bill of rights Crossword Puzzles

chapter 13 2019-12-16

chapter 13 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. powers that are given to congress on the last paragraph of Article 1, section 8 of the U.S. constitution
  2. the authority to determine the constitutionality of laws padded by the congress and state legislatures, and any actions taken by the executive branch
  3. a joint committee made up of both houses of the legislature, whose purpose is to work out differences between different versions of a bill
  4. having two houses (like a legislature)
  5. the body of presidential electors that has the power to choose the president
  6. the authority to review a case that has already been tried and decided in a lower court
  7. postponement of a sentence
  8. to approve
  9. a small group of representatives or senators who study bills on a particular subject and make recommendations to the full membership of each house
  10. the authority that the government has to take private property from citizens for public use
Down
  1. those powers given specifically given to congress in the constitution
  2. a tax where, the more a person earns, the larger percentage of that income a person pays on taxes
  3. a legal issue involving a personal or an organization's inability to pay its debts
  4. a clause in Article 1,section 8 of the U.S. constitution that gives the authority to make all laws "necessary and proper" for carrying out the expressed powers granted in the Constitution
  5. the decision of a jury
  6. a way for citizens to submit constitutional amendments to the ms legislature
  7. the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution,adopted in 1791, which enumerate the rights of American citizenship
  8. legal forgiveness of a crime
  9. possessing supreme powers
  10. the authority to hear a case for the first time
  11. to reject or refuse to sign (a bill)
  12. a group of citizens chosen from a list of registered voters to hear evidence in a trial and to determine the guilt or innocence of the person on trial

22 Clues: to approve • the decision of a jury • possessing supreme powers • postponement of a sentence • legal forgiveness of a crime • to reject or refuse to sign (a bill) • having two houses (like a legislature) • the authority to hear a case for the first time • those powers given specifically given to congress in the constitution • ...

atm 2018-06-06

atm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sara
  2. matt
  3. andy
  4. ellen
  5. larry
  6. deanna
  7. chris
  8. beth
  9. denis
  10. gabrielle
  11. will
  12. kristin
Down
  1. jim
  2. shane
  3. amy
  4. bill
  5. terry
  6. carissa
  7. ben
  8. david
  9. andrew
  10. melissa
  11. ry

23 Clues: ry • jim • amy • ben • sara • bill • matt • andy • beth • will • shane • terry • ellen • larry • david • chris • denis • deanna • andrew • carissa • melissa • kristin • gabrielle

atm 2018-06-06

atm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bill
  2. ry
  3. jim
  4. carissa
  5. terry
  6. melissa
  7. will
  8. shane
  9. andrew
  10. ben
  11. amy
  12. david
Down
  1. chris
  2. larry
  3. matt
  4. gabrielle
  5. kristin
  6. ellen
  7. beth
  8. deanna
  9. sara
  10. andy
  11. denis

23 Clues: ry • jim • ben • amy • bill • matt • beth • will • sara • andy • chris • larry • terry • ellen • shane • denis • david • deanna • andrew • carissa • kristin • melissa • gabrielle

Government 2023-12-12

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. impeach
  2. democracy
  3. branch legislative branch
  4. law
  5. tyranny
  6. bill
  7. election
  8. senate
  9. branch judicial branch
Down
  1. anarchy
  2. federalism
  3. committee
  4. dictatorship
  5. congress
  6. branch executive branch
  7. amendment
  8. president
  9. ratify
  10. constitution
  11. veto

20 Clues: law • bill • veto • ratify • senate • anarchy • impeach • tyranny • congress • election • committee • democracy • amendment • president • federalism • dictatorship • constitution • branch judicial branch • branch executive branch • branch legislative branch

Amendments to the Constitution 2020-12-03

Amendments to the Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. congress can levy an income tax
  2. reserved rights to the states
  3. allows DC to vote in Presidential elections
  4. women's sufferage
  5. revises the procedures for electing the President and VP
  6. not all rights are listed in the COnstitution
  7. succession to the president
  8. rights of the accused: no double jeopardy, due process
  9. 18 years old can vote
  10. congressional pay raises
  11. no quartering of troops
  12. no illegal searches and seizures
  13. abolishes slavery
  14. lame duck, changes the inauguration dates
  15. limits the president to 2 terms of office
Down
  1. right to vote regardless of color or race
  2. right to bear arms
  3. prohibition
  4. rights in civil cases: lawsuits
  5. limits suits against states
  6. abolishes poll taxes
  7. ends prohibition
  8. freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition & religion
  9. more rights of the accused: trial by jury & attorney
  10. no cruel and unusual punishment or excessive bail
  11. people elect the senators directly
  12. equal protection under the laws

27 Clues: prohibition • ends prohibition • women's sufferage • abolishes slavery • right to bear arms • abolishes poll taxes • 18 years old can vote • no quartering of troops • congressional pay raises • limits suits against states • succession to the president • reserved rights to the states • rights in civil cases: lawsuits • congress can levy an income tax • equal protection under the laws • ...

The Early Women’s Rights Movement 2024-03-06

The Early Women’s Rights Movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. City in Massachusetts where the 1850 National Women’s Rights Convention was held
  2. Location of the World Antislavery Convention
  3. The National Women’s Rights Convention was attended by those who supported not only women’s rights but also the _____ movement & the abolition of slavery
  4. Women's rights leader who was known for her strength as a speaker and writer
  5. Women's rights leader who often worked to promote women’s rights by organizing others in support of their cause
  6. Gathering in 1840 of both men & women to hear speeches about the institution of slavery & arguments for abolishing it
Down
  1. Proclaimed the equality of men and women
  2. The Lynn strikers, including many women, called for _____ for factory workers
  3. More than _____ attended the National Women’s Rights Convention
  4. Women played a large role in the 1860 strike of these workers
  5. The Seneca Falls Convention outlined the ways in which American society had kept women from enjoying the same _____ as men
  6. Massachusetts' city where an 1860 shoemakers' strike took place
  7. The event that marked the start of the women’s rights movement in the United States
  8. Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony both spoke frequently about this along with women's rights & temperance
  9. In the 1850s, better technology in New England’s shoe factories led to an increase of supply relative to _____

15 Clues: Proclaimed the equality of men and women • Location of the World Antislavery Convention • Women played a large role in the 1860 strike of these workers • More than _____ attended the National Women’s Rights Convention • Massachusetts' city where an 1860 shoemakers' strike took place • Women's rights leader who was known for her strength as a speaker and writer • ...

crossword 2022-02-09

crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. racial equality and workers' rights.
  2. as a Freedom Rider, as a founding member
  3. the most important black protest leader in the United States
  4. the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
  5. the mother of the civil rights movement
  6. noted civil rights pioneer, social worker and statesman
  7. dedicated his life to fighting for equality
  8. leader of Black nationalism in the United States
Down
  1. Organized the nation's first civil rights sit-in in Chicago.
  2. her purpose in life to help abolish slavery.
  3. protests against segregation
  4. brought the gospel of trade unionism to millions of African American households.
  5. gave people a sense of their own power.
  6. equality and workers' rights.

14 Clues: protests against segregation • equality and workers' rights. • racial equality and workers' rights. • gave people a sense of their own power. • the mother of the civil rights movement • as a Freedom Rider, as a founding member • dedicated his life to fighting for equality • her purpose in life to help abolish slavery. • leader of Black nationalism in the United States • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of days in February
  2. Name of Historical Black Colleges
  3. He was called "The Greatest"
  4. Reknowned Poet and Civil Rights Activist
  5. Leader of the Civil Rights Movement
  6. Scored 81 Points in One Game
  7. The Goat of Basketball
  8. Has won 23 Grand Slams
  9. Known for her kindness and famous talk show
  10. 1st Black Major League Baseball Player
Down
  1. Number of HBCUs in existence
  2. Leader of the Underground Railroad
  3. Black History Month
  4. Human Rights Activist
  5. World Record Breaking Track Star
  6. 1st Black President of the United States
  7. Her unwillingness to move ignited the Civil Rights Movement
  8. First Black Millionaire in the Hair Care Industry

18 Clues: Black History Month • Human Rights Activist • The Goat of Basketball • Has won 23 Grand Slams • Number of days in February • Number of HBCUs in existence • He was called "The Greatest" • Scored 81 Points in One Game • World Record Breaking Track Star • Name of Historical Black Colleges • Leader of the Underground Railroad • Leader of the Civil Rights Movement • ...

Tatum Gee HW 2016-09-15

Tatum Gee HW crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A steep cliff or bank
  2. The ability to not be affected by or be able to resist a certain disease
  3. Being banished from one’s native country
  4. a small group within a larger one, normally found in politics.
  5. Legislation consisting of two bodies
  6. The owner or holder of a business or property
  7. Different; with variety
  8. To steal goods from a place or person, usually during a time of war.
  9. a monetary gift or reward, typically given by a government
Down
  1. A tax on leased land charged by an owner
  2. The economic belief that colonies exist to benefit a mother country
  3. Someone that undertakes the law responsibilities of their community without legal authority, typically because of the believed lack of law enforcement.
  4. A legal grant of land to settlers
  5. a written grant by a country's government where a company, college, or city is created with rights and privileges.
  6. A draft of a proposed law
  7. country The relationship of a country with its established colonies

16 Clues: A steep cliff or bank • Different; with variety • A draft of a proposed law • A legal grant of land to settlers • Legislation consisting of two bodies • A tax on leased land charged by an owner • Being banished from one’s native country • The owner or holder of a business or property • a monetary gift or reward, typically given by a government • ...

9.30 Government 2025-09-25

9.30 Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. review power of the judicial branch to check the power of the legislative and executive branches by declaring their acts unconstitutional
  2. the form of political organization in which power is divided among a central government and territorial subdivisions; in the United States, among the national state, and local governments
  3. Papers collection of essays on the principles of government written in defense of the Constitution in 1787 and 1788
  4. government principle that the powers and functions of government are restricted by the U.S. Constitution and other laws
Down
  1. sovereignty the idea that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
  2. and Balances are a system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches.
  3. of Powers is a division of government powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
  4. Clause part of the U.S. Constitution that declares the Constitution "the supreme law of the land"
  5. of Rights is the 1st ten amendments to the US Constitution concerning basic individual liberties.
  6. is a refusal by the president or a governor to sign a bill.

10 Clues: is a refusal by the president or a governor to sign a bill. • sovereignty the idea that government is created by and subject to the will of the people • Clause part of the U.S. Constitution that declares the Constitution "the supreme law of the land" • of Rights is the 1st ten amendments to the US Constitution concerning basic individual liberties. • ...

Legislative Branch 2022-09-23

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
  2. someone who is employed to persuade how legislators vote
  3. a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.
  4. 435 Members, based on population of the state, elected every 2 years.
  5. an assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature
  6. An officeholder who is seeking reelection.
  7. Branch the branch of government that makes the laws
Down
  1. bill a proposed law to authorize spending money
  2. Established the direct election of senators (instead of being chosen by state legislatures)
  3. a lawmaking body made up of 2 chambers or parts
  4. Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress the power to tax income.
  5. the legislature of the United States government - both the House of Representatives and the Senate
  6. Legislative Process How a bill become a law
  7. a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
  8. president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
  9. a proposed law

16 Clues: a proposed law • An officeholder who is seeking reelection. • Legislative Process How a bill become a law • a lawmaking body made up of 2 chambers or parts • bill a proposed law to authorize spending money • Branch the branch of government that makes the laws • someone who is employed to persuade how legislators vote • ...

atm 2018-06-06

atm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. carissa
  2. beth
  3. ry
  4. denis
  5. amy
  6. kristin
  7. matt
  8. david
  9. gabrielle
  10. ben
  11. ellen
  12. will
  13. larry
Down
  1. chris
  2. melissa
  3. jim
  4. andrew
  5. sara
  6. andy
  7. deanna
  8. shane
  9. bill
  10. terry

23 Clues: ry • jim • amy • ben • beth • sara • matt • andy • bill • will • chris • denis • david • shane • terry • ellen • larry • andrew • deanna • carissa • melissa • kristin • gabrielle

atm 2018-06-06

atm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. jim
  2. andy
  3. gabrielle
  4. larry
  5. kristin
  6. ellen
  7. amy
  8. sara
  9. carissa
  10. denis
  11. beth
Down
  1. ben
  2. will
  3. deanna
  4. melissa
  5. ry
  6. bill
  7. andrew
  8. terry
  9. matt
  10. david
  11. chris
  12. shane

23 Clues: ry • ben • jim • amy • will • andy • bill • matt • sara • beth • larry • terry • ellen • david • chris • shane • denis • deanna • andrew • melissa • kristin • carissa • gabrielle

Unit2. vocab 2023-02-09

Unit2. vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. election at which voters make a final selection of
  2. years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President.
  3. Various tactics (usually long speeches) aimed at defeating a bill in a legislative body
  4. candidates
  5. two houses
  6. Permanent committee in a legislative body to which bills in a specified
  7. Chief executive’s power to reject a bill passed by a legislature.
  8. Temporary joint committee created to reconcile differences between
Down
  1. Group of persons chosen in each state and the District of Columbia every
  2. executive may use after a legislature has adjourned; when
  3. meeting which a party’s delegates vote to pick their presidential and
  4. preventing a final vote; associated with the U.S. Senate.
  5. chief executive does not sign or reject a bill
  6. law presented to a legislative body for consideration.
  7. Procedure that may be used to limit or end floor debate in a legislative body.
  8. matter area is referred.

16 Clues: candidates • two houses • matter area is referred. • chief executive does not sign or reject a bill • election at which voters make a final selection of • law presented to a legislative body for consideration. • executive may use after a legislature has adjourned; when • preventing a final vote; associated with the U.S. Senate. • ...

Federalist Era 2022-01-12

Federalist Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 2nd president of the United States and the first VP of the US
  2. writer of the Federalists papers
  3. a treaty between the US and Britain to prevent war
  4. a rebellion from U.S. farmers on whiskey tax
  5. opposed Alexander Hamilton in almost all matters, later became the third president of the United States of America
  6. 1st chief of justice in the U.S.
  7. wrote the bill of rights
  8. a treaty between the Spanish and America that founded said America could use the Mississippi for trade.
Down
  1. The US attacked Native Americans for land. This land helped the U.S. grow into the West.
  2. Charles De Talleyrand wanted money for the French to stop attacking U.S. ships
  3. first president of the United States
  4. stopped the fight between U.S. and Indian Confederation by Miami
  5. the ten amendments to the constitution
  6. went to America to get them to attack the British and Spanish, who the French were currently fighting.

14 Clues: wrote the bill of rights • writer of the Federalists papers • 1st chief of justice in the U.S. • first president of the United States • the ten amendments to the constitution • a rebellion from U.S. farmers on whiskey tax • a treaty between the US and Britain to prevent war • stopped the fight between U.S. and Indian Confederation by Miami • ...

chapter 13 2019-12-16

chapter 13 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. powers that are given to congress on the last paragraph of Article 1, section 8 of the U.S. constitution
  2. the authority to determine the constitutionality of laws padded by the congress and state legislatures, and any actions taken by the executive branch
  3. a joint committee made up of both houses of the legislature, whose purpose is to work out differences between different versions of a bill
  4. having two houses (like a legislature)
  5. the body of presidential electors that has the power to choose the president
  6. the authority to review a case that has already been tried and decided in a lower court
  7. postponement of a sentence
  8. to approve
  9. a small group of representatives or senators who study bills on a particular subject and make recommendations to the full membership of each house
  10. the authority that the government has to take private property from citizens for public use
Down
  1. those powers given specifically given to congress in the constitution
  2. a tax where, the more a person earns, the larger percentage of that income a person pays on taxes
  3. a legal issue involving a personal or an organization's inability to pay its debts
  4. a clause in Article 1,section 8 of the U.S. constitution that gives the authority to make all laws "necessary and proper" for carrying out the expressed powers granted in the Constitution
  5. the decision of a jury
  6. a way for citizens to submit constitutional amendments to the ms legislature
  7. the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution,adopted in 1791, which enumerate the rights of American citizenship
  8. legal forgiveness of a crime
  9. possessing supreme powers
  10. the authority to hear a case for the first time
  11. to reject or refuse to sign (a bill)
  12. a group of citizens chosen from a list of registered voters to hear evidence in a trial and to determine the guilt or innocence of the person on trial

22 Clues: to approve • the decision of a jury • possessing supreme powers • postponement of a sentence • legal forgiveness of a crime • to reject or refuse to sign (a bill) • having two houses (like a legislature) • the authority to hear a case for the first time • those powers given specifically given to congress in the constitution • ...

