______ in the school • ...
Unit 9 Vocab Definitions Crossword 2018-05-04
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- law that separated blacks and whites in schools, restaurants, theaters, trains, streetcars, playgrounds, even cemeteries
- a government agency to help former slaves
- reconstruction
- laws that severely limited the rights of freedmen
- defined citizens as all persons born or naturalized in united states
- word used for small scruffy horses
- agreement in 1877
- people that fling clothes into cheap suitcases or carpetbags
- Bill rival plan for reconstruction
- legal separation of races
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- congress had approved in january 1865
- most dangerous society
- forbade of any state to deny any citizen the right to vote because of color
- vowed to take control of reconstruction
- things many southern states passed overtime
15 Clues: reconstruction • agreement in 1877 • most dangerous society • legal separation of races • word used for small scruffy horses • Bill rival plan for reconstruction • congress had approved in january 1865 • vowed to take control of reconstruction • a government agency to help former slaves • things many southern states passed overtime • ...
US History 2023-05-05
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- money for investment
- Original settlers of Maryland
- Changes to the constitution (including the Bill of Rights)
- First permanent US colony
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- the belief that those born in a country are superior to immigrants
- President who expanded suffrage
- severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
- Lost original colony
- Product monopolized by Britain
9 Clues: money for investment • Lost original colony • First permanent US colony • Original settlers of Maryland • Product monopolized by Britain • President who expanded suffrage • Changes to the constitution (including the Bill of Rights) • the belief that those born in a country are superior to immigrants • ...
Government (3) 2015-10-02
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- To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
- All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
- a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
- A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons
- A group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report on it
- the person in charge of a meeting
- A person who speaks for you
- consisting of the Senate, the Monarch and the House of Commons
- bills that are passed by Parliament
- A discussion in which the arguments for and against a matter are presented according to specific rules
- electoral district
- The place a document before the Senate, the house of Commons or a committee for consideration
- A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of the Parliament, and the Governor General through discussion and voting
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- The Upper House of Parliament that is made up of 105 members
- the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
- A king or queen of a country
- A formal event that follows rules or traditions
- a meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session
- the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
- a proposal for a law to be considered by the Parliament
20 Clues: electoral district • A person who speaks for you • A king or queen of a country • the person in charge of a meeting • bills that are passed by Parliament • A formal event that follows rules or traditions • a proposal for a law to be considered by the Parliament • To pick one person from a group of several people by voting • ...
Founding of American Democracy 2020-03-09
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- Under the Articles of Confederation, America apparently stole this nearby country from the British.
- This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, was a harsh rebuke of the English king and outlined his vision of a powerful American navy.
- This English document from 1215 placed restrictions on the king's power and made him have to consult lords on major issues.
- This form of government is ruled by a strong central government that controls all production and citizens are rationed food and fuel.
- This document was created by the Pilgrims and formed the first unified government in America
- This was the plan of William Paterson to create a governing body that made all state's votes equal.
- The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
- This was the plan of James Madison to create a governing body that was based on a state's population.
- This Amendment states the right of the people to own and use firearms.
- This form of government is ruled by several powerful families that hold all governing power.
- This Amendment maintains a citizens rights to a fair and speedy trial by jury.
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- The Articles of _______ document formed the first national government in America but it was largely powerless and could not even tax the states.
- This occurred when a group of Revolutionary War veterans rebelled against the government for an "unfair" tax that targeted them.
- The _________ Bill of Rights document granted British civilians basic civil rights and put further limits on king's power.
- This form of government involves the citizens voting for major government offices and state decisions.
- This Amendment includes rights such as freedom of speech, press, and religion.
- Written by _______ in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was a statement to the British that America sought to become an independent nation.
- This was a early American political party that believed in a strong central government and sovereign borders.
- This Amendment prevents state or federal officials from conducting unwarranted searches of your property.
- This form of government is ruled by a king or queen that hold absolute authority in their country.
20 Clues: The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution. • This Amendment states the right of the people to own and use firearms. • This Amendment includes rights such as freedom of speech, press, and religion. • This Amendment maintains a citizens rights to a fair and speedy trial by jury. • ...
American Reconstruction 2021-09-29
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- Lincoln's plan for reconstruction
- The Radical Republicans believed that President Johnson violated this
- This amendment ended slavery
- A new Reconsruction Plan was made on this year
- This happened to Andrew Johnson in 1868
- The bill made by the Radical Republicans
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- This amendment gave African-Americans citizenship
- Lincoln and Congress' way of helping poor Southerners
- The South's way of controlling newly freed African-Americans
- The fifteenth Amendment gave African-Americans the right to ______
- The Civil Rights Act of 1866 gave _______ to African-Americans
- These people were a powerful force in Congress
- A group of people who terrorized African-Americans
- to deny a law
14 Clues: to deny a law • This amendment ended slavery • Lincoln's plan for reconstruction • This happened to Andrew Johnson in 1868 • The bill made by the Radical Republicans • These people were a powerful force in Congress • A new Reconsruction Plan was made on this year • This amendment gave African-Americans citizenship • A group of people who terrorized African-Americans • ...
