bill of rights Crossword Puzzles

Our Puzzling Government 2022-10-10

Our Puzzling Government crossword puzzle
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  1. The _____ act that five laws that were passed by the British Parliament against the American Colonies in 1774
  2. This document served as the United States' first constitution, the _____ of confederation
  3. Father of the Constitution ____ Madison
  4. A crowd protested against laws made, 5 were killed the boston ____
  5. One of the earliest forms of a demand for representative government and individual rights in the American colonies. The Great ____
  6. The tea party into the _____ harbor in protest
  7. Benjamin _____ represented the United States in France during the American Revolution, and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
  8. the ____ act that imposed a tax on all papers and official documents in the American colonies
  9. A man Strongly Against the constitution Patrick _____
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  1. on a spokesman for democracy, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas _____
  2. The First President George ____
  3. Former Member of the Chamber of Deputies of France Marquis de ____
  4. A group of 80 essays written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. The ___ Papers
  5. The most influential political philosopher of the modern period, John ____
  6. the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
  7. the act that commissing agents who would have the sole right to sell tea in the colonies
  8. What King was in parliment during the American revolution?
  9. the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law The ____ Carta
  10. An original Act of the English Parliament, with firmly established the principles ____ of Rights
  11. The ____ rebellion. A rebellion for farmers wanting to keep their land after the revolution.
  12. a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, leading the expedition of the placement of the artillery at Yorktown Herny ____
  13. Who provided the Americans with loans, eventually totaling over two million dollars?
  14. The author Common Sense, Thomas _____
  15. Alexander _______ served as the first secretary of the treasury
  16. an English constitutional document setting out specific individual protections against the state the Petition of ____

25 Clues: The First President George ____ • The author Common Sense, Thomas _____ • Father of the Constitution ____ Madison • The tea party into the _____ harbor in protest • A man Strongly Against the constitution Patrick _____ • What King was in parliment during the American revolution? • Alexander _______ served as the first secretary of the treasury • ...

Early Autumn 2025-09-30

Early Autumn crossword puzzle
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  1. Name of author of Early Autumn
  2. York The city where Mary lives now
  3. Place where Mary works
  4. Temperature outside
  5. The woman who met Bill again
  6. Bill's feeling towards women
  7. Amount of people in the park
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  1. Name of Bill's wife
  2. Mary's mode of transport
  3. Number of kids that Bill has
  4. Name of Mary's youngest son
  5. Bill's profession
  6. How does Mary look in Bill's eyes
  7. Season in which the story takes place

14 Clues: Bill's profession • Name of Bill's wife • Temperature outside • Place where Mary works • Mary's mode of transport • Name of Mary's youngest son • Number of kids that Bill has • The woman who met Bill again • Bill's feeling towards women • Amount of people in the park • Name of author of Early Autumn • How does Mary look in Bill's eyes • York The city where Mary lives now • ...

Noah 2023-03-22

Noah crossword puzzle
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  1. you can voice your opinions using words, symbols or actions as long as you do not harm another
  2. 1st form of government for the U.S.
  3. the supreme law of the land
  4. what does amend mean
  5. government is not all powerful
  6. you can criticize the government and can complain about policies that affect you negatively and ask for change
  7. the government cannot censor information in newspapers, online news sources, TV news broadcasts, etc.
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  1. makes laws
  2. document written by thomas jefferson in 1776
  3. model for the bill of rights
  4. you can believe what you want and belong to any religion or no religion
  5. Jane kills her husband what type of case is this
  6. you can gather in a group as long as it is peaceful
  7. one of the goals of the preamble to create peace
  8. after an amendment has been proposed it must then be
  9. A good way to remember the 1st amendment

16 Clues: makes laws • what does amend mean • the supreme law of the land • model for the bill of rights • government is not all powerful • 1st form of government for the U.S. • A good way to remember the 1st amendment • document written by thomas jefferson in 1776 • Jane kills her husband what type of case is this • one of the goals of the preamble to create peace • ...

Slugs in Space by Otherlands library gaming society 2026-01-23

Slugs in Space by Otherlands library gaming society crossword puzzle
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  1. The most perfect yet illegal space creature
  2. A bill equal to 100 snilts
  3. A bill equal to 7 snilts
  4. A bill equal to 10 snilts
  5. A bill equal to 5 snilts
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  1. Company that hosted The Intergalactic All-Stars Dog Talent Tournament
  2. A bill equal to 50 snilts
  3. A coin equal to 1/2 snilt
  4. A coin equal to 1/10th of a snilt
  5. The shape of y'alls spaceship
  6. A coin equal to 1/100th of a snilt
  7. A coin equal to 1 dollar/Euro/pound

12 Clues: A bill equal to 7 snilts • A bill equal to 5 snilts • A bill equal to 50 snilts • A coin equal to 1/2 snilt • A bill equal to 10 snilts • A bill equal to 100 snilts • The shape of y'alls spaceship • A coin equal to 1/10th of a snilt • A coin equal to 1/100th of a snilt • A coin equal to 1 dollar/Euro/pound • The most perfect yet illegal space creature • ...

Forming A Government: 8th grade Vocab Review 2024-09-24

Forming A Government: 8th grade Vocab Review crossword puzzle
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  1. a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that resulted in the creation of the United States Constitution
  2. agreement reached during the 1787 Constitutional Convention to count three-fifths of a state's enslaved population
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  1. a government is created by and subject to the will of the people. It is a founding idea of the United States
  2. The first Constituiton adopted by the United States.
  3. A formal Change to a law or constitution
  4. rules and procedures that allow each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches.
  5. The first 10 rights in the American Constitution
  6. the division of power between the federal government and the state governments.

8 Clues: A formal Change to a law or constitution • The first 10 rights in the American Constitution • The first Constituiton adopted by the United States. • the division of power between the federal government and the state governments. • a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that resulted in the creation of the United States Constitution • ...

Legislative Branch Vocabulary 2023-04-18

Legislative Branch Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. another word for the legislative branch of government (pg 177)
  2. powers that are not stated clearly in the constitution (sec 2)
  3. killing a bill by letting congress adjourn or be dismissed (sec 4)
  4. oddly shaped voting district designed to strengthen a particular group (sec 1)
  5. a vate taken by standing when in favor or not in favor of a bill (sec 4)
  6. the act of talking a bill to death (sec 4)
  7. clause 18 allows to stretch its powers to meet new needs (sec 2)
  8. the idea where other branches of government like the judicial or executive can check the power of congress (sec 3)
  9. is a bill that is passed in identical form in both the house and the senate (sec 4)
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  1. a population count taken every 10 years (sec 1)
  2. the political party in which less than half of the members belong (sec 1)
  3. voting by speaking either "yay" or "nay" (sec 4)
  4. this is the lawmaking body of our government (pg 177)
  5. powers clearly listed in the constitution (sec 2)
  6. a process where the president refuses to sign a bill (sec 4)
  7. the political party in which more than half of the members belong (sec 1)
  8. people hired by private groups to influence decisions made in government (sec 3)
  9. accuse officials of misconduct in the office (sec 2)
  10. congress as a two-part house, or legislature. (sec 1)

19 Clues: the act of talking a bill to death (sec 4) • a population count taken every 10 years (sec 1) • voting by speaking either "yay" or "nay" (sec 4) • powers clearly listed in the constitution (sec 2) • accuse officials of misconduct in the office (sec 2) • this is the lawmaking body of our government (pg 177) • congress as a two-part house, or legislature. (sec 1) • ...

Politics and Governance 2025-09-03

Politics and Governance crossword puzzle
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  1. Local chief executive of a city or municipality.
  2. Proposed law in Congress.
  3. Process of choosing leaders.
  4. Lower chamber of Congress.
  5. Government revenue.
  6. Political units like provinces, cities, and barangays.
  7. Direct vote by citizens.
  8. Supreme law of the Philippines.
  9. Commission on Audit, examines government spending.
  10. Smallest political unit in the Philippines.
  11. Upper chamber of Congress.
  12. Form of government in the Philippines.
  13. System of government by the people.
  14. Appointed officials who advise the President.
  15. Independent office that investigates corruption.
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  1. Independent body that manages elections.
  2. Second-highest national executive official.
  3. Entitlements guaranteed by law.
  4. – Highest judicial body in the Philippines.
  5. Freedom achieved on June 12, 1898.
  6. Process of removing a high public official.
  7. Legislative assembly (not adopted in PH but relevant in governance).
  8. Branch that interprets the law.
  9. Legislative measure passed by Congress.
  10. Non-governmental organization.
  11. Department of the Interior and Local Government.
  12. Anti-graft court for public officials.
  13. Head of state and government of the Philippines.
  14. Rules passed by Congress.
  15. Right of self-governance (e.g., BARMM).

30 Clues: Government revenue. • Direct vote by citizens. • Proposed law in Congress. • Rules passed by Congress. • Lower chamber of Congress. • Upper chamber of Congress. • Process of choosing leaders. • Non-governmental organization. • Entitlements guaranteed by law. • Branch that interprets the law. • Supreme law of the Philippines. • Freedom achieved on June 12, 1898. • ...

AP Gov Final Exam Crossword 2021-01-11

AP Gov Final Exam Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the senate can use this to limit or end debate
  2. this sets a limit for debate
  3. a bill that everyone can benefit from
  4. smaller sections in each house
  5. for business to be conducted in congress there must be a minimum of people and they are called
  6. a roll call for either house of congress
  7. a legislature with two chambers.
  8. members of congress yell "yay" or "nay" to vote
  9. a bill that benefits are targeted group or area
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  1. the house and senate make up this
  2. senators use this to delay voting on bills.
  3. a change to the bill that isn't important
  4. leaders of committees
  5. someone who introduces a bill in either house
  6. the president who is running for re-election is considered this.
  7. a body of voters who choose their representative

16 Clues: leaders of committees • this sets a limit for debate • smaller sections in each house • a legislature with two chambers. • the house and senate make up this • a bill that everyone can benefit from • a roll call for either house of congress • a change to the bill that isn't important • senators use this to delay voting on bills. • someone who introduces a bill in either house • ...

Buffalo Bill 2020-05-27

Buffalo Bill crossword puzzle
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  1. post
  2. existence
  3. protected zone
  4. bring or provide
  5. grandfather and earlier generations
  6. strong, resistant
  7. fight or battle
  8. open space
  9. have says he
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  1. to ready to or prepared to
  2. person colonizing new territory
  3. employ
  4. imitate or play
  5. action
  6. buy
  7. man who runs a show
  8. organized fight between two people
  9. zone
  10. most important moment

19 Clues: buy • post • zone • employ • action • existence • open space • have says he • protected zone • imitate or play • fight or battle • bring or provide • strong, resistant • man who runs a show • most important moment • to ready to or prepared to • person colonizing new territory • organized fight between two people • grandfather and earlier generations

Lorena & Bill 2025-04-25

Lorena & Bill crossword puzzle
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  1. Couples favorite ice cream spot.
  2. Lorena's favorite coffee order.
  3. Lorena's hometown.
  4. Couple's first concert together.
  5. Couples first vacation location.
  6. Bill's birth month.
  7. Who is older.
  8. First date spot.
  9. Couple's favorite snack.
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  1. The season the couple met.
  2. Where the couple got engaged.
  3. Couple's favorite cocktail.
  4. First dance song.
  5. Month of their anniversary.
  6. Years the couples have been together.
  7. Honeymoon destination.
  8. Couple's apartment number.
  9. Bill's favorite coffee order.
  10. Lorena's birth month.
  11. The proposal month.

20 Clues: Who is older. • First date spot. • First dance song. • Lorena's hometown. • Bill's birth month. • The proposal month. • Lorena's birth month. • Honeymoon destination. • Couple's favorite snack. • The season the couple met. • Couple's apartment number. • Couple's favorite cocktail. • Month of their anniversary. • Where the couple got engaged. • Bill's favorite coffee order. • ...

AP gov/econ 2021-01-13

AP gov/econ crossword puzzle
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  1. the ammendemetn that gives the people the direct election of their representatives and senators
  2. the half of congress made up of people from each state and each stte has it won amount of these people
  3. a committee made whenever both groups in congress make different versions of the same bill
  4. complete agreement to debate
  5. a way to vote and end a filibuster needing 60 senators to vote in favor of
  6. the vote from a comittee to decide something
  7. the beginning and starting idea of a law
  8. already having the position giving you a advantage over who your running against
  9. only one house or group of congress
  10. districts where someone wins very easily without change
  11. the way to bring a bill out of committee
  12. the people represented by an elected official
  13. a committee that passes rules instead of bills
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  1. person in charge and the head of the house of representatives
  2. when senators prevent the voting of a bill or unanimous consent
  3. small groups that talk about and work on bills
  4. when people talk to waste time and prevent work, this can also be used as a threat
  5. the committee that bills go to about raising and lowering taxes
  6. a population count done every 10 years
  7. the complete and deliberate assembly of legislature
  8. a role call that happens in order see if theres enough people to work
  9. legislature having wo different branches
  10. the half of congress made up of two people from each state
  11. the head person of the senate who is in charge
  12. when comittees edit and revise bills to what they like
  13. the beginning and start when someone talks about the idea of a bill

26 Clues: complete agreement to debate • only one house or group of congress • a population count done every 10 years • legislature having wo different branches • the beginning and starting idea of a law • the way to bring a bill out of committee • the vote from a comittee to decide something • the people represented by an elected official • ...

Unit 4-1 Congress pt 1 2021-01-11

Unit 4-1 Congress pt 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The leader of the senate
  2. A nickname of the Senate
  3. A group of voters represented by someone
  4. allows the senate to get on with other business while a filibuster is occurring
  5. House of Representatives and the Senate
  6. Permits some amendments but not others
  7. A strategy of talking a bill to death
  8. The leader of the house of representatives
  9. A rule used by the Senate to end a debate.
  10. to set a congressional bill aside in committee without considering it.
  11. the group that consists of the minimum number of Representatives that need to be present
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  1. Permits amendments from the floor
  2. a procedure where the full House or Senate can get a bill that is stalled in committee out and onto the floor.
  3. Already having the position you are running for
  4. A lawmaking body made up of two parts
  5. When the winner gets less than 55% of the vote.
  6. A bill that has a lot of riders
  7. Bills directing how money should be spent
  8. when the winner gets more than 55% of the vote.
  9. A calling of roll in either house of Congress to see whether the number of representatives in attendance meets the minimum number required to conduct official business
  10. When the committee does they make revisions and additions to a bill
  11. powerful house committee where tax bills and spending bills are sent
  12. Sets a strict on debate and forbids the introduction of any amendments from the floor, or forbids amendments except those offered by the sponsoring committee
  13. a provision added to a piece of legislation that is not germane to the bill's purpose
  14. must be relevant

25 Clues: must be relevant • The leader of the senate • A nickname of the Senate • A bill that has a lot of riders • Permits amendments from the floor • A lawmaking body made up of two parts • A strategy of talking a bill to death • Permits some amendments but not others • House of Representatives and the Senate • A group of voters represented by someone • ...

CALLING ALL BIRD NERDS 2026-02-24

CALLING ALL BIRD NERDS crossword puzzle
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  1. Only hummingbird that breeds in Michigan.
  2. Smaller than a Bonaparte's.
  3. The Michigan State Bird.
  4. Jack pine specialist whose conservation required cowbird control and rotational burns.
  5. Only Michigan nuthatch lacking a rusty undertail.
  6. Alcine whose breeding bill plates are shed after the nesting season, revealing a smaller winter bill.
  7. Hook-clawed flyer that cannot perch.
  8. Winter sparrow with white outer tail feathers and slate-gray hood.
  9. Sea duck formerly known as Oldsquaw.
  10. Finch whose bill tips cross asymmetrically to extract conifer seeds.
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  1. Fastest animal on Earth during a stoop.
  2. Michigan’s breeding Antigone.
  3. Most common small gull found in Michigan.
  4. Mergus with serrated bill adapted for fish.
  5. The Warbler Capital of the World.
  6. Not a snipe, but similar. Identified by their slow, rocking walk.
  7. Colaptes auratus.
  8. Aerial insectivore lacking a perching toe.
  9. Martin North America's largest swallow.
  10. The New York State Bird.

