bill of rights Crossword Puzzles

Amendment 2 crossword 2013-01-10

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

12 Clues: The right to bear armsThe highest court in the U.S.A.Are not legal to own for any reasonYou must be ______ to legally own a gunMay be legally owned for protection onlyThere are ten of these in the Bill of RightsThe plaintiff in the McDonald vs.Chicago caseIf you have one you cannot have a gun licenseThe Second Amendment is the right to _______ arms...

the constitution and the bill of rights 2025-11-24

the constitution and the bill of rights crossword puzzle
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  1. freedom of speech
  2. abolished slavery
  3. separates federal and state laws
  4. no extreme punishment against cruel and unusual as well as extreme fines or bail
  5. citizens do not have to house soldiers during war times
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  1. any income tax will not be used based on states population.
  2. the right to bear arms
  3. people have rights beyond the constitution
  4. any us citizen has the right to vote regardless of their skin color
  5. must have a warrant to search property

10 Clues: freedom of speechabolished slaverythe right to bear armsseparates federal and state lawsmust have a warrant to search propertypeople have rights beyond the constitutioncitizens do not have to house soldiers during war timesany income tax will not be used based on states population.any us citizen has the right to vote regardless of their skin color...

Legal Foundations 2024-08-30

Legal Foundations crossword puzzle
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  1. A system of rules that regulate the conduct of a community.
  2. The philosophy of law.
  3. A declaration that a deed or other instrument purporting to affect property rights is invalid because it lacks a sufficiently clear description of the property.
  4. A principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are equally enforced.
  5. A court decision that is considered an authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts, or similar legal issues.
  6. A summary of fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to a people against violation by the government.
  7. The practice of a judge traveling to a judicial district to preside over court cases.
  8. The law that pertains to persons, things, and relationships that develop among them.
  9. Crimes or acts that are inherently immoral, such as murder, arson, or rape.
  10. Law that imposes criminal liability or increases criminal punishment retroactively
  11. The way humans interactions and relationships transform cultural and social institutions over time, and have a profound impact on society.
  12. Whether or not something is in accordance with the law.
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  1. The legal case, on February 24, 1803, the US Supreme Court first declared an Act of Congress unconstitutional, establishing the doctrine of judicial review.
  2. A requirement that legal matters be resolved according to established rules and principles and that individuals be treated fairly.
  3. If a punishment is significantly harsher than traditional punishments given to the same or similar crimes.
  4. The process of a group regulating itself according to its beliefs, principles, and values.
  5. Actions that are illegal simply because laws forbid them.
  6. The right of a person to be free from intrusion into or publicity concerning matters of a personal nature.
  7. Conduct that is perceived as threatening to, harmful to, or otherwise endangering the property, health, safety, and welfare of people.
  8. A violation of a law where there is injury to the public or a member of a public.

20 Clues: The philosophy of law.Whether or not something is in accordance with the law.Actions that are illegal simply because laws forbid them.A system of rules that regulate the conduct of a community.Crimes or acts that are inherently immoral, such as murder, arson, or rape.A violation of a law where there is injury to the public or a member of a public....

Semester 2 Review 2023-04-20

Semester 2 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Caesar, Last leader of the Roman Republic
  2. another name for “peasant” in the feudal system
  3. Father of the United States Constitution
  4. Carta, English document that forced the king to give up some power and give the noble some rights
  5. Northern state with a “hook,” where the Revolutionary War began; includes Boston and Plymouth
  6. _______________ Tables; posted in the Roman forum so everyone could read the laws
  7. head of the executive branch in the states government
  8. father of his country; Roman who said “the people's good is the highest law”
  9. of Rights, 1st 10 amendments to the United States Constitution; detail citizens’ liberties
  10. what Europeans brought from Africa to sell in the Americas in triangle trade
  11. general of the American forces during the Revolutionary War
  12. moved the capital to the eastern Roman Empire to Byzantium and became the first Christian emperor
  13. each state sends two people to this government body
  14. first emperor of Rome
  15. The legislative branch of the United States government
  16. natural rights enlightenment thinker
  17. an official “no”; to not allow an idea to become a law
  18. the wealthy and powerful and roman society
  19. group of English representatives that shared power with the king
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  1. branch of government that interprets the laws
  2. main author of the Declaration of Independence
  3. social contract enlightenment thinker
  4. Rome's enemy during the Punic wars
  5. Wrote a pamphlet stating that it made sense for the colonies to become independent
  6. branch of government that enforces laws
  7. an age after the Renaissance that changed how people view the world
  8. the second “unalienable right” in the Declaration of Independence
  9. Carthaginian general who surprised Rome by crossing the alps with elephants
  10. mythical twin who killed his brother to rule Rome
  11. excellent sea traders who are known for purple dye, the alphabet, and tin
  12. a government system in which elected representatives make decisions for the people
  13. location of England’s first successful settlement in America
  14. last Egyptian pharaoh; influenced 2 roman rulers
  15. large farms in the southern colonies
  16. “Rule of __________,” the idea that all people are held accountable to the rules of society

35 Clues: first emperor of RomeRome's enemy during the Punic warslarge farms in the southern coloniesnatural rights enlightenment thinkersocial contract enlightenment thinkerbranch of government that enforces lawsFather of the United States ConstitutionCaesar, Last leader of the Roman Republicthe wealthy and powerful and roman society...

World History Crossword Exam Review 1 2023-05-17

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

26 Clues: Empire which protected the Silk RoadPeople who voted directly on all issuesFrench Leader who failed to defeat RussiaMan who could paint, sculpt, do science, etc.Cuneiform and Hieroglyphics were early forms ofReligion which established a strict Caste SystemBelief that stresses the importance of each person...

GOV - Unit 7 Review - Legislative Branch 2023-11-15

GOV - Unit 7 Review - Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
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  1. Compromise bill to iron out differences
  2. Committee appointed by the presiding officers of each chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form.
  3. a group of people with common goals who organize to influence government
  4. representatives of interest groups who contact lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making
  5. A body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society.
  6. First President to be impeached by the House of Representatives
  7. president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
  8. Second President to be impeached by the House of Representatives
  9. a proposed law
  10. A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses; Senate and House of Representatives
  11. 435 members
  12. Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
  13. A congressional committee created for a specific purpose, sometimes to conduct an investigation.
  14. A permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area
  15. the person who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is not present
  16. At least 25 years of age, citizen for at least 7 years, and live in the State/district from which they are chosen.
  17. A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate
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  1. Division of existing committee that is formed to address specific issues
  2. Refers to action by the entire house or the entire senate to debate, amend, and vote on legislation
  3. Third President to be impeached by the House of Representatives (he was impeached twice)
  4. Leader of a congressional committee. Usually the longest serving member of the majority party on that committee (seniority rule). A very powerful position - Controls the committee calendar, agenda, and hearings. Can pigeonhole (table) a bill by refusing to schedule debate on it.
  5. Kamala Harris; the presiding officer of a senate; in Congress, the vice president of the United States
  6. The principal leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives or in the Senate.
  7. 100 members
  8. At least 30 years of age, citizen for at least 9 years, and live in the State from which they are chosen.
  9. A formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
  10. After a bill is introduced, it is referred to a committee for consideration, it holds hearings and rewrites it, if committee approves the bill, it then goes to the full House or Senate for consideration
  11. the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the House or Senate
  12. A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue.
  13. House passes articles of impeachment by majority, next Senate hold trial and 2/3 must co crimes and misdemeanors Circumstances under which the president can by impeached by the House and removed from office by the Senate.
  14. Mike Johnson; the leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives
  15. Established the direct election of senators (instead of being chosen by state legislatures)
  16. Party leaders who work with the majority leader or minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party.

33 Clues: 100 members435 membersa proposed lawCompromise bill to iron out differencesFirst President to be impeached by the House of RepresentativesSecond President to be impeached by the House of RepresentativesChief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislatureA formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office...

Betty Art 2023-06-05

Betty Art crossword puzzle
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  1. your name
  2. your first born
  3. state you live in
  4. state you were born in
  5. youngest son
  6. middle child
  7. leslie son
  8. husbands name
  9. a place to grow crops
  10. town you live in
  11. your cats name
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  1. petes wife
  2. pete daughter
  3. your last name
  4. bills wife
  5. bill son
  6. farm equipment
  7. henrey daughter
  8. pete son
  9. bill daughter

20 Clues: bill sonpete sonyour namepetes wifebills wifeleslie sonyoungest sonmiddle childpete daughterhusbands namebill daughteryour last namefarm equipmentyour cats nameyour first bornhenrey daughtertown you live instate you live ina place to grow cropsstate you were born in

The Bill of Rights By Samantha Wilkes 2022-03-29

The Bill of Rights By Samantha Wilkes crossword puzzle
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  1. Guarantees people 5 basic freedoms and rights
  2. gives you the right to worship any way you want
  3. The powers that are not given to the national government in the Constitution are given to the states and the people.
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  1. Guarantees the right to a quick and public trial by a jury of your peers.
  2. says thegovernment cannot search your home without a warrant
  3. the first ten amendments of the constitution
  4. Stops the government from making you house troops in your home during times of peace
  5. important document written in 1787
  6. the year the ten amendments were born
  7. You have the right to a jury trial in civil cases, as well as criminal cases.

10 Clues: important document written in 1787the year the ten amendments were bornthe first ten amendments of the constitutionGuarantees people 5 basic freedoms and rightsgives you the right to worship any way you wantsays thegovernment cannot search your home without a warrantGuarantees the right to a quick and public trial by a jury of your peers....

Congress 2023-01-22

Congress crossword puzzle
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  1. Congress makes these
  2. to formally charge an official with a crime
  3. a congressional committee rewrites legislation to incorporate changes to discusses during hearing on a bill
  4. number of votes in each chamber to override a veto
  5. senators must be this old to run
  6. end debate on a bill
  7. permanent committee
  8. formed to make compromises over bills
  9. representation in the House is based on
  10. plan for raising and spending money
  11. presidential check on the legislature
  12. cannot be suspended unless in times of invasion an civil war
  13. a group of people that work together towards a common goal
  14. lower chamber
  15. drawing districts to favor one party over another
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  1. the use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill
  2. presides over the Senate
  3. representatives must be this old to run
  4. proposed laws
  5. upper chamber
  6. survey used to determine congressional districts
  7. Congress has the power of the
  8. length of senate terms
  9. length of representative terms
  10. people Congressmembers represent
  11. leader in the House of Representatives
  12. committee made for a specific purpose
  13. made up of members from both chambers of Congress
  14. only Congress can declare this
  15. organization of people who share certain ideas about what government should do
  16. 2 house legislature

31 Clues: proposed lawsupper chamberlower chamberpermanent committee2 house legislatureCongress makes theseend debate on a billlength of senate termspresides over the SenateCongress has the power of thelength of representative termsonly Congress can declare thissenators must be this old to runpeople Congressmembers represent...

branches 2024-12-11

branches crossword puzzle
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  1. the ______ branch decides if laws fit the rules of the Constitution
  2. the "head" of the executive branch
  3. the principle that separated different powers between the 3 branches of the government
  4. AKA "The Senate". There are 100 Senators in this
  5. AKA "The Bill of Rights"
  6. AKA "The House". There are 435 Representatives in this
  7. there are 7 of these in the Constitution
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  1. the people in the Executive _____ support & assist the President & Vice President
  2. this concept keeps the entire government from having too much control
  3. the 3 branches of the government make sure one another are doing their jobs properly (Hint: they check one another)
  4. is the President's "right hand man"
  5. Every _____ has 2 Senators
  6. the _____ is the first part of the Constitution
  7. the _____ branch makes laws
  8. this principle means that the government gets it's power from the citizens
  9. the highest court in the U.S.
  10. this principle that ALL citizens (including the government) need to follow the same rules
  11. the _____ branch has the President & Vice President

18 Clues: AKA "The Bill of Rights"Every _____ has 2 Senatorsthe _____ branch makes lawsthe highest court in the U.S.the "head" of the executive branchis the President's "right hand man"there are 7 of these in the Constitutionthe _____ is the first part of the ConstitutionAKA "The Senate". There are 100 Senators in this...

Semester 2 Review 2023-04-20

Semester 2 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Caesar, Last leader of the Roman Republic
  2. another name for “peasant” in the feudal system
  3. Father of the United States Constitution
  4. Carta, English document that forced the king to give up some power and give the noble some rights
  5. Northern state with a “hook,” where the Revolutionary War began; includes Boston and Plymouth
  6. _______________ Tables; posted in the Roman forum so everyone could read the laws
  7. head of the executive branch in the states government
  8. father of his country; Roman who said “the people's good is the highest law”
  9. of Rights, 1st 10 amendments to the United States Constitution; detail citizens’ liberties
  10. what Europeans brought from Africa to sell in the Americas in triangle trade
  11. general of the American forces during the Revolutionary War
  12. moved the capital to the eastern Roman Empire to Byzantium and became the first Christian emperor
  13. each state sends two people to this government body
  14. first emperor of Rome
  15. The legislative branch of the United States government
  16. natural rights enlightenment thinker
  17. an official “no”; to not allow an idea to become a law
  18. the wealthy and powerful and roman society
  19. group of English representatives that shared power with the king
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  1. branch of government that interprets the laws
  2. main author of the Declaration of Independence
  3. social contract enlightenment thinker
  4. Rome's enemy during the Punic wars
  5. Wrote a pamphlet stating that it made sense for the colonies to become independent
  6. branch of government that enforces laws
  7. an age after the Renaissance that changed how people view the world
  8. the second “unalienable right” in the Declaration of Independence
  9. Carthaginian general who surprised Rome by crossing the alps with elephants
  10. mythical twin who killed his brother to rule Rome
  11. excellent sea traders who are known for purple dye, the alphabet, and tin
  12. a government system in which elected representatives make decisions for the people
  13. location of England’s first successful settlement in America
  14. last Egyptian pharaoh; influenced 2 roman rulers
  15. large farms in the southern colonies
  16. “Rule of __________,” the idea that all people are held accountable to the rules of society

35 Clues: first emperor of RomeRome's enemy during the Punic warslarge farms in the southern coloniesnatural rights enlightenment thinkersocial contract enlightenment thinkerbranch of government that enforces lawsFather of the United States ConstitutionCaesar, Last leader of the Roman Republicthe wealthy and powerful and roman society...

Declaration of Human Rights 2013-02-24

Declaration of Human Rights crossword puzzle
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  1. Notion
  2. ex. Red,Blue,Purple,Yellow,etc.
  3. Matching;Parallel
  4. Song by George Michael
  5. opp.Left
  6. The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.
  7. Freedom of...
  8. def. Pertaining to, or concerned with politics
  9. Commitment of love
  10. School;Teachers
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  1. Value
  2. Ethnicity
  3. Liberty;Sovereign;Independent
  4. opp. Kind
  5. def.A state or nation
  6. def.Nobility or Elevation of character
  7. Labour; servitude
  8. exp. Life is like a box of chocolate you never know what your gonna get
  9. Anything done, being done, or to be done
  10. def. To protect
  11. def. A belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
  12. ex. English,French,Spanish,etc.
  13. Show on NBC
  14. opp. War-like
  15. ex. Catholic,Muslim,Jewish,etc.

25 Clues: ValueNotionopp.LeftEthnicityopp. KindShow on NBCFreedom of...opp. War-likedef. To protectSchool;TeachersMatching;ParallelLabour; servitudeCommitment of lovedef.A state or nationSong by George MichaelLiberty;Sovereign;Independentex. Red,Blue,Purple,Yellow,etc.ex. English,French,Spanish,etc.ex. Catholic,Muslim,Jewish,etc....

AP GOVERNMENT 2022-05-03

AP GOVERNMENT crossword puzzle
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  1. A position given for political reasons not merit
  2. The United States is a Democratic ______
  3. theory of democracy where wealthy hold power
  4. document replaced Articles of Confederation
  5. Bill Clinton was the second President to be
  6. work along side majority and minority leader
  7. a proposed law
  8. collected every 10 years to track demographics
  9. the liberal political party
  10. type of government where 2+ bodies share power
  11. health insurance for elderly added in 1965
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  1. Scandal that led to Nixon's resignation
  2. known as the "GOP"
  3. Joe Biden
  4. government does not intervene in economy
  5. Avril Haines is a member of Biden's _____
  6. Senator Strom Thurmond holds the record
  7. Right of President to send a bill back to Congress
  8. these events can be open or closed

19 Clues: Joe Bidena proposed lawknown as the "GOP"the liberal political partythese events can be open or closedScandal that led to Nixon's resignationSenator Strom Thurmond holds the recordgovernment does not intervene in economyThe United States is a Democratic ______Avril Haines is a member of Biden's _____health insurance for elderly added in 1965...