Ivy Perry - Government Crossword 2025-04-16

Ivy Perry - Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rejecting a law
  2. Federal, National, and local are all...
  3. A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office
  4. The position/status of being a citizen in a particular country
  5. Legislative, executive, and judicial are all...
  6. The level of the government that is responsible for the TSA
  7. The year the Constitution was written (ex. nineteen-ninety-nine, not 1999)
  8. The 1st 10 amendments to the US Constitution
  9. A formal change to a law
Down
  1. The branch of the government that makes laws
  2. A system that prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful
  3. Amount of justices on the Supreme Court (ex. one, not 1)
  4. US government
  5. The branch of the government that enforces laws
  6. The branch of the government that interprets that laws
  7. A document describing how the e government is run
  8. The governing body of a nation, state of community
  9. The level of the government that is responsible for electoral colleges
  10. The level of the government that is responsible for fixing roads
  11. A national legislative body, especially that of the US

20 Clues: US government • Rejecting a law • A formal change to a law • Federal, National, and local are all... • The branch of the government that makes laws • The 1st 10 amendments to the US Constitution • The branch of the government that enforces laws • Legislative, executive, and judicial are all... • A document describing how the e government is run • ...

1st G.P. Review Crossword 2023-10-13

1st G.P. Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Term used to describe the growth of cities
  2. ________________ Sovereignty: “The Will of the People” shall determine leaders and laws
  3. Living in the city
  4. Time period when new ideas challenged the beliefs of the Dark Ages
  5. Separation of _______________: Branches of Gov’t have distinct powers; Checks & Balances on each other
  6. _______________ Rights: Life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness; promoted by the Enlightenment
  7. Industry and the market need each other
  8. The Greater ___________: Gov’t serves the People
  9. Founders who favored a powerful federal government backed by a Constitution
  10. Shows favoritism for one group or idea over others
  11. __________________ Bargaining: Workers speaking/acting as a united group
  12. Where goods are bought and sold
  13. ______________ Source: A source that comments on an original event
  14. A reliable, believable source, statement or person
  15. Transcontinental _________________: Connected the east and west coasts by train for the first time
  16. __________ Drive: Cattle march north from Texas to cow towns in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
  17. ________________ Farming: New Farm machines => better farming => healthier/larger population of workers
  18. U.S. ______________________: U.S. founding document, which strengthened the structure to the Federal Government by separating the government into three different branches.
  19. Cloth and clothing
  20. Anti-_________________: Founders who opposed a strong federal government and favored independent states
  21. ______________ Line: Organized production of many goods at once in a factory
  22. Articles of _______________________: Wartime government during the American Revolution; Had many weaknesses/problems
  23. Type of government ruled by a king or queen
Down
  1. Business leader
  2. Written set of rules for government
  3. Declaration of __________________: Document that challenged the authority of the King of England
  4. _____________ Industry: Goods made by hand, at home
  5. Americans who settled in the American West
  6. Additions, edits and upgrades to the US Constitution
  7. Created (and patented) new machines to increase efficiency at work
  8. ________________ Age: Era in the 19th century when the American economy transitioned from agriculture to manufacturing
  9. _______________ Worker: Factory worker with little training
  10. Citizens rising up against unjust rulers
  11. Northwest ____________________: Organized the Northwest Territory (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin); spelled out the 3 Stages to Statehood; outlawed slavery in new territories
  12. __________ Rush: Discovery of gold in CA, AL, ND and SD led to waves of pioneers seeking easy riches
  13. ________________ Wire: Used to “fence in” farmlands on the Great Plains; hated by cattle ranchers
  14. African American pioneers who settled in the American West
  15. Goods and merchandise coming into a country
  16. __________________ Act: Government policy that gave away free land to pioneers
  17. Type of government in which citizens elect their leaders
  18. Robber _____________: Term used to describe a wealthy industrialist or factory owner
  19. ________ Materials: Natural resources used in factories to make goods (lumber, oil, iron, etc.)
  20. _____________ Worker: Trades worker trained to do a specific job
  21. Founding ___________: Equality, Rights, Liberty, Opportunity, Democracy
  22. ________________ Source: an original source of information; an example would be a diary entry
  23. Living in the country
  24. Bill of ______________: U.S. founding Document that stated (or affirmed) many natural rights guaranteed for citizens
  25. Goods and merchandise going out of a country
  26. _________________ or Bison: Animal that was sacred and important to Native Americans of the Great Plains; nearly wiped out by the US gov’t and railroad companies
  27. Labor ______________: Employee organizations set up to pressure bosses into giving workers certain rights

50 Clues: Business leader • Living in the city • Cloth and clothing • Living in the country • Where goods are bought and sold • Written set of rules for government • Industry and the market need each other • Citizens rising up against unjust rulers • Term used to describe the growth of cities • Americans who settled in the American West • Goods and merchandise coming into a country • ...

1st G.P. Review Crossword 2024-10-04

1st G.P. Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Term used to describe the growth of cities
  2. ________________ Sovereignty: “The Will of the People” shall determine leaders and laws
  3. Living in the city
  4. Time period when new ideas challenged the beliefs of the Dark Ages
  5. Separation of _______________: Branches of Gov’t have distinct powers; Checks & Balances on each other
  6. _______________ Rights: Life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness; promoted by the Enlightenment
  7. Industry and the market need each other
  8. The Greater ___________: Gov’t serves the People
  9. Founders who favored a powerful federal government backed by a Constitution
  10. Shows favoritism for one group or idea over others
  11. __________________ Bargaining: Workers speaking/acting as a united group
  12. Where goods are bought and sold
  13. ______________ Source: A source that comments on an original event
  14. A reliable, believable source, statement or person
  15. Transcontinental _________________: Connected the east and west coasts by train for the first time
  16. __________ Drive: Cattle march north from Texas to cow towns in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
  17. ________________ Farming: New Farm machines => better farming => healthier/larger population of workers
  18. U.S. ______________________: U.S. founding document, which strengthened the structure to the Federal Government by separating the government into three different branches.
  19. Cloth and clothing
  20. Anti-_________________: Founders who opposed a strong federal government and favored independent states
  21. ______________ Line: Organized production of many goods at once in a factory
  22. Articles of _______________________: Wartime government during the American Revolution; Had many weaknesses/problems
  23. Type of government ruled by a king or queen
Down
  1. Business leader
  2. Written set of rules for government
  3. Declaration of __________________: Document that challenged the authority of the King of England
  4. _____________ Industry: Goods made by hand, at home
  5. Americans who settled in the American West
  6. Additions, edits and upgrades to the US Constitution
  7. Created (and patented) new machines to increase efficiency at work
  8. ________________ Age: Era in the 19th century when the American economy transitioned from agriculture to manufacturing
  9. _______________ Worker: Factory worker with little training
  10. Citizens rising up against unjust rulers
  11. Northwest ____________________: Organized the Northwest Territory (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin); spelled out the 3 Stages to Statehood; outlawed slavery in new territories
  12. __________ Rush: Discovery of gold in CA, AL, ND and SD led to waves of pioneers seeking easy riches
  13. ________________ Wire: Used to “fence in” farmlands on the Great Plains; hated by cattle ranchers
  14. African American pioneers who settled in the American West
  15. Goods and merchandise coming into a country
  16. __________________ Act: Government policy that gave away free land to pioneers
  17. Type of government in which citizens elect their leaders
  18. Robber _____________: Term used to describe a wealthy industrialist or factory owner
  19. ________ Materials: Natural resources used in factories to make goods (lumber, oil, iron, etc.)
  20. _____________ Worker: Trades worker trained to do a specific job
  21. Founding ___________: Equality, Rights, Liberty, Opportunity, Democracy
  22. ________________ Source: an original source of information; an example would be a diary entry
  23. Living in the country
  24. Bill of ______________: U.S. founding Document that stated (or affirmed) many natural rights guaranteed for citizens
  25. Goods and merchandise going out of a country
  26. _________________ or Bison: Animal that was sacred and important to Native Americans of the Great Plains; nearly wiped out by the US gov’t and railroad companies
  27. Labor ______________: Employee organizations set up to pressure bosses into giving workers certain rights

50 Clues: Business leader • Living in the city • Cloth and clothing • Living in the country • Where goods are bought and sold • Written set of rules for government • Industry and the market need each other • Citizens rising up against unjust rulers • Term used to describe the growth of cities • Americans who settled in the American West • Goods and merchandise coming into a country • ...

Freedom Week Crossword 2023-05-16

Freedom Week Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Government with a limited amount of power
  2. Government that carries out laws
  3. The process that the government would use to sort and make the 3 Branches of the Government equal in power
  4. The powers of the branches are divided, so no branch of government can become too powerful
Down
  1. The document that states the first 10 amendments of the Constitution
  2. The name of the laws found in the Bill of Rights and Constitution
  3. Government that makes the laws
  4. Government that evaluates the laws
  5. Wrote the first 12 amendments, presented them to the First Congress in 1789, and wrote the Virginia Plan
  6. A form of government that is elected by the people
  7. A form of government that shares power between states and the national government
  8. The beginning of the Declaration of Independence

12 Clues: Government that makes the laws • Government that carries out laws • Government that evaluates the laws • Government with a limited amount of power • The beginning of the Declaration of Independence • A form of government that is elected by the people • The name of the laws found in the Bill of Rights and Constitution • ...

civics 2017-12-09

civics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. policy is the governments plan for interacting with other countries of the world
  2. postpones the carrying out of a person's sentence
  3. of rights first ten 10 amendments to the u.s constitution
  4. law is the group of laws that refer to disputes between people
  5. are formal documents that allow u.s. citizens to travel abroad
  6. jurisdiction is the authority of a court to hear and decide a case for the first time
  7. u.s. written agreements
  8. a policy requiring men to serve in the military
  9. is an act that betrays or endangers one's country
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  1. law is a type of law that comes from judges decisions cases
  2. to accuse an office holder of misconduct
  3. law refers to the group of laws that define what acts are crimes
  4. allow foreigners to come to the United States
  5. duty citizens must report to serve as members of a jury
  6. the title of most cabinet members
  7. forgives a person for his or her crime and eliminates punishments
  8. is any behavior that is illegal because society
  9. also known as a law

18 Clues: also known as a law • u.s. written agreements • the title of most cabinet members • to accuse an office holder of misconduct • allow foreigners to come to the United States • is any behavior that is illegal because society • a policy requiring men to serve in the military • postpones the carrying out of a person's sentence • ...

Texas history 2022-04-20

Texas history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Event that spewed thousands of barrels of oil into the air.
  2. originally a mission named San Antonio de Valero
  3. Building made to protect missions
  4. Group in the legislative branch in charge of making laws
  5. Period between occurred during the 1930’s that suffered from a huge economic bust
  6. Started the Montgomery boycott by refusing to give up seat on a segregated bus
  7. Term used for a country becoming part of another
  8. Machines that used the wind in order to gather groundwater
  9. Bill that shows the rights of the people within a country.
  10. the lone star state
Down
  1. The first great war, which included the Central Powers and the Allied powers
  2. City is named after the father of Texas, Stephen. F. Austin
  3. City where the battle of the Alamo happened
  4. A long period of economic suffering
  5. Region closest to the Gulf of Mexico
  6. A day in June that celebrates the freedom and abolishment of slaves.
  7. A long track that trains can travel on
  8. City that made the famous come and take if flag

18 Clues: the lone star state • Building made to protect missions • A long period of economic suffering • Region closest to the Gulf of Mexico • A long track that trains can travel on • City where the battle of the Alamo happened • City that made the famous come and take if flag • originally a mission named San Antonio de Valero • Term used for a country becoming part of another • ...

Three Branches of Government 2025-11-13

Three Branches of Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How many branches in the U.S. Government
  2. How many senators each state gets
  3. A judge on the Supreme Court is called a _________
  4. The Supreme Court checks to see if ________ are fair.
  5. How many years senators serve for
  6. ___________ makes federal laws
  7. Justices serve for __________
  8. The _________President helps the President
  9. States with more _______ get more Representatives
Down
  1. The President lives in the __________ House
  2. A president can _______ a bill to reject it
  3. Before a law passes, it is called a ______
  4. Branch with courts and judges
  5. A president can _______ a bill to make it a law
  6. The _______________ Court is the U.S.'s highest court
  7. Congress is made of the Senate and the _____ of Representatives
  8. How many justices are in the Supreme Court
  9. The head of the Executive Branch is the _______
  10. The _______ helps the President

19 Clues: Branch with courts and judges • Justices serve for __________ • ___________ makes federal laws • The _______ helps the President • How many senators each state gets • How many years senators serve for • How many branches in the U.S. Government • Before a law passes, it is called a ______ • How many justices are in the Supreme Court • ...

1960s Civil Rights Movement 2023-05-04

1960s Civil Rights Movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The process of ending segregation.
  2. - The process of bringing people of different races or ethnicities together.
  3. - A person who works for political or social change.
  4. - Alabama city where a famous march for voting rights took place.
  5. - Alabama city where protesters faced violent resistance from police.
  6. - One of the main goals of the Civil Rights Movement.
  7. - The process of bringing people of different races or ethnicities together.
  8. - The type of protest advocated by Martin Luther King Jr.
  9. - Civil rights leader who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.
  10. - Nonviolent protests where people occupy a space until their demands are met.
  11. - Landmark Supreme Court case that struck down school segregation.
Down
  1. - Separation of people based on race or ethnicity.
  2. - The right that many African Americans were denied in the South.
  3. Crow - Laws that enforced segregation and discrimination in the South.
  4. - A form of protest where people refuse to use or buy a product or service.
  5. - Civil rights activist who refused to give up her bus seat.
  6. - A form of peaceful protest used during the Civil Rights Movement.
  7. - Alabama city where Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat.
  8. - Unfair treatment of people based on their race or ethnicity.
  9. - Student-led civil rights organization.

20 Clues: - The process of ending segregation. • - Student-led civil rights organization. • - Separation of people based on race or ethnicity. • - A person who works for political or social change. • - One of the main goals of the Civil Rights Movement. • - The type of protest advocated by Martin Luther King Jr. • - Civil rights leader who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech. • ...

Canadian Government 2016-01-17

Canadian Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the person who advises the speaker and the mpps on the rules and procedures of parliament
  2. job is to uphold the rules of parliament and ensure that all business of the chamber is carried out in an orderly manner
  3. a proposed law
  4. a bill that has received royal assent and become law
  5. a sheet of paper that lists the names of all candidates standing for election
  6. all political parties and independent mpps that do not belong to the governing party
  7. a person who is running in an election
  8. a ceremonial staff that is a symbol of the speaker's authority to oversee the legislature
  9. another term for the legislative assembly ontario
  10. an mpp who fulfills the speakers duties when the speaker is unavailable
  11. steps a bill must pass through to become law
  12. this last step of the legislative process makes the bill a law
  13. a way for a person or a group of people to make a decision
Down
  1. a process where citizens vote for a candidate to represent their constituency in the parliament
  2. an organized discussion where participants present different opinions
  3. an mpp that serves as the head of a ministry
  4. a small group of mpps from all political parties meet to discuss bills
  5. the room in the legislative building where mpps meet to debate
  6. the political party with the greatest number of elected members
  7. one of the two law-making houses of canada's federal parliament in ottawa

20 Clues: a proposed law • a person who is running in an election • an mpp that serves as the head of a ministry • steps a bill must pass through to become law • another term for the legislative assembly ontario • a bill that has received royal assent and become law • a way for a person or a group of people to make a decision • ...

