bill of rights Crossword Puzzles

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!”
Down
  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. • ...

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 • ...

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
Down
  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. • ...

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. • ...

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 • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...

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
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  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 • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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 • ...

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.
Down
  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, • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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 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

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 • ...

Bill2Law 2023-10-26

Bill2Law crossword puzzle
Across
  1. strong supporter of a party or cause
  2. place where bill goes to get a number
  3. 2 sides come together to cooperate/agree
  4. an unrelated change the senate can attach to a bill
  5. period of congress, usually 2 years
  6. when the president disapproves a bill
Down
  1. a senator can keep talking to delay or kill a bill
  2. voter in legislative district
  3. source to suggest a bill besides special interest group or private citizen
  4. committee gets a bill after a subcommittee but before it goes to house floor

10 Clues: voter in legislative district • period of congress, usually 2 years • strong supporter of a party or cause • place where bill goes to get a number • when the president disapproves a bill • 2 sides come together to cooperate/agree • a senator can keep talking to delay or kill a bill • an unrelated change the senate can attach to a bill • ...

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. • ...

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?" • ...

Can't find my crossword 2025-06-13

Can't find my crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants (7 letters)
  2. Ruling body of a country (10 letters)
  3. A nation's fundamental legal document (12 letters)
  4. Type of system with a central government and states/provinces (7 letters)
  5. A constitutional monarchy with ten provinces and three territories (6 letters)
  6. System advocating for common ownership of property (9 letters)
  7. A community of people living together (7 letters)
  8. A system of rules that a society or government develops (3 letters)
  9. The current governing party in Canada (7 letters)
  10. A proposed law (4 letters)
  11. What the Charter of ____ and Freedoms protects (6 letters)
  12. Canada's system of government, with a King as Head of State (8 letters)
Down
  1. The process of expressing a choice in an election (6 letters)
  2. Often involves elections and debates (8 letters)
  3. A system of government where citizens elect representatives (9 letters)
  4. he official opposition party in the current Canadian Parliament (12 letters)
  5. A legal resident of a country (7 letters)
  6. Pertaining to local government (9 letters)
  7. Free market economy (10 letters)
  8. Political ideology with extreme nationalism and suppression of opposition (7 letters)

20 Clues: A proposed law (4 letters) • Free market economy (10 letters) • Ruling body of a country (10 letters) • A legal resident of a country (7 letters) • Pertaining to local government (9 letters) • Often involves elections and debates (8 letters) • A community of people living together (7 letters) • The current governing party in Canada (7 letters) • ...

Constitution Word Search 2022-12-07

Constitution Word Search crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Branch that interprets the law
  2. When two sides come to an agreement
  3. Branch that makes the law
  4. The idea that the national government should tell the states what to do
  5. a formal consent
  6. What we call the group of people who give the president advice
Down
  1. The Idea that states should tell the national government what to do
  2. The idea that government is made by the people and has to listen to them (hint this one is going to be two words)
  3. Branch that enforces the law
  4. ____ of Rights are the first 10 amendments to the constitution

10 Clues: a formal consent • Branch that makes the law • Branch that enforces the law • Branch that interprets the law • When two sides come to an agreement • What we call the group of people who give the president advice • ____ of Rights are the first 10 amendments to the constitution • The Idea that states should tell the national government what to do • ...

Glorious Revolution 2022-04-05

Glorious Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where did the Glorious Revolution take place?
  2. King James was overthrown by a protestant daughter named what?
  3. The glroious revolution is called glorious because it was achieved without any ____?
  4. Many had left Europe because of the strong____views
  5. The document that was signed in the Glorious revolution was called the Bill of ____?
Down
  1. What religion did king James worship?
  2. What was the name of the king that got overthrown?
  3. How did society get around during the Glorious Revolution?
  4. After significant pressure from William, the Parliament agreed to a joint what?
  5. A what rose up and gathered in the streets of boston to overthrow the governor of the Dominion of New England?

10 Clues: What religion did king James worship? • Where did the Glorious Revolution take place? • What was the name of the king that got overthrown? • Many had left Europe because of the strong____views • How did society get around during the Glorious Revolution? • King James was overthrown by a protestant daughter named what? • ...

American Civil Rights: The Long Struggle for Dignity (Dr. E-Q2-G8) 2024-10-14

American Civil Rights: The Long Struggle for Dignity (Dr. E-Q2-G8) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the name of the one Supreme Court Justice who did not agree with the decision in Plessy vs Ferguson?
  2. Which Court has the last word on the interpretation of the US Constitution in America?
  3. The phrase used to refer to a set of laws, usually in the south, that segregated non-whites from whites
  4. The Voting Rights Act 1965 Recognized The importance of providing legal protections for the voting rights of non-white people, included getting rid of “______ tests”.
  5. A term that refers to a Supreme Court case that decides a particularly controversial or important issue, and is viewed as changing the law on that subject for nearly forever
  6. A Latin phrase for rules or practices followed as a matter of fact but are not actually the law.
  7. The name of the Supreme Court case in 1896 that decided that the US government could be required to assist in the capture of formerly enslaved people who were living in free (non-slavery) states.
  8. A term used to refer to community organizing
  9. The civil rights act of 1964 was The first civil rights act that was not found _______ by the Supreme Court.
Down
  1. The elimination of slavery
  2. Civil _________ is a non-violent form of advocacy for Civil rights
  3. Without the free speech and other protections of the ——— Amendment, it would’ve been an even greater struggle to advance civil rights in this country.
  4. A verb for arguing to advance or protect the rights of oneself for another
  5. Something that is done in everyday practice but is not required by law. Literally, a matter of fact.
  6. An essential part of a democratic Society secured by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
  7. Abbreviation for the group who took over Alcatraz, forming a movement to advance the rights of the people of Native American Nations
  8. Legal rights granted by statute that protect people's right to be free of discrimination
  9. 1866 was the first time the US enacted civil rights protections for non-white people in the United States. (The president vetoed it and the Senate had overridden the veto by a 2/3 vote!)

18 Clues: The elimination of slavery • A term used to refer to community organizing • Civil _________ is a non-violent form of advocacy for Civil rights • A verb for arguing to advance or protect the rights of oneself for another • Which Court has the last word on the interpretation of the US Constitution in America? • ...

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ON POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE 2023-01-26

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ON POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. holds the power to settle controversies involving rights that are legally demandable and enforceable
  2. country leader
  3. to formally accuse a public official of misconduct committed while in office.
  4. the elected head of a city, town, or other municipality.
  5. person standing for election
  6. a government’s absolute power of authority
  7. what people do on polling day
  8. The activities or affairs engaged in by a government
  9. house the official residence and workplace of the president
  10. a family in which multiple members are involved in politics
  11. 24 politicians who have been elected to a Senate.
  12. The ____ of Representatives is part of the legislative branch of government.
  13. “We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody...”
Down
  1. “top down approach”
  2. an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
  3. more than half especially in a vote
  4. promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing.
  5. an addition to a constitution
  6. composed of the president and the vice president
  7. the result of balanced budgets, rational spending, and the elimination of waste and duplication.
  8. a small group of people within a government who give advice to the highest leader
  9. document sent to congress by the President to tell his ideas on how government money should be spent
  10. box container for completed voting slips
  11. Rule by the people
  12. Ideas that go through committees in the House and Senate
  13. A power of the president used to prevent a bill from becoming law.
  14. to end a meeting
  15. The different sectors are considered government partners in attaining development goals.
  16. body in charge of running the country
  17. branch of government has the ability to make laws

30 Clues: country leader • to end a meeting • Rule by the people • “top down approach” • person standing for election • an addition to a constitution • what people do on polling day • more than half especially in a vote • body in charge of running the country • box container for completed voting slips • an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. • a government’s absolute power of authority • ...

OLIVER TWIST 2025-10-22

OLIVER TWIST crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Main Character in the story
  2. Where does Oliver live
  3. what caused Bill to fall of the edge
  4. _____ Sikes
  5. Artful dodgers first name
  6. Bill Killed _______
Down
  1. Gang Leader
  2. Who wrote Oliver Twist
  3. what did oliver sleep with at the undertakers home
  4. The Name of Bill Sikes Dog

10 Clues: Gang Leader • _____ Sikes • Bill Killed _______ • Who wrote Oliver Twist • Where does Oliver live • Artful dodgers first name • The Name of Bill Sikes Dog • Main Character in the story • what caused Bill to fall of the edge • what did oliver sleep with at the undertakers home

READING (Plessy v. Ferguson) 2024-12-03

READING (Plessy v. Ferguson) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Court that delivered verdict in Plessy v. Ferguson
  2. People defeated a bill that would have nullified Reconstruction laws
  3. Plessy case said this amendment only applied to voting
  4. Last name of SC Justice who wrote in Plessy case
  5. Type service Court said 14th Amendment applied to
  6. Sitting in the railroad of your choice was considered a ___ right by the Court in Plessy case
Down
  1. Case delivered on May 18, 1896
  2. Rights Court said 14th Amendment did not apply to

8 Clues: Case delivered on May 18, 1896 • Last name of SC Justice who wrote in Plessy case • Rights Court said 14th Amendment did not apply to • Type service Court said 14th Amendment applied to • Court that delivered verdict in Plessy v. Ferguson • Plessy case said this amendment only applied to voting • People defeated a bill that would have nullified Reconstruction laws • ...

