bill of rights Crossword Puzzles

US History Chapter 8 1825-1842 2018-10-30

US History Chapter 8 1825-1842 crossword puzzle
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  1. Jackson tried to solve the inflated currency problem by issuing a Specie ____, which required all public lands be paid for in gold and silver.
  2. The ____ Tariff of 1833 lowered duties on foreign goods coming into the country over a period of 10 years.
  3. Congress passed the ___ Bill which gave the President authority to use the army and navy to enforce tariff laws, if necessary.
  4. Jackson was a strict ______________, that the Constitution grants the central govt. only specific powers.
  5. Jackson insisted the idea that a national bank ____ the Constitution and the free enterprise system.
  6. "Farmer President"; President in 1828
  7. Director of the national bank
  8. Calhoun's pamphlet SC Exposition and Protest represented the boldest formulation of ___ rights ever brought before Congress.
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  1. The ___ doctrine was the idea that a state can cancel a federal law
  2. The actual leaving of the Union by a state; Calhoun argued for states' rights but not secession
  3. Vice President under John Quincy Adams
  4. Jackson faced another problem with the issue of the ___ tariff on goods.
  5. The protective tariff was essentially a tax on _____ & benefited North manufacturers.
  6. Senator Daniel ___ was the greatest orator in Congress and his speech's purpose was to stop the gossip concerning secession from the Union.

14 Clues: Director of the national bank • "Farmer President"; President in 1828 • Vice President under John Quincy Adams • The ___ doctrine was the idea that a state can cancel a federal law • Jackson faced another problem with the issue of the ___ tariff on goods. • The protective tariff was essentially a tax on _____ & benefited North manufacturers. • ...

US History Crossword 2021-03-02

US History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. made sure that one of the branches of government did not get too powerful
  2. every 5 slaves in a state would count as three free persons
  3. the promise the federalists made to attach to the Constitution
  4. the creator of the New Jersey Plan
  5. changes to the Constitution
  6. many of the antifederalists
  7. rule by the people
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  1. the governor of New York who was an antifederalist
  2. supporters of the Constitution
  3. opposed the Constitution
  4. the date of the first meeting of the new congress
  5. did not get rid of the articles ad instead it modifies them to make the central government stronger
  6. was chosen to become the first president under the new Constitution
  7. proposed to get rid of the articles and create a new national government
  8. divided government power between federal and state governments
  9. the two states that had not ratified the Constitution
  10. the state that waited until the bill of rights was proposed to ratify the Constitution
  11. his idea was used in the Great Compromise
  12. the leaders of the federalists
  13. the majority of the delegates that attended the convention in Philadelphia

20 Clues: rule by the people • opposed the Constitution • changes to the Constitution • many of the antifederalists • supporters of the Constitution • the leaders of the federalists • the creator of the New Jersey Plan • his idea was used in the Great Compromise • the date of the first meeting of the new congress • the governor of New York who was an antifederalist • ...

Government Crossword 2018-08-23

Government Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. revoked
  2. A written grant by the king
  3. formal approval
  4. Two-house system of government
  5. A majority
  6. A government of by and for the people
  7. A government can only exist with the consent of the governed
  8. A government that is restrained in what it may do
  9. A joining of separate groups for a common purpose
  10. One-house system of government
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  1. A formative European document written in 1215 to restrain King John.
  2. A colony that is organized by a proprietor such as MA,DE, and PA
  3. A list of provisions to which William and Mary had to agree to written in 1688.
  4. A document that limited the power of King Charles I made in 1628.
  5. Walmart version of the US Constitution
  6. first plan for a new Constitution that favored larger states
  7. officer A member of Congress also known as Chair
  8. Refusal to buy or sell certain products or services
  9. a representative from a colony
  10. Group of people who attended the Philadelphia Convention

20 Clues: revoked • A majority • formal approval • A written grant by the king • Two-house system of government • a representative from a colony • One-house system of government • A government of by and for the people • Walmart version of the US Constitution • officer A member of Congress also known as Chair • A government that is restrained in what it may do • ...

