bill of rights Crossword Puzzles

Unit 3 - crossword 2023-02-06

Unit 3 - crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. of Rights- the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  2. federal principle or system of government.
  3. to the constitution- a change or addition to the constitution
  4. body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
  5. Hamilton- a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury.
  6. -to prevent the trial and imprisonment of debt-ridden citizens
  7. of the constitution-an introduction to the highest law of the land; it is not the law
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  1. papers-a series of eighty-five essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution.
  2. fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.
  3. person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
  4. of Confederation -the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  5. Madison- America’s fourth president(1809-1817)
  6. Jay- was one of the framers of the Constitution, author of five of The Federalist Papers, and the first Chief Justice of the United States.
  7. of the constitution-talk about the duties of the three main parts of government: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch.

14 Clues: federal principle or system of government. • Madison- America’s fourth president(1809-1817) • person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution • to the constitution- a change or addition to the constitution • -to prevent the trial and imprisonment of debt-ridden citizens • ...

American Revolution Crossword 2021-01-04

American Revolution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a branch of government that has the power to make laws
  2. An area of land that is under the control of a country, but not fully part of the country.
  3. A type of democratic government where people elect officials to represent them.
  4. Another name for loyalists who supported the British government.
  5. Part of the Massachusetts militia that was prepared to fight at a moment's notice.
  6. An American that wanted independence from Britain.
  7. of liberty A group of patriots organized by Samuel Adams to protest the Stamp Act and other actions of the British government.
  8. A person who supported the adoption of the Constitution.
  9. act A tax placed on the American colonies by the British government. It taxed all sorts of paper documents including newspapers, magazines, and legal documents.
  10. the group of thirteen colonies that united together
  11. A smooth bore gun with a long barrel that fired lead balls.
  12. A person in America who stayed loyal to Britain and the king.
  13. Citizens who were prepared to fight. They held drills a few times a year and had their own weapons and gear.
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  1. a type of government ruled directly by the people
  2. A blade attached to the end of a musket.
  3. of confederation An agreement between the thirteen colonies to form a single government under the United States of America. It served as the country's first constitution.
  4. a set of documents and laws that define the government as a country
  5. A military force that is set to defend a fort or city.
  6. The main governing body of the British government.
  7. of paris A treaty signed by both the United States and Britain that ended the Revolutionary War.
  8. of rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution that guaranteed the rights of the individual.

21 Clues: A blade attached to the end of a musket. • a type of government ruled directly by the people • The main governing body of the British government. • An American that wanted independence from Britain. • the group of thirteen colonies that united together • a branch of government that has the power to make laws • A military force that is set to defend a fort or city. • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator.
  2. American-born French dancer, singer and actress
  3. enslaved African American man
  4. American memoirist, popular poet, and civil rights activist.
  5. American activist in the civil rights movement
  6. American Muslim minister and human rights activist
  7. American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker
  8. American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer
  9. American agricultural scientist and inventor
  10. American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement
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  1. American abolitionist and social activist
  2. American diplomat and political scientist
  3. American educator, author, orator, and adviser
  4. American retired politician who served as the 44th president of the United States
  5. American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist
  6. American politician, statesman, diplomat
  7. American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book
  8. United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II
  9. American Baptist minister and activist
  10. American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.

20 Clues: enslaved African American man • American Baptist minister and activist • American politician, statesman, diplomat • American abolitionist and social activist • American diplomat and political scientist • American agricultural scientist and inventor • American educator, author, orator, and adviser • American activist in the civil rights movement • ...

Texas Legislature 2023-10-25

Texas Legislature crossword puzzle
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  1. To kill a bill by placing it at the bottom of a committee's agenda
  2. Can be stricken by an item veto
  3. A bicameral legislature has two
  4. Type of committee to work out differences between House and Senate versions of a bill
  5. Share of the Senate that is elected every two years
  6. A marathon speech in the Senate
  7. Each legislator is elected from their own
  8. Sets the agenda for special sessions of the legislature
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  1. Manipulation of district boundaries to affect who gets elected
  2. Number of years in a senator's term
  3. Presiding officer of the House of Representatives
  4. A proposed law
  5. Type of equality required by "one person, one vote"
  6. Preventing a vote by offering needless amendments
  7. Place where all members of a house meet to debate and vote

15 Clues: A proposed law • Can be stricken by an item veto • A bicameral legislature has two • A marathon speech in the Senate • Number of years in a senator's term • Each legislator is elected from their own • Presiding officer of the House of Representatives • Preventing a vote by offering needless amendments • Type of equality required by "one person, one vote" • ...

Unit 3 Vocabulary Social Studies is your FAVORITE! 2023-08-30

Unit 3 Vocabulary Social Studies is your FAVORITE! crossword puzzle
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  1. capacity to endure pain or hardship
  2. granted by the Crown to an individual, giving them powers of legislation
  3. a document containing a formal statement of rights
  4. a pattern of colonial commerce connecting three regions and crossing the Atlantic Ocean
  5. a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime
  6. there were numerous restrictions to enforce social contro
  7. a schedule of rates or charges of a business or a public utility
  8. produced or gathered primarily for market
  9. a grant or guarantee of rights, franchises, or privileges from the sovereign power of a state or country
  10. animals kept or raised; farm animals kept for use and profit
  11. to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return
  12. a system in which a country attempts to amass wealth through trade with other countries, exporting more than it imports and increasing stores of gold and precious metals.
  13. a person who signs and is bound by to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance
  14. one granted ownership of a colony and full prerogatives of establishing a government and distributing land
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  1. the largest territorial division for local government within a state
  2. an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
  3. opposition to one in authority or dominance
  4. to take by force or wrongfully
  5. a party or group that is often contentious or self-seeking
  6. a ruling class made up of planters
  7. farming or a system of farming that produces a minimum and often inadequate return to the farmer
  8. a member of a group of Black people inhabiting the sea islands and coastal districts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida
  9. the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home
  10. the country of one's parents or ancestors
  11. a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency

25 Clues: to take by force or wrongfully • a ruling class made up of planters • capacity to endure pain or hardship • produced or gathered primarily for market • the country of one's parents or ancestors • opposition to one in authority or dominance • a document containing a formal statement of rights • to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return • ...

Legal Studies Chapter 2 - Origins of law 2023-08-17

Legal Studies Chapter 2 - Origins of law crossword puzzle
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  1. treaty
  2. sanction
  3. appeal
  4. common_law
  5. bill
  6. federation
  7. delegated_legislation
  8. statute_law
  9. legislative_powers
  10. concurrent_powers
  11. precedent
  12. original_jurisdiction
  13. appellate_jurisdiction
  14. domestic_law
  15. referendum
  16. exclusive_powers
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  1. jurisdiction
  2. indictable_offences
  3. summary_offences
  4. committal_hearings
  5. declarations
  6. coronial_inquests
  7. stare_decisis
  8. residual_powers
  9. ratify
  10. bicameral
  11. adversarial_system
  12. act_of_parliament
  13. mediation

29 Clues: bill • treaty • appeal • ratify • sanction • bicameral • precedent • mediation • common_law • federation • referendum • statute_law • jurisdiction • declarations • domestic_law • stare_decisis • residual_powers • summary_offences • exclusive_powers • coronial_inquests • act_of_parliament • concurrent_powers • committal_hearings • adversarial_system • legislative_powers • indictable_offences • delegated_legislation • ...

The Civil Rights Movement: Caleb Pierre 2017-03-23

The Civil Rights Movement: Caleb Pierre crossword puzzle
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  1. largest civil rights demonstration
  2. 54 mile march to support black voter registration
  3. law that forbade racial discrimination
  4. Mlk's most famous speech
  5. oldest civil rights organization that fought for the rights of African-Americans
  6. 9 African American students who were chosen to attend an all white school the national guard tried to block them
  7. famous letter mlk wrote
  8. a black women who refused to move to the back of the bus for a white man
  9. apart of black panthers was very radical
  10. violating a law that is unjust and willing to accept the consequences
  11. separation of races in a country community or establishment
  12. going on a bus to different places to protest segregation
  13. the death of the civil rights leader
  14. leader of the NAACP
  15. poll taxes were outlawed
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  1. the main civil rights leader who used peaceful protesting to get civil rights
  2. black voter registration barriers were made illegal
  3. project that sent college kids to the south to help blacks vote
  4. bombing of civil rights meeting place and church
  5. when the police attacked marchers that were going to Montgomery
  6. NAACP lawyer who represented the children in Brown vs Board later became first black supreme court
  7. black teenager who was beaten and killed for reportedly flirting with a white cashier
  8. protesting at a white only restaurant or other place by sitting
  9. walking somewhere while protesting peacefully
  10. managed the sit in protests
  11. amendment to the constitution that grants ex-slaves citizenship
  12. 4 black students arranged a sit in at a white only bar
  13. one of the most racist cities in Alabama
  14. nickname for Birmingham

29 Clues: leader of the NAACP • famous letter mlk wrote • nickname for Birmingham • Mlk's most famous speech • poll taxes were outlawed • managed the sit in protests • largest civil rights demonstration • the death of the civil rights leader • law that forbade racial discrimination • apart of black panthers was very radical • one of the most racist cities in Alabama • ...

Legislative Branch 2025-08-26

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
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  1. people hired by interest groups to talk to Congresspeople
  2. a person who is in a legislature
  3. the formal name of our legislature
  4. total number of members of the Senate
  5. the main purpose of Congress
  6. the number of the amendment that changed election of Senators
  7. you must be at least this age to serve in the House of Representatives
  8. the number of years a Senator serves
  9. what you would call someone who is in the chamber led by the President Pro Tempore
  10. only the House can start these kind of bills
  11. the "upper" or more prestigious house
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  1. refers to two houses
  2. a government's law making body
  3. the number of years a House Representative serves
  4. how the number of representatives in the House is determined
  5. where detailed lawmaking happens
  6. the "lower" or less prestigious house
  7. when a president rejects a bill
  8. person who signs a bill into law
  9. a shortened name for the leader of the House of Representatives
  10. a proposed law
  11. Constitutional leader of the Senate
  12. you must be at least this age to serve in the Senate
  13. party with the most members in a house

24 Clues: a proposed law • refers to two houses • the main purpose of Congress • a government's law making body • when a president rejects a bill • a person who is in a legislature • where detailed lawmaking happens • person who signs a bill into law • the formal name of our legislature • Constitutional leader of the Senate • the number of years a Senator serves • ...

Congress 2014-10-30

Congress crossword puzzle
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  1. limiting debate
  2. refuse to sign bill
  3. are similar to bills, and when passed have the force of law
  4. is a proposed law presented to the house or senate for consideration
  5. deals with with unrelated matters
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  1. divisions of existing committees formed to address specific issues
  2. is one composed of members of both houses
  3. attempt to "talk a bill to death"
  4. majority of the full memborship
  5. once a bill has been approved at second reading

10 Clues: limiting debate • refuse to sign bill • majority of the full memborship • attempt to "talk a bill to death" • deals with with unrelated matters • is one composed of members of both houses • once a bill has been approved at second reading • are similar to bills, and when passed have the force of law • divisions of existing committees formed to address specific issues • ...

Civics Test Revision 2016-05-25

Civics Test Revision crossword puzzle
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  1. Laws developed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
  2. The name for a law on carbon that was passed in 2011 to reduce climate change
  3. Type of law which deals with crimes against people
  4. The name for two political parties in power together
  5. The person suing another person in a civil matter
  6. Referring to previous cases as evidence in court
  7. Court at the bottom of the Hierarchy
  8. The ... of proof - the prosecution has to prove the accused committed a crime
  9. Step ... - The Bill goes through a 'Second Reading'
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  1. Law that has been developed by judges
  2. A Bill once it has been signed by the Governor-General
  3. Law made by parliament
  4. Type of law that deals with serious crimes where you can go to jail
  5. The Foreign Minister: Julie ...
  6. The ... of proof - level of evidence which must be reached to go to trial/to win
  7. Location of the High Court
  8. The political party currently in power
  9. A proposed law that hasn't been agreed on by parliament

18 Clues: Law made by parliament • Location of the High Court • The Foreign Minister: Julie ... • Court at the bottom of the Hierarchy • Law that has been developed by judges • The political party currently in power • Referring to previous cases as evidence in court • The person suing another person in a civil matter • Type of law which deals with crimes against people • ...

AP GOV PROJECT 2024-12-12

AP GOV PROJECT crossword puzzle
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  1. protection clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution that requires the law to treat people in similar situations equally. It states that no state can deny any person within its jurisdiction equal protection under the law.
  2. York Times Co. v. United States, dealt with the First Amendment and the freedom of press.
  3. v. Vitale, This case addressed the issue of state-sponsored prayer in public schools.
  4. rights, the legal rights that law enforcement must inform a suspect of after arresting them Executive privilege, the authority of the President to withhold documents or information in his possession or in the possession of the Executive Branch from the Legislative or Judicial Branch of the government. .
  5. v. Reno, unconstitutional to segregate voters based on race.
  6. v. Chicago, addressed the issue of gun rights in the United States.
  7. powers, are powers of the United States government that are not explicitly stated in the Constitution, but are suggested to be applicable in some or all cases.
  8. Incorporation, the legal doctrine where the Supreme Court applies individual rights from the Bill of Rights to state governments on a case-by-case-basis
  9. opinion, a written opinion by a judge who agrees with the majority decision in a case, but provides different reasoning or justification for reaching that decision
  10. clause, gives Congress the power to create laws that are not explicitly listed in the Constitution.
  11. opinion, a written statement by one or more judges that disagrees with the majority opinion in a legal case
  12. review, review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  13. v. Wade, addressed the issue of abortion rights in the United States.
  14. v. Wainwright, significantly impacted the rights of defendants in criminal cases.
  15. process, the idea that the government must follow fair procedures before taking away a person's life, liberty, or property.
  16. the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to advantage a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency.
  17. Court, The pinnacle of the American judicial system. The Court ensures uniformity in interpreting national laws, resolves conflicts among states, and maintains national supremacy in law. it has both original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction.
  18. v. United States, dealt with limited speech.
  19. speech, non-verbal actions that are intended to convey a particular message or statement, and are considered protected under the First Amendment as a form of speech
  20. v. Madison, led to the creation of judicial review and reestablished check and balances among the branches of government.
  21. rights, legal protections that guarantee equal social opportunities and protection under the law for all people, regardless of their race, religion, or other characteristics.
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  1. clause, prohibits the government from establishing a religion or favoring one religion over another
  2. v. Des Moines, addressed the issue of free speech in public schools.
  3. the division of power between the national government and state governments.
  4. Clause, gives Congress the power to regulate commerce Supremacy Clause, constitution is law of the land.
  5. PACs, committees that may receive unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, labor unions and other PACs for the purpose of financing independent expenditures and other independent political activity.
  6. v. Yoder, dealt with the balance between state interests and individual religious freedoms.
  7. a previous court decision that is used as a guiding principle to decide similar cases in the future Nine, how many supreme court judges are there?
  8. v. Board of Education, created integration for all public schools in America.
  9. States v. Lopez, dealt with the limits of Congress's power under the Commerce Clause.
  10. United v. Federal Election Commission, A case in which The Court held that corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in elections cannot be limited under the First Amendment.
  11. v. Carr, established the "one person, one vote doctrine, gave federal courts power to hear redistricting cases.
  12. exercise, protects individuals right to practice their religion without government interference
  13. restraint, a government action that prevenis the publication or distribution of speech or information before it is released to the public
  14. and proper clause, allows congress the ability to make laws or to act where the constitution doesn't give it authority to act. Sometimes thought of as implied powers.
  15. v. Maryland, addressed the balance of power between the federal government and the states.
  16. decisis, A Latin phrase meaning "let the decision stand." Most cases reaching appellate courts are settled on this principle.

37 Clues: v. United States, dealt with limited speech. • v. Reno, unconstitutional to segregate voters based on race. • v. Chicago, addressed the issue of gun rights in the United States. • v. Des Moines, addressed the issue of free speech in public schools. • v. Wade, addressed the issue of abortion rights in the United States. • ...