Government 3 2015-10-11

Government 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to place a document befor the senate, the HOC or a committee for consideration
  2. a group made up of all senators and MP's from the same political party and they meet regularly
  3. bills that are passed by parliament
  4. one of three parts of parliament. MP's meet and debate in this chamber.
  5. a member of the senate or HOC who does not belong to a political party
  6. to change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament
  7. a senator or a member of the HOC
  8. another name for the senate
  9. a proposal for a new law to be considered by parliament
  10. the government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country
  11. another word for constituency or electoral district
  12. the specific geographic area in Canada that a MP represents in the HOC (riding/electoral district)
  13. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  14. the upper House of Parliament and is made up of 105 senators
  15. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada is this. She is represented in Canada by the Governor General
Down
  1. another name for the HOC
  2. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  3. a change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  4. the steps by which bills are approved by parliament and become laws
  5. a king or queen of a country
  6. a person who speaks on behalf of you
  7. another name for question period
  8. a formal event that follows rules for traditions
  9. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a member of parliament
  10. an appointed member of every party that manages its business in the HOC Chamber

25 Clues: another name for the HOC • another name for the senate • a king or queen of a country • a senator or a member of the HOC • another name for question period • bills that are passed by parliament • a person who speaks on behalf of you • a formal event that follows rules for traditions • another word for constituency or electoral district • ...

Family 2020-12-24

Family crossword puzzle
Across
  1. kelsey
  2. Tristin
  3. April
  4. camren
  5. Hunter
  6. Adilyn
  7. Jerry
  8. Allison
  9. Brycen
  10. August
  11. Phyllis
  12. James
Down
  1. Fletcher
  2. Leigh
  3. McKenna
  4. Jimmy
  5. Bill
  6. Rodney
  7. ann
  8. Kelly
  9. Hadley
  10. Chris
  11. Candice
  12. Timmy

24 Clues: ann • Bill • April • Leigh • Jimmy • Kelly • Chris • Jerry • Timmy • James • kelsey • Rodney • Hadley • camren • Hunter • Adilyn • Brycen • August • Tristin • McKenna • Candice • Allison • Phyllis • Fletcher

americans v british 2022-01-14

americans v british crossword puzzle
Across
  1. torch
  2. zip
  3. taxi
  4. jumper
  5. nore
  6. sweet
  7. holiday
  8. starter
  9. footvall
  10. postbox
  11. bill
  12. lorry
  13. handbag
  14. biscuit
Down
  1. post
  2. shop
  3. queue
  4. railway
  5. tube
  6. wardrode
  7. rucksack
  8. rubber
  9. motorbike
  10. boot

24 Clues: zip • post • shop • taxi • tube • nore • bill • boot • torch • queue • sweet • lorry • jumper • rubber • railway • holiday • starter • postbox • handbag • biscuit • wardrode • rucksack • footvall • motorbike

Family 2022-05-06

Family crossword puzzle
Across
  1. emily
  2. shannon
  3. james
  4. elisa
  5. rorie
  6. barbara
  7. rick
  8. violet
  9. kaylee
  10. dana
  11. bill
Down
  1. paul
  2. benjamin
  3. leeann
  4. christina
  5. josh
  6. debbie
  7. patrick
  8. bub
  9. vivie
  10. krystal
  11. lincoln
  12. tess
  13. doug

24 Clues: bub • paul • josh • rick • tess • dana • doug • bill • emily • james • elisa • rorie • vivie • leeann • debbie • violet • kaylee • shannon • patrick • barbara • krystal • lincoln • benjamin • christina

Civil Rights 2015-04-09

Civil Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the most important groups in the Civil Rights Movement.
  2. Organization of militant African Americans founded in 1966.
  3. prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections.
  4. American Muslim Minister and human rights activist.
  5. Case that established White and Black schools for children.
  6. Famous court case that was the outcome of laws requiring racial segregation.
  7. protest by African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, against racial segregation.
  8. Form Of protest where participants sit and refuse to move.
  9. Segregation imposed by law.
  10. Leader of the African American Civil rights movement
  11. African American Religious organization founded in 1930.
Down
  1. Movement in the 1960s that urged African American to use their collective political and economic power to gain equality.
  2. Demonstration in which people rallied for economic equality and civil rights.
  3. effort to register African American Voters in Mississippi.
  4. Protest by activist who rode buses through southern states to test their compliance with the ban of segregation.
  5. "The first lady of civil rights."
  6. Outlawed discrimination in public places and employment based on race, religion, or origin.
  7. law that established a federal civil rights commission.
  8. Law that banned literacy tests and empowered the federal government to oversee voter registration.
  9. Segregation by unwritten custom of tradition.

20 Clues: Segregation imposed by law. • "The first lady of civil rights." • Segregation by unwritten custom of tradition. • American Muslim Minister and human rights activist. • Leader of the African American Civil rights movement • law that established a federal civil rights commission. • African American Religious organization founded in 1930. • ...

Part 3: Social Studies 2023-06-12

Part 3: Social Studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Papyris, pyramids, and sports.
  2. Tea, the number zero, and the decimal system.
  3. The amendment on quartering (housing) soldiers during war.
  4. Gunpowder, fireworks, compass, silk, and ink.
  5. Southern states that formed an unrecognized country from 1861 to 1865
  6. The amendment on the right to a fair trial.
  7. The amendment on search and arrest (rights before you get arrested).
  8. created first streets, roads, and aqueducts.
  9. System of government that is ruled by law.
  10. The amendment on states’ rights.
  11. The amendment on rights in criminal cases (rights after you get arrested).
Down
  1. System of government that is ruled by majority.
  2. money, the steam engine, democracy, the Olympics
  3. System of government that is ruled by a few.
  4. The amendment on bail, fines, and punishment.
  5. System of government that is ruled by representative of God.
  6. The amendment on the right to bear arms.
  7. The amendment on rights that are not specified in the constitution.
  8. The Supreme Court case ruling that slaves are not citizens, which took away the right of states wanting to ban slavery.
  9. The amendment on rights in civil cases.
  10. The amendment on freedom of speech, petition, and assembly.
  11. culture developed Algebra
  12. The tribes that contributed to 70% of today’s modern languages in Africa.

23 Clues: culture developed Algebra • Papyris, pyramids, and sports. • The amendment on states’ rights. • The amendment on rights in civil cases. • The amendment on the right to bear arms. • System of government that is ruled by law. • The amendment on the right to a fair trial. • System of government that is ruled by a few. • created first streets, roads, and aqueducts. • ...

Bill and Linda--50 Years! 2014-07-06

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

43 Clues: their first date • 50th anniversary • 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 • class where Linda and Bill met • favorite destination (so far!) • brand of Bill’s first computer • ...

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 • ...

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

Constitutional Convention 2018-10-11

Constitutional Convention crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Most babies learn to ____ before their first birthday.
  2. The president's job is to ______ the laws that Congress makes.
  3. A country that has a king or queen is a ______
  4. We both can't have what we want, so let's ______.
  5. Brian has worked with computers for years, and he is an _____.
  6. The states _____ about borders and trade.
  7. The bridge is so _____ that cars must cross it one at a time.
  8. The caterpillar spins a _______ around itself before changing into a moth.
  9. I don't understand; please ______ what you said.
  10. The rescuers had to swim through ______ and icy waters.
Down
  1. The first ten _____ of the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights.
  2. A _____'s job is to collect and care for items in a museum.
  3. Mexico is on the southern ______ of the Unite States.
  4. In 1787, the delegates gathered for the Constitutional ____.
  5. SEALS usually wear an oxygen tank when they ______ in the ocean.
  6. Maria's family _____ are in Italy.
  7. The United States has three _______ of government.

17 Clues: Maria's family _____ are in Italy. • The states _____ about borders and trade. • A country that has a king or queen is a ______ • I don't understand; please ______ what you said. • We both can't have what we want, so let's ______. • The United States has three _______ of government. • Mexico is on the southern ______ of the Unite States. • ...

B2 2022-03-29

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

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 • ...

Democratic Revolution 2023-04-19

Democratic Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moral in an honest, brave, and kind way
  2. The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States.
  3. formal leaders within established religions
  4. Our assertive and rightful. alignment with imperial legacy.
  5. modern movement
  6. It forced king charles to sign the petition of right.
  7. a period of radical political and societal change in France
Down
  1. was a French military commander and political leader
  2. He was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from March 27, 1625, until his execution in 1649.
  3. was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution
  4. sukore rulesreluers of a country
  5. people in general
  6. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, adopted as a single unit in 1791
  7. 1600s and 1700 movment that shapedthr modrts goverment

14 Clues: modern movement • people in general • sukore rulesreluers of a country • moral in an honest, brave, and kind way • formal leaders within established religions • was a French military commander and political leader • It forced king charles to sign the petition of right. • 1600s and 1700 movment that shapedthr modrts goverment • ...