Checks & Balances Crossword 2026-03-23
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- Members/Advisors that help the president
- number of years a representative stays in office.
- Branch of Government that has judges
- number of years a president stays in office.
- Branch of Government that includes the President
- Amendment that prohibits soldiers from staying in homes.
- House of ?
- Number of Judges in the Judicial Branch Court.
- number of years a senate stays in office.
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- The Great ___________? It is was led to the two chambers of the Legislative branch.
- Branch of Government that has two chambers and impeaches.
- Chamber of Legislative branch with 100 members
- French general that trained troops during the Revolutionary War.
- Name of the U.S. Government.
- Amendment that prohibits illegal searches
- name of both chambers of the Legislative branch.
- Name of the highest court in the land.
- Bill of?
- Amendment that allows free expression.
19 Clues: Bill of? • House of ? • Name of the U.S. Government. • Branch of Government that has judges • Name of the highest court in the land. • Amendment that allows free expression. • Members/Advisors that help the president • Amendment that prohibits illegal searches • number of years a senate stays in office. • number of years a president stays in office. • ...
government voba 2021-11-15
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- the Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. These amendments guarantee essential rights and civil liberties, such as the freedom of religion, the right to free speech, the right to bear arms, trial by jury as well as reserving rights to the people and the states. amendment
- amendment is a change or addition to the Constitution. The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. press newspapers, magazines, news channels, podcasts
- study or examine something to find out what it is or what makes it work. precedent
- "miranda warning" refers to the constitutional requirement that once an individual is in custody by the police, there are certain warnings a police officer is required to give to that individual.
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- the constitution is the framework for the federal government of the United States. It is the highest form of law in the country. The Constitution creates the branches of government and gives them the power to govern. However, it also protects the citizens of the United States and guarantees their basic rights.
- a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.
- to carry a gun. in the second amendment to the Constitution, we have the right to bear arms. analyze
- done or said that may serve as an example or rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same kind supremeCourt the highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
- other news media. the first amendment right of newspapers, magazines, etc., to report news without being controlled by the government.
9 Clues: study or examine something to find out what it is or what makes it work. precedent • a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way. • to carry a gun. in the second amendment to the Constitution, we have the right to bear arms. analyze • ...
Tic tac toe project 2016-12-16
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- of or relating to a church parish
- jurisdiction/power of a court to adjudicate a case to the exclusion of all other courts
- jurisdiction/ power of a higher court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts
- speech/ speech directed at the overthrow of government. It includes speech attacking basic institutions of government, including particular governmental leaders. Its criminalization dates back at least as far as the Alien and Sedition Act.
- jurisdiction/ powers shared by both states and the federal government
- conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
- an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
- rights/ the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
- the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
- Clause/ he clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress.
- an official document attesting a certain fact, in particular
- belonging to a foreign country or nation
- of incorporation/ a constitutional doctrine through which selected provisions of the Bill of Rights are made applicable to the states through the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
- of Rights/ the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
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- a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation
- jurisdiction/ the power to hear a case for the first time
- of certiorari/ also the name given to certain appellate proceedings for re-examination of actions of a trial court, or inferior appeals court.
- an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances
- Exercise Clause/ the section of the First Amendment italicized here: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof
- opinion/ judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the members of a court.
- a calendar or list of cases for trial or people having cases pending.
- a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
- opinion/ a written opinion by one or more judges of a court which agrees with the decision made by the majority of the court
- opinion/ an opinion in a legal case written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgment
- official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
- process Clause/ deals with the administration of justice and thus the due process clause acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property by the Government outside the sanction of law.
- courts/a court of limited jurisdiction, and it must appear on the face of its proceedings that it has jurisdiction, or its proceedings
- case/ A court proceeding in which a person who is charged with having committed or omitted an act against the community or state is brought to trial and either found not guilty or guilty and sentenced.
28 Clues: of or relating to a church parish • belonging to a foreign country or nation • official power to make legal decisions and judgments. • jurisdiction/ the power to hear a case for the first time • of Rights/ the first ten amendments to the US Constitution • an official document attesting a certain fact, in particular • ...