Chapter 11 The Constitution 2015-12-06

Chapter 11 The Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. "of Representatives"One of two houses of Congress(435 members)
  2. "of Government"Congress, The President, the Supreme Court.
  3. "of the Press"A person can write what they want(news/books)
  4. "of Rights" The first 10 amendments added to Constitution
  5. People who make laws in the Senate.
  6. A set of laws.
  7. Money Americans had to send to Great Britain.
  8. Free.
  9. Americans that did not want the colonies to be free.
  10. The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives.
  11. Judges, there are 9 in the Supreme Court.
  12. "House" Where the president of the U.S. lives.
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  1. "Court" The highest court in the U.S.
  2. One of two houses of Congress(100 members).
  3. People who make laws in the House of Representatives
  4. "of Independence" Stated that all men are created equal.
  5. Laws that are added to the Constitution
  6. "Revolution" A war between Great Britain and America.
  7. "Tea Party" Americans that threw tea in the ocean.
  8. The British leaders who worked together to make laws.
  9. The city where the government meets.

21 Clues: Free. • A set of laws. • People who make laws in the Senate. • The city where the government meets. • "Court" The highest court in the U.S. • Laws that are added to the Constitution • Judges, there are 9 in the Supreme Court. • One of two houses of Congress(100 members). • Money Americans had to send to Great Britain. • "House" Where the president of the U.S. lives. • ...

US History Crossword 2023-10-09

US History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. made sure that one of the branches of government did not get too powerful
  2. every 5 slaves in a state would count as three free persons
  3. the promise the federalists made to attach to the Constitution
  4. the creator of the New Jersey Plan
  5. changes to the Constitution
  6. many of the antifederalists
  7. rule by the people
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  1. the governor of New York who was an antifederalist
  2. supporters of the Constitution
  3. opposed the Constitution
  4. the date of the first meeting of the new congress
  5. did not get rid of the articles ad instead it modifies them to make the central government stronger
  6. was chosen to become the first president under the new Constitution
  7. proposed to get rid of the articles and create a new national government
  8. divided government power between federal and state governments
  9. the two states that had not ratified the Constitution
  10. the state that waited until the bill of rights was proposed to ratify the Constitution
  11. his idea was used in the Great Compromise
  12. the leaders of the federalists
  13. the majority of the delegates that attended the convention in Philadelphia

20 Clues: rule by the people • opposed the Constitution • changes to the Constitution • many of the antifederalists • supporters of the Constitution • the leaders of the federalists • the creator of the New Jersey Plan • his idea was used in the Great Compromise • the date of the first meeting of the new congress • the governor of New York who was an antifederalist • ...

Congress Debate Crossword 2024-04-05

Congress Debate Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. answering your opponents arguments
  2. another word for warrant
  3. the list of topics
  4. another word for proof or evidence
  5. the highest law of the United States
  6. rebuttal that says your opponent is exaggerating
  7. logos
  8. logic
  9. what we do to determine if a bill passes
  10. emotion
  11. the lower house of congress
  12. the people a senator represents
  13. this is a type of legislation
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  1. a change made to the constitution
  2. the authorship is a type of
  3. this is the speech you wrote your essay about
  4. a bill is one type of this
  5. ethos
  6. made up of a claim, warrant, and impact
  7. credibility
  8. the type of rebuttal that is basically "nu-uh"
  9. this unit was a mock student ___________
  10. using your opponent's argument against them
  11. emotion
  12. a parliamentary procedure. IE previous question
  13. one chamber of congress, the higher chamber
  14. the first part of an argument

27 Clues: ethos • logos • logic • emotion • emotion • credibility • the list of topics • another word for warrant • a bill is one type of this • the authorship is a type of • the lower house of congress • the first part of an argument • this is a type of legislation • the people a senator represents • a change made to the constitution • answering your opponents arguments • ...

Gobin Hill Government Crossword 2024-04-10

Gobin Hill Government Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. principal of government that favors a government with separate branches
  2. what James Madison is trying to persuade about in Federalist 51
  3. branch of government that is responsible for creating laws
  4. only one thing required of a United States citizen
  5. branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws
  6. the reason as to why some states have more House representation than others
  7. form of government that describes the United States
  8. two parts to our United States Congress
  9. to deny a law
  10. executive department that administers and regulates travel into and out of the United States
  11. branch of government responsible for the court system
  12. The governing body of a nation
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  1. amendment that gave freedom to slaves
  2. considered to be the most important aspect of a democratic society
  3. amendment that allows for freedom of speech
  4. length of Supreme Court Justice terms
  5. formal change to the Constitution
  6. executive head of a state form of government
  7. commonly known as the Bill of Rights
  8. a formal organized choice by vote

20 Clues: to deny a law • The governing body of a nation • formal change to the Constitution • a formal organized choice by vote • commonly known as the Bill of Rights • amendment that gave freedom to slaves • length of Supreme Court Justice terms • two parts to our United States Congress • amendment that allows for freedom of speech • executive head of a state form of government • ...