Grade 7 Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-29

Grade 7 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A form of government in which the country’s people can participate and vote for how the country is to be run.
  2. Not being dangerous or harmful and not likely to cause loss.
  3. Being protected and made safe from weather, dangerous animals, and other safety concerns.
  4. The breaking of a law, rule agreement, promise, etc.
  5. Also known as Ubuntu; a proper sense of pride and respect.
  6. Freedom of ____________. "Your voice and opinion matters" UHDR/ United Declaration of Human Rights.
  7. Different from each other.
  8. Found in Section 2 of The Constitution.
  9. A fear or dislike of people from other countries.
  10. The status of belonging to a particular nation.
  11. Being fair and right, especially in the way decision are made in applying rules or the law.
  12. Inherent rights that are believed to belong to every person, without discrimination of any kind.
  13. You have the right to a roof over your head.
Down
  1. _________ Rights, special rights found in Section 28 of the Constitution.
  2. An unfair difference in treatment; denying equal rights.
  3. Protection or safety from danger or harm provided by a safe place to be.
  4. A person who has a right to live in a country because he was born there or because he has been accepted with full rights in that country.
  5. The state of being male or female.
  6. Everyone has the right to freedom of ___________, thought, belief and opinion."
  7. Having the same rights, status or opportunities as another or others; being the same before the law.
  8. Treatment that is unkind, cruel, or unfair.
  9. Supreme law of the country.

22 Clues: Different from each other. • Supreme law of the country. • The state of being male or female. • Found in Section 2 of The Constitution. • Treatment that is unkind, cruel, or unfair. • You have the right to a roof over your head. • The status of belonging to a particular nation. • A fear or dislike of people from other countries. • ...

Amendments to the Constitution 2020-12-03

Amendments to the Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. congress can levy an income tax
  2. reserved rights to the states
  3. allows DC to vote in Presidential elections
  4. women's sufferage
  5. revises the procedures for electing the President and VP
  6. not all rights are listed in the COnstitution
  7. succession to the president
  8. rights of the accused: no double jeopardy, due process
  9. 18 years old can vote
  10. congressional pay raises
  11. no quartering of troops
  12. no illegal searches and seizures
  13. abolishes slavery
  14. lame duck, changes the inauguration dates
  15. limits the president to 2 terms of office
Down
  1. right to vote regardless of color or race
  2. right to bear arms
  3. prohibition
  4. rights in civil cases: lawsuits
  5. limits suits against states
  6. abolishes poll taxes
  7. ends prohibition
  8. freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition & religion
  9. more rights of the accused: trial by jury & attorney
  10. no cruel and unusual punishment or excessive bail
  11. people elect the senators directly
  12. equal protection under the laws

27 Clues: prohibition • ends prohibition • women's sufferage • abolishes slavery • right to bear arms • abolishes poll taxes • 18 years old can vote • no quartering of troops • congressional pay raises • limits suits against states • succession to the president • reserved rights to the states • rights in civil cases: lawsuits • congress can levy an income tax • equal protection under the laws • ...

The Age of Reform 2025-04-10

The Age of Reform crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Author who believed in civil disobedience against unfair laws
  2. What women demanded in the Declaration of Sentiments
  3. Writer who encouraged Americans to trust themselves and nature
  4. Major issue abolitionists fought to end
  5. Reformer who improved prisons and mental hospitals
  6. Major theme of both the abolition and women’s rights movements
  7. Movement focused on nature, individualism, and self-reliance
  8. First women’s rights convention held in 1848
Down
  1. Publisher of the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator
  2. Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin that exposed slavery’s cruelty
  3. Dorothea Dix fought to reform this broken system
  4. Leader of public education reform
  5. Religious revival that inspired reform movements
  6. Movement to limit or stop alcohol use
  7. Efforts to change society for the better
  8. Ending slavery in the United States
  9. Area Horace Mann wanted improved for all children
  10. Document demanding equal rights for women
  11. Former enslaved woman who spoke for women’s rights and abolition
  12. Leader of the Underground Railroad helping enslaved people escape

20 Clues: Leader of public education reform • Ending slavery in the United States • Movement to limit or stop alcohol use • Major issue abolitionists fought to end • Efforts to change society for the better • Document demanding equal rights for women • First women’s rights convention held in 1848 • Dorothea Dix fought to reform this broken system • ...

TS Crossword Law - 2024-12-16

TS Crossword Law - crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the defense track for the cases presumed to be the least expensive
  2. the first formal stage to pass a bill through government
  3. the process of fighting against a decision made in court
  4. work alongside the court system to enforce peoples entitlement of social rights
  5. a parliamentary act involving the removal of old useless laws.
Down
  1. someone who helps two parties to compromise a solution
  2. the type of standard of proof needed for civil law is on the x of probabilities.
  3. the type of law about private disputes.

8 Clues: the type of law about private disputes. • someone who helps two parties to compromise a solution • the first formal stage to pass a bill through government • the process of fighting against a decision made in court • a parliamentary act involving the removal of old useless laws. • the defense track for the cases presumed to be the least expensive • ...

The Constitution 2014-08-29

The Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. construction A literal interpretation of a statute or document by a court.
  2. and balances Counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that power in political institutions is not concentrated in the hands of particular individuals or groups.
  3. plan A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
  4. They feared a federal govt with unlimited King Like Powers and wouldn't agree to it until there was a Bill of Rights added to protect the people!
  5. of independence The formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
  6. of rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the US, ratified in 1791.
  7. of powers The vesting of the legislative, executive, and judiciary powers of government in separate bodies.
  8. An article added to the US Constitution.
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  1. papers A series of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.
  2. compromise A compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention. The debate was over if, and if so, how, slaves would be counted when determining a state's total population for constitutional purposes.
  3. convention A gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution.
  4. jersey plan A proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.
  5. Defined as a system of government where there is one strong, central controlling authority, or the principles of a political party called the Federalists.
  6. powers A list of items found in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of Congress.
  7. construction Allows the government to expand powers that are not specifically outlined in the Constitution as long as these powers are not specifically prohibited.
  8. compromise An agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
  9. rebellion An armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders.
  10. of confederation The first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States.

18 Clues: An article added to the US Constitution. • plan A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. • construction A literal interpretation of a statute or document by a court. • of rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the US, ratified in 1791. • ...

Hawaiian History Chapter 18 - 20 2025-09-30

Hawaiian History Chapter 18 - 20 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ___ ___ was elected as Hawai’i’s first congressman.
  2. After the sugar cane mills closed, some of the plantation land has ben used to grown ___ for energy.
  3. ___: controlled amount of something people are allowed to have.
  4. Strong feelings of ethic identity and the desire for legal rights among Native Hawaiians is called the “Hawaiian ___.”
  5. The two men who did the most work to bring Hawai’i into statehood were Wallace and Joseph ___.
  6. Hawai’i became a ___ on June 28, 2959.
  7. One of the four factors that made growth happen in Hawai’i was rapid changes in ___.
  8. One of the four factors that made growth happen in Hawai’i was ___.
  9. One result of statehood was a huge rise in ___.
  10. ___ and ___ were rationed during WWII.
Down
  1. The Polynesian Voyaging Society built a replica of the double-hulled canoe called the ___ to use in making trips between Hawai’i and Tahiti.
  2. Senator Daniel ___ has been trying to pass the Akaka Bill, a piece of legislation that would give Native Hawaiians sovereign rights.
  3. In 1993, the U.S. government under President ___ apologized to the Hawaiian people for the illegal overthrow of Queen Lili’uokalani.
  4. During and after WWII, interest in Hawai’i and Hawaiian ___ grew worldwide.
  5. ___ Aikau, the famous big wave surfer, died trying to help people when the Hokule’a began to leak and capsized.
  6. One of the four factors that made growth happen in Hawai’i was Hawai’i’s ___.
  7. One of the four factors that made growth happen in Hawai’i was being part of the ___ ___.
  8. Japanese, Koreans, Germans, and Italians from Hawai’i were sent to ___ Internment Camp in Ewa.
  9. Pearl Harbor was attached by ___ on December 7, 1941.

19 Clues: Hawai’i became a ___ on June 28, 2959. • ___ and ___ were rationed during WWII. • One result of statehood was a huge rise in ___. • ___ ___ was elected as Hawai’i’s first congressman. • Pearl Harbor was attached by ___ on December 7, 1941. • ___: controlled amount of something people are allowed to have. • ...

Legislative Branch - SOL Review 2013-05-08

Legislative Branch - SOL Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The President checks the legislative branch by calling a ______ ______
  2. Congress checks the president when they ______ a veto
  3. Congress can override the president's veto with a ______ majority vote in both houses
  4. Congress can impeach federal __________
  5. Another word that means "to approve"
  6. This is conducted every 10 years to determine Representatives per state
  7. Powers of the legislative branch not listed, help to carry out expressed powers
  8. The legislative branch is outlined in Article ___ of the Constitution
  9. Leader of the Senate
  10. Powers of the legislative branch listed in the Constitution
  11. Fourth step in how a bill becomes a law
  12. Third step in how a bill becomes a law
  13. Number of Senators per state
  14. Congress can _______ the president (remove him from office)
Down
  1. This group has 435 members
  2. Fills in as leader of Senate if vice president is absent
  3. Where the House and Senate meet
  4. Congress _________ the annual budget
  5. Congress is a _______ legislature with two houses
  6. The legislative branch is the _______ branch
  7. One way Congress checks the judicial branch is to _______ judges appointed by the president
  8. The second step in how a bill becomes a law is to assign it to a ____
  9. This group has 100 members
  10. Another word for law
  11. Individuals and ______ groups help to shape legislation
  12. Leader of the House
  13. To reject a bill
  14. Congress can declare ____

28 Clues: To reject a bill • Leader of the House • Another word for law • Leader of the Senate • Congress can declare ____ • This group has 435 members • This group has 100 members • Number of Senators per state • Where the House and Senate meet • Congress _________ the annual budget • Another word that means "to approve" • Third step in how a bill becomes a law • ...

social studies crossword puzzle 2014-01-09

social studies crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the person who runs the government and sees that the laws are carried out
  2. would consist of a system of courts to interpret the law
  3. a document stating the rules under which a government will operate
  4. warned against shutting the people out of the process
Down
  1. the author of the bill of rights
  2. a period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises
  3. an influential delegate who was 36 years old and notes were important to history
  4. a former revolutionary war captain who led about 1,000 farmers
  5. a agreement In which each side gives up part of what it wants
  6. approve

10 Clues: approve • the author of the bill of rights • warned against shutting the people out of the process • would consist of a system of courts to interpret the law • a agreement In which each side gives up part of what it wants • a former revolutionary war captain who led about 1,000 farmers • a document stating the rules under which a government will operate • ...

L'hôtel 2023-02-15

L'hôtel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the valet
  2. a room single
  3. a reservation
  4. to pay the bill
  5. the youth hostel
  6. the front desk
  7. the hotel
  8. the cottage
  9. the bill
  10. with a view of the sea
  11. the room service
  12. to reserve or book a room
  13. to check in
  14. the elevators
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  1. a floor
  2. the key
  3. with a view of the courtyard
  4. the guest
  5. the inn
  6. the bellboy
  7. a balcony
  8. the mountain cottage
  9. the price of the room
  10. a room double
  11. the lobby

25 Clues: a floor • the key • the inn • the bill • the valet • the guest • a balcony • the hotel • the lobby • the bellboy • the cottage • to check in • a room single • a reservation • a room double • the elevators • the front desk • to pay the bill • the youth hostel • the room service • the mountain cottage • the price of the room • with a view of the sea • to reserve or book a room • with a view of the courtyard

Government 2024-10-11

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. writes laws
  2. declares laws constitutional
  3. where the white house is located
  4. declares laws
  5. say no to a bill
  6. another word for government
  7. executes laws
  8. has 100 members
  9. president, vice president, and heads of gov. agencies
  10. ruler has full control
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  1. life time term
  2. accuse president of breaking laws
  3. intro to the constitution
  4. what a law is before its a law
  5. the government
  6. advises the president
  7. another word for law
  8. last name of the first president
  9. what decides the president
  10. what our government is called

20 Clues: writes laws • declares laws • executes laws • life time term • the government • has 100 members • say no to a bill • another word for law • advises the president • ruler has full control • intro to the constitution • what decides the president • another word for government • declares laws constitutional • what our government is called • what a law is before its a law • ...

Unit 2: Key Vocab Crossword 2023-01-31

Unit 2: Key Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801
  2. a ceremonial induction into office
  3. the supreme law of the United States of America
  4. to cancel
  5. a joining of several groups for a common purpose
  6. a majority
  7. a written grant of authority from the king
  8. impose a tax
  9. established the critical idea that the monarchy’s power was not absolute
  10. political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary
  11. oppose ratification
Down
  1. favored ratification
  2. a government that exists only with the consent of the governed, limited government, civil rights and liberties, separation of powers, and checks and balances
  3. prohibited a standing army in peace-time, except with the consent of Parliament and required that all parliamentary election be free
  4. established “a firm league of friendship” among the States
  5. many outstanding delegates
  6. a refusal to buy or sell certain goods
  7. idea that the government should serve the will of the people
  8. formal approval
  9. the creation of an annual congress of delegates from each of the 13 colonies
  10. representative
  11. founding father and appears on $100 bill

22 Clues: to cancel • a majority • impose a tax • representative • formal approval • oppose ratification • favored ratification • many outstanding delegates • a ceremonial induction into office • a refusal to buy or sell certain goods • founding father and appears on $100 bill • a written grant of authority from the king • the supreme law of the United States of America • ...

Amendments Crossword 2022-01-05

Amendments Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Requires 2/3 approval in both the House and the Senate
  2. The Bill of Rights are an example of this type of amendment
  3. The Constitution can be ___________, or changed
  4. Power distributed between a central government and the government of political subdivisions, such as states
  5. Article ________ outlines the Amendment Process
  6. The 22nd Amendment (term limit) is an example of this type of amendment
Down
  1. This court case overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson and made segregation in schools unconstitutional
  2. The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
  3. The Branch that does the majority of interpretations of laws
  4. The 26th Amendment (18 to vote) is an example of this type of amendment
  5. The Constitution is a _________ document since it can be changed
  6. Requires 3/4 of state legislatures approval to become an amendment

12 Clues: The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution • The Constitution can be ___________, or changed • Article ________ outlines the Amendment Process • Requires 2/3 approval in both the House and the Senate • The Bill of Rights are an example of this type of amendment • The Branch that does the majority of interpretations of laws • ...

Government and Politics 2024-02-04

Government and Politics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is when one dumps one political party for another. This is synonymous to cross carpeting.
  2. of law: This is the supremacy of law over everyone in a country.
  3. This is government whereby majority rule a state. It is the government of the people, by the people and for the people.
  4. These are districts carved out for the purpose of representations
  5. This is an excessive love for one’s country and hatred for others.
  6. This is the president’s approval to a bill in form of signature. With that the bill has become a law.
  7. This is another name for a law maker.
  8. A group of ministers or aids working with a president or a governor
  9. To settle a legal case or other dispute. This is usually done by the Judiciary.
  10. and void: This means ‘invalid’ because such has been declared unconstitutional.
  11. This is to suspend or bring a parliamentary life to an end.
  12. This is a form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
  13. Connected to the position of a governor. E.g Gubernatorial election, gubernatorial seat.
  14. This is carving out of constituencies in a dishonest or an unfair manner.
  15. This is an opposition to foreign rule and domination
  16. A period in the parliamentary year where the law makers are meant to be on holidays.
  17. of Mercy: This is the power conferred on the president or governor of a state to pardon offenders or prisoners.
Down
  1. This is a loosed political arrangement.
  2. This is a process of carving out of constituencies by the electoral commission.
  3. This is the system of government whereby few privileged and powerful people. It is the government of the minority.
  4. This is a symbol of authority in the legislative chamber, e.g national assembly.
  5. This is a principle which states that both the government and the governed must abide by the provision of the constitution.
  6. Connected to the position of a senator, e.g senatorial slot, senatorial elections.
  7. This is a government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister.
  8. This is a post; and responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other heads of a government department.
  9. vires: It means beyond one’s power.
  10. This is an act of making laws known to people rule a state. It is an act of announcing laws which have been enacted or made.
  11. This is a wooden mallet, used by a judge in a court room or by the senate president, speakers of houses of assembly during legislative proceedings.
  12. This is a draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment. A bill is a proposed law.
  13. These are structures and regulations put in place to control governmental activities or operations.
  14. fundamental rights of the people are denied or not guaranteed. Another name for this is despotism or tyranny.
  15. This is a group of people who steers the affairs of a state.
  16. This is an act of making a law.