Human Rights Vocabulary Review 2025-09-17

Human Rights Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The divergence of political attitudes away from the center towards extremes.
  2. Agreements between countries to respect and promote human rights.
  3. Used as a tool to pressure other countries to improve their human rights practices.
  4. A form of government characterized by concentrated, centralized power maintained through political repression.
  5. A top priority for the United States, alongside a strong economy, according to Option 3.
  6. These are fundamental freedoms and entitlements that all people are entitled to simply by the fact that they are human.
  7. Organizations or entities that operate independently of any recognized government and can play significant roles in international relations.
  8. An international body with the "legitimacy and capacity" to promote human rights, as discussed in Option 2.
  9. The right to vote; a key civil and political right.
  10. To give one right or issue more importance than others, as seen in the debate over whether some human rights should take precedence.
  11. An urgent threat to national security, according to Option 3.
  12. Describes a government that silences citizens' demands for change and suppresses dissent.
  13. The belief that the United States has a unique approach to human rights and should be trusted to define them without external influence.
  14. Organizations that own and control the production of goods or services in more than one country.
  15. The increasing interdependence of the world's economies, cultures, and populations.
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  1. Large-scale systematic violence against civilian populations, such as genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing.
  2. Rights that guarantee freedom from government interference, such as freedom of expression and the right to a fair trial.
  3. A trade restriction adopted as an economic sanction to punish a targeted country for its actions.
  4. Rights that ensure access to basic human needs and social well-being, such as access to clean water or a livelihood.
  5. A people's right to form its own political entity and choose its own government.
  6. Conflicts that arise from fundamentally different beliefs and values, often leading to political or social confrontations.
  7. An international legal body that the U.S. could give jurisdiction to prosecute human rights abuses.
  8. The most severe form of human rights abuse, which military force might be used to prevent, as discussed in Option 2.
  9. A system of government where the people choose their leaders; a goal of Option 1's foreign policy.
  10. The idea that countries have the freedom to act without external interference in their internal matters, even in cases of human rights violations.
  11. A country's strategy for dealing with other nations.
  12. The UN has the capacity and this quality to lead international efforts to promote human rights.
  13. A cruel and oppressive government from which people seek freedom, as discussed in Option 1.

28 Clues: The right to vote; a key civil and political right. • A country's strategy for dealing with other nations. • An urgent threat to national security, according to Option 3. • Agreements between countries to respect and promote human rights. • The divergence of political attitudes away from the center towards extremes. • ...

british vs. american 2022-01-14

british vs. american crossword puzzle
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  1. movie
  2. purse
  3. bill
  4. underpants
  5. insane
  6. cookie
  7. sweater
  8. crosswalk
  9. closet
  10. shopping cart
  11. one-way
  12. trunk
  13. eggplant
  14. zip code
  15. ziper
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  1. zucchini
  2. fall
  3. elevator
  4. yard
  5. soccer
  6. sidewalk
  7. corn
  8. candy
  9. eraser
  10. mailbox
  11. chech
  12. taxi
  13. vacation

28 Clues: fall • yard • bill • corn • taxi • movie • purse • candy • chech • trunk • ziper • soccer • insane • cookie • closet • eraser • sweater • mailbox • one-way • zucchini • elevator • sidewalk • eggplant • vacation • zip code • crosswalk • underpants • shopping cart

Government Chapter 3 Lesson 3 and 4 2023-10-13

Government Chapter 3 Lesson 3 and 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. to formally accuse
  2. doctrine the adding of the Bill of Rights protections into the states through court decisions
  3. to revoke by legislative enactment
  4. local group of armed citizens
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  1. domain the power of government to take private property for public use
  2. cause a reasonable basis to believe a person or premises are linked to a crime
  3. a meeting held for the purpose of proposing and voting on amendments
  4. clause statement in Article VI of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution, passed by congress, and treaties of the US,"shall be the supreme Law of the Land

8 Clues: to formally accuse • local group of armed citizens • to revoke by legislative enactment • a meeting held for the purpose of proposing and voting on amendments • domain the power of government to take private property for public use • cause a reasonable basis to believe a person or premises are linked to a crime • ...

Legislative Vocab 2015-03-05

Legislative Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Someone hired by a business or a cause to persuade legislators to support that business or cause
  2. Two houses
  3. How old someone has to be to serve in the Senate
  4. Permanent Congressional committees
  5. A draft of a proposed law
  6. Power that are clearly listed
  7. How long House members serve
  8. Spending bills must start out here
  9. Officially tries officials who are impeached
  10. People that are represented
  11. How long Senators serve
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  1. Government projects that primarily benefit the home district
  2. Allows Congress to "stretch" its powers to meet new needs
  3. Organizations made up of people with common interests
  4. Power that are not clearly listed
  5. How old someone has to be to serve in the House
  6. To talk a bill to death
  7. An oddly shaped congressional district
  8. To refuse to sign a bill
  9. The total number of Senators
  10. How the Senate can end a filibuster
  11. To formally charge with a crime

22 Clues: Two houses • To talk a bill to death • How long Senators serve • To refuse to sign a bill • A draft of a proposed law • People that are represented • The total number of Senators • How long House members serve • Power that are clearly listed • To formally charge with a crime • Power that are not clearly listed • Permanent Congressional committees • Spending bills must start out here • ...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diper Overload 2023-04-24

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diper Overload crossword puzzle
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  1. Who was Bill's Girlfriend
  2. How old was Bill
  3. What did Rodrick play
  4. What was Sebastion eating when the band arrived
  5. Did MetaliChihuahua reunite
  6. What did the band have to clean to talk to Sebastion
  7. What competition did Loaded Diper participate in
  8. Where did Rodrick try to win the van
  9. How did Sebastion play the drums
  10. Who was Bill's favorite band
  11. What is Greg's mom's name
  12. What did the band use for transportation
  13. Where did Bill meet Becky
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  1. What almost ruined Loaded Diper
  2. What was the name of Rodricks band
  3. Where did Susan buy all of the costumes
  4. Who is telling the story
  5. Who started the band
  6. Who is one first guitarist
  7. Who is the lead singer of Loaded Diper
  8. Where did Rodrick want to perform
  9. Why did MetaliChuhuahua quit
  10. Who is Rodricks favorite band
  11. Who is the second guitarist
  12. How did Loaded Diper plug themselves
  13. Where did Loaded Diper practice

26 Clues: How old was Bill • Who started the band • What did Rodrick play • Who is telling the story • Who was Bill's Girlfriend • What is Greg's mom's name • Where did Bill meet Becky • Who is one first guitarist • Did MetaliChihuahua reunite • Who is the second guitarist • Why did MetaliChuhuahua quit • Who was Bill's favorite band • Who is Rodricks favorite band • ...

GOVERNMENT AND MINISTERS 2021-04-25

GOVERNMENT AND MINISTERS crossword puzzle
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  1. A FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR and by THE PEOPLE
  2. recently happened in Myanmar
  3. A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN INDIA
  4. principles rules for the government
  5. rule country under armed forces
  6. rule by an elite that exercises total power over individuals in all aspects of life.
  7. rule by religious leader
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  1. KING OR QUEEN RULES
  2. a book of rules for a country
  3. HEAD OF COUNTRY AND IS ELECTED INDIRECTLY
  4. minister leader of majority party
  5. IN A DICTATORSHIP PEOPLE HAVE NO RIGHTS
  6. A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN USA
  7. rights rights given to all
  8. A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN CHINA
  9. ONLY ONE PERSON HAS THE POWER
  10. CITIZENS ________ A LEADER INTO POWER

17 Clues: KING OR QUEEN RULES • rule by religious leader • A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN USA • rights rights given to all • recently happened in Myanmar • a book of rules for a country • A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN INDIA • A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN CHINA • ONLY ONE PERSON HAS THE POWER • rule country under armed forces • minister leader of majority party • principles rules for the government • ...

La guerra civile inglese 2025-07-25

La guerra civile inglese crossword puzzle
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  1. Oliver che guidò l'esercito contro il re per difendere il parlamento
  2. Nome dei calvinisti inglesi con un forte potere in parlamento
  3. Guglielmo che salì al trono dopo la gloriosa rivoluzione
  4. casata che salì al potere dopo la morte di Elisabetta I
  5. Il "Bill of rights" inglese è il primo esempio nella storia
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  1. A questa pena fu condannato re Carlo I
  2. Questo tipo di guerra si scatenò durante il regno di Carlo I
  3. Principio che ipediva ai cittadini inglesi di essere arrestati senza giusta causa
  4. Nome della piccola nobiltà di campagna
  5. Re Carlo I per 11 anni non lo convocò

10 Clues: Re Carlo I per 11 anni non lo convocò • A questa pena fu condannato re Carlo I • Nome della piccola nobiltà di campagna • casata che salì al potere dopo la morte di Elisabetta I • Guglielmo che salì al trono dopo la gloriosa rivoluzione • Il "Bill of rights" inglese è il primo esempio nella storia • Questo tipo di guerra si scatenò durante il regno di Carlo I • ...

Constitutional Amendments 2024-02-22

Constitutional Amendments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. right to vote
  2. Income tax
  3. civil rights
  4. congressional pay
  5. direct election of senators
  6. Limit on presential terms
  7. speedy, public trial
  8. rights of accused persons
  9. slavery abolished
  10. right to bear arms
  11. "Lame duck" sessions
  12. quartering of troops
  13. trial by jury
Down
  1. abolition
  2. rights of the people
  3. woman suffrage
  4. lawsuits against states
  5. voting in the District of Columbia
  6. presidential disability / succession
  7. separation of church and state
  8. powers reserved to the states or the people
  9. repeal of prohibition
  10. Prohibition
  11. no unreasonable search and seizure
  12. election of executives
  13. 18 year old vote
  14. Limits of fines and punishments

27 Clues: abolition • Income tax • Prohibition • civil rights • right to vote • trial by jury • woman suffrage • 18 year old vote • congressional pay • slavery abolished • right to bear arms • rights of the people • speedy, public trial • "Lame duck" sessions • quartering of troops • repeal of prohibition • election of executives • lawsuits against states • Limit on presential terms • rights of accused persons • ...

B 4.3 2022-05-27

B 4.3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. guidebook
  2. bill
  3. recommend
  4. vegetarian
  5. cheese
  6. rude
  7. drinks
  8. polite
Down
  1. dessert
  2. salad
  3. wine
  4. corner
  5. beer
  6. order
  7. meal
  8. reservation

16 Clues: wine • bill • beer • meal • rude • salad • order • corner • cheese • drinks • polite • dessert • guidebook • recommend • vegetarian • reservation

womens day 2024-03-03

womens day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition
  2. Earhart Aviator who flew solo across the Atlantic
  3. Austen Renowned English novelist
  4. Keller Advocate for the deaf and blind
  5. Curie Scientist who won Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry
  6. Last pharaoh of ancient Egypt
  7. Gandhi First female Prime Minister of India
  8. Truth African American abolitionist and women's rights activist
  9. Kahlo Mexican artist known for her self-portraits
  10. Cady Stanton Suffragist and women's rights pioneer
Down
  1. Nightingale Founder of modern nursing
  2. B Anthony Suffragist and women's rights advocate
  3. of Arc French heroine of the Hundred Years' War
  4. Thatcher Iron-willed British Prime Minister
  5. Roosevelt Former US First Lady and human rights advocate
  6. Yousafzai Pakistani activist for girls' education
  7. Pankhurst British suffragette leader
  8. Frank Author of a famous Holocaust diary
  9. Parks Activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  10. Tubman Conductor of the Underground Railroad

20 Clues: Last pharaoh of ancient Egypt • Austen Renowned English novelist • Pankhurst British suffragette leader • Nightingale Founder of modern nursing • Keller Advocate for the deaf and blind • Guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition • Frank Author of a famous Holocaust diary • Thatcher Iron-willed British Prime Minister • Gandhi First female Prime Minister of India • ...

Legislative Branch 2022-11-03

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
  2. Two year period of time during which Congress meets
  3. Legal rights of a person to reproduce, publish, or sell their creations
  4. To begin a new session of Congress
  5. Period of time each year during which Congress assembles and conducts business
  6. Legislative committee composed of members of both branches
  7. Suspend, as in a session of Congress
  8. Lawmakers who vote based on their conscience and judgement
  9. Expression describing how most bills introduced in each session of Congress are put away or never acted upon
  10. People with authority to represent others at a conference or convention
  11. The people and interests that an elected official represents
  12. The presiding officer of a senate in Congress, the Vice President of the United States
  13. exclusive power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade
Down
  1. The legal process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another
  2. Act of lying under oath
  3. legislative committee created for a limited time and for some specific purpose
  4. A type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislature has adjourned when the chief does not sign or reject a bill within the time allowed to do so
  5. The member of the U.S Senate, or upper house of a State legislature, chosen to preside in the absence of the president of the Senate
  6. Permanate committee in a legislative body to which bills in a specified subject area are referred
  7. An order for a person to appear and to produce documents or other requested materials
  8. Lawmakers who owe their first allegiance to their political party and vote according to the part line
  9. Division of existing committee that is formed to address specific issues
  10. A licence insured to an inventor granting the exclusive right to make, sell , use for a limited time
  11. Broad agreement on public question
  12. The presiding officer of th House of Representatives, chosen by and from the majority party in the house
  13. A closed meeting of a partys house or senate members
  14. A stalling tactic to delay the Senate floor so a bill cannot be brought to vote
  15. A procedure to limit or end floor debate
  16. The current office holder
  17. The floor leader of the party that holds the majority of seats in each house of Congress
  18. The floor leader of the party that holds the minority of seats in each house of Congress
  19. Cheif executive power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
  20. To bring formal charges against a public official
  21. Distributed, as in seats in a legislative body
  22. To find not guilty of charge

35 Clues: Act of lying under oath • The current office holder • To find not guilty of charge • To begin a new session of Congress • Broad agreement on public question • Suspend, as in a session of Congress • A procedure to limit or end floor debate • Distributed, as in seats in a legislative body • To bring formal charges against a public official • ...

The Legislative Branch 2024-10-21

The Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of committee that is temporary
  2. Refusal of a bill when Congress is not in session
  3. Refusal of the President to sign a bill into law
  4. Type of committee created to iron out differences in bills
  5. Type of committee made up of members of both houses
  6. To distribute
  7. The building where Congress works
  8. Part of Congress where each state is equally represented
  9. To draw districts to the advantage of a political party
  10. Type of committee that is permanent
Down
  1. To talk a bill to death
  2. The number of House members for each state is determined by this
  3. To redraw a state's congressional areas
  4. Having two houses
  5. The most powerful position in the House of Representatives
  6. States are divided into these, and representatives are chosen from them
  7. The Senate is said to be this, because only 1/3 of the seats are elected at a time

17 Clues: To distribute • Having two houses • To talk a bill to death • The building where Congress works • Type of committee that is temporary • Type of committee that is permanent • To redraw a state's congressional areas • Refusal of the President to sign a bill into law • Refusal of a bill when Congress is not in session • Type of committee made up of members of both houses • ...

Go Buffs 2025-03-19

Go Buffs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. MLK Jr. and the SCLC targeted birmingham, alabama for major civil rights campaign.
  2. CORE's nonviolent protests helped segregation and led to the civil rights act of 1964.
  3. converted in perision.
  4. The term came in 1966, idea was earlier.
  5. concluded long term racial descrimanation.
  6. in spring set off in separte buses.
  7. first african american students to desegrate what?
  8. long battles against de jure segragation culminated in the supreme courts.
  9. sought to enroll at an all white university.
  10. they would go into black neighborhoods and protect them.
Down
  1. mission was to defend rights of
  2. civilrights campaigns such as march on washington.
  3. led to the passage of landmarie civil rights legislation in 1964.
  4. education of topera.
  5. MLK was opposed to all the violence he turned to economic injustice.
  6. Organized by Dr.king and the SCLC protesting the need for voting rights and legislation.
  7. providing religioes identity for aferican americans.
  8. abolishes poll trey.

18 Clues: education of topera. • abolishes poll trey. • converted in perision. • mission was to defend rights of • in spring set off in separte buses. • The term came in 1966, idea was earlier. • concluded long term racial descrimanation. • sought to enroll at an all white university. • civilrights campaigns such as march on washington. • ...