Founding principles Test II Practice 2025-01-29

Founding principles Test II Practice crossword puzzle
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  1. What group opposed a strong national government and demanded a Bill of Rights?
  2. and Balances What system allows each branch of government to limit the power of the others?
  3. What 1765 law taxed paper goods and legal documents in the American colonies?
  4. of Law What concept states that everyone, including government officials, must follow the law?
  5. What 1770 event involved British soldiers killing five colonists in a confrontation?
  6. What series of laws, passed in 1774, were meant to punish Boston for the Tea Party?
  7. What group supported a strong national government and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
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  1. What British law restricted colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains?
  2. What are changes or additions to the Constitution called?
  3. What principle divides power between national and state governments?
  4. What 1767 laws placed duties on goods like glass, paint, and tea?
  5. What 1776 document formally stated the American colonies' separation from Britain?
  6. Powers What type of powers are shared by both the federal and state governments?
  7. What 1773 protest involved colonists dumping British tea into Boston Harbor?
  8. Rights What term refers to the freedoms people are born with, such as life, liberty, and property?
  9. Powers What type of powers are kept by the states under the U.S. Constitution?
  10. of Powers What principle prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful by dividing responsibilities?
  11. What term means to formally approve a document or law?

18 Clues: What term means to formally approve a document or law? • What are changes or additions to the Constitution called? • What 1767 laws placed duties on goods like glass, paint, and tea? • What principle divides power between national and state governments? • What 1773 protest involved colonists dumping British tea into Boston Harbor? • ...

US History 2021-03-02

US History crossword puzzle
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  1. made sure that one of the branches of government did not get too powerful
  2. every 5 slaves in a state would count as three free persons
  3. the promise the federalists made to attach to the Constitution
  4. the creator of the New Jersey Plan
  5. changes to the Constitution
  6. many of the antifederalists
  7. rule by the people
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  1. the governor of New York who was an antifederalist
  2. supporters of the Constitution
  3. opposed the Constitution
  4. the date of the first meeting of the new congress
  5. did not get rid of the articles ad instead it modifies them to make the central government stronger
  6. was chosen to become the first president under the new Constitution
  7. proposed to get rid of the articles and create a new national government
  8. divided government power between federal and state governments
  9. the two states that had not ratified the Constitution
  10. the state that waited until the bill of rights was proposed to ratify the Constitution
  11. his idea was used in the Great Compromise
  12. the leaders of the federalists
  13. the majority of the delegates that attended the convention in Philadelphia

20 Clues: rule by the people • opposed the Constitution • changes to the Constitution • many of the antifederalists • supporters of the Constitution • the leaders of the federalists • the creator of the New Jersey Plan • his idea was used in the Great Compromise • the date of the first meeting of the new congress • the governor of New York who was an antifederalist • ...

crossword of countries 2022-12-13

crossword of countries crossword puzzle
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  1. has a nice culture and good food
  2. you like to play football
  3. is the biggest economy in the world and everything is made from China
  4. United Kingdom had the biggest empire in the world and largest navy
  5. is a place where anime was born
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  1. you made fires and waffles
  2. is the best place for traveling
  3. all the people there are nice
  4. is a great nation its people, economics, and cars
  5. states We have the Bill of Rights and strongest military
  6. Korea likes k pop and BTS and also great food

11 Clues: you like to play football • you made fires and waffles • all the people there are nice • is the best place for traveling • is a place where anime was born • has a nice culture and good food • Korea likes k pop and BTS and also great food • is a great nation its people, economics, and cars • states We have the Bill of Rights and strongest military • ...