American Reconstruction 2021-09-29
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- The Civil Rights Act of 1866 gave _______ to African-Americans
- Lincoln and Congress' way of helping poor Southerners
- These people were a powerful force in Congress
- This amendment gave African-Americans citizenship
- to deny a law
- A group of people who terrorized African-Americans
- Lincoln's plan for reconstruction
- This happened to Andrew Johnson in 1868
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- The bill made by the Radical Republicans
- A new Reconsruction Plan was made on this year
- The Radical Republicans believed that President Johnson violated this
- The fifteenth Amendment gave African-Americans the right to ______
- This amendment ended slavery
- The South's way of controlling newly freed African-Americans
14 Clues: to deny a law • This amendment ended slavery • Lincoln's plan for reconstruction • This happened to Andrew Johnson in 1868 • The bill made by the Radical Republicans • A new Reconsruction Plan was made on this year • These people were a powerful force in Congress • This amendment gave African-Americans citizenship • A group of people who terrorized African-Americans • ...
CONGRESS 2017-04-27
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- informal groups inside of Congress
- adding riders to a bill that helps your district
- when legislative boundaries are redrawn
- system for choosing committee chairmen
- allocating seats to each state after the census
- model of representation where rep. does what she thinks best
- most powerful member of house
- a bill that allows spending on a project
- when items are added or deleted from a bill
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- temporary committee for a special purpose
- process of determining amount and setting aside money
- I'll vote for your bill if you'll vote for mine
- a model of representation which acts on voter preferences
- clause that allows implied powers
- a committee in charge of taxes and revenue
- when congress reviews the functions of ex departments
- declare war raise an army navy and militia
17 Clues: most powerful member of house • clause that allows implied powers • informal groups inside of Congress • system for choosing committee chairmen • when legislative boundaries are redrawn • a bill that allows spending on a project • temporary committee for a special purpose • a committee in charge of taxes and revenue • declare war raise an army navy and militia • ...
Connects A Person May & Birthplace 2024-04-14
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- Favorite Spring Flower of Nana
- City of Stumpy
- American civil rights movement: The “_______ ______” begin a bus trip through the South.
- Underground train
- Senator who proudly defied FDR
- She shares a birthday with Audrey Hepburn
- Famous Jazz Pianist
- Bill Bye
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- Daughter of JFK
- Premiere of Film starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten and Angela Lansbury
- Death Becomes Her Actress
- May's Star Sign
- The first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III in 1776.
- Day in May when birds are celebrated
- Chinese Zodiac Sign for May
- Full of bull
- An Emperor arrived in Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.
- Most Smithsonian Entry Fee
- Construction begins on something connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific
- Gaye Let's Get It On Singer Born in Washington DC
- Late Night Funny Man
- House Place where Presidents live
22 Clues: Bill Bye • Full of bull • City of Stumpy • Daughter of JFK • May's Star Sign • Underground train • Famous Jazz Pianist • Late Night Funny Man • Death Becomes Her Actress • Most Smithsonian Entry Fee • Chinese Zodiac Sign for May • Favorite Spring Flower of Nana • Senator who proudly defied FDR • House Place where Presidents live • Day in May when birds are celebrated • ...
Constitutions Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-09
Across
- to describe a thing or express an concept
- outline the main ideas of the founding fathers and help with the structure of our government
- to reject or approve
- most famous amendment bill of rights
- the greater number
- means national
- to rebel from a controlling power
- focus is to interprets the law
- elected head of a republic
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- the smaller number
- try to prove that their client’s side of the story is what really happened
- enforce laws
- Get power from the people
- review deciding what is constitutional
- a group of people appointed for a specific function
- to be chosen or assigned a job
- A form of government in which representatives were elected to make laws
- congress can remove the president if he is not doing his job and there is evidence
18 Clues: enforce laws • means national • the smaller number • the greater number • to reject or approve • Get power from the people • elected head of a republic • to be chosen or assigned a job • focus is to interprets the law • to rebel from a controlling power • most famous amendment bill of rights • review deciding what is constitutional • to describe a thing or express an concept • ...
constitution. 2024-03-01
Across
- one of the three branches of government?
- what is the missouri legislature?
- what year was the current constitution adapted?
- of rights. What has 35 sections?
- How many constitutions does missouri have?
Down
- what is the political power source?
- assembly. what can u.s. or missouri government not serve in?
- one of the three branches of government?
- one of the three branches of government?
- state. what was missouri admitted to the union.
- what is the general assembly determined by?
11 Clues: of rights. What has 35 sections? • what is the missouri legislature? • what is the political power source? • one of the three branches of government? • one of the three branches of government? • one of the three branches of government? • How many constitutions does missouri have? • what is the general assembly determined by? • ...
constitution. 2024-03-01
Across
- one of the three branches of government?
- one of the three branches of government?
- what is the general assembly determined by?
- what is the missouri legislature?
- what year was the current constitution adapted?
Down
- what is the political power source?
- one of the three branches of government?