Government Terms 2023-07-23

Government Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a system of government
  2. a proposal on procedure
  3. a way of controlling boundaries
  4. supreme law of the land
  5. becoming a citizen
  6. accusations against a civil official
  7. the quality of having two branches
  8. an act of congress
  9. a native or naturalized subject of a nation
  10. a measure which has become law
Down
  1. a meeting of party members
  2. less than half
  3. an addition to a constitution
  4. the process of choosing government
  5. action by the president refusing to approve bill
  6. a seat of legislative power
  7. a person who moves from one country to another
  8. prolonged talking by a senator
  9. to approve an agreement
  10. a measure introduced in house

20 Clues: less than half • becoming a citizen • an act of congress • a system of government • a proposal on procedure • supreme law of the land • to approve an agreement • a meeting of party members • a seat of legislative power • an addition to a constitution • a measure introduced in house • prolonged talking by a senator • a measure which has become law • a way of controlling boundaries • ...

Executive 2025-10-22

Executive crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the president postponing a sentence.
  2. how long the president has to live in the US to run
  3. President must receive a majority to win the election
  4. successor to vp
  5. if Congress adjourns during the ten-day period and the President doesn’t sign it, the bill dies.
  6. the president must be one
  7. what happens when the president is removed from office
  8. a general pardon given to a group of people
  9. Commander in chief
  10. what the president must do for a bill to pass
Down
  1. presidential successor
  2. limited president to two terms
  3. election happens every four year
  4. what the president can do to not let a bill pass
  5. powers held by the president
  6. the presidents ability to reduce the length of a sentence or the size of a fine.
  7. age the president must be
  8. the group that actually votes for the president
  9. there are two major ones
  10. the presidents ability to give legal forgiveness for a crime.

20 Clues: successor to vp • Commander in chief • presidential successor • there are two major ones • age the president must be • the president must be one • powers held by the president • limited president to two terms • election happens every four year • the president postponing a sentence. • a general pardon given to a group of people • what the president must do for a bill to pass • ...

15.4-15.6 2023-03-07

15.4-15.6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. principle requiring that the government not unreasonable interfere with a basic right
  2. a watch kept over a person, group, etc.
  3. standard of judicial review where the court presumes the policy to be invalid
  4. a local group of armed citizens
  5. tactic where participants seat themselves in a location and refuse to move
  6. a middle ground between rational basis and strict scrutiny
  7. exists when there is a logical relationship between the treatment or classification of some group of people and the purpose of the law
  8. policies that give preferences to women or minorities
Down
  1. a physical or mental condition that causes a person to have difficulties on a daily basis
  2. to demonstrate, often against a government's policies or actions
  3. making a distinction based on the group, class, or category to which a person belongs
  4. the process by which the Bill of Rights was extended to the states
  5. a certain number of spots reserved for minorities
  6. gaining access into telephone wires for information
  7. laws requiring racial segregation

15 Clues: a local group of armed citizens • laws requiring racial segregation • a watch kept over a person, group, etc. • a certain number of spots reserved for minorities • gaining access into telephone wires for information • policies that give preferences to women or minorities • a middle ground between rational basis and strict scrutiny • ...

Government Vocabulary 2306 Unit II 2022-02-22

Government Vocabulary 2306 Unit II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a written statement issued by a grand jury that charges a suspect with a crime and states that a trial is warranted.
  2. committee - a joint committee created to work out a compromise on House and Senate versions of a piece of legislation
  3. - a permanent committee with the power to propose and write legislation that covers a particular subject, such as finance or agriculture
  4. bill - a bill that applies to all people and/or property in the state
  5. action - the fourth step in the legislative process, during which a bill referred by a standing committee is scheduled for floor debate by the Calendars Committee
  6. - having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses
  7. - the formal charge by the House of Representatives that leads to a trial in the Senate and the possible removal of a state official.
  8. - a proposed law that has been sponsored by a member of the legislature and submitted to the clerk of the House or Senate
  9. - the first step in the legislative process, during which a member of the legislature drafts a bill and files a copy of it with the clerk of the House or secretary of the Senate
  10. - an expression of opinion on an issue by a legislative body
  11. - the power to control floor debate by recognizing who can speak before the House and Senate
  12. - a civil wrong that causes harm to another; it is remedied by awarding economic damages to the injured party.
  13. resolution - a resolution of interest to both chambers of the legislature and which must pass both the House and Senate and generally be signed by the governor
  14. - a bill affecting only units of local government, such as a city, county, or special district
  15. - occurring every two years
  16. - a tactic used by members of the Senate to prevent action on legislation they oppose by continuously holding the floor and speaking until the majority backs down.
  17. - a regulation enacted by a city government in each of Texas’s incorporated cities and towns.
  18. - a serious criminal offense, punishable by a prison sentence or a fine
Down
  1. - the process of redrawing election districts and redistributing legislative representatives in the Texas House, Texas Senate, and U.S. House.
  2. - the chief presiding officer of the House of Representatives
  3. - the governor’s power to turn down legislation
  4. resolution - a resolution that concerns only the Texas House or Senate, such as the adoption of a rule or the appointment of an employee, and which does not require the governor's signature
  5. - the second step in the legislative process, during which a bill is assigned to the appropriate standing committee by the Speaker
  6. - the power of the chief executive, whether the president of the United States or the governor of a state, to appoint persons to office
  7. - the complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that is employed by all large-scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel.
  8. - the presentation of a grievance by the plaintiff in a civil case
  9. - a step in the legislative process during v a bill is killed by the chair of a standing committee to which it was referred, as a result of his or her setting the bill aside and not bringing it before the committee
  10. - a person who is represented by an elected official
  11. - the resources available to higher officials, usually opportunities to make political appointments to offices and to confer grants, licenses, or special favors to supporters.
  12. - elected state official who directs the collection of taxes and other revenues and estimates revenues for the budgeting process.
  13. resolution - concurrent resolution is a resolution of interest to both chambers of the legislature and which must pass both the House and Senate and generally be signed by the governor joint resolution a resolution, commonly a proposed amendment to the Texas Constitution or ratification of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, that must pass both the House and Senate but which does not require the governor's signature

31 Clues: - occurring every two years • - the governor’s power to turn down legislation • - a person who is represented by an elected official • - an expression of opinion on an issue by a legislative body • - the chief presiding officer of the House of Representatives • - the presentation of a grievance by the plaintiff in a civil case • ...

Civil Rights Project 2022-04-23

Civil Rights Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He was President during the Civil Rights era.
  2. Removed literacy test and secured voting rights for all races
  3. "I have a dream"
  4. 14-year-old who was killed from being accused of flirting with a white girl at the supermarket
  5. 1st Grader that went alone to an all white school
  6. Being enslaved, held, or owned as human property
  7. Used as a political strategy to support the Civil Rights movement
  8. People push after this since they didn't want segregation which made a bigger push for Civil Rights
  9. March that happened in Selma, Alabama and just before crossing got attacked by white Alabama state troopers
  10. Organized the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott
Down
  1. Hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. got shot by
  2. Rights to political and social equality
  3. Famous civil rights speech happened here
  4. A bus boycott, second one, led by Martin Luther King Jr.
  5. African American woman whose cells are the HeLa cells, cervical cancer (1951)
  6. Laws legal until the Civil Rights Act
  7. Leader of Bloody Sunday
  8. Killed Martin Luther King Jr.
  9. Supreme case that desegregated schools
  10. An NAACP attorney
  11. She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man
  12. A group that fought to end segregation and discrimination in Louisiana

22 Clues: "I have a dream" • An NAACP attorney • Leader of Bloody Sunday • Killed Martin Luther King Jr. • Laws legal until the Civil Rights Act • Organized the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott • Supreme case that desegregated schools • Rights to political and social equality • Famous civil rights speech happened here • He was President during the Civil Rights era. • ...

Executive and Legislative Review 2021-12-15

Executive and Legislative Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what was the last war we as a country officially declared
  2. The house is made up of...
  3. The president creates these and appoints heads of these organizations
  4. once a law is created it can still be ______.
  5. The senate is made up of...
  6. Another name for the brief case that holds nuclear codes
  7. This branch is made up of both the house and the senate
  8. What is the main power of the President
  9. What is the Presidents nickname?
Down
  1. who is elected alongside the President
  2. Congress has the power to ______ the president if they think they did something unconstitutional
  3. Congress is backed by the _______.
  4. this idea makes it so any branch of government cannot have total control over the others
  5. Congres creates _____ legislation
  6. _______ holds the power to go to war.
  7. Who is the main power in the Executive Branch?
  8. the president has the power to do this to a bill if they deem the bill unconstitutional
  9. what is step 5 of the bill making process

18 Clues: The house is made up of... • The senate is made up of... • What is the Presidents nickname? • Congres creates _____ legislation • Congress is backed by the _______. • _______ holds the power to go to war. • who is elected alongside the President • What is the main power of the President • what is step 5 of the bill making process • ...

Jacey Kaiser - 2nd Hour Government Final Project 1/7/22 2022-01-07

Jacey Kaiser - 2nd Hour Government Final Project 1/7/22 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when people don't like the constitution.
  2. when a bill is sent to a ___ to be studies in detail.
  3. powers that aren't in the constitution, but are "necessary and proper" yo accomplish what is listed.
  4. when a juvenile is found guilty of a crime.
  5. the money that is raised or collected by the government taxes.
  6. When a country's actions towards other counties. (2 words)
  7. each functioning brach gets power when divided effectively. (three words)
  8. when political parties are responsible for selecting candidates who will run or political office is called a ___. (2 words)
  9. people that are a citizen of a state.
  10. when a formal agreement between countries.
  11. when citizens vote to approve or reject a bill that their states legislature is proposing or has already passed into a law.
  12. when all of the budget deficits add up. (2 words)
  13. colonists purchase a stamp to put on newspapers if sold in colonies. (2 words)
Down
  1. ____ are less serious crimes when the penalty is usually less that a year in jail or even just a fine.
  2. our nations first form of government as an independent nation. (3 words)
  3. when the number of votes depend on the population, and larger states have more power. (2 words)
  4. everybody is even, nobody is above the law. (3 words)
  5. when topics are focused on that affect the general public. (2 words)
  6. every person has a privilege to have for themselves. (2 words)
  7. when you ___ a candidate that is running for office and suggest that the group's members vote for him or her.
  8. when each state have one vote and the smaller states have more power. (3 words)
  9. the powers that is divided between the federal and state government.
  10. a group that insists the constitution alone is enough to protect the citizens' rights.
  11. when congress is made up of two chambers, the senate and house of reps.
  12. ___ is usually help settles disagreements between people. (2 words)

25 Clues: people that are a citizen of a state. • when people don't like the constitution. • when a formal agreement between countries. • when a juvenile is found guilty of a crime. • when all of the budget deficits add up. (2 words) • when a bill is sent to a ___ to be studies in detail. • everybody is even, nobody is above the law. (3 words) • ...

AP Government Crossword 2025-12-08

AP Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The one being accused in a court of law
  2. The head of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
  3. Federal funding that is set to be used for a specific use in the State and local government.
  4. A formal directive issued by the president that manages Federal or state operations of policy.
  5. President waits 10 days
  6. The federal governments ultimate authority to rule over their territory without outside control, often shared between the states and their people.
  7. The attempt to delay or block votes on a bill by prolonging debate.
  8. Fixed sum of federal money given to the State and local governments.
  9. A member of the executive branch that is there to help the president.
  10. One parties legal rights to bring an lawsuit, which requires a direct connection to the issue being challenged.
  11. Power divided between Federal and State governments
  12. A trail court for federal or state criminals, usually the primary entry point
  13. The SCOTUS case that resulted in the Necessary and Proper Clause
  14. When the President says no to a bill
Down
  1. Dividing districts
  2. SCOTUS case about gun control in school zones
  3. A past court ruling or event that serves as an example or rule for future decisions.
  4. The court legal authority to hear and decide a case, defining its power over specific area, matters, and people.
  5. An agreement between the U.S. President and a foreign leader bypassing Senate ratification.
  6. Drawing boundaries to favor one party over the other
  7. The inherent powers of the State governments to enact laws and regulations to protect the public.
  8. Reserved powers not stated in the Constitution to give States more power.
  9. The powers held by individual states rather than the government
  10. Federalist paper that argues for a strong, unitary executive for the government.
  11. The party that brings legal action or a lawsuit to the court.

25 Clues: Dividing districts • President waits 10 days • When the President says no to a bill • The one being accused in a court of law • SCOTUS case about gun control in school zones • Power divided between Federal and State governments • Drawing boundaries to favor one party over the other • The party that brings legal action or a lawsuit to the court. • ...

Philosophical Influences 2023-09-07

Philosophical Influences crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In classical republican philosophy, the needs of the _______ are more important than individual liberty
  2. According to natural rights philosophers, gov't is created to protect people's...
  3. This man was a classical republican philosopher.
  4. Classical republican philosophy originated in the country in 500 BC
  5. Term: the gov't gets its authority from the agreement of the people
  6. Term: if the gov't becomes corrupted, the people have a duty to withdraw their social contract
  7. Natural rights philosophy originated on this continent around 1600
Down
  1. Term: an agreement to create and set up a gov't
  2. According to natural rights philosophers, to ensure gov't doesn't become too powerful/corrupted, gov't must be...
  3. Natural right philosophers believed that individual rights could not be given or taken away. Those right are ...
  4. Term: demonstrated when an individual shows dedication to the common good at the cost of individual interests
  5. another word for sovereignty (governing authority)
  6. According the classical republican philosophers, the purpose of gov't was to do what was best for...
  7. In order for citizens to learn their civic and moral duties, they must receive an...
  8. Term: Doing what is best for society as a whole
  9. This natural rights philosopher greatly influenced Thomas Jefferson
  10. another word for popular
  11. In natural rights philosophy, philosophers imagined a "state of nature" - a society with no gov't, no laws, no controls. Life in a state of nature could be characterized as filled with...

18 Clues: another word for popular • Term: an agreement to create and set up a gov't • Term: Doing what is best for society as a whole • This man was a classical republican philosopher. • another word for sovereignty (governing authority) • Natural rights philosophy originated on this continent around 1600 • Classical republican philosophy originated in the country in 500 BC • ...

SOciall Suddies crosswords-Rhys 2022-04-22

SOciall Suddies crosswords-Rhys crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the cloth, and clothing made from cotton and other raw materials
  2. is a place where crops may be cultivated.
  3. relating to or looking like the countryside.
  4. the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials or the process of being so manufactured.
  5. wealth and resources of a country or region
  6. a geographic area that isn’t organized
  7. is an estate where crops may be cultivated.
  8. Moves water and turns a generator wheel
  9. restricts commerce with a specified country or the exchange of specific goods
  10. to become less violent or severe
  11. people who build factories or industries
  12. sent messages over electrical wires using a series of long and short pulses known as Morse code.
  13. rights granted to people but not listed in the bill of rights.
  14. representing womans rights during the revolution
  15. is the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
  16. swap items kind of like buying
  17. are the basic materials in which things are made
  18. any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.
  19. the process of acquiring or developing something.
  20. trade of enslaved people within the United States
  21. a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run.
  22. to protest against something such as rights or a higher pay
  23. people in Missouri could own slaves
  24. Machines that combine thread
  25. promoting industry in the U.S. by adoption of a high protective tariff
  26. an era in which widespread production by machinery replaced goods made by hand
  27. are parts of a mechanism that can be substituted one for another
Down
  1. land filled with soil rich with nutrients helps make better crops
  2. to destroy or get rid of
  3. the transition from a preindustrial economy to a market-oriented capitalist economy
  4. the ability to do something
  5. the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
  6. people who innovate
  7. one's own nation and support for its interests
  8. cultivated land or the cultivation of land.
  9. a non violent opposition to authority
  10. existing before war.
  11. is the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
  12. land where people plant, raise, harvest their crops and livestock
  13. a machine that cuts stalks of wheat or oats
  14. the identification with and loyalty to a particular part of the country, such as the North or the South.
  15. System a method of production in which large crews of people performed work in one location
  16. A machine that helps separate cotton from cotton seeds
  17. an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
  18. spirits
  19. is a person advocating or supporting the republican government
  20. becoming larger or more extensive
  21. a boat outfitted with steam boiler engines to power the paddle wheels that propel it forward
  22. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.
  23. a river, canal, or another route for travel by water.

50 Clues: spirits • people who innovate • existing before war. • to destroy or get rid of • the ability to do something • Machines that combine thread • swap items kind of like buying • to become less violent or severe • becoming larger or more extensive • people in Missouri could own slaves • a non violent opposition to authority • a geographic area that isn’t organized • ...