Constitution Wrap-Up 2023-01-16

Constitution Wrap-Up crossword puzzle
Across
  1. compromise Compromise made my congress in how to count slave representation
  2. madison Person who wrote the Bill of Rights
Down
  1. of independence Break up letter to King George
  2. Document before it's a law

4 Clues: Document before it's a law • madison Person who wrote the Bill of Rights • of independence Break up letter to King George • compromise Compromise made my congress in how to count slave representation

legislative branch 2021-10-26

legislative branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Speaker's top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party's legislative program and to steer important bills through the House
  2. a temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and report its findings to the Senate or the House
  3. a group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government and policy
  4. a resolution passed in the same form by both houses
  5. a proposed law to authorize spending money
  6. argue about a subject, especially in a formal manner
  7. The annual series of meetings of a Congress
  8. a paid representative of an interest group who contacts government officials on behalf of these interest groups
  9. a session at which a committee listens to testimony from people interested in the bill
  10. a procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under a debate
  11. a temporary joint committee set up when the House and Senate have passed different versions of the same bill
  12. a vote of formal disapproval of a member's actions
  13. motions placed on a bill in the Senate that alert party leaders that if unanimous consent were to be sought, they would object
  14. rejection of a bill by the president
  15. a proposed law
  16. to draw a districts boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
  17. an elected member of the majority party who assists the Speaker of the House and the majority leader to coordinate ideas on, and garner support for, proposed legislation
  18. a motion by all members of the Senate who are present to set aside formal rules and to consider a bill from the calendar
  19. a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility
Down
  1. a two chamber legislature
  2. the official chair of the Senate; usually the most senior member of the majority party
  3. elected at the beginning of each new Congress by the entire House, traditionally a member of the majority party
  4. The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census
  5. a person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent
  6. a vice president's only constitutional duty is to preside over the Senate
  7. the minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action
  8. a permanent committee in congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
  9. the action or process of inheriting a title or office
  10. he second highest-ranking individual in the minority party
  11. a method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote
  12. a special committee of congress that has the authority to establish rules or methods for expediting legislative action
  13. an event held before an election at which members of a political party select delegates to send to national party convention, at which they will also vote to nominate a candidate; a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
  14. elected officials who are already in office
  15. to change, alter
  16. the process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census
  17. seek to influence a politician or public official on an issue

36 Clues: a proposed law • to change, alter • a two chamber legislature • rejection of a bill by the president • a proposed law to authorize spending money • The annual series of meetings of a Congress • elected officials who are already in office • a vote of formal disapproval of a member's actions • a resolution passed in the same form by both houses • ...

Government 2025-03-11

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The person who appoints the Prime Minister
  2. A member of Parliament represents this area
  3. The leader of the Labour Party and current Prime Minister
  4. The UK has this type of monarchy
  5. The Prime Minister's group of key decision-makers
  6. The parliamentary house that can review but not permanently block laws
  7. A proposal going through Parliament before becoming a law
  8. The paper used for voting in elections
  9. A Parliament-approved bill becomes this
  10. The event where MPs are chosen by public vote
Down
  1. The House of Lords can delay laws for up to this long
  2. A person who runs in an election
  3. An election held between general elections due to an MP leaving office
  4. The person who leads the government
  5. The voting system used in UK general elections
  6. One of the devolved governments that has legislative powers
  7. The lower house of Parliament with 650 MPs
  8. The stage where the House of Commons first reads a bill
  9. The upper house of Parliament with over 800 members
  10. The main function of Parliament

20 Clues: The main function of Parliament • A person who runs in an election • The UK has this type of monarchy • The person who leads the government • The paper used for voting in elections • A Parliament-approved bill becomes this • The person who appoints the Prime Minister • The lower house of Parliament with 650 MPs • A member of Parliament represents this area • ...

Women's Rights Movement 2015-05-19

Women's Rights Movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Reintroduce the Equal Rights Amendment
  2. This was called the Women's Rights ____
  3. Betty Friedan was the first president of this organization
  4. Discrimination based on gender
  5. The Feminine Mystique
  6. This is what men thought their wife should be
  7. This women sent a letter to Congress to pass the Ninetieth Amendment
Down
  1. There was a lot of this towards women.
  2. Equal___Amendment
  3. This is what women tried to get equality in
  4. Betty Friedan was the __ of the Women's Rights Movement
  5. Men thought these people should stay at home
  6. Started the Women's Rights Movement
  7. Women wanted this in the workplace
  8. Introduced the first version of the Equal Rights Amendment

15 Clues: Equal___Amendment • The Feminine Mystique • Discrimination based on gender • Women wanted this in the workplace • Started the Women's Rights Movement • There was a lot of this towards women. • Reintroduce the Equal Rights Amendment • This was called the Women's Rights ____ • This is what women tried to get equality in • Men thought these people should stay at home • ...

AP Gov Unit 2 2023-04-23

AP Gov Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An office created in 1947 to coordinate the president's foreign and military policy advisers. Its formal members are the president, vice president, secretary of state, and secretary of defense, and it is managed by the president's national security assistant.
  2. The authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place. The Supreme Court has held that Congress does not have this power
  3. A law passed in 1973 spelling out the conditions under which the president can commit troops without congressional approval.
  4. Party leaders who work with the majority leader or minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to the passage of a bill favored by the party
  5. A legislature divided into two houses
  6. A proposed law, drafted in legal language; Anyone can draft a bill, but only members of the House or the Senate can formally submit one for consideration
  7. Government departments headed by presidential appointees to help establish public policy and operate a specific policy area of governmental activity
  8. Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
  9. Federal projects, grants, and contracts available r=to state and local governments, businesses colleges, and other institutions in a congressional district
  10. A sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event requiring the president to play the role of crisis manager.
  11. System in which the chairmanship of a committee is given to the member with the longest continuous service
  12. Congress monitors policies of the executive branch
  13. Placed limit of two terms for presidential terms of office
  14. A lengthy speech designed to delay the vote on a bill; used only in the Senate
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  1. The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law, prescribed by the Constitution; The House has the power to do this to the president
  2. Party leaders in both chambers involve themselves in the legislative process much earlier and more deeply than they used to, using a variety of special procedures
  3. Committees in each house of Congress that handle bills in different policy areas
  4. The principal leader of the minority party in the House or the Senate
  5. Addresses presidential succession, disability, and vice-presidential vacancies
  6. Responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and rounding up votes on behalf of the party's legislative positions
  7. An office mandated by the Constitution, chosen in practice by the majority party, has both formal and informal powers, and second in line to succeed the presidency should that office become vacant
  8. Orders issued by the president that carry the force of law
  9. Congressional committees formed when the Senate and House pass a particular bill in different forms, irons our the differences and revises the bill
  10. A group of members of Congress sharing some interest or characteristic; many are composed of members from both parties and from both houses
  11. A veto taking place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it.
  12. Activities of members of Congress that help constituents as individuals, particularly by cutting through bureaucratic red tape to get people what they think they have a right to get
  13. The most important influencers of their committee’s agendas; plays the dominant rules in scheduling hearings, hiring staff, appointing subcommittees, and managing committee bills when they are brought before the Full House
  14. Individuals that already hold office
  15. holds that Republicans will not allow the House to vote on a bill unless it has the support of the majority of the Republican caucus

29 Clues: Individuals that already hold office • A legislature divided into two houses • Congress monitors policies of the executive branch • Orders issued by the president that carry the force of law • Placed limit of two terms for presidential terms of office • Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature • ...

Legislative Terms 2018-02-28

Legislative Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to agree to an amendment from the other house
  2. the period of 120 days that the legislature meets
  3. the room in which the whole Assembly or Senate meets
  4. made up of two houses
  5. a change to a bill or law
  6. a draft of a proposed law
  7. the period of time between legislative sessions
  8. the power by which the governor can prevent a bill from becoming law
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  1. a person represented by an elected official
  2. to conclude a meeting
  3. a group of members of the same political party
  4. the presiding officer of the Assembly
  5. happening every two years
  6. a meeting of a committee
  7. Latin phrase meaning “without day”

15 Clues: to conclude a meeting • made up of two houses • a meeting of a committee • happening every two years • a change to a bill or law • a draft of a proposed law • Latin phrase meaning “without day” • the presiding officer of the Assembly • a person represented by an elected official • to agree to an amendment from the other house • a group of members of the same political party • ...

Legislative Branch 2023-11-17

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the President doesn't sign a bill
  2. Two chambers of Congress
  3. Representation in the House depends on a state's _________.
  4. The Party that controls the Senate
  5. What laws are called before they're laws
  6. This person serves as the Speaker (last name)
  7. President of the Senate
  8. This chamber of congress is comprised of 100 members
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  1. Every state gets _________ Senators
  2. The Party that controls the House
  3. Representation in the House is based on the _______ Plan
  4. This person signs a bill so it can become a law
  5. This chamber of congress is comprised of 435 members
  6. Representation in the Senate is based on the ________ Plan
  7. The leader of the House of Representatives

15 Clues: President of the Senate • Two chambers of Congress • The Party that controls the House • The Party that controls the Senate • Every state gets _________ Senators • When the President doesn't sign a bill • What laws are called before they're laws • The leader of the House of Representatives • This person serves as the Speaker (last name) • ...

Lucy Kollman Revision Crossword 2022-08-12

Lucy Kollman Revision Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A process by which a group of people can decide things fairly.
  2. Legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement.
  3. The branch of government responsible for approving new laws and putting them into action.
  4. The Australian Parliament has two houses meaning it is...
  5. A government that is run by the people.
  6. The branch of government responsible for applying the law.
  7. A group of people governing an organized community.
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  1. What we call the leader of the Australian Government.
  2. A set of rules which describes how a country or state is run.
  3. A vote decided by the people to make changes to the Constitution.
  4. A proposed law.
  5. A form of government in which a community is run entirely by a king or queen.
  6. Someone who is legally accepted as belonging to a certain country.

13 Clues: A proposed law. • A government that is run by the people. • A group of people governing an organized community. • What we call the leader of the Australian Government. • The Australian Parliament has two houses meaning it is... • The branch of government responsible for applying the law. • A set of rules which describes how a country or state is run. • ...