33 Clues: This is an act of making a law. • vires: It means beyond one’s power. • This is another name for a law maker. • This is a loosed political arrangement. • This is an opposition to foreign rule and domination • This is to suspend or bring a parliamentary life to an end. • This is a group of people who steers the affairs of a state. • ...

Canadian Government 2016-01-21

Canadian Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a way for a person or a group of people to make a decision
  2. job is to uphold the rules of parliament and ensure that all business of the chamber is carried out in an orderly manner
  3. an MPP that serves as the head of a ministry
  4. an organized discussion where participants present different opinions
  5. a ceremonial staff that is a symbol of the Speaker's authority to oversee the legislature
  6. a process where citizens vote for a candidate to represent their constituency in the Parliament
  7. another term for the legislative assembly of Ontario
  8. this last step of the legislative process makes the bill a law
  9. a proposed law
Down
  1. the political party with the greatest number of elected members
  2. a sheet of paper that lists the names of all candidates standing for election
  3. all political parties and independent MPPs that do not belong to the governing party
  4. the room in the legislative building where MPPs meet to debate
  5. a small group of MPPs from all political parties meet to discuss bills
  6. an MPP who fulfills the Speaker's duties when the Speaker is unavailable
  7. the person who advises the Speaker and the MPPs on the rules and procedures of Parliament
  8. a bill that has received royal assent and become law
  9. one of the two law-making houses of Canada's federal parliament in ottawa
  10. a person who is running in an election
  11. steps a bill must pass through to become law

20 Clues: a proposed law • a person who is running in an election • an MPP that serves as the head of a ministry • steps a bill must pass through to become law • a bill that has received royal assent and become law • another term for the legislative assembly of Ontario • a way for a person or a group of people to make a decision • ...

AP Government Unit 2 Puzzle 2025-04-21

AP Government Unit 2 Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President’s role as head of the armed forces
  2. Written explanation of the Supreme Court’s decision
  3. An international agreement made by the president without Senate approval
  4. Informal group of advisers to the president
  5. The removal of a president or federal judge from office
  6. The power of Congress to allocate federal money for specific purposes
  7. The authority of a court to hear a case first
  8. A tactic used in the Senate to delay or block voting on a bill
  9. A legal brief submitted by someone not directly involved in the case
  10. The process of reviewing laws or policies through committee hearings
  11. Congressional powers specifically listed in the Constitution
  12. The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
  13. Power of the president to reject a bill
Down
  1. The Senate's power to approve presidential appointments
  2. The highest court in the United States
  3. The process of redistributing seats in the House after a census
  4. A written opinion by a justice who disagrees with the majority
  5. The president's power to influence legislation
  6. The presiding officer of the House of Representatives
  7. A directive from the president that has the force of law
  8. Drawing district boundaries to favor one party
  9. Presidential power to free someone from punishment
  10. Provision added to a bill that often has nothing to do with the bill itself
  11. A previous court decision used as a guide in future cases
  12. A judge’s philosophy of breaking precedent and "creating law from the bench."

25 Clues: The highest court in the United States • Power of the president to reject a bill • Informal group of advisers to the president • President’s role as head of the armed forces • The authority of a court to hear a case first • The president's power to influence legislation • Drawing district boundaries to favor one party • ...

The First Amendent 2024-09-06

The First Amendent crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first amendment states that American citizens have the right to freedom of ______.
  2. Essential human right, protected by the Bill of Rights.
  3. Formal request to government, seeking redress or policy change.
  4. False information spread through print or online media, harming reputation.
Down
  1. Gathering of people.
  2. Congress will make no law against the establishment or practice of this.
  3. Fourth estate or new media outlets, crucial for a well-informed public.

7 Clues: Gathering of people. • Essential human right, protected by the Bill of Rights. • Formal request to government, seeking redress or policy change. • Fourth estate or new media outlets, crucial for a well-informed public. • Congress will make no law against the establishment or practice of this. • ...

The Weasleys 2021-06-30

The Weasleys crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of the family owl
  2. The type of artifacts that Arthur deals with at work
  3. The type of letter Molly sends to Ron for stealing the car
  4. The country where Charlie works
  5. The gift Ron is left in Dumbledore's will
  6. The breed of pet Ginny buys from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes
  7. The Hogwarts house that the Weasley's belong to
  8. The company that Bill works for
  9. Molly's Maiden name
  10. The person that attacks and disfigures Bill
  11. The owl gifted to Ron by Sirius
Down
  1. The type of sweet 'accidentally' given to Dudley
  2. The person who's spell cut off George's ear
  3. The person that Ron marries
  4. The contagious wizarding disease that Ron is rumoured to have in Deathly Hallows
  5. The quiddich position that Ron plays
  6. The name of the Weasley family home
  7. Ginny's patronus
  8. The person whos love potion Ron accidentally consumes
  9. The name Harry uses at Bill and Fleur's Wedding

20 Clues: Ginny's patronus • Molly's Maiden name • The name of the family owl • The person that Ron marries • The country where Charlie works • The company that Bill works for • The owl gifted to Ron by Sirius • The name of the Weasley family home • The quiddich position that Ron plays • The gift Ron is left in Dumbledore's will • The person who's spell cut off George's ear • ...

Ch. 3 Colonization Test 2022-11-08

Ch. 3 Colonization Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which two territories were given to the U.S. by the Indians after the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
  2. Who became the first president of the United States under the Constitution?
  3. Which nation did the U.S. nearly go to war with during John Adam's presidency?
  4. The job of the cabinet what to help the _______?
Down
  1. Which president led the country through the War of 1812?
  2. What territory did Jefferson purchase from France?
  3. Which political party did Thomas Jefferson lead?
  4. How many states were required to ratify the Constitution?
  5. Which group was counted as 3/5 of a person for representation purposes?
  6. How many amendments were included in the Bill of Rights?

10 Clues: Which political party did Thomas Jefferson lead? • The job of the cabinet what to help the _______? • What territory did Jefferson purchase from France? • Which president led the country through the War of 1812? • How many amendments were included in the Bill of Rights? • How many states were required to ratify the Constitution? • ...

$$$ 2019-11-26

$$$ crossword puzzle
Across
  1. buck
  2. balance
  3. wallet
  4. cash
  5. afford
  6. money
  7. waste
  8. rouble
  9. owe
  10. debt
Down
  1. bill
  2. coin
  3. receipt
  4. borrow
  5. change
  6. cheque
  7. pay
  8. rent

18 Clues: pay • owe • buck • bill • coin • cash • rent • debt • money • waste • borrow • change • wallet • cheque • afford • rouble • receipt • balance

U.S. History 2021-04-28

U.S. History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When people cast ballots and vote officials into office
  2. There are ten of these in the Bill of Rights
  3. The country is divided into these
  4. Most populated city in the United States
  5. This is the most populated state in the U.S.
  6. The leader of the United States
  7. An increase in the price of goods and services over time
  8. This American war was fought between the North and the South from 1861 to 1865
  9. This astronaut is known as the first man to walk on the moon
  10. Country that borders the U.S. to the North
  11. Kamala Harris is the _____ ________ of the United States
  12. Ocean found on the West coast of the United States
  13. The ______ of Representatives (lower house of the United States Congress
  14. We pay these to fund government spending and other public services
  15. This is where the President lives in Washington D.C.
Down
  1. This market crashed in 1929 and contributed to the start of the Great Depression
  2. The U.S., Mexico, and Canada are all on this continent
  3. This official document states the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed
  4. National park where you can see the geyser Old Faithful
  5. National park located in Arizona that was carved out by the Colorado River
  6. The 35th president of the United States who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas in 1963
  7. The capital of the United States of America
  8. Country that borders the U.S. to the South
  9. The 1920s is known as the ______ Twenties
  10. The national bird and a prominent symbol of the United States
  11. Ocean found on the East coast of the United States
  12. This president was known as "Honest Abe"
  13. The power of the president to block the passing of a bill into law
  14. This occurred in the 1920s when alcohol was outlawed in the United States
  15. The title for the wife of the president

30 Clues: The leader of the United States • The country is divided into these • The title for the wife of the president • Most populated city in the United States • This president was known as "Honest Abe" • The 1920s is known as the ______ Twenties • Country that borders the U.S. to the South • Country that borders the U.S. to the North • ...

Ch. 13 2020-12-15

Ch. 13 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. postponement of a sentence
  2. the authority to determine the constitutionality of laws passed by congress and state legislatures and any actions taken by the executive branch
  3. the decision of a jury
  4. the authority to review a case that has already been tried and decided in a lower court
  5. possessing supreme powers
  6. those powers specially given to congress in the constitution
  7. the first ten amendments to the U.S constitution,adopted in 1791,which enumerate the rights of american citizenship
  8. legal forgiveness of a crime
  9. a group of citizens chosen from a list of registered voters to hear evidence in a trial and to determine the guilt or innocence of the person on trial
  10. a small group of representatives or senators who study bills on a particular subject and make recommendations to the full membership of each house
  11. a joint committee made up of members of both houses of the legislature, whose purpose is to work out differences between different versions of a bill
  12. to approve
Down
  1. a way for citizens to submit constitutional amendments to the MS legislature
  2. a clause in article 1 section 8 of the U.S.constitution that gives congress the authority to make a laws "necessary and proper"for carrying out the expressed powers granted in the constitution
  3. the body of presidential electors that has the power to choose the president
  4. having two houses(like the legislature)
  5. a tax where the more a person earns the larger percentage of that income a person pays in taxes
  6. the authority to hear a case for the first time
  7. the authority that the government has to take private property from citizens for public use
  8. powers that are given to congress i the last paragraph of article 1 section 8
  9. to reject or refuse to sign (a bill)
  10. a legal issue involving a personal or an or an organization’s inability to pay its debt

22 Clues: to approve • the decision of a jury • possessing supreme powers • postponement of a sentence • legal forgiveness of a crime • to reject or refuse to sign (a bill) • having two houses(like the legislature) • the authority to hear a case for the first time • those powers specially given to congress in the constitution • ...

HR and Environment 2025-04-28

HR and Environment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one consequence of deforestation that leads to harder ground, dry soil, and warmer temperatures
  2. the peak season month of Antarctic sea ice extent
  3. empirical dataset measuring basic human rights violations in a country by agents of the state (3 words)
  4. conducting criminal proceedings against those alleged to violate human rights is a form of ___ power used by IOs
  5. UN resolution outlining the rights of all people (abbreviate it)
  6. one of the four ways to prosecute genocide. Involves states using their legal definitions for genocide, along with their own punishments (2 words)
  7. a country that saw significant improvement in deforestation rates in 2023
  8. the 1948 UN proceeding that defined and codified genocide in international law (use its two words abbreviation)
  9. UN court that can hear cases brought against other states, such as violations in the Genocide Convention (abbreviate it)
  10. individual human rights are ___ generational rights
  11. a way NGOs can address human rights by calling out violators publicly (3 words)
  12. international norm that states should protect citizens and that other states should intervene if citizens are not being protected (3 words but abbreviate it)
  13. type of court to punish violations of Genocide Convention. First one was for Rwanda. (4 words)
  14. a country like Afghanistan currently has a ____ PTS value
  15. the year with the lowest peak month of Arctic sea ice extent
  16. similar to a public good, given to all regardless of participation
Down
  1. 2024 was the ____ year on record
  2. second highest risk factor for world deaths (as of 2021)
  3. creating commissions or councils to research and protect human rights is a form of ___ power used by IOs
  4. the environment is a ________ as it is something that is depleted or not protected because it is not owned by a single entity
  5. a way states can address human rights by acknowledging the abuse and giving voice to victims (2 words)
  6. court founded by treaty that can criminally prosecute individuals for genocide (abbreviate it)
  7. the ____ treaty stipulates this area shall be used for scientific purposes only and that no countries can lay territorial claims
  8. a country like Ireland currently has a ____ PTS value
  9. one threat to the environment that involves the warming of the planet at an above average rate
  10. when it comes to pollution, ____ pollution has more deaths (as of 2021) attributed to it
  11. societal human rights are ___ generational rights
  12. a country with nearly 30% desert and an estimate timeline of 300 years to reverse desertification
  13. a net loss of trees
  14. only country with a nuclear-powered icebreaker
  15. the peak season month of Arctic sea ice extent
  16. the year with the lowest peak month of Antarctic sea ice extent
  17. group human rights are ____ generational rights

33 Clues: a net loss of trees • 2024 was the ____ year on record • only country with a nuclear-powered icebreaker • the peak season month of Arctic sea ice extent • group human rights are ____ generational rights • the peak season month of Antarctic sea ice extent • societal human rights are ___ generational rights • individual human rights are ___ generational rights • ...

Kim's law matters crossword 2017-08-17

Kim's law matters crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The leader of the party is called the prime _____
  2. of reps The lower house of the country
  3. A set of rule which citizens must abide by
  4. A proposed course or principal of action
  5. It is compulsory to ___ in the election if you are over 18
  6. A proposed piece of legislation
  7. A simple yes or no vote , a r________
  8. council The upper house of the state is the
  9. The society we live in which means we have a say in our leaders
  10. A fixed period between voting or an election
  11. This is the last stage of making a bill
  12. Every 4 years we have a ______ election
  13. A temporary alliance For combined action
  14. The system we use because we have 2 houses, upper and lower
  15. A formal discussion on a matter with two opposing views
Down
  1. Every 4 years we have a federal ______
  2. A group of people with the authority to govern a state or country
  3. system The system that Australia is based on is from englands w______ s________
  4. A bill is a piece of proposed _______
  5. house The senate is also known as the _________
  6. voting the system we use to vote in Australia
  7. vote A voting ballad labeled 1,2,3, ect. And is not counted
  8. The upper house of the country
  9. house The senate is also known as the _________
  10. general The queens representative at country level
  11. Also described as a rook of owls
  12. assent The second last stage of making a bill,

27 Clues: The upper house of the country • A proposed piece of legislation • Also described as a rook of owls • A simple yes or no vote , a r________ • Every 4 years we have a federal ______ • of reps The lower house of the country • A bill is a piece of proposed _______ • This is the last stage of making a bill • Every 4 years we have a ______ election • ...

Politics and Governance 2023-04-14

Politics and Governance crossword puzzle
Across
  1. branch of the government that has the power to make laws.
  2. formal process of choosing public leaders or officials
  3. It must be systematic
  4. behavior within civil governments
  5. actions; a way of behaving
  6. upper chamber in a bicameral legislature
  7. the legal and formal principles of freedom
  8. Greek term; to steer
  9. Steering or governing a state
  10. became law if approved
  11. head of the state or country
  12. long-established
  13. a community created by people that exercise power over a territory.
  14. dishonest ruler or leader; a crime
Down
  1. judgment of what is good or bad in any political society
  2. Science theory and practice of government and politics
  3. an introductory or preparatory statement
  4. a legislative body that has a single legislative chamber
  5. study of formal structures and institutions
  6. supreme legislative body of a state
  7. supreme power or authority
  8. Strength; force
  9. strategies; methods
  10. moral principles; worth
  11. Latin verb for governance
  12. lineage of rulers
  13. highest branch of the government
  14. dealing with something
  15. way of governing that depends on the will of the people
  16. a group of people that occupies a specified territory and shares history,traditions and culture

30 Clues: Strength; force • long-established • lineage of rulers • strategies; methods • Greek term; to steer • It must be systematic • dealing with something • became law if approved • moral principles; worth • Latin verb for governance • actions; a way of behaving • supreme power or authority • head of the state or country • Steering or governing a state • highest branch of the government • ...