America crosswords 2023-03-21

America crosswords crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What does a heartbeat bill make illegal?
  2. Which movement fights for black rights? (3 words)
  3. The name of the war between the south and north of the US? (3 words)
  4. Who came to the frontier?
  5. Who lived originally in the US? (2 words)
Down
  1. What is the name of the dream that made people move to the US?(3 words)
  2. Who made the i have a dream speech? (3 words)
  3. What is the name of the document that founded the US?
  4. What was black people used for, before the civil war?
  5. What is the name of the minority group, that fights for gender and sexuality?

10 Clues: Who came to the frontier? • What does a heartbeat bill make illegal? • Who lived originally in the US? (2 words) • Who made the i have a dream speech? (3 words) • Which movement fights for black rights? (3 words) • What is the name of the document that founded the US? • What was black people used for, before the civil war? • ...

Robert Mugabe (commas do take up a space) 2016-10-24

Robert Mugabe (commas do take up a space) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Southern Rhodesia was known as a _____ colony
  2. Who was declared the winner in the first election between Mugabe and Tsvangirai?
  3. Birth place of Robert Mugabe
  4. Mugabe's prime minister and opponent in the 2013 election
  5. Robert Mugabe accused the United States and the United Kingdom of ______?
  6. When was Mugabe born?
Down
  1. In 1980, he was elected to be the _____ of the Republic of Zimbabwe
  2. What was the name of the bill that was signed into a law and was made to give black people the advantage in the economy?
  3. What kind of people were not allowed to have rights in Zimbabwe under Mugabe's authority?
  4. Mugabe became the _____ of Zimbabwe in 1987
  5. In 2008, a _______ was settled between Mugabe and Tsvangirai to resolve the tie in the election
  6. Robert Mugabe began to reveal signs of ______ of traits before the 2000 elections?

12 Clues: When was Mugabe born? • Birth place of Robert Mugabe • Mugabe became the _____ of Zimbabwe in 1987 • Southern Rhodesia was known as a _____ colony • Mugabe's prime minister and opponent in the 2013 election • In 1980, he was elected to be the _____ of the Republic of Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe accused the United States and the United Kingdom of ______? • ...

Unite 4 Crossword 2023-11-13

Unite 4 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. party- A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections
  2. part of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion
  3. members of the constituency
  4. a procedure for termination debate especially filibusters in the senate
  5. person who takes part in am organized attempt to influence legislation
Down
  1. party- leans more towards individual freedoms, rights and responsibilities
  2. of the house- presiding officer of representatives
  3. tickets- partisan is someone who supports one part or party
  4. party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States
  5. pro tempore- preside over the senate in absence of vice president
  6. group- group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern
  7. practice of extending debate in senate used to obstruct or delay legislation

12 Clues: members of the constituency • of the house- presiding officer of representatives • tickets- partisan is someone who supports one part or party • part of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion • pro tempore- preside over the senate in absence of vice president • person who takes part in am organized attempt to influence legislation • ...

Unite 4 Crossword 2023-11-13

Unite 4 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. party- A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections
  2. part of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion
  3. members of the constituency
  4. a procedure for termination debate especially filibusters in the senate
  5. person who takes part in am organized attempt to influence legislation
Down
  1. party- leans more towards individual freedoms, rights and responsibilities
  2. of the house- presiding officer of representatives
  3. tickets- partisan is someone who supports one part or party
  4. party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States
  5. pro tempore- preside over the senate in absence of vice president
  6. group- group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern
  7. practice of extending debate in senate used to obstruct or delay legislation

12 Clues: members of the constituency • of the house- presiding officer of representatives • tickets- partisan is someone who supports one part or party • part of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion • pro tempore- preside over the senate in absence of vice president • person who takes part in am organized attempt to influence legislation • ...

Civil Rights 2025-12-18

Civil Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A court decision that serves as an example or rule for future cases
  2. The right to vote
  3. The authority of a nation or group to govern itself
  4. The process by which the Supreme Court applies the protections of the Bill of Rights to the states through the 14th Amendment
  5. Unfair treatment of individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, ethnicity, or disability
Down
  1. The enforced separation of groups, especially based on race
  2. Efforts to prevent certain groups from exercising their right to vote
  3. A strategy of protest that rejects physical force and emphasizes peaceful resistance
  4. The percentage of eligible voters who participate in an election
  5. A formal agreement between sovereign governments
  6. Laws passed by a governing body, such as Congress
  7. State and local laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination, especially in the South
  8. The organized refusal to use a product or service as a form of protest

13 Clues: The right to vote • A formal agreement between sovereign governments • Laws passed by a governing body, such as Congress • The authority of a nation or group to govern itself • The enforced separation of groups, especially based on race • The percentage of eligible voters who participate in an election • ...

Ch. 19 Sec. 1 2013-05-19

Ch. 19 Sec. 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who are not citizens of the country they live in
  2. Protections against government
  3. Ratified by the states, became part of the constitution
Down
  1. Positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality
  2. Incorporates, merges, and combines most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights
  3. No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property

6 Clues: Protections against government • People who are not citizens of the country they live in • Ratified by the states, became part of the constitution • No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property • Incorporates, merges, and combines most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights • ...

test 2015-09-10

test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1689-1755. French philosopher and writer.
  2. a village in E Virginia. First English American settlement in 1607.
  3. an agreement among all thirteen original states in November 15, 1777.
  4. an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in America.
  5. 1844-1910. French painter.
  6. 1886-1954. U.S. educator and author.
  7. the act of enlightening
  8. the first American political party, strong central government.
Down
  1. Powers divided between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
  2. 1787 decided how many elected representatives each state would get in US Congress.
  3. adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776
  4. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union...
  5. a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on African Gold Coast
  6. an organization from the Thirteen American colonists that was created to protect liberty.
  7. Demanded a Bill of Rights be added to the U.S. Constitution.
  8. Published in 1776, it challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy.
  9. a government or country in which power resides in representative elected individuals.

17 Clues: the act of enlightening • 1844-1910. French painter. • 1886-1954. U.S. educator and author. • 1689-1755. French philosopher and writer. • Demanded a Bill of Rights be added to the U.S. Constitution. • the first American political party, strong central government. • an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in America. • ...

American Presidents 1917-80 2024-09-13

American Presidents 1917-80 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How many terms did FDR hold office?
  2. What was the name of FDR's policy to help the economy recover?
  3. What event happened in October 1929 which lead to the Great Depression
  4. What was the name of the President during World War 1?
  5. What is the name of the policy which means a country does not get involved in others affairs?
Down
  1. What was the name of the scandal Richard Nixon was involved in?
  2. What was the name of the President who pardoned Nixon
  3. Which crisis was JFK involved in that nearly brought disaster
  4. What was the name of the President that passed the Civil Rights Bill in 1964
  5. What did the Republicans promise to return to in 1920?

10 Clues: How many terms did FDR hold office? • What was the name of the President who pardoned Nixon • What did the Republicans promise to return to in 1920? • What was the name of the President during World War 1? • Which crisis was JFK involved in that nearly brought disaster • What was the name of FDR's policy to help the economy recover? • ...

NBA Nicknames 2024-09-15

NBA Nicknames crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Silk
  2. Timelord
  3. Truth
  4. The Rifleman
  5. Big Ticket
  6. Garbage Man
  7. Big Nasty
  8. Great Wall
  9. Unicorn
  10. Hondo
  11. Red Mamba
Down
  1. Mr.Bigshot
  2. Dollar Bill
  3. A-Train
  4. Cornbread
  5. Medical Bill
  6. Latvian Laser
  7. RIP
  8. Mookie
  9. Little General
  10. Baby Jordan
  11. Sleepy

22 Clues: RIP • Silk • Truth • Hondo • Mookie • Sleepy • A-Train • Unicorn • Timelord • Cornbread • Big Nasty • Red Mamba • Mr.Bigshot • Big Ticket • Great Wall • Dollar Bill • Garbage Man • Baby Jordan • Medical Bill • The Rifleman • Latvian Laser • Little General

Reform Movements 2021-03-26

Reform Movements crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A protestant religious revival which spread religion quickly sparking many reform movements.
  2. Person who made modern public schools, considered "Father of Public Education"
  3. American philosopher, wrote essays like Self-Reliance.
  4. Freed slave, abolitionist, supported women's rights, and made famous speech "Ain't I a Women"
  5. Abolitionist, made the newspaper "The Liberator"
  6. Escaped slave, reformer for black and women's rights. Made newspaper article "The North Star"
  7. Reformer for Prison and mentally ill treatment.
Down
  1. author of book Uncle Tom's Cabin telling how made slavery is.
  2. The first woman's rights convention
  3. Escaped slave, led 300 slaves to freedom through the underground railroad.
  4. Quakers, educators, and writers supported abolition movement, and woman's rights.
  5. Fighter for women's rights, lead massive movements, and arrested for voting.
  6. Author of the book Walden, went to jail from not paying taxes to support the Mexican-American war.
  7. Organized the first woman's rights convention, and primary author of the Declaration of Sentiments.
  8. First president of American Equal Rights Organization.

15 Clues: The first woman's rights convention • Reformer for Prison and mentally ill treatment. • Abolitionist, made the newspaper "The Liberator" • American philosopher, wrote essays like Self-Reliance. • First president of American Equal Rights Organization. • author of book Uncle Tom's Cabin telling how made slavery is. • ...

History Crossword Nick 2022-04-22

History Crossword Nick crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A machine that helps separate cotton from cotton seeds
  2. land where people plant, raise, harvest their crops and livestock
  3. an era in which widespread production by machinery replaced goods made by hand
  4. a river, canal, or another route for travel by water.
  5. is the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
  6. swap items kind of like buying
  7. one's own nation and support for its interests
  8. representing womans rights during the revolution
  9. any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.
  10. to protest against something such as rights or a higher pay
  11. is a person advocating or supporting the republican government
  12. the process of acquiring or developing something.
  13. the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials or the process of being so manufactured.
  14. existing before war.
  15. are the basic materials in which things are made
  16. a boat outfitted with steam boiler engines to power the paddle wheels that propel it forward
  17. the identification with and loyalty to a particular part of the country, such as the North or the South.
  18. a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run.
  19. is the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
  20. people who build factories or industries
  21. Machines that combine thread
  22. a non violent opposition to authority
  23. spirits
  24. is an estate where crops may be cultivated.
Down
  1. rights granted to people but not listed in the bill of rights.
  2. are parts of a mechanism that can be substituted one for another
  3. the transition from a preindustrial economy to a market-oriented capitalist economy
  4. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.
  5. people who innovate
  6. Moves water and turns a generator wheel
  7. relating to or looking like the countryside.
  8. trade of enslaved people within the United States
  9. becoming larger or more extensive
  10. System a method of production in which large crews of people performed work in one location
  11. to destroy or get rid of
  12. is a place where crops may be cultivated.
  13. a machine that cuts stalks of wheat or oats
  14. a geographic area that isn’t organized
  15. restricts commerce with a specified country or the exchange of specific goods
  16. people in Missouri could own slaves
  17. the cloth, and clothing made from cotton and other raw materials
  18. wealth and resources of a country or region
  19. promoting industry in the U.S. by adoption of a high protective tariff
  20. land filled with soil rich with nutrients helps make better crops
  21. to become less violent or severe
  22. cultivated land or the cultivation of land.
  23. sent messages over electrical wires using a series of long and short pulses known as Morse code.
  24. an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
  25. the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
  26. the ability to do something

50 Clues: spirits • people who innovate • existing before war. • to destroy or get rid of • the ability to do something • Machines that combine thread • swap items kind of like buying • to become less violent or severe • becoming larger or more extensive • people in Missouri could own slaves • a non violent opposition to authority • a geographic area that isn’t organized • ...

Social studies cross word 2022-04-22

Social studies cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A machine that helps separate cotton from cotton seeds
  2. a boat outfitted with steam boiler engines to power the paddle wheels that propel it forward
  3. is an estate where crops may be cultivated.
  4. to destroy or get rid of
  5. cultivated land or the cultivation of land.
  6. the identification with and loyalty to a particular part of the country, such as the North or the South.
  7. Machines that combine thread
  8. a river, canal, or another route for travel by water.
  9. a machine that cuts stalks of wheat or oats
  10. land where people plant, raise, harvest their crops and livestock
  11. is a person advocating or supporting the republican government
  12. restricts commerce with a specified country or the exchange of specific goods
  13. an era in which widespread production by machinery replaced goods made by hand
  14. a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run.
  15. wealth and resources of a country or region
  16. Moves water and turns a generator wheel
  17. swap items kind of like buying
  18. land filled with soil rich with nutrients helps make better crops
  19. a non violent opposition to authority
  20. the transition from a preindustrial economy to a market-oriented capitalist economy
  21. rights granted to people but not listed in the bill of rights.
  22. is the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
  23. becoming larger or more extensive
  24. are parts of a mechanism that can be substituted one for another
Down
  1. relating to or looking like the countryside.
  2. one's own nation and support for its interests
  3. promoting industry in the U.S. by adoption of a high protective tariff
  4. any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.
  5. representing womans rights during the revolution
  6. people who innovate
  7. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.
  8. people who build factories or industries
  9. trade of enslaved people within the United States
  10. a geographic area that isn’t organized
  11. the ability to do something
  12. existing before war.
  13. the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials or the process of being so manufactured.
  14. sent messages over electrical wires using a series of long and short pulses known as Morse code.
  15. an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
  16. to become less violent or severe
  17. is the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
  18. is a place where crops may be cultivated.
  19. the process of acquiring or developing something.
  20. people in Missouri could own slaves
  21. are the basic materials in which things are made
  22. to protest against something such as rights or a higher pay
  23. the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
  24. System a method of production in which large crews of people performed work in one location
  25. spirits
  26. the cloth, and clothing made from cotton and other raw materials

50 Clues: spirits • people who innovate • existing before war. • to destroy or get rid of • the ability to do something • Machines that combine thread • swap items kind of like buying • to become less violent or severe • becoming larger or more extensive • people in Missouri could own slaves • a non violent opposition to authority • a geographic area that isn’t organized • ...

ss crossword puzzle 2022-04-20

ss crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A machine that helps separate cotton from cotton seeds
  2. land where people plant, raise, harvest their crops and livestock
  3. an era in which widespread production by machinery replaced goods made by hand
  4. a river, canal, or another route for travel by water.
  5. is the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
  6. swap items kind of like buying
  7. one's own nation and support for its interests
  8. representing womans rights during the revolution
  9. any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.
  10. to protest against something such as rights or a higher pay
  11. is a person advocating or supporting the republican government
  12. the process of acquiring or developing something.
  13. the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials or the process of being so manufactured.
  14. existing before war.
  15. are the basic materials in which things are made
  16. a boat outfitted with steam boiler engines to power the paddle wheels that propel it forward
  17. the identification with and loyalty to a particular part of the country, such as the North or the South.
  18. a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run.
  19. is the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
  20. people who build factories or industries
  21. Machines that combine thread
  22. a non violent opposition to authority
  23. spirits
  24. is an estate where crops may be cultivated.
Down
  1. rights granted to people but not listed in the bill of rights.
  2. are parts of a mechanism that can be substituted one for another
  3. the transition from a preindustrial economy to a market-oriented capitalist economy
  4. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.
  5. people who innovate
  6. Moves water and turns a generator wheel
  7. relating to or looking like the countryside.
  8. trade of enslaved people within the United States
  9. becoming larger or more extensive
  10. System a method of production in which large crews of people performed work in one location
  11. to destroy or get rid of
  12. is a place where crops may be cultivated.
  13. a machine that cuts stalks of wheat or oats
  14. a geographic area that isn’t organized
  15. restricts commerce with a specified country or the exchange of specific goods
  16. people in Missouri could own slaves
  17. the cloth, and clothing made from cotton and other raw materials
  18. wealth and resources of a country or region
  19. promoting industry in the U.S. by adoption of a high protective tariff
  20. land filled with soil rich with nutrients helps make better crops
  21. to become less violent or severe
  22. cultivated land or the cultivation of land.
  23. sent messages over electrical wires using a series of long and short pulses known as Morse code.
  24. an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
  25. the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
  26. the ability to do something

50 Clues: spirits • people who innovate • existing before war. • to destroy or get rid of • the ability to do something • Machines that combine thread • swap items kind of like buying • to become less violent or severe • becoming larger or more extensive • people in Missouri could own slaves • a non violent opposition to authority • a geographic area that isn’t organized • ...

test 2015-09-10

test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1689-1755. French philosopher and writer.
  2. a village in E Virginia. First English American settlement in 1607.
  3. an agreement among all thirteen original states in November 15, 1777.
  4. an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in America.
  5. 1844-1910. French painter.
  6. 1886-1954. U.S. educator and author.
  7. the act of enlightening
  8. the first American political party, strong central government.
Down
  1. Powers divided between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
  2. 1787 decided how many elected representatives each state would get in US Congress.
  3. adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776
  4. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union...
  5. a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on African Gold Coast
  6. an organization from the Thirteen American colonists that was created to protect liberty.
  7. Demanded a Bill of Rights be added to the U.S. Constitution.
  8. Published in 1776, it challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy.
  9. a government or country in which power resides in representative elected individuals.