Government Assessment Review 2023-02-03

Government Assessment Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The Bill of Rights is a specific example of which Principle?
  2. A weak constitution that governed America during and a bit after the Revolutionary War.
  3. Which branch "creates" laws?
  4. Important set of laws that outlines a government
  5. No cruel and unusual punishment. (amendment #)
  6. Large states wanted representation based on what?
  7. This rebellion was one event that led to the Constitutional Convention.
  8. Which "plan" led to the House of Representatives?
  9. Which branch "enforces" laws?
  10. Anything not in the Constitution for the Federal Government to take care of is left up to the states. (amendment #)
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  1. Someone who opposed the Constitution.
  2. First 10 amendments to the Constitution.
  3. Which branch "interprets" laws?
  4. The principle that allows people to vote for their representatives
  5. A legislative branch consisting of two parts, or houses. (For the U.S. it is the Senate and the House of Representatives).
  6. Out of every 5 enslaved people, how many would count toward taxation and representation?
  7. Which "plan" led to the Senate?
  8. This was how many votes each state got under the Articles of Confederation.

18 Clues: Which branch "creates" laws? • Which branch "enforces" laws? • Which branch "interprets" laws? • Which "plan" led to the Senate? • Someone who opposed the Constitution. • First 10 amendments to the Constitution. • No cruel and unusual punishment. (amendment #) • Important set of laws that outlines a government • Large states wanted representation based on what? • ...

puzzle 2025-07-17

puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Ways branches limit each other
  2. Relating to national government
  3. Legislative branch of U.S. govt
  4. Government by the people
  5. Charge a public official
  6. Choosing government leaders
  7. Upper house of Congress
  8. Proposed law
  9. Head of the Executive Branch
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  1. Lower house of Congress
  2. Work to get elected
  3. Ways branches share power
  4. How long an official stays in office
  5. Highest court in the U.S.
  6. Change to the Constitution
  7. Supreme law of the land
  8. Branch that interprets laws
  9. President’s advisors
  10. Congress limits a presidential veto
  11. President rejects a bill

20 Clues: Proposed law • Work to get elected • President’s advisors • Lower house of Congress • Supreme law of the land • Upper house of Congress • Government by the people • Charge a public official • President rejects a bill • Ways branches share power • Highest court in the U.S. • Change to the Constitution • Branch that interprets laws • Choosing government leaders • Head of the Executive Branch • ...

Individual Rights and Freedoms 2025-12-16

Individual Rights and Freedoms crossword puzzle
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  1. RIGHTS The section of the Charter dealing with rights based on the Justice System, such as the right to a fair trial
  2. The police force involved in a case regarding the freedom of religion concerning wearing a turban
  3. TERRORISM ACT Legislation enacted after September 11, 2001, which included new security measures like the no-fly list
  4. CRISIS The 1970 event during which the War Measures Act was last used
  5. RIGHTS The section of the Charter guaranteeing the right to be free of discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, or disability
  6. UNION An organization of workers that acts to protect their rights and interests
  7. The act of treating someone unfairly based on factors like race, gender, age, or disability, which Equality Rights protect against
  8. right of Canadian citizens to move anywhere within Canada and to enter, stay in, or leave Canada
  9. DAY ACT The law overturned by the Supreme Court in 1985 for violating Canadians' fundamental right to freedom of conscience and religion
  10. The name of the plaintiff who successfully argued that failing to provide sign-language interpreters in hospitals violated equality rights
  11. The Canadian group whose homes and businesses were sold off by the government during WWII internment
  12. YEARS The maximum duration between elections for the House of Commons or provincial legislative assemblies
  13. MEASURES ACT Legislation used during WWI and WWII that gave the government the ability to restrict the rights of people, leading to internment
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  1. Clause 8 of the Charter protects everyone from
  2. The freedom to share your opinions, one of the fundamental freedoms ASSIMILATION The attempt to make First Nations people more European through acts like the Indian Act
  3. A special set of laws that establishes a framework of governance and is the highest law of Canada
  4. The confinement of people without trial, used against Japanese and Ukrainian Canadians during the World Wars
  5. The rules that describe what government can do with its power FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS The section of the Charter that guarantees freedom of religion and expression
  6. INNOCENT Legal right stating that you are considered this until proven guilty in a fair and public trial
  7. HOWARD STOWE Canada’s first female doctor who founded a club to promote women's suffrage in 1876
  8. SEARCH OR SEIZURE
  9. ACT Legislation passed in 1876 that historically restricted the rights and freedoms of First Nations people, for example, by banning traditional ceremonies
  10. RIGHTS The section of the Charter that includes the right to vote MOBILITY RIGHTS
  11. The movement of women gaining the right to vote

24 Clues: SEARCH OR SEIZURE • Clause 8 of the Charter protects everyone from • The movement of women gaining the right to vote • CRISIS The 1970 event during which the War Measures Act was last used • UNION An organization of workers that acts to protect their rights and interests • RIGHTS The section of the Charter that includes the right to vote MOBILITY RIGHTS • ...

Bill Buck 2018-12-04

Bill Buck crossword puzzle
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  1. First Chevrolet with front wheel drive
  2. Iconic Chevrolet sports car introduced June of 1966
  3. American truck, "Like a Rock"
  4. Sun crosses the celestial equator
  5. What was the Camaro originally called?
  6. GM headquarters city
  7. Where to find Bill Buck Chevrolet
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  1. Medium sized antelope
  2. General Motors CEO
  3. City that hosts the greatest spectacle in racing
  4. Sierra Nevada Mountains locale and Chevy SUV
  5. Travel across or through
  6. Florida city hosts NASCAR
  7. Great American sports car
  8. Chevy model produced for the most years
  9. NASCAR all-time winning-est driver
  10. Famous racing brothers, one has 4 Indy wins

17 Clues: General Motors CEO • GM headquarters city • Medium sized antelope • Travel across or through • Florida city hosts NASCAR • Great American sports car • American truck, "Like a Rock" • Sun crosses the celestial equator • Where to find Bill Buck Chevrolet • NASCAR all-time winning-est driver • First Chevrolet with front wheel drive • What was the Camaro originally called? • ...

Bill NYe 2025-02-12

Bill NYe crossword puzzle
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  1. the movement of particles through a substance, transporting their heat energy from hotter areas to cooler areas.
  2. he's a science guy
  3. provides resistance to heat flow and lowers your heating and cooling costs
  4. a renewable and clean source of electricity that harnesses the power of the sun through photovoltaic cells
  5. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
  6. it rules (is answered in the bill Nye intro)
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  1. the quality of being hot; high temperature.
  2. the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.
  3. used to clean
  4. an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically one consisting of a narrow, hermetically sealed glass tube marked with graduations and having at one end a bulb containing mercury or alcohol that expands and contracts in the tube with heating and cooling.
  5. part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  6. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
  7. energy given off by matter in the form of rays or high-speed particles
  8. a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reactions
  9. the vapor into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air.
  10. the star around which the earth orbits.
  11. relating to heat.

17 Clues: used to clean • relating to heat. • he's a science guy • part of the electromagnetic spectrum. • the star around which the earth orbits. • the quality of being hot; high temperature. • it rules (is answered in the bill Nye intro) • energy given off by matter in the form of rays or high-speed particles • ...

Chapter 5 - The Legislative Branch 2018-10-31

Chapter 5 - The Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
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  1. To draw a district's boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
  2. A private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
  3. An assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature
  4. A person a member of Congress has been elected to represent
  5. a period of time during which a legislature meets to conduct business
  6. A method of defeating a bill in which a senator talks until a majority either abandons the bill or agrees to modify it
  7. A vote of formal disapproval of a member's actions
  8. two-chamber legislature
  9. The process of reassigning representation based on population, comes after every census
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  1. The Speaker's top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party's legislative program and to steer important Bills through the House
  2. The Senate member, elected by the Senate, who stands in as president of the Senate in the absence of the Vice President
  3. A population count
  4. To set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete
  5. A schedule that lists the order in which bills will be considered in Congress
  6. As a whole; for example, statewide
  7. Elected official that is already in office
  8. The minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action
  9. A proposed law
  10. A procedure that allows each senator to speak only 1 hour on a bill that is under debate

19 Clues: A proposed law • A population count • two-chamber legislature • As a whole; for example, statewide • Elected official that is already in office • A vote of formal disapproval of a member's actions • An assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature • A person a member of Congress has been elected to represent • ...

Constitution Review 2021-09-15

Constitution Review crossword puzzle
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  1. This Article outlines the powers of the Judicial Branch.
  2. Freedom of speech is protected under this Amendment.
  3. This Branch interprets the laws.
  4. Government is divided but works together at the State & Federal level, kind of like a marble cake this is known as________________.
  5. This Amendment gave women the right to vote.
  6. How many branches of government are there?
  7. A __________ to the Constitution is known as an Amendment.
  8. This Branch creates the laws.
  9. The Legislative Branch is made up of the Senate and __________________.
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  1. The ____________ is in charge of the Executive Branch.
  2. The Bill of Rights are the first _______ Amendments.
  3. This Branch enforces the laws.
  4. This Amendment ended slavery.
  5. The introduction paragraph of the Constitution.
  6. This was America's first outline of government, but was replaced with the Constitution because it was too weak.
  7. How many Articles are in the Constitution?
  8. Those who supported a strong National Government and the Constitution.
  9. This Article outlines the powers of the Legislative Branch.
  10. Popular Sovereignty means the government gets its power from the ____________.
  11. This Article outlines the powers of the Executive Branch.
  12. This is known as the law of the land, it is supreme over everything in the US.
  13. This Amendment protects your right to bear arms.