Bill of Right 2021-11-15

Bill of Right crossword puzzle
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  1. To carry a gun.
  2. a change or addition to the Constitution.
  3. the framework for the federal government of the United States.
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  1. To study or examine something to find out what it is or what makes it work.
  2. the constitutional requirement that once an individual is in custody by the police
  3. The highest federal court in the US
  4. the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
  5. Something done or said that may serve as an example or rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same kind
  6. The right of newspapers,magazines,etc.
  7. a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.

10 Clues: To carry a gun.The highest federal court in the USThe right of newspapers,magazines,etc.a change or addition to the Constitution.the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.the framework for the federal government of the United States.To study or examine something to find out what it is or what makes it work....

Bill of Righties 2023-05-02

Bill of Righties crossword puzzle
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  1. Seventh
  2. First
  3. Fifth
  4. Tenth
  5. Sixth
Down
  1. Ninth
  2. Third
  3. Fourth
  4. Eighth
  5. Second

10 Clues: NinthThirdFirstFifthTenthSixthFourthEighthSecondSeventh

bill of right 2025-02-04

bill of right crossword puzzle
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  1. The right to bear these.
  2. Freedom of this is guaranteed by the first amendment.
  3. The right to a speedy and public trial.
  4. The right to an attorney when accused of a crime.Press
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  1. Protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
  2. The first amendment guarantees this right to speak freely.
  3. The freedom to assemble peacefully.
  4. Protection from unfair search and seizure.
  5. The right to not be forced to testify against yourself.
  6. The right to not have soldiers housed in your home.

10 Clues: The right to bear these.The freedom to assemble peacefully.The right to a speedy and public trial.Protection from unfair search and seizure.Protection from cruel and unusual punishment.The right to not have soldiers housed in your home.Freedom of this is guaranteed by the first amendment.The right to an attorney when accused of a crime.Press...

Principles of American Democracy 2025-01-27

Principles of American Democracy crossword puzzle
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  1. A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution.
  2. of Law The principle that everyone, including leaders, must follow the law.
  3. of Religion The right to practice any religion or no religion at all.
  4. of Rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
  5. The supreme law of the land.
  6. Economy The economic system of the United States.
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  1. of Independence – The document that announced U.S. independence from Great Britain.
  2. A system of government ruled by the people.
  3. of Happiness A right listed in the Declaration of Independence.
  4. A right in the Declaration of Independence representing freedom.

10 Clues: The supreme law of the land.A system of government ruled by the people.A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution.Economy The economic system of the United States.of Rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution.of Happiness A right listed in the Declaration of Independence.A right in the Declaration of Independence representing freedom....

constitution Crossword Viera period 3 2018-12-05

constitution Crossword Viera period 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights not given to the government are given to the states or the
  2. the bill of right give us the first what?
  3. Amendment seven gives the right to
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  1. Amendment three protects us from quartering who?
  2. Amendment four limits search and
  3. Amendment two gives the right to own a
  4. The first amendment gives us the right of

7 Clues: Amendment four limits search andAmendment seven gives the right toAmendment two gives the right to own aThe first amendment gives us the right ofthe bill of right give us the first what?Amendment three protects us from quartering who?rights not given to the government are given to the states or the

1960s civil rights crossword for school. 2024-06-09

1960s civil rights crossword for school. crossword puzzle
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  1. promoted black pride
  2. African American students who challenged segregation in public schools
  3. famous white supremacists who committed many crimes
  4. first African American Supreme Court Judge
  5. this act of protest was started by RosaParks
  6. didn't give up her seat to a white man on a bus
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  1. many young African American students protested by staging a sit in
  2. this era last for 87 years and mistreated African American
  3. this president hugely supported equal rights for African Americans
  4. pushed the bill that helped end segregation
  5. inspired millions with his "I have a dream" speech
  6. took the board of education to court to end segregation in schools

12 Clues: promoted black pridefirst African American Supreme Court Judgepushed the bill that helped end segregationthis act of protest was started by RosaParksdidn't give up her seat to a white man on a businspired millions with his "I have a dream" speechfamous white supremacists who committed many crimes...

The US Constitution 2021-10-26

The US Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Jersey This plan wanted equal congress.
  2. Where the convention was held.
  3. This stops one branch from acquiring too much power.
  4. This government branch makes laws.
  5. Washington The man who led the convention
  6. In this month it was signed.
  7. The document that preceded the Constitution.
  8. Franklin This man argued for a strong state government
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  1. This person would be the head of the executive branch.
  2. This plan wanted congress based on state population
  3. Signed in this state.
  4. These are the first three words of the document.
  5. This government branch interprets laws.
  6. of rights Many people believed the document lacked this.
  7. The man who transcribed the document.
  8. hall This is what the building where it was written is now called.
  9. The man who proved that the preamble wasn’t enough with a failed revolution.
  10. Madison This man is considered the father of the constitution.
  11. This government branch enforces laws.
  12. Hamilton This man argued for a strong national government

20 Clues: Signed in this state.In this month it was signed.Where the convention was held.This government branch makes laws.The man who transcribed the document.This government branch enforces laws.Jersey This plan wanted equal congress.This government branch interprets laws.Washington The man who led the conventionThe document that preceded the Constitution....

Legislative Branch 2021-04-14

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
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  1. Member who leads a standing committee in a legislative body. (online glossary)
  2. Veto when the chief executive does not sign or reject a bill within the time allowed to do so. (online glossary)
  3. Representative of their political party. (collinsdictionary.com)
  4. The process by which each chamber of Congress votes on a bill vetoed by the President. (senate.gov)
  5. Spokesperson chosen by the leading majority party in the legislation. (senate.gov)
  6. Chair of the legislation. (online glossary)
  7. The power to coin money and regulate the value of it. (consitution.congress.gov)
  8. Issue a formal condemnation (online glossary)
  9. Procedure that can be used to limit or end a floor debate in a legislative body. (online glossary)
  10. The direct election of U.S. Senators by the voters of the states. (textbook)
  11. The exclusive power of Congress to regulate trade. (online glossary)
  12. Spokesperson of the minority party in the legislation. (senate.gov)
  13. Various tactics that try to defeat a bill in a legislative body by preventing a final vote. (online glossary)
  14. A measure relating to the business of either house, or expressing an opinion; does not have the force of law and does not require the President’s signature. (online glossary)
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  1. An adjective that describes a legislative body composed of two chambers. (online glossary)
  2. a way to bring a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee by "discharging" the committee from further consideration of a bill or resolution. (norton.house.gov)
  3. A proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration. (online glossary)
  4. Membership is divided into specialized groups for purposes such as holding hearings, preparing bills for the consideration of the entire House, and regulating House procedure. (britannica.com)
  5. An unwritten rule in Congress that reserves the top posts in each chamber for members with the longest records of service. (online glossary)
  6. The presiding officer of a committee or subcommittee. (senate.gov)
  7. An unpopular provision added to an important bill certain to pass so that it will “ride” through the legislative process. (online glossary)
  8. The distribution of seats in a legislative body. (online glossary)
  9. Congressional Committee chairperson can kill a bill assigned to his/her committee simply by ignoring it. (senate.gov)
  10. Assistants to the floor leaders who are also elected by their parties. (senate.gov)
  11. The power of government to take private property for public use. (online glossary)
  12. Any money that a creditor must, by law, accept in payment for debts. (online glossary)
  13. A review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch. (online glossary)
  14. To bring formal charges against a public official; only the House of Representatives has the power to impeach civil officers of the United States. (online glossary)
  15. A provision in Congressional legislation that allocates a specified amount of money for a specific project, program, or organization. (merriam-webster.com)

29 Clues: Chair of the legislation. (online glossary)Issue a formal condemnation (online glossary)Representative of their political party. (collinsdictionary.com)The presiding officer of a committee or subcommittee. (senate.gov)The distribution of seats in a legislative body. (online glossary)...

Semester 2 Review 2023-04-20

Semester 2 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Caesar, Last leader of the Roman Republic
  2. another name for “peasant” in the feudal system
  3. Father of the United States Constitution
  4. Carta, English document that forced the king to give up some power and give the noble some rights
  5. Northern state with a “hook,” where the Revolutionary War began; includes Boston and Plymouth
  6. _______________ Tables; posted in the Roman forum so everyone could read the laws
  7. head of the executive branch in the states government
  8. father of his country; Roman who said “the people's good is the highest law”
  9. of Rights, 1st 10 amendments to the United States Constitution; detail citizens’ liberties
  10. what Europeans brought from Africa to sell in the Americas in triangle trade
  11. general of the American forces during the Revolutionary War
  12. moved the capital to the eastern Roman Empire to Byzantium and became the first Christian emperor
  13. each state sends two people to this government body
  14. first emperor of Rome
  15. The legislative branch of the United States government
  16. natural rights enlightenment thinker
  17. an official “no”; to not allow an idea to become a law
  18. the wealthy and powerful and roman society
  19. group of English representatives that shared power with the king
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  1. branch of government that interprets the laws
  2. main author of the Declaration of Independence
  3. social contract enlightenment thinker
  4. Rome's enemy during the Punic wars
  5. Wrote a pamphlet stating that it made sense for the colonies to become independent
  6. branch of government that enforces laws
  7. an age after the Renaissance that changed how people view the world
  8. the second “unalienable right” in the Declaration of Independence
  9. Carthaginian general who surprised Rome by crossing the alps with elephants
  10. mythical twin who killed his brother to rule Rome
  11. excellent sea traders who are known for purple dye, the alphabet, and tin
  12. a government system in which elected representatives make decisions for the people
  13. location of England’s first successful settlement in America
  14. last Egyptian pharaoh; influenced 2 roman rulers
  15. large farms in the southern colonies
  16. “Rule of __________,” the idea that all people are held accountable to the rules of society

35 Clues: first emperor of RomeRome's enemy during the Punic warslarge farms in the southern coloniesnatural rights enlightenment thinkersocial contract enlightenment thinkerbranch of government that enforces lawsFather of the United States ConstitutionCaesar, Last leader of the Roman Republicthe wealthy and powerful and roman society...

Letter from Birmingham Jail 2025-04-15

Letter from Birmingham Jail crossword puzzle
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  1. City where the letter was written
  2. King distinguishes between just and unjust types
  3. King appeals to this moral guide
  4. Peaceful demonstration for rights
  5. King says it must drive nonviolent resistance
  6. Recipients of the letter
  7. King redefines this label as potentially positive
  8. Goal of the civil rights movement
  9. King's method of protest
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  1. A central theme King appeals to
  2. System challenged by civil rights activists
  3. King criticizes its silence and inaction
  4. What the clergymen urged, but King argued against
  5. Tone of King’s appeal for civil rights
  6. King writes that this anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
  7. As in civil rights
  8. What King and others were resisting
  9. King's appeal beyond legality
  10. The format of King's famous response
  11. King's vision for all people

20 Clues: As in civil rightsRecipients of the letterKing's method of protestKing's vision for all peopleKing's appeal beyond legalityA central theme King appeals toKing appeals to this moral guideCity where the letter was writtenPeaceful demonstration for rightsGoal of the civil rights movementWhat King and others were resisting...

Kaitlyn Brennan's crossword puzzle 2022-02-22

Kaitlyn Brennan's crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Special conventions are cold in the states to approve or reject the new constitution?
  2. How did they celebrate the birth of a free goverment?
  3. In what state is the question debate of how powerful should the government be?
  4. What did James Maddison think about the Articles of Confederation?
  5. How many years can the senate serve with the new constitution?
  6. Who are those who apose the constitution?
  7. What were they mostly celebrating for?
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  1. Who drafted the bill of rights?
  2. When was the constitution written?
  3. What does Shay's rebellion do to people's beliefs?
  4. What did George Washington's expressions show about the delegates?
  5. After how many months of exhausting debates did it take to make a final decision?

12 Clues: Who drafted the bill of rights?When was the constitution written?What were they mostly celebrating for?Who are those who apose the constitution?What does Shay's rebellion do to people's beliefs?How did they celebrate the birth of a free goverment?How many years can the senate serve with the new constitution?...

CCH Crossword 2024-08-01

CCH Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This Ombudsman investigates complaints about landlords
  2. A financial product bought with a lump sum of money that converts that lump sum into a regular income
  3. Type of bond that is a debt security issued by a company in order for it to raise capital
  4. What we assess in every call
  5. Set up this type of business complaint using an individual profile
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  1. Types of student loans under our jurisdiction
  2. Our values
  3. UK Insurance Limited is the underwriter for policies held with this business
  4. Deals with information rights and data privacy for individuals
  5. What type of insurance is outside our jurisdiction
  6. Signpost consumers to this organisation for water bill issues
  7. Rules we follow

12 Clues: Our valuesRules we followWhat we assess in every callTypes of student loans under our jurisdictionWhat type of insurance is outside our jurisdictionThis Ombudsman investigates complaints about landlordsSignpost consumers to this organisation for water bill issuesDeals with information rights and data privacy for individuals...

Civics Review 2023-05-25

Civics Review crossword puzzle
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  1. a lesser level of crime
  2. a product originating from your own country
  3. a more serious level of crime
  4. a congress with two houses
  5. the Introduction to the Constitution
  6. an earlier decision in a similar case being used as a basis for a new decision
  7. a tangible product you can buy
  8. donating time and effort to a cause, without compensation
  9. branch of government that creates laws
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  1. redistricting areas to benefit a certain political party or alternative motive
  2. branch of government that interprets the laws
  3. being denied a right, usually the right to vote
  4. opinion how the general public feels about an issue, topic, or person
  5. a product originating from another country other than your own
  6. of Rights first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
  7. branch of government that enforces laws
  8. type of government where the people give the government their power
  9. someone doing something for you and you pay them for it

18 Clues: a lesser level of crimea congress with two housesa more serious level of crimea tangible product you can buythe Introduction to the Constitutionbranch of government that creates lawsbranch of government that enforces lawsa product originating from your own countrybranch of government that interprets the laws...

Patriotism Crossword 2016-05-16

Patriotism Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Section 10 of the first article set limitations on the ______
  2. A draft of a proposed law
  3. This is based on the population of a state
  4. Federal courts mostly deal with "______ law"
  5. Shows the individual rights of citizens
  6. The census or population count
  7. The president must be a citizen of the US, must be 35 years old, and a resident of the US for 14 years. These are all _____________
  8. This is an advisory body, and its power depends on the president
  9. Another word for charging a person with an offense
  10. Another word for tax
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  1. A change to the constitution
  2. Article II lists the powers and duties of the _________ Branch
  3. Article I talks about this branch
  4. A rebellion
  5. The procedure by which a person becomes a citizen of the U.S.
  6. The 17th amendment allows ________ to be elected
  7. The beginning of the constitution that introduces it
  8. The process by which an amendment is approved
  9. Congress can accuse government of wrongdoing, which is called this.
  10. Another word for a court

20 Clues: A rebellionAnother word for taxAnother word for a courtA draft of a proposed lawA change to the constitutionThe census or population countArticle I talks about this branchShows the individual rights of citizensThis is based on the population of a stateFederal courts mostly deal with "______ law"The process by which an amendment is approved...