20 Clues: Colaptes auratus. • The Michigan State Bird. • The New York State Bird. • Smaller than a Bonaparte's. • Michigan’s breeding Antigone. • The Warbler Capital of the World. • Hook-clawed flyer that cannot perch. • Sea duck formerly known as Oldsquaw. • Fastest animal on Earth during a stoop. • Martin North America's largest swallow. • Most common small gull found in Michigan. • ...

Civil Rights Movement:Ryan Bell 2017-03-29

Civil Rights Movement:Ryan Bell crossword puzzle
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  1. Served as an NAACP lawyer who represented the children in Brown V. Board of education, would become the first black supreme court justice.
  2. an effort in Mississippi where northerners came to the south to help get blacks registered to vote, 3 of the civil rights workers were murdered by the KKK
  3. Leader of the peaceful civil rights movement, known for his "I have a dream" speech, assassinated in 1968
  4. A program passed across the nation to hire more minorities and women, would eventually go to the supreme court in the case of Bakke v. Regents of University of California, where the supreme court ruled that racial quotas cannot be used for admission, but could take race in account for admissions.
  5. 35th president of the United States, proposed a civil rights bill to end segregation in the south.
  6. A 14 year old black northerner who was kidnapped and brutally murdered due to him being thought to have flirted with a white woman, this sparked outrage across the nation, however the killers were found not guilty.
  7. Nine Black students who were allowed to go to an all whites school in Little Rock, Arkansas, However, the governor of Arkansas tried to prevent the students from entering the school, but the U.S. government sent in the national guard and forced him to stand down.
  8. A sharp contrast to MLK, and his peaceful ways, believed that blacks should take their freedom by force, was assassinated in 1965
  9. A bombing of 16th church in Birmingham, targeted due to the church's role in the Birmingham Campaign, initiated by KKK members during sunday school, killed 4 little girls.
  10. Stood for Congress of Racial Equality, Was a group of white chicago college students pushing for racial equality, but became a black organization later on.
  11. Stood for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an organization fighting for the rights of Blacks, fought state laws that were for segregation and chipped away at Plessy vs Ferguson's ruling
  12. The most famous speech done by MLK, would further strengthen the cause of the civil rights movement.
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  1. A supreme court case where "Separate but equal" facilities were legal,leading to Jim Crow laws
  2. The amendment in the constitution that granted former slaves citizenship, guaranteed due process and equal protection
  3. Happened in 1948 when president Truman issued executive order 9981 requiring integration in the armed forces.
  4. An act passed in 1968 banning the racial discrimination of sales to african americans.
  5. a white supremacist group founded to prevent the advancement of other people based on their race or religion, however, these rules were not enforced.
  6. A campaign of sit ins and marches to end segregation in Birmingham, the most segregated city in the U.S. at the time, however, after running out of adult volunteers, the protesters enlisted young boys and girls to protest Birmingham, led to the 16th street church bombing and MLK being jailed.
  7. an act passed in 1964, banning the racial discrimination of blacks in public areas.
  8. A supreme court case in which segregation in public schools was made illegal, however segregation still existed across the south.
  9. a sit in that started when black college students sat at a white counter at a woolsworth store, the movement grew after they attempted to desegregate the counter after staging a sit in.
  10. A letter MLK wrote after he was imprisoned while in Birmingham for the Birmingham Campaign, told why the civil rights movement was going on, and was also written on scraps of paper and toilet paper.
  11. The first major act of the civil rights movement, would be the spark of the civil rights movement and inspire other boycotts across the south.
  12. Her refusal to go to the back of a Montgomery Alabama bus caused her to be arrested, and sparked the civil rights movement with the Montgomery Bus Boycotts
  13. Knowingly and deliberately violating a law believed to be unjust and willingly accepting the punishments for doing so.

25 Clues: an act passed in 1964, banning the racial discrimination of blacks in public areas. • An act passed in 1968 banning the racial discrimination of sales to african americans. • A supreme court case where "Separate but equal" facilities were legal,leading to Jim Crow laws • ...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after he got assassinated.
  2. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  3. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  4. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.
  5. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.
  6. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  7. / The enacting of laws.
  8. / To get rid of Slavery.
  9. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  10. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
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  1. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  2. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  3. / Programs that offer job training to those who've dealt with discrimination in the past.
  4. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  5. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  6. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  7. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.
  8. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
  9. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  10. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.

20 Clues: / The enacting of laws. • / To get rid of Slavery. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

SS30-2 Diploma Exam Review: All Topics #2 2022-06-02

SS30-2 Diploma Exam Review: All Topics #2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Asian nation where the US's attempts at containing communism resulted in a military loss for the superpower
  2. British liberal thinker who believed in natural rights to life, liberty and property
  3. Concept that government power should be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches
  4. an extreme right-wing ideology that promotes ultranationalism, dictatorship and imperialism
  5. the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
  6. the term for a proposed law
  7. this term describes government policy that controls spending and taxation.
  8. Ronald Reagan was a big fan of this kind of economics which he said would see tax breaks for the rich eventually end up benefiting everyone in the economy.
  9. this communist collective security alliance was named after the Polish capital
  10. the idea that monarchs were chosen by God to rule
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  1. French word to describe reduction of international tensions
  2. term for thinkers during the Enlightenment
  3. US president during the Cuban Missile Crisis
  4. in the US, the president can use this special power to kill any bill passed by less then 2/3 of the members of the legislative branch
  5. the concept of absorbing one culture into another so that the first one ceases to exist
  6. The upper house in a bicameral Canadian legislature
  7. this US program resulted in billions of US dollars flooding in the post-war Europe to ensure that Europeans would not fall under the sway of communism.
  8. this theory held that if both sides could not survive a nuclear war, no one would dare start one
  9. in the parliamentary system, a government that has the most, but less than half of, the seats in the legislature
  10. wealthy farmers whose land was confiscated by the Soviets under Stalin’s collectivization program

20 Clues: the term for a proposed law • term for thinkers during the Enlightenment • US president during the Cuban Missile Crisis • the idea that monarchs were chosen by God to rule • The upper house in a bicameral Canadian legislature • French word to describe reduction of international tensions • this term describes government policy that controls spending and taxation. • ...

Civics Trick-or-Treat Crossword 2025-10-20

Civics Trick-or-Treat Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. v. Madison Legendary case that gave the Court its judicial hex power. (2 words)
  2. and Balances The spooky system where each branch keeps the others from turning into monsters. (3 words)
  3. Government This principle means the Head Pumpkin can’t do whatever he wants. (2 words)
  4. Branch The branch that casts enforcement spells to carry out the laws.
  5. Sovereignty When the people rule the pumpkin patch — no king on this street! (2 words)
  6. The mighty document that rose from the grave of the Articles.
  7. The process where newcomers become official citizens — no witchcraft required!
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  1. A formal change potion added to the Constitution.
  2. Power shared between the big haunted house (national) and the local graveyards (states).
  3. of Powers Three spooky branches keep any one ghost from taking over. (3 words)
  4. Review The Supreme Court’s eerie power to strike down ghastly laws. (2 words)
  5. Amendment The First _________ gives you freedom to shout “Boo!” without being arrested.
  6. Duty Civic duty that drags mortals into court — jury _________.
  7. A brave soul who leaves one land for a new haunted homeland.
  8. of Rights Ten magical scrolls that protect our rights — the original candy stash! (3 words)

15 Clues: A formal change potion added to the Constitution. • A brave soul who leaves one land for a new haunted homeland. • The mighty document that rose from the grave of the Articles. • Duty Civic duty that drags mortals into court — jury _________. • Branch The branch that casts enforcement spells to carry out the laws. • ...

Legislative Branch Vocabulary (Chapter 6) 2024-03-21

Legislative Branch Vocabulary (Chapter 6) crossword puzzle
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  1. another word for the legislative branch of government (pg 177)
  2. powers that are not stated clearly in the constitution (sec 2)
  3. killing a bill by letting congress adjourn or be dismissed (sec 4)
  4. oddly shaped voting district designed to strengthen a particular group (sec 1)
  5. a vote taken by standing when in favor or not in favor of a bill (sec 4)
  6. the act of talking a bill to death (sec 4)
  7. clause 18 allows to stretch its powers to meet new needs (sec 2)
  8. the idea where other branches of government like the judicial or executive can check the power of congress (sec 3)
  9. is a bill that is passed in identical form in both the house and the senate (sec 4)
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  1. a population count taken every 10 years (sec 1)
  2. the political party in which less than half of the members belong (sec 1)
  3. voting by speaking either "yay" or "nay" (sec 4)
  4. this is the lawmaking body of our government (pg 177)
  5. powers clearly listed in the constitution (sec 2)
  6. a process where the president refuses to sign a bill (sec 4)
  7. the political party in which more than half of the members belong (sec 1)
  8. people hired by private groups to influence decisions made in government (sec 3)
  9. accuse officials of misconduct in the office (sec 2)
  10. congress as a two-part house, or legislature. (sec 1)

19 Clues: the act of talking a bill to death (sec 4) • a population count taken every 10 years (sec 1) • voting by speaking either "yay" or "nay" (sec 4) • powers clearly listed in the constitution (sec 2) • accuse officials of misconduct in the office (sec 2) • this is the lawmaking body of our government (pg 177) • congress as a two-part house, or legislature. (sec 1) • ...

Congressional Crossword Challenge 2023-12-05

Congressional Crossword Challenge crossword puzzle
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  1. When more than half of the members in the House or Senate belong to the same political party, they are in the _____.
  2. A legislative body where each state is represented equally, regardless of its population size.
  3. A change or addition proposed to a bill or the Constitution.
  4. The process of charging a high-ranking official with misconduct.
  5. To formally approve something, usually a law or treaty (or even the Constitution itself).
  6. A legislature consisting of two separate chambers or houses.
  7. An area represented by a member of the House of Representatives.
  8. A small group of lawmakers who focus on specific subjects, like education or health.
  9. A rule used in the Senate to stop a filibuster and end debate on a bill.
  10. When Congress passes a bill again, even after the President has vetoed it.
  11. Redrawing the boundaries of electoral districts.
  12. A draft of a proposed law presented to a legislature for approval.
  13. A long speech in the Senate used to delay voting on a bill.
  14. A clause in the Constitution that allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumerated powers.
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  1. The process of redistributing seats in the House of Representatives based on population changes.
  2. The act of drawing voting district lines to favor a particular political party.
  3. When less than half of the members in the House or Senate belong to a political party, they are in the _____.
  4. Specific powers granted to Congress by the Constitution.
  5. The power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.
  6. Powers of Congress not explicitly stated in the Constitution but suggested by the elastic clause.
  7. A legislative body where representation is based on the population of each state.
  8. The main law-making body of the United States, made up of the Senate and the House.
  9. Another (longer) name for a law or set of laws made by a government. (The word sounds similar to the branch of government that makes the laws.)
  10. The leader or main person in charge of the House of Representatives.

24 Clues: Redrawing the boundaries of electoral districts. • Specific powers granted to Congress by the Constitution. • A long speech in the Senate used to delay voting on a bill. • A change or addition proposed to a bill or the Constitution. • A legislature consisting of two separate chambers or houses. • The power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress. • ...

money matching 2018-07-13

money matching crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jefferson
  2. Kennedy
  3. 10-dollar bill
  4. 50-dollar bill
  5. 20-dollar bill
  6. 2-dollar bill
  7. Lincoln
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  1. 100-dollar bill
  2. Roosevelt
  3. 1-dollar bill
  4. Washington
  5. 5-dollar bill

12 Clues: Kennedy • Lincoln • Roosevelt • Jefferson • Washington • 1-dollar bill • 5-dollar bill • 2-dollar bill • 10-dollar bill • 50-dollar bill • 20-dollar bill • 100-dollar bill

Legislative Branch 2021-10-28

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when no members oppose a bill or movement
  2. A bill that defines the spending of the government and can only be introduced in the House of Representitives
  3. The conversation in a congressional house about a bill or topic
  4. A change
  5. Redistribution of House seats based on the Census
  6. The act of using money and influence to change the course of politics and legislation
  7. One person departing an office and the next person taking their position
  8. The formal condemnation of a member of the senate
  9. It is where a bill is first heard and the committee it falls under is assigned
  10. A group of congressmen that volunteer to view bills in a certain area
  11. People who lobby
  12. The redistricting of congressional districts to have one group have an advantage
  13. A forced end to a filibuster or hold with a 3/5 approval
  14. The minimum amount of people necessary for a house to have an effective debate role
  15. The changing of the size of a congressionaldistrict based on the Census
  16. A group of congressmen that have similar political views
  17. Two house lawmaking body
  18. The 13 member House of Representatives body that determines which bills reach the house floor
  19. Whip The persons who steer the vote in the majority and minority political parties respectively
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  1. A committee created for a specific reason with special procedures on appointing members
  2. One year in congress
  3. A bicameral committee that is created to resolve differences between two bills
  4. The second in command for the senate
  5. The leader of the Senate and can vote only in a tie breaker
  6. The leader of the House of the Representatives
  7. A type of senate hold that is a senator holding a vote by speaking constantly
  8. A group in a congressional committee that focus specific topic in their committee
  9. The president preventing a bill from becoming a law
  10. A congressional committee that always has members
  11. The leader of the political party that has the most members in a house of congress
  12. A senator's ability to prevent a bill from going to the senate floor
  13. Groups of individuals that hold similar beliefs in certain topics that try to make legislation based on those topics
  14. A legislative action that requires the approval of both houses of congress
  15. The voters an elected official serves for
  16. An idea that could become a law with the approval of congress
  17. The person who has the office

36 Clues: A change • People who lobby • One year in congress • Two house lawmaking body • The person who has the office • The second in command for the senate • when no members oppose a bill or movement • The voters an elected official serves for • The leader of the House of the Representatives • Redistribution of House seats based on the Census • ...

Bill’s Puzzle 2024-03-18

Bill’s Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Syd Lawrence -, playing today
  2. Bill’s favourite newspaper
  3. The place Bill worked for 4o years
  4. Ford -, Bill’s car that was stolen!
  5. Bill’s favourite dessert
  6. The family tortoise
Down
  1. - Drive, where Bill and Marlene lived for 62 years
  2. Bill had a mop of this coloured hair
  3. Bill’s J
  4. The love of Bill’s life
  5. The place where Bill grew up
  6. The Theatre -

12 Clues: Bill’s J • The Theatre - • The family tortoise • The love of Bill’s life • Bill’s favourite dessert • Bill’s favourite newspaper • The place where Bill grew up • Syd Lawrence -, playing today • The place Bill worked for 4o years • Ford -, Bill’s car that was stolen! • Bill had a mop of this coloured hair • - Drive, where Bill and Marlene lived for 62 years

State And Local Government Vocabulary 2017-09-11

State And Local Government Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. In a _____, citizens rule through elected representatives.
  2. _____ Nathan Deal has been in office since 2011.
  3. The Georgia _____ is the highest level court in the state.
  4. The US _____ is separated into three branches.
  5. A _____ usually involves private property disputes and rights.
  6. If a president signs a bill, it becomes a law, but if he _____ it, it goes back to congress.
  7. In the US, the _____ has 435 members.
  8. For citizens of a state to _____ a senator is considered unconstitutional and a bad idea.
  9. The Republican _____ is represented by an elephant.
  10. _____ court pertains to matters dealing with people under 18 years of age.
  11. The _____ serves as the President of the State Senate.
  12. Luckily, this year the local government has a lot of _____ to invest in community projects.
  13. The _____ of Cumming has been in office since 1971.
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  1. People looking to be president must first be _____ by a political party or prepare to run independently.
  2. The supreme court can declare a law _____ as a way of checking the legislative branch.
  3. _____ are funds reserved for a specific use.
  4. The overall _____ of the government has gone up due to an increased sales tax rate.
  5. The legislation in Georgia is called the _____.
  6. A _____ will usually not have very severe punishments, compared to a felony.
  7. The US _____ has 100 members, 2 for each state.
  8. In a dictatorship, one person has all the _____.
  9. The _____ is in charge of making laws.
  10. In order to _____ a bill, majority of congress must vote for it, and the president must sign it.
  11. A _____ is a serious or violent crime.
  12. A _____ term is 6 years.