17 Clues: the act of enlightening • 1844-1910. French painter. • 1886-1954. U.S. educator and author. • 1689-1755. French philosopher and writer. • Demanded a Bill of Rights be added to the U.S. Constitution. • the first American political party, strong central government. • an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in America. • ...

U.S. History Unit 5: Launching a New Nation Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-09

U.S. History Unit 5: Launching a New Nation Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of advisers to a president.
  2. A system by which each branch of government limits the powers of other branches so that one branch does not become too powerful.
  3. Lists the basic rights of citizens in 10 amendments.
  4. Power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law government action goes against the Constitution.
  5. Created a government with three branches, or the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
  6. To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office.
  7. Believed in a strong central government.
  8. The division of authority among executive, legislative, and judicial branches to make sure no one branch has too much power.
  9. A form of government in which power is divided between the federal and state governments.
  10. This proclamation prohibited Americans from fighting in the war.
  11. National policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries.
  12. Leader of the Anti-Federalists and the third president of the United States.
Down
  1. National governments and their interactions with other countries.
  2. Believed that a Bill of Rights should be included in the Constitution.
  3. The principles or policies of the Republican Party.
  4. A settlement of a dispute by each side giving up some demands.
  5. Decided that the government would have a bicameral legislature, where the membership of the house would be based on the state's population.
  6. A change, correction, or improvement added to a document.
  7. Convinced Thomas Jefferson to write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
  8. First President of the United States.
  9. American Presidents always go through this process on January 20.
  10. Served two terms as President during 1809-1817.
  11. National governments and issues within the state's boarders.
  12. Saw a group of bankrupt farmers revolt for having their land seized by the state.
  13. Leader of Shay's Rebellion.

25 Clues: Leader of Shay's Rebellion. • A group of advisers to a president. • First President of the United States. • Believed in a strong central government. • Served two terms as President during 1809-1817. • The principles or policies of the Republican Party. • Lists the basic rights of citizens in 10 amendments. • A change, correction, or improvement added to a document. • ...

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE 2024-09-11

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An introductory statement in a document that outlines its purpose.
  2. A proposed law presented to a legislature for approval.
  3. A formal agreement between two or more countries.
  4. Openness and accountability in government, allowing public access to information.
  5. A political entity with defined borders, a government, and sovereignty.
  6. The branch of government that interprets laws and administers justice.
  7. A form of government where a king or queen rules.
  8. The system or group of people governing a community or nation.
  9. The authority of a state to govern itself without outside interference.
  10. Favoring progress, reform, and the protection of individual rights.
  11. A course of action adopted and pursued by a government or organization.
  12. A form of government where representatives are elected by the people.
  13. The branch of government that makes laws.
  14. A local government unit within a country, often a town or city.
  15. An organized effort to influence decision-making, usually in elections.
Down
  1. The fair and impartial application of laws.
  2. A law or regulation set by a local government.
  3. Information, often biased, used to influence public opinion.
  4. An official public announcement.
  5. The abuse of power for personal gain.
  6. An official who represents their country in foreign affairs.
  7. The branch of government responsible for implementing and enforcing laws.
  8. The act of adhering to rules, standards, or laws set by an authority.
  9. A system of government where citizens exercise power through voting.
  10. The process of choosing leaders through voting.
  11. A form of government where power is concentrated in the hands of one leader.
  12. The status of being a legal member of a state, with associated rights and responsibilities.
  13. A large group of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, living in a particular area.
  14. Exclusive control over a commodity or service in a particular market.
  15. An agreement between entities to cooperate for mutual benefit.

30 Clues: An official public announcement. • The abuse of power for personal gain. • The branch of government that makes laws. • The fair and impartial application of laws. • A law or regulation set by a local government. • The process of choosing leaders through voting. • A formal agreement between two or more countries. • A form of government where a king or queen rules. • ...

ss crossword puzzle 2022-04-21

ss crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A machine that helps separate cotton from cotton seeds
  2. land where people plant, raise, harvest their crops and livestock
  3. an era in which widespread production by machinery replaced goods made by hand
  4. a river, canal, or another route for travel by water.
  5. is the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
  6. swap items kind of like buying
  7. one's own nation and support for its interests
  8. representing womans rights during the revolution
  9. any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.
  10. to protest against something such as rights or a higher pay
  11. is a person advocating or supporting the republican government
  12. the process of acquiring or developing something.
  13. the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials or the process of being so manufactured.
  14. existing before war.
  15. are the basic materials in which things are made
  16. a boat outfitted with steam boiler engines to power the paddle wheels that propel it forward
  17. the identification with and loyalty to a particular part of the country, such as the North or the South.
  18. a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run.
  19. is the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
  20. people who build factories or industries
  21. Machines that combine thread
  22. a non violent opposition to authority
  23. spirits
  24. is an estate where crops may be cultivated.
Down
  1. rights granted to people but not listed in the bill of rights.
  2. are parts of a mechanism that can be substituted one for another
  3. the transition from a preindustrial economy to a market-oriented capitalist economy
  4. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.
  5. people who innovate
  6. Moves water and turns a generator wheel
  7. relating to or looking like the countryside.
  8. trade of enslaved people within the United States
  9. becoming larger or more extensive
  10. System a method of production in which large crews of people performed work in one location
  11. to destroy or get rid of
  12. is a place where crops may be cultivated.
  13. a machine that cuts stalks of wheat or oats
  14. a geographic area that isn’t organized
  15. restricts commerce with a specified country or the exchange of specific goods
  16. people in Missouri could own slaves
  17. the cloth, and clothing made from cotton and other raw materials
  18. wealth and resources of a country or region
  19. promoting industry in the U.S. by adoption of a high protective tariff
  20. land filled with soil rich with nutrients helps make better crops
  21. to become less violent or severe
  22. cultivated land or the cultivation of land.
  23. sent messages over electrical wires using a series of long and short pulses known as Morse code.
  24. an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
  25. the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
  26. the ability to do something

50 Clues: spirits • people who innovate • existing before war. • to destroy or get rid of • the ability to do something • Machines that combine thread • swap items kind of like buying • to become less violent or severe • becoming larger or more extensive • people in Missouri could own slaves • a non violent opposition to authority • a geographic area that isn’t organized • ...

The Sun Also Rises 2024-01-11

The Sun Also Rises crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Brett's job in the war.
  2. Who is the woman the men all are in love with?
  3. Consumed in large amounts throughout the story.
  4. Jake and Bill went on a _______ trip
  5. Man Jake and Bill met on a fishing trip.
  6. Time period of the story.
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  1. Main character.
  2. Owner of the hotel in Pamplona.
  3. Jake's friend from war
  4. Sport featured in the story.
  5. Ex-boxer from Princeton, writer.
  6. Cohn's ex, used him for his money.
  7. War the men fought in (abbreviation).

13 Clues: Main character. • Jake's friend from war • Brett's job in the war. • Time period of the story. • Sport featured in the story. • Owner of the hotel in Pamplona. • Ex-boxer from Princeton, writer. • Cohn's ex, used him for his money. • Jake and Bill went on a _______ trip • War the men fought in (abbreviation). • Man Jake and Bill met on a fishing trip. • ...

Government 2015-10-29

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power ans authority of Parliament
  2. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
  3. The Upper House of Parliament
  4. Is a group of all Ministers, from House of Commons and Senate, who make decisions about the Government's priorities and policies
  5. A step in the passage of a bill through both the Senate and the House of Commons
  6. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
  7. Of two chambers, or rooms
  8. A daily period of time in the Senate and House of Commons when parliamentarians ask the government questions about its activities or important issues
  9. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons, or a committee for consideration
  10. A person living in an area in Canada represented by an MP
  11. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  12. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
  13. The process of choosing a representative by vote
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  1. To choose a representative in an election
  2. A king or queen of a country
  3. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  4. Another name for the House of Commons
  5. Bills that are passed by Parliament
  6. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  7. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
  8. A special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he of she is the Speaker
  9. The The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
  10. The government's plan for how much it will collect and spend money each year
  11. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create an federal Parliament
  12. The senior official in the Senate, and the main advisor to the Speaker of the Senate and to Senators regarding the Senate's rules and procedures
  13. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons
  14. A group of Senators, MPs, or both, selected to study a specific subject of bill and write a report about it
  15. The leader of the party in power and the Head of Government
  16. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  17. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session

30 Clues: Of two chambers, or rooms • A king or queen of a country • The Upper House of Parliament • Bills that are passed by Parliament • Another name for the House of Commons • To choose a representative in an election • The periods into which a Parliament is divided • a formal event that follows rules or traditions • The process of choosing a representative by vote • ...

Charter of Rights & Freedoms: REVIEW 2016-11-01

Charter of Rights & Freedoms: REVIEW crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who the Universal Declaration of Human Rights applies to.
  2. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of this Canadian document.
  3. The "parts" of the Charter.
  4. To disobey a certain right or freedom.
  5. A section in the Charter that subjects all rights to restricted guidelines.
  6. The section of the Charter dealing with your rights in the legal system.
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  1. The section of the Charter dealing with English and French rights.
  2. The ability to live life without being frustrated or hampered.
  3. The section in the Charter also known as the "free pass card."
  4. The section in the Charter focusing on giving everyone identical rights.
  5. Legal,moral or social entitlement to all human beings.
  6. The section of the Charter focusing on the rights to move around within and outside of Canada.
  7. The country to which the Charter applies.

13 Clues: The "parts" of the Charter. • To disobey a certain right or freedom. • The country to which the Charter applies. • Legal,moral or social entitlement to all human beings. • Who the Universal Declaration of Human Rights applies to. • The ability to live life without being frustrated or hampered. • The section in the Charter also known as the "free pass card." • ...

Politics and Governance - Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-11

Politics and Governance - Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The right to make and enforce rules or laws
  2. Agency through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and carried out
  3. Leader of the lower house is known as __________
  4. Father of Political Science
  5. Head of provincial legislative department is the _______
  6. The ___ is vested the power to enact laws.
  7. Regarded by the State as a "primary social economic force?"
  8. Process of removing the President and VP from his office
  9. Constitution that was reinstated following the People Power Revolution that toppled the Marcos dictatorship?
  10. The terrestrial, aerial, fluvial, and maritime domain of the state
  11. A political system when many governors or sovereign rule
  12. Election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen
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  1. One right in the Bill of Rights
  2. Refers to liberty and the protection of certain natural rights
  3. First President of the Philippines
  4. Lower Chamber of the Congress of the Philippines is known by what name
  5. The power of the congress to pass a law rejected by the president
  6. A political system when one governor or sovereign rules
  7. 13th President of the Philippines.
  8. Direct legislation from the people
  9. Philippine congress is the country’s ________department.
  10. A means to sustainable human development
  11. Decision-making processes that affect a country's economic activities and its relationships with other economies
  12. Ability to persuade or convince others to behave in a certain way
  13. A special exercise on power involving some problems
  14. Ethnic concept or sociological collection of individuals that possesses on non-political common characteristics
  15. Politically organized society
  16. According to Article III, Section 15 of the Constitution, the writ of habeas corpus may be suspended in times of rebellion or what?
  17. Those whom inhabiting the state and whom the state is obliged to protect and provide social services
  18. Understood as the ability of a person or institution to affect/ control or dominate someone or something

30 Clues: Father of Political Science • Politically organized society • One right in the Bill of Rights • First President of the Philippines • 13th President of the Philippines. • Direct legislation from the people • A means to sustainable human development • The ___ is vested the power to enact laws. • The right to make and enforce rules or laws • ...

NayVonne Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-18

NayVonne Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution.
  2. 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799).
  3. outlined a strong national government with three branches.
  4. the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.
  5. It does not define government powers or individual rights.
  6. is the legislative branch of the federal government that represents the American people and makes the nation's laws.
  7. determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population.
  8. the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
  9. a supporters of the federal government.
  10. the highest tribunal in the Nation for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States.
  11. designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress.
  12. the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
  13. is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government.
  14. the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
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  1. consists of the President, his or her advisors and various departments and agencies.
  2. branch makes all laws.
  3. decides the constitutionality of federal laws and resolves other disputes about federal laws.
  4. deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature.
  5. the elected head of a republic.
  6. provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

20 Clues: branch makes all laws. • the elected head of a republic. • a supporters of the federal government. • the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. • outlined a strong national government with three branches. • It does not define government powers or individual rights. • deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. • ...

Voting Rights In America 2025-04-23

Voting Rights In America crossword puzzle
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  1. New provisions were added to the Voting Rights Act mandating that voting materials be available in multiple languages at polling places, allowing citizens who are not fluent in English to participate in the voting process.
  2. The Indian Citizenship Act was enacted, granting U.S. citizenship to Native Americans born in the country and providing them with the right to vote.
  3. Voting Rights Act was passed. This act forbid states from using poll taxes, literacy test, and other methods to deny African Americans the right to vote.
  4. States only allowed white men ages 21 and older who owned property and paid taxes to vote.
  5. Women nationwide won the right to vote through the 19th Amendment to the US constitution.
Down
  1. Congress approved the Voting Rights Act bill for an additional 25 years, and it included provisions requiring states to ensure that voting is accessible for individuals with disabilities and the elderly.
  2. The 24th Amendment became law. This amendment outlawed poll taxes for federal elections, which required people to pay before they could vote.
  3. The 15th Amendment to the US constitution became law. It protected the voting rights of formerly enslaved men.
  4. The 26th Amendment passed. This lowered the voting age to 18.

9 Clues: The 26th Amendment passed. This lowered the voting age to 18. • Women nationwide won the right to vote through the 19th Amendment to the US constitution. • States only allowed white men ages 21 and older who owned property and paid taxes to vote. • The 15th Amendment to the US constitution became law. It protected the voting rights of formerly enslaved men. • ...

Unit 5: Legislative Branch Crossword 2024-03-13

Unit 5: Legislative Branch Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Age to be a Senator
  2. A small group of representatives or senators
  3. Illinois Representative for the Congressional Congresional District
  4. Organization of people with common interests who try to influence government decisions
  5. Completely unrelated addition to a bill
Down
  1. When the President rejects a bill by not signing it for ten days and Congress is NOT in session, it dies
  2. Power held by the Senate
  3. A Proposed Law
  4. The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the
  5. When the President rejects a bill

10 Clues: A Proposed Law • Age to be a Senator • Power held by the Senate • When the President rejects a bill • Completely unrelated addition to a bill • A small group of representatives or senators • Illinois Representative for the Congressional Congresional District • The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the • ...

Civics C1 & C2 Review Terms 2022-01-20

Civics C1 & C2 Review Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Religion that provided society with the ideas of morals and justice.
  2. French philosopher(last name), Societies (living in a group) requires laws.
  3. Great Britain/England practice this type of legal system.
  4. Former dictator of the U.S.S.R. Joseph _________.
  5. Government, protect individual rights and abide by the laws of the land.
  6. Type of law that provides a resolution to disagreements.
  7. Chosen to Rule by God! = _______________ Right Theory.
  8. Totalitarian regimes or dictators make __________, or commands that become law.
  9. Term that means to be formally charged with a crime by the court.
  10. Will, is an agreement to follow rules that people agree to live by.
  11. Punishments given out by the Code of Hammurabi are described as _____________________.
  12. General Characteristics of _________________ are Royal birth and Inherited title.
  13. Defendant in court must enter a _____ of Guilty or Innocent.
  14. Type of government and economy in which the government has ownership nearly ALL of the countries major and minor industries.
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  1. Civil ________ was established for the first time with the adoption of the English Bill of Rights.
  2. Roman legal code was expanded by this emperor around 500 B.C.
  3. Ancient law code that dispensed justice by the belief of an eye for an eye.
  4. Lawsuit filed between two-parties the decision by the Court is ________________.
  5. Type of law that punishes citizens for committing an offense against a person or the society as a whole.
  6. What is the opposite of laws?
  7. The word justice originates from what language.
  8. English law signed into effect in 1215 A.D.
  9. Type of government and economy in which the government has ownership of a portion of the countries major industries.
  10. Written legal code
  11. Small group make decisions & control the nation.
  12. Ancient civilization that gave the world the first written law code.
  13. etat and assassination are the only methods that a transfer of power happen in a dictatorship.