Era 7 Review 2023-04-18

Era 7 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. THE REFORMING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE 15TH CENTURY
  2. PETER THE GREAT'S IDEAS FOR RUSSIA
  3. SMITH LIKES...
  4. EUROPEANS' RESPONSIBILITY TO "CIVILIZE" THE WORLD
  5. GREAT CHANGE IN ART, RELIGION, GOVERNMENT, AND THOUGHT
  6. GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM WHERE KING/QUEEN RULES ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIETY
  7. GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE
  8. MOVING OF PEOPLE INTO THE CITIES
  9. ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS GROUP
  10. SEPARATION OF POWERS THINKER
  11. AN INCREASE IN MACHINE MADE GOODS
  12. GOVERNMENTALLY CONTROLLED ECONOMY
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  1. BEGINNER OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
  2. PERIOD OF LOGIC AND REASON TO ANSWER SOCIETAL QUESTIONS
  3. ECONOMY BASED ON CUSTOMS AND TRADITION
  4. MARX LIKES...
  5. ABSOLUTIONISM IS THE BEST GOVERNMENT
  6. UNITED STATES FOR EXAMPLE
  7. NEEDED FOR INDUSTRIALIZATION/CAUSE FOR IMPERIALISM
  8. KINGS/QUEENS BEING SENT FROM HEAVEN TO RULE
  9. INFLUENCED UNITED STATES AND FRENCH DOCUMENTS
  10. 3RD ESTATE PAID MOST OF THESE
  11. COLONIES ARE MARKETS AND A SOURCE FOR RAW MATERIALS
  12. COUNTRIES DEPENDING ON EACH OTHER FOR PROGRESS
  13. THE MAKE UP OF FRENCH SOCIETY PRE-REVOLUTION
  14. PROFIT AND PRIVATELY OWNED BUSINESSES
  15. THE TAKING OVER OF WEAKER COUNTRIES BY STRONGER COUNTRIES

27 Clues: MARX LIKES...SMITH LIKES...UNITED STATES FOR EXAMPLEENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS GROUPSEPARATION OF POWERS THINKER3RD ESTATE PAID MOST OF THESEMOVING OF PEOPLE INTO THE CITIESAN INCREASE IN MACHINE MADE GOODSGOVERNMENTALLY CONTROLLED ECONOMYPETER THE GREAT'S IDEAS FOR RUSSIAABSOLUTIONISM IS THE BEST GOVERNMENTBEGINNER OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION...

Rome Crossword 2023-04-28

Rome Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A Professional soldier in ancient Rome
  2. Stories about famous people and events in the past
  3. An upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society
  4. War A war between groups in the same country
  5. A wealthy landowner in Ancient Rome
  6. A representative who fought to protect the rights of ordinary citizens in Ancient Rome
  7. A type of government in which citizens vote for their leaders
  8. And Remus Twin brothers; founders of rome
  9. A type of society in which men have all of the power
  10. Two chief leaders elected yearly in Ancient Rome
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  1. The gods of a group of people or a civilization
  2. To reject a bill
  3. A common person in Ancient Rome
  4. North African city that had immensely become rich
  5. Land surrounded by water on three sides
  6. Of Plebs The plebeian's representative assembly
  7. A person who rules with total authority
  8. An administrative district of an enormous empire or country
  9. River River that provided fresh water to ancient Rome
  10. Change to make things better

20 Clues: To reject a billChange to make things betterA common person in Ancient RomeA wealthy landowner in Ancient RomeA Professional soldier in ancient RomeLand surrounded by water on three sidesA person who rules with total authorityAnd Remus Twin brothers; founders of romeWar A war between groups in the same country...

Constitution of the United States 2023-12-18

Constitution of the United States crossword puzzle
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  1. the executive branch can do this to laws from the legislative branch(send the law back)
  2. the executive branch is the president, the vice president and the _____
  3. group that wrote the federalist papers
  4. written in 1215 and influenced the constitution
  5. to approve or agree
  6. The ________ plan, wanted representation to be equal for all states
  7. the supreme court has nine(9) of them
  8. 3/5 _________, 3 of 5 slaves counted for representation
  9. The ________ compromise, also known as The Connecticut Compromise
  10. ________ of powers, no one branch has all the power
  11. popular _________, the government gets its power from the people
  12. group that wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution
  13. states and national government share power
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  1. checks and _________
  2. The ________ plan, wanted representation based on state population
  3. branch of government that interprets the laws
  4. the Senate and House of Representatives together are called...
  5. branch of government that makes the laws
  6. a change to the constitution
  7. people get to vote on laws and leaders
  8. last name of the father of the constitution
  9. branch of government that enforces the laws

22 Clues: to approve or agreechecks and _________a change to the constitutionthe supreme court has nine(9) of themgroup that wrote the federalist paperspeople get to vote on laws and leadersbranch of government that makes the lawsstates and national government share powerlast name of the father of the constitutionbranch of government that enforces the laws...

B I L L O F R I G H T S 2022-05-07

B I L L  O F  R I G H T S crossword puzzle
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  1. a proposing law waiting for acceptance
  2. enforces an state or country guidelines or jail
  3. the power to act, speak or think freely
  4. divided power in goverment
  5. the authority to do an action
  6. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
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  1. the first ten amendments
  2. an add on to the constitution

8 Clues: the first ten amendmentsdivided power in govermentan add on to the constitutionthe authority to do an actiona proposing law waiting for acceptancethe power to act, speak or think freelyenforces an state or country guidelines or jail...

Constitution crossword puzzle 2020-09-10

Constitution crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to remove a president from office
  2. a body of elected representatives make decisions for the general population
  3. person who takes office if the president is unfit to continue serving as president or has died
  4. a change to the US constitution
  5. a form of government in which the people vote on political issues and candidates
  6. 2 house legislator
  7. introduction to the constitution
  8. branch of government that oversees court matters
  9. general population
  10. branch of government that holds the president
  11. someone who represents others
  12. Signed or made official
  13. freedom
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  1. the leader of a country
  2. division of power between the federal and state governments
  3. relating to the central government of the US
  4. a country
  5. two parties giving up something to reach an agreement
  6. people representing the US states who cast votes for the election of the president
  7. a native or naturalized member of a state or country
  8. the power of a president to reject a bill
  9. independent and self-governing
  10. to owe money
  11. principles of freedom
  12. a tax
  13. a court

26 Clues: a taxfreedoma courta countryto owe money2 house legislatorgeneral populationprinciples of freedomthe leader of a countrySigned or made officialsomeone who represents othersindependent and self-governinga change to the US constitutionintroduction to the constitutionto remove a president from officethe power of a president to reject a bill...

On Dat Government Shii 2022-12-19

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

26 Clues: orange president?current presidentopposite of illegalgoverning of a stateinterests in politicsthe state of being freehighest court in the USAbook of rules for a stategerrymandering - slay the _____appropriate to a court or judgewhos the best gov teacher ever?where do couples go for divorce?process of leading a group to action...

B I L L O F R I G H T S 2022-05-07

B I L L  O F  R I G H T S crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a proposing law waiting for acceptance
  2. enforces an state or country guidelines or jail
  3. the power to act, speak or think freely
  4. divided power in goverment
  5. the authority to do an action
  6. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
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  1. the first ten amendments
  2. an add on to the constitution

8 Clues: the first ten amendmentsdivided power in govermentan add on to the constitutionthe authority to do an actiona proposing law waiting for acceptancethe power to act, speak or think freelyenforces an state or country guidelines or jail...

The Children’s Rights Challenge 2020-11-25

The Children’s Rights Challenge crossword puzzle
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  1. Abbreviation for the main United Nations instrument that protects the rights of children
  2. One type of human rights is ... and political rights
  3. Section which provides children's rights in the Constitution of Zimbabwe
  4. Children have responsibilities to their ...communities, society and the State
  5. Article...(6-3) of the African Children's Charter provides for the responsibilities of children
  6. One of the five characteristics of human rights
  7. Parents and the family should provide ... to the child
  8. Every Zimbabwean child has the right to a ...
  9. Every boy and girl under the age of eighteen years
  10. Every Zimbabwean child has a right to be provided promptly with a birth...
  11. The discipline of children should respect the human ... of children
  12. One word to describe the State's duty not to interfere with the enjoyment of rights by its citizens
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  1. This means that no right can be treated in isolation from other rights
  2. Basic education is from early childhood education up to the ... form
  3. Basic entitlements for all human beings (5-6)
  4. Besides their parents, children should also respect superiors and ...
  5. The...(4-9)of the child is the primary consideration in all matters that concern children
  6. The rights of children include the right to ...
  7. The Constitution of Zimbabwe protects children from being forced to participate in ... activities
  8. The High Court of Zimbabwe is the upper... of all children in Zimbabwe
  9. A child found to be in violation of the law should be detained ... from adults
  10. Parents who deny their child access to basic state funded education can be ...

22 Clues: Basic entitlements for all human beings (5-6)Every Zimbabwean child has the right to a ...The rights of children include the right to ...One of the five characteristics of human rightsEvery boy and girl under the age of eighteen yearsOne type of human rights is ... and political rightsParents and the family should provide ... to the child...

Ben Toy 2019-12-18

Ben Toy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Orange He was invited to rule England
  2. The Indigenous people from North America
  3. II Was forced off the throne when William of Orange became king
  4. of Liberty his group of people threw tea into the Boston Harbor
  5. Act Taxed the colonist on tea
  6. George III Taxed the colonies
  7. The religion the king and queen of England had to be
  8. of Rights The basis of today's British constitution
  9. Washington Was recognized for his skills at rallying up defeated troops
  10. Necessity A famous fort in the French and Indian war
  11. Alliance In 1689 William III transformed Augsburg into this
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  1. Was stated to be forever superior
  2. Right This was consider dead after William and Mary became King and Queen
  3. XIV William's rival
  4. Harbor 342 chests of tea were thrown in here
  5. The East Indian Co. became this in response of the tea act
  6. Act Forced the colonists to house and feed 1,500 redcoats
  7. Act Taxed the colonies on all legal documents
  8. William's wife died because of this
  9. Act Forbidden the colonists to trade with other nations

20 Clues: XIV William's rivalAct Taxed the colonist on teaGeorge III Taxed the coloniesWas stated to be forever superiorWilliam's wife died because of thisof Orange He was invited to rule EnglandThe Indigenous people from North AmericaHarbor 342 chests of tea were thrown in hereAct Taxed the colonies on all legal documents...

Natalie Wilt-Pd4 Prologue 2020-09-15

Natalie Wilt-Pd4 Prologue crossword puzzle
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  1. comandments- 10 rules god made people to follow through the bible
  2. word founded by Jesus meaning "savior"
  3. england's national legisature
  4. 2 officals commanded armies and directed them to the government
  5. process of law- kings cant kill or damage his servants
  6. government ruled by few powerful people
  7. reform movent
  8. law- made laws for citizens to rule
  9. monarchy- power of the ruler
  10. rich people rule
  11. a type of religion ruled by the Israelites and Jews
  12. right- man who said " monarchs were chosen by god and his responsible only to god
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  1. democracy- citizens makes rules
  2. form of rulership through a group of people
  3. head of the state for live till death or givin to family
  4. the ruleing of people
  5. rebirth
  6. or rights- does not allow the monarchy's power, protested free in punishment
  7. series of kings in the 509 B.C making their own government
  8. revolution- english constatuntional history
  9. catholic church- roman christans created these churches
  10. teachinngs of Muhammad that revealed the word of god
  11. carta- a man who filled in after King Henry II died

23 Clues: rebirthreform moventrich people rulethe ruleing of peoplemonarchy- power of the rulerengland's national legisaturedemocracy- citizens makes ruleslaw- made laws for citizens to ruleword founded by Jesus meaning "savior"government ruled by few powerful peopleform of rulership through a group of peoplerevolution- english constatuntional history...

Revolutionary Characters Puzzle 2019-07-03

Revolutionary Characters Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Helped gain French involvement in Revolutionary war
  2. An Uneducated but athletic president.
  3. This person was believed to be the most neglected leader.
  4. Thomas Paine.
  5. Where Alexander Hamilton was born.
  6. Secretary of state under Thomas Jefferson.
  7. This is a person who supports a system of government in which multiple states unite over a main authority.
  8. Politician, oldest founder, and Scientist.
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  1. Free-thinking, free-spending, and most always on the edge of bankruptcy.
  2. Thomas Jefferson
  3. Alexander Hamilton's wife.
  4. This compromise allowed each state to have two senators.
  5. The start of the revolutionary war.
  6. 2nd President.
  7. Joined the revolutionary war at age 19.
  8. Arron Burr.
  9. Supposedly had kids with mulatto slave Sally Hemings
  10. When was the period of time Samuel Morison and Harold Laski believed to be the richest in political ideas.
  11. Appointed by Washington as first secretary of the treasury.
  12. Father of the bill of rights.

20 Clues: Arron Burr.Thomas Paine.2nd President.Thomas JeffersonAlexander Hamilton's wife.Father of the bill of rights.Where Alexander Hamilton was born.The start of the revolutionary war.An Uneducated but athletic president.Joined the revolutionary war at age 19.Secretary of state under Thomas Jefferson.Politician, oldest founder, and Scientist....

Chapter 13 terms 2025-04-03

Chapter 13 terms crossword puzzle
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  1. legal basis for racial segregation tax
  2. Pivotal civil rights organization led by MLK jr focused on achieving racial equality through non violence
  3. legal separation of individuals based on race,enforced by laws and government policies
  4. Jr Pivotal figure in the American Civil Rights movement
  5. Enforced separation of people particularly based on race
  6. figure in the us civil rights movement(known for refusing to give up her seat)
  7. pivotal event in Us civil rights movement whee African Americans refused to ride city buses to protest segregated seating
  8. 14 year old boy boy that was brutally murded by white men
  9. Americas oldest and largest civil rights organization(fight for racial equality)
  10. tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual
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  1. assessment of a persons ability to read & write to restrict voting rights
  2. Rule that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
  3. Form of nonviolent protest
  4. racial separation that exits in reality even though it isn’t mandated by law
  5. Rights gurenteed rights and protections for all citizens
  6. laws in the south enforcing racial segregation
  7. belief that humans must be divided by race
  8. Legal doctrine that allowed racial segregation as long as they are equal
  9. pivotal civil rights organization that coordinated non violent protests against racial segregation(sit ins)

19 Clues: Form of nonviolent protestlegal basis for racial segregation taxbelief that humans must be divided by racelaws in the south enforcing racial segregationtax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individualJr Pivotal figure in the American Civil Rights movementRights gurenteed rights and protections for all citizens...

Bill of rights cross word 2024-11-12

Bill of rights cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. freedom of religion
  2. unreasonable searches
  3. no soldier shall be quartered under law
Down
  1. right to testify in court
  2. right to bear arms
  3. series of rights in a criminal trial.

6 Clues: right to bear armsfreedom of religionunreasonable searchesright to testify in courtseries of rights in a criminal trial.no soldier shall be quartered under law

Legislative Branch Review Crossword 2025-12-05

Legislative Branch Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chamber of Congress where each state has two members, no matter its population.
  2. Gerrymandering tactic that squeezes the opposing party’s voters into one or a few districts to limit their influence elsewhere.
  3. A proposed law being debated in Congress.
  4. Senate tactic where a senator talks at length to delay or block a vote on a bill.
  5. Congress’s power to pass a bill into law despite a presidential veto (with enough votes).
  6. Two-house structure of Congress (House + Senate).
  7. Top leader of the House of Representatives.
  8. Small group of members that reviews, edits, and works on bills.
  9. A current officeholder running for re-election.
  10. When a committee chair sets a bill aside and never schedules it, so it effectively dies.
  11. Party with fewer seats in a chamber of Congress.
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  1. A person who lives in a district and is represented by an elected official.
  2. Geographic area a member of the House represents.
  3. Leader of the majority party on the floor; in the Senate the top leader, in the House second to the Speaker.
  4. Drawing election districts to give one party an unfair advantage.
  5. Length of one term in the Senate;
  6. Idea that elected officials speak and vote for the people back home.
  7. Chamber of Congress where representation is based on a state’s population.
  8. The process of turning ideas and bills into official public policy.
  9. Official count of a country’s population, done in the U.S. every ten years.
  10. Length of one term in the House of Representatives;
  11. Political party that holds more than half the seats in a chamber of Congress.
  12. Party leader who counts votes and tries to keep members in line.
  13. President’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress.

24 Clues: Length of one term in the Senate;A proposed law being debated in Congress.Top leader of the House of Representatives.A current officeholder running for re-election.Party with fewer seats in a chamber of Congress.Geographic area a member of the House represents.Two-house structure of Congress (House + Senate)....