History 2020-10-13

History crossword puzzle
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  1. Supreme Court Decides it’s ___
  2. Squanto sabe the pilgrims in 1621
  3. he arrived in new world
  4. what crisis happened in 1828
  5. Massachusetts _ kills native americans
  6. ___ adopts the Declaration of Independence
  7. The Seneca falls women’s right convention in 1848, launched the women ___ movement.
  8. supreme court decisions Dredd Scott vs. Stanford Made it so __ people were not included as American citizens
  9. what act was in 1830
  10. minute men ,” shot heard around the____
  11. what canal started in New York-1817
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  1. this massacre from 1770 was in ___
  2. this ship arrived in 1620
  3. what Do the British do to Washington-1814
  4. Jefferson purchase ___ from napoleon
  5. Africans sold in America
  6. Andrew Jackson ____ over the second bank-1832
  7. witchcraft trial from 1692
  8. victory of ___ in 1781
  9. George Washington ignites the ___ and Indian war 1754
  10. samuel Morse introduces the___
  11. the bill of rights ___-1789
  12. the first state to ratify-1787
  13. what is discovered in California-1848

24 Clues: what act was in 1830 • victory of ___ in 1781 • he arrived in new world • Africans sold in America • this ship arrived in 1620 • witchcraft trial from 1692 • the bill of rights ___-1789 • what crisis happened in 1828 • Supreme Court Decides it’s ___ • samuel Morse introduces the___ • the first state to ratify-1787 • Squanto sabe the pilgrims in 1621 • ...

Unit 3: Constitution Review 2022-09-28

Unit 3: Constitution Review crossword puzzle
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  1. pushed for and supported the Bill of Rights
  2. plan called for each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on population
  3. amendment permanently banned the practice of slavery in the US
  4. amendment guaranteed former slaves and all males citizens the right to vote
  5. branch has the power to make laws
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  1. supporters of the Constitution
  2. were the last group to whom the Constitution granted the right to vote
  3. amendment established citizenship and equal protection under the law for former slaves
  4. amendment gave women the right to vote
  5. amendment ended prohibition
  6. brand has the power to veto laws
  7. amendment banned the production and sale of alcohol (prohibition)

12 Clues: amendment ended prohibition • supporters of the Constitution • brand has the power to veto laws • branch has the power to make laws • amendment gave women the right to vote • pushed for and supported the Bill of Rights • amendment permanently banned the practice of slavery in the US • amendment banned the production and sale of alcohol (prohibition) • ...

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. • ...

heidi's crossword puzzel - unit 2 2022-09-30

heidi's crossword puzzel - unit 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of diseases, ideas, food, crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christo pher Columbus in 1492.
  2. Transoceanic empires that use the ocean and technological advances that eventually led to the colonization of other land and its people.
  3. born a slave in the French colony of Saint Domingue (later named Haiti), was well educated and skilled in military matters and politics. He led the people of Haiti into revolution against the French.
  4. beginning in the 1400s and continuing through the 1600s, it was a period of time when the European nations began “exploring” the world. They identified new routes to India, much of the Far East, and the Americas.
  5. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
  6. sovereignty: the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
  7. of rights Comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. James Madison wrote the amendments, which list specific prohibitions on governmental power, in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties.
  8. an implicit agreement among the memberan implicit agreement among the mems of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
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  1. the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
  2. a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm summoned by Louis XVI to propose solutions to France's financial problems. It ended when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly, signaling the outbreak of the French Revolution.
  3. the monarch of the Mbundu people, was a resilient leader who fought against the Portuguese and their expanding slave trade in Central Africa.
  4. the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group.
  5. rights that cannot be taken away from someone
  6. a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.
  7. the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.

15 Clues: rights that cannot be taken away from someone • the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group. • the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct. • the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. • ...

1st Semester Final Review #1 2021-12-08

1st Semester Final Review #1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Thomas Paine wrote as a common man to common men
  2. commander in chief of armed forces in America
  3. native americans could not trust these groups during war
  4. laws were written for the good of all
  5. it told the world we are the USA
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  1. the government must take care of the peoples' rights or they can rebel
  2. colonist felt betrayed that they could not move past the Appalachian Mountains
  3. president's check on Congress' bill
  4. religious revival which led colonists to desire political equality
  5. political cartoon showing that colonies must be unified

10 Clues: it told the world we are the USA • president's check on Congress' bill • laws were written for the good of all • commander in chief of armed forces in America • Thomas Paine wrote as a common man to common men • political cartoon showing that colonies must be unified • native americans could not trust these groups during war • ...

government 2015-10-02

government crossword puzzle
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  1. A senator or a Member of the House of Commons
  2. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a MP
  3. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
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  1. A king or queen of a country
  2. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  3. bills that are passed by Parliament
  4. A person who speaks for you
  5. person with full political and civil rights in his or her country
  6. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  7. To change or improve something,a law for example

10 Clues: A person who speaks for you • A king or queen of a country • bills that are passed by Parliament • A senator or a Member of the House of Commons • a formal event that follows rules or traditions • To change or improve something,a law for example • a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament • a person living in an area in Canada represented by a MP • ...