PFS WEEK 2025-10-13

PFS WEEK crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fixed amount patient pays per visit
  2. Medical bill sent to an insurance company for payment
  3. Uncollectible patient accounts sent to a collection agency
  4. Electronic submission of claims
  5. Permission that may be needed from the insurance company before a service is completed
  6. the process of returning funds to a customer for a previously processed transaction
  7. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  8. Percentage patient pays after deductible
  9. Person responsible for paying the bill
  10. claim form used by institutional providers
Down
  1. Printed summary of your medical bill
  2. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
  3. Payment received from insurance
  4. The process of assigning procedure and diagnosis codes to medical services for the purpose of submitting health insurance claims and determining reimbursement rates
  5. Reduction in billed amount
  6. A person who pays out of pocket for healthcare services
  7. A request made to an insurance company to reconsider a denied claim
  8. Discharged Not Final Billed
  9. 5-digit numbering system that helps standardize facility billing
  10. Insurance Company that pays for medical services

20 Clues: Reduction in billed amount • Discharged Not Final Billed • Payment received from insurance • Electronic submission of claims • Fixed amount patient pays per visit • Printed summary of your medical bill • Person responsible for paying the bill • Percentage patient pays after deductible • claim form used by institutional providers • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-06-01

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a freed slave who was beaten
  2. bill made it much harder for southern states to rejoin the union
  3. vice president that was forced to take over the reconstruction
  4. He became a Methodist minister and served as a chaplain in the Union army
  5. This act provided African-Americans with the same legal rights as white americans
  6. the process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing to a public official
  7. Gradually these Democrats took control of the state governments in the south they were called
  8. These laws divided the south into five districts
  9. ran under a slogan “Let Us Have Peace” He left the plantation
  10. This panic marked the beginning of a severe economic downturn that soon put an estimated 2 million people out of work
Down
  1. law that limited the rights of African americans
  2. They wanted to change the southern states
  3. Another word for an official pardon
  4. Southern Democrats cared even less for Southern Republicans they often referred to them as
  5. person who killed President Lincoln
  6. He became an important Republican in Mississippi and was the first African American to serve full time as a U.S senator
  7. purpose was to relief poor people white and black in the south
  8. This Amendment defined all people born or naturalized within the United States, except American Indians, as U.S citizens The Fourteenth Amendment
  9. Compromise Democrats agreed to accept Haye’s victory
  10. Many white people called these Republicans
  11. Louisiana was elected a new state under the
  12. process of reuniting the nation
  13. In 1866 a group of white southerners in Tennessee created this infamous group

23 Clues: a freed slave who was beaten • process of reuniting the nation • Another word for an official pardon • person who killed President Lincoln • They wanted to change the southern states • Many white people called these Republicans • Louisiana was elected a new state under the • law that limited the rights of African americans • ...

21st Century Review 2024-04-05

21st Century Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the U.S during the 9/11 attacks, Iraq War, and Hurricane Katrina.
  2. Terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks
  3. Patriot Act was passed in 2001 was a direct violation what part of the Bill of Rights
  4. Holiday celebrated on Sept. 11 to honor those killed in 9/11 attacks.
  5. Executed by his own people for crimes against humanity.
  6. Category 5 hurricane struck Gulf Coast in August 2005,killing 2000 Americans.
  7. Country invade by the US in 2003 looking for weapons of mass destruction
  8. Computer tool in the 21st Century giving citizens greater purchasing power.
  9. Agency created after 9/11 attacks that protect plane travelers and airports in America.
  10. Organization created in 1958 in response to the launching of the Soviet satellite SPUTNIK
  11. Computer operating system created by Bill Gates.
  12. What organization sent in inspectors to Iraq in search of weapons of mass destruction.
  13. Vice President under Obama, and current President of the United States.
  14. Mastermind behind the attacks on the World Trade Centers in 2001
  15. President of the US during the Gulf War in 1990.
Down
  1. President of the U.S that passed the American Affordable Healthcare ACT.
  2. Terrorist group in control of Afghanistan
  3. Site of the worst natural disaster in US history in 2005.
  4. Another name for the Affordable Care Act.
  5. Created in 1973 and continues to be improved upon, today.
  6. Country home to the sacred Islamic cities of Medina and Mecca.
  7. 40th President of the U.S.
  8. Dictator the invaded independent country of Kuwait in 1990
  9. Country USA invaded after 9/11 attacks
  10. Only president of the U.S. to ever resign from office
  11. What failed causing the massive flooding during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
  12. Automated assembly that has increased production in industrialized countries.
  13. Companies use the creation of new competing products to increase these.
  14. Holiday renamed to Veterans Day in 1954, celebrated in November.
  15. Government organization created after 9/11 to protect American citizens inside the US borders

30 Clues: 40th President of the U.S. • Country USA invaded after 9/11 attacks • Terrorist group in control of Afghanistan • Another name for the Affordable Care Act. • Terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks • Computer operating system created by Bill Gates. • President of the US during the Gulf War in 1990. • Only president of the U.S. to ever resign from office • ...

ch 16 crossword 2022-10-11

ch 16 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the line of latitude that only allows slavery below the line, no slavery above and was endorsed in the Missouri compromise
  2. theory that states are independent and can handle their problems
  3. to control something is to _____ it
  4. to refuse to accept
  5. is a synonym for withdraw
  6. place to store weapons and military equipment
  7. a person who is running away from the law
  8. firm and straight
Down
  1. armed pro-slavery people who crossed from Missouri into Kansas to swing the vote towards slavery
  2. a bill proposed by Stephen A. Dougless that opened slavery to the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
  3. to find reasons to support
  4. a person who dies for a good cause
  5. US president who admitted texas to the union was president from 1844 to 1848 and started the Mexican-American war.
  6. an interconnected system
  7. conflicts between citizens of the same country
  8. to officially leave an organization
  9. subject of discussion

17 Clues: firm and straight • to refuse to accept • subject of discussion • an interconnected system • is a synonym for withdraw • to find reasons to support • a person who dies for a good cause • to control something is to _____ it • to officially leave an organization • a person who is running away from the law • place to store weapons and military equipment • ...

Unit 3 Labs 2026-01-06

Unit 3 Labs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bargan stuck between the defendant's lawyer and the prosecutor
  2. constitutional amendment ratified after the civil war that forbade slavery and involuntary servitude
  3. policies designed to protect people against discriminatory treatment by government individuals
  4. "congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"
  5. upheld a claim of gender discrimination
  6. communication in the form of advertising
  7. court sentences prohibited by the 18th amendment
  8. The first 10 amendments to the US constitution
  9. requirement to admit certain amount of minority students into college
  10. part of the 14th emphasizing that the law must provide equivalent protection
  11. 1944 decision that upheld the interment of more than 100,000 Americans of Japanese descent
  12. worth concept that women and men should recieve equal pay jobs
  13. publication of false and malicious statement that damage someone's reputation
  14. Nonverbalcommunication
  15. 1857 ruling that a slave who had escaped to a free state enjoyed o rights as a citizen
  16. "equally of rights nder the law shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by any state"
  17. People cannot be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
  18. school segregation was inherently unconstituional
Down
  1. FUndamental freedom that protect individuals such as freedom of speech, religions, and the press.
  2. guarantees women the right to vote
  3. policy designed to give special attention to members of a disadvantage group
  4. individual accused of a crime is compelled to be a witness against himself in court
  5. freedom of press, speech, religion, assembly
  6. offensive way and that lacks serious, literacy, artistic, political, or scientific value
  7. Evidece cannot be introduced into a trial if it was not constitutionally obtained
  8. right to a personal life
  9. requires to make "reasonable accomodations" for people with disabalities
  10. constituional amendment adopted in 1870 to extend suffrage to African americans
  11. provided a constitutional justification for segregation by ruiling that a louisiana law requiring "equal but separate accomodations for the white and colored races" was constituional
  12. legal concept under which the supreme courts has nationalized the bill of rights
  13. small taxes levied on the right to vote
  14. comments,gestures,or physical contacts of a sexual nature
  15. Prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion
  16. designed to help end formal and informal Barrie's to African americans
  17. law making racial discrimination illegal
  18. Holding that freedoms of speech and press are "fundamental personal rights and liberties protected by the due process clause"
  19. Goverment actions preventing material from being published
  20. passed in 1964 that declared poll taxes void in federal elections
  21. legal right to vote in the us

39 Clues: Nonverbalcommunication • right to a personal life • legal right to vote in the us • guarantees women the right to vote • upheld a claim of gender discrimination • small taxes levied on the right to vote • communication in the form of advertising • law making racial discrimination illegal • freedom of press, speech, religion, assembly • ...

Caregiver Week 2015-09-09

Caregiver Week crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Being able to meet and adjust to change or a new situation or a surprise
  2. One of our values
  3. How many bill of rights are there?
  4. A relationship of mutual affection between two or more people
  5. The quality of being outstanding or extremely good
Down
  1. Department who looks after the social well being of residents
  2. A house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household
  3. Is an unpaid or paid person who helps individual with an impairment with his or her activities of daily living
  4. Quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
  5. Delivering delicious meals
  6. Department that makes clothes smell clean
  7. The ability to feel and identify with the emotions that their resident is experiencing
  8. Admire (someone or something) deeply, as a result of their abilities, qualities, or achievements

13 Clues: One of our values • Delivering delicious meals • How many bill of rights are there? • Department that makes clothes smell clean • The quality of being outstanding or extremely good • Quality of being honest and having strong moral principles • Department who looks after the social well being of residents • A relationship of mutual affection between two or more people • ...

Social Studies Vocabulary review 2023-06-05

Social Studies Vocabulary review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. treating everyone the same regardless of gender, race or religion
  2. rights that protect the group
  3. Piece of paper used for voting that lists the names of the candidates
  4. government official who works for the court
  5. A partnership that is agreed on by nations or groups of people
  6. to decide on a settlement that satisfies all parties
  7. List of items that show how much money will be spent on each item
  8. Is a region that has its own local government
  9. a proposed law
  10. Is an idea or proposal discussed and voted on at a meeting
  11. all the people affected by the decision have an equal voice. There is discussion and the final agreement represents a decision that everyone agrees to
  12. names drawn by chance from a large number of choices
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  1. funds that the government gives to those who need help to participate in a program
  2. people vote directly to make decisions rather than having representatives
  3. individuals and groups have the same opportunities in life
  4. A decision made by people who are in authority
  5. a law
  6. right to vote
  7. what someone believes, but cannot be proved to be right or wrong
  8. a statement that can be proven to be true
  9. rights you are entitled to as a person
  10. Condition that benefits the majority
  11. fair treatment of individuals and groups
  12. person who brings a complaint about another person to court
  13. people who share the same government rules and laws
  14. principles about how people should act, or standards we consider important and just
  15. Laws that are passed by a local government

27 Clues: a law • right to vote • a proposed law • rights that protect the group • Condition that benefits the majority • rights you are entitled to as a person • fair treatment of individuals and groups • a statement that can be proven to be true • Laws that are passed by a local government • government official who works for the court • Is a region that has its own local government • ...

Extra Credit Puzzle 2014-11-05

Extra Credit Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. died 1622, North American Indian of the Narragansett tribe: interpreter for the Pilgrims.
  2. a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons.
  3. the war in America in which France and its Indian allies opposed England 1754–60: ended by Treaty of Paris in 1763.
  4. Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral.
  5. a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
  6. the war in America in which France and its Indian allies opposed England 1754–60: ended by Treaty of Paris in 1763.
  7. a member of any of the Indian tribes belonging to the Powhatan Confederacy.
  8. a village in E Virginia: first permanent English settlement in North America 1607; restored 1957.
  9. Slave codes were laws in each U.S. state, which defined the status of slaves and the rights of masters. These codes gave slave-owners absolute power over the enslaved.
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  1. The Bill of Rights[1] is an Act of the Parliament of England passed on 16 December 1689.[2] It was a restatement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary in March 1689 (or 1688 by Old Style dating), inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England.
  2. series of religious revivals among Protestants in the American colonies, especially in New England, lasting from about 1725 to 1770.
  3. Maryland Toleration Act. The Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was a law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. Passed on April 21, 1649 by the assembly of the Maryland colony, in St. Mary's City.
  4. an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
  5. a popular name for a member of the Religious Society of Friends.
  6. raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor (December 16, 1773) in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and against the monopoly granted the East India Company.
  7. John, 1588–1649, English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
  8. series of laws passed by the British in 1774 in an attempt to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party; also called [ Coercive Acts ], Punitive Acts
  9. act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1, 1765, but met with intense opposition and was repealed in March, 1766.
  10. American religious liberal, born in England: banished from Massachusetts 1637.

19 Clues: Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral. • a popular name for a member of the Religious Society of Friends. • a member of any of the Indian tribes belonging to the Powhatan Confederacy. • American religious liberal, born in England: banished from Massachusetts 1637. • died 1622, North American Indian of the Narragansett tribe: interpreter for the Pilgrims. • ...

SS8H3 and SS8H4 Crossword 2016-11-08

SS8H3 and SS8H4 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Slaves fought in the war for offers of this
  2. The type of reconciliation the colonists should look forward to with Britain according to a loyalist writer
  3. The Constitution is this law of the land
  4. Title of response to "Common Sense", "True Interest of America _______ Stated"
  5. Article IV of the Constitution outlines the role of these
  6. Britain was this and France was not
  7. The Articles of Confederation were the first step toward this
  8. The final battle of the war took place here
  9. Act that taxed imported paint
  10. Article VII is about this of the constitution
  11. Article V shows how to do this to the Constitution
  12. British reserved land this way of the Appalachians Mts for colonists
  13. The month Thomas Jefferson sent a letter to a friend about Shays' Rebellion
  14. Act that was another word for unendurable
  15. Daniel Shays was a former this of the Continental Army
  16. The Federal ____ makes the national government share power with the state government
  17. The Senate is based on this this type of representation
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  1. The month that Shays' Rebellion took place
  2. The government decided to do this to taxes
  3. French and some Indian tribes were this in the war over land in the New World
  4. Large states wanted the number of votes their state had to be based on this
  5. People saw the rebellion as one of the signs that this was at risk
  6. Percentage of people that were patriots
  7. Where Shays' Rebellion took place
  8. This number times four is the percent of people that died that were killed in battle
  9. Number of years that the Revolutionary War lasted
  10. Farmers were angry at their legislature's this
  11. The first name of the general the government sent to defend the arsenal
  12. Bill of Rights was made to do this to basic rights
  13. A constitution is this kind of record of rights and limits
  14. General Henry Knox was a close this to George Washington
  15. Georgia did this to six people to go to the Constitutional Congress
  16. Patriots dressed up as this group of people to sneak on to a British ship
  17. Helped the Patriots fight Britain
  18. Where Thomas Jefferson was during Shays' Rebellion
  19. Act put on the colonists in 1764

36 Clues: Act that taxed imported paint • Act put on the colonists in 1764 • Where Shays' Rebellion took place • Helped the Patriots fight Britain • Britain was this and France was not • Percentage of people that were patriots • The Constitution is this law of the land • Act that was another word for unendurable • The month that Shays' Rebellion took place • ...

Government 2015-10-02

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
  2. To change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament
  3. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  4. A king or queen of a country
  5. Bills that are passed by Parliament
  6. Person with full political and civil rights in his or her country
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  1. A senator or a Member of the House of Commons
  2. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators
  3. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  4. Another word for constituency or electoral district

10 Clues: A king or queen of a country • Bills that are passed by Parliament • A senator or a Member of the House of Commons • A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament • Another word for constituency or electoral district • The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators • Person with full political and civil rights in his or her country • ...