Unit #1 mini project 1 2021-09-14

Unit #1 mini project 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. what month did the civil war begin
  2. What battle was the first win for the north
  3. Who made the Bill of Rights
  4. who ran against Abraham Lincoln in 160
  5. who was the American the patriot general during the revolutionary war
  6. Who was appointed the first President of the Confederate States of America at Montgomery, Alabama.
  7. what was the first land battle in the civil war
  8. What month did the civil war end
  9. Who was opposed to the ratification of the constitution
  10. who was not against slavery
  11. What are the 10 Amendments called
  12. who was against slavery
  13. What were the northern states called?
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  1. what was the first battle during the civil war
  2. who was the union general in the civil war
  3. What were the southern states called?
  4. Who was the vice president during the civil war
  5. Who did John Wilkes booth kill
  6. who was the president during the reconstruction era
  7. which battel was the first major batttel in Tennssee during the civil war
  8. who were the Americans up against during the revolution

21 Clues: who was against slaveryWho made the Bill of Rightswho was not against slaveryWho did John Wilkes booth killWhat month did the civil war endWhat are the 10 Amendments calledwhat month did the civil war beginWhat were the southern states called?What were the northern states called?who ran against Abraham Lincoln in 160...

Civil Rights Activists of the 1960s 2023-06-07

Civil Rights Activists of the 1960s crossword puzzle
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  1. - Ella __, African-American civil rights activist and Freedom Rider.
  2. - Ruby __, first African-American student to attend an all-white school in the South.
  3. - Stokely __, leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
  4. - Bayard __, gay civil rights activist and organizer of the March on Washington.
  5. - Fred __, minister and co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
  6. - Martin Luther __, iconic leader of the civil rights movement.
  7. - Julian __, civil rights leader, politician, and co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
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  1. - Fannie __, voting rights activist and co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
  2. - __ X, influential civil rights activist and advocate for Black empowerment.
  3. - Medgar __, NAACP field secretary who was assassinated for his civil rights work.
  4. - John __, prominent civil rights leader and congressman.
  5. - Rosa __, African-American woman who sparked the Montgomery bus boycott.
  6. - Amelia __, civil rights activist known for her role in the Selma to Montgomery marches.
  7. - Diane __, leader in the Nashville Student Movement and Freedom Rider.
  8. - Dorothy __, women's rights and civil rights activist.

15 Clues: - Dorothy __, women's rights and civil rights activist.- John __, prominent civil rights leader and congressman.- Martin Luther __, iconic leader of the civil rights movement.- Ella __, African-American civil rights activist and Freedom Rider.- Diane __, leader in the Nashville Student Movement and Freedom Rider....

Civil War Amendment Crossword 2021-11-28

Civil War Amendment Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the time period in which these amendments were made
  2. a civil right given to african americans by the 14th amendment
  3. signed the 13th amendment
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  1. when an amendment is approved by at least 3/4 of the states
  2. contains the bill of rights
  3. something that is added to the constitution
  4. outlawed by the 24th amendment

7 Clues: signed the 13th amendmentcontains the bill of rightsoutlawed by the 24th amendmentsomething that is added to the constitutionthe time period in which these amendments were madewhen an amendment is approved by at least 3/4 of the statesa civil right given to african americans by the 14th amendment

Congress and Actions 2016-03-24

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

15 Clues: limiting debateWill make Merica greatcomposed of members of both housessometimes called special committeean attempt to "talk a bill to death"the bill is printed in its final formserves in senate if vice president is absentcreated to iron out the differences in the billvice presidents is not a member but can break a tie...

Midterm I Review Puzzle 2026-01-05

Midterm I Review Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The right to remain silent is more appropriately known as your right against _____________.
  2. King of England during the Revolution.
  3. Agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress
  4. Vote that needs 60 people to kill a filibuster.
  5. "Lower House" of Congress.
  6. Minimum age you must be to begin the naturalization process.
  7. Word that means "rule of the people."
  8. British document; "Great Charter"; creates 1st limited government in England.
  9. Speech that is intended to cause violence between people due to a bias, discrimination, or dislike is known as ________ ______.
  10. Article II created this branch of government
  11. Clause that prohibits the government from creating a national religion.
  12. Amendment that protects states' rights.
  13. Amendment that requires the POTUS and VP to live in different states.
  14. Article I created this branch of government
  15. Document you need that gives you permission to enter any nation.
  16. 1st Amendment protects your right to communicate your opinions, or ___________, to the government.
  17. What was banned in 1808?
  18. Article III created this branch of government
  19. Only POTUS to serve more than 2 terms in office.
  20. Chamber of Congress created to ensure equality among the states in the Congress.
  21. The President of the Senate.
  22. Amendment that protects your right to join a militia.
  23. Amendment that protects someone's criminal rights such as their right to confront an accuser or have an attorney.
  24. The 27th Amendment prohibits Congress from giving themselves __________ during their term in office.
  25. System of government where the state governments are more powerful than the national government.
  26. Idea that branches of government will limit the power of one another ensuring that no one person can control and dominate the government
  27. A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
  28. __________ privilege; Congress' ability to send mail for free.
  29. How old must you be to be a Senator?
  30. Bill Clinton was impeached for what crime?
  31. Type of authoritarian government where you'd see a king or queen and power is passed normally through familial lines.
  32. Collective name of the first 10 amendments.
  33. Englishman that created the term "Natural Rights."
  34. The Twelfth Amendment is sometimes referred to as the ___________ Clause.
  35. The 13th Amendment bans this practice.
  36. Group within Congress that has a specific job or responsibility of creating laws within their field of expertise.
  37. 18th & 21st Amendments deal directly with this topic.
  38. States that the national government's laws will always override state laws that conflict with it
  39. Created to ensure the American people didn't screw up an election too badly.
  40. Opponents of the Constitution during the ratification process
  41. Spoken words; to knowingly spread falsehoods about someone that will damage their character.
  42. A completely unrelated amendment or addition to a bill (other than an earmark).
  43. Part of 5th Amendment that prohibits a person to be tried twice for the same crime.
  44. Another term for ANY outsider or non-citizen in our country.
  45. How many years is a term of office for a Senator?
  46. According to Locke who gives you the rights you possess?
  47. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution details all of the basic powers of Congress, also called the ________ Powers.
  48. Party that CURRENTLY controls the House of Representatives.
  49. To create law.
  50. Name of the rights talked about by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.
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  1. 16th Amendment allows Congress to create this.
  2. Broad type of government where citizens have very few freedoms and the government has control over the people.
  3. A person that is represented by a member of Congress.
  4. Type of dictatorship where leader/government has literal total control over all citizens.
  5. Considered the "upper house."
  6. Nickname given to the types of projects where Congressmen are trying to get as much money as possible spent in and for their districts--often seen as wasteful.
  7. Which Amendment allows the President's Cabinet or advisors to remove him/her if the President becomes incapacitated in some way?
  8. A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation
  9. To put a member of the government on trial for a wrongdoing and possibly remove them from office.
  10. Branch that creates rules or laws for citizens.
  11. This clause forces the government to protect us to the best of their ability.
  12. A compromise that proposed two houses of Congress; one where a state's population would determine representation and another where all states were represented equally
  13. Amendment that grants suffrage rights to African Americans.
  14. Name of the document that gave English soldiers the right to search any American colonist for smuggled goods.
  15. Talking a bill to death to delay a vote from ever happening.
  16. The idea that the government only receives its powers from the citizens.
  17. President and delegate of the Constitutional Convention.
  18. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
  19. The Chamber that holds a trial after a President has been impeached.
  20. 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
  21. Someone that moves in permanently to a new country.
  22. Country from whence Hobbes and Locke came.
  23. PA's Democratic Senator.
  24. The 20th Amendment changes the date that the POTUS takes office, thus limiting the length of time a President could be essentially powerless and useless. What term is applied to President that is powerless and near the end of a term?
  25. Type of vote where representatives must publicly announce their vote.
  26. Study of the rights and responsibilities of the citizen.
  27. Congress cannot pass this type of law, which goes back in time to punish people.
  28. A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
  29. System of government where power rests only at the national level and there is either no state/local governments or they're very weak.
  30. Name of the agreement that Thomas Hobbes wrote about between the people and the ruler.
  31. Congress cannot suspend your criminal rights unless in a time of invasion or rebellion...what Latin phrase is the technical name for your criminal rights?
  32. Thesis statement or introduction to the Constitution
  33. Type of government where religious law and leaders control the citizens.
  34. _________ speech is any sort of nonverbal communication that uses objects or symbols to convey thoughts and messages.
  35. Change to the Constitution
  36. Our Representative in the US House of Representatives (15th District).
  37. "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of _________"--Unalienable Rights.
  38. Amendment that protects someone from cruel and unusual punishment.
  39. 5th Amendment right of the government to take your property from you when it is necessary for the public's welfare.
  40. Supreme Court case in which a young girl and her brother were suspended for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War.
  41. Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
  42. The current Speaker of the House.
  43. Reshaping district lines (often oddly) to increase the voting strength of one party over another.
  44. A single-chamber legislature
  45. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  46. Amendment that requires due process of law; laws may not be enforced differently for different people.
  47. Author of the Declaration of Independence.
  48. Amendment that keeps the government from putting soldiers in our homes during peacetime.
  49. System of government where power is shared between the 3 levels of government (national, state, and local)

99 Clues: To create law.What was banned in 1808?PA's Democratic Senator."Lower House" of Congress.Change to the ConstitutionThe President of the Senate.A single-chamber legislatureConsidered the "upper house."The current Speaker of the House.How old must you be to be a Senator?Word that means "rule of the people."King of England during the Revolution....

How Much Do You Know 2024-09-16

How Much Do You Know crossword puzzle
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  1. The branch of government established to make laws
  2. The war fought by the American colonies to gain independence from Britain
  3. The first President under the U.S. Constitution
  4. of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the _____________
  5. He proposed the Great Compromise, leading to a two-house Congress
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  1. The Constitutional Convention took place in this city
  2. The group responsible for formally electing the U.S. President
  3. The President of the Constitutional Convention
  4. The document that formally declared America's independence
  5. The group of 13 colonies declared independence from this country
  6. The main author of the Declaration of Independence
  7. The introduction to the U.S. Constitution is known as the ___________

12 Clues: The President of the Constitutional ConventionThe first President under the U.S. ConstitutionThe branch of government established to make lawsThe main author of the Declaration of IndependenceThe Constitutional Convention took place in this cityThe document that formally declared America's independence...

Katelyn Econ & gov crossword 2021-01-13

Katelyn Econ & gov crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the branch of government that includes the president
  2. permits amendments to be made on a bill
  3. forbids any amendments to be made on a bill
  4. the process in which a legislative body addresses charges against a government official
  5. Donald trump was an _____ in the 2020 election because he had already ran before
  6. needs 16 senators to sign a petition
  7. a voter who believes all of one parties beliefs
  8. based on the population of the state Each is given a share of the 435_______ total
  9. the branch that includes the house of reps and congress
  10. they would be the next president if the current one died
  11. this is when a bill has many riders
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  1. is the government body that is responsible with reviewing and making recommendations for government budgets.
  2. having two branches of legislature
  3. wasting time by talking on and on
  4. ending a debate and taking a vote.
  5. A ______ can be added to a bill even when its directly the bills purpose
  6. allowing people to vote for their senators
  7. the name for the election that happens every 4 years
  8. happens every 10 years, used to keep track of statistics
  9. the name of the election happens two years after the presidential election
  10. permits some amendments to be made on a bill
  11. the branch that includes federal and state courts
  12. where the US congressional committee change proposed laws
  13. used to determine if a quorum is present.
  14. comonly the voting strategy depicted in movie, use "yae" or "nay"
  15. 100 members total, 2 from each state.

26 Clues: wasting time by talking on and onhaving two branches of legislatureending a debate and taking a vote.this is when a bill has many ridersneeds 16 senators to sign a petition100 members total, 2 from each state.permits amendments to be made on a billused to determine if a quorum is present.allowing people to vote for their senators...

Tracy, Bill... and Baby Makes Three! 2013-05-16

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

15 Clues: In what month is the baby due?Where did Bill and Tracy meet?Tracy and Bill met in the year 199__.In what month were Tracy and Bill born?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?For how many years have Tracy and Bill been married?...

Kristen's CrossWord Puzzle 2026-02-23

Kristen's CrossWord Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. law - basic laws that apply to all societies, such as that all indiviauls have inalienable rights to life, liberty, poperty.
  2. law - all the laws passed by legislatures, also known as statues.
  3. law - criminal law concerns the prosecution nd pushiment of indivisual for crimes
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  1. law -
  2. law - consists of the constitution itself, including the bill of rights, and those federal laws that protect our under the constitution.
  3. law - concerns everyday relations between citizen.

6 Clues: law -law - concerns everyday relations between citizen.law - all the laws passed by legislatures, also known as statues.law - criminal law concerns the prosecution nd pushiment of indivisual for crimeslaw - basic laws that apply to all societies, such as that all indiviauls have inalienable rights to life, liberty, poperty....

B I L L O F R I G H T S 2022-05-07

B I L L  O F  R I G H T S crossword puzzle
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  1. a proposing law waiting for acceptance
  2. enforces an state or country guidelines or jail
  3. the power to act, speak or think freely
  4. divided power in goverment
  5. the authority to do an action
  6. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
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  1. the first ten amendments
  2. an add on to the constitution

8 Clues: the first ten amendmentsdivided power in govermentan add on to the constitutionthe authority to do an actiona proposing law waiting for acceptancethe power to act, speak or think freelyenforces an state or country guidelines or jail...

Government System Crossword Puzzle 2014-10-04

Government System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. An object in the House of Commons
  2. This branch deals with laws
  3. This person picks out a certain portfolio of people, representing their party
  4. Due to good behaviour, a person may get released after their one third of the sentence, while still on sentence
  5. A proposed law
  6. This is where people discuss about a bill and whether or not make that bill a law
  7. This person is also referred to as the Upper House of Parliament
  8. A sanction that's been ordered by the court system, but that person still gets to stay in their community, as long as he or she is getting supervised
  9. The action where the Governor General signs a bill to make it a law
  10. Rules of the land
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  1. Related to ordinary citizens and their concerns
  2. In the executive branch
  3. The guy who does bad things
  4. This person has 3 important roles such as deciding what the government policy should be
  5. The head of government of a province or territory
  6. One of the three government level
  7. This is held every 5 years (Sometimes 4 years)
  8. Any people who work together in order to win elections and have control of the government system
  9. The elected head of a municipal level
  10. To elect

20 Clues: To electA proposed lawRules of the landIn the executive branchThis branch deals with lawsThe guy who does bad thingsAn object in the House of CommonsOne of the three government levelThe elected head of a municipal levelThis is held every 5 years (Sometimes 4 years)Related to ordinary citizens and their concerns...

Executive Branch Puzzle 2022-03-23

Executive Branch Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. 4 years.
  2. House.
  3. Budget.
  4. Congress creates.
  5. Symbolic face of the nation.
  6. Indirect popular participation.
  7. Succession act of 1947.
  8. State, treasury, defense.
  9. Refusal to spend funds.
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  1. Senate.
  2. Administers the law.
  3. Spokesmen/advisors.
  4. Not signing a bill.
  5. Forgiveness of crime.
  6. Ignored bill for 10 days.
  7. More time to prepare for court.
  8. Political pardon.
  9. Agreement approved by senate.

18 Clues: House.Senate.Budget.4 years.Congress creates.Political pardon.Spokesmen/advisors.Not signing a bill.Administers the law.Forgiveness of crime.Succession act of 1947.Refusal to spend funds.Ignored bill for 10 days.State, treasury, defense.Symbolic face of the nation.Agreement approved by senate.More time to prepare for court....

Rome Crossword 2023-04-28

Rome Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A Professional soldier in ancient Rome
  2. Stories about famous people and events in the past
  3. An upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society
  4. War A war between groups in the same country
  5. A wealthy landowner in Ancient Rome
  6. A representative who fought to protect the rights of ordinary citizens in Ancient Rome
  7. A type of government in which citizens vote for their leaders
  8. And Remus Twin brothers; founders of rome
  9. A type of society in which men have all of the power
  10. Two chief leaders elected yearly in Ancient Rome
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  1. The gods of a group of people or a civilization
  2. To reject a bill
  3. A common person in Ancient Rome
  4. North African city that had immensely become rich
  5. Land surrounded by water on three sides
  6. Of Plebs The plebeian's representative assembly
  7. A person who rules with total authority
  8. An administrative district of an enormous empire or country
  9. River River that provided fresh water to ancient Rome
  10. Change to make things better

20 Clues: To reject a billChange to make things betterA common person in Ancient RomeA wealthy landowner in Ancient RomeA Professional soldier in ancient RomeLand surrounded by water on three sidesA person who rules with total authorityAnd Remus Twin brothers; founders of romeWar A war between groups in the same country...