25 Clues: A _____ term is 6 years. • In the US, the _____ has 435 members. • The _____ is in charge of making laws. • A _____ is a serious or violent crime. • _____ are funds reserved for a specific use. • The US _____ is separated into three branches. • The legislation in Georgia is called the _____. • The US _____ has 100 members, 2 for each state. • ...

AbolitionofSlavery: To get rid of Slavery. Equalprotection / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Accountofrace / A phrase that meant people of a 2022-05-06

AbolitionofSlavery: To get rid of Slavery. Equalprotection / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Accountofrace / A phrase that meant people of a crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Programs that offer job training to those who've dealt with discrimination in the past.
  2. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  3. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  4. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  5. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  6. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  7. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after he got assassinated.
  8. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  9. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
  10. / The enacting of laws.
  11. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.
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  1. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  2. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.
  3. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
  4. To get rid of Slavery.
  5. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  6. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  7. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  8. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.
  9. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.

20 Clues: To get rid of Slavery. • / The enacting of laws. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. / Programs that offer job training to those who've dealt with discrimination in the past.
  2. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  3. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  4. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  5. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  6. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  7. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after he got assassinated.
  8. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  9. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
  10. / The enacting of laws.
  11. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.
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  1. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  2. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.
  3. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
  4. To get rid of Slavery.
  5. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  6. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  7. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  8. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.
  9. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.

20 Clues: To get rid of Slavery. • / The enacting of laws. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after he got assassinated.
  2. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  3. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  4. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.
  5. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.
  6. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  7. / The enacting of laws.
  8. / To get rid of Slavery.
  9. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  10. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
Down
  1. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  2. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  3. / Programs that offer job training to those who've dealt with discrimination in the past.
  4. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  5. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  6. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  7. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.
  8. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
  9. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  10. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.

20 Clues: / The enacting of laws. • / To get rid of Slavery. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

AP gov/econ final 2023-05-25

AP gov/econ final crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the court case where it was establish that religion cannot be practiced in public school even if it is optional
  2. the type of unemployment that results from changes in technology and the type of work needed
  3. unemployment caused by changes in the economy
  4. home much of a good or service that is currently available
  5. who is expected to make decisions in the fast paced technology world
  6. unemployment from when one person moves from one job to another
  7. loans issued by businesses
  8. programs designed to increase minority participation in some institutions
  9. elections held in the middle of a president's term
  10. reports that president can write when he/she signs a bill into law
  11. the branch of the federal government allowed to make the most decisions
  12. money, goods, or services leaving the country
  13. the power that the supreme court most often uses to check the other branches
Down
  1. when people can obtain their money almost instantly
  2. making choices concerning the best way to implement policy
  3. the percentage of money that commercial banks must keep in cash and cannot loan out
  4. Removing a president from office with a ⅔ vote
  5. spending for new buildings machinery, and equipment
  6. rights protections provided against discrimination
  7. powers explicitly granted to the president by the US constitution
  8. money, goods, or services entering the country
  9. currency in the hands of the public, checking accounts, savings accounts
  10. the amount of a good or service that people want
  11. when the president does not sign a bill and sends it back to congress
  12. the monetary value of goods and services

25 Clues: loans issued by businesses • the monetary value of goods and services • unemployment caused by changes in the economy • money, goods, or services leaving the country • Removing a president from office with a ⅔ vote • money, goods, or services entering the country • the amount of a good or service that people want • rights protections provided against discrimination • ...

gov/econ 2023-06-01

gov/econ crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the court case where it was establish that religion cannot be practiced in public school even if it is optional
  2. the type of unemployment that results from changes in technology and the type of work needed
  3. unemployment caused by changes in the economy
  4. home much of a good or service that is currently available
  5. who is expected to make decisions in the fast paced technology world
  6. unemployment from when one person moves from one job to another
  7. loans issued by businesses
  8. programs designed to increase minority participation in some institutions
  9. elections held in the middle of a president's term
  10. reports that president can write when he/she signs a bill into law
  11. the branch of the federal government allowed to make the most decisions
  12. money, goods, or services leaving the country
  13. the power that the supreme court most often uses to check the other branches
Down
  1. when people can obtain their money almost instantly
  2. making choices concerning the best way to implement policy
  3. the percentage of money that commercial banks must keep in cash and cannot loan out
  4. Removing a president from office with a ⅔ vote
  5. spending for new buildings machinery, and equipment
  6. rights protections provided against discrimination
  7. powers explicitly granted to the president by the US constitution
  8. money, goods, or services entering the country
  9. currency in the hands of the public, checking accounts, savings accounts
  10. the amount of a good or service that people want
  11. when the president does not sign a bill and sends it back to congress
  12. the monetary value of goods and services

25 Clues: loans issued by businesses • the monetary value of goods and services • unemployment caused by changes in the economy • money, goods, or services leaving the country • Removing a president from office with a ⅔ vote • money, goods, or services entering the country • the amount of a good or service that people want • rights protections provided against discrimination • ...

Vocabulary 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 2022-08-23

Vocabulary 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fee paid once a year for living or farming on someone else's land
  2. A document granting special rights to a person or group
  3. a reward or payment
  4. stores used for constructing and waterproofing ships
  5. A small group of people who disagree with or challenge the authority of of the people in power
  6. A proposed law
  7. Being forced to leave one's home country as punishment or for political reasons
  8. country the country that supports and controls a colony, and from which many of its settlers come
  9. A two-house legislature
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  1. the economic theory that colonies exist to bring profit to the mother country
  2. to separate from others
  3. An owner or manager
  4. A piece of land on a high, steep cliff, usually next to water
  5. A small group of people who disagree with or challenge the authority of of the people in power
  6. To rob or steal
  7. An ability to resist sickness and infection
  8. Having a great deal of variety

17 Clues: A proposed law • To rob or steal • An owner or manager • a reward or payment • to separate from others • A two-house legislature • Having a great deal of variety • An ability to resist sickness and infection • stores used for constructing and waterproofing ships • A document granting special rights to a person or group • ...

chapter 12 congress in action 2016-03-24

chapter 12 congress in action crossword puzzle
Across
  1. decides when there committees will meet
  2. majority of the full membership
  3. an attempt to "talk a bill to death"
  4. when the bill is printed in the final form
  5. an unwritten custom
Down
  1. most important and powerful within congress
  2. closed meeting with members of each party
  3. divisions of existing committees formed to address specific issues
  4. they prevent duplication of work
  5. procedure that may be used to limit or end floor debate
  6. when the president refuses to sign the bill
  7. do not hold official positions,party officers
  8. responsible for monitoring and marshaling votes
  9. a proposed law presented to the house or senate

14 Clues: an unwritten custom • majority of the full membership • they prevent duplication of work • an attempt to "talk a bill to death" • decides when there committees will meet • closed meeting with members of each party • when the bill is printed in the final form • most important and powerful within congress • when the president refuses to sign the bill • ...

Reading Assignment 2&3 2017-06-07

Reading Assignment 2&3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wrote the Bill of Rights
  2. Philadelphia merchant with a gift for financial dealings
  3. Nationalized the Pennsylvania militia
  4. Third land act in 1787
  5. Effect from increased taxes on farmers in Massachusetts
  6. Treaty between North American Indians and Great Britain in 1768
  7. North of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi
  8. Result of the Battle of Fallen Timbers
  9. State that passed gradual emancipation laws in 1784
  10. An import tax
  11. Six of the state constitutions
  12. Request
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  1. Broke the stalemate and produced the basic structural features of the Costitution
  2. Percent taxed on whiskey in 1791
  3. Difficult to implement because the thirteen states disagreed over boundaries in the land to the west of the states
  4. Total repudiation of the principle of a confederation of states
  5. Counted under the three-fifths compromise
  6. Amount of men who assembled at Philadelphia in May 1787 for the Constitutional Convention
  7. Ended American Revolutionary War in 1783
  8. Government that promoted the people's welfare
  9. State that allowed blacks and women to vote in early years of Republic

21 Clues: Request • An import tax • Third land act in 1787 • Wrote the Bill of Rights • Six of the state constitutions • Percent taxed on whiskey in 1791 • Nationalized the Pennsylvania militia • Result of the Battle of Fallen Timbers • Ended American Revolutionary War in 1783 • Counted under the three-fifths compromise • Government that promoted the people's welfare • ...

Government 2020-10-08

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - was set to stop trade with britian
  2. - not sanctioned by law
  3. of independence - this said that America was on its own without britian
  4. tea party - when colonists dumped tea
  5. government - people elect representatives to make decisions
  6. plan of union - a plan to unite colonies
  7. - single chamber
  8. of constitution - madison
  9. act - first tax on colonists
  10. bill of rights - sets clear limits on what government can and cant do
  11. compact - first example of colonial plans for government
  12. money goverment collects from people
  13. acts - closed boston harbor
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  1. - law
  2. order of conneticuit - said that people could elect represenatives
  3. fundamentals- first basic system of laws
  4. opponent of constitution - patrick henry
  5. commerce - trading within states
  6. of right - limits kings power
  7. - one leader
  8. - when the colonies accepted the articles of confederation they ___ it
  9. of powers - seperated power so government did not get to powerful
  10. treatises of government - where john locke said his ideas
  11. carta - provided the basis for the principle of limited government
  12. - people who had no choice but to work for other people

25 Clues: - law • - one leader • - single chamber • - not sanctioned by law • of constitution - madison • acts - closed boston harbor • act - first tax on colonists • of right - limits kings power • commerce - trading within states • - was set to stop trade with britian • money goverment collects from people • tea party - when colonists dumped tea • fundamentals- first basic system of laws • ...

Civics Practice 1-50 2024-12-06

Civics Practice 1-50 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One way that Americans can participate in their democracy.
  2. Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the ______.
  3. How is the number of US Representatives chosen for each state
  4. There are 27 of these in our Constitution.
  5. The Highest Court in the United States.
  6. Only the Federal Government can sign this.
  7. There are _______ major political parties in the US
  8. The ______of law says that everyone must follow the law.
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  1. The capital of Arizona
  2. Only the Federal Government can print this.
  3. How many years are there in a term of office for a US Senator.
  4. Who is the current Governor of Arizona?
  5. Who is the current speaker of the House of Representatives?
  6. What is the political party of the current president.
  7. A responsibility that only applies to US Citizens.
  8. The ____________ Vetoes bills.
  9. Only the Federal Government can declare this.
  10. One power of the states is to provide public_______.
  11. There are 100 of these in Congress.
  12. The Bill of Rights includes the first _____ Amendments.

20 Clues: The capital of Arizona • The ____________ Vetoes bills. • There are 100 of these in Congress. • Who is the current Governor of Arizona? • The Highest Court in the United States. • There are 27 of these in our Constitution. • Only the Federal Government can sign this. • Only the Federal Government can print this. • Only the Federal Government can declare this. • ...

AP Gov/Econ Crossword Puzzle 2021-01-13

AP Gov/Econ Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Used by the senate as a rule to limit or end debates
  2. The lower house of congress that's members serves the citizens of their district rather than the whole state
  3. The member that refers a bill to the House of Representatives once it's introduced.
  4. The small that each house is divided up into that focus in on specific areas of the law
  5. Main part of the legislative branch, made of a two parts
  6. The minimum age to qualify for the House of Representatives
  7. The state of already having the position that one is running for
  8. The voters that are represented by a person
  9. What happens if the committee does not report the bill out favorably to each house of congress
  10. Allows for amendments from the floor
  11. Allows for some amendments on the floor but not others
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  1. The member that refers a bill to the senate once it's introduced
  2. The fraction of both houses that is necessary to override a presidential veto in order for a bill to become a law.
  3. The total number of representatives
  4. The committee that has a lots of power, and where tax/spending bills are sent
  5. The procedure that allows the senate to continue with other business during a filibuster
  6. The minimum group of representatives from the House of Representatives that needs to be present to conduct business.
  7. Something congress can pass other than bills
  8. A bill that has a lot of riders
  9. The upper house of Congress that has fewer rules regarding debating and passing laws
  10. A parliamentary procedure that allows for one person to delay or prevent votes on a proposal
  11. A bill that is not passed by both houses of congress and signed by the president within a 2 year term
  12. Sets a strict time limit on debates and doesn't allow for the introduction of any amendments from the floor, and doesn't allow amendments except those offered by the sponsoring subcommittee
  13. What happens to most bills?
  14. The total number of senators
  15. The minimum age to qualify for the senate

26 Clues: What happens to most bills? • The total number of senators • A bill that has a lot of riders • The total number of representatives • Allows for amendments from the floor • The minimum age to qualify for the senate • The voters that are represented by a person • Something congress can pass other than bills • Used by the senate as a rule to limit or end debates • ...

Legislative Branch Vocab 2021-10-26

Legislative Branch Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a bill dealing with general matters and applying to the entire nation
  2. states would draw district boundaries to give one political party an electoral advantage
  3. states would draw district boundaries to give one political party an electoral advantage
  4. a permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
  5. a method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote
  6. identify issues suitable for legislative review, gather and evaluate information, and recommend courses of action to the Senate.
  7. the Speaker’s top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party’s legislative program and to steer important bills through the House
  8. a proposed law to authorize spending money
  9. he or she does not have the same role or power as the Speaker of the House
  10. a person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent
  11. Each state’s population determines the number of representatives it will have for the next 10 years
  12. The annual series of meetings of a Congress
  13. argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner.
  14. a temporary joint committee set up when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill
  15. a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility
  16. a body which uses various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and/or policy
  17. members who were already in office, won reelection
  18. a motion by all members of the Senate who are present to set aside formal rules and to consider a bill from the calendar
  19. considers all bills reported from policy and fiscal committees and determines whether, and in what order, to schedule their consideration on the floor of the House
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  1. a paid representative of an interest group who contacts government officials on behalf of these interest groups
  2. a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility
  3. the minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action
  4. the action or process of inheriting a title or office
  5. a session at which a committee listens to testimony from people interested in the bill
  6. A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the vice president
  7. comprised of two chambers, often described as the lower house and the upper house.
  8. direct contact made by lobbyists to persuade government officials to support the policies their interest group favors
  9. The process of redrawing district lines after reapportionment has been completed
  10. a procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate
  11. motions placed on a bill in the Senate that alert party leaders that if unanimous consent were to be sought, they would object
  12. elected at the beginning of each Congress by members of their respective party conferences to represent them on the Senate floor, the majority and minority leaders serve as spokesmen for their parties' positions on the issues
  13. the presiding officer of the House and is charged with numerous duties and responsibilities by law and by the House rules
  14. closed meeting, of the majority party chooses the Speaker of the House at the start of each session of Congress, and the entire House membership approves the choice of Speaker.
  15. to change or modify (something) for the better
  16. a resolution passed in the same form by both houses
  17. rejection of a bill by the president

36 Clues: rejection of a bill by the president • a proposed law to authorize spending money • The annual series of meetings of a Congress • to change or modify (something) for the better • members who were already in office, won reelection • a resolution passed in the same form by both houses • the action or process of inheriting a title or office • ...