Civil Rights Leaders 2016-11-21

Civil Rights Leaders crossword puzzle
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  1. an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
  2. an African-American teenager who was lynched in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.
  3. also known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist
  4. one of three American activists of the Civil Rights Movement murdered near Philadelphia, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer in 1964 by members of the Ku Klux Klan
  5. was instrumental in ending legal segregation and became the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court.
  6. as a U.S. civil rights activist who led the fight against segregation and other forms of racism as a minister in Birmingham, Alabama
  7. A plaintiff in the Supreme Court case to desegrate schools
  8. an American civil rights activist from Mississippi who worked to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi and to enact social justice and voting rights
  9. an American civil rights activist, whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement"
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  1. an activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. She was murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan for her efforts.
  2. an American writer and political activist who became an early leader of the Black Panther Party
  3. She was instrumental in organizing Mississippi's Freedom Summer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
  4. a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, the American labor movement, and socialist political parties.
  5. a civil rights activist who became the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962.
  6. one of three Congress of Racial Equality field workers killed in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by the Ku Klux Klan in response to their civil rights work,
  7. Baptist minister who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was a close adviser to Martin Luther King Jr.
  8. an African-American political activist and revolutionary who, along with ___________, co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966.
  9. was one of three American civil rights workers who were murdered during Freedom Summer by members of the Ku Klux Klan near Philadelphia, Mississippi.
  10. an American political activist. He and fellow activist ___________ co-founded the Black Panther Party

19 Clues: A plaintiff in the Supreme Court case to desegrate schools • an American writer and political activist who became an early leader of the Black Panther Party • an American political activist. He and fellow activist ___________ co-founded the Black Panther Party • ...

the perks of being a wallflower 2024-03-24

the perks of being a wallflower crossword puzzle
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  1. Charlie got up to 10 of them a day
  2. dead bestfriend
  3. gift to Patrick for secret Santa
  4. Patricks' lover
  5. the story is told through _______
  6. bestfriend
  7. crush
  8. (dear,____)
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  1. sister
  2. Teacher
  3. main character
  4. Charlie is told to do more of this by Bill
  5. Charlie does this a lot and Bill helps
  6. "all the great writers used to wear _____ all the time"
  7. Charlie promises not to ___ over nothing to Aunt Hellen

15 Clues: crush • sister • Teacher • bestfriend • (dear,____) • main character • dead bestfriend • Patricks' lover • gift to Patrick for secret Santa • the story is told through _______ • Charlie got up to 10 of them a day • Charlie does this a lot and Bill helps • Charlie is told to do more of this by Bill • "all the great writers used to wear _____ all the time" • ...

civics 2024-05-09

civics crossword puzzle
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  1. who wrote the deceleration of independence?
  2. who was the president during world war 1? (last name)
  3. supreme law of the land?
  4. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
  5. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
  6. what month do we elect for the president?
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  1. you must be at least __ years old to vote?
  2. who signs bills to become a law?
  3. when is independents day?
  4. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
  5. how many years do we elect a us representative for?
  6. The president is elected for how many years?
  7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
  8. Who was the president during world 2? (last name)
  9. During the Cold War what was the main concern of the United States?

15 Clues: supreme law of the land? • when is independents day? • who signs bills to become a law? • what month do we elect for the president? • you must be at least __ years old to vote? • who wrote the deceleration of independence? • The president is elected for how many years? • How many amendments does the Constitution have? • Who was the president during world 2? (last name) • ...