Constitution Words 2012-04-10

Constitution Words crossword puzzle
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  1. Referring to another country that is not the one you live in
  2. To change; To improve
  3. The people who run the government; the organization that protects our natural rights
  4. Referring to your country
  5. A form of government in which the people vote directly on laws
  6. The people who elect the president
  7. Rights that all people have
  8. Government branch that includes the courts
  9. When people put their personal interests aside for the common good of the country
  10. Theory that the people get to decide how to run their government
  11. Agreement in which both sides meet in the middle so that both are satisfied but they also give up some of the things that they want
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  1. The amount of money the government owes to other governments or its people
  2. A form of government in which people rule indirectly through elected representatives
  3. A written document that explains the foundation of a government
  4. A form of government in which states have more power than a national government
  5. Favoring a republic
  6. Person who is elected by the people to represent them in congress
  7. Government branch with the president
  8. Government branch that includes congress
  9. To ask for a review of a case
  10. Term used to refer to the national government
  11. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
  12. A law stating that a person is guilty even though the act committed was legal when it was done
  13. The first 10 amendments to the constitution
  14. When the president rejects bill

25 Clues: Favoring a republicTo change; To improveReferring to your countryRights that all people haveTo ask for a review of a caseWhen the president rejects billThe people who elect the presidentThe 13th, 14th, and 15th amendmentsGovernment branch with the presidentGovernment branch that includes congressGovernment branch that includes the courts...

Unit 3 Test Preview 2017-07-12

Unit 3 Test Preview crossword puzzle
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  1. Entertainment venues, department stores, and cultural landmarks are called commercial _.
  2. a piece of land designated by the Canadian government for FN to live and stay on
  3. landed at Nootka sound in 1778
  4. supplies the mother country
  5. the process of forcing FN to adopt Western culture and lifestyle
  6. governor of BC that built the Selkirt Settlement and Cariboo Road
  7. The province that Red River Colony turned into in 1870
  8. gold rush town named after Billy Barker
  9. monetary system based on trade of goods
  10. a "give and take" agreement negotiated between FN and the government
  11. group of people who pool money together to do business
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  1. an urban city center
  2. The border between US and Canada was established in the 1846 _ Treaty.
  3. A name of British Columbia marketed to Chinese immigrants
  4. Downtown Vancouver is also known as a _ sector.
  5. Type of gun used by Canadian government during the North West Uprising
  6. Drafted the Metis Bill of Rights
  7. monetary system based on what is best or what is the cheapest
  8. means "mixed" in French
  9. a piece of paper that certified possession of land

20 Clues: an urban city centermeans "mixed" in Frenchsupplies the mother countrylanded at Nootka sound in 1778Drafted the Metis Bill of Rightsgold rush town named after Billy Barkermonetary system based on trade of goodsDowntown Vancouver is also known as a _ sector.a piece of paper that certified possession of land...

Era 7 Review 2021-03-07

Era 7 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. THE REFORMING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE 15TH CENTURY
  2. PETER THE GREAT'S IDEAS FOR RUSSIA
  3. SMITH LIKES...
  4. EUROPEANS' RESPONSIBILITY TO "CIVILIZE" THE WORLD
  5. GREAT CHANGE IN ART, RELIGION, GOVERNMENT, AND THOUGHT
  6. GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM WHERE KING/QUEEN RULES ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIETY
  7. GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE
  8. MOVING OF PEOPLE INTO THE CITIES
  9. ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS GROUP
  10. SEPARATION OF POWERS THINKER
  11. AN INCREASE IN MACHINE MADE GOODS
  12. GOVERNMENTALLY CONTROLLED ECONOMY
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  1. BEGINNER OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
  2. PERIOD OF LOGIC AND REASON TO ANSWER SOCIETAL QUESTIONS
  3. ECONOMY BASED ON CUSTOMS AND TRADITION
  4. MARX LIKES...
  5. ABSOLUTIONISM IS THE BEST GOVERNMENT
  6. UNITED STATES FOR EXAMPLE
  7. NEEDED FOR INDUSTRIALIZATION/CAUSE FOR IMPERIALISM
  8. KINGS/QUEENS BEING SENT FROM HEAVEN TO RULE
  9. INFLUENCED UNITED STATES AND FRENCH DOCUMENTS
  10. 3RD ESTATE PAID MOST OF THESE
  11. COLONIES ARE MARKETS AND A SOURCE FOR RAW MATERIALS
  12. COUNTRIES DEPENDING ON EACH OTHER FOR PROGRESS
  13. THE MAKE UP OF FRENCH SOCIETY PRE-REVOLUTION
  14. PROFIT AND PRIVATELY OWNED BUSINESSES
  15. THE TAKING OVER OF WEAKER COUNTRIES BY STRONGER COUNTRIES

27 Clues: MARX LIKES...SMITH LIKES...UNITED STATES FOR EXAMPLEENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS GROUPSEPARATION OF POWERS THINKER3RD ESTATE PAID MOST OF THESEMOVING OF PEOPLE INTO THE CITIESAN INCREASE IN MACHINE MADE GOODSGOVERNMENTALLY CONTROLLED ECONOMYPETER THE GREAT'S IDEAS FOR RUSSIAABSOLUTIONISM IS THE BEST GOVERNMENTBEGINNER OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION...

Law 2024-05-18

Law crossword puzzle
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  1. Act of breaking a law or agreement.
  2. Collection of laws or rules.
  3. Preliminary examination of a witness or a juror.
  4. Legal responsibility for one's actions.
  5. Formal accusation initiating a criminal case.
  6. Offense less serious than a felony.
  7. Attorney representing the government in criminal cases.
  8. Written or oral statement given under oath.
  9. Formal examination of evidence in court.
  10. Act of approving a bill into law.
  11. Legal right to use and derive profit from property.
  12. Right granted to an inventor to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
Down
  1. Legal principle developed through court decisions.
  2. Body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment.
  3. Legal right to fair treatment through the judicial system.
  4. Rules established by a government or authority.
  5. Payment or compensation required by law.
  6. Act of making something lawful.
  7. Deliberate killing of a person.
  8. Legal document stating terms of an agreement.
  9. Legal process of resolving a dispute.
  10. A formal request to a higher court for review.
  11. Agreement between parties.
  12. Right to be free from unreasonable searches.
  13. Legal protection against discrimination.

25 Clues: Agreement between parties.Collection of laws or rules.Act of making something lawful.Deliberate killing of a person.Act of approving a bill into law.Act of breaking a law or agreement.Offense less serious than a felony.Legal process of resolving a dispute.Legal responsibility for one's actions.Payment or compensation required by law....

Bill 2023-07-16

Bill crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what he likes to do
  2. where he likes to eat (2 words)
  3. favorite old boss (ha)
  4. when hungry these show
  5. this is named after him
Down
  1. he ran for this (2 words)
  2. got smashed at cabin
  3. his son just got ______
  4. people call just to hear him say this
  5. he has a cute little _____
  6. he sells a lot of this

11 Clues: what he likes to dogot smashed at cabinhe sells a lot of thisfavorite old boss (ha)when hungry these showhis son just got ______this is named after himhe ran for this (2 words)he has a cute little _____where he likes to eat (2 words)people call just to hear him say this

Tanay shelar crossword 2021-07-20

Tanay shelar crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was the vice chairman of the constituant assembly
  2. aparthied divided the people and labelled them on the basis of their
  3. was the prime minister of interim government
  4. was the colour of the people of south africa
  5. due to aparthied system there were lots of
  6. has the largest written constitution in the world
  7. was the place were nelson mandela was prisoned
Down
  1. was in prison of robben island for 28 years
  2. was the chairman of the drafting committee that drafted the indian constitution
  3. was the title of the autobiography written by nelson mandela
  4. is the short begining of indian constitution
  5. was the national leader who first tried to draft a constitution for india
  6. was the president of th constituent assembly
  7. was the name of a system of racial discrimination
  8. country which inspired the indian leaders to associate with ' bill of rights'

15 Clues: due to aparthied system there were lots ofwas in prison of robben island for 28 yearsis the short begining of indian constitutionwas the president of th constituent assemblywas the prime minister of interim governmentwas the colour of the people of south africawas the place were nelson mandela was prisoned...

vocad crossword 2022-01-07

vocad crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. locke; believed in natural rights-life,liberty and property.
  2. contract theory; in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom.
  3. who feared the new government created by the constitution.
  4. washington; chosen to president at the constitutional convention; became 1st president of the U.S
  5. supporters of the new constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited.
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  1. system; power is held at the national level, with very little power.
  2. monarchy;a form of monarchy in which the monarch is the only one to decide and therefore rules on his own.
  3. jefferson; third president of the united states and author of the declaration of independence.
  4. madison; father of the constitution' 4th president of the u.s. essential to writing and ratification.
  5. and Balances; each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restrains.
  6. of right; first ten amendments to the constitution, added by the first congress in 1791.
  7. rights of kings; belief that monarchs were chosen by god, gave the monarchy unlimited authority.
  8. government; the government is not all powerful, its powers are limited, and the acts of governments are those willed by the people.

13 Clues: who feared the new government created by the constitution.locke; believed in natural rights-life,liberty and property.system; power is held at the national level, with very little power.of right; first ten amendments to the constitution, added by the first congress in 1791....

the fifth amendment 2024-04-11

the fifth amendment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. you have the right to remain ____
  2. the fifth amendment limits ______
  3. the fifth amendment protects you from ___
  4. gives you the right to a _____
Down
  1. the fifth amendment prevents a _____
  2. the fifth amendment is a part of the _____

6 Clues: gives you the right to a _____you have the right to remain ____the fifth amendment limits ______the fifth amendment prevents a _____the fifth amendment protects you from ___the fifth amendment is a part of the _____

Sip and Solve 2022-08-12

Sip and Solve crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number 17
  2. Where do Cat and Bill live
  3. favorite football team
  4. where we are getting married
  5. The name of Bill's dog
  6. What are their astrological sign
Down
  1. What is the age gap between Cat and Bill
  2. Brand of bass boat
  3. The city Bill is from
  4. Where are we honey-mooning
  5. location of the first Bill's game they went to together
  6. Which cat did Bill get Cat

12 Clues: Number 17Brand of bass boatThe city Bill is fromfavorite football teamThe name of Bill's dogWhere do Cat and Bill liveWhere are we honey-mooningWhich cat did Bill get Catwhere we are getting marriedWhat are their astrological signWhat is the age gap between Cat and Billlocation of the first Bill's game they went to together

Bill Evans 2022-05-02

Bill Evans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what instrument did bill evens play?
  2. how old was he when he played in a high school band
  3. when was Bill Evans born?
  4. what college did he go to?
Down
  1. what type of music did he play?
  2. what building did he die in?
  3. One of his famous songs
  4. One of his other famous songs
  5. How old was bill evans when he died?
  6. when did Bill Evans die?
  7. what sport did Bill evans play?

11 Clues: One of his famous songswhen did Bill Evans die?when was Bill Evans born?what college did he go to?what building did he die in?One of his other famous songswhat type of music did he play?what sport did Bill evans play?what instrument did bill evens play?How old was bill evans when he died?how old was he when he played in a high school band

The Crossword of the Triffids 2024-04-26

The Crossword of the Triffids crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of the place in which Bill finds Josella with three blind people.
  2. (First name) Person that joins Bill in his journey after this person's plan fails.
  3. The novel ends with Bill's group on the ____ __ _____ determined on day...
  4. Last name of the person who runs a group that Coker and Bill want to find throughout the book.
  5. Name of the little girl who's family was killed by Triffids.
  6. What Bill and the Beadley's group fall into right after Beadley announces his plan.
  7. Name of the place that Bill finds out everyone is blind.
Down
  1. A word used a lot to define something that is strange/odd. First letter is "q".
  2. (All one word) Name of the book that Josella made.
  3. The last name of the author of the day of the Triffids.
  4. (Plural) Releases debri that causes everyone to go blind.
  5. The day of the week the book starts on.
  6. City in which the beginning of the story takes place.
  7. Name of the person who runs Tynsham Manor.

14 Clues: The day of the week the book starts on.Name of the person who runs Tynsham Manor.(All one word) Name of the book that Josella made.City in which the beginning of the story takes place.The last name of the author of the day of the Triffids.Name of the place that Bill finds out everyone is blind....

Tracy, Bill... and Baby Makes Three! 2013-05-16

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

15 Clues: Where did Bill and Tracy meet?In what month is the baby due?Tracy and Bill met in the year 199__.In what month were Tracy and Bill born?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?For how many years have Tracy and Bill been married?...

Congress Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-26

Congress Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Power used by Congress to gather information useful for the formation of legislation, review the operations and budgets of executive departments and independent regulatory agencies, conduct investigations through committee hearings, and bring to the public's attention the need for public policy
  2. A joint committee appointed to resolve differences in the Senate and House versions of the same bill. Members are appointed by the party leadership and are drawn from the house and Senate committees that originally considered the bill
  3. A congressional process by which a Speaker may send a bill to a second committee after the first is finished acting.
  4. an office that is extremely likely to be won by a particular candidate or political party
  5. the inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government
  6. Powers specifically qiven to Congress in the Constitution; including the power to collect taxes, coin money, requlate foreign and interstate commerce, and declare war.
  7. The constitutional power of Congress to raise and spend money. Congress can use this as a negative or checking power over the other branches by freezing or cutting their
  8. The process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the census
  9. A seat in the House of Representatives that is not considered to be safe for the incumbent in the next election (swing seat)
  10. Committees on which both senators and representatives serve. Similar to Select Committees, and often focus public attention on a major issue.
  11. The drawing of new electoral district boundary lines in response to population changes.
  12. A senator or representative who helps the party leader stay informed about what party members are thinking.
  13. An expression of opinion without the force of law that requires the approval of both the House and the Senate, but not the president.
  14. Considers legislation dealing with civil liberties, constitutional amendments, federal courts and judges, immigration, civil and criminal laws
  15. Those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution
  16. The legislative leader elected by party members holding majority of the seats in the House or Senate.
  17. A standing committee of the House of Representatives that provides special rules under which specific bills can be debated, amended, and considered by the house.
  18. Permanently established legislative committees that consider and are responsible for legislation within a certain subject area.
  19. A device by which any member of the House, after a committee has had the bill for 30 days, may petition to have it brought to the floor.
  20. A committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is in charge of setting the specific expenditures of money by the government.
Down
  1. Advises Congress on the probable consequences of its decisions, forecasts revenues, and is a counter weight to the president's Office of Management and Budget.
  2. An expression of opinion either in the House or Senate to settle procedural matters in either body.
  3. An association of Congress members created to advance a political ideology or a regional, ethnic, or economic interest.
  4. a session in which committee members offer changes to a bill before it qoes to the floor
  5. A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator temporarily blocks the consideration of the bill or nomination.
  6. formal changes to a bill that do not have any direct relation to the subject of the bill itself.The Senate permits such amendments.
  7. Legislators should follow their own judgment (that is, act like a trustee) until the public becomes vocal about a particular matter, at which point they should follow the dictates of constituents
  8. A lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts.
  9. Congressional committees appointed for a limited time and purpose. Usually formed to conduct an investigation into a current matter of great public concern.
  10. The minimum number of members who must be present for business to be conducted in Congress
  11. the leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives
  12. The view that an elected represent should represent the opinions of his or her
  13. When a bill has lots of riders.
  14. An attempt to defeat a bill in the Senate by talking indefinitely, thus preventing the Senate from taking action on the bill.
  15. The legislative leader elected by party members holding a minority of seats in the House or Senate.
  16. Powers inferred from the express powers that allow Congress to carry out its functions, not explicitly stated
  17. A congressional process whereby a bill may be referred to several important committees.
  18. to set a congressional bill aside in committee without considering it
  19. A formal express of congressional opinion that must be approved by both houses of Congress and the president.
  20. relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

40 Clues: When a bill has lots of riders.relevant, appropriate, apropos, fittingA lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts.to set a congressional bill aside in committee without considering itThe view that an elected represent should represent the opinions of his or her...