27 Clues: Written legal code • What is the opposite of laws? • English law signed into effect in 1215 A.D. • The word justice originates from what language. • Small group make decisions & control the nation. • Former dictator of the U.S.S.R. Joseph _________. • Chosen to Rule by God! = _______________ Right Theory. • Type of law that provides a resolution to disagreements. • ...

Quarter 2 Final Review Crossword 2024-12-17

Quarter 2 Final Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the process by which a non-citizen becomes a U.S. citizen?
  2. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
  3. What is the group in Congress with members based on state populations?
  4. Citizen What is the term for someone who is legally recognized as a member of the U.S.?
  5. term What is the six-year period that senators serve called?
  6. Who is the head of the executive branch?
  7. review What is the power of courts to determine whether laws are constitutional?
  8. Court What is the highest court in the United States?
  9. What is the name of the document that outlines how the U.S. government works?
  10. the People What document begins with the words “We the People”?
  11. What do we call the idea for a new law before it is passed?
  12. laws What is the responsibility of citizens to follow the rules of their country?
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  1. What is the name of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
  2. branch Which branch of government ensures laws are enforced?
  3. Amendment Which part of the Constitution protects freedoms like speech and religion?
  4. Declaration of Human Rights What document describes basic rights for everyone in the world?
  5. of powers What do we call the idea that government power is divided among different branches?
  6. of speech What is the term for the freedoms like speech and religion protected by the Constitution?
  7. What term describes a government where people elect their leaders?
  8. What do we call a government where power is shared between the national and state levels?
  9. What system ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful?
  10. trade What do we call the exchange of goods and services between countries?
  11. service What is the responsibility of citizens to help decide a court case?
  12. of the House What is the title of the leader of the House of Representatives?

24 Clues: Who is the head of the executive branch? • What is the introduction to the Constitution called? • Court What is the highest court in the United States? • What do we call the idea for a new law before it is passed? • branch Which branch of government ensures laws are enforced? • term What is the six-year period that senators serve called? • ...

Crossword #1 2015-10-05

Crossword #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The person in charge of a meeting. This person directs the discussion of business in a Senate or a House of Commons committee meeting.
  2. Charter of Rights and Freedoms: An important part of the Canadian constitution that ensures all people in Canada are guaranteed certain basic human rights and freedoms.
  3. A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
  4. Electoral Officer of Canada This person is responsible for overseeing all federal elections.
  5. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business. The capital city of Canada is Ottawa. Each province and territory also has a capital city and a legislature.
  6. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
  7. Block: The Parliament Buildings have three parts (West Block, Centre Block and East Block). The House of Commons and the Senate Chambers are in the Centre Block. It is recognizable by the Peace Tower with the clock.
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  1. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
  2. Minister: A person -- normally a Member of Parliament or a Senator -- who is chosen by the Prime Minister, and appointed by the Govern General, to help govern. A Minister is usually the head of a government department. The Government Leader in the Senate is also a member of the Cabinet.
  3. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party. Caucuses meet regularly.
  4. to change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament.
  5. a change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it.
  6. One of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings. The Senate Chamber, or the Upper House, is where Senators meet to discuss business. The Commons Chamber, also called the Lower House, is where Members of Parliament meet. Traditionally, the Senate Chamber has red furniture and carpet, to signify monarchy, while the House of Commons' furniture and carpet are green, following the tradition set in Britain.

13 Clues: A formal event that follows rules or traditions. • A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament. • The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year. • to change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament. • Electoral Officer of Canada This person is responsible for overseeing all federal elections. • ...

Virginian Revolutionary Heroes 2021-12-17

Virginian Revolutionary Heroes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. United States first secretary and second vice president.
  2. First president of the United States.
  3. The 4th president of the United States.
  4. He earned a reputation as something called a "borderer."
Down
  1. In 1776-1779 he became a member of the House of Delegates.
  2. Influenced the creation of the Declaration of Independence and helped bring the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

6 Clues: First president of the United States. • The 4th president of the United States. • United States first secretary and second vice president. • He earned a reputation as something called a "borderer." • In 1776-1779 he became a member of the House of Delegates. • ...

Black History Month 2024-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unfair treatment of people because of their religion, race, or their country of origin
  2. a public show of group feelings about a case
  3. Black History Month takes place in which month?
  4. refused to give up seat on the bus to a white man and was arrested
  5. In 1967 became the first African American justice on the Supreme Court.
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  1. In 1966 became the first African American to serve as a President's adviser.
  2. peaceful actions to bring about change.
  3. In April 1963 Dr. King led a series of protest marches here
  4. President who asked Congress to pass the civil rights bill
  5. the bringing together of people of all races
  6. to express an objection to what someone has said or done
  7. African American leader who wanted change to happen faster and did not agree with nonviolence.
  8. became the first African American woman elected to Congress.

13 Clues: peaceful actions to bring about change. • the bringing together of people of all races • a public show of group feelings about a case • Black History Month takes place in which month? • to express an objection to what someone has said or done • President who asked Congress to pass the civil rights bill • In April 1963 Dr. King led a series of protest marches here • ...

Constitution People 2023-09-14

Constitution People crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rose to the floor at the second continental congress, saying states have the right to be independent.
  2. didn't sign the constitution because it didn't have a bill of rights. Also wanted a strong representation between state and federal government powers.
  3. introduced the New Jersey Plan.
  4. president of the Constitutional Convention and the first president of the United States.
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  1. helped arrange the great compromise.
  2. Led the antifederalists at the Virginia ratifying constitution.
  3. Pen name used by antifederalists saying that the constitution needs to be fixed.
  4. one of the people who wrote a series of articles defending the constitution under the Pen name Publis.
  5. Lead the planing of the Constitutional Convention, calling for a new government.
  6. Pen name used by antifederalists to urge people to not ratify the constitution.
  7. helped write and signed the articles of confederation.
  8. presented the great compromise
  9. provided the first 10 amendments to the constitution.

13 Clues: presented the great compromise • introduced the New Jersey Plan. • helped arrange the great compromise. • provided the first 10 amendments to the constitution. • helped write and signed the articles of confederation. • Led the antifederalists at the Virginia ratifying constitution. • Pen name used by antifederalists to urge people to not ratify the constitution. • ...

Bill of Rights& the 7 Principles of Government 2022-02-16

Bill of Rights& the 7 Principles of Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. support for a republican system of government.
  2. the federal principle or system of government.
  3. people have the right to keep and bear arms
  4. a body whose main function is the protection of people and their property
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  1. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
  2. is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives
  3. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
  4. an amendment to the US Constitution that prohibits any law limiting freedom with respect to religion, expression, peaceful assembly, or the right of citizens to petition the government

8 Clues: people have the right to keep and bear arms • support for a republican system of government. • the federal principle or system of government. • a body whose main function is the protection of people and their property • an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. • ...

Parker Fry Gov Cumulative Assignment 2022-01-07

Parker Fry Gov Cumulative Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. the US's first failed attempt at government
  2. Who really decides who the President is 2 wds
  3. Building blocks for all American government
  4. Autocracy where power is taken rather than inherited
  5. "Two houses", like our Congress
  6. Being the highest power in a territory
  7. When government spending is more than it's revenue, 2 wds
  8. Branch that enforces laws
  9. the highest court in all of the US
  10. the house of congress where every state gets two votes
  11. When the Supreme Court decides what is constitutional
  12. powers clearly stated in the Constitution
  13. Amendment that gave African-Americans citizenship
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  1. How we deal with other countries, 2 wds
  2. Branch that makes the laws
  3. last step of an immigrant becoming a citizen, 3 wds
  4. What the President gives to Congress every year, 3 wds
  5. Addition to the constitution guaranteeing certain rights for citizens, 3 wds
  6. lower courts
  7. Amendment allowing women to vote
  8. the larger of our two houses of congress 3 wds
  9. The US system that divides power between national and state governments
  10. When citizens give permission for the government to rule over them, 4 wds
  11. Minimum voting age
  12. A law before it's a law

25 Clues: lower courts • Minimum voting age • A law before it's a law • Branch that enforces laws • Branch that makes the laws • "Two houses", like our Congress • Amendment allowing women to vote • the highest court in all of the US • Being the highest power in a territory • How we deal with other countries, 2 wds • powers clearly stated in the Constitution • ...

Turning points 2022-10-10

Turning points crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What war started because a native american was killed by a settler
  2. Who drafted the bill of rights
  3. what was the last major battle of american revolution
  4. which president did the indian removal act
  5. who burned the white houe in 1814
  6. What was the first state to ratify
  7. A law repugnant to the Constitution is void
  8. Ship that arrived in 1620
  9. Masscare What was the deadly riot in 1770
  10. How many months did the
  11. Who ignited the french and indian war
  12. where was gold first discovered
  13. Who helped save the pilgrims
  14. who introduced the telegraph
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  1. who sailed to the new world
  2. who sold Louisiana to the US
  3. who began the Nullification Crisis
  4. what was the war called over the second bank in the U.S.
  5. where did women suffragist meet in 1848
  6. What month was the Declaration of independence adopted
  7. scott v sandford outcome last
  8. What trial was started because of people being accused of witch craft
  9. Site in Virginia founded in 1607
  10. canal started in 1817
  11. Where was the shot around the world fired
  12. Where were the first slaves in America from

26 Clues: canal started in 1817 • How many months did the • Ship that arrived in 1620 • who sailed to the new world • who sold Louisiana to the US • Who helped save the pilgrims • who introduced the telegraph • scott v sandford outcome last • Who drafted the bill of rights • where was gold first discovered • Site in Virginia founded in 1607 • who burned the white houe in 1814 • ...

Row Three 2022-11-30

Row Three crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Amendments that pertain to the president.
  2. Shares of individual wages and corporate revenues collected by the government.
  3. A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.
  4. A link between the president's foreign and military advisors and the president.
  5. A member of congress who is responsible for running a committee. They have a lot of influence over the committee agenda.
  6. The personnel who run the white house and advise the president.
  7. Elections for members of congress between presidential elections.
  8. A theory that states that the president deals with both Domestic and Foreign policy.
  9. A formal agreement between the US president and the leaders of other nations that doesn't need Senate's approval.
  10. Government Accountability Office - Investigative arm of congress.
  11. A state mandatory requirement for the executive branch.
  12. The delay of a debate or a vote.
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  1. The review, monitoring, and supervision of federal agencies, programs, and policy implementation.
  2. Presidential staff who oversee the policy interests of the president.
  3. Proposal, Introduction to the House and Senate, Standing committee, Floor debate, Vote, Goes to a conference committee, President.
  4. The idea that votes choose candidates in order to fulfill campaign promises.
  5. Presidential power to strike specific items from a spending bill without vetoing the entire bill.
  6. A group of people who head the executive departments of the government and act as official advisors.
  7. The president's power to acknowledge a foreign government as legitimate.
  8. A committee that determines the rules for a debate of a bill.
  9. Office of Management and Budget - Assists the president in making a budget.
  10. A congressional resolution designed to limit the US president's ability to start/escalate foreign military action.
  11. A decision to reject a bill.
  12. A person who leads the country through disasters.
  13. An extra provision on an important bill so that it'll have to pass.
  14. A resolution by a legislative group that invalidates an action by the executive branch.
  15. Members of congress are assigned to committees to investigate problems with suggested bills.

27 Clues: A decision to reject a bill. • The delay of a debate or a vote. • Amendments that pertain to the president. • A person who leads the country through disasters. • A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote. • A state mandatory requirement for the executive branch. • A committee that determines the rules for a debate of a bill. • ...

Chapter 1 - Welcome to Canada 2017-04-20

Chapter 1 - Welcome to Canada crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Justice and fairness
  2. The process of being stripped of your citizenship.
  3. It outlines certain absolute rights and freedoms for all people.
  4. A belief in mutualacceptance and respect of diverse ethnic, racial,religious and social groups within society.
  5. The original inhabitants of a region.
  6. An internation organization of French speaking countries.
  7. Crimes committed during a war that violate international agreements.
  8. the average number of child births per woman in a given population.
  9. The formal process of becoming a citizen of a country.
  10. Qualities that one considers important.
Down
  1. Former British colonies
  2. A forced removal of a person back to their country of origin.
  3. A person who flees a country because of a well-found fear of persecution.
  4. The scientific study of population.
  5. The numerical difference between the number of births and the number of deaths in a population in a given time period.
  6. Rights you have simple because you are a human
  7. Things for which one is accountable.
  8. The number of people born per thousand.
  9. Agovernemnt sytem in South African that denied rights to non-white citizens.
  10. Claims to which all people are entitled by moral or ethical principals or by legal guarantees.
  11. The systematic execution of over 6 million Jews by the Nazis.

21 Clues: Justice and fairness • Former British colonies • The scientific study of population. • Things for which one is accountable. • The original inhabitants of a region. • The number of people born per thousand. • Qualities that one considers important. • Rights you have simple because you are a human • The process of being stripped of your citizenship. • ...

Civil Rights and Liberties 2023-03-23

Civil Rights and Liberties crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The right to legal protections against arbitrary deprivation of life, liberty, or property.
  2. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution, which enumerate a set of liberties not to be violated by the government and a set of rights to be protected by the government.
  3. The process by which rights and liberties established by the Bill of Rights are applied to state and local governments through the 14th Amendment.
  4. Guaranteed freedoms protected from undue or unjust interference by the government, such as freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and freedom of religion.
Down
  1. The principle that laws passed and enforced by the states must apply fairly to all individuals.
  2. The lowest-level standard test used by the Supreme Court to determine whether a law is compatible with the Constitution.
  3. Efforts to redress previous discrimination against women and minorities through active measures to promote their employment and educational opportunities.
  4. The highest level standard used by the Supreme Court to determine whether a law is compatible with the Constitution.
  5. Guarantees that individuals can engage in activities central to participating in society, and that individuals are assured due process and equal protection under the law.

9 Clues: The right to legal protections against arbitrary deprivation of life, liberty, or property. • The principle that laws passed and enforced by the states must apply fairly to all individuals. • The highest level standard used by the Supreme Court to determine whether a law is compatible with the Constitution. • ...

congress in action 2016-03-24

congress in action crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the assistant floor leaders.
  2. once a bill has been approved at a second reading.
  3. committee composed of members from both houses.
  4. a proposed law presented to the house or senate.
  5. resolutions deals with matters the house and senate must work jointly on.
  6. of the senate the senates presiding officer.
Down
  1. committees permanent panels.
  2. of the house elected presiding officer.
  3. division of existing committees for certain issues.
  4. majority of the full membership.
  5. president refuses to sign a bill.
  6. committees sometimes called special committees.

12 Clues: committees permanent panels. • the assistant floor leaders. • majority of the full membership. • president refuses to sign a bill. • of the house elected presiding officer. • of the senate the senates presiding officer. • committee composed of members from both houses. • committees sometimes called special committees. • a proposed law presented to the house or senate. • ...

Parliament crossword 2017-02-22

Parliament crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws, it's a bill while under consideration by a legislative council.
  2. people who are entitled to vote
  3. system, it divides the legislative function between two chambers.
  4. in detail, one of the stages.
  5. voting, most common system in Australia.
  6. crown, the representatives take care of this instead of the queen.
  7. laws, a group of people that either pass or deny laws.
  8. majority, it's more then half of the formal votes in a House of Representatives election.
  9. assent, formal approval by the crown.
  10. a formal discussion in a house on a bill or other topic
  11. general, appointed by the queen on the advice of the prime minister of Australia.
  12. vote, people's preferences recoded simply follow the order in which candidates names appear on the ballet paper.
  13. house, it has 76 senators.
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  1. wealth, the people of a nation or state.
  2. a group of people who look after a country or state.
  3. it is also known as being the upper house.
  4. it takes care of our whole country.
  5. it's a state of the common wealth of Australia.
  6. state parliament, the government that run the state of Australia.
  7. a choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.
  8. it is a country girt by sea.
  9. merlino, second most senior officer in the government of Australia.
  10. laws considered collectively.
  11. it is apart of a bill.
  12. someone who has the right to vote in a election.
  13. house, were the government is formed.
  14. what is passed by the legislative council to become an offical law.
  15. the head of public institution.
  16. minister system, it's a parliamentary system of government.