The constution 2018-12-07

The constution crossword puzzle
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  1. all citizens now and in___ have freedom
  2. makes sure we have___in our own country
  3. form of government which____ can voet for
  4. equal representative (___pre state)
  5. ____our basic rights
  6. ____the constution
  7. ____law of the land
  8. ___by population
  9. they___ two houeses of congress
  10. ____trial
  11. to___ laws
  12. override veto by getting___votes in each house
  13. ___the 6 goals
  14. bill can get signed or____
  15. no____or unuslly punishment
  16. ____justices in supreme court
  17. right to___arms
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  1. ___tretment for all
  2. _____branch can declar laws written by congress
  3. _____and balances
  4. congress forms bills into___
  5. ___the constution
  6. provide beefits foee all ctizens (life,___,happines)
  7. ____ or carry laws
  8. national,___or united states
  9. keep the_____up-to-date
  10. _____court in the united states
  11. to build a___country
  12. _____and explain laws
  13. president can veto bills___by government
  14. federal government get its power from the____
  15. army to___ourselves
  16. federal government is divited into____branches
  17. right to___in court

34 Clues: ____trial • to___ laws • ___the 6 goals • right to___arms • ___by population • _____and balances • ___the constution • ____ or carry laws • ____the constution • ___tretment for all • ____law of the land • army to___ourselves • right to___in court • ____our basic rights • to build a___country • _____and explain laws • keep the_____up-to-date • bill can get signed or____ • no____or unuslly punishment • ...

Government Terms Crossword 2024-12-17

Government Terms Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. highest court in the US, interprets the Consititution
  2. has 100 members, 2 from each state
  3. major US poltical party that supports tax cuts, national defense, and reducing government regulations
  4. branch of government that interprets the laws
  5. agreement during the constitutional convention that establish bicameral lesgalture and equal
  6. a body of representatives that formally selects the president
  7. each branch of government hold some power over the other two
  8. a system of government where power is divided between central and state governments
  9. has 435 members
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  1. major US poltical party that supports civil rights, environmental protection, and healthcare
  2. branch of government that makes the laws
  3. the first constitution of the US
  4. power of an executive to reject a proposed law
  5. first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
  6. branch of government that enforces the laws
  7. a system of government where the power is held by the people
  8. a proposed law introduced by Congress
  9. made up of the Senate and House of Representatives
  10. the central banking system of the US
  11. a formal change or addition to a constitution

20 Clues: has 435 members • the first constitution of the US • has 100 members, 2 from each state • the central banking system of the US • a proposed law introduced by Congress • branch of government that makes the laws • branch of government that enforces the laws • first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution • branch of government that interprets the laws • ...

Revolution in England 2021-11-02

Revolution in England crossword puzzle
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  1. The king's supporters in the English Civil War
  2. Another name for the Royalists
  3. Parliament's supporters in the English Civil War
  4. While Cromwell ruled, England did not have a ____ for almost 10 years
  5. The way the Oliver Cromwell ruled England
  6. By the late 1600's, English monarchs had to obey the ____ and govern together with Parliament
  7. After Oliver Cromwell died, ____ brought back the monarchy
  8. James I believed in the _____ of kings
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  1. English Bill of Rights created this
  2. This king was put to death by Oliver Cromwell
  3. Many of the members of Parliament's House of Commons
  4. No _____ had to be fought in the Glorious Revolution
  5. When William and Mary arrived with their army, James fled to _____
  6. Many European monarchs believed they got their power from _____

14 Clues: Another name for the Royalists • English Bill of Rights created this • James I believed in the _____ of kings • The way the Oliver Cromwell ruled England • This king was put to death by Oliver Cromwell • The king's supporters in the English Civil War • Parliament's supporters in the English Civil War • Many of the members of Parliament's House of Commons • ...

Law Ed 1.2 Vocad 2024-01-18

Law Ed 1.2 Vocad crossword puzzle
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  1. A group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth
  2. Dealt with major civil cases
  3. Law making body of England. Later divided into Parliament and Privy Council
  4. Believed that people are born selfish and need a strong central authority
  5. Accused thrown into a pool of water. A person who sank was judged to be innocent because the water "accepted" him or her, but a person who floated was judged guilty because the water rejected him or her.
  6. English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
  7. A draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.
  8. An action in which a person steps into a situation to change it in some way
  9. A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
  10. Wrote the first Law Code of England
  11. A form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way.
  12. A difficult or painful experience, a trial
  13. In early England, the chief law enforcement official in a county, forerunner of today's sheriff.
  14. Power dispersed among many different points, especially political power distributed among many different nobles/landowners/leaders/regions
  15. A systematic collection of statutes.
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  1. 1689 laws protecting the rights of English subjects and Parliament from the Monarch of England
  2. Accused person was required to grasp a red-hot piece of metal, to walk across a bed hot coals, or face some other physical task. If burn wound healed, you were innocent.
  3. King Henry II's court of judges. Handeled mainly criminal cases
  4. Britain's law-making assembly divded into the House of Lords and House of Commons
  5. (1672-1702) Dutch prince and foe of Louis XIV who became king of England in 1689.
  6. An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
  7. King in 1154 and was responsible for creating the common law and jury systems.
  8. A written law passed by a legislative body
  9. (1723-1780) English jurist who explained the common law and who defined the rights of individuals under English law.
  10. A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.

25 Clues: Dealt with major civil cases • Wrote the first Law Code of England • A systematic collection of statutes. • A written law passed by a legislative body • A difficult or painful experience, a trial • A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court. • A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company • ...

Gov Crossword 2022-05-12

Gov Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. seats in the Senate
  2. Unstated power goes to the states
  3. A check by the president to deny a bill passing in congress
  4. establishing citizenship
  5. A list of cases to be heard by the supreme court
  6. to suspend a session of congress
  7. Women can vote
  8. A long speech to stall the passing of a bill
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  1. abolish slavery
  2. formal disapproval of the president
  3. who has the power to declare war?
  4. Of age males can vote
  5. lying under oath
  6. seats in the House of Representatives
  7. a proposed law

15 Clues: Women can vote • a proposed law • abolish slavery • lying under oath • seats in the Senate • Of age males can vote • establishing citizenship • to suspend a session of congress • Unstated power goes to the states • who has the power to declare war? • formal disapproval of the president • seats in the House of Representatives • A long speech to stall the passing of a bill • ...

Government vocabulary 2014-10-12

Government vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A form of government in which political control is exercised by all people, either directly or through their elected representative
  2. the constitutional power of the president to refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress preventing it from becoming a new law
  3. a system of government in which power is shared between the central (national) government and the states
  4. sovereignty a government in which the people rule. they have the supreme power in government.
  5. to change
  6. of balance the distribution and balancing of power among different branches of government so that no one branch is able to dominate the others.
  7. government The system of government in which power is held by the people and exercised indirectly through elected representatives
  8. a group that seeks to promote its own special interests at the expense of the common good
  9. of powers each branch has a specific job and power so that no one branch would have all the power
  10. the people represented by an elected official
  11. government every individual, including the governmental officials, must obey the law.
  12. a person chosen to act for or represent others, as at a convention
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  1. collage the group of presidential electors that casts the official votes for president after a presidential election. Each state has a number of electors equal to the total of its members in the senate and house of representatives
  2. A government controlled by one person or a single group
  3. rights citizen's basic rights and freedoms
  4. process of law protection against arbitrary deprivation of life, liberty, property.
  5. Charging a public official with a crime in office for which they can be removed from power
  6. representation the number of delegates in the House of Representatives based of population
  7. jeopardy the provision in the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that one may not be tried twice for the same crime
  8. formal approval
  9. rights those rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens specifically provided for and listed in the Constitution
  10. government Citizens have the power to govern and citizens give power to leaders they elect to represent.
  11. corpus A court order directing that prisoner be brought to court and to show cause for his or her detention.
  12. review the power of the courts to declare laws and actions of the government invalid if they violate the constitution
  13. The right to vote

25 Clues: to change • formal approval • The right to vote • rights citizen's basic rights and freedoms • the people represented by an elected official • A government controlled by one person or a single group • a person chosen to act for or represent others, as at a convention • process of law protection against arbitrary deprivation of life, liberty, property. • ...

June Recovery Crossword 2021-05-10

June Recovery Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - name of chapter that lists twelve steps
  2. Dr. Bob's area of practice
  3. - what kind of cocktail was Bill W's first drink
  4. First name of Thatcher's sponsor
  5. How many times is the word powerless used in the first 164 pages?
  6. How many chapters are in the Big Book?
  7. How many steps were there before Bill W. wrote the Twelve Steps?
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  1. First Name of Treasurer for District Three
  2. In what town did Bill W visit on business and meet Dr. Bob?
  3. Last word on page 147 of Big Book
  4. name of chapter in BB not written by Bill W
  5. Did Bill Wilson’s wife write the chapter,To the Wives?

12 Clues: Dr. Bob's area of practice • First name of Thatcher's sponsor • Last word on page 147 of Big Book • How many chapters are in the Big Book? • - name of chapter that lists twelve steps • First Name of Treasurer for District Three • name of chapter in BB not written by Bill W • - what kind of cocktail was Bill W's first drink • ...

August 2021 Crossword 2021-06-17

August 2021 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lois Wilson's maiden name
  2. Last name of actor who played Bill Wilson in My Name is Bill
  3. State where Bill Wilson's grave is
  4. the only cure for dipsomania (hint, Varieties of Religious Experience)
  5. Last name of actor who plays Lois W in "When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story"
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  1. Last name of Author of My Name is Bill
  2. First name of 12 Step Committee Chair in District 3
  3. Where was Lois Wilson born?
  4. Roland's last name (Ebby Thatcher's friend)
  5. name of hospital where Bill W. had a spiritual awakening
  6. Dr. Bob's middle name
  7. City hosting 2025 AA International Convention

12 Clues: Dr. Bob's middle name • Lois Wilson's maiden name • Where was Lois Wilson born? • State where Bill Wilson's grave is • Last name of Author of My Name is Bill • Roland's last name (Ebby Thatcher's friend) • City hosting 2025 AA International Convention • First name of 12 Step Committee Chair in District 3 • name of hospital where Bill W. had a spiritual awakening • ...

How a Bill Becomes a Law 2023-03-29

How a Bill Becomes a Law crossword puzzle
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  1. Proposed Law
  2. The U.S. Government has three _______
  3. Members based on a state's population
  4. Group that makes laws
  5. Congress can _________ vetos with 2/3 majority
  6. Has two members from each state
  7. Discussing a bill before a vote
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  1. National legislature of the U.S.
  2. How the President approves bills
  3. A bill must be passed by _________
  4. Small group where bills go first
  5. Power of the President to kill bills
  6. Deciding if a bill should pass

13 Clues: Proposed Law • Group that makes laws • Deciding if a bill should pass • Has two members from each state • Discussing a bill before a vote • National legislature of the U.S. • How the President approves bills • Small group where bills go first • A bill must be passed by _________ • Power of the President to kill bills • The U.S. Government has three _______ • ...

World History Crossword Exam Review 1a 2024-05-14

World History Crossword Exam Review 1a crossword puzzle
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  1. Russo-Japanese War challenged the notion of white superiority because ____ won
  2. Theory supported by Kepler, Copernicus, and Galileo
  3. Person who believed every person is born with natural rights
  4. French Leader who failed to defeat Russia
  5. Religion which established a strict Caste System
  6. Time when people began to question their rulers and hold them accountable for their actions
  7. Empire which protected the Silk Road
  8. America had several revolutions due to Colonial rule by European countries
  9. The Ottoman, Mughal, and Safavid were ____ empires
  10. Government where the voters/citizens have more power
  11. Migration, Governance, Location, Change, etc. are examples of World History ____
  12. Emperor who built the Hagia Sophia and established a modern set of laws
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  1. The expansion and glorification of a nation’s military
  2. Revolution led to unsanitary living conditions and increased child labor
  3. Tool which calculated latitude so that explorers could map and navigate
  4. Gold, God, and Glory summarizes the reasons for this Age
  5. Man who could paint, sculpt, do science, etc.
  6. Belief that stresses the importance of each person
  7. The English Bill of Rights made this part of government superior
  8. Exemplified by religions getting along together in the same area
  9. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are examples of a ___ religion
  10. People who voted directly on all issues
  11. The reason that Henry VIII separated from the Catholic Church
  12. Marco Polo's advice led to increased trade between Europe and
  13. Economist who believed colonization was immoral and that smaller countries should have control over their resources
  14. Cuneiform and Hieroglyphics were early forms of

26 Clues: Empire which protected the Silk Road • People who voted directly on all issues • French Leader who failed to defeat Russia • Man who could paint, sculpt, do science, etc. • Cuneiform and Hieroglyphics were early forms of • Religion which established a strict Caste System • Belief that stresses the importance of each person • ...

Reconstruction 2024-04-11

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What severely limited the rights to Black people
  2. What granted African American men the right to vote?
  3. Who was the president after Lincolns assassination?
  4. Who called themselves the "Radicals"?
  5. Term for a white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction
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  1. What was passed by the senate on June 8, 1866?
  2. An outsider who pretends to be an insider
  3. What was the era after the Civil War?
  4. What provided assistance to tens of thousands of formerly enslaved people
  5. To charge with crime or misconduct
  6. System where the landlord allows tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of crop
  7. American Republican politician
  8. What bill was created at the end of the Civil War?

13 Clues: American Republican politician • To charge with crime or misconduct • What was the era after the Civil War? • Who called themselves the "Radicals"? • An outsider who pretends to be an insider • What was passed by the senate on June 8, 1866? • What severely limited the rights to Black people • What bill was created at the end of the Civil War? • ...

civics 2023-10-18

civics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person who publicly supports a particular cause or policy, and fights for the rights of others.
  2. of rights the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  3. are usual, standard, or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or expected of a group.
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  1. a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change
  2. An assurance that an individual or an organization will be evaluated on their performance or behavior related to something for which they are responsible. (EX: Bringing solutions to problems.
  3. the freedoms we have that are protected by our laws

6 Clues: the freedoms we have that are protected by our laws • a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change • of rights the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • A person who publicly supports a particular cause or policy, and fights for the rights of others. • ...

Unit 3 Civics 2024-04-18

Unit 3 Civics crossword puzzle
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  1. Madison's Virginia Plan was based on Virginia's original constitution.
  2. How many states are needed to ratify the Constitution?
  3. Why could Alexander Hamilton never be president?
  4. States that are teetering between parties are called...
  5. Which branch makes the law?
  6. Did Hamilton favor a loose or a strict construction of the Constitution?
  7. In what form was the Bill of Rights included in the Constitution?
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  1. What did James Madison introduce to the House of Representatives?
  2. Did Hamilton want a powerful national government or a powerful state government?
  3. Which branch interprets the law?
  4. James Madison served as the secretary of __________ during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson.
  5. Which branch enforces the law?
  6. How many votes did each state have at the Constitutional Convention?

13 Clues: Which branch makes the law? • Which branch enforces the law? • Which branch interprets the law? • Why could Alexander Hamilton never be president? • How many states are needed to ratify the Constitution? • States that are teetering between parties are called... • What did James Madison introduce to the House of Representatives? • ...

Continental Congress 2020-11-18

Continental Congress crossword puzzle
Across
  1. introduced the Virginia Plan
  2. proposed the Great Compromise
  3. Proposed the New Jersey Plan
  4. defended the document through letters signed Fabius
  5. president of the Continental Convention
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  1. only founding father to have signed all 4 of the key documents establishing the U.S government.
  2. Was elected one of Pennsylvania's inaugaral representatives in the U.S senate.
  3. wrote the federalist papers
  4. played a key role in defending and ratifying the U.S Constitution
  5. all though not being there he was able to influence of the U.S Government through his correspondence
  6. all though not there made sure that the Government's power was balanced
  7. opposed the ratification of the U.S constitution his influence helped create the Bill of Rights

12 Clues: wrote the federalist papers • introduced the Virginia Plan • Proposed the New Jersey Plan • proposed the Great Compromise • president of the Continental Convention • defended the document through letters signed Fabius • played a key role in defending and ratifying the U.S Constitution • all though not there made sure that the Government's power was balanced • ...