22 Clues: This Amendment ended slavery. • This Branch creates the laws. • This Branch enforces the laws. • This Branch interprets the laws. • How many branches of government are there? • How many Articles are in the Constitution? • This Amendment gave women the right to vote. • The introduction paragraph of the Constitution. • This Amendment protects your right to bear arms. • ...

Section 2, Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-08

Section 2, Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. War, the conflict between the Union and Confederacy from 1861–1865.
  2. the shift from hand-made goods to machine production.
  3. land set aside for Native American tribes.
  4. of Rights, the first ten amendments guaranteeing individual freedoms.
  5. a territory controlled by another nation.
  6. Boom, a period of rapid mining growth, especially for copper in Arizona.
  7. an Arizona political process that allows voters to remove an elected official.
  8. the edge of settled land where expansion occurred.
  9. Movement, early 1900s reforms that aimed to fix corruption and improve society.
  10. a region under control of the U.S. government but not yet a state.
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  1. the written plan of government for the United States.
  2. of Tears, the forced relocation of Native American tribes.
  3. a forcible overthrow of a government or system.
  4. the act of freeing enslaved people.
  5. a religious settlement created by Spanish colonizers.
  6. a change or addition to the U.S. Constitution.
  7. the status of becoming an official U.S. state.
  8. the right to vote in political elections.
  9. land given to settlers by the government to encourage western migration.
  10. the enforced separation of groups, especially by race.

20 Clues: the act of freeing enslaved people. • a territory controlled by another nation. • the right to vote in political elections. • land set aside for Native American tribes. • a change or addition to the U.S. Constitution. • the status of becoming an official U.S. state. • a forcible overthrow of a government or system. • the edge of settled land where expansion occurred. • ...

History & Heritage 2024-04-17

History & Heritage crossword puzzle
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  1. A written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such as a colony, company, or city is created and its rights and privileges defined.
  2. of Rights: The collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  3. The characters of the ancient Egyptian writing system, which used pictorial symbols to represent words or sounds.
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  1. A large vault or chamber used for burial of the dead, especially a royal or monumental one.
  2. A period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries, marked by a revival in art, science, and culture originating in Italy.
  3. The study and tracing of lines of family descent.
  4. War: A global conflict affecting the majority of the world's nations, particularly referencing the First and Second World Wars of the 20th century.
  5. Describing a society that does not have a centralized government or a formal state structure.

8 Clues: The study and tracing of lines of family descent. • A large vault or chamber used for burial of the dead, especially a royal or monumental one. • Describing a society that does not have a centralized government or a formal state structure. • The characters of the ancient Egyptian writing system, which used pictorial symbols to represent words or sounds. • ...

Government 3 2015-10-11

Government 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. a change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  2. another name for the HOC
  3. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  4. the steps by which bills are approved by parliament and become laws
  5. the upper House of Parliament and is made up of 105 senators
  6. another name for the senate
  7. bills that are passed by parliament
  8. to place a document befor the senate, the HOC or a committee for consideration
  9. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  10. a formal event that follows rules for traditions
  11. a king or queen of a country
  12. a person who speaks on behalf of you
  13. another word for constituency or electoral district
  14. to change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament
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  1. a senator or a member of the HOC
  2. another name for question period
  3. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada is this. She is represented in Canada by the Governor General
  4. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a member of parliament
  5. the government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country
  6. a proposal for a new law to be considered by parliament
  7. the specific geographic area in Canada that a MP represents in the HOC (riding/electoral district)
  8. one of three parts of parliament. MP's meet and debate in this chamber.
  9. a group made up of all senators and MP's from the same political party and they meet regularly
  10. a member of the senate or HOC who does not belong to a political party
  11. an appointed member of every party that manages its business in the HOC Chamber

25 Clues: another name for the HOC • another name for the senate • a king or queen of a country • a senator or a member of the HOC • another name for question period • bills that are passed by parliament • a person who speaks on behalf of you • a formal event that follows rules for traditions • another word for constituency or electoral district • ...

Enlightment and Revolution 2021-03-18

Enlightment and Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a social critics during mid-1700s in France
  2. influential French writer
  3. the ruler most admired by the philosophes
  4. large drawing rooms in which were held regular social gathering
  5. monarchs new ideas or made reforms
  6. The earth-centered view of the universe
  7. a strong advocate of education for women
  8. a European art style of the 1600s and 1700s
  9. a agreement which people created a goverment
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  1. formulated the first laws on motion in the field of astronomy
  2. A change in the thinking of Europe
  3. a figure of the Enlightment, writer and a supporter of freedom
  4. A constitution of ten amendments
  5. power is divided between national and state governments
  6. the believed of the truth could be discovered through logical thinking
  7. was the main artistic style in 1700s
  8. a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
  9. It is Newton's way of thinking about the role of God in the universe
  10. a pen name used by Franćois Marie Arouet
  11. the first to show that the natural laws that govern motion on Earth

20 Clues: influential French writer • A constitution of ten amendments • A change in the thinking of Europe • monarchs new ideas or made reforms • was the main artistic style in 1700s • The earth-centered view of the universe • a pen name used by Franćois Marie Arouet • a strong advocate of education for women • the ruler most admired by the philosophes • ...

How a Bill Becomes a Law 2021-11-28

How a Bill Becomes a Law crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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?

CIVIC DUTY 2012-07-23

CIVIC DUTY crossword puzzle
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  1. Declaration of Human Rights the international document adopted by the United Nations in 1948 that proclaims basic human rights for all people
  2. the right to give orders or make decisions
  3. qualities that one considers important
  4. the systematic and deliberate attempt to kill all members of an ethnic, racial or other cultural group
  5. harassment unwelcome conduct, of a sexual nature, directed toward a person
  6. Good that which benefits all (or most) people in a community or society
  7. Action a form of political activity that seeks to achieve a goal by the most immediate means, including civil disobedience and actions that may be violent and illegal
  8. unfair treatment that is based on prejudice rather than respect for equality and individual worth
  9. one who actively campaigns for or against a policy or social reforms
  10. shielding the public from dangerous people, one goal of sentencing
  11. people who leave their native country because of a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group
  12. the unlawful use or threatened use of extreme violence by individuals and groups to create widespread fear to achieve political goals
  13. Rights rights that ensure that people living with physical or mental disabilities have access to a full range of services
  14. the ability of an individual or group to get what it wants
  15. military or economic measures by which one or more countries try to force another country to respect international law or human rights.
  16. rights that do not impose a duty on the government
  17. claims to which all people are entitled by moral or ethical principles of legal guarantees
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  1. Disobedience non-violent refusal to obey laws in order to publicize an issue or political viewpoint and force reforms
  2. the belief that everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity and that the well-being of all human kind is a necessary and worthy goal
  3. Countries countries with a low average income and little technology
  4. rights the rights of people affect by criminal acts
  5. Rights rights that protect people from discrimination and ensure equal access to opportunity
  6. the study of the rights and duties of citizenship
  7. a form of decision making or a government system in which one person or a small group holds all power
  8. not attached to any political party
  9. distorted or prejudice view not based on fairness and accuracy
  10. differences and variety
  11. for human immunodeficiency virus, the retrovirus that attacks the immune system, leaving the body unable to fight off infections and cancers and leading to AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome).
  12. to decide or settle a dispute
  13. the use of force or threats to ensure orderly behaviour; sometimes known as “government by force”

30 Clues: differences and variety • to decide or settle a dispute • not attached to any political party • qualities that one considers important • the right to give orders or make decisions • the study of the rights and duties of citizenship • rights that do not impose a duty on the government • rights the rights of people affect by criminal acts • ...

Unit 10: Civil Rights Era Review 2025-05-12

Unit 10: Civil Rights Era Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Area rich in oil and gas returned to Texas by federal law.
  2. Woman who fought for the 19th Amendment in Texas.
  3. Political party that gained strength in Texas post-WWII.
  4. What women like Jane McCallum and minorities like González fought for.
  5. President who returned Tidelands to Texas.
  6. Last name of the senator who helped the Republican Party grow in Texas.
  7. Branch of state government modernized with a council and budget board.
  8. Belief in a more active role for government in promoting social justice and equality.
  9. State where many Civil Rights figures lived and worked.
  10. A major focus of the Civil Rights Movement, protected by the 1965 act.
  11. Supreme Court case that led to "one person, one vote."
  12. Judicial body that decided important civil rights cases.
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  1. Governor who supported Eisenhower and helped modernize Texas.
  2. Party that split over civil rights and federal government size after WWII.
  3. Area Governor Shivers invested in to modernize Texas.
  4. Goal of the Civil Rights Movement, especially for minority communities.
  5. Movement supported by the Democratic Party after WWII that caused internal division.
  6. First Mexican American elected to the U.S. House from Texas.
  7. Belief in smaller government, personal responsibility, and traditional values.
  8. President assassinated in Texas, helping push civil rights laws.
  9. System of racial separation that civil rights activists fought to end.
  10. Last name of the governor who aided the Republican rise in Texas.
  11. First Mexican American mayor of a major U.S. city.

23 Clues: President who returned Tidelands to Texas. • Woman who fought for the 19th Amendment in Texas. • First Mexican American mayor of a major U.S. city. • Area Governor Shivers invested in to modernize Texas. • Supreme Court case that led to "one person, one vote." • State where many Civil Rights figures lived and worked. • ...