2 2023-12-15

2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _____ include property attached to a structure but used in the course of business
  2. _____ rights belong to owners of land along a flowing body of water
  3. _____ is the right to ownership of real property and the evidence of ownership provided by a written document, called a deed
  4. A truckload of lumber that a homeowner purchased has been left in the driveway for use in building a porch. The lumber is considered ______ property
  5. ______ rights include mineral rights and other natural resources that can be leased or sold separately from surface rights
  6. The ______ rights includes the rights of possession, control, enjoyment, exclusion, and disposition
  7. ______ rights can be held by owners of land adjacent to rivers, lakes, or oceans
  8. The doctrine of _____ is followed in some states and provides that water use, aside from limited domestic use, is controlled by the state rather than the landowner adjacent to the water; to use water, the landowner must demonstrate a beneficial use of the water, such as for irrigation of crops
  9. A ____ is personal property that has been affixed to the land or to a building so that by law it becomes part of the real property
  10. ____ characteristics of land include scarcity, improvements, permanence of the investment, and area preference (situs)
  11. _____ describes the act by which real property can be converted into personal property
Down
  1. The term "Nonhomogeneity" refers to ____
  2. An _____ is a right or privilege associated with real property in some way, such as a parking space in a multiunit building, an easement, or water rights, and is normally conveyed to the new owner when the property is sold
  3. Another term for "personal property" is _____
  4. ______ includes the land as well as all things permanently attached or annexed to the land, both by nature and by humans
  5. Personal property generally includes____
  6. ______ includes the interests, benefits, and rights that are automatically included in the ownership of unimproved land and real estate
  7. _____ rights belong to owners of land that borders a commercially navigable lake, sea, or ocean
  8. The legal tests for a fixture include _____: the method of attachment, adaptability of the thing for the land's ordinary use, relationship of the parties, intent in placing the item on the land, and agreement of the parties
  9. ______ rights can be sold separately from surface rights and have limitations to enable air travel
  10. ______ characteristics of land include immobility, indestructibility, and nonhomogeneity (uniqueness)

21 Clues: The term "Nonhomogeneity" refers to ____Personal property generally includes____Another term for "personal property" is __________ rights belong to owners of land along a flowing body of water______ rights can be held by owners of land adjacent to rivers, lakes, or oceans...

bill@psogllc.com 2024-12-20

bill@psogllc.com crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Marietta Topcat
  2. AKA Fluffer
  3. Executive Chef
  4. Float like a ButterFLY
  5. Future HGTV Reno Star!
  6. One was not enough
  7. el país de origen de las tapas
  8. Four reasons to have a fifth
  9. Of Irish origins, "lover of hounds," "high will," or "desire."
  10. Hooty Hoo!
  11. Fruity College Mascot
Down
  1. First name of a College Mascot in a Steely Dan lyric
  2. Nuptials month
  3. Known the world over as THE WEDDING EYE CANDY
  4. Mucho FF Miles
  5. Knows the benefits of Irish lads
  6. Not from the White or Black, but a little of both
  7. Working Mensa
  8. Trees do not belong on

19 Clues: Hooty Hoo!AKA FlufferWorking MensaNuptials monthExecutive ChefMucho FF MilesMarietta TopcatOne was not enoughFruity College MascotFloat like a ButterFLYFuture HGTV Reno Star!Trees do not belong onFour reasons to have a fifthel país de origen de las tapasKnows the benefits of Irish ladsKnown the world over as THE WEDDING EYE CANDY...

Government 2024-04-22

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a system by which a country is ruled
  2. of Representatives The part of the legislative branch with 435 members.
  3. The rule making power for the whole nation
  4. of Rights The first 10 amendments of the US constitution
  5. The part of the legislative branch with 100 members.
  6. the branch of government in charge of interpreting laws (Are they constitutional?)
  7. the branch of government in charge of enforcing laws
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  1. the person in the executive branch of a state (Tim Waltz)
  2. A written document outlining how a government is organized
  3. A change (like to the constitution or a law)
  4. This person is elected to the senate to make laws on behalf of the people
  5. a person who acts or speaks for others
  6. this concerns national stuff (country or nation-wide)
  7. the branch of government in charge of making the laws
  8. To deny or say no to

15 Clues: To deny or say no toa system by which a country is ruleda person who acts or speaks for othersThe rule making power for the whole nationA change (like to the constitution or a law)The part of the legislative branch with 100 members.the branch of government in charge of enforcing lawsthis concerns national stuff (country or nation-wide)...

Constitution Words 2012-04-10

Constitution Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rights that all people have
  2. When people put their personal interests aside for the common good of the country
  3. Government branch that includes congress
  4. When the president rejects bill
  5. Term used to refer to the national government
  6. A law stating that a person is guilty even though the act committed was legal when it was done
  7. A form of government in which people rule indirectly through elected representatives
  8. Theory that the people get to decide how to run their government
  9. Favoring a republic
  10. A form of government in which states have more power than a national government
  11. The amount of money the government owes to other governments or its people
  12. To change; To improve
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  1. A form of government in which the people vote directly on laws
  2. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
  3. The people who elect the president
  4. The first 10 amendments to the constitution
  5. Referring to your country
  6. The people who run the government; the organization that protects our natural rights
  7. Government branch that includes the courts
  8. A written document that explains the foundation of a government
  9. Person who is elected by the people to represent them in congress
  10. Government branch with the president
  11. Agreement in which both sides meet in the middle so that both are satisfied but they also give up some of the things that they want
  12. Referring to another country that is not the one you live in
  13. To ask for a review of a case

25 Clues: Favoring a republicTo change; To improveReferring to your countryRights that all people haveTo ask for a review of a caseWhen the president rejects billThe people who elect the presidentThe 13th, 14th, and 15th amendmentsGovernment branch with the presidentGovernment branch that includes congressGovernment branch that includes the courts...

History 2016-05-03

History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Landowning nobles who struggle to become powerful
  2. Taxes on imports
  3. New capital of Russia
  4. The idea that monarchs are God's representatives on earth and therefore only answer to him
  5. This King gave up Protestantism and converted to Catholicism for political reasons (choose winning team-Catholics)
  6. French Protestants
  7. The theory that nations are independent
  8. He visited the west and began Westernization
  9. The bloodless overthrow of King James II
  10. This period is known as the monarchy being restored
  11. This general publicly executed the king, and dissolved Parliament
  12. He signed the Petition of Rights because Parliament didn't provide funds
  13. The minister of France who believed in the theory of mercantilism
Down
  1. Nothing can ever be known for certain; doubt old ideas
  2. A monarch could not put someone in jail simply for opposing the ruler
  3. During this period, Ivan murdered boyars, their families, and peasants in their land
  4. Thus war was between Catholics and Protestants and began when Ferdinand II closed Protestant churches
  5. The first Russian ruler to crown himself czar
  6. East copying the West
  7. The monarchy is granted limited power
  8. A Russian emperor (from the Roman title Caesar)
  9. To buy product from other countries
  10. This Cardinal sided with the Protestants during the Thirty Years War because he did not want Ferdinand to challenge the French King
  11. These two people signed the Bill of Rights
  12. This edict allowed the Huguenots to live in France and have houses of worship
  13. This type of monarchy has unlimited power
  14. To sell product your country made to other countries

27 Clues: Taxes on importsFrench ProtestantsNew capital of RussiaEast copying the WestTo buy product from other countriesThe monarchy is granted limited powerThe theory that nations are independentThe bloodless overthrow of King James IIThis type of monarchy has unlimited powerThese two people signed the Bill of Rights...

Constitutional Vocab 2023-10-16

Constitutional Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plan proposed that every 5 enslaved people count for 3 votes.
  2. To give official approval to
  3. Loose joining of states to form a nation while being loyal to their own state
  4. Law that lays out how territories can apply for statehood (3 requirements)
  5. Special group of voters selected by their state voters to vote for the President and Vice President, Congress plus 3 people from Washington D.C.
  6. Corresponding or equal in size
  7. Plan proposed that representation in Congress should be equal across all states, regardless of population size.
  8. The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law is unconstitutional, precedent set during Marbury v Madison 1803
  9. Government in which the people rule through elected representatives
  10. Powers belonging only to the federal government
  11. A person opposed to the Constitution, wanted a Bill of Rights added to protect individual rights
  12. Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in the legislature
  13. Plan proposed that representation in Congress should be based on population, larger the population the more votes a state has
  14. America’s first Constitution, provided a new central government, which the states had the most power.
Down
  1. Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution
  2. Compromised agreed upon at the Constitutional Convention, created a bicameral Congress (2 house)
  3. An addition to a formal document
  4. Powers shared by the state and federal government
  5. Introduction to a formal document
  6. Part of a document, such as the Constitution, the deals with a single subject
  7. Powers reserved by the states
  8. A person that supports the Constitution
  9. A written formal plan of government

23 Clues: To give official approval toPowers reserved by the statesCorresponding or equal in sizeAn addition to a formal documentIntroduction to a formal documentA written formal plan of governmentA person that supports the ConstitutionPowers belonging only to the federal governmentPowers shared by the state and federal government...

Life Law and Justice 2026-01-29

Life Law and Justice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Minimum number of members needed to conduct business
  2. A proposed law before it becomes official
  3. The member of Congress who introduces a bill
  4. The lawmaking branch of the U.S. government
  5. When the president rejects a bill passed by Congress
  6. One chamber of Congress with 2 members per state
Down
  1. A change added to a bill or to the Constitution
  2. The supreme law that sets up the U.S. government
  3. A Senate tactic used to delay or block a vote
  4. When Congress can still pass a bill after a presidential veto
  5. One chamber of Congress with members based on population
  6. Smaller group that reviews and edits bills

12 Clues: A proposed law before it becomes officialSmaller group that reviews and edits billsThe lawmaking branch of the U.S. governmentThe member of Congress who introduces a billA Senate tactic used to delay or block a voteA change added to a bill or to the ConstitutionThe supreme law that sets up the U.S. government...

American and French Revolutions 2025-02-21

American and French Revolutions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Document from the American Revolution that laid out the (mostly Enlightenment) reasons why the American colonies were breaking away from England
  2. Document coming out of the Glorious Revolution that later inspired the American Bill of Rights with ideas of due process and no cruel and unusual punishment
  3. The kind of government England had after the Glorious Revolution
  4. The American colonists had no _____________ in Parliament
  5. The American colonists' main slogan was "No ____________ without representation!"
  6. Parliament passed laws that said the colonists must pay new ______
  7. The National Assembly was made up mostly of people from the ________ Estate
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  1. Locke said that citizens must __________ to laws through the actions of their elected representatives
  2. Locke said that government is based on this and can be abolished if it isn't protecting our rights
  3. Both the American and French Revolutions were inspired by _______________ ideas
  4. The Third Estate representatives thought France could start a/an ____________ government like that of the United States
  5. colonists were beginning to think of themselves as ________ instead of British citizens
  6. With the __________ ________ Oath, the National Assembly delegates in France swore to keep meeting until they had written a constitution
  7. the kind of government England had before the Glorious Revolution (and France had before the French Revolution)
  8. Adopted on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was based on _______'s ideas
  9. King Louis and King James had claimed that they had absolute power by ___________ _______

16 Clues: The American colonists had no _____________ in ParliamentThe kind of government England had after the Glorious RevolutionParliament passed laws that said the colonists must pay new ______The National Assembly was made up mostly of people from the ________ EstateBoth the American and French Revolutions were inspired by _______________ ideas...

Beginnings of a Nation 2022-08-25

Beginnings of a Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Stamp Act: required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards
  2. the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
  3. Tax (Boston Tea Party): a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts
  4. withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest
  5. a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons
  6. without Representation”: a populace that is required to pay taxes to a government authority without having any say in that government's policies.
  7. Companies: a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.
  8. Compact: an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620
  9. Bill of Rights: an act signed into law in 1689 by William III and Mary II.
  10. revoke or annul
  11. Liberty:the liberty of those persons who are free from external restraint in the exercise of those rights which are considered to be outside the province of a government to control.
  12. a ruined village in E Virginia, on Jamestown Island
  13. the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
  14. Sense: good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.
  15. of Burgesses: the lower house of the colonial Virginia legislature.
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  1. Columbus: Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
  3. the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
  4. Resistance: the mechanism whereby the intestinal microbiota protects itself against incursion by new and often harmful microorganisms
  5. a grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area.
  6. Government: An electoral system where citizens vote to elect people to represent their interests and concerns.
  7. a form of government with a monarch at the head
  8. a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
  9. Carta: a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
  10. a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
  11. a person who moves with a group of others to live in a new country or area.
  12. Government: In political philosophy, limited government is the concept of a government limited in power. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.
  13. Rights: Rights that people supposedly have under natural law.

28 Clues: revoke or annula form of government with a monarch at the heada ruined village in E Virginia, on Jamestown IslandSense: good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons...

Midterm Review - Civic Literacy 2023-03-20

Midterm Review - Civic Literacy crossword puzzle
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  1. A small group in charge of creating, researching, and approving bills on specific topics.
  2. A political move made by the present to strike down a potential bill by Congress.
  3. The government principle of splitting power between the local, State, and Federal level.
  4. The minimum number of Representatives a State can have in the House.
  5. The early political party that believed in a strong central (national) government.
  6. A person who casts a vote for President representing a whole state.
  7. A proposed rule for the entire country that needs to be passed by Congress.
  8. The term length of a Representative in the House.
  9. The only city that receives Electoral College votes (3).
  10. The combined federal Legislative Branch; Both Senate and House of Representatives.
  11. The amount of time a politician stays in office.
  12. A change made to the Constitution allowing for more personal rights or a change to how we govern.
  13. A political ideology that desires small or no changes to the government.
  14. The document that serves as the bedrock (basis) for our current government.
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  1. A move made by one branch of government to correct/corral another.
  2. The modern Conservative political party.
  3. An Enlightenment thinker who believed people are evil.
  4. A political move to persecute a member of the government for committing a crime.
  5. A political ideology that desires medium size change(s) to the government.
  6. The ability to rule.
  7. A strategy used in the Senate to stop a vote/passing of a bill.
  8. The political move of redistricting a state to benefit your political party.
  9. The modern Liberal political party.
  10. An Enlightenment thinker who believed in the separation of Church and State.
  11. An Enlightenment thinker who believed in the Separation of Powers.
  12. A member of the House.
  13. An elected official (Minimum Age: 35)
  14. An Enlightenment thinker who believed people were a blank slate.
  15. A political ideology that desires large change(s) to the government.
  16. The geographic area that a Representative represents.
  17. An elected official--there are only 2 per state.
  18. Abbreviation for the first document that served as the national government for the United States of America.
  19. A rule for the entire country passed by Congress.

33 Clues: The ability to rule.A member of the House.The modern Liberal political party.An elected official (Minimum Age: 35)The modern Conservative political party.The amount of time a politician stays in office.An elected official--there are only 2 per state.The term length of a Representative in the House.A rule for the entire country passed by Congress....

Anatomy Of The Constitution 2021-12-10

Anatomy Of The Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. How the Constitution can be changed or Amended.
  2. This section explains how the constitution can be ratified with nine out of 13 states agreeing with the Constitution
  3. This part of the Constitution explains how the States create their own laws and how they interchange each other.
  4. This section of the constitution describes the Executive branch which carries out laws, people like the President, also it describes and says how someone can qualify as the President.
  5. The Legislative branch creates this
  6. Is the Concept of the national government sharing power with the state governments
  7. It's Job is supposed to explain the system of the Constitution, it is also the first sentence of the Constitution
  8. This section has the Judicial branch, this explains how the court used.
  9. This part of the Constitution where the national Government shares its power with the state government.
  10. This is fundamentals of our nation
  11. This branch decides what laws mean and whether they've been followed during court cases.
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  1. A law-making body which has the power to collect taxes
  2. Splits in two parts, House of Representatives and Congress
  3. Longest part of the Constitution, creates the Legislative Branch which is for law making.
  4. Part of the Constitution which protects certain rights.
  5. This term means to officially add in or pass a law.