Chapter 12 Vocab 2022-02-28

Chapter 12 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of people who were not a big fan of Lincolns rebuilding plan.
  2. Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to african americans.
  3. effect of restoring many of the restrictions of slavery.
  4. Rebuild after the war
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  1. People who helped reunite families
  2. "all persons born or naturalized in the united states".
  3. rent land for cash from the planters and keep all their harvest.
  4. Radical republicans respond to the ten percent plan in 1864 by passing the wade bill.
  5. to charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
  6. landowners divided their land and gave each worker either freed African America or poor white.

10 Clues: Rebuild after the war • People who helped reunite families • "all persons born or naturalized in the united states". • to charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • effect of restoring many of the restrictions of slavery. • rent land for cash from the planters and keep all their harvest. • ...

Government crossword 2021-05-10

Government crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the only way to change the constitution
  2. political power rests with the people
  3. the power of the supreme court to determine constitutionally of a law
  4. ruler is no all powerful
Down
  1. a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
  2. demanded a bill of rights
  3. each branch has the power to restrain the other branches through a power granted to them
  4. is a form of government that allows the people to choose leadership
  5. a system of social control under which the right to make laws, and the right to enforce them
  6. having the power to make laws

10 Clues: ruler is no all powerful • demanded a bill of rights • having the power to make laws • political power rests with the people • the only way to change the constitution • is a form of government that allows the people to choose leadership • the power of the supreme court to determine constitutionally of a law • ...

Landon Verburg 2025-12-03

Landon Verburg crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something you have that the government can't take away from you.
  2. A part of the government that has a supreme court.
  3. Something the government made that you will have to follow, and if you don't you will be punished.
  4. A part of the government that the president is a part of.
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  1. Something that goes through all the branches of the government before becoming a law.
  2. The thing that keeps the government from becoming too powerful.
  3. A part of the government that makes the laws.
  4. One of the houses in the legislative branch
  5. getting what you deserve.
  6. The thing that says how long a president can serve for.

10 Clues: getting what you deserve. • One of the houses in the legislative branch • A part of the government that makes the laws. • A part of the government that has a supreme court. • The thing that says how long a president can serve for. • A part of the government that the president is a part of. • The thing that keeps the government from becoming too powerful. • ...

Texas Government 2016-08-12

Texas Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. We the people elect representatives who make decisions for us.
  2. Our national government has no duties or powers, other than those powers specifically granted to it in the Constitution.
  3. “We the people” form the government. The authority of the government comes from the people who vote.
  4. “I have rights that are listed in the Bill of Rights!”
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  1. Each branch can check the other two to make sure they’re not abusing their power.
  2. Power is shared/divided between the federal (national) and state governments.
  3. Divides power into 3 branches so that too much power is not concentrated into one place.

7 Clues: “I have rights that are listed in the Bill of Rights!” • We the people elect representatives who make decisions for us. • Power is shared/divided between the federal (national) and state governments. • Each branch can check the other two to make sure they’re not abusing their power. • ...

Rise of Mass Democracy 2021-11-30

Rise of Mass Democracy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bill, Jackson vetoed this bill because he thought that the Second National Bank was unconstitutional and shouldn’t continue
  2. Quincy adams, this person seemed like the natural choice in the election of 1824 because of his involvement in the government
  3. Bargain, Jackson believed that the election of 1824 resulted in this between Adams and Clay
  4. of 1837, There was rapid inflation which Jackson tried to slow, but the economy was still failing which led to this during Martin Van Buren’s presidency
  5. Van Buren, This person enforced Jackson’s Indian Removal Act of 1830 and pushed the Cherokee out of Georgia on a forced march which is known as the Trail of Tears
  6. National Bank, Jackson thought that it was unconstitutional because it served to prop up the wealthy and do great harm to the lower classes
  7. bill, Jackson declared that the states didn’t have the right of nullification, so he authorized the federal use of force to enforce the collection of tariffs
  8. Crawford, This person was selected by a congressional caucus, while people wanted a more open process to select candidates
  9. Clay, this person’s American system of protective tariffs and nationalism alienated southerners who favored states’ rights
  10. civilized tribes, A few native tribes began to adopt the culture of their white neighbors so they were called this name.
  11. This group of people was for vigorous and involved central government, the National Bank, protective tariffs, and federally funded internal improvements
  12. Jackson didn’t feel that this was possible with the Americans and the natives
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  1. of new echota, The Cherokee tribe was tricked with this illegitimate treaty
  2. v. Georgia, Jackson didn’t want to abide by the supreme court’s choice.
  3. C. Calhoun, This person realized his abilities were not as good as the others, so he set his sights on the vice presidency during the election of 1824
  4. System, As soon as Jackson took office, he used this system that was abused and gave people more power
  5. of abominations, This sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports
  6. Nation v. Georgia, Supreme Court was involved in this case because Georgia wanted to kick the Natives out of their land by extending its laws but the supreme court decided no
  7. The Election of 1824 marked the first time in US history that no candidate ran with this political party
  8. The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions brought up this idea first
  9. removal act, This was the result of Jackson’s opinion that the natives couldn’t be assimilated into the European culture
  10. of tears, Natives suffered from many things like disease, exhaustion on the route, and most commonly hunger on this route

22 Clues: The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions brought up this idea first • v. Georgia, Jackson didn’t want to abide by the supreme court’s choice. • of new echota, The Cherokee tribe was tricked with this illegitimate treaty • Jackson didn’t feel that this was possible with the Americans and the natives • ...

Vocabulary words 2022-12-20

Vocabulary words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crime of betraying one's country
  2. the first ten commandments in the US constitution
  3. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
Down
  1. a person born in the U.S.
  2. a state that elects a member of the house of representatives
  3. a president who got elected but wasn't put in office yet
  4. something you have to do as part of your job
  5. a minor change or addition to improve something like an alteration

8 Clues: a person born in the U.S. • crime of betraying one's country • something you have to do as part of your job • the first ten commandments in the US constitution • a president who got elected but wasn't put in office yet • a state that elects a member of the house of representatives • a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office • ...

How a Bill Becomes a Law 2021-11-28

How a Bill Becomes a Law crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This branch interprets laws
  2. A law starts as this
  3. A lobbyist tries to do this to a bill
  4. After a bill passes the House of Representatives, it goes to the?
  5. This branch creates laws
Down
  1. An idea turns into this
  2. An agreement between two parties
  3. Influences a bill
  4. Can veto a bill
  5. when a president approves a bill he does this to it.

10 Clues: Can veto a bill • Influences a bill • A law starts as this • An idea turns into this • This branch creates laws • This branch interprets laws • An agreement between two parties • A lobbyist tries to do this to a bill • when a president approves a bill he does this to it. • After a bill passes the House of Representatives, it goes to the?

Grade 7 Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-29

Grade 7 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A form of government in which the country’s people can participate and vote for how the country is to be run.
  2. Not being dangerous or harmful and not likely to cause loss.
  3. Being protected and made safe from weather, dangerous animals, and other safety concerns.
  4. The breaking of a law, rule agreement, promise, etc.
  5. Also known as Ubuntu; a proper sense of pride and respect.
  6. Freedom of ____________. "Your voice and opinion matters" UHDR/ United Declaration of Human Rights.
  7. Different from each other.
  8. Found in Section 2 of The Constitution.
  9. A fear or dislike of people from other countries.
  10. The status of belonging to a particular nation.
  11. Being fair and right, especially in the way decision are made in applying rules or the law.
  12. Inherent rights that are believed to belong to every person, without discrimination of any kind.
  13. You have the right to a roof over your head.
Down
  1. _________ Rights, special rights found in Section 28 of the Constitution.
  2. An unfair difference in treatment; denying equal rights.
  3. Protection or safety from danger or harm provided by a safe place to be.
  4. A person who has a right to live in a country because he was born there or because he has been accepted with full rights in that country.
  5. The state of being male or female.
  6. Everyone has the right to freedom of ___________, thought, belief and opinion."
  7. Having the same rights, status or opportunities as another or others; being the same before the law.
  8. Treatment that is unkind, cruel, or unfair.
  9. Supreme law of the country.

22 Clues: Different from each other. • Supreme law of the country. • The state of being male or female. • Found in Section 2 of The Constitution. • Treatment that is unkind, cruel, or unfair. • You have the right to a roof over your head. • The status of belonging to a particular nation. • A fear or dislike of people from other countries. • ...

Grade 7 Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-29

Grade 7 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A form of government in which the country’s people can participate and vote for how the country is to be run.
  2. Not being dangerous or harmful and not likely to cause loss.
  3. Being protected and made safe from weather, dangerous animals, and other safety concerns.
  4. The breaking of a law, rule agreement, promise, etc.
  5. Also known as Ubuntu; a proper sense of pride and respect.
  6. Freedom of ____________. "Your voice and opinion matters" UHDR/ United Declaration of Human Rights.
  7. Different from each other.
  8. Found in Section 2 of The Constitution.
  9. A fear or dislike of people from other countries.
  10. The status of belonging to a particular nation.
  11. Being fair and right, especially in the way decision are made in applying rules or the law.
  12. Inherent rights that are believed to belong to every person, without discrimination of any kind.
  13. You have the right to a roof over your head.
Down
  1. _________ Rights, special rights found in Section 28 of the Constitution.
  2. An unfair difference in treatment; denying equal rights.
  3. Protection or safety from danger or harm provided by a safe place to be.
  4. A person who has a right to live in a country because he was born there or because he has been accepted with full rights in that country.
  5. The state of being male or female.
  6. Everyone has the right to freedom of ___________, thought, belief and opinion."
  7. Having the same rights, status or opportunities as another or others; being the same before the law.
  8. Treatment that is unkind, cruel, or unfair.
  9. Supreme law of the country.

22 Clues: Different from each other. • Supreme law of the country. • The state of being male or female. • Found in Section 2 of The Constitution. • Treatment that is unkind, cruel, or unfair. • You have the right to a roof over your head. • The status of belonging to a particular nation. • A fear or dislike of people from other countries. • ...

Grade 7 Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-29

Grade 7 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A form of government in which the country’s people can participate and vote for how the country is to be run.
  2. Not being dangerous or harmful and not likely to cause loss.
  3. Being protected and made safe from weather, dangerous animals, and other safety concerns.
  4. The breaking of a law, rule agreement, promise, etc.
  5. Also known as Ubuntu; a proper sense of pride and respect.
  6. Freedom of ____________. "Your voice and opinion matters" UHDR/ United Declaration of Human Rights.
  7. Different from each other.
  8. Found in Section 2 of The Constitution.
  9. A fear or dislike of people from other countries.
  10. The status of belonging to a particular nation.
  11. Being fair and right, especially in the way decision are made in applying rules or the law.
  12. Inherent rights that are believed to belong to every person, without discrimination of any kind.
  13. You have the right to a roof over your head.
Down
  1. _________ Rights, special rights found in Section 28 of the Constitution.
  2. An unfair difference in treatment; denying equal rights.
  3. Protection or safety from danger or harm provided by a safe place to be.
  4. A person who has a right to live in a country because he was born there or because he has been accepted with full rights in that country.
  5. The state of being male or female.
  6. Everyone has the right to freedom of ___________, thought, belief and opinion."
  7. Having the same rights, status or opportunities as another or others; being the same before the law.
  8. Treatment that is unkind, cruel, or unfair.
  9. Supreme law of the country.

22 Clues: Different from each other. • Supreme law of the country. • The state of being male or female. • Found in Section 2 of The Constitution. • Treatment that is unkind, cruel, or unfair. • You have the right to a roof over your head. • The status of belonging to a particular nation. • A fear or dislike of people from other countries. • ...

Bill 2018-03-21

Bill crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I like to meet new people
  2. I can solve problems
  3. I can lend a hand
  4. I like to crack a joke
  5. I love sports
Down
  1. I approach things with enthusiasm
  2. I am nice to people
  3. I can think well
  4. I make sure everybody has a go
  5. I am brave

10 Clues: I am brave • I love sports • I can think well • I can lend a hand • I am nice to people • I can solve problems • I like to crack a joke • I like to meet new people • I make sure everybody has a go • I approach things with enthusiasm

Bill 2018-03-20

Bill crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I like sports
  2. I will push forward
  3. I am smart
  4. I like a laugh
  5. I have courage
Down
  1. I am trustable
  2. I support
  3. I like an adventure
  4. I care for people
  5. I make sure everybody has a turn

10 Clues: I support • I am smart • I like sports • I am trustable • I like a laugh • I have courage • I care for people • I like an adventure • I will push forward • I make sure everybody has a turn

Constitution Vocabulary 2021-11-12

Constitution Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Land Ordinance of 1785-the land to be divided into townships and then the township is divided into 36 sections of one square mile each
  2. Strong federal government
  3. Weak federal government
  4. period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall and unemployment rises
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  1. the documents that set out basic laws, principles, organization and processes of government.
  2. of Rights- list of freedoms that the government promises to protect
  3. of Confederation- Americans first constitution
  4. Enterprise System- businesses have freedoms with little gov. interaction.
  5. Great Compromise- the merging of two plans to develop the Legislative Branch.

9 Clues: Weak federal government • Strong federal government • of Confederation- Americans first constitution • of Rights- list of freedoms that the government promises to protect • Enterprise System- businesses have freedoms with little gov. interaction. • Great Compromise- the merging of two plans to develop the Legislative Branch. • ...

Kaylies Crossword 2018-02-09

Kaylies Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / how the seats can be distributed in the house
  2. / ending a debate in the senate
  3. / practice of drawing district lines
  4. / a law making body of the two houses
  5. / when a bill been killed by being put aside for the time being
  6. / to prevent the senate from making a vote
  7. / is a proposed law
Down
  1. / spending money but needing the approval
  2. / powers of congress has exercised
  3. / it is also known as a law
  4. / stretched of the delegated powers
  5. / private meetings for each house
  6. / rejection of a bill
  7. / each term of congress is divided into two

14 Clues: / is a proposed law • / rejection of a bill • / it is also known as a law • / ending a debate in the senate • / powers of congress has exercised • / private meetings for each house • / stretched of the delegated powers • / practice of drawing district lines • / a law making body of the two houses • / spending money but needing the approval • ...

Civil Liberties 2024-11-12

Civil Liberties crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Part of the 14th amendment that forbids states from denying unalienable rights without due process
  2. Political freedoms that protect citizens from government abuses of power
  3. Clause that prevents the government from restricting religious belief
  4. Process in which provisions from the Bill of Rights are applied to all levels of government
Down
  1. Clause that prevents the government from sponsoring any religion

5 Clues: Clause that prevents the government from sponsoring any religion • Clause that prevents the government from restricting religious belief • Political freedoms that protect citizens from government abuses of power • Process in which provisions from the Bill of Rights are applied to all levels of government • ...

The Organization of Congress 2013-11-13

The Organization of Congress crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a population count
  2. the senate member in the absence of the vice president
  3. a member of a lawmaker`s personal staff who hadles requests for help from constituents
  4. a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcatecory of it`s standing committee`s responsability
  5. the Speaker`s top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party`s legislative program
  6. A schedule that lists the order in which bills will be consideres in Congress
  7. the process of reassignin representation based on population
  8. A persom whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent
  9. a method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote
  10. elected oficial who is already in office
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  1. a vote of formal disapproval of a member`s actions
  2. to set up new district lines after reapportionmentis complete
  3. a two-chamber legislature
  4. a period of time diring wich a legislature meets to conduct business
  5. a temporary joint committee set up when the House and the Senate have passed differntversions of the same bill
  6. The minimun number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action
  7. A procedure that allows each senator to speak only I hour on a bill under debate
  8. an assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature
  9. A proposed law
  10. A private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office

20 Clues: A proposed law • a population count • a two-chamber legislature • elected oficial who is already in office • a vote of formal disapproval of a member`s actions • the senate member in the absence of the vice president • an assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature • the process of reassignin representation based on population • ...