LEGAL TERMS 2016-11-28

LEGAL TERMS crossword puzzle
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  1. A written law passed by a legislative body.
  2. A judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.
  3. A law made by parliament.
  4. A legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court.
  5. A document presented to a house of Parliament by a person or group of people asking for action on a matter.
  6. The settling of disputes (especially labor disputes) between two parties by an impartial third party, whose decision the contending parties agree to accept.
  7. The head of the national government, the chief minister in some countries, including Australia.
  8. To end a session of Parliament without dissolving either House and therefore without a subsequent election.
  9. A body of rules that delineate private rights and remedies, and govern disputes between individuals in such areas as contracts, property, and Family Law; distinct from criminal or public law.
  10. A legislative body consisting of two branches, chambers or houses.
  11. An offence rendering the person who commits it liable to be charged with a serious crime that warrants a trial by jury.
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  1. The signing of a bill by the Governor-General, which is the last step in making a bill into an Act of Parliament, or law.
  2. A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.
  3. The notion that, in a free society, the Parliament, the executive government and the courts are separate and act independently without interference from each other.
  4. A principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.
  5. A person who has committed a crime.
  6. A proposal for a new law which has been presented to Parliament.
  7. An assembly of elected representatives, usually having an upper and a lower house which, with the head of state (the Queen, represented by the Governor-General or Governor), makes the laws for the country or state.
  8. A special court or group of people who are officially chosen, especially by the government, to examine (legal) problems of a particular type.
  9. The group of senior ministers in a government.

20 Clues: A law made by parliament. • A person who has committed a crime. • A written law passed by a legislative body. • The group of senior ministers in a government. • A proposal for a new law which has been presented to Parliament. • A legislative body consisting of two branches, chambers or houses. • ...

Chapter 2 Homework - Mains 2016-09-13

Chapter 2 Homework - Mains crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Being forced to leave one's home country as punishment or for political reasons
  2. The economic theory that colonies exist to bring profit to the mother country
  3. A proposed law
  4. A person who occupies a land or property that he or she does not own
  5. A tax on goods that come from other countries; a tax on imports
  6. A document granting special rights to a person or group
  7. A reward or payment
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  1. An owner or a manager
  2. A system for giving out land
  3. A fee paid one a year for living or farming on someone else's land
  4. A two-house legislature
  5. An official ban on trade
  6. / A piece of land on a high, steep cliff, usually next to water
  7. A small group of people who disagree with or challenge the authority of the people in power

14 Clues: A proposed law • A reward or payment • An owner or a manager • A two-house legislature • An official ban on trade • A system for giving out land • A document granting special rights to a person or group • A tax on goods that come from other countries; a tax on imports • / A piece of land on a high, steep cliff, usually next to water • ...

British and American English 2014-04-10

British and American English crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tin
  2. biscuit
  3. crossroads
  4. autumn
  5. lorry
  6. rubber
  7. car
  8. toilet
  9. trousers
  10. petrol
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  1. bill
  2. lift
  3. cinema
  4. note
  5. chips
  6. sweet
  7. cash machine
  8. tube

18 Clues: tin • car • bill • lift • note • tube • chips • sweet • lorry • cinema • autumn • rubber • toilet • petrol • biscuit • trousers • crossroads • cash machine

QA & OP Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-07

QA & OP Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What food chain is the most popular?
  2. Where does Bill W live?
  3. What is another word for evil?
  4. Who currently has the best record in the NFL?
  5. What is a child's favorite holiday?
  6. How many grandchildren does Doreen have?
  7. How many Top Gun movies are there?
  8. What is the last name of the Chicago Bear's head coach?
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  1. Who is the richest person in the United States?
  2. What is the most popular season of the year?
  3. What is the first name of our CEO?
  4. What is Peggy Orr's birth name?
  5. Who has been on the QA team the longest?
  6. What is the end of the shoelace called?
  7. What is the most popular Hostess product?
  8. Who is Taylor Swift dating?
  9. Who was the first woman pilot to fly solo?
  10. What is the hottest planet?
  11. The bishop of Rome is also known as?
  12. What bill type does a doctor bill on?

20 Clues: Where does Bill W live? • Who is Taylor Swift dating? • What is the hottest planet? • What is another word for evil? • What is Peggy Orr's birth name? • What is the first name of our CEO? • How many Top Gun movies are there? • What is a child's favorite holiday? • What food chain is the most popular? • The bishop of Rome is also known as? • What bill type does a doctor bill on? • ...

Canada From 1900 - Now 2018-06-16

Canada From 1900 - Now crossword puzzle
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  1. The entirely Canadian run battle of WW1 which is widely considered to be Canada's greatest military achievement.
  2. The name of the beach which the Canadian army took during the allied forces invasion of Normandy, 1944
  3. The Canadian who won the Nobel Peace Prize for solving the Suez Canal Crisis by creating the UN Peacekeepers.
  4. The location of the start of Canadian conquest during WW2 into Italy.
  5. The title of the kidnapping of two Canadian government officials by the FLQ in 1970.
  6. The event when a munitions ship and a Norwegian passenger vessel collided causing the largest explosion in history until the era of the atomic bomb.
  7. The bill enacted by the Canadian government to suspend the rights of specific minorities in Canada from 1914 - 1920.
  8. The name of the original Canadian flag.
  9. The name of the quintuplets who were treated like zoo animals during the Great Depression in Canada.
  10. The mass movement of relief camp workers in BC to get to the capital of Canada to protest for their rights and wages which lead to the Regina Riot.
  11. The Canadian Government's act to forcefully relocate Japanese Canadians to the west of the Rockies.
  12. The memorial to the Newfoundland regiment in the Battle of the Somme
  13. The beach in which Canadian soldiers were massacred by German defenses in a sea landing into France in 1942.
  14. The Canadian pilot who shot down the German legendary pilot "The Red Baron"
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  1. The name of the lawsuit filled by the Alberta famous five achieving massive women's rights increases in Canada.
  2. These government started institutions that saw to the assimilation of over 100,000 aboriginal peoples creating a massive black mark in Canadian history.
  3. The focus of Prime Ministers Pierre Trudeau's goals for Canada (a ___ _____)
  4. The act of government forcing people to join the army in Canada during both world wars.
  5. The Canadian - American defense system across North West Territories and Alaska created in The Cold War
  6. The location of the largest strike in Canadian history starting in 1919.
  7. The Prime Minister who introduced "The New Deal" as a solution to the Great Depression in Canada
  8. Voted to be the greatest Canadian ever who fought for our healthcare and lead the CCF.

22 Clues: The name of the original Canadian flag. • The memorial to the Newfoundland regiment in the Battle of the Somme • The location of the start of Canadian conquest during WW2 into Italy. • The location of the largest strike in Canadian history starting in 1919. • The Canadian pilot who shot down the German legendary pilot "The Red Baron" • ...

Individual Rights and Freedoms 2025-12-16

Individual Rights and Freedoms crossword puzzle
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  1. RIGHTS The section of the Charter dealing with rights based on the Justice System, such as the right to a fair trial
  2. The police force involved in a case regarding the freedom of religion concerning wearing a turban
  3. TERRORISM ACT Legislation enacted after September 11, 2001, which included new security measures like the no-fly list
  4. CRISIS The 1970 event during which the War Measures Act was last used
  5. RIGHTS The section of the Charter guaranteeing the right to be free of discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, or disability
  6. UNION An organization of workers that acts to protect their rights and interests
  7. The act of treating someone unfairly based on factors like race, gender, age, or disability, which Equality Rights protect against
  8. right of Canadian citizens to move anywhere within Canada and to enter, stay in, or leave Canada
  9. DAY ACT The law overturned by the Supreme Court in 1985 for violating Canadians' fundamental right to freedom of conscience and religion
  10. The name of the plaintiff who successfully argued that failing to provide sign-language interpreters in hospitals violated equality rights
  11. The Canadian group whose homes and businesses were sold off by the government during WWII internment
  12. YEARS The maximum duration between elections for the House of Commons or provincial legislative assemblies
  13. MEASURES ACT Legislation used during WWI and WWII that gave the government the ability to restrict the rights of people, leading to internment
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  1. Clause 8 of the Charter protects everyone from
  2. The freedom to share your opinions, one of the fundamental freedoms ASSIMILATION The attempt to make First Nations people more European through acts like the Indian Act
  3. A special set of laws that establishes a framework of governance and is the highest law of Canada
  4. The confinement of people without trial, used against Japanese and Ukrainian Canadians during the World Wars
  5. The rules that describe what government can do with its power FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS The section of the Charter that guarantees freedom of religion and expression
  6. INNOCENT Legal right stating that you are considered this until proven guilty in a fair and public trial
  7. HOWARD STOWE Canada’s first female doctor who founded a club to promote women's suffrage in 1876
  8. SEARCH OR SEIZURE
  9. ACT Legislation passed in 1876 that historically restricted the rights and freedoms of First Nations people, for example, by banning traditional ceremonies
  10. RIGHTS The section of the Charter that includes the right to vote MOBILITY RIGHTS
  11. The movement of women gaining the right to vote

24 Clues: SEARCH OR SEIZURE • Clause 8 of the Charter protects everyone from • The movement of women gaining the right to vote • CRISIS The 1970 event during which the War Measures Act was last used • UNION An organization of workers that acts to protect their rights and interests • RIGHTS The section of the Charter that includes the right to vote MOBILITY RIGHTS • ...