16 Clues: This is fundamentals of our nationThe Legislative branch creates thisHow the Constitution can be changed or Amended.This term means to officially add in or pass a law.A law-making body which has the power to collect taxesPart of the Constitution which protects certain rights.Splits in two parts, House of Representatives and Congress...

How the State Government Works? 2023-01-14

How the State Government Works? crossword puzzle
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  1. If both the houses pass the bill, it is sent to the governor for his assent and the bill becomes a _________.
  2. It is passed to dissolve an assembly of the state government.
  3. Money bill can be introduced or originated in the legislative assembly by a minister with the prior consent of the _____________.
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  1. Vidhan Parishad is also known as legislative _______________.
  2. _____________ bill can originate in any house.
  3. Changes or suggestions in the bill.
  4. The __________ reading consists of a general discussion on the proposed bill.
  5. Bill regarding income and expenditure of the government is called _____________ bill.
  6. Only one house in the state legislature.
  7. Member of Legislative Assembly.

10 Clues: Member of Legislative Assembly.Changes or suggestions in the bill.Only one house in the state legislature._____________ bill can originate in any house.Vidhan Parishad is also known as legislative _______________.It is passed to dissolve an assembly of the state government....

US History 2024-12-23

US History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Washington's Secretary of the Treasury
  2. The Branch of govt. in which the President sits
  3. The party that advocated for a Bill of Rights and a limited government
  4. The Treaty of ______ concluded the Revolutionary war
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  1. The Branch of govt. that makes and passes laws
  2. The Articles of _______ served as the governing document of the US prior to the Constitution
  3. A state added to the US in 1820 as a slave state
  4. The Branch of govt. that interprets the Constitution
  5. The territory purchased by Jefferson in 1803
  6. The party that advocated for large government and the use of the Constitution

10 Clues: Washington's Secretary of the TreasuryThe territory purchased by Jefferson in 1803The Branch of govt. that makes and passes lawsThe Branch of govt. in which the President sitsA state added to the US in 1820 as a slave stateThe Branch of govt. that interprets the ConstitutionThe Treaty of ______ concluded the Revolutionary war...

The 13 Colonies 2019-01-09

The 13 Colonies crossword puzzle
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  1. Bill Of Rights The English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689.
  2. Was one of the early English settlers of North America.
  3. The Middle Passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were forcibly transported to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade.
  4. Settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan.
  5. Grains, such as corn, wheat, and rice, are the world's most popular food crops.
  6. The First Great Awakening or the Evangelical Revival was a series of Christian revivals that swept Britain and its Thirteen Colonies between the 1730's and 1740's.
  7. Was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.
  8. Was the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664, after which it was renamed New York.
  9. Was a member of a tribe in Southern New England.
  10. Equiano Olaudah Equiano, known in his lifetime as Gustavus Vassa, was a writer and abolitionist from the Igbo region of what is today southeastern Nigeria according to his memoir.
  11. Was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century.
  12. Was an English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  13. Are people of a historically Christian group of religious movements formally known as the Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends or Friends Church.
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  1. Were the first English settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  2. Were state laws established to determine the status of slaves and the rights of their owners.
  3. Pocahontas was a Native American woman notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
  4. A person who is bound by a signed or forced contract to work for a particular employer for a fixed time.
  5. A town meeting is a form of direct democratic rule, used primarily in portions of the United States.
  6. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
  7. Is a historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions.
  8. Is the son of Sir William Penn and a writer, and nobleman
  9. Was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, Admiral of New England, and author.
  10. Was a mother 15 kids and was a puritan spiritual adviser.
  11. The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and needed to become more Protestant.
  12. Is the international movement of people into a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle or reside there.

25 Clues: Was a member of a tribe in Southern New England.Was one of the early English settlers of North America.Is the son of Sir William Penn and a writer, and noblemanWas a mother 15 kids and was a puritan spiritual adviser.Is a historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions....

The 13 Colonies 2019-01-09

The 13 Colonies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Were state laws established to determine the status of slaves and the rights of their owners.
  2. Grains, such as corn, wheat, and rice, are the world's most popular food crops.
  3. Equiano Olaudah Equiano, known in his lifetime as Gustavus Vassa, was a writer and abolitionist from the Igbo region of what is today southeastern Nigeria according to his memoir.
  4. Settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan.
  5. Was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century.
  6. Was the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664, after which it was renamed New York.
  7. Was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.
  8. Is a historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions.
  9. Was one of the early English settlers of North America.
  10. Was an English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  11. Was a member of a tribe in Southern New England.
  12. Is the international movement of people into a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle or reside there.
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  1. Were the first English settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  2. The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and needed to become more Protestant.
  3. The Middle Passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were forcibly transported to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade.
  4. Pocahontas was a Native American woman notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
  5. A person who is bound by a signed or forced contract to work for a particular employer for a fixed time.
  6. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
  7. Was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, Admiral of New England, and author.
  8. Are people of a historically Christian group of religious movements formally known as the Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends or Friends Church.
  9. The First Great Awakening or the Evangelical Revival was a series of Christian revivals that swept Britain and its Thirteen Colonies between the 1730's and 1740's.
  10. Is the son of Sir William Penn and a writer, and nobleman
  11. Was a mother 15 kids and was a puritan spiritual adviser.
  12. A town meeting is a form of direct democratic rule, used primarily in portions of the United States.
  13. Bill Of Rights The English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689.

25 Clues: Was a member of a tribe in Southern New England.Was one of the early English settlers of North America.Is the son of Sir William Penn and a writer, and noblemanWas a mother 15 kids and was a puritan spiritual adviser.Is a historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions....

The Crossword of the Triffids 2024-04-26

The Crossword of the Triffids crossword puzzle
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  1. (First name) Person that joins Bill in his journey after this person's plan fails.
  2. The day of the week the book starts on.
  3. (Plural) Releases debri that causes everyone to go blind.
  4. (All one word) Name of the book that Josella made.
  5. City in which the beginning of the story takes place.
  6. Name of the place that Bill finds out everyone is blind.
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  1. A word used a lot to define something that is strange/odd. First letter is "q".
  2. The last name of the author of the day of the Triffids.
  3. Last name of the person who runs a group that Coker and Bill want to find throughout the book.
  4. Name of the little girl who's family was killed by Triffids.
  5. The name of the place in which Bill finds Josella with three blind people.
  6. What Bill and the Beadley's group fall into right after Beadley announces his plan.
  7. Name of the person who runs Tynsham Manor.
  8. The novel ends with Bill's group on the ____ __ _____ determined on day...

14 Clues: The day of the week the book starts on.Name of the person who runs Tynsham Manor.(All one word) Name of the book that Josella made.City in which the beginning of the story takes place.The last name of the author of the day of the Triffids.Name of the place that Bill finds out everyone is blind....

Beginnings of a Nation 2022-08-25

Beginnings of a Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. Stamp Act: required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards
  2. the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
  3. Tax (Boston Tea Party): a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts
  4. withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest
  5. a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons
  6. without Representation”: a populace that is required to pay taxes to a government authority without having any say in that government's policies.
  7. Companies: a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.
  8. Compact: an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620
  9. Bill of Rights: an act signed into law in 1689 by William III and Mary II.
  10. revoke or annul
  11. Liberty:the liberty of those persons who are free from external restraint in the exercise of those rights which are considered to be outside the province of a government to control.
  12. a ruined village in E Virginia, on Jamestown Island
  13. the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
  14. Sense: good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.
  15. of Burgesses: the lower house of the colonial Virginia legislature.
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  1. Columbus: Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
  3. the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
  4. Resistance: the mechanism whereby the intestinal microbiota protects itself against incursion by new and often harmful microorganisms
  5. a grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area.
  6. Government: An electoral system where citizens vote to elect people to represent their interests and concerns.
  7. a form of government with a monarch at the head
  8. a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
  9. Carta: a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
  10. a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
  11. a person who moves with a group of others to live in a new country or area.
  12. Government: In political philosophy, limited government is the concept of a government limited in power. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.
  13. Rights: Rights that people supposedly have under natural law.

28 Clues: revoke or annula form of government with a monarch at the heada ruined village in E Virginia, on Jamestown IslandSense: good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons...

Unit 4 Vocabulary Crossword 2023-10-08

Unit 4 Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Russian ruler who supported freeing serfs until a peasant rebellion happened then changed her mind.
  2. carries out and enforces laws.
  3. system of federal courts and judges that interprets laws made by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch.
  4. French absolute monarch; centralized power, expanded French territory, ended religious freedom, and controlled nobles at the palace of Versailles.
  5. period in the mid-1500s, when scientists began to question accepted beliefs about the world and made new theories based on experimentation.
  6. laws of planetary motion- proved heliocentric theory using math.
  7. 1668 William of Orange and Mary take the throne of England from King James II. They signed the English Bill of Rights making England a constitutional monarchy.
  8. used math to prove heliocentric theory and explain planetary movement- described gravity.
  9. philospher who wrote about the social contract and thought government should provide for and protect the general will.
  10. the idea that people give up their rights to a government.
  11. 1215 the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law.
  12. believed government exist to protect people's natural rights; overthrow governments that fail to protect the rights.
  13. political philosopher or thinker.
  14. set of written laws that govern a nation.
  15. theory that the sun is the center of the universe.
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  1. this system provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
  2. rulers who made small reforms but did not give up any powers of the throne.
  3. developed heliocentric theory.
  4. Document that limited the power of English kings, Monarchs do not have divine right to rule; must have consent to suspend laws, levy taxes, and maintain army; can't interfere with parliamentary elections or debates.
  5. believed the best government was an absolute monarchy; all people are evil.
  6. Improved the telescope and supported heliocentric theory, was tried in the inquisition and held under house arrest.
  7. theory that the Earth was the center of the universe.
  8. ruled by one person, through force.
  9. makes laws and approves taxes.
  10. ruled by a set of laws, rulers must follow the laws too.
  11. wrote about separation of powers, checks and balances.
  12. a revolution in intellectual activity and changed European's view of government and society.
  13. used enlightenment ideas when writing the Declaration of Independence.
  14. wrote about freedom of speech and religion.
  15. ruled by a religious group.

30 Clues: ruled by a religious group.developed heliocentric theory.carries out and enforces laws.makes laws and approves taxes.political philosopher or thinker.ruled by one person, through force.set of written laws that govern a nation.wrote about freedom of speech and religion.theory that the sun is the center of the universe....

Week 27 Studies Weekly Crossword 2025-05-15

Week 27 Studies Weekly Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. – Had the power to negotiate with Native American tribes.
  2. – Congress couldn't collect these under the Articles of Confederation.
  3. – Created the first independent government in America.
  4. – He opposed signing the Constitution without a Bill of Rights. (modified clue)
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  1. – He presided over the Constitutional Convention. (modified clue)
  2. – Elbridge Gerry did not believe in a strong federal government.
  3. – Changed the U.S. government in 1787 by the stroke of a ___
  4. – He helped draft the Constitution and is known as its "Father."
  5. – Subject of population debate in the Constitution.
  6. – The Federalist Papers were this kind of writing. (modified clue)
  7. – States could regulate this under the Articles of Confederation.

11 Clues: – Subject of population debate in the Constitution.– Created the first independent government in America.– Had the power to negotiate with Native American tribes.– Changed the U.S. government in 1787 by the stroke of a ___– Elbridge Gerry did not believe in a strong federal government.– He helped draft the Constitution and is known as its "Father."...

jye p hass crossword 2022-08-11

jye p hass crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. people recieve that which they deserve
  2. the branch of government responsible for applying law
  3. a legal document that describes the rules or laws that govern Australia
  4. the branch of government responsible for approving new laws and putting them into action
  5. a form of government in which the supreme authority is actually or nominally ruled by monarch
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  1. a set of rules which describe how a country or state is run
  2. a person who holds citizneship of a country
  3. the rights that come from being a human being
  4. a proposed law
  5. a vote decided by the people to make changes
  6. a means of formally expressing opinion or choice

11 Clues: a proposed lawpeople recieve that which they deservea person who holds citizneship of a countrya vote decided by the people to make changesthe rights that come from being a human beinga means of formally expressing opinion or choicethe branch of government responsible for applying lawa set of rules which describe how a country or state is run...

Age of Revolutions 2024-02-26

Age of Revolutions crossword puzzle
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  1. This Enlightenment philosopher influenced early leaders of the U.S. to create a government characterized this, which created checks and balances between different branches of government
  2. The political revolutions of this period were possible because of support from these people
  3. This Latin American Revolutionary was inspired by Enlightenment ideas and began revolting against Spanish authority
  4. The American Revolution's success in overthrowing this highly influenced the Latin Revolutions
  5. Enlightenment ideas and the success of the French and American Revolutions led to this
  6. This document, formed during the French Revolution, was highly inspired by America's Declaration of Independence
  7. Absolute Monarchs and the idea of the divine right to rule led to this, which saw widespread revolts and the creation of new types of governments and political ideas
  8. In both the French and American Revolutions, citizens gained more ___________ rights
  9. This Enlightenment philosophy created a balance between branches of government and were incorporated into new constitutions created during the revolutions
  10. Type of monarchical government where the monarch has all of the power
  11. The rise of this group in French society lacked political representation in the government and this directly contributed to the French Revolution
  12. Europeans response to the rise and fall of Napoleon's empire helped to spread the idea of this, which saw people devoting themselves to their nation in extreme loyalty
  13. Both the American & French revolutionaries issued documents of independence that suggested that it was the government's responsibility to ______________ citizens' rights
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  1. The defeat of Spain & Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars helped to bring about political changes in Latin America because it gave them the opportunity to do this.
  2. The French and American colonies differed at the onset of their revolutions because the French suffered more _____________ struggles than the Americans
  3. This Enlightenment philosopher was the MAIN influence on the Declaration of Independence
  4. One main reason for the start of the American Revolution was the colonists lack of representation in this branch of the English government
  5. This legal document from 1215 stated that no leader may be above the law of the land
  6. This Enlightenment philosopher believed that laws should be created by the general will of the people
  7. This Enlightenment thinker supported theocratic governments
  8. This was the ultimate goal of both the French and American Revolutions
  9. Napoleon was this type of government leader
  10. Enlightenment philosophers inspired later political revolutions because of their belief that all people have this
  11. This movement furthered the development of democratic-republican governments because it introduced ideas about individual rights
  12. Replacing the existing political and social order was more relevant to this nation's revolution.
  13. This meeting of European leaders was meant to restore a balance of power in Europe by redrawing boundaries and reinstating legitimate monarchs
  14. This Enlightenment philosopher believed that a social contract involved an exchange of rights for the protection of a strong central government
  15. Both the Magna Carta & the English Bill of Rights had an impact on American government because both contained ideas about protecting the rights of the _____________
  16. This political philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment used his writing to promote toleration and freedom of speech

29 Clues: Napoleon was this type of government leaderThis Enlightenment thinker supported theocratic governmentsType of monarchical government where the monarch has all of the powerThis was the ultimate goal of both the French and American RevolutionsThis legal document from 1215 stated that no leader may be above the law of the land...

Women's Rights 2024-04-11

Women's Rights crossword puzzle
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  1. Where was the first women's rights convention held?
  2. Opposite of Men.
  3. What famous founding document was the famous declaration written at the first women's rights convention inspired by?
  4. What did women gain in the 19th amendment?
  5. One of the leaders of the women's rights convention
  6. What is God-given to everyone?
  7. Right that is given by whom?
  8. What was signed at the first women's rights convention?
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  1. An orator for the Women's Rights Movement
  2. a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.
  3. First women's rights convention.
  4. Opposite of Women.
  5. Who wrote the famous document at the first women's rights convention?
  6. One of the most famous leaders of the women's rights movement.
  7. Young woman.

15 Clues: Young woman.Opposite of Men.Opposite of Women.Right that is given by whom?What is God-given to everyone?First women's rights convention.An orator for the Women's Rights MovementWhat did women gain in the 19th amendment?Where was the first women's rights convention held?One of the leaders of the women's rights convention...