Parliament Crossword 2019-07-31

Parliament Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who is professionally involved in politics
  2. Where you have no choice and have to do it
  3. Having the power to make laws
  4. The in of voting we use in Australia
  5. Smaller parts of the country
  6. the lower house of the state parliament
  7. The house of Representatives
  8. Parties use to measure everyone's opinions
  9. A group of people who refer to the political party that has the majority votes
  10. The crown, the lower and upper house
  11. house The senate
  12. Australia is a part of ...
  13. takes over the premier when he can't do his job
  14. An organized vote
  15. The leader of the state government
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  1. The upper house of the state parliament
  2. A legislature that has two separate chambers
  3. different groups fighting for different rights
  4. Someone who has the legal right to vote
  5. the structure of parliament that Australia uses
  6. area where the member of parliament represents
  7. A draft law
  8. Important rules for the country
  9. Responsible for Australia's finances
  10. The whole of Australia
  11. When all areas of parliament come together no more than 50 times a year
  12. Represents the Queen
  13. The Queen

28 Clues: The Queen • A draft law • house The senate • An organized vote • Represents the Queen • The whole of Australia • Australia is a part of ... • Smaller parts of the country • The house of Representatives • Having the power to make laws • Important rules for the country • The leader of the state government • The in of voting we use in Australia • The crown, the lower and upper house • ...

Revolutions 2025-12-10

Revolutions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. System destroyed on the Night of August 4th in France.
  2. The Proclamation of 1763 was a ________ the King drew telling colonists not to go past the mountains.
  3. Leader of France after the revolution; crowned as Emperor.
  4. Queen Antionette in France was accused of ______________ on luxuries.
  5. A bad ____________ made people in France starving, unemployed, and upset at leaders.
  6. System in France that was unfair and divided members into 3 classes.
  7. Abuse of power; typically with stealing or doing illegal favors.
  8. Act that imposes taxes on legal documents, playing cards,
  9. Act that allowed soldiers to enter your home without permission.
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  1. other paper goods.
  2. Period in France directly after the revolution: the Reign of _________.
  3. Revolution fought against Great Britain.
  4. Famous American document written by Thomas Jefferson: The Declaration of _______________
  5. The 1st Amendment outlines the 5 ___________ all Americans have.
  6. Both revolutions overthrew this form of government.
  7. Meeting called by Louis XVI for all 3 estates.
  8. The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution: the Bill of ____________
  9. Leader of the American Revolution.
  10. France had money problems initially because of war _____ from helping the Americans.
  11. The primary cause of the American Revolution would be _____________ without representation

20 Clues: other paper goods. • Leader of the American Revolution. • Revolution fought against Great Britain. • Meeting called by Louis XVI for all 3 estates. • Both revolutions overthrew this form of government. • System destroyed on the Night of August 4th in France. • Act that imposes taxes on legal documents, playing cards, • ...

Canadian Government 2016-01-21

Canadian Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a way for a person or a group of people to make a decision
  2. a small group of mpps from all political parties meet to discuss bills
  3. a proposed law
  4. an mpp that serves as the head of a ministry
  5. the political party with the greatest number of elected members
  6. an organized discussion where participants present different opinions
  7. job is to uphold the rules of parliament and ensure that all business of the chamber is carried out in an orderly manner
  8. a process where citizens vote for a candidate to represent their constituency in the parliament
  9. the person who advises the speaker and the mpps on the rules and procedures of parliament
  10. this last step of the legislative process makes the bill a law
Down
  1. all political parties and independent mpps that do not belong to the governing party
  2. a person who is running in an election
  3. a sheet of paper that lists the names of all candidates standing for election
  4. an mpp who fulfills the speakers duties when the speaker is unavailable
  5. a ceremonial staff that is a symbol of the speaker's authority to oversee the legislature
  6. another term for the legislative assembly ontario
  7. steps a bill must pass through to become law
  8. one of the two law-making houses of canada's federal parliament in ottawa
  9. the room in the legislative building where mpps meet to debate
  10. a bill that has received royal assent and become law

20 Clues: a proposed law • a person who is running in an election • an mpp that serves as the head of a ministry • steps a bill must pass through to become law • another term for the legislative assembly ontario • a bill that has received royal assent and become law • a way for a person or a group of people to make a decision • ...

Canadian Government 2016-01-21

Canadian Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a way for a person or a group of people to make a decision
  2. a small group of mpps from all political parties meet to discuss bills
  3. a proposed law
  4. an mpp that serves as the head of a ministry
  5. the political party with the greatest number of elected members
  6. an organized discussion where participants present different opinions
  7. job is to uphold the rules of parliament and ensure that all business of the chamber is carried out in an orderly manner
  8. a process where citizens vote for a candidate to represent their constituency in the parliament
  9. the person who advises the speaker and the mpps on the rules and procedures of parliament
  10. this last step of the legislative process makes the bill a law
Down
  1. all political parties and independent mpps that do not belong to the governing party
  2. a person who is running in an election
  3. a sheet of paper that lists the names of all candidates standing for election
  4. an mpp who fulfills the speakers duties when the speaker is unavailable
  5. a ceremonial staff that is a symbol of the speaker's authority to oversee the legislature
  6. another term for the legislative assembly ontario
  7. steps a bill must pass through to become law
  8. one of the two law-making houses of canada's federal parliament in ottawa
  9. the room in the legislative building where mpps meet to debate
  10. a bill that has received royal assent and become law

20 Clues: a proposed law • a person who is running in an election • an mpp that serves as the head of a ministry • steps a bill must pass through to become law • another term for the legislative assembly ontario • a bill that has received royal assent and become law • a way for a person or a group of people to make a decision • ...

Bill Of Rights-By Ainisha Witt 2018-01-18

Bill Of Rights-By Ainisha Witt crossword puzzle
Across
  1. right to say something is protected within certain limits.
  2. or secure the release of (a prisoner)on payment of bail.
  3. document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest , search premises or carry out some other acton relating to the administration of justice.
  4. court systems on local state,and federal governments,responsible for interpreting the laws passed by.
Down
  1. branch of government that writes , debates , and passes laws.
  2. right to walk around free with a weapon with a license without getting harmed.
  3. branch of federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing,supporting , and enforcing the laws.

7 Clues: or secure the release of (a prisoner)on payment of bail. • right to say something is protected within certain limits. • branch of government that writes , debates , and passes laws. • right to walk around free with a weapon with a license without getting harmed. • ...

Bill and Linda--50 Years! 2014-07-06

Bill and Linda--50 Years! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bill’s favorite past profession
  2. a favorite hobby during “Sunday drives” and walks together
  3. product of their family owned business
  4. celebrity the couple saw while in Carmel
  5. 50th anniversary
  6. Bill’s first college
  7. most frequent vacation destination
  8. brand of Bill’s first computer
  9. a more recent hobby for Bill
  10. name of their high school
  11. the couple and their new baby moved here in 1968
  12. reason for visiting Aptos when they discovered their future home
  13. town where they met
  14. their first date
  15. silicon valley company employed Linda in 70’s
  16. Linda’s favorite past profession
  17. their honeymoon location
  18. newspaper Bill started before the earthquake killed the housing market
  19. class where Linda and Bill met
  20. Linda’s master’s degree
  21. they enjoy going here often to see live plays and musicals
Down
  1. Bill’s master’s degree
  2. throughout their lives, both have done this voraciously
  3. always the most revered “people” in the Proudfoot household
  4. favorite destination (so far!)
  5. the couple have been lost here more than once
  6. name of women’s barbershop group Linda sang with
  7. Bill’s first “real” job was here
  8. fabulous location of one of Bill’s volunteer jobs
  9. Bill’s volunteer job helps seniors understand this government program
  10. Bill, Ken and Zach attend monthly lectures on this at Foothill College
  11. kitchen appliance that gets the most use at 155 McKay
  12. the current “head of household” at 155 McKay
  13. type of fruit tree in their front yard
  14. they own a collection of these painted animals from all over Mexico
  15. college from which Linda got her bachelor’s degree
  16. they attended this rock ‘n roll icon’s concert at the Cow Palace
  17. type of church they were married in
  18. Bill proposed on Linda’s ______________
  19. Linda’s maiden name
  20. both are graduates of this;Werner Ehrhart’s self-improvement course
  21. Bill’s pet name for Linda
  22. name of their cat who taught himself to use the toilet

43 Clues: 50th anniversary • their first date • town where they met • Linda’s maiden name • Bill’s first college • Bill’s master’s degree • Linda’s master’s degree • their honeymoon location • name of their high school • Bill’s pet name for Linda • a more recent hobby for Bill • favorite destination (so far!) • brand of Bill’s first computer • class where Linda and Bill met • ...

Government (20Q's) 2015-10-08

Government (20Q's) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another name for the House of Commons
  2. Of two chambers, or rooms. Canada's Parliament is made up of two separate Chambers - the Senate and House of Commons.
  3. A proposal by a Member for either the Sen. or H.O.C to do something, to order something to be done, or to express an opinion on a matter.
  4. ______ is appointed by the G.G on the advice of the Prime Minister.
  5. The Parliament Buildings has three parts (West Block, ________, and East Block).
  6. The bringing to an end of a Parliament
  7. A person who speaks for you.
  8. A university student who works for the Sen. or the H.O.C.
  9. Another word for constituency or electoral district.
Down
  1. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
  2. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party.
  3. Another name for a backbencher: a member of Parliament who does not have an official role in the H.O.C.
  4. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
  5. The Upper House is made up of 105 Senators.
  6. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting. The person with the most votes is elected.
  7. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament.
  8. The political party that forms the Government because most of its members were elected to the H.O.C than from any other party.
  9. A word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.
  10. A meeting of the Sen. or of the H.O.C within a session.
  11. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it.

20 Clues: A person who speaks for you. • Another name for the House of Commons • The bringing to an end of a Parliament • The Upper House is made up of 105 Senators. • Another word for constituency or electoral district. • A meeting of the Sen. or of the H.O.C within a session. • A university student who works for the Sen. or the H.O.C. • ...

Government #2 2015-10-07

Government #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to change or improve something
  2. the person in charge of a meeting, directs the discussion of business
  3. the set of rules that a country follow to work as a nation
  4. large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, where groups meet and have discussions
  5. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
  6. a Senator or m=Member of the House of Commons
  7. the periods into which a Parliament is divided
  8. the government's plan for how to save and spend money
  9. a proposal for a new law to be considered by the Parliament
  10. another name for question period
  11. to choose a representative in an election
Down
  1. the Upper House of Parliament, is made up of 105 Senators
  2. the king or queen of a country
  3. another name for a backbencher
  4. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
  5. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  6. the leader of the party in the power and the Head of Government
  7. a person who speaks for you
  8. bills that are passed by Parliament
  9. another name for the Senate

20 Clues: a person who speaks for you • another name for the Senate • the king or queen of a country • to change or improve something • another name for a backbencher • another name for question period • bills that are passed by Parliament • to choose a representative in an election • a Senator or m=Member of the House of Commons • the periods into which a Parliament is divided • ...

Introduction to Bluegrass Music 2023-09-10

Introduction to Bluegrass Music crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This city in Virginia in 1965, hosted the first weekend-long bluegrass music festival.
  2. Lester _____ played guitar and lead vocals in Monroe's band.
  3. The invention of this lead to bluegrass music being spread across the US.
  4. In the 1960s, the idea of a "bluegrass ______" was first introduced.
  5. Scruggs style playing was an innovative ______-finger picking style on the banjo.
  6. Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt formed their own group, named the _____ Mountain Boys.
  7. The last name of the popular black musician who influenced Bill Monroe's music.
  8. The roots of bluegrass music can be traced back to Ireland, ______, and England
  9. In the 1950s, Monroe started to refer to his style of music as bluegrass music, a reference to his home state, ________.
Down
  1. This man is considered the "father of bluegrass music"
  2. Chubby ____ played fiddle in Monroe's band.
  3. Howard _____ played upright bass in Monroe's band.
  4. In 1945, Earl _____ joined Bill Monroe's band.
  5. This is the instrument Bill Monroe played.
  6. Bluegrass music blends elements of ______ and blues music.
  7. Bill Monroe's band had a core combination of _________, banjo, fiddle, guitar, and bass.

16 Clues: This is the instrument Bill Monroe played. • Chubby ____ played fiddle in Monroe's band. • In 1945, Earl _____ joined Bill Monroe's band. • Howard _____ played upright bass in Monroe's band. • This man is considered the "father of bluegrass music" • Bluegrass music blends elements of ______ and blues music. • ...

B2 2022-03-29

B2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist
  2. American social reformer for education
  3. Abolitionist who is associated with the American Colonization Society
  4. Leader of the Second Great Awakening
  5. American educator who taught disabled people
  6. American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement
  7. Leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S.
  8. American Quaker, abolitionist, and women's rights activist
  9. American social reformer who worked for reform in prisons
  10. Founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church
  11. Book that advocated for women's rights that was written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  12. American clergyman who is known as one of the founders of the American Colonization Society
Down
  1. American educational reformer
  2. One of the only Southern women who became an abolitionist
  3. A woman who was a leading suffragist dedicated her life to battling inequality on all fronts
  4. Prominent theologian who was a reformer during the Civil War era
  5. Known for temperance novel "Ten Nights in a Barroom and What I Saw There"
  6. Women's rights advocate associated with the Transcendentalism Movement
  7. People who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century
  8. Abstinence from alcohol

20 Clues: Abstinence from alcohol • American educational reformer • Leader of the Second Great Awakening • American social reformer for education • American educator who taught disabled people • Founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church • Leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. • African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist • ...

Canadian Government 2016-01-21

Canadian Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this last step of the legislative process makes the bill a law
  2. a ceremonial staff that is a symbol of the speaker's authority to oversee the legislature
  3. the room in the legislative building where mpps meet to debate
  4. an mpp who fulfills the speakers duties when the speaker is unavailable
  5. the person who advises the speaker and the mpps on the rules and procedures of parliament
  6. all political parties and independent mpps that do not belong to the governing party
  7. a person who is running in an election
  8. the political party with the greatest number of elected members
  9. steps a bill must pass through to become law
  10. an organized discussion where participants present different opinions
  11. a bill that has received royal assent and become law
Down
  1. a way for a person or a group of people to make a decision
  2. an mpp that serves as the head of a ministry
  3. another term for the legislative assembly ontario
  4. a process where citizens vote for a candidate to represent their constituency in the parliament
  5. a sheet of paper that lists the names of all candidates standing for election
  6. job is to uphold the rules of parliament and ensure that all business of the chamber is carried out in an orderly manner
  7. a small group of mpps from all political parties meet to discuss bills
  8. one of the two law-making houses of canada's federal parliament in ottawa
  9. a proposed law

20 Clues: a proposed law • a person who is running in an election • an mpp that serves as the head of a ministry • steps a bill must pass through to become law • another term for the legislative assembly ontario • a bill that has received royal assent and become law • a way for a person or a group of people to make a decision • ...

Liams Crossword 2021-05-27

Liams Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ opinion is what thoughts everyone has in common, where candidates try to appeal.
  2. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another.
  3. ________ powers are those listed clearly in the constitution.
  4. the ______ party is the primary liberal party.
  5. head of the executive branch
  6. the ________ party is the primary conservative party.
  7. A _______ is granted by the president or a governor and it exempts you from a sentence, charge or fine.
  8. the federal principle or system of government.
Down
  1. _______ powers are powers not clearly listed but inferred, they help execute expressed powers
  2. the first ten amendments are the bill of ______.
  3. The _________ court is the highest appeal court in the U.S
  4. ______-taxes is where STATE gets the majority of its money
  5. ______-taxes are where LOCAL governments get the majority of their money, most of it is spent on education.
  6. intro to the constitution, starts with the words "we the people."

14 Clues: head of the executive branch • the ______ party is the primary liberal party. • the federal principle or system of government. • the first ten amendments are the bill of ______. • the ________ party is the primary conservative party. • The _________ court is the highest appeal court in the U.S • ______-taxes is where STATE gets the majority of its money • ...