Unit 10: Civil Rights Era Review 2025-05-12

Unit 10: Civil Rights Era Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A major focus of the Civil Rights Movement, protected by the 1965 act.
  2. President assassinated in Texas, helping push civil rights laws.
  3. Party that split over civil rights and federal government size after WWII.
  4. System of racial separation that civil rights activists fought to end.
  5. Judicial body that decided important civil rights cases.
  6. What women like Jane McCallum and minorities like González fought for.
  7. Governor who supported Eisenhower and helped modernize Texas.
  8. Area Governor Shivers invested in to modernize Texas.
  9. First Mexican American mayor of a major U.S. city.
  10. Supreme Court case that led to "one person, one vote."
  11. Movement supported by the Democratic Party after WWII that caused internal division.
  12. Branch of state government modernized with a council and budget board.
  13. Woman who fought for the 19th Amendment in Texas.
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  1. First Mexican American elected to the U.S. House from Texas.
  2. Area rich in oil and gas returned to Texas by federal law.
  3. Political party that gained strength in Texas post-WWII.
  4. State where many Civil Rights figures lived and worked.
  5. President who returned Tidelands to Texas.
  6. Last name of the senator who helped the Republican Party grow in Texas.
  7. Goal of the Civil Rights Movement, especially for minority communities.
  8. Belief in a more active role for government in promoting social justice and equality.
  9. Belief in smaller government, personal responsibility, and traditional values.
  10. Last name of the governor who aided the Republican rise in Texas.

23 Clues: President who returned Tidelands to Texas. • Woman who fought for the 19th Amendment in Texas. • First Mexican American mayor of a major U.S. city. • Area Governor Shivers invested in to modernize Texas. • Supreme Court case that led to "one person, one vote." • State where many Civil Rights figures lived and worked. • ...

Thomas Jefferson 2018-04-12

Thomas Jefferson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What did democratic Republicans favored keeping the U.S. on?
  2. who did Thomas Jefferson choose to start a rival news paper?
  3. eight How many votes did Thomas Jefferson receive during the election?
  4. Jefferson Who created the democratic republicans?
  5. Gazette What did Jefferson do to counter the federalists?
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  1. Was Thomas Jefferson a federalist or democratic-Republican?
  2. what government did Jefferson propose to?
  3. of rights What did the democratic-republicans want that the anti-federalist did not want?
  4. What was Jefferson pro about?

9 Clues: What was Jefferson pro about? • what government did Jefferson propose to? • Jefferson Who created the democratic republicans? • Was Thomas Jefferson a federalist or democratic-Republican? • What did democratic Republicans favored keeping the U.S. on? • who did Thomas Jefferson choose to start a rival news paper? • ...

Unit 2 Extra Credit Crossword 2021-10-06

Unit 2 Extra Credit Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was a young, indecisive absolute monarch who was executed by Robespierre
  2. This phrase became the rallying cry of the American Revolution
  3. this form of government is represented in the English Bill of Rights
  4. This was the first governing document in the U.S.
  5. Purchased by Thomas Jefferson. Napoleon was more focused on Europe
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  1. Similarities in Absolutism in this area include militaristic society, serfdom, and Religious tolerance
  2. What did Peter the Great want to do in Russia
  3. This was revoked by Louis XIV that took away the religious freedom for the Huguenots
  4. This branch of government interprets laws
  5. radical year and a half period of the French Revolution where 20,000 people were executed by the guillotine
  6. This estate was responsible for pay all the taxes
  7. The best example of an absolute monarch
  8. Government where the leader has total control
  9. The idea that the sun is at the center of the universe

14 Clues: The best example of an absolute monarch • This branch of government interprets laws • What did Peter the Great want to do in Russia • Government where the leader has total control • This estate was responsible for pay all the taxes • This was the first governing document in the U.S. • The idea that the sun is at the center of the universe • ...

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

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. • ______-taxes is where STATE gets the majority of its money • The _________ court is the highest appeal court in the U.S • ...

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 • ...

Human Rights Month 2024-12-04

Human Rights Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This year’s UN Human Rights campaign theme is “Our rights, our ________, right now”.
  2. In a conflict that defined 2023 and shows no sign of abating, evidence of war ________ continues to mount as the Israeli government makes a mockery of international law in Gaza.
  3. In Sudan, the fight between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has triggered the largest ______________ crisis in the world with more than 8 million people forced to flee.
  4. 110 ________ people are refugees or internally displaced due to violent conflict worldwide.
  5. The UDHR has paved the way for more than _________ human rights treaties.
  6. The UDHR is a global blueprint for international, national, and local laws and policies and a bedrock of the 2030 Agenda for ______________ development.
  7. 2023 marked the 75th ________________ of UDHR.
  8. Amnesty International exposed how Facebook’s ____________ contributed to ethnic violence in Ethiopia in the context of armed conflict.
  9. “Politicians have long used manipulation of ‘us vs. them’ narratives to win votes and outmanoeuvre legitimate questions about economic and security fears. We’ve seen how unregulated technologies, such as ______ recognition, have been used to entrench discrimination.” said Agnès Callamard.
  10. When UDHR was adopted, it was proclaimed as a "common _____________ of achievement for all peoples and all nations".
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  1. In Serbia, the introduction of a semi-automated social ________ system resulted in thousands of people losing access to vital social assistance, particularly Roma communities and people with disabilities, demonstrating how unchecked automation can exacerbate inequality.
  2. There are more than 110 _______ conflicts around the globe, with more state-based conflicts than any time since World War II.
  3. “The confounding failure of the international community to protect thousands of civilians – a horrifically high percentage of them ___________ – from being killed in the occupied Gaza Strip makes patently clear that the very institutions set up to protect civilians and uphold human rights are no longer fit for purpose.” said Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General.
  4. Although UDHR is not a binding document, it inspired more than _________ human rights instruments which together constitute an international standard of human rights.
  5. Amnesty International’s report ‘The State of the World’s Human Rights 2023/24’ assessed human rights in 155 ___________.
  6. The UDHR is available in over ______ hundred languages, from Abkhaz to Zulu, making it the most translated document in the world.
  7. In 2023, Amnesty International uncovered the use of Pegasus ________ against journalists and civil society activists in countries including Armenia, the Dominican Republic, India and Serbia.
  8. The ____________________ of Human Rights (UDHR)is a landmark document which enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being.
  9. Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world in the month of _______________.
  10. The UDHR was adopted in response to the atrocities witnessed during the ___________ World War.

20 Clues: 2023 marked the 75th ________________ of UDHR. • The UDHR has paved the way for more than _________ human rights treaties. • This year’s UN Human Rights campaign theme is “Our rights, our ________, right now”. • Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world in the month of _______________. • ...

Texas Government 2023-02-06

Texas Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. legal forgiveness of a crime
  2. Power to the people
  3. _______ & balances: Each branch of the federal government has the power to control some actions of the other branches
  4. A proposed law
  5. Made up of the House and Senate
  6. This branch makes laws
  7. A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
  8. A system of government where the people elect representatives to make laws
  9. the First 10 amendments made to the constitution protect _______ rights
  10. First 10 amendments made to the constitution
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  1. Sets the basic framework of the government
  2. the basic administrative unit of local government
  3. The idea that states share power with the national government
  4. A tax on a sale of merchandise or services
  5. _______ of powers: Each branch of government gets its own powers, keeping any one branch from getting too powerful
  6. informed and active membership in a political community
  7. This branch interprets laws
  8. This branch enforces laws
  9. principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
  10. ______ government: The idea that no one individual should have total power
  11. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

21 Clues: A proposed law • Power to the people • This branch makes laws • This branch enforces laws • This branch interprets laws • legal forgiveness of a crime • Made up of the House and Senate • Sets the basic framework of the government • A tax on a sale of merchandise or services • First 10 amendments made to the constitution • A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses • ...

President Washington 2023-03-26

President Washington crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plans for Washington ___ were made when GW was prez.
  2. First prez under the Constitution
  3. Accomplishment of GW - He established the Federal ___ System
Down
  1. GW's vice prez (why won't you SIT DOWN?!?!)
  2. Carried the plan of DC using photographic memory(last name)
  3. Bill of ___ was added to Constitution when GW was prez.

6 Clues: First prez under the Constitution • GW's vice prez (why won't you SIT DOWN?!?!) • Plans for Washington ___ were made when GW was prez. • Bill of ___ was added to Constitution when GW was prez. • Carried the plan of DC using photographic memory(last name) • Accomplishment of GW - He established the Federal ___ System

Progressive Era Vocabulary 2015-12-15

Progressive Era Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Allowed the Federal gov to inspect meat sold across the state lines and required inspection of meat processing plants
  2. Created the Federal Reserve Board to oversee banks and manage reserve funds
  3. African American leader who advocated for full civil rights and political rights for black people, leader of NAACP
  4. Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the US
  5. A US federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West
  6. Lead by W.E.B. Dubois, wanted rights for African Americans, they tried getting it by demanding immediate social and economic equality
  7. Domestic program formed upon three basic ideas: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection
  8. Authorized the federal gov to regulate railroad rates and set maximum prices for ferries, bridge tolls, and oil pipelines
  9. andDrugAct Allowed federal inspection of food and medicine and banned the shipment and sale of impure food and the mislabeling of food and medicine
  10. Gave Congress the power to collect taxes on people’s income
  11. Teddy Roosevelt’s political party
  12. African American leader who urged southern black people to emphasize skills that could make them successful in the contemporary economy
Down
  1. Lowered tariffs on imported goods and established a graduate income tax on the richest 5% of Americans
  2. Instituted the direct election of Senators by the people of each state
  3. Strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act by spelling out the specific activities businesses could not do, exempted unions from antitrust laws and made it easier for them to strike
  4. Conservationist, who Teddy Roosevelt appointed head of the Forest Service
  5. An independent agency of the US government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act its mission is the promotion of consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of anticompetitive business practices, such as coercive monopoly
  6. A compromise bill, had the immediate effect of frustrating both proponents and opponents of reducing tariffs
  7. The Progressive programs enacted by Wilson as president during his first term (1913-1916) when the Democrats controlled Congress
  8. Extended the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate the telecommunications industry, and designated telephone, telegraph and wireless companies as common carriers

20 Clues: Teddy Roosevelt’s political party • Gave Congress the power to collect taxes on people’s income • Instituted the direct election of Senators by the people of each state • Conservationist, who Teddy Roosevelt appointed head of the Forest Service • Created the Federal Reserve Board to oversee banks and manage reserve funds • ...