29 Clues: it is apart of a bill. • house, it has 76 senators. • it is a country girt by sea. • in detail, one of the stages. • laws considered collectively. • people who are entitled to vote • the head of public institution. • it takes care of our whole country. • house, were the government is formed. • assent, formal approval by the crown. • wealth, the people of a nation or state. • ...

Key Terms and People 2013-11-18

Key Terms and People crossword puzzle
Across
  1. person who runs the government and sees that the laws are carried out
  2. delegate from Virginia who took notes at the Constitutional Convention; called the Father of the Constitution
  3. agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants
  4. delegate responsible for writing the Preamble to the Constitution
Down
  1. supporter of the Constitution and an author of the Federalist Papers
  2. delegate from Connecticut who helped draft the Great Compromise
  3. document stating the rules under which a government will operate
  4. period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises
  5. branch of government that consists of a system of courts to interpret the law
  6. Anti-Federalist leader who argued in favor of a bill of rights
  7. approve
  8. army veteran and Massachusetts farmer who led an uprising to protest economic conditions

12 Clues: approve • agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants • Anti-Federalist leader who argued in favor of a bill of rights • delegate from Connecticut who helped draft the Great Compromise • document stating the rules under which a government will operate • delegate responsible for writing the Preamble to the Constitution • ...

Government 2015-10-14

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament
  2. A group of Senators, Member of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific or bill and write a report about it.
  3. The periods into which a Parliament is divided.
  4. Canada's Parliament is composed of the Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.
  5. A proposal for the law to be considered by Parliament
  6. A person who speaks for you.
  7. A king or queen of a country.
  8. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons.
  9. The process of choosing a representative by vote.
  10. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session.
  11. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons usually forms the Government.
  12. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
  13. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
  14. A group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party.
  15. A member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
  16. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
Down
  1. Of two chambers, or rooms
  2. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it.
  3. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
  4. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
  5. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business.
  6. The cabinet is a group of all Ministers (mostly from the House of Commons and at least one from the Senate.
  7. One of two large rooms in the centre block of the parliament buildings.
  8. Bills that are passed by Parliament.
  9. A senator or a Member of House of Commons.
  10. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
  11. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party.
  12. The person in charge of a meeting.
  13. To choose a representative in an election
  14. The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators.
  15. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
  16. (Verb) To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration.

32 Clues: Of two chambers, or rooms • A person who speaks for you. • A king or queen of a country. • The person in charge of a meeting. • Bills that are passed by Parliament. • To choose a representative in an election • A senator or a Member of House of Commons. • The periods into which a Parliament is divided. • The process of choosing a representative by vote. • ...

Government 2015-10-29

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is a group of all Ministers, from House of Commons and Senate, who make decisions about the Government's priorities and policies
  2. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create an federal Parliament
  3. The government's plan for how much it will collect and spend money each year
  4. A daily period of time in the Senate and House of Commons when parliamentarians ask the government questions about its activities or important issues
  5. A king or queen of a country
  6. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
  7. A university student who works for the Senate or the House of Commons
  8. The process of choosing a representative by vote
  9. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
  10. A meeting of the Senate or of the House of Commons within a session
  11. Of two chambers, or rooms
  12. To choose a representative in an election
  13. A special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he of she is the Speaker
  14. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons, or a committee for consideration
  15. The The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
Down
  1. A person living in an area in Canada represented by an MP
  2. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
  3. The senior official in the Senate, and the main advisor to the Speaker of the Senate and to Senators regarding the Senate's rules and procedures
  4. The leader of the party in power and the Head of Government
  5. A step in the passage of a bill through both the Senate and the House of Commons
  6. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  7. A group of Senators, MPs, or both, selected to study a specific subject of bill and write a report about it
  8. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
  9. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  10. Bills that are passed by Parliament
  11. a proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  12. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  13. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power ans authority of Parliament
  14. Another name for the House of Commons
  15. The Upper House of Parliament

30 Clues: Of two chambers, or rooms • A king or queen of a country • The Upper House of Parliament • Bills that are passed by Parliament • Another name for the House of Commons • To choose a representative in an election • The periods into which a Parliament is divided • a formal event that follows rules or traditions • The process of choosing a representative by vote • ...

Legislative branch 2022-11-04

Legislative branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
  2. Two year period of time during which Congress meets
  3. Legal rights of a person to reproduce, publish, or sell their creations
  4. To begin a new session of Congress
  5. Period of time each year during which Congress assembles and conducts business
  6. Legislative committee composed of members of both branches
  7. Suspend, as in a session of Congress
  8. Lawmakers who vote based on their conscience and judgement
  9. Expression describing how most bills introduced in each session of Congress are put away or never acted upon
  10. People with authority to represent others at a conference or convention
  11. The people and interests that an elected official represents
  12. The presiding officer of a senate in Congress, the Vice President of the United States
  13. exclusive power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade
Down
  1. The legal process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another
  2. Act of lying under oath
  3. legislative committee created for a limited time and for some specific purpose
  4. A type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislature has adjourned when the chief does not sign or reject a bill within the time allowed to do so
  5. The member of the U.S Senate, or upper house of a State legislature, chosen to preside in the absence of the president of the Senate
  6. Permanate committee in a legislative body to which bills in a specified subject area are referred
  7. An order for a person to appear and to produce documents or other requested materials
  8. Lawmakers who owe their first allegiance to their political party and vote according to the part line
  9. Division of existing committee that is formed to address specific issues
  10. A licence insured to an inventor granting the exclusive right to make, sell , use for a limited time
  11. Broad agreement on public question
  12. The presiding officer of th House of Representatives, chosen by and from the majority party in the house
  13. A closed meeting of a partys house or senate members
  14. A stalling tactic to delay the Senate floor so a bill cannot be brought to vote
  15. A procedure to limit or end floor debate
  16. The current office holder
  17. The floor leader of the party that holds the majority of seats in each house of Congress
  18. The floor leader of the party that holds the minority of seats in each house of Congress
  19. Cheif executive power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
  20. To bring formal charges against a public official
  21. Distributed, as in seats in a legislative body
  22. To find not guilty of charge

35 Clues: Act of lying under oath • The current office holder • To find not guilty of charge • To begin a new session of Congress • Broad agreement on public question • Suspend, as in a session of Congress • A procedure to limit or end floor debate • Distributed, as in seats in a legislative body • To bring formal charges against a public official • ...

Medicine Management Crossword 2023-05-11

Medicine Management Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The second right of the 'five rights'
  2. When medication is swallowed
  3. food that should not be eaten or drunk if the patient is taking aspirin
  4. When an error occurs but there is no harm to the patient but there is potential for harm
  5. C... Drug is a substance can be addictive
  6. The last stage of the four step medication process, prescribing, dispending, administration and ...
  7. Drug reaction which is non-preventable
  8. A common stage 1 analgesic that can be shop brought
  9. The fourth right of the 'five rights'
Down
  1. What runs through poo!?
  2. The third right of the 'five rights'
  3. Medical term for pain medication
  4. Medical term for medication that reduces a fever
  5. The fifth right of the 'five rights'
  6. When medication is placed under the tongue
  7. Name of a resource where a drug dose and route can be checked available through NICE
  8. Also known as narcotics which are a strong form of analgesics
  9. When medication is spread onto the skin like a cream
  10. The first right of the 'five rights'

19 Clues: What runs through poo!? • When medication is swallowed • Medical term for pain medication • The third right of the 'five rights' • The fifth right of the 'five rights' • The first right of the 'five rights' • The second right of the 'five rights' • The fourth right of the 'five rights' • Drug reaction which is non-preventable • C... Drug is a substance can be addictive • ...

Historical Documents Crossword 2025-09-05

Historical Documents Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _____________________ rights (life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness)
  2. Last name of the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
  3. the House of Representatives + the Senate make up this lawmaking body in the Legislative Branch
  4. the collective name for the first ten amendments
  5. how many slaves (out of every 5) would be counted towards a southern state's population for Congress.
  6. this group supported ratification of the new Constitution, seeing a need for a stronger government.
  7. the term for dividing powers between the national and state governments, with distinct responsibilities for each.
  8. the hypothetical agreement between a government and its people. The government serves the people, if it stops then the people have the right to overthrow it.
  9. the Articles of Confederation were purposely weak because the colonists were scared of creating another ________.
  10. the city that hosted the Constitutional Convention.
  11. the __________________ plan favored law states because it wanted states representation to be based on population.
  12. the Northwest Ordinance guaranteed freedom of __________ and other basic civil liberties.
  13. this building was built at the center of each township in the Northwest Territory.
Down
  1. this group demanded that the Bill of Rights be added to the US Constitution.
  2. the Northwest __________________ of 1787 was created to decide how the Northwest Territory would be included in the US.
  3. this is the country that the 13 colonies declared their independence from.
  4. this is the highest court in the US
  5. The name of the agreement that created a bicameral legislature based on both population and equality.
  6. this office is the head of the executive branch, and serves as the leader of the USA
  7. this was outlawed in the Northwest Territory by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
  8. this was the first state formed in the new Northwest Territory, it became a state in 1803.
  9. ______________________________ of Confederation formed as the first government of the United States

22 Clues: this is the highest court in the US • the collective name for the first ten amendments • the city that hosted the Constitutional Convention. • Last name of the primary author of the Declaration of Independence • _____________________ rights (life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness) • this is the country that the 13 colonies declared their independence from. • ...

CROSSWORD 2023-04-14

CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formed in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty
  2. accused of giving away atomic bomb secrets
  3. led United Nations in the Korean War
  4. an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States
  5. rose to power during second red scare
  6. a package of economic and social reforms put forward by President Harry Truman
Down
  1. The conference reversed all German annexations made before and during World War II
  2. concept of buying whatever new product will add comfort to living
  3. a collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
  4. signed GI Bill of Rights into law

10 Clues: signed GI Bill of Rights into law • led United Nations in the Korean War • rose to power during second red scare • accused of giving away atomic bomb secrets • Formed in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty • concept of buying whatever new product will add comfort to living • a package of economic and social reforms put forward by President Harry Truman • ...

Turning points 2022-10-10

Turning points crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who introduced the telegraph
  2. What trial was started because of people being accused of witch craft
  3. A law repugnant to the Constitution is void
  4. Site in Virginia founded in 1607
  5. What war started because a native american was killed by a settler
  6. which president did the indian removal act
  7. where did women suffragist meet in 1848
  8. what was the last major battle of american revolution
  9. what was the war called over the second bank in the U.S.
  10. who burned the white houe in 1814
  11. What was the first state to ratify
  12. scott v sandford outcome last
Down
  1. Who drafted the bill of rights
  2. Where was the shot around the world fired
  3. where was gold first discovered
  4. Who ignited the french and indian war
  5. Ship that arrived in 1620
  6. who began the Nullification Crisis
  7. Who helped save the pilgrims
  8. What month was the Declaration of independence adopted
  9. who sailed to the new world
  10. who sold Louisiana to the US
  11. canal started in 1817
  12. Masscare What was the deadly riot in 1770
  13. Where were the first slaves in America from
  14. How many months did the

26 Clues: canal started in 1817 • How many months did the • Ship that arrived in 1620 • who sailed to the new world • who introduced the telegraph • Who helped save the pilgrims • who sold Louisiana to the US • scott v sandford outcome last • Who drafted the bill of rights • where was gold first discovered • Site in Virginia founded in 1607 • who burned the white houe in 1814 • ...

Government Vocabulary: week 8 2021-10-03

Government Vocabulary: week 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bill of______The first ten amendments of the Constitution
  2. A person selected by their state to represent the colonists at the Constitutional Convention
  3. To agree or give formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement.
Down
  1. The document that contains the highest laws in the U.S. and describes our rights in detail.
  2. A group of men that met in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania in 1787 to write the Constitution.

5 Clues: Bill of______The first ten amendments of the Constitution • To agree or give formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement. • A group of men that met in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania in 1787 to write the Constitution. • The document that contains the highest laws in the U.S. and describes our rights in detail. • ...

Biography- Gale Practice 2022-09-04

Biography- Gale Practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bill Gates is the cofounder of ____________.
  2. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist and ________.
  3. Shaquille O’Neal, also known simply as “_____” was one of the most talented players in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
  4. Taylor Swift grew up on the family’s _________ tree farm.
Down
  1. The scientist Jane Goodall was the first person to study __________ in the wild.
  2. Williams has won multiple Olympic gold medals and more than 20 _____ Slam titles.
  3. Christopher Columbus was an explorer. He was born in _____.
  4. Will Smith started his career in _____ music.

8 Clues: Bill Gates is the cofounder of ____________. • Will Smith started his career in _____ music. • Taylor Swift grew up on the family’s _________ tree farm. • Christopher Columbus was an explorer. He was born in _____. • Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist and ________. • ...

HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION 2021-07-22

HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Government and communities should uphold certain moral and ethical values that cut across all region of the world.
  2. Children who have been forced or obliged to leave their homes as a result of or in order to avoid effect of armed conflict.
  3. All sides must distinguish between military targets and civilians. Any deliberate attack on a civilian or civilian building – such as homes, medical facilities, schools or government buildings – is a war crime (providing the building has not been taken over for military use). If there is any doubt as to whether a target is civilian or military, then it must be presumed to be civilian.
  4. A right that can be restricted in circumstances where it is in the interest of the wider community, for example, the right to freedom of expression.
  5. acts committed with the intent to destroy, completely or partially, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.
  6. Sexual assault that violates a persons right to personal security and bodily integrity with the essential lack of consent.
  7. is the act of making someone disappear against their will, often suddenly. It therefore refers to the arrest, detention or abduction of a person, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the fate of that person.
  8. All human being are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
  9. can be regarded as the foundation of international humanitarian law.
  10. defined as an individual who has no direct part in any military action or hostilities, nor belongs to armed forces.
  11. Rights that are laid down in law and can be defended and brought before courts of law.
  12. A type of treaty (formal agreement between country leaders, politicians and states on a matter which involves them all). This is a binding agreement that states are obliged to uphold, but it usually does not have any legal force, and individuals are not usually able to take action.
  13. systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  14. The moral principle ensuring fairness and reasonableness in the way people are treated, as well as the administration of the law, and the authority in maintaining this process.
  15. The heart of the broad spectrum of human rights discourses.
  16. A protracted armed confrontation occurring between governmental armed forces and the forces of one or more armed groups, or between such groups arising on the territory of a State. The armed confrontation must reach a minimum level of intensity and the parties involved in the conflict must show a minimum level of organization.
  17. Refers to any structured or space with or without marked visible boundaries, which is either recognized by the government or known by the community as a learning space of children.
  18. International rules that establish the rights of combatants and non-combatants in war.
  19. International infliction of severe pain or suffering, whether physical, mental or psychological.
  20. Treating someone unfairly because their race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins
  21. Principle that every human being is entitled to human rights.
  22. A right that is so fundamental that it can never be interfered with.
  23. Refers to site with sacred, religious, historic, cultural, educational, geographical or environmental importance which is protected and preserved by its own community.
  24. crimes committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population as part of a state or organisational policy during peace or war time.
Down
  1. A right that can be restricted in circumstances where it is in the interest of the wider community, for example, the right to freedom of expression.
  2. A situation where there is resort to armed force between two or more States, regardless of the reason or the intensity of the conflict.
  3. Affording some rights and responsibilities equally to all women and men, boys and girls by virtue of their humanity and regardless of any role they may have.
  4. A person 18 years of age or old but who is unable to fully take care of one self.
  5. is a contested incompatibility that concerns government. and/or territory where the use of armed force between two parties, of which at least one is the government of a state.
  6. Judging someone witout knowing them, on the basis of what they look like or what groups they belong to.
  7. It is prohibited in this principle to launch an attack which may be expected to cause loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, and/or damage to civilian objects which would be excessive in relation to the anticipated military advantage.
  8. The rights people are entitled to simplify for being human.
  9. Notion that there is no heirarchy of rights, civil and political rights are equally as important as social, economic and cultural rights.
  10. World first charter of human rights.
  11. Rights that concern the production, development, and management of material for the necessities of life. Rights that give people social and economic security, sometimes referred to as security-oriented or second generation rights.
  12. Children who joined in a government force or any armed group in any capacity.
  13. Lays down obligation which states bound to respect and assume obligations and duties under international law to respect and fulfill human rights.
  14. A person who has fled from the country of originto escape fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.
  15. People who leave their place of origin for economic reason.
  16. Value owed to all humans to be treated with respect.
  17. Refer to all children population who are experiencing or who experienced armed conflict.
  18. A moral or legal entitlement to have or to do something.
  19. members of the armed forces of a party to the conflict, including members of militias or volunteer corps forming part of such armed force.
  20. A right that can be restricted only in some strictly defined circumstances, e.g. the right to liberty can only be restricted in certain circumstances, for example, if you have been convicted of a crime or are mentally ill and pose a serious risk of harm to yourself or to others.
  21. The rights of individuals to liberty and equality; sometimes referred to as first generation rights.
  22. refers to bad treatment based on a characteristic like race.
  23. Learning process that builds up the required knowledge , values and proficiency of human rights of which the objective is to develop an acceptable human rights culture.
  24. Primary United Nations document establishing human rights standards. It was adopted by the general assembly on 10 December 1948.
  25. An organisation that was founded in 1945, with the aim to facilitate world wide cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues.