Module 6 2020-11-19

Module 6 crossword puzzle
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  1. a system of government in which leaders are voted into government positions
  2. the CEO of the country
  3. the people in the Supreme Court
  4. people that control government affairs by bribing or threatening politicians
  5. the part of the Bill of Rights that protects speech, assembly, religion, and press
  6. the people who make laws
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  1. the people who created the Constitution and established the US
  2. the total number of people in a country who are eligible to vote in an election
  3. the most important cue for voters, group seeking to install office holders
  4. the party not currently holding a government position
  5. the combination of two chambers, also where parties first began
  6. the party currently in a government office

12 Clues: the CEO of the country • the people who make laws • the people in the Supreme Court • the party currently in a government office • the party not currently holding a government position • the people who created the Constitution and established the US • the combination of two chambers, also where parties first began • ...

Period 3 Apush 2025-05-01

Period 3 Apush crossword puzzle
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  1. written in 1776 was one of the most potent pamphlets ever written. It called for the colonists to realize their mistreatment and push for independence from England.
  2. American victory over Britain
  3. The official army of the colonies
  4. patriot of the American Revolution, second president of the US; president from 1796-1800
  5. Congress-met in New York City with twenty-seven delegates from nine colonies in 1765; had little effect at the time but broke barriers and helped toward colonial unit
  6. The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 were a reaction to the passage of..
  7. a convention and a consultative body that met for seven weeks, from September 5 to October 26, 1774, in Philadelphia
  8. 1st constitution of the U.S
  9. Formally approved by the Congress on July 4, 1776.
  10. Indian Chief; led post war flare-up in the Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes Region in 1763
  11. met in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775. Three delegates added to the Congress were Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Hancock.
  12. Writer of Common Sense
  13. passed in 1774, following the Boston Tea Party, which were considered unfair because they were designed to chastise Boston in particular
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  1. war Was a war fought by French and English on American soil over control of the Ohio River Valley
  2. a series of articles written in New York newspapers as a source of propaganda for a stronger central government.
  3. The theory that people are born with certain "natural rights." Some say these rights are anything people do in the pursuit of liberty
  4. People against federalists in 1787; disagreed with the Constitution because they believed people's rights were being taken away without a Bill of Rights
  5. law passed by Britain to force colonists to pay taxes to house and feed British soldiers.
  6. The colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country;
  7. Name given to party of patriots of the new land resisting England prior to the Declaration of Independence.
  8. "Father of the Constitution"
  9. The British recognized the independence of the United States
  10. the first law ever passed by Parliament. The act was put in place for raising revenue in the colonies for the crown.
  11. a person hired for service in the army of a foreign country.
  12. An organization established in 1765, these members resisted the Stamp Act of 765.
  13. a group of sovereign states, each of which is free to act independently from the others.
  14. Colonials loyal to the king during the American Revolution

27 Clues: Writer of Common Sense • 1st constitution of the U.S • "Father of the Constitution" • American victory over Britain • The official army of the colonies • Formally approved by the Congress on July 4, 1776. • Colonials loyal to the king during the American Revolution • The colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country; • ...

Human Rights Revision 2025-08-21

Human Rights Revision crossword puzzle
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  1. Human rights issue concerning people fleeing persecution and seeking safety in Australia
  2. Principle that all states are equal under international law
  3. Principle that treaties signed by Australia can override inconsistent state law (Section of the Constitution)
  4. Right to be free from unfair treatment on the basis of race, gender, or disability
  5. High Court case recognising that international treaties can be implemented through the external affairs power
  6. The right of all people to vote and participate in government
  7. Landmark High Court case recognising native title in Australia
  8. RIGHTS Human rights relating to food, water, shelter and healthcare. Contained in the ICESCR
  9. Body that hears human rights complaints in Australian
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  1. Human Right - Ability to practise any religion
  2. Right to express opinions without censorship
  3. The Australian parliamentary committee that examines new bills for rights compliance (abbreviation)
  4. Binding international agreement between states
  5. Country often criticised for treatment of Refugees and Asylum Seekers by the UN
  6. Case that confirmed Tasmania’s anti-gay laws were inconsistent with international obligations
  7. Organisation that advocates for prisoners of conscience and freedom from torture
  8. Type of law created by judges through decisions in courts
  9. The international body that monitors the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  10. Human right implied into the Australian Constitution in s7 and s24
  11. Universal body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide
  12. The principle that everyone is treated fairly under the law
  13. Civil and political rights are sometimes referred to as "________ generation rights"
  14. Right that protects individuals from being prosecuted twice for the same offence
  15. International treaty addressing the elimination of discrimination against women
  16. Legal document adopted in 1948 that sets out fundamental human rights (abbrev.)