Constitutional bingo 2023-12-18

Constitutional bingo crossword puzzle
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  1. who wrote the Bill or Rights.
  2. What amendment has freedom?
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  1. The right to Bear what?
  2. No soldier should _______ in peoples homes.
  3. how many amendments are there??
  4. How many parts are there in the first amendments?
  5. the right to a speedy trial.
  6. I plead the _____.

8 Clues: I plead the _____. • The right to Bear what? • What amendment has freedom? • the right to a speedy trial. • who wrote the Bill or Rights. • how many amendments are there?? • No soldier should _______ in peoples homes. • How many parts are there in the first amendments?

The 27 Amendments 2021-12-10

The 27 Amendments crossword puzzle
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  1. Limits the ___________ of federal courts
  2. No denial of vote because of _____ or color
  3. when you're ___________ you can vote
  4. _______ are to be elected by citizens
  5. Fixes the ______ of term commencements for Congress
  6. _____that aren't in the constitution
  7. When the president can no longer serve, the ____ president fills that position
  8. voting rights for ____ citizens
  9. The rights of _______
  10. Changes procedure when no presidential candidate receives electoral _______
  11. No soldier can live in your _____ forcibly by government
  12. ______of speech
  13. You have rights to a fair and _____ trial
  14. No transportation, manufacturing, or selling ________
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  1. Voting rights for _______
  2. Rights that are not delegated by the federal government are reserved for the ______
  3. To collect _____ off income
  4. The __________ amendment repealed
  5. _________ can only serve for 2 terms
  6. The right to bear arms/own a ___
  7. Police need a ______ to search your house
  8. no _____ or unusual punishments
  9. Abolished _______
  10. _______ jeopardy
  11. Prevents laws affecting congressional ______
  12. Abolition of _____ tax in elections

26 Clues: ______of speech • _______ jeopardy • Abolished _______ • The rights of _______ • Voting rights for _______ • To collect _____ off income • no _____ or unusual punishments • voting rights for ____ citizens • The right to bear arms/own a ___ • The __________ amendment repealed • Abolition of _____ tax in elections • _________ can only serve for 2 terms • ...

Chapter 4: The French Revolution Begins (2) 2022-10-14

Chapter 4: The French Revolution Begins (2) crossword puzzle
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  1. What did the third Estate wanted the clergy and nobility to pay?
  2. The new __________ of 1791 set up a limited monarchy.
  3. what was the name of the French queen? who was especially known for her extravagance and this too caused popular resentment.
  4. The oath they swore is known as the ______ Court Oath.
  5. When King Louis XVI returned to his palace at Versailles after a day of hunting, the duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt told him about the fall of the ____________.
  6. On August 26, the National Assembly adopted the ___________ of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
  7. what type of records did the peasants destroyed? after they broke into the houses of the lords.
  8. Paris was abandoned to the __________.
  9. Where did the meeting of the Estates-General take place on May 5, 1789?
  10. On June 17, 1789, the Third Estate boldly declared that it was the National Assembly and would draft a ___________.
  11. Despite these problems, the __________ king and his ministers continued to spend enormous sums of money on wars and court luxuries.
  12. What did Many members of the Paris Commune proudly called themselves?
  13. When the government decided to spend huge sums to help the ___________ colonists against Britan, the budget went into total crisis.
  14. the act of excluding
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  1. they declared themselves a ________- a popularly run city council- and attacked the royal palace and Legislative Assembly.
  2. The king’s __________ had collapsed in Paris.
  3. On July 14, 1789, about 900 ___________ gathered in the courtyard of the Bastille (ba.STEEL)-an old fortress used as a prison and armory.
  4. Inspired by the _________ Bill of Rights of 1689 and by the American Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
  5. which writer refused to accept that women should not have equal rights?
  6. Who called a meeting of the Estates-General?
  7. In this unsettled situation, the new ________ Assembly first met in October 1791.
  8. Peasant rebellions became part of the vast panic known as the _____________.
  9. In June 1791, the royal family attempted to flee _______ in disguise.
  10. What month did the National Assembly voted to abolish all legal privileges of the nobles and clergy?

24 Clues: the act of excluding • Paris was abandoned to the __________. • Who called a meeting of the Estates-General? • The king’s __________ had collapsed in Paris. • The new __________ of 1791 set up a limited monarchy. • The oath they swore is known as the ______ Court Oath. • What did the third Estate wanted the clergy and nobility to pay? • ...

Bella's SS 2020-09-07

Bella's SS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch
  2. The lawmaking branch of the government
  3. It counted enslaved people as only 3/5s of a person whenever used to count the population
  4. A Virginia planter who was very active in the movement for change
  5. A powerful speaker and writer who wrote the final draft of the constitution
  6. A document that was a model for the American bill of rights
  7. freeing of individual enslaved people
  8. An English philosopher who believed that all people have natural rights including the rights to life, liberty, and property
  9. the means to improve society
  10. A legislature divided into two parts
  11. People who were opposed to the idea of a new Constitution
  12. Government by the consent of the governed
  13. A Philadelphia merchant who pledged large sums of money towards war efforts
  14. America's first constitution that later turned out to be heavily flawed
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  1. He was a former Continental Army captain who led over 1,000 angry farmers to the federal arsenal in Massachusetts
  2. A group of people who helped the anti-slavery society in Pennsylvania
  3. A French writer who declared the powers of government should be separated and balanced with each other
  4. The sharing of power between the federal and state governments. Supporters of the new constitution
  5. Lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
  6. A movement in the 1700's that promoted knowledge, reason, and science
  7. A period when economic activity slowed and unemployment increased
  8. A plan that would have two legislative houses that would both be proportional or have a number of representatives according to the size of the state
  9. The compromise that allowed the number of seats to change according to the size of the state in the lower house but in the upper house had two members no matter what
  10. the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory
  11. The ordinance that created the Northwest Territory
  12. It helped make sure people still had freedoms after the Constitution was set in place
  13. A system that made sure no branch of government would overrule the other

27 Clues: the means to improve society • A legislature divided into two parts • freeing of individual enslaved people • The lawmaking branch of the government • Government by the consent of the governed • The ordinance that created the Northwest Territory • People who were opposed to the idea of a new Constitution • A document that was a model for the American bill of rights • ...

The Legislative Branch 2020-10-07

The Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a bill that has passed through congress and signed by the president
  2. hold the floor to kill a bill
  3. to work with both parties
  4. a proposed law
  5. two houses
  6. ______ Leader. The leader of the party that has more seats
  7. the leader of the House of Representatives
  8. 2/3 agree
  9. drawing district lines to determine House election results
  10. powers that are written in the constitution
  11. where bills are debated and altered before going to the floor
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  1. individual responsible for getting people to vote a certain way
  2. majority 50% plus 1
  3. not able to get any laws passed
  4. Composed of 100 members. 2 from each state
  5. strongly support the party
  6. the people that are represented
  7. ______ of Reps. Composed of 435 members representing districts
  8. to charge a president with some sort of crime or misconduct
  9. ______ Leader. The leader of the party that has less seats

20 Clues: 2/3 agree • two houses • a proposed law • majority 50% plus 1 • to work with both parties • strongly support the party • hold the floor to kill a bill • not able to get any laws passed • the people that are represented • Composed of 100 members. 2 from each state • the leader of the House of Representatives • powers that are written in the constitution • ...

Civil Rights Leaders 2023-09-07

Civil Rights Leaders crossword puzzle
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  1. Scholar, activist, and co-founder of the NAACP
  2. Longtime leader of the National Council of Negro Women
  3. Activist who advocated for black separatism
  4. Architect of the 1963 March on Washington
  5. South African leader who fought against apartheid
  6. Civil rights activist assassinated in Mississippi
  7. Activist who refused to give up her bus seat
  8. Minister who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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  1. Civil rights activist and Georgia state legislator
  2. Civil rights strategist and Freedom Rider
  3. Black Panther leader and activist
  4. Civil rights leader who organized the March on Washington
  5. Leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
  6. Reverend who delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech
  7. Abolitionist who led slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad
  8. Congressman and Freedom Rider
  9. Voting rights activist from Mississippi
  10. Journalist and president of the Arkansas NAACP
  11. Labor leader and civil rights activist for farmworkers

19 Clues: Congressman and Freedom Rider • Black Panther leader and activist • Voting rights activist from Mississippi • Civil rights strategist and Freedom Rider • Architect of the 1963 March on Washington • Activist who advocated for black separatism • Activist who refused to give up her bus seat • Scholar, activist, and co-founder of the NAACP • ...

Congress 2023-01-30

Congress crossword puzzle
Across
  1. power in government to tax and use those funds specifically for government
  2. minimum number of representatives needed to exercise power
  3. term to describe if senate and HOR majority is a different party from each other
  4. powers that can be found in article 1, section 8 of constitution
  5. as part of checks and balances there are restrictions placed on the president regarding the military abroad
  6. funding for the wall was attached to a approaching bill
  7. power by senate to consent and approve treaties done by the president
  8. leader of the part that holds the most seats/ the elected spokesperson
  9. officer next in rank after president and also holds an important role in senate as president of senate
  10. relevance to a bill usually regarding an amendment
  11. what’s passed by both house and senate together
  12. assigned the rules to a bill such as when bill will be debated
  13. Currently patty murray/ senate leader after VP
  14. is used to bring bill out onto the floor from committee aka the quick way out
  15. typically the majority party serves this position
  16. set the foundation that apportionment cases are justiciable
  17. “the watchdog” are known for their hearings and making sure the agency’s are operating in an efficient manner
  18. used more commonly to prevent a vote on a bill/longest one being 24 hours and 18 minutes
  19. House, currently Kevin McCarthy, the presiding officer in HOR
  20. provide information regarding budget and economy in relation to the federal budget
  21. when a member of congress follows their own conscience not what the people who elected them want
  22. causes the attraction of many floor amendments
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  1. plays a vital role in the bill process it’s composed of both house and senate members this part is known as the “compromise”
  2. are likely to examine budget request and spending programs
  3. holds the role raising revenue for the government
  4. funds saved for a particular project
  5. representative who does NOT work in the interest of the people would not be called this
  6. rep and senator yell out the term “yea” or “nay” when their name is called out for
  7. part where committees study the bill also where amendments may be introduced at this part
  8. For example the appropriation committee/permanent panels
  9. requires ⅗ of senate to agree for this to occur
  10. seat that is likely to stay the same with the party it is with currently
  11. the United States is considered to have this legislature due to the house and senate
  12. there are 4 and are made up of both house and senate members
  13. powers not stated in constitution such as the power to levy taxes
  14. death to a bill taking place in committee
  15. uncommon way of voting requiring the senators to vote yea or no
  16. exchange of favors specifically of votes between legislatures
  17. the voice of the party/ remind the members in congress on what the people from their party want
  18. in most cases is an amendment being attached to a bill yet does not have anything to do with the bill

40 Clues: funds saved for a particular project • death to a bill taking place in committee • Currently patty murray/ senate leader after VP • causes the attraction of many floor amendments • requires ⅗ of senate to agree for this to occur • what’s passed by both house and senate together • holds the role raising revenue for the government • ...

Voting in Congress 2025-03-18

Voting in Congress crossword puzzle
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  1. The group that elects members of Congress
  2. The two parts of Congress
  3. The process of making a decision on a bill
  4. The action Congress takes to pass a bill
  5. The factor members consider about the influence of special interest groups
  6. The factor members of Congress consider about their own views
  7. The factor members consider about the needs of the country
  8. The action Congress takes to approve a bill
  9. The factor members consider about the impact on their state or district
  10. The document listing the powers of Congress
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  1. The factor members consider about the legality of a bill
  2. the people represented by members of Congress
  3. The written document describing a political party's stan
  4. The branch of government that makes laws
  5. The group that influences members of Congress to vote a certain way

15 Clues: The two parts of Congress • The action Congress takes to pass a bill • The branch of government that makes laws • The group that elects members of Congress • The process of making a decision on a bill • The action Congress takes to approve a bill • The document listing the powers of Congress • the people represented by members of Congress • ...

Rights of the Accused 2024-12-18

Rights of the Accused crossword puzzle
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  1. in serious cases a judge may _________ to set bail
  2. a person who represents the accused
  3. the 7th amendment provides for a trial by jury in a _________ case
  4. the 8th amendment prevents ________ and unusual punishment
  5. the 5th amendment give people "the right to remain ________"
  6. Who must provide an attorney if a person cannot afford one?
  7. protects the accused ;have to be treated fairly
  8. the sixth amendment gives the right to a _________ trial
  9. Double ______________- cannot be tried twice for the same crime
  10. to keep from testifying a person need only "take the _______
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  1. the accused has a guarantee the trial will be open to the ________
  2. a person can ______ or seek justice in a civil court
  3. the 6th amendment provides for a trial by jury in a _________ case
  4. the 5th, 6th and 7th amendments are known as the rights of the ___________
  5. the accused person has a right to confront the ________ testifying against him/her
  6. means to be fair or not have chosen a side
  7. to formally accuse or charge a person
  8. type of jury that listens to evidence and decides if there is enough to put a person on trial
  9. witnesses testify under _________
  10. money that is paid in exchange for release from jail before the trial begins

20 Clues: witnesses testify under _________ • a person who represents the accused • to formally accuse or charge a person • means to be fair or not have chosen a side • protects the accused ;have to be treated fairly • in serious cases a judge may _________ to set bail • a person can ______ or seek justice in a civil court • ...

Forming A Government: 8th grade Vocab Review 2024-09-24

Forming A Government: 8th grade Vocab Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The first Constituiton adopted by the United States.
  2. a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that resulted in the creation of the United States Constitution
  3. a government is created by and subject to the will of the people. It is a founding idea of the United States
  4. the division of power between the federal government and the state governments.
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  1. agreement reached during the 1787 Constitutional Convention to count three-fifths of a state's enslaved population
  2. rules and procedures that allow each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches.
  3. The first 10 rights in the American Constitution
  4. A formal Change to a law or constitution

8 Clues: A formal Change to a law or constitution • The first 10 rights in the American Constitution • The first Constituiton adopted by the United States. • the division of power between the federal government and the state governments. • a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that resulted in the creation of the United States Constitution • ...

Lorae Moore - Civil Rights Movement Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-10

Lorae Moore - Civil Rights Movement Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The law written by JFK but passed by his successor that protected the rights of citizens regardless of race, nationality, gender, etc.
  2. A person who wants segregation to keep going and was against the civil rights act
  3. seperation of two racial groups
  4. the disdain or looking down upon of certain groups just for their race, gender, etc.
  5. protests that don't involve harming others and are aimed to bring forth change in society
  6. basic rights under the protection of the government
  7. laws used to enforce segregation
  8. Civil Rights Organization that was founded by MLK
  9. Civil Rights leader that gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington
  10. The largest protest of the civil rights movement lead on Washington
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  1. the act of fighting and protesting for some sort of political or social change
  2. A man who was well-known for refusing to integrate and closing his resturant instead of integrating. He later became mayor and hired the most black people to office than any other governor so far
  3. A type of nonviolent protests that involved sitting at lunch counters as a protest to segregation
  4. this case helped greatly in ending segregation in schools
  5. failed civil rights effort in Albany, GA
  6. organization that surveyed Georgians to see whether or not they wanted schools to integrate
  7. not being allowed a right, usually being kept from the right to vote
  8. mixing of two racial groups
  9. Civil rights activist who was a friend and aide of MLK and who helped start up SNCC
  10. Civil Rights organization started by college students to coordinate nonviolent protests

20 Clues: mixing of two racial groups • seperation of two racial groups • laws used to enforce segregation • failed civil rights effort in Albany, GA • Civil Rights Organization that was founded by MLK • basic rights under the protection of the government • this case helped greatly in ending segregation in schools • ...