Reconstruction 2026-02-26

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. formations of the army that protect certain areas
  2. Lincolns vice president, became president after his death
  3. when the president is brought to court
  4. Republicans focused on ending slavery and enforcing civil rights
  5. when the president fails to sign a bill within 10 days
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  1. Created birthright citizenship, enforced due process, gave equal protection to all
  2. the period after Civil War, where the nation rebuilds
  3. Laws set in place by the South to restrict the freedom of former slaves
  4. When a person is given forgiveness by the president
  5. a standard set, an example
  6. Government granted pardon for certain crimes that erased responsibility

11 Clues: a standard set, an examplewhen the president is brought to courtformations of the army that protect certain areasWhen a person is given forgiveness by the presidentthe period after Civil War, where the nation rebuildswhen the president fails to sign a bill within 10 daysLincolns vice president, became president after his death...

Unit 4 Vocabulary Crossword 2024-03-04

Unit 4 Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Russian ruler who supported freeing serfs until a peasant rebellion happened then changed her mind.
  2. carries out and enforces laws.
  3. system of federal courts and judges that interprets laws made by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch.
  4. French absolute monarch; centralized power, expanded French territory, ended religious freedom, and controlled nobles at the palace of Versailles.
  5. period in the mid-1500s, when scientists began to question accepted beliefs about the world and made new theories based on experimentation.
  6. laws of planetary motion- proved heliocentric theory using math.
  7. 1668 William of Orange and Mary take the throne of England from King James II. They signed the English Bill of Rights making England a constitutional monarchy.
  8. used math to prove heliocentric theory and explain planetary movement- described gravity.
  9. philospher who wrote about the social contract and thought government should provide for and protect the general will.
  10. the idea that people give up their rights to a government.
  11. 1215 the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law.
  12. believed government exist to protect people's natural rights; overthrow governments that fail to protect the rights.
  13. political philosopher or thinker.
  14. set of written laws that govern a nation.
  15. theory that the sun is the center of the universe.
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  1. this system provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
  2. rulers who made small reforms but did not give up any powers of the throne.
  3. developed heliocentric theory.
  4. Document that limited the power of English kings, Monarchs do not have divine right to rule; must have consent to suspend laws, levy taxes, and maintain army; can't interfere with parliamentary elections or debates.
  5. believed the best government was an absolute monarchy; all people are evil.
  6. Improved the telescope and supported heliocentric theory, was tried in the inquisition and held under house arrest.
  7. theory that the Earth was the center of the universe.
  8. ruled by one person, through force.
  9. makes laws and approves taxes.
  10. ruled by a set of laws, rulers must follow the laws too.
  11. wrote about separation of powers, checks and balances.
  12. a revolution in intellectual activity and changed European's view of government and society.
  13. used enlightenment ideas when writing the Declaration of Independence.
  14. wrote about freedom of speech and religion.
  15. ruled by a religious group.

30 Clues: ruled by a religious group.developed heliocentric theory.carries out and enforces laws.makes laws and approves taxes.political philosopher or thinker.ruled by one person, through force.set of written laws that govern a nation.wrote about freedom of speech and religion.theory that the sun is the center of the universe....

Government System Crossword Puzzle 2014-10-04

Government System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the three government level
  2. Related to ordinary citizens and their concerns
  3. To elect
  4. A sanction that's been ordered by the court system, but that person still gets to stay in their community, as long as he or she is getting supervised
  5. This person has 3 important roles such as deciding what the government policy should be
  6. This branch deals with laws
  7. A proposed law
  8. This person is also referred to as the Upper House of Parliament
  9. Due to good behaviour, a person may get released after their one third of the sentence, while still on sentence
  10. The elected head of a municipal level
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  1. The action where the Governor General signs a bill to make it a law
  2. This is held every 5 years (Sometimes 4 years)
  3. An object in the House of Commons
  4. This is where people discuss about a bill and whether or not make that bill a law
  5. This person picks out a certain portfolio of people, representing their party
  6. Any people who work together in order to win elections and have control of the government system
  7. In the executive branch
  8. The head of government of a province or territory
  9. The guy who does bad things
  10. Rules of the land

20 Clues: To electA proposed lawRules of the landIn the executive branchThis branch deals with lawsThe guy who does bad thingsOne of the three government levelAn object in the House of CommonsThe elected head of a municipal levelThis is held every 5 years (Sometimes 4 years)Related to ordinary citizens and their concerns...

Legislative Branch Review 2026-01-04

Legislative Branch Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A person from a legislator’s district.
  2. One of the senators in Massachusetts.
  3. In an impeachment trial, the Senate acts as the ______________.
  4. There are two people from each state in this house of Congress.
  5. In the process for a Bill becoming law, it is highly likely that the bill will _____________.
  6. They have the majority in the House and the Senate.
  7. In this method of voting, everyone says their vote at one time.
  8. In this method of voting, Representatives names are said one by one.
  9. They have the minority in the House and the Senate.
  10. Warren One of the senators in Massachusetts.
  11. Mike Johnson is the ____________ of the House.
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  1. This is the main power of Congress. (Two words).
  2. This means to talk and talk to force a vote or delay a Bill in the Senate.
  3. The Senate has the special power to _____________ OR _____________ presidential nominations of various offices.
  4. Their job is to break a tie in the Senate.
  5. This is the type of committee a Bill goes to after it has been introduced.
  6. In most cases, a Bill officially becomes law when the __________________ signs it.
  7. Congress works in the U.S. ___________ building.
  8. All bills relating to ___________ must start in the House.
  9. These are the powers of Congress that are not listed in the Constitution.
  10. This word means to "refuse to sign."
  11. Since Congress has the expressed power to declare war, it is implied that they can set up a _____________.
  12. This is another term for a house of Congress
  13. Congress can override a presidential veto with a _____________ vote in both houses.
  14. There are 435 people in this part of Congress.
  15. This means to formally accuse an official of wrongdoing.

26 Clues: This word means to "refuse to sign."One of the senators in Massachusetts.A person from a legislator’s district.Their job is to break a tie in the Senate.This is another term for a house of CongressWarren One of the senators in Massachusetts.There are 435 people in this part of Congress.Mike Johnson is the ____________ of the House....

Unit 5- Revolutions Vocabulary Crossword 2024-05-24

Unit 5- Revolutions Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. New belief system which didn’t deny the existence of God, but rather, believed that God had created everything on Earth and then left it alone
  2. Philosophy and way of government based on abolishing classes and private property
  3. First women’s rights convention
  4. Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Female Citizen
  5. Enlightenment philosophy that focused on the basic rights of every individual
  6. Enlightenment feminist; leader in women’s suffrage, Seneca Falls Convention
  7. Leader of the Haitian revolution following the capture of Toussaint L’Ouverture
  8. Seized power in the October Revolution; communist party in the Soviet Union
  9. Proposed a laissez-faire economics
  10. First modern nationalist movement in Asia
  11. Enlightenment philosophy that focused on the relationship between government and its citizens
  12. Group of people who explored and wrote about social, political, and economical theories
  13. War between Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire
  14. Founder of utopian socialism
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  1. Vindication of the Rights of Woman
  2. Haitian general and prominent leader during the Haitian Revolution
  3. Movement for the rights of women equal to rights of man
  4. French philosopher appreciated for civil rights and constitutional monarchy
  5. French emperor and military commander; reverted reforms
  6. Believed that a population had a general will and the sovereign power had an obligation to follow that will
  7. Revolutionary socialist; wrote the Communist Manifesto
  8. Philosophy based on collective ownership of businesses; government ownership and regulation
  9. Military and political leader; helped many Latin American colonies gain independence
  10. Leviathan
  11. Enlightenment philosopher; argued for natural rights of life, liberty, and property, inspired the Declaration of Independence

25 Clues: LeviathanFounder of utopian socialismFirst women’s rights conventionVindication of the Rights of WomanProposed a laissez-faire economicsFirst modern nationalist movement in AsiaWar between Russian Empire and the Ottoman EmpireDeclaration of the Rights of Woman and Female CitizenRevolutionary socialist; wrote the Communist Manifesto...

Legislative Branch 2021-04-02

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
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  1. Governor rejects a Bill
  2. most of work done in the General Assembly
  3. how state receives money from its citizens
  4. tax taken out from money earned from jobs
  5. tax on insurance companies
  6. tax on customer purchases of items in retail stores
  7. flat tax on corporations
  8. the "death tax"
  9. Must be 21 or older to run for this office
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  1. Special Purpose Committee
  2. taxes on land and homes
  3. when members from both houses meet in a committee
  4. Must be 21 or older to run for this office
  5. Permanent Committee
  6. Assembly Lawmaking body of Georgia
  7. when members of both chambers come together to compromise on a different version of bill
  8. to make laws
  9. taxes on gas, alcohol, tobacco
  10. law that is introduced into the General Assembly to be worked on

19 Clues: to make lawsthe "death tax"Permanent Committeetaxes on land and homesGovernor rejects a Billflat tax on corporationsSpecial Purpose Committeetax on insurance companiestaxes on gas, alcohol, tobaccoAssembly Lawmaking body of Georgiamost of work done in the General Assemblytax taken out from money earned from jobs...

government Units 1-3 2024-08-28

government Units 1-3 crossword puzzle
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  1. 36th president
  2. formal approval in a constitution
  3. the belief the government has the right to make public policy
  4. a change to the constitution
  5. groups joined for a common purpose
  6. loosely organized system
  7. those who opposed the ratification of constitution
  8. people that can represent
  9. self appointed elites power to rule
  10. one person holds unlimited power
  11. great charter forced by king John
  12. first permanent english settlement
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  1. when a state has absolute power
  2. rich upper class of roman empire
  3. father of our country
  4. process, government must act fair
  5. father of constitution
  6. an advisory body to the President
  7. tax on imports
  8. member of a state or nation full civil rights
  9. an adjective that describes two bodies
  10. group of delegates who drafted constitution
  11. formal agreement between more than one
  12. who enforces public policies
  13. written by a king city law
  14. made up of a Prime Minister
  15. to reject a bill
  16. common folk of roman empire
  17. least amount of members to be present to do business
  18. a body of people living in a defined territory

30 Clues: 36th presidenttax on importsto reject a billfather of our countryfather of constitutionloosely organized systempeople that can representwritten by a king city lawmade up of a Prime Ministercommon folk of roman empirewho enforces public policiesa change to the constitutionwhen a state has absolute powerrich upper class of roman empire...

How to Rule the World crossword 2023-06-20

How to Rule the World crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A political belief or ...
  2. Often seen in Hawaii
  3. A peninsula that sits in the Black Sea, formerly occupied by Ukraine
  4. An ideolody formerly adopted by a country in this crossword
  5. A country located in South America, formerly considered as socialist
  6. Government influenced and controlled information to the public
  7. Ideology derived from Marxism
  8. A formal opinion on a decision
  9. A name, or a statement, or a nose of a bird
  10. Last name of the current president of Ukraine
  11. The policy that Catherine the Great enforced on Ukranians
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  1. Sounds like constipation and is often full of 💩
  2. A form of freedom
  3. A political system that advocates for a centralised power
  4. ... d'état
  5. Mode or system of rule or management
  6. Last name of the current president of Russia
  7. Another word for gathering, originated from a European country.
  8. A set of idea or plans proposed by an individual or organisation
  9. A political system that advocates for equal voting rights, also we dabted this topic in class
  10. A union of countries that has disbanded

21 Clues: ... d'étatA form of freedomOften seen in HawaiiA political belief or ...Ideology derived from MarxismA formal opinion on a decisionMode or system of rule or managementA union of countries that has disbandedA name, or a statement, or a nose of a birdLast name of the current president of RussiaLast name of the current president of Ukraine...

APUSH crossword puzzle 2023-05-15

APUSH crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. deal, programs developed to help the economy recover during the great depression
  2. of rights, document that consists of the first 10 amendments
  3. amendment, gave black men the right to vote
  4. era after the civil war
  5. removal act, passed by andrew jackson for the removal of american indians and forced then to move out west
  6. drafted after the Articles of Confederation failed
  7. stormed the shores of france during WW2
  8. revolution, war for colonist to gain freedom from British Rule
  9. president during the great depression and some of WW2 and created the new deal
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  1. harbor, reason why the US joined WW2
  2. president during the civil war
  3. first president of the US
  4. name of the period when alcohol was not sold produced or manufactured
  5. v madison, established judicial review
  6. was shot during his presidency during the 1960s
  7. amendment, abolished slavery under the constitution
  8. war, war between the confederacy and union
  9. tea party, 92,000 pounds of tea were dumped due to the taxation of tea
  10. amendment, women gained the right to vote
  11. years war, another name for the french and indian war

20 Clues: era after the civil warfirst president of the USpresident during the civil warharbor, reason why the US joined WW2v madison, established judicial reviewstormed the shores of france during WW2amendment, women gained the right to votewar, war between the confederacy and unionamendment, gave black men the right to vote...

Constitution 2022-06-02

Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Years in a representative's term
  2. people have the ____ to a speedy trial
  3. Right to _____ protected by the 15th Amendment
  4. Department headed by the president
  5. includes the Senate and House of Representatives
  6. taken by government officials (Article VI)
  7. high crime described in Article III
  8. Constitution replaced Articles of _____
  9. Congress has the power to do this
  10. an "arm," as in the Second Amendment
  11. 13th amendment forbid owning one
  12. years in a senator's term
  13. number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
  14. addition or change in the Constitution
  15. people can ____ peacefully (Amendment 1)
  16. ____ of representatives
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  1. A written plan of government
  2. introduction to the Constitution
  3. First Amendment freedom
  4. Bill of ______
  5. "We the ____ of the United States..."
  6. Legislative or "_____" branch
  7. Most powerful court in judicial Dept.
  8. must be 30 and 9 years a citizen
  9. population determines the number of representatives from each ___________
  10. citizen soldiers
  11. ____ of Religion
  12. Each year the president delivers a state of the ___ message
  13. Has 100 members, two per state
  14. first Amendment freedom

30 Clues: Bill of ______citizen soldiers____ of ReligionFirst Amendment freedomfirst Amendment freedom____ of representativesyears in a senator's termA written plan of governmentLegislative or "_____" branchHas 100 members, two per stateYears in a representative's termintroduction to the Constitutionmust be 30 and 9 years a citizen...

Harry Potter characters 2020-04-26

Harry Potter characters crossword puzzle
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  1. 4th year DADA teacher
  2. the father of delphini
  3. godfather to Harry
  4. son of Ron and Hermione
  5. 5th year DADA teacher
  6. werewolf and a father and husband
  7. daughter of George and Angelina
  8. husband to Lily and father of harry
  9. daughter of Ron and Hermione
  10. mother of 7
  11. father of 3 kids and a godfather
  12. the only daughter of Harry and Ginny
  13. son of remus and Tonks
  14. father of 7
  15. Mother of 3 and a sister to 6 brothers
  16. husband to Hermione and father of 2
  17. middle child of Harry and Ginny
  18. only son of Bill and Fleur
  19. son of draco and Astoria
  20. daughter of Percy and Audrey
  21. 6th year DADA teacher
  22. lost his twin
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  1. dragon handler
  2. husband of bellatrix
  3. middle child of Bill and Fleur
  4. mother of harry and wife to James
  5. wife to Ron and mother of 2
  6. oldest son of Molly and Arthur
  7. son of George and Angelina
  8. oldest son of Harry and Ginny
  9. wife to Remus and mother of teddy
  10. died in the war
  11. the mother of delphini
  12. 3rd child of Molly and Arthur
  13. daughter of Percy and Audrey
  14. wife to Lucius
  15. brother of rodolphus
  16. son to lucius and Narcissa
  17. friends with Fred and george
  18. husband to Narcissa
  19. oldest daughter of Bill and Fleur
  20. married a half wolf
  21. wife to Percy and mother of 2 kids

43 Clues: mother of 7father of 7lost his twindragon handlerwife to Luciusdied in the wargodfather to Harryhusband to Narcissamarried a half wolfhusband of bellatrixbrother of rodolphus4th year DADA teacher5th year DADA teacher6th year DADA teacherthe father of delphinithe mother of delphinison of remus and Tonksson of Ron and Hermioneson of draco and Astoria...