25 Clues: Right to express opinions without censorship • Human Right - Ability to practise any religion • Binding international agreement between states • Body that hears human rights complaints in Australian • Type of law created by judges through decisions in courts • Principle that all states are equal under international law • ...

Unit 4 History B Open Doors 2025-05-15

Unit 4 History B Open Doors crossword puzzle
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  1. Type of weapon found in Cuba during the Cold War.
  2. Student-led Civil Rights group known for direct action.
  3. Woman who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery.
  4. President who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  5. President who ended U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
  6. LBJ’s plan to reduce poverty and expand rights.
  7. to gain equality for African Americans.
  8. Failed amendment to guarantee equal rights for women.
  9. The goal of many movements in the 1960s and 70s.
  10. A nonviolent protest where people refused to leave segregated spaces.
  11. Refusing to use goods or services as a form of protest.
  12. A form of protest used during the Civil Rights Movement.
  13. Public demonstration against war or injustice.
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  1. Movement for women’s rights.
  2. Organization that fought for Black civil rights through legal means.
  3. Activists who rode buses to protest segregation.
  4. Political scandal that led to Nixon’s resignation.
  5. Theory used to justify U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
  6. Youth movement that challenged traditional values.
  7. The legal separation of races.
  8. This right was denied to many Black Americans before the 1960s.
  9. The process of bringing people of different races together.
  10. Popular president assassinated in 1963.
  11. Civil Rights leader known for peaceful protests.
  12. Location of a major missile crisis in 1962.
  13. Country where the U.S. fought to stop communism.
  14. Civil Rights activist who believed in self-defense.
  15. Mandatory military service during the Vietnam War.
  16. 1960s youth who rejected mainstream values.
  17. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in 1973.

30 Clues: Movement for women’s rights. • The legal separation of races. • Popular president assassinated in 1963. • to gain equality for African Americans. • Location of a major missile crisis in 1962. • 1960s youth who rejected mainstream values. • Public demonstration against war or injustice. • LBJ’s plan to reduce poverty and expand rights. • ...

President 2023-10-24

President crossword puzzle
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  1. Roosevelt A strong advocate for conservation and national parks.
  2. Obama The first African American President of the U.S.
  3. D. Roosevelt Led the country through the Great Depression.
  4. Lincoln Known for his leadership during the Civil War.
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  1. D. Eisenhower Served as Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces.
  2. Wilson Led the nation through World War I and proposed the League of Nations.
  3. Washington The first President of the United States.
  4. F. Kennedy Advocated for civil rights and space exploration.
  5. Jefferson Principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
  6. S. Truman Made the decision to use atomic bombs in WWII.
  7. Clinton Known for economic prosperity and political scandals.
  8. Reagan A conservative President in the 1980s.

12 Clues: Reagan A conservative President in the 1980s. • Washington The first President of the United States. • Obama The first African American President of the U.S. • Lincoln Known for his leadership during the Civil War. • S. Truman Made the decision to use atomic bombs in WWII. • D. Roosevelt Led the country through the Great Depression. • ...

Civils rights 2019-02-13

Civils rights crossword puzzle
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  1. movement for equality between men and women
  2. song based on Martin luther king's speech
  3. American state where the first activist movements for the civil rights of blacks are developed
  4. american organisation for The civils rights
  5. "mother" of the civil rights movement
  6. 1964
  7. civil rights activist in the United States,
  8. first black president
  9. exploitation and abuse on a personn
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  1. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.
  2. songs sung by participants in the civil rights movement.
  3. forced separation of one social group from another
  4. She is a famous singer afro american in the seventies.
  5. she is an activist jazz singer
  6. a personn engaged
  7. music type of activist-music
  8. Charles singer activist in civil rights who sung Get allright Jack

17 Clues: 1964 • a personn engaged • first black president • music type of activist-music • she is an activist jazz singer • exploitation and abuse on a personn • "mother" of the civil rights movement • song based on Martin luther king's speech • movement for equality between men and women • american organisation for The civils rights • civil rights activist in the United States, • ...

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) • ...