Congress and Actions 2016-03-24

Congress and Actions crossword puzzle
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  1. those members who head the standing committees in each chamber
  2. by far the more important and more powerful within the halls of congress
  3. sometimes called special committee
  4. serves in senate if vice president is absent
  5. an attempt to "talk a bill to death"
  6. Will make Merica great
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  1. created to iron out the differences in the bill
  2. divisions of existing committees formed to address specific issues
  3. vice presidents is not a member but can break a tie
  4. limiting debate
  5. composed of members of both houses
  6. in the house and senate are the most important officers in congress
  7. the bill is printed in its final form
  8. a proposed law presented to the house or senate for consideration
  9. closed meeting of the members of each party in each house

15 Clues: limiting debate • Will make Merica great • composed of members of both houses • sometimes called special committee • an attempt to "talk a bill to death" • the bill is printed in its final form • serves in senate if vice president is absent • created to iron out the differences in the bill • vice presidents is not a member but can break a tie • ...

Tracy and Bill's Baby! 2013-05-14

Tracy and Bill's Baby! crossword puzzle
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  1. What sport did Bill and Tracy do in college?
  2. Where did Bill and Tracy meet?
  3. If the baby is born in the expected month, what will be her birthstone?
  4. When Bill was born, he weighed ___ pounds, 2 ounces.
  5. When the baby is born, who will weigh more, the baby or Lily the dog?
  6. What is the date the baby is due (just the date, not the month)
  7. In what year did Bill and Tracy meet? 199___
  8. The baby already has a hat. What sports team is on it?
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  1. If the baby is born on the due date, what will be her zodiac sign?
  2. How many years have Tracy and Bill been married?
  3. In what month was Bill born?
  4. In what month is the baby due?
  5. For what football team will the baby root?
  6. What is the color of the baby's bedroom
  7. When Tracy was born, she weighed ___.2 pounds.

15 Clues: In what month was Bill born? • Where did Bill and Tracy meet? • In what month is the baby due? • What is the color of the baby's bedroom • For what football team will the baby root? • What sport did Bill and Tracy do in college? • In what year did Bill and Tracy meet? 199___ • When Tracy was born, she weighed ___.2 pounds. • ...

Billing Enquiry 2017-02-03

Billing Enquiry crossword puzzle
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  1. A part-month charge or part month credit.
  2. Telstra's Knowledge Management System (KMS.
  3. A specific day of any month, up to which charges are applied to a customer’s account for billing purposes.
  4. A fee charged for not paying on time.
  5. A self-serve option at Telstra.com.
  6. A charge that appears on the bill monthly.
  7. A charge applied on the bill for cancelling the contract.
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  1. An unpaid balance past the due date.
  2. Account identifier, usually a 10 digit number.
  3. The date presented or printed on the bill.
  4. Charges that do not appear on the bill; Running bill.
  5. A tab in Billing Account view where overdue, total and disputed amount can be found.
  6. An applied charge that does not relate to a regular event. Example: Connection Fee
  7. A Customer Relationship Management (CRM) which provides an integrated customer view across Telstra.
  8. A bill type in PDF form.

15 Clues: A bill type in PDF form. • A self-serve option at Telstra.com. • An unpaid balance past the due date. • A fee charged for not paying on time. • A part-month charge or part month credit. • The date presented or printed on the bill. • A charge that appears on the bill monthly. • Telstra's Knowledge Management System (KMS. • Account identifier, usually a 10 digit number. • ...

Government Review: Congress 2016-12-05

Government Review: Congress crossword puzzle
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  1. / an additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill.
  2. / a personally pen-signed or printed facsimile signature of a person.
  3. / Government Accountability Office is an agency of the U.S. government that monitors and audits government spending and operations.
  4. / a rule in the U.S. Congress by which members have their choice of committee assignments in order of rank based solely on length of service.
  5. Pro Tempore / a senator, usually a senior member of the majority party, who is chosen to preside over the Senate in the absence of the vice president.
  6. / an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.
  7. tree bill / a political term referring to a bill that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments.
  8. / a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.
  9. President / an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.
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  1. of the House / The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives.
  2. / is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency.
  3. / a box into which a proposed legislative bill is dropped and thereby officially introduced.
  4. / to lay aside for use or reference at some later, indefinite time
  5. / a change or addition to a legal or statutory document.
  6. / a writ ordering a person to attend a court.
  7. / an official who holds an office.
  8. / a designation for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body.
  9. / Collateralized Bond Obligation - An investment-grade bond backed by a pool of junk bonds.
  10. of Congress / the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States.
  11. / a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.

20 Clues: / an official who holds an office. • / a writ ordering a person to attend a court. • / a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote. • / a change or addition to a legal or statutory document. • / to lay aside for use or reference at some later, indefinite time • / a personally pen-signed or printed facsimile signature of a person. • ...

Constitution Vocabulary 2021-12-06

Constitution Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Political theory that government is subject to the will of the people (people have the power)
  2. Lawmaking branch of government (Congress-Senate & House of Representatives)
  3. An official change or addition to the Constitution
  4. Powers that belong only to the federal government
  5. England's lawmaking (legislative) body
  6. People rule through elected representatives
  7. To approve
  8. Government with limited powers strictly defined by law; no person or group is above the law
  9. Amendment allowing civil trials as long as the value exceeds $20
  10. Amendment giving the right to bear arms
  11. Powers that belong to only the state government
  12. Against ratifying the Constitution, fearing power of the national government, wanted a Bill of Rights included to protect people's rights
  13. Based on Montesquieu- powers are divided among different branches of government to make sure no one branch gets too much power
  14. Powers shared by state and federal governments
  15. First 10 amendments to the Constitution, stating fundamental rights of citizens
  16. System in which each branch of government checks, or limits, other branches so no one branch gets too much power
  17. Final and supreme authority of US, SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND
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  1. supporters of the Constitution and a stronger national government, fearing disorder without it
  2. Supreme law of the land
  3. delegates of the Constitutional Convention who shaped the Constitution
  4. Amendment guaranteeing freedom of speech, freedom, press, assembly, and petition
  5. Power of the court to judge whether or not actions of other branches are unconstitutional
  6. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
  7. Amendment banning unreasonable searches and seizures- must have a warrant
  8. Amendment stating that powers not stated go to the people
  9. Amendment banning cruel and unusual punishments
  10. The sharing of powers between the national and state governments
  11. Amendment guaranteeing due process of law (right to a trial) and no Double Jeopardy
  12. Introduction to the Constitution stating GOALS
  13. Government of the people
  14. Includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law (Supreme Court & federal courts)
  15. Executes, or carries out, the law (President & Cabinet)
  16. Movement that promoted the idea that knowledge, reason, and science would improve society
  17. Based on John Locke, basic rights and freedoms all humans are entitled to
  18. Amendment saying that we do not have to house soldiers
  19. Powers not specifically defined in the Constitution, shall be entrusted to Congress
  20. Amendment stating the right to a public and speedy trial
  21. Amendment giving any power not stated in the Constitution to state governments

38 Clues: To approve • Supreme law of the land • Government of the people • Legislative, Executive, and Judicial • England's lawmaking (legislative) body • Amendment giving the right to bear arms • People rule through elected representatives • Introduction to the Constitution stating GOALS • Powers shared by state and federal governments • ...

Third Period Julia and Brooklyn 2022-05-16

Third Period Julia and Brooklyn crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To be an entrepreneur you must meet the needs of the _____
  2. The doctrine "Separate but Equal" established during the ____
  3. The southern states passed a variety of laws legalizing racial segregation and mandating separate public facilities known as ______
  4. The outcome of the Sibley Commission was Georgia waited several years and finally decided to _____ public schools.
  5. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and the grandfather clause are all examples of _______
  6. After WWII the population moved from rural areas to _____ areas because of agricultural technology.
  7. Freedom of speech, Freedom of religion,Freedom of the press are all rights guaranteed by the Georgia ____
  8. The court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education ruled segregation in schools was _____
  9. The___ was to regulate agriculture and ensure that farms were not overproducing crops
  10. Which court is the only one to have the power to determine constitutionality of laws?
  11. Which U.S. president established the New Deal programs?
  12. An example of Georgia’s contribution to WWI is purchasing war ____
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  1. Ivan Allen Jr brought professional ____ to atlanta
  2. The slogan "The City Too Busy to Hate" was used by William B. _____.
  3. Judges in trial courts serve ____ year terms
  4. When a Governor vetoes a bill passed by the legislature and then the Legislature overrides the governor’s veto, is an example of checks and ____
  5. The judges in the State Court are ______
  6. One benefit of being entrepreneur is that you can make a _____
  7. Amount of money spent
  8. Governor eugene talmadge didn't like that the new deal programs provided aid to _____ Americans
  9. The purpose of the international cotton expositions to showcase industries from the _____
  10. Risks associated with debt include _____ ratings can be lowered
  11. The ____ Amendment excluded social rights of blacks but applied to political and civil rights
  12. Richard russel and carl vinson both played important roles in increasing the strength of the united states ____
  13. Americans were encouraged to grow their own food so the government could ensure they had enough food supplies for the_____
  14. The group led by Martin Luther King, Jr and Southern religious leaders that organized civil rights rallies, marches, boycotts, and protests
  15. One risk of being an entrepreneur is that you will develop _____ devastation.
  16. Shipping, tourism, and film are all examples of major ______ in Georgia
  17. Separation of powers divides power into ____ different branches.
  18. Who was against the "New South" plan and wished to see Georgia stay with its old agricultural ways?

30 Clues: Amount of money spent • The judges in the State Court are ______ • Judges in trial courts serve ____ year terms • Ivan Allen Jr brought professional ____ to atlanta • Which U.S. president established the New Deal programs? • To be an entrepreneur you must meet the needs of the _____ • The doctrine "Separate but Equal" established during the ____ • ...

Macsen's Government, 5th hour 2025-04-16

Macsen's Government, 5th hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. level Baldwin City Recreation center is a example
  2. The power to deny or bypass a law
  3. A job or duty
  4. A law that abides our constitution
  5. The branch of the Government that has the power to declare war
  6. The U.S. as a whole has 435 of these that work in the Legislative branch
  7. The branch of the Government that assure our laws are constitutional
  8. level AAS is an example
  9. court The main court
  10. A act that someone is expected to do without being asked to
  11. There are 9 of them on the Supreme court
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  1. The branch of the Government that the president works in
  2. First 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution
  3. They are the leaders of the Legislative and Executive branch
  4. Each state has 2 of these
  5. He has "The Toughest Job in America"
  6. A law that disobeys our constitution
  7. level Schools are a example
  8. A nickname role of the president to meet other countries leaders
  9. The right to vote in political elections

20 Clues: A job or duty • court The main court • level AAS is an example • Each state has 2 of these • level Schools are a example • The power to deny or bypass a law • A law that abides our constitution • He has "The Toughest Job in America" • A law that disobeys our constitution • The right to vote in political elections • There are 9 of them on the Supreme court • ...

CONSTITUTION 2025-10-29

CONSTITUTION crossword puzzle
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  1. the Declaration of Independence was signed on ___ 4, 1776
  2. the capital of the USA is ___
  3. the western border of Illinois is the ___ RIver
  4. the American flag is red, white & ___
  5. the Declaration of Independence guarantees the right to life, liberty & the pursuit of ___
  6. there are ___ branches of government
  7. the president can say no, or ___, a law
  8. since it does not say in the Constitution, Illinois has the right to issue ___ licenses
  9. the president of the US is Donald ___
  10. the people do not technically elect the president; the ___ College does
  11. every state has two ___ in Congress
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  1. the first American government was the ___ of Confederation
  2. the right to bear arms is the right to own a ___
  3. the president is only allowed to be elected ___ times
  4. the head of the military is the ___
  5. the president's advisers are called the ___
  6. the first ten amendments are known as the ___ of Rights
  7. the capital of Illinois is ___
  8. the legislative branch ___ laws
  9. the US flag has fifty stars, one for each ___
  10. an ___ is the animal on the Illinois flag

21 Clues: the capital of the USA is ___ • the capital of Illinois is ___ • the legislative branch ___ laws • the head of the military is the ___ • every state has two ___ in Congress • there are ___ branches of government • the American flag is red, white & ___ • the president of the US is Donald ___ • the president can say no, or ___, a law • an ___ is the animal on the Illinois flag • ...

Legislative 2021-02-10

Legislative crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 435 total
  2. two chambers
  3. age requirement to be a senator
  4. the leader of the house of representatives
  5. need to be a citizen for at least _____ years to be a representative
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  1. 100 total
  2. current speaker of the house
  3. the start of a bill
  4. is the president signs the bill, it becomes a ___
  5. president of the senate
  6. where a bill is discussed
  7. where you can find information about congress in the constitution
  8. definition of legislative
  9. vice president is only allowed to vote when there is a ___
  10. to reject a law

15 Clues: 100 total • 435 total • two chambers • to reject a law • the start of a bill • president of the senate • where a bill is discussed • definition of legislative • current speaker of the house • age requirement to be a senator • the leader of the house of representatives • is the president signs the bill, it becomes a ___ • vice president is only allowed to vote when there is a ___ • ...

History Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-22

History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.Federal having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
  2. of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge.
  3. translate orally or into sign language the words of a person speaking a different language.
  4. (especially in the US) a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
  5. an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
  6. a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.
  7. carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.
  8. having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect.
  9. (in the US) a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
  10. Congress can override a veto by passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate (Usually an act is passed with a simple majority.) This check prevents the president from blocking an act when significant support for it exists
  11. an article added to the US Constitution.
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  1. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  2. the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.
  3. of authority or an office, or someone holding it) superior to all others.
  4. relating to a city or town or its governing body.
  5. that which is morally correct, just, or honorable.
  6. relating to the whole of a country or nation rather than to part of it or to other nations.
  7. a large town.
  8. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
  9. the power of a president or governor to reject a bill proposed by a legislature by refusing to sign it into law
  10. of the greatest importance; principal or essential.
  11. choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting.

22 Clues: a large town. • an article added to the US Constitution. • of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge. • relating to a city or town or its governing body. • that which is morally correct, just, or honorable. • of the greatest importance; principal or essential. • carefully choose as being the best or most suitable. • ...

On Dat Gov Shiii 2022-12-19

On Dat Gov Shiii crossword puzzle
Across
  1. interests in politics
  2. process of leading a group to action
  3. the state of being free
  4. orange president?
  5. which country are you from, mrs. glosch?
  6. being treating differently because of race, gender, religion, etc
  7. current president
  8. gerrymandering - slay the _____
  9. making (small) changes to a bill would be called an ______
  10. what's the opposite of disorganization?
  11. whos the best gov teacher ever?
  12. book of rules for a state
  13. A person to take place of the President if anything was to happen
  14. organized gathering in terms of voting
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  1. where do couples go for divorce?
  2. manipulating the boundaries of an election
  3. highest court in the USA
  4. the ______ Branch has the power to make laws
  5. a meeting for discussion with those from a political party
  6. a statue or building to represent someone important
  7. you have judicial and you have ______
  8. people joined to an agreement or treaty
  9. opposite of illegal
  10. the simple rights of humans such as voting, having a voice, and being treated fairly
  11. appropriate to a court or judge
  12. governing of a state

26 Clues: orange president? • current president • opposite of illegal • governing of a state • interests in politics • the state of being free • highest court in the USA • book of rules for a state • gerrymandering - slay the _____ • whos the best gov teacher ever? • appropriate to a court or judge • where do couples go for divorce? • process of leading a group to action • ...