Selma to Montgomery marches 2025-04-14

Selma to Montgomery marches crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the event that occurred on March 7 1965 when peaceful protesters were attacked on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
  2. Activist whose murder motivated the organization of the march on Montgomery.
  3. Name of the laws that imposed racial segregation in the southern United States.
  4. Activist who was beaten and photographed unconscious on the bridge during "Bloody Sunday."
  5. Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led by King, which supported the marches in Alabama.
  6. Leader of the civil rights movement who participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches.
  7. Strategy used by activists to demand rights without resorting to violence.
  8. Minister murdered after participating in the second civil rights march.
  9. Federal law passed in 1965 that protected the voting rights of African Americans.
  10. Alabama Governor who refused to protect protesters.
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  1. Local organization that began voter registration efforts in Selma.
  2. Capital of the state of Alabama and final destination of civil rights marches.
  3. Alabama city where the voting rights marches began.
  4. Fight for equality and against racial discrimination in the United States.
  5. Site where protesters were attacked during the first march.
  6. City near Selma where Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed during a demonstration.
  7. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee that helped organize the Selma campaign.
  8. U.S. President who signed the Voting Rights Act after the Selma marches.

18 Clues: Alabama city where the voting rights marches began. • Alabama Governor who refused to protect protesters. • Site where protesters were attacked during the first march. • Local organization that began voter registration efforts in Selma. • Minister murdered after participating in the second civil rights march. • ...

Legislative Branch 2021-10-26

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the action or process of inheriting a title or office
  2. to review most bills after they come from the full committee and before they go to the full chamber for consideration
  3. a motion by all members of the Senate who are present to set aside formal rules and to consider a bill from the calendar
  4. annual series of meetings in Congress
  5. a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility
  6. the minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action
  7. to set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete
  8. a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward
  9. a motion placed on a bill in the Senate that alerts party leaders that if unanimous consent were to be sought, they would object
  10. a temporary joint committee set up when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill
  11. two house legislature
  12. a vote of formal disapproval of a member’s actions
  13. a method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote
  14. a permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
  15. a resolution passed in the same form by both houses
  16. the process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census
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  1. an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president
  2. to investigate the suggested bills,before sending it to the full House or Senate for debate and a vote
  3. to draw a district’s boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
  4. a procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate
  5. a proposed law to authorize spending money
  6. an event held before an election at which members of a political party select delegates to send to the national party convention, a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
  7. political advocacy efforts carried out by the general public and members of interest groups, sometimes under the guidance of their professional lobbyists
  8. a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.
  9. rejection of a bill by the president
  10. a temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and to report its findings to the House or Senate
  11. to change, alter
  12. leaders serve as spokesmen for their parties' positions on the issues.
  13. elected official who is already in office
  14. a person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent
  15. a paid representative of an interest group who contacts government officials on behalf of these interest groups
  16. leader of the H.O.R.
  17. a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern
  18. the Speaker’s top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party’s legislative program and to steer important bills through the House
  19. a session at which a committee listens to testimony from people interested in the bill
  20. a proposed law

36 Clues: a proposed law • to change, alter • leader of the H.O.R. • two house legislature • rejection of a bill by the president • annual series of meetings in Congress • elected official who is already in office • a proposed law to authorize spending money • a vote of formal disapproval of a member’s actions • a resolution passed in the same form by both houses • ...

Legislative Branch 2021-10-26

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the action or process of inheriting a title or office
  2. to review most bills after they come from the full committee and before they go to the full chamber for consideration
  3. a motion by all members of the Senate who are present to set aside formal rules and to consider a bill from the calendar
  4. annual series of meetings in Congress
  5. a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility
  6. the minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action
  7. to set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete
  8. a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward
  9. a motion placed on a bill in the Senate that alerts party leaders that if unanimous consent were to be sought, they would object
  10. a temporary joint committee set up when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill
  11. two house legislature
  12. a vote of formal disapproval of a member’s actions
  13. a method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote
  14. a permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
  15. a resolution passed in the same form by both houses
  16. the process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census
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  1. an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president
  2. to investigate the suggested bills,before sending it to the full House or Senate for debate and a vote
  3. to draw a district’s boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
  4. a procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate
  5. a proposed law to authorize spending money
  6. an event held before an election at which members of a political party select delegates to send to the national party convention, a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
  7. political advocacy efforts carried out by the general public and members of interest groups, sometimes under the guidance of their professional lobbyists
  8. a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.
  9. rejection of a bill by the president
  10. a temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and to report its findings to the House or Senate
  11. to change, alter
  12. leaders serve as spokesmen for their parties' positions on the issues.
  13. elected official who is already in office
  14. a person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent
  15. a paid representative of an interest group who contacts government officials on behalf of these interest groups
  16. leader of the H.O.R.
  17. a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern
  18. the Speaker’s top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party’s legislative program and to steer important bills through the House
  19. a session at which a committee listens to testimony from people interested in the bill
  20. a proposed law

36 Clues: a proposed law • to change, alter • leader of the H.O.R. • two house legislature • rejection of a bill by the president • annual series of meetings in Congress • elected official who is already in office • a proposed law to authorize spending money • a vote of formal disapproval of a member’s actions • a resolution passed in the same form by both houses • ...

crossword puzzle 2022-08-25

crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a revoke or annul against a law or act
  2. - someone who moves with a group of others to live in a new country
  3. The action of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
  4. withdraw from commercial or social relations with a country
  5. Bill of Rights- An act signed into law in 1689 by William III and Mary II.
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  1. America. that was found on the banks of Virginia
  2. the first permanent English settlement in
  3. Resistance- the mechanism whereby the intestinal microbiota protects itself
  4. Stamp Act- an act regulating stamp duty
  5. Sense - good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.

10 Clues: a revoke or annul against a law or act • Stamp Act- an act regulating stamp duty • the first permanent English settlement in • America. that was found on the banks of Virginia • Sense - good sense and sound judgment in practical matters. • withdraw from commercial or social relations with a country • ...

Women’s History Month 2025-03-20

Women’s History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Surname of a family prominent in the UK suffragette movement
  2. American novelist and symbol of the Roaring Twenties
  3. The goal of treating all genders the same
  4. Sojourner’s last name, an advocate for abolition and women’s rights
  5. A right for which women fought in the early 20th century
  6. Rulers like Elizabeth I and Vitoria
  7. Influential 20th-century author and feminist
  8. Influential First Lady and Human rights advocate
  9. Last name of Marie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
  10. Movement for women’s rights and equality
  11. Field where women like Ada Lovelace have been pioneers
  12. Represented by women like Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  13. Youngest Nobel Prize laureate advocating for girls’ education
  14. Founder of modern nursing
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  1. The right to vote, a key issue in women’s rights
  2. Mary, early advocate for women’s equality
  3. Discovered by Marie Curie, a pioneer in science
  4. Women have fought for these, including property and work
  5. Organization led by women like Audrey Hepburn
  6. Key figure in the Underground Railroad
  7. Month when Women’s History is celebrated
  8. Event where athletes like Simone Biles have excelled
  9. First female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
  10. Civil Rights activist known for Montgomery bus boycott

24 Clues: Founder of modern nursing • Rulers like Elizabeth I and Vitoria • Key figure in the Underground Railroad • Month when Women’s History is celebrated • Movement for women’s rights and equality • Mary, early advocate for women’s equality • The goal of treating all genders the same • Influential 20th-century author and feminist • Organization led by women like Audrey Hepburn • ...

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
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  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 • ...

Unit 1: Intro to Law Vocabulary 2017-09-16

Unit 1: Intro to Law Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the branch of law dealing with crimes and their punishment.
  2. conflicting with some provision of the Constitution.
  3. Law all law that does not involve criminal matters, such as tort and contract law. Civil law usually deals with private rights of individuals, groups, and businesses.
  4. the level of proof required to convict a person of a crime. It does not mean “convinced 100 percent,”
  5. the state or federal government’s attorney in a criminal case.
  6. the person against whom a claim is made. In a civil suit, the defendant is the person being sued; in a criminal case, the defendant is the person charged with committing a crime.
  7. a serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year.
  8. prohibited; in government,(i.e. to prevent the bill from becoming a law).
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  1. in a civil case, the injured party who brings legal action against the alleged wrongdoer.
  2. the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee basic individual rights to all persons in the United States.
  3. the power of each of the three branches of government (legislative, judicial, executive) to limit the other branches’ power, so as to prevent an abuse.
  4. the study of law and legal philosophy.
  5. a criminal offense, less serious than a felony, punishable by a prison sentence of one year or less.

13 Clues: the study of law and legal philosophy. • conflicting with some provision of the Constitution. • the branch of law dealing with crimes and their punishment. • the state or federal government’s attorney in a criminal case. • prohibited; in government,(i.e. to prevent the bill from becoming a law). • ...

Legislative branch 2014-10-05

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

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