- state. what was missouri admitted to the union.
- assembly. what can u.s. or missouri government not serve in?
- of rights. What has 35 sections?
- How many constitutions does missouri have?
11 Clues: of rights. What has 35 sections? • what is the missouri legislature? • what is the political power source? • one of the three branches of government? • one of the three branches of government? • one of the three branches of government? • How many constitutions does missouri have? • what is the general assembly determined by? • ...
constitution. 2024-03-01
Across
- one of the three branches of government?
- one of the three branches of government?
- what is the general assembly determined by?
- what is the missouri legislature?
- what year was the current constitution adapted?
Down
- what is the political power source?
- one of the three branches of government?
- state. what was missouri admitted to the union.
- assembly. what can u.s. or missouri government not serve in?
- of rights. What has 35 sections?
- How many constitutions does missouri have?
11 Clues: of rights. What has 35 sections? • what is the missouri legislature? • what is the political power source? • one of the three branches of government? • one of the three branches of government? • one of the three branches of government? • How many constitutions does missouri have? • what is the general assembly determined by? • ...
Modern American History 2024-09-05
Across
- -Laws that sought to keep rights from African Americans
- insisted that confederates had committed crimes
- -To protect freedmens rights from presidential vetoes,southern state legislatures and federal court decisions
- -Sought to overturn the black codes by passing this
- -The house of Repasentatives voted to do this to Johnson
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- -The goal was to provide food clothing, health care, and education for both African americans and white refugees in the south
- -in 1864 Congress passed this bill rejecting Lincolns 10 percent plan
- -Vice president of lincoln, came into presidency after lincoln was killed
- Amenment -forbidded any state from denying suffarge on the grounds of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- When was the Reconstruction
10 Clues: When was the Reconstruction • insisted that confederates had committed crimes • -Sought to overturn the black codes by passing this • -Laws that sought to keep rights from African Americans • -The house of Repasentatives voted to do this to Johnson • -in 1864 Congress passed this bill rejecting Lincolns 10 percent plan • ...
constitution. 2024-03-01
Across
- one of the three branches of government?
- one of the three branches of government?
- what is the general assembly determined by?
- what is the missouri legislature?
- what year was the current constitution adapted?
Down
- what is the political power source?
- one of the three branches of government?
- state. what was missouri admitted to the union.
- assembly. what can u.s. or missouri government not serve in?
- of rights. What has 35 sections?
- How many constitutions does missouri have?
11 Clues: of rights. What has 35 sections? • what is the missouri legislature? • what is the political power source? • one of the three branches of government? • one of the three branches of government? • one of the three branches of government? • How many constitutions does missouri have? • what is the general assembly determined by? • ...
Doc Lowe - Work Life Balance 2023-05-05
Across
- One of Bill's high school sports
- Bill's wife
- Greek philosopher, wrote the Poetics
- Middle son
- Bill's Favorite philosopher
- Greek playwright, wrote Oedipus Tyrannos
- Fitness class detested by Bill
- Bad boy of Greek playwrights, wrote Medea
- another of Bill's high school sports
- Number of Bill's work wives at Loyola
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- Bill's undergrad institution
- Roman general and Bill's Roman role model
- Bill's graduate school
- Roman epic poet of the AP syllabus
- Youngest son
- Bill's daily amusement
- Bill's granddaughter
- Publishing company where Bill worked
- Bank where Bill worked
- Bill's grandson
- Oldest son
21 Clues: Middle son • Oldest son • Bill's wife • Youngest son • Bill's grandson • Bill's granddaughter • Bill's graduate school • Bill's daily amusement • Bank where Bill worked • Bill's Favorite philosopher • Bill's undergrad institution • Fitness class detested by Bill • One of Bill's high school sports • Roman epic poet of the AP syllabus • Greek philosopher, wrote the Poetics • ...
Medieval Europe Review 2022-03-21
Across
- the most significant economic commodity in manorialism
- the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights set the stage for this type of government
- standards of behavior for knights
- knights fought in these for glory and riches
- started after the fall of the Roman Empire
- king that united the Germanic tribes
- plague that killed millions of people
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- attempts to remove Muslims from the Holy Land
- agreement that the British king would follow basic laws
- where a lord lives
- trials by fire, combat, or water to determine guilt
- total number of Crusades
- peasants that were under the control of a noble
- became a powerful force in Europe
- provided protection for peasants
- became the scapegoat and blamed for the plague
- many Europeans believed the plague was punishment from
17 Clues: where a lord lives • total number of Crusades • provided protection for peasants • standards of behavior for knights • became a powerful force in Europe • king that united the Germanic tribes • plague that killed millions of people • started after the fall of the Roman Empire • knights fought in these for glory and riches • attempts to remove Muslims from the Holy Land • ...