Citizenship Chp. 5-8 2025-02-27

Citizenship Chp. 5-8 crossword puzzle
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  1. One right in the 1st Amendment is freedom of ___.
  2. Leader during the Civil War
  3. Proclamation that freed the slaves
  4. The Bill of Rights is the first ____ amendments.
  5. The ______ government has the power to give the drivers license
  6. The supreme law of the land
  7. Leader during WWII
  8. The _____ government has the power to print money
  9. The first three words of the Constitution
  10. They represent all the people of their state.
  11. The 26th Amendment said that 18 year old citizens can ___.
  12. The US government is divided into three ____.
  13. Fought in WWII and became president
  14. A hard time in the 1930s with no jobs or food
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  1. State with the most representatives
  2. One of the current Michigan senators
  3. Movement that tried to end racial discrimination
  4. Current Speaker of the House
  5. Attacked the United States in 2001
  6. A change to the Constitution
  7. Divided into Senate and House of Representatives
  8. There are 435 of them in the US
  9. National holiday celebrating the end of slavery
  10. Number of years that a senator serves

24 Clues: Leader during WWII • Leader during the Civil War • The supreme law of the land • Current Speaker of the House • A change to the Constitution • There are 435 of them in the US • Proclamation that freed the slaves • Attacked the United States in 2001 • State with the most representatives • Fought in WWII and became president • One of the current Michigan senators • ...

George Washington- First US president 2024-04-26

George Washington- First US president crossword puzzle
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  1. Who sided with the US after the Revolutionary war?
  2. What state did George Washington grow up in?
  3. Who was the first president?
  4. What happened to George Washington on December 14, 1799?
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  1. What Holiday did George Washington make national?
  2. What did George Washington do for the Bill of Rights?
  3. How old was Washington when he left home to set boundaries?
  4. Who did George Washington marry after the war?
  5. What did the US owe the France after war?
  6. Who won the Revolutionary War?

10 Clues: Who was the first president? • Who won the Revolutionary War? • What did the US owe the France after war? • What state did George Washington grow up in? • Who did George Washington marry after the war? • What Holiday did George Washington make national? • Who sided with the US after the Revolutionary war? • What did George Washington do for the Bill of Rights? • ...

Crossword 2023-09-22

Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Everyone has the right to a fair and _____ trial.
  2. The 7th amendment gives everyone the right to a trial by _____.
  3. What month was the constitution wrote?
  4. How many states ratified the U.S. constitution?
  5. Who wrote the constitution?
  6. How many amendments are in the bill of rights?
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  1. who was the oldest person who signed the U.S. constitution?
  2. The first 10 amendments in the constitution are called the ______.
  3. Amendment 4 protects people from unreasonable _____ and seizures.
  4. How many people signed the U.S. constitution?

10 Clues: Who wrote the constitution? • What month was the constitution wrote? • How many people signed the U.S. constitution? • How many amendments are in the bill of rights? • How many states ratified the U.S. constitution? • Everyone has the right to a fair and _____ trial. • who was the oldest person who signed the U.S. constitution? • ...

Puzzle of Yonairy 2020-06-05

Puzzle of Yonairy crossword puzzle
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  1. the Great: ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May
  2. Theory: superseded description of the Universe with Earth at the center.
  3. II: King of Spain, King of Portugal, King of Naples and Sicily, and jure uxoris King of England and Ireland.
  4. Jefferson: American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
  5. despot:form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.
  6. the Terrible: was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584.
  7. of Independence: the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.
  8. Exchange: the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries.
  9. characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms,
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  1. Revolution: series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature.
  2. right: God's mandate is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy.
  3. a grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labour from the Indian inhabitants of an area.
  4. solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says.
  5. Cortes: Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.
  6. Assembly: an elected legislature in various countries.
  7. an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
  8. slave trade: involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas.
  9. Passage: the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
  10. of Rights: The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  11. system: is one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government and state and local governments.

20 Clues: Assembly: an elected legislature in various countries. • characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, • Theory: superseded description of the Universe with Earth at the center. • the Great: ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May • ...

Victoria era 2025-06-03

Victoria era crossword puzzle
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  1. very hungry
  2. She is killed by Bill.
  3. Dodger's friend
  4. name of the family that makes coffins
  5. She was a nurse.
  6. Bill falls in it.
  7. with many people
  8. precious objects
  9. very dirty
  10. invented by Alexander Graham Bell
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  1. rich
  2. last name of the author
  3. She became queen on June 20, 1837.
  4. opposite of rich
  5. Fagin dies like this.
  6. synonym of insensitive, hard
  7. Oliver is one
  8. synonym of mask
  9. kidnapping
  10. killing some people

20 Clues: rich • kidnapping • very dirty • very hungry • Oliver is one • Dodger's friend • synonym of mask • opposite of rich • She was a nurse. • with many people • precious objects • Bill falls in it. • killing some people • Fagin dies like this. • She is killed by Bill. • last name of the author • synonym of insensitive, hard • invented by Alexander Graham Bell • She became queen on June 20, 1837. • ...

CROSSWORD B: The New Deal and Its Legacy 2025-12-03

CROSSWORD B: The New Deal and Its Legacy crossword puzzle
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  1. Designed to lessen poverty in retirement
  2. Roosevelt’s effort to restore public confidence in reopened banks
  3. Created jobs for unemployed young men
  4. Reduced farm production to raise crop prices
  5. Long-term legacy of the New Deal’s expanded federal responsibilities
  6. Guaranteed bank deposits to restore trust in the banking system
  7. New Deal program with an enduring regulatory legacy
  8. Claimed the New Deal expanded federal power too far
  9. Focused on long-term social and economic reforms
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  1. Large New Deal jobs program that provided work relief
  2. Roosevelt’s failed attempt to add justices to the Supreme Court
  3. Aimed to increase production while boosting wages and prices
  4. When government spends more than it receives in revenue
  5. Bill of rights protecting workers and organized labor
  6. Ended forced assimilation and restored some tribal autonomy
  7. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the NIRA for violating separation of powers
  8. Huey Long’s plan to redistribute wealth from rich to poor

17 Clues: Created jobs for unemployed young men • Designed to lessen poverty in retirement • Reduced farm production to raise crop prices • Focused on long-term social and economic reforms • New Deal program with an enduring regulatory legacy • Claimed the New Deal expanded federal power too far • Large New Deal jobs program that provided work relief • ...

Chapter 12 Vocab 2015-12-08

Chapter 12 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a limiting debate
  2. majority of the full membership
  3. divisions of existing committees formed to address specific issues
  4. when passed have the force of law
  5. bill is printed in it's final form
  6. enables members to force a bill that has remained in committee for 30 days
  7. permanent panels
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  1. deal with matters in which the House and Senate must act jointly
  2. deal with matters concerning the house alone and take up only that house
  3. to refuse to sign
  4. to "talk a bill to death"
  5. a temporary joint body created to iron out differences in a bill
  6. deals with an unrelated matter
  7. composed of members in both houses

14 Clues: permanent panels • a limiting debate • to refuse to sign • to "talk a bill to death" • deals with an unrelated matter • majority of the full membership • when passed have the force of law • bill is printed in it's final form • composed of members in both houses • deal with matters in which the House and Senate must act jointly • ...

Article 5 2015-01-08

Article 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. The Moral Militia's answer to women's liberation
  2. Ember's roommate at Girls' Reformatory and Rehabilitation Center
  3. A group of soldiers put in place to ensure the Articles
  4. Ember's favorite book that is banned because of the FBR
  5. FEET How tall was the fence keeping Ember in rehab
  6. 5 Articles that replaces the Bill of Rights
  7. The number of children taken by the Moral Militia
  8. The soldier that beat both Ember and Rosa
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  1. Headmistress of the Girls' Reformatory and Rehabilitation Center
  2. A torture chamber were Ember was brought
  3. Author of "Article 5"
  4. SCARBORO President at this time
  5. Ember's childhood friend who now is a soldier for the government
  6. Government group that wrote the Moral Statutes
  7. Soldier who had tried to help Ember escape
  8. Font all of Ember's memories and dreams are written in
  9. The Moral Statutes Ember was convicted of
  10. The kind of flower left as a trail to Chase in Ember's dream
  11. Ember's red headed friend
  12. A friend Ember made on the bus on the way to rehab

20 Clues: Author of "Article 5" • Ember's red headed friend • SCARBORO President at this time • A torture chamber were Ember was brought • The Moral Statutes Ember was convicted of • The soldier that beat both Ember and Rosa • Soldier who had tried to help Ember escape • 5 Articles that replaces the Bill of Rights • Government group that wrote the Moral Statutes • ...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
  2. / Programs that offer job training to those who've dealt with discrimination in the past.
  3. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  4. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  5. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  6. / The enacting of laws.
  7. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  8. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.
  9. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
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  1. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  2. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  3. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after he got assassinated.
  4. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.
  5. To get rid of Slavery.
  6. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.
  7. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  8. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  9. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  10. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  11. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.

20 Clues: To get rid of Slavery. • / The enacting of laws. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  2. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  3. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
  4. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.
  5. / The enacting of laws.
  6. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.
  7. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.
  8. To get rid of Slavery.
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  1. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  2. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  3. / Programs that offer job training to those who've dealt with discrimination in the past.
  4. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
  5. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after he got assassinated.
  6. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  7. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  8. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  9. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  10. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  11. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  12. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.

20 Clues: To get rid of Slavery. • / The enacting of laws. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after Lincoln got assassinated.
  2. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  3. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  4. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.
  5. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.
  6. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  7. / The enacting of laws.
  8. / To get rid of Slavery.
  9. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  10. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
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  1. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  2. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  3. / Programs that offered job training to those who’ve dealt with discrimination in the past.
  4. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  5. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  6. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  7. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.
  8. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
  9. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  10. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.

20 Clues: / The enacting of laws. • / To get rid of Slavery. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-12

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Activist for African American rights
  2. A human rights activist known for his work during the Civil Rights Movement
  3. American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry
  4. Recruited Black men to fight in the U.S. Army
  5. First person to discover the North Pole
  6. Former president of Haiti
  7. First Black millionaire
  8. American professional tennis player
  9. African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist
  10. A former American football quarterback and American civil rights activist
  11. Helped free slaves after escaping
  12. The creator of multiple culture-changing TV series whose work includes stimulating a modern Black media renaissance.
  13. American poet, and civil rights activist
  14. The first African-American woman to hold a pilot license
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  1. First Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States
  2. Led the movement to end segregation
  3. The first African-American to serve as First Lady of the United States
  4. Singer, designer, businesswoman of Fenty Beauty
  5. Didn't get up from her seat on the bus before Rosa Parks did
  6. Human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement

20 Clues: First Black millionaire • Former president of Haiti • Helped free slaves after escaping • Led the movement to end segregation • American professional tennis player • Activist for African American rights • First person to discover the North Pole • American poet, and civil rights activist • Recruited Black men to fight in the U.S. Army • ...

Women's History Month 2026-03-16

Women's History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. the month when we honor women's history
  2. the group of women who campaigned for the right to vote
  3. "they _________ equality"
  4. the year African American women got the right to vote, spelled out
  5. "we celebrate the history, rights, and ____________ of women to society"
  6. "______, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman"
  7. the leader of the suffragettes who planned the Seneca Falls Convention
  8. the year women's suffrage became law
  9. the "h" word that we do during Women's History Month
  10. the "p" word that women and men do to work for equality
  11. "the right to vote"
  12. women felt that not having the right to vote was un____
  13. to participate in an election
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  1. what passed at the end of the Seneca Falls Convention
  2. women didn't always have equal ______ to men
  3. these happened at the Seneca Falls Convention
  4. the "c" word that women and men do to work for equality
  5. the event in 1848 where women gathered to discuss their rights
  6. "social, _____, and religious condition and rights of woman"
  7. "social, civil, and ________ condition and rights of woman"
  8. women and men having the same rights is called ________

21 Clues: "the right to vote" • "they _________ equality" • to participate in an election • the year women's suffrage became law • the month when we honor women's history • women didn't always have equal ______ to men • these happened at the Seneca Falls Convention • the "h" word that we do during Women's History Month • what passed at the end of the Seneca Falls Convention • ...

Weekly Crossword 2012-04-30

Weekly Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An abandoned mining town where Naomi and her family live after being deported by the Canadian government
  2. Naomi's musically talented brother.
  3. The elderly woman that lived with Naomi's family in Slocan
  4. The main character of the novel Obasan
  5. Lock Bill Saved Naomi from drowning in a lake.
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  1. Building Uncle's favorite passion
  2. The town which Naomi's mother died in.
  3. Emily A passionate writer about Japanese rights in Canada, this person is also related to Naomi
  4. Naomi's current profession
  5. Man Gower The man who sexually assaulted Naomi

10 Clues: Naomi's current profession • Building Uncle's favorite passion • Naomi's musically talented brother. • The town which Naomi's mother died in. • The main character of the novel Obasan • Lock Bill Saved Naomi from drowning in a lake. • Man Gower The man who sexually assaulted Naomi • The elderly woman that lived with Naomi's family in Slocan • ...

Absolutism Test 2024-02-22

Absolutism Test crossword puzzle
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  1. Sent the Armada to attack England
  2. The Bourbons believed in the ___ right of kings
  3. Royal family that included Louis XIV
  4. Royal family in Spain known for their prominent chin
  5. Spanish fleet that attempted to invade England
  6. Created the Church of England
  7. A Russian Czar known as the "Great"
  8. Group that wanted to "purify" the Church of England
  9. Besides a king and queen, this political body governed England
  10. Last name of the Lord Protector of England
  11. First English colony in America
  12. English king beheaded at the end of the English Civil War
  13. ___ and Mary agreed to the English Bill of Rights
  14. First king of the Stuart dynasty
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  1. Small German kingdom that would grow to dominate Germany
  2. Known as the "Virgin Queen"
  3. Capital of New France
  4. The Sun King
  5. Supporters of the king during the English Civil War
  6. Supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War
  7. Martin ___ began the Protestant Reformation
  8. Crowned king at the Stuart restoration
  9. Powerful female Russian Czar
  10. The ___ Passage was the Slave Passage
  11. Protestants and ___ battled for religious supremacy in England

25 Clues: The Sun King • Capital of New France • Known as the "Virgin Queen" • Powerful female Russian Czar • Created the Church of England • First English colony in America • First king of the Stuart dynasty • Sent the Armada to attack England • A Russian Czar known as the "Great" • Royal family that included Louis XIV • The ___ Passage was the Slave Passage • ...

It Was A Pleasure Gentlemen! 2023-03-17

It Was A Pleasure Gentlemen! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A line that touches any 2 spots on the circumference
  2. A way of governing which depends on the will of the people.
  3. word preceding a noun/pronoun to indicate location, time, or direction
  4. What is 2x + 3 = 3x – 4 ?
  5. Hottest planet in this solar system
  6. 24x + 9 = 225, what is the value of x?
  7. Animal that lives on land and in water
  8. The reason why we have ocean tides
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  1. A fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator
  2. The study of rocks
  3. A figure of speech where seemingly contradictory terms appear together. For example, “the dumbest genius I know.”
  4. The trait that can appear at any point of genealogy
  5. How your instructor feels about you
  6. How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
  7. The number of topics tested in the GED exam
  8. Where 1 company controls the market
  9. A 180-degree angle is called a what?
  10. The feature of the Earth that creates seasons
  11. A figure of speech that communicates the opposite of what is said
  12. Solve:7x + 10 − 6x + 3 = 5

20 Clues: The study of rocks • What is 2x + 3 = 3x – 4 ? • Solve:7x + 10 − 6x + 3 = 5 • The reason why we have ocean tides • How your instructor feels about you • Hottest planet in this solar system • Where 1 company controls the market • A 180-degree angle is called a what? • 24x + 9 = 225, what is the value of x? • Animal that lives on land and in water • ...

The Constitutional Convention 1787 2022-01-14

The Constitutional Convention 1787 crossword puzzle
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  1. an agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands in order to reach a solution to a problem
  2. divides a government's power between the national government and the state governments.
  3. James __________. The "father" of the US Constitution for his role in drafting and getting it ratified.
  4. the lawmaking body of England. Has two houses. Basis for two house system of the US.
  5. approval
  6. made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate
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  1. ___________ Compromise. Gave smaller states equal representation in the Senate and the larger states representation based on population in the House of Representatives.
  2. added to the Constitution after it was ratified to protect the freedoms of the American people.
  3. the "Great Charter" that gave free Englishmen the right to trial by a jury of their peers
  4. supported the ratification of the Constitution and a strong national government
  5. __________ Bill of Rights of 1689. Gave rights to citizens to request the government change or improve laws. Also gave the right to fair punishment for a crime.
  6. thought the constitution gave too much power to the national government. Feared it would not protect people's freedoms.