Liams Crossword 2021-05-27

Liams Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ opinion is what thoughts everyone has in common, where candidates try to appeal.
  2. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another.
  3. ________ powers are those listed clearly in the constitution.
  4. the ______ party is the primary liberal party.
  5. head of the executive branch
  6. the ________ party is the primary conservative party.
  7. A _______ is granted by the president or a governor and it exempts you from a sentence, charge or fine.
  8. the federal principle or system of government.
Down
  1. _______ powers are powers not clearly listed but inferred, they help execute expressed powers
  2. the first ten amendments are the bill of ______.
  3. The _________ court is the highest appeal court in the U.S
  4. ______-taxes is where STATE gets the majority of its money
  5. ______-taxes are where LOCAL governments get the majority of their money, most of it is spent on education.
  6. intro to the constitution, starts with the words "we the people."

14 Clues: head of the executive branch • the ______ party is the primary liberal party. • the federal principle or system of government. • the first ten amendments are the bill of ______. • the ________ party is the primary conservative party. • The _________ court is the highest appeal court in the U.S • ______-taxes is where STATE gets the majority of its money • ...

Liams Crossword 2021-05-27

Liams Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the federal principle or system of government.
  2. A _______ is granted by the president or a governor and it exempts you from a sentence, charge or fine.
  3. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another.
  4. intro to the constitution, starts with the words "we the people."
  5. _______ powers are powers not clearly listed but inferred, they help execute expressed powers
  6. the ________ party is the primary conservative party.
  7. ______-taxes are where LOCAL governments get the majority of their money, most of it is spent on education.
Down
  1. ________ powers are those listed clearly in the constitution.
  2. the ______ party is the primary liberal party.
  3. ______ opinion is what thoughts everyone has in common, where candidates try to appeal.
  4. head of the executive branch
  5. The _________ court is the highest appeal court in the U.S
  6. the first ten amendments are the bill of ______.
  7. ______-taxes is where STATE gets the majority of its money

14 Clues: head of the executive branch • the federal principle or system of government. • the ______ party is the primary liberal party. • the first ten amendments are the bill of ______. • the ________ party is the primary conservative party. • The _________ court is the highest appeal court in the U.S • ______-taxes is where STATE gets the majority of its money • ...

Role Models 2025-12-01

Role Models crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Founder of the Marist Brothers and advocate for education.
  2. Jewish diarist who hid during the Holocaust.
  3. Musician and peace activist, co-founder of The Beatles.
  4. Metal singer whose coming-out challenged stigma in rock culture, inspiring LGBTQ+ fans to embrace themselves confidently.
  5. Rescued thousands of Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto.
  6. Civil rights leader known for the “I Have a Dream” speech.
  7. Farmworker rights leader who organized nonviolent labor movements.
  8. Leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement.
  9. Human rights advocate and key figure behind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  10. Ginsburg Supreme Court Justice who advanced gender equality.
  11. Holocaust survivor and writer who documented his experiences in If This Is a Man.
Down
  1. Anti-apartheid leader and first Black president of South Africa.
  2. Catholic nun who served the poor and founded the Missionaries of Charity.
  3. Civil rights icon and Freedom Rider.
  4. German industrialist who saved Jewish workers during WWII.
  5. Holocaust survivor and author of Night.
  6. Girls’ education activist and youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
  7. Civil rights activist who refused to give up her bus seat.
  8. Youth climate activist who sparked a global movement.

19 Clues: Civil rights icon and Freedom Rider. • Holocaust survivor and author of Night. • Jewish diarist who hid during the Holocaust. • Leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement. • Youth climate activist who sparked a global movement. • Musician and peace activist, co-founder of The Beatles. • Founder of the Marist Brothers and advocate for education. • ...

Jayden Baker - government crossword puzzle. 2022-05-10

Jayden Baker - government crossword puzzle. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first article in the constitution.
  2. group of representatives that are expert on the topic of the bill.
  3. the name of georgia's "congress"
  4. A crime that is not considered a crime committed by an adult.
  5. the name of the paragraph in the constitution that states why it exists.
  6. _______ of the senate
  7. the person that must be with you every step of the juvenile process.
  8. the name of the person that votes for you in congress.
  9. someone under 18 that commits a crime that would be considered a crime committed by an adult.
  10. the name of the officer that decides if there is enough evidence to file a report against you.
  11. the original constitution over the U.S
Down
  1. the thing that gives everyone their rights.
  2. to divide the workload between branches.
  3. the branch of government that checks to see if things done by the other branches are constitutional.
  4. to kill someone
  5. the leader of the executive branch.
  6. the thing called when one branch "checks" the other branches.
  7. the branch of government that enforces laws.
  8. the branch of government that creates laws
  9. the head of the executive branch that leads georgia "starts with a g"

20 Clues: to kill someone • _______ of the senate • the name of georgia's "congress" • the leader of the executive branch. • the first article in the constitution. • the original constitution over the U.S • to divide the workload between branches. • the branch of government that creates laws • the thing that gives everyone their rights. • the branch of government that enforces laws. • ...

Gov Vocab 2022-01-06

Gov Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens.
  2. first ten amendments to the constitution.
  3. french guy
  4. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the constitution and helped write Federalist Papers
  5. president on one dollar bill
  6. Article 1, section 8, clause 18 of the constitution giving congress the right to pass all laws "necessary&proper" to carry out the other powers listed in Article 1.
  7. english political philosopher whose social contract theory belived that in order to live together, individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for protection.
  8. the distribution of power between the national government among legislative, executive, and judicial branches; no one branch has too much power.
  9. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, countries, parishes, or towns.
Down
  1. king/queen control all aspects of life: social, enconomic, and political- often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from god).
  2. supporter of the new constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances.
  3. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed.
  4. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful.
  5. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property
  6. powers saved for the states in our system of federalism, guaranteed in the Ninth Amendment to the constitution.
  7. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people.
  8. the first plan the government adopted in the U.S. after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no cheif executive.
  9. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority.
  10. belief that monarchs were chosen by god; gave the monarch unlimited authority.
  11. explains the purposes of the constitution, and defines the power of the new government as originating from the people of the United States.

20 Clues: french guy • president on one dollar bill • first ten amendments to the constitution. • believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property • government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens. • belief that monarchs were chosen by god; gave the monarch unlimited authority. • ...

Crossword Puzzle On Politics and Governance 2024-08-22

Crossword Puzzle On Politics and Governance crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and administering justice.
  2. - Fundamental principles and laws that define and govern a country.
  3. Rights - The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
  4. - A state of disorder due to the absence or non-recognition of authority.
  5. - The obligation of individuals or organizations to account for their actions and accept responsibility.
  6. - a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done.
  7. - This is a formal process of selecting people for an official job through voting.
  8. - Using economic or political influence to control other countries, often by former colonial powers.
  9. - Sequence of rulers from the same family or group.
  10. - Way in which power is exercised in managing a country or organization.
  11. - Action of guiding or directing a group or organization.
  12. - Institution that rules a country and enforces laws.
  13. Supreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself.
  14. - A system of government by one person with absolute power.
  15. The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations.
  16. The process of charging a public official with misconduct.
Down
  1. - A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
  2. A body of non-elected government officials and administrative policy-making group.
  3. - Honesty in decision-making and operations.
  4. - A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.
  5. - A person who is a member of a particular country and has specific rights, duties, and privileges because of it.
  6. - A government ruled by a dictator with absolute authority.
  7. - Course of action or set of principles adopted by an organization or government.
  8. A formal change or addition proposed or made to a law or constitution.
  9. - Process of making or enacting laws.
  10. The power of a president or governor to reject a bill proposed by a legislature.
  11. - Effort to influence voters and support candidates or causes.
  12. The branch of government responsible for implementing and enforcing laws.
  13. The right to vote in political elections.
  14. A system in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.

30 Clues: - Process of making or enacting laws. • The right to vote in political elections. • - Honesty in decision-making and operations. • - Sequence of rulers from the same family or group. • - Institution that rules a country and enforces laws. • - Action of guiding or directing a group or organization. • The process of charging a public official with misconduct. • ...

Crossword Puzzle on Politics and Governance 2024-08-22

Crossword Puzzle on Politics and Governance crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done.
  2. - Institution that rules a country and enforces laws.
  3. - Process of making or enacting laws.
  4. - Course of action or set of principles adopted by an organization or government.
  5. The right to vote in political elections.
  6. The process of charging a public official with misconduct.
  7. - Honesty in decision-making and operations.
  8. - A state of disorder due to the absence or non-recognition of authority.
  9. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and administering justice.
  10. - This is a formal process of selecting people for an official job through voting.
  11. Rights- The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
  12. Supreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself.
  13. A body of non-elected government officials and administrative policy-making group.
  14. - Action of guiding or directing a group or organization.
Down
  1. - Fundamental principles and laws that define and govern a country.
  2. - A person who is a member of a particular country and has specific rights, duties, and privileges because of it.
  3. The power of a president or governor to reject a bill proposed by a legislature.
  4. - Sequence of rulers from the same family or group.
  5. - A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
  6. - A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.
  7. - Using economic or political influence to control other countries, often by former colonial powers.
  8. The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations.
  9. - The obligation of individuals or organizations to account for their actions and accept responsibility.
  10. - Way in which power is exercised in managing a country or organization.
  11. A formal change or addition proposed or made to a law or constitution.
  12. - Effort to influence voters and support candidates or causes.
  13. A system in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
  14. - A government ruled by a dictator with absolute authority.
  15. - A system of government by one person with absolute power.
  16. The branch of government responsible for implementing and enforcing laws.

30 Clues: - Process of making or enacting laws. • The right to vote in political elections. • - Honesty in decision-making and operations. • - Sequence of rulers from the same family or group. • - Institution that rules a country and enforces laws. • - Action of guiding or directing a group or organization. • The process of charging a public official with misconduct. • ...

Legislative branch 2023-11-06

Legislative branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. draft of suggestive law
  2. right for people to vote for senate directly
  3. 2nd highest ranked official in senate
  4. permenant committee
  5. preceding officer of house of repersentive
  6. makes laws
  7. upper house of congress
  8. two house legislative
Down
  1. join ideas of both houses
  2. process of taking offical of duty for unlawful activity
  3. 2nd highest ranking offical in executive
  4. made of 2 houses
  5. leader of minority party in congress
  6. deny a bill from becoming law
  7. collected every 10yrs
  8. leader of majority party in congress
  9. group for special purpose
  10. a writ
  11. right to levy taxes

19 Clues: a writ • makes laws • made of 2 houses • permenant committee • right to levy taxes • collected every 10yrs • two house legislative • draft of suggestive law • upper house of congress • join ideas of both houses • group for special purpose • deny a bill from becoming law • leader of minority party in congress • leader of majority party in congress • 2nd highest ranked official in senate • ...

None 2024-01-06

None crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of an Oglala war chief
  2. An Indian Reservation in Browning, Montana
  3. A person who felt that the reservation system was holding back Indians
  4. A dominant tribal force in the Northwest Plains
  5. One of the first acts that majorly reduced the size of Indian homelands
  6. The first prime minister of Canada
  7. The act that put and end to the “treaty period”
  8. An amendment to the Dawes Act that stripped triable power in the 1880’s
  9. A group that was involved in direct action, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, with a main focus on treaty and fishing rights
  10. He said, the “real aim of this bill is to get Indian lands and open them up to settlement”
  11. This was a law that put an end to the erosion of Indian homelands through allotment
Down
  1. This act created the INdian Claims Commission in 1946
  2. This tribe was allotted 657 acres of land per household in 1907
  3. The Hopi Name for ancestors
  4. The governor of Minnesota who forced Indians to hand over ~11 million acres of prime woodlands to the government
  5. A period of time when over 1.3 million acres of Indian land was removed from trust status
  6. An Indian man in the book whose life follows a seasonal cycle for making money
  7. The group of officials who were tasked with making agreements with Indian tribes
  8. This was the first comprehensive assessment of Indian living conditions in the US since 1850
  9. The organization created in 1885 to try and stop provisions of the IRA
  10. Where the original 5 tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy lived
  11. Indian tribe who lives in the Great Lakes region
  12. ______ owe their existence to a $145 tax bill on a trailer in a remote northern village on the Leech Lake Reservation
  13. A group of tribes who lived along the Atlantic Coast
  14. This Chief’s name translates to hole in the day in english

25 Clues: The Hopi Name for ancestors • The name of an Oglala war chief • The first prime minister of Canada • An Indian Reservation in Browning, Montana • A dominant tribal force in the Northwest Plains • The act that put and end to the “treaty period” • Indian tribe who lives in the Great Lakes region • A group of tribes who lived along the Atlantic Coast • ...

Politics and Governance - Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-10

Politics and Governance - Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a Branch of knowledge that deals with systems of government; the analysis of political activity and behavior
  2. The Philippine congress is the country’s ___________ department.
  3. The Lower Chamber of the Congress of the Philippines is known by what name
  4. Father of Political Science
  5. NOT included in the Bill of Rights
  6. The leader of the lower house is known as...
  7. An election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen
Down
  1. He is the 13th President of the Philippines
  2. What is regarded by the State as a "primary social economic force?"
  3. First President of the Philippines
  4. The President is the Head of State and Head of Government, and functions as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

11 Clues: Father of Political Science • First President of the Philippines • NOT included in the Bill of Rights • He is the 13th President of the Philippines • The leader of the lower house is known as... • The Philippine congress is the country’s ___________ department. • What is regarded by the State as a "primary social economic force?" • ...

Liams Crossword 2021-05-27

Liams Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the federal principle or system of government.
  2. A _______ is granted by the president or a governor and it exempts you from a sentence, charge or fine.
  3. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another.
  4. intro to the constitution, starts with the words "we the people."
  5. _______ powers are powers not clearly listed but inferred, they help execute expressed powers
  6. the ________ party is the primary conservative party.
  7. ______-taxes are where LOCAL governments get the majority of their money, most of it is spent on education.
Down
  1. ________ powers are those listed clearly in the constitution.
  2. the ______ party is the primary liberal party.
  3. ______ opinion is what thoughts everyone has in common, where candidates try to appeal.
  4. head of the executive branch
  5. The _________ court is the highest appeal court in the U.S
  6. the first ten amendments are the bill of ______.
  7. ______-taxes is where STATE gets the majority of its money

14 Clues: head of the executive branch • the federal principle or system of government. • the ______ party is the primary liberal party. • the first ten amendments are the bill of ______. • the ________ party is the primary conservative party. • The _________ court is the highest appeal court in the U.S • ______-taxes is where STATE gets the majority of its money • ...

level 6 - Module 7: Bill of Rights 2024-04-18

level 6 - Module 7: Bill of Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (n) assurance, pledge
  2. (adj) formal; legitimate; an administrator
  3. (v) to make more clear
  4. (phrase) to say in the easiest way
Down
  1. (n) a modification, a revision
  2. (n) someone who writes articles or reports news
  3. (v) to declare, to maintain, to assert
  4. (n) a country's code or legislation; someone's character
  5. the act of being blamed for a crime

9 Clues: (n) assurance, pledge • (v) to make more clear • (n) a modification, a revision • (phrase) to say in the easiest way • the act of being blamed for a crime • (v) to declare, to maintain, to assert • (adj) formal; legitimate; an administrator • (n) someone who writes articles or reports news • (n) a country's code or legislation; someone's character

Legislative branch 2014-10-05

Legislative branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 branches of legislative
  2. 2nd leading offical in senate
  3. preceding officer of house of rep.
  4. members divided by 2 per state
  5. offical of executive branch under the BIGP
  6. group for special purpose
  7. deny bill from becoming law
  8. both houses join this group
  9. vote for senators directly by people
  10. collected every 10 yrs
  11. process of taking offical out of office
Down
  1. head of majority party in congress
  2. draft of suggestive law
  3. # of members based on state population
  4. levy income taxes
  5. adapt to ideas of both houses
  6. makes laws
  7. permenant committee
  8. a writ
  9. head of minority party in congress

20 Clues: a writ • makes laws • levy income taxes • permenant committee • collected every 10 yrs • draft of suggestive law • 2 branches of legislative • group for special purpose • deny bill from becoming law • both houses join this group • 2nd leading offical in senate • adapt to ideas of both houses • members divided by 2 per state • head of majority party in congress • ...