Unit 11 Crossword Puzzle 2026-04-17

Unit 11 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. information about a population (like age, race, and where people live)
  2. worked for equal rights and fair housing
  3. group that fights for the rights of Hispanic Americans
  4. trends in how groups of people live and change over time
  5. a system where two main political parties dominate
  6. supported women’s rights and social reform
  7. rights that protect people from unfair treatment (like discrimination)
  8. smaller groups of people within a larger population
  9. moving to a new country to live
  10. where and why people choose to live in certain areas
  11. political party that generally supports a more active government role
  12. unfair treatment of people based on race
  13. separating people based on race
  14. first Hispanic mayor of a major U.S. city
  15. first Black woman from the South elected to Congress; supported equality and justice
  16. law that banned discrimination and ended segregation in public places
  17. where people live across a region (like cities vs. rural areas)
  18. duties of citizens (like obeying laws and voting)
  19. fought for rights of Mexican Americans and veterans
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  1. ending segregation and allowing all people to be together equally
  2. first Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
  3. former president with strong Texas ties
  4. belief in tradition, limited government, and less change
  5. efforts to make sure all people have the same rights
  6. long-serving Texas senator
  7. law that protected voting rights and banned literacy tests
  8. political party that generally supports limited government and individual responsibility
  9. rights people have as citizens (like voting)
  10. important advisor and government leader
  11. worked to end segregation in Texas
  12. leader in the Civil Rights Movement; helped organize Freedom Rides
  13. how many people live in a certain area
  14. former Texas governor and U.S. president
  15. moving from one place to another (within a country or state)
  16. president who passed major civil rights laws
  17. first Hispanic Texas Supreme Court justice
  18. freedoms and protections people are guaranteed by law

37 Clues: long-serving Texas senator • moving to a new country to live • separating people based on race • worked to end segregation in Texas • how many people live in a certain area • former president with strong Texas ties • important advisor and government leader • worked for equal rights and fair housing • former Texas governor and U.S. president • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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. • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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) • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

Reading Assignment 2&3 2017-06-07

Reading Assignment 2&3 crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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
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  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. • ...

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 • ...

Vocabulary 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 2022-08-23

Vocabulary 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

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 • ...

Legislative Branch Vocab 2021-10-26

Legislative Branch Vocab crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

AP Gov/Econ Crossword Puzzle 2021-01-13

AP Gov/Econ Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

Legislative Branch 2021-10-28

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

State And Local Government Vocabulary 2017-09-11

State And Local Government Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  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.
Down
  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.
Down
  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. / 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.
Down
  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 • ...

Law Ed 1.2 Vocad 2024-01-18

Law Ed 1.2 Vocad crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

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
Down
  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

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 • ...

Gov Crossword 2022-05-12

Gov Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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 • ...

Revolution in England 2021-11-02

Revolution in England crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

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

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
Down
  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 • ...

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?
Down
  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"
Down
  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 • ...

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
Down
  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? • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...

Government vocabulary 2014-10-12

Government vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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. • ...

How a Bill Becomes a Law 2023-03-29

How a Bill Becomes a Law crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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 _______ • ...

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

Chapter 4: The French Revolution Begins (2) crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

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 • ...

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? • ...

Congress 2023-01-30

Congress crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

Congress and Actions 2016-03-24

Congress and Actions crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

civics 2023-10-18

civics crossword puzzle
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  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. • ...

Third Period Julia and Brooklyn 2022-05-16

Third Period Julia and Brooklyn crossword puzzle
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  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 ____ • ...

Tracy and Bill's Baby! 2013-05-14

Tracy and Bill's Baby! crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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. • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

Rights of the Accused 2024-12-18

Rights of the Accused crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

Voting in Congress 2025-03-18

Voting in Congress crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

Government Review: Congress 2016-12-05

Government Review: Congress crossword puzzle
Across
  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. • ...

Constitutional bingo 2023-12-18

Constitutional bingo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who wrote the Bill or Rights.
  2. What amendment has freedom?
Down
  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 • ...

Puzzle of Yonairy 2020-06-05

Puzzle of Yonairy crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

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

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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. • ...

Victoria era 2025-06-03

Victoria era crossword puzzle
Across
  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. • ...

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
Across
  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 • ...

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 ___ • ...

Constitution Vocabulary 2021-12-06

Constitution Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...