12 Clues: approval • made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate • supported the ratification of the Constitution and a strong national government • the lawmaking body of England. Has two houses. Basis for two house system of the US. • divides a government's power between the national government and the state governments. • ...

dd 2024-07-09

dd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vehicle where Rosa made her stand.
  2. System Rosa Parks opposed.
  3. What Rosa Parks sought for all races.
  4. The strategy used in the civil rights movement.
  5. Last name of the civil rights activist known for the bus incident.
  6. Rosa Parks' role in the civil rights movement.
  7. Quality Rosa Parks displayed by refusing to give up her seat.
  8. Action of expressing strong objection.
  9. Legal entitlements Rosa and others sought to protect.
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  1. The principle of fairness Rosa Parks advocated.
  2. State where Rosa Parks made history.
  3. Unfair treatment based on race, opposed by Rosa.
  4. What Rosa Parks left for future generations.
  5. Type of court involved in civil rights decisions.
  6. What Rosa Parks fought for.
  7. First name of the woman who refused to give up her bus seat.
  8. City where Rosa Parks lived.
  9. What happened to Rosa Parks after refusing to move.
  10. Type of rights Rosa fought for.
  11. The Montgomery action taken in response to Rosa's arrest.

20 Clues: System Rosa Parks opposed. • What Rosa Parks fought for. • City where Rosa Parks lived. • Type of rights Rosa fought for. • Vehicle where Rosa made her stand. • State where Rosa Parks made history. • What Rosa Parks sought for all races. • Action of expressing strong objection. • What Rosa Parks left for future generations. • Rosa Parks' role in the civil rights movement. • ...

Mini-Crossword Puzzle 1763-1800 2025-02-24

Mini-Crossword Puzzle 1763-1800 crossword puzzle
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  1. 1765 tax on paper goods that angered colonists
  2. First U.S. government, which was weak and later replaced
  3. 1786 uprising that showed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation
  4. 1794 protest against a federal tax, crushed by Washington
  5. Agreement at the Constitutional Convention creating a two-house legislature
  6. British laws passed to punish Boston after the Tea Party
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  1. 1773 protest where colonists dumped British tea into the harbor
  2. 1776 document written primarily by Thomas Jefferson
  3. Pamphlet by Thomas Paine advocating independence
  4. Group that organized protests against British policies
  5. Group that opposed the Constitution without a Bill of Rights
  6. Political group that supported a strong national government

12 Clues: 1765 tax on paper goods that angered colonists • Pamphlet by Thomas Paine advocating independence • 1776 document written primarily by Thomas Jefferson • Group that organized protests against British policies • First U.S. government, which was weak and later replaced • British laws passed to punish Boston after the Tea Party • ...

THe Constitution 2011-09-11

THe Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. another term for principle of limited government
  2. power to decide if what gov't does is constitutional
  3. change Const. without changing words
  4. an action that violates a principle of the Constitution
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  1. 1st ten amendments
  2. a pact made by the president with head of foreign state
  3. division of power among central gov't and states

7 Clues: 1st ten amendments • change Const. without changing words • another term for principle of limited government • division of power among central gov't and states • power to decide if what gov't does is constitutional • a pact made by the president with head of foreign state • an action that violates a principle of the Constitution

AP Gov/Macro Final Word Search Assignment 2021-01-14

AP Gov/Macro Final Word Search Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. Bigger house of congress with 435 members(full name)
  2. Proposed to skip steps in Senate (_______ Consent)
  3. The nickname for the senate (_______ Club)
  4. A vote that can be used to end a filibuster
  5. Usually used to express a house's approval/disapproval to something that can't be voted on.
  6. A new bill is presented by a sponsor
  7. Most powerful Committee in the house, "Ways and ____ Committee.
  8. The combined House of Reps. and Senate
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  1. Committee in the house referred to as the Committee of the "_____"
  2. Amendment that Allowed for direct election of senators
  3. The committee comprised of members of the house and senate when both houses can't agree on parts of a bill (________ Committee)
  4. A Petition that brings a bill out of committee and on the floor (_________ petition)
  5. "Having two branches or Chambers"
  6. The Committee that is responsible for Fillibusters not being allowed in the House of reps. House _____ Committee)
  7. When the president rejects a bill
  8. The candidate who had the position previously
  9. The upper house of congress
  10. A vote taken to determine what will be done in a Committee *Committee _____*
  11. Subunits of congress with specific duties
  12. When a senator rejects a unanimous consent offer
  13. Counts the number of people and reapportions politicians based on population.
  14. The body of voters who elect a representative.
  15. A stalling technique used in the senate that "talks a bill to death"
  16. Stalling technique that forces a count to make sure enough people are present.
  17. Amendment That granted citizenship to all born in the USA
  18. the type of district in which the candidate wins by over 55% (____ district)

26 Clues: The upper house of congress • "Having two branches or Chambers" • When the president rejects a bill • A new bill is presented by a sponsor • The combined House of Reps. and Senate • Subunits of congress with specific duties • The nickname for the senate (_______ Club) • A vote that can be used to end a filibuster • The candidate who had the position previously • ...

Bill & Yareth 2024-11-25

Bill & Yareth crossword puzzle
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  1. Waar werkte Yareth in Disney World toen ze elkaar ontmoetten?
  2. In welke stad wonen Bill & Yareth nu (het is niet wat je denkt...)?
  3. Wat is de favoriete attractie van Bill in het Magic Kingdom?
  4. Wat is Bill's favoriete Nederlandse koekje?
  5. In welke stad gaan Bill & Yareth trouwen?
  6. Wat is Yareth's favoriete snoep?
  7. Wie fotografeert het huwelijk?
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  1. Waar zagen ze elkaar weer nadat Yareth terug was gegaan naar Nederland?
  2. Waar hadden Bill & Yareth hun eerste date?
  3. Wat is Yareth's favoriete drankje in Oga’s Cantina?
  4. Welk kinderfeest heeft Bill dit jaar meegemaakt in Nederland?
  5. Een werknemer is geen werknemer in Disney World maar een ….
  6. Waar is Bill opgegroeid?
  7. Wat is Bill & Yareth's favoriete kleur?
  8. Waar studeert Bill (het is een afkorting van de volledige naam)?

15 Clues: Waar is Bill opgegroeid? • Wie fotografeert het huwelijk? • Wat is Yareth's favoriete snoep? • Wat is Bill & Yareth's favoriete kleur? • In welke stad gaan Bill & Yareth trouwen? • Waar hadden Bill & Yareth hun eerste date? • Wat is Bill's favoriete Nederlandse koekje? • Wat is Yareth's favoriete drankje in Oga’s Cantina? • ...

Participation in Government 2025-05-22

Participation in Government crossword puzzle
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  1. The process of redrawing district boundaries for legislative bodies, like the US House of Representatives or state legislatures, after the decennial census.
  2. Is a fundamental legal principle ensuring fairness and equal treatment under the law, both in civil and criminal proceedings.
  3. Protects individuals from self-incrimination, guarantees due process, and addresses the right to a grand jury indictment
  4. An organization that collects funds from members and uses them to support or oppose political candidates or ballot measures.
  5. A preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election.
  6. Comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  7. The main means of mass communication
  8. No person or group will be denied the protection under the law that is enjoyed by similar persons or groups.
  9. A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.
  10. Individuals chosen by voters through a democratic process to hold public office and represent the interests of their constituents
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  1. Requires the government to follow fair procedures before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property.
  2. A regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.
  3. Addresses citizenship, civil rights, and the application of the Bill of Rights to the states.
  4. Is a group of individuals who share a common interest and aim to influence public policy decisions.
  5. Protects fundamental rights from government interference, going beyond just procedural fairness.
  6. Organized groups of people who share similar political beliefs and aims, seeking to influence government policy by getting their candidates elected to public office.
  7. A general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision.
  8. Legal protections that ensure equal opportunities and treatment for all individuals, regardless of race, religion, or other personal characteristics

18 Clues: The main means of mass communication • A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election. • Comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • A regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election. • Addresses citizenship, civil rights, and the application of the Bill of Rights to the states. • ...

USA IMPORTANT PEOPLE 2025-01-10

USA IMPORTANT PEOPLE crossword puzzle
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  1. Last name of the First President of the United States and leader during the American Revolution.
  2. First name of Entrepreneur and founder of Disneyland and the Disney brand.
  3. Last name of a key figure in the women’s suffrage movement in the U.S.
  4. First name of the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code.
  5. Last name of the 16th President of the United States, known for abolishing slavery.
  6. First name of First person to walk on the moon.
  7. First name of 26th President, known for his progressive policies and conservation efforts.
  8. First name of the 37th President, who resigned due to the Watergate scandal.
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  1. Last name of the legendary baseball player known as "The Sultan of Swat."
  2. Last name of the Founding Father, inventor, and diplomat who helped secure French support during the American Revolution.
  3. First name of the woman who is credited with sewing the first American flag.
  4. First name of the legendary actor known for his roles in The Godfather and A Streetcar Named Desire.
  5. Last name of the famous author of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
  6. First name of Co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist.
  7. Last name of the civil rights leader famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech.
  8. Last name of the famous inventor known for the phonograph and the electric light bulb.
  9. Last name of the founder of the Ford Motor Company and pioneer of the assembly line.
  10. Last name of the civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus.
  11. First name of the "First Lady of Song," a famous jazz and scat singer.
  12. First name of Third President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence.

20 Clues: First name of First person to walk on the moon. • First name of Co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist. • First name of the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code. • Last name of a key figure in the women’s suffrage movement in the U.S. • First name of the "First Lady of Song," a famous jazz and scat singer. • ...

Constitutional Convention 2024-05-01

Constitutional Convention crossword puzzle
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  1. Person who presided over Constitutional Convention in 1787
  2. Plan the proposed 3 branches of government
  3. Compromise that allowed for a House and Senate both
  4. Was the governing document of US at time of Const. Convention
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  1. Opposed creation of a stronger federal govt.
  2. Believed states should share control with a central govt.
  3. Person who fought for a bill of rights

7 Clues: Person who fought for a bill of rights • Plan the proposed 3 branches of government • Opposed creation of a stronger federal govt. • Compromise that allowed for a House and Senate both • Believed states should share control with a central govt. • Person who presided over Constitutional Convention in 1787 • ...

Business Word 8 2019-04-16

Business Word 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dividend
  2. overdraft
  3. bill-of-exchang
  4. term-lone
  5. investment
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  1. inflation
  2. treasury-bill
  3. commom-stock
  4. preferred-stock
  5. promissory-note

10 Clues: dividend • inflation • overdraft • term-lone • investment • commom-stock • treasury-bill • preferred-stock • promissory-note • bill-of-exchang

Politics and Governance Crossword 2025-01-30

Politics and Governance Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The process of charging a government official with misconduct.
  2. A speech delivered by a head of state (such as a president) outlining the government's achievements, challenges, and future plans
  3. An agreement between two or more nations.
  4. the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid
  5. A body of high-ranking officials advising the head of government.
  6. The practice of managing international relations and negotiations.
  7. The branch of government responsible for making laws.
  8. The act of misusing power for personal gain.
  9. The status of being a legally recognized member of a state.
  10. The power of an executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature
  11. A person appointed or elected to represent others
  12. A set of fundamental principles that govern a state or organization
  13. The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power
  14. A system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives.
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  1. The highest court in a judicial system
  2. A formal change or addition to a constitution or law.
  3. The process by which people choose their leaders through voting.
  4. A document that states the fundamental rights of individuals in a country.
  5. A ranked list of candidates nominated by a political party to fill the seats allocated in proportion to the party's share of the overall vote
  6. The introductory statement of a constitution, law, or official document that outlines its purpose, principles, and guiding values.
  7. A government controlled by a single leader with absolute power.
  8. Political parties or individuals who challenge those in power.
  9. The governing body of a nation, state, or community.
  10. The system of rules and regulations created and enforced by governments to regulate society, maintain order, and protect rights.
  11. The process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented.
  12. A legislative body, often the upper chamber of a bicameral system.
  13. Branch of government whose task is the authoritative adjudication of controversies over the application of laws in specific situations
  14. A draft of a proposed law presented to a legislature for enactment.
  15. A form of government where a monarch rules
  16. A formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union or from within a particular discipline

30 Clues: The highest court in a judicial system • An agreement between two or more nations. • A form of government where a monarch rules • The act of misusing power for personal gain. • A person appointed or elected to represent others • The governing body of a nation, state, or community. • A formal change or addition to a constitution or law. • ...

Study Guide Midterm Civics 2023-12-18

Study Guide Midterm Civics crossword puzzle
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  1. It can also remove the president from office in exceptional circumstances
  2. Protect security and limit voting
  3. The Constitution sets three qualifications for service in the U.S. Senate: age (at least thirty years of age), U.S. citizenship (at least nine years)
  4. Rights in civil cases
  5. At least 18 years old and have been a permanent resident for at least 5 years (or 3 years if you are married to a U.S. citizen)
  6. advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office
  7. powers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unitpowers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit
  8. powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
  9. the government cannot take away rights of the American people that are not specifically listed in the U.S. Constitution
  10. Bail, fines, punishment
  11. It establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws
  12. The study of the rights and duties of citizens
  13. Search and arrest
  14. community service
  15. the Federal Government only has those powers delegated in the Constitution
  16. to lay and collect taxes
  17. freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press,
  18. power granted to the federal government
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  1. To amend the Articles of Confederation
  2. Defend the constitution
  3. a political power reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority
  4. something your required to do by law
  5. Uses of obstructive tactics by a senator to prevent voting on a bill
  6. Right to bear arms
  7. Made three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
  8. To ensure a separation of powers
  9. paying taxes
  10. Enables Congress to pass special laws to require other departments of the government
  11. President in the executive branch can veto a law, but the legislative branch can override that veto with enough votes
  12. Step 1: Application for Naturalization,Step 2: Biometrics Appointmen,Step 3: Citizenship Interview and Exam,Step 4: Oath of Allegiance
  13. obey laws,
  14. Rights in criminal cases
  15. Something you can do but is not forced by law
  16. Quartering of soldiers
  17. Right to a fair trial
  18. *gov Democracy
  19. a form of redistricting in which electoral districts are manipulate for one political party
  20. equal representation
  21. Defending our nation

39 Clues: obey laws, • paying taxes • *gov Democracy • Search and arrest • community service • Right to bear arms • equal representation • Defending our nation • Rights in civil cases • Right to a fair trial • Quartering of soldiers • Defend the constitution • Bail, fines, punishment • Rights in criminal cases • to lay and collect taxes • To ensure a separation of powers • ...

Amendment 2 crossword 2013-01-10

Amendment 2 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _______ Illinois is one place that makes it difficult to own a handgun because of certain laws
  2. The highest court in the U.S.A.
  3. Are not legal to own for any reason
  4. The right to bear arms
  5. You must be ______ to legally own a gun
  6. The plaintiff in the McDonald vs.Chicago case
  7. The Second Amendment is the right to _______ arms
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  1. May be legally owned for protection only
  2. A group of people who can use guns without breaking rules
  3. If you have one you cannot have a gun license
  4. There are ten of these in the Bill of Rights
  5. The name of the person who comes after the plaintiff's in a court case name

12 Clues: The right to bear arms • The highest court in the U.S.A. • Are not legal to own for any reason • You must be ______ to legally own a gun • May be legally owned for protection only • There are ten of these in the Bill of Rights • If you have one you cannot have a gun license • The plaintiff in the McDonald vs.Chicago case • The Second Amendment is the right to _______ arms • ...