49 Clues: World first charter of human rights. • systematic killing of a racial or cultural group • Value owed to all humans to be treated with respect. • A moral or legal entitlement to have or to do something. • The rights people are entitled to simplify for being human. • People who leave their place of origin for economic reason. • ...

first 5 presidents 2021-03-03

first 5 presidents crossword puzzle
Across
  1. he passed the monroe doctrine
  2. he started the two party system
  3. He bought the louisiana territory
Down
  1. While he was in office the bill of rights were added to the constitution
  2. he led us into the war of 1812

5 Clues: he passed the monroe doctrine • he led us into the war of 1812 • he started the two party system • He bought the louisiana territory • While he was in office the bill of rights were added to the constitution

Vocab Crossword 2017-12-05

Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to approve
  2. the power of the court to judge whether or not actions of other balances are constitutional
  3. introduction to the US Constitution stating the goals of the Constitution
  4. powers not specified in the Constitution that are entrusted to Congress
  5. delegates of the Constitutional Convention who shaped the Constitution
  6. a principle based on Montesquieu's ideas by which powers are divided among different branches of government to make sure no one branch gets too much power
  7. government in which people rule through elected representatives
  8. lawmaking branch of government (Congress- Senate, House of Representatives)
  9. the political theory that government is subject to the will of the people and where people have the power
  10. essays published in the newspaper to discourage the ratification of the Constitution
  11. system in which each branch of government checks or limits other branches so no one branch gets too much power
  12. the government in which the government's power comes from the people
  13. government with limited powers strictly defined by law and where no person or group is above the law
  14. powers shared by state and federal governments
  15. branch of government that executes or carries out the law (President and Cabinet)
  16. england's lawmaking legislative body
  17. basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, created by John Locke
  18. branch of Congress based on each state's equality
  19. an official change or addition to the Constitution
  20. the process in which a person born in another country can become a legal citizen
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  1. movement that promoted the idea that knowledge, reason and science would improve society
  2. goes against
  3. essays published in the newspaper to support the Constitution
  4. process that elects the president and vice president
  5. sharing of powers between the national and state governments
  6. branch of Congress based on each state's population
  7. branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law (Supreme Court and federal courts)
  8. principle that states that all people, regardless of race, religion, or political beliefs, must receive the same treatment
  9. people against ratifying the Constitution, they feared the power of the national government and wanted a Bill of Rights included to protect the people's rights
  10. powers that belonged only to the federal government
  11. first 10 Amendments to the Constitution, starting fundamental rights of citizens
  12. supporters of the Constitution and of a stronger national government (they feared disorder without it)
  13. court that is in charge of national and state government disputes and decides if new laws or amendments are constitutional
  14. powers that belong only to the state governments
  15. legislative, executive and judicial
  16. final and supreme authority of the US, "supreme law of the land"
  17. placed limits on England's monarch in 1215

37 Clues: to approve • goes against • legislative, executive and judicial • england's lawmaking legislative body • placed limits on England's monarch in 1215 • powers shared by state and federal governments • powers that belong only to the state governments • branch of Congress based on each state's equality • an official change or addition to the Constitution • ...

government vocab 2023-10-05

government vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. talking to prevent a vote
  2. temporary meeting
  3. be at least 35 years old
  4. doesn't have the force of law
  5. senator's time
  6. permanent meeting
  7. people required for a fair vote
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  1. citizens vote directly for their senators
  2. temporary time to complete a specific task
  3. bringing a bill to consideration
  4. end a debate
  5. elastic
  6. voters
  7. people of the senate
  8. deciding who can speak and keeping order
  9. meeting of supporters
  10. a little add-on to a bill

17 Clues: voters • elastic • end a debate • senator's time • temporary meeting • permanent meeting • people of the senate • meeting of supporters • be at least 35 years old • talking to prevent a vote • a little add-on to a bill • doesn't have the force of law • people required for a fair vote • bringing a bill to consideration • deciding who can speak and keeping order • ...

USA Crossword 2021-09-28

USA Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another term for voting
  2. The _______ branch of the United States government is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  3. The government of the United States is a _________-based Federal Republic.
  4. The United States government is an example of a ________ government.
  5. The Supreme Court is the ______ branch of the United States government.
  6. On the American flag, the color blue stands for ________, devotion, and truth.
  7. On the American flag, red stands for _______, enthusiasm, and passion.
  8. On the American flag, which color stands for purity and honesty of conduct?
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  1. The length of the term for the President.
  2. The president is part of the ______ branch of the United States government.
  3. 51% of Americans practice the ________ form of religion.
  4. The United States population is over 316 ________.
  5. How many Supreme court justices are there?
  6. The President of the United States is elected directly by the ______________ - not the citizens.
  7. When elected, Senators serve for a term of ____ years.
  8. A member of the Supreme Court is called a ___________.
  9. The Constitution of the United States contains 27 __________.
  10. The Bill of _____ contains the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.

18 Clues: Another term for voting • The length of the term for the President. • How many Supreme court justices are there? • The United States population is over 316 ________. • When elected, Senators serve for a term of ____ years. • A member of the Supreme Court is called a ___________. • 51% of Americans practice the ________ form of religion. • ...

Key Government Terms 2018-07-19

Key Government Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a situation resembling congestion or lack of movement
  2. a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units
  3. a vote given in deciding a controverted question or electing a person for an office or trust
  4. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases
  5. the institution, system, or practice of censoring
  6. the formal expression (as by a judge, court, or referee) of the legal reasons and principles upon which a legal decision is based
  7. a usually formal statement made against something or to effect a change
  8. free from an obligation or liability imposed on others
  9. government policies that affect the whole population
  10. the nonpolitical rights of a citizen; especially : the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress
  11. relating to or denoting a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority
  12. a scandal usually involving abuses of office, skulduggery, and a cover-up
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  1. a tax of a fixed amount per person levied on adults and often linked to the right to vote
  2. a legislative process that enables expedited passage of a bill relating to certain matters in the federal budget by a simple majority of votes
  3. services such as national defense, law enforcement, and road building, that are for the benefit of, and available to, all members of the public
  4. a theory maintaining the political and economic independence of the individual and stressing individual initiative, action, and interests
  5. the form or system of rule by which a state, community, etc., is governed
  6. a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
  7. to bring formal charges against (a public official) for wrongdoing while in office.
  8. one engaged in a lawsuit

20 Clues: one engaged in a lawsuit • the institution, system, or practice of censoring • government policies that affect the whole population • a situation resembling congestion or lack of movement • free from an obligation or liability imposed on others • a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution • ...

The West 2013-08-02

The West crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Many of the __________ immigrants were being discriminated by the colonists.
  2. Entered confederation on the 12th of May in 1870
  3. Forced into exile in the United States due to the controversial execution of _____________during the rebellion.
  4. Riel used to be a ________ (job)
  5. Alberta and Saskatchewan originally part of the ___________Terrirories.
  6. Type of people that wanted to maintain ties to Britain
  7. Riel and ___________________made the Métis Bill of rights.
  8. On ____20, 1871, British Columbia officially joined Canada
  9. Made a “wish list” of terms that added a few clauses of why they should join confederation.
  10. Value of $160 or $240 (amount based on value of the land and could be converted into cash)
  11. This act made land surrounding the Red River the new province of Manitoba.
  12. First transcontinental railway
  13. Passed in 1857 and encouraged settlement in Prairies
  14. Alberta and Saskatchewan joined Confederation on 1, 1905
  15. 566 580 hectors was given to whom? This land was protected.
  16. Riel believed that he was chosen by _____to be the leader of the Métis
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  1. Minister of the Interior
  2. ________and English became the official language of the province.
  3. created on March 22, 1870 by Louis Riel
  4. Canadian Troops led by whom, were sent to “keep the Peace.”
  5. Manitoba was now in control by?
  6. Formed the _________________________ (an organization formed to support Métis rights in the Red River Valley).
  7. Riel remained in exile for ______ years
  8. The Canadian government promised a __________ to BC within 10 years
  9. Father of British Columbia
  10. Hanged in ________on November 16, 1885
  11. Métis leader (Red River Resistance)
  12. Canada’s first French-Canadian Prime Minister
  13. supporters of BC‘s entry to confederation. (someone in favor of joining confederation)
  14. Spent time in an ______(a hospital that treats people with mental illnesses)
  15. lieutenant governor of the North-West Territories.

31 Clues: Minister of the Interior • Father of British Columbia • First transcontinental railway • Manitoba was now in control by? • Riel used to be a ________ (job) • Métis leader (Red River Resistance) • created on March 22, 1870 by Louis Riel • Riel remained in exile for ______ years • Hanged in ________on November 16, 1885 • Canada’s first French-Canadian Prime Minister • ...

Christopher Lofton - Culminating Assignment Government 2022-12-18

Christopher Lofton - Culminating Assignment Government crossword puzzle
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  1. __________________ is when individuals are free to express their opinions and beliefs.
  2. The first 10 amendments of the U.S constitution is called the ____________.
  3. An _________ is a form of government in which the power is held by a small and usually self-appointed group.
  4. The belief that God grants authority to a government is called ____________.
  5. The court system of the U.S is called the _______________.
  6. The main leader of the U.S Government.
  7. The person in second highest demand under the president is the ______________.
  8. A __________ an organization that carries out public policies.
  9. Someone having supreme power within their own territory is called ___________.
  10. The _______________ carries out and enforces laws.
  11. A _________ is a society where the citizens of a country control the government and have supreme rule.
  12. ____________ are bills that have passed both houses of Congress, and have been signed by the president.
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  1. The ____________ is the fundamental document of principles that establish and guarantee our rights as U.S citizens.
  2. When rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people it is called a ____________.
  3. A charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office is called ___________.
  4. A member of a Senate is called a _______.
  5. A _____________ is the joining of several groups for a common purpose.
  6. The _______________ were opposed to the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution.
  7. When a single person holds all power in a government it is called a _________ .
  8. ______________ are the protections of citizens against government abuse found in the Constitution & Bill of Rights.
  9. The __________________ is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress.
  10. government policies to protect individuals from discrimination are called ___________.
  11. An article added to the U.S constitution is called an _________.
  12. a person who supports a system of government in which several states unite under is called a __________.
  13. The ________ is the opening statement of the U.S constitution.

25 Clues: The main leader of the U.S Government. • A member of a Senate is called a _______. • The _______________ carries out and enforces laws. • The court system of the U.S is called the _______________. • A __________ an organization that carries out public policies. • The ________ is the opening statement of the U.S constitution. • ...

Speaking Out Against Slavery 2013-05-15

Speaking Out Against Slavery crossword puzzle
Across
  1. played an important role in getting people to join the abolitionist movement
  2. abolitionist newspaper
  3. one of the best known volunteers on the Underground Railroad
  4. some feared a division between the states would soon lead to this
  5. people who fed and sheltered escaping slaves
  6. one of the 18 rights for women listed in the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments at the Seneca Falls Convention
  7. southern abolitionists, daughters of wealthy SC judge and plantation owner
  8. began an abolitionist newspaper in Boston called The Liberator
  9. someone who wanted to abolish or end slavery in the U.S.
  10. "President of the Underground Railroad"
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  1. system of secret routes that escaping captives followed to freedom
  2. had very few rights in the early 1800s
  3. places where slaves hid along the way
  4. escaping slaves
  5. Uncle Tom's Cabin author
  6. spoke out about the evils of slavery and women's rights
  7. many people believed that the abolition and women's rights movement together made both movements _______________
  8. escaping slave's guides and transporters
  9. often used to signal plan to escape

19 Clues: escaping slaves • abolitionist newspaper • Uncle Tom's Cabin author • often used to signal plan to escape • places where slaves hid along the way • had very few rights in the early 1800s • "President of the Underground Railroad" • escaping slave's guides and transporters • people who fed and sheltered escaping slaves • spoke out about the evils of slavery and women's rights • ...

ElRo Day 2021-12-09

ElRo Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. With 1 Down: the name of Eleanor Roosevelt's column
  2. Eleanor Roosevelt's given first name at birth.
  3. With 5 Across: the name of Eleanor Roosevelt's column
  4. President Harry Truman once described Eleanor Roosevelt as the first lady of the __.
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  1. Today we are celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of __ Rights, a bill Eleanor Roosevelt was key to signing.
  2. Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname
  3. Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated herself to this human aid organization during WWII.

7 Clues: Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname • Eleanor Roosevelt's given first name at birth. • With 1 Down: the name of Eleanor Roosevelt's column • With 5 Across: the name of Eleanor Roosevelt's column • Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated herself to this human aid organization during WWII. • ...

We The People 4 2021-10-01

We The People 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The one who makes sure everything is running properly wiil ___________ the project.
  2. When you follow a person or news story you are doing a _______ ______.
  3. To get the attention of the government to change the rules, you need to start a ____________ with anybody who will agree.
  4. Could you be more _____________ with your example?
  5. There a four _______________s in this Zoom meeting.
  6. I want to go to a comic book _____________.
  7. The jury, judge and lawyer work in the __________.
Down
  1. That new TV has a 100% money back _____________ if it doesn't work.
  2. 1,2,3,4, I ____________ a thumb war.
  3. ______________, the sun came out after the rain.
  4. They had a ______________ convention to decide how much power the government had.
  5. People who work in publishing and printing are members of the _____________.
  6. All the _____________s are in the bill of rights.
  7. The army and the police are outside to ____________ the law.

14 Clues: 1,2,3,4, I ____________ a thumb war. • I want to go to a comic book _____________. • ______________, the sun came out after the rain. • All the _____________s are in the bill of rights. • Could you be more _____________ with your example? • The jury, judge and lawyer work in the __________. • There a four _______________s in this Zoom meeting. • ...

20 2025-02-15

20 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Folk singer turned rock icon
  2. Influential black rights activist
  3. 1960s fashion statement
  4. Women's rights movement grew
  5. 1960s racial equality movement
  6. Counterculture peace advocate
  7. US-Soviet competition to the moon
  8. Civil rights leader assassinated
  9. Historic 1969 lunar landing
  10. Riders challenged segregation on buses
  11. 1967 music festival in California
  12. Art style of the counterculture
  13. British rock band with lips logo
  14. President who resigned later
  15. Popular psychedelic drug
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  1. Revolutionary British rock band
  2. Iconic British fashion model
  3. Legendary soul music label
  4. Controversial war of the era
  5. Anti-war and civil rights rallies
  6. Iconic 1969 music festival
  7. Symbol of anti-war protests
  8. Wall divided East and West Germany
  9. Cuban revolutionary leader
  10. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis

25 Clues: 1960s fashion statement • Popular psychedelic drug • Legendary soul music label • Iconic 1969 music festival • Cuban revolutionary leader • Historic 1969 lunar landing • Symbol of anti-war protests • Folk singer turned rock icon • Iconic British fashion model • Women's rights movement grew • Controversial war of the era • President who resigned later • Counterculture peace advocate • ...

Test crossword 2016-10-04

Test crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bicameral legislature
  2. principle of individual rights
  3. idea of representative government
  4. has two branches
  5. original constitution
  6. five slaves equal 3 people towards population
  7. accidentally ope fire on colonists
  8. supported the constitution
  9. document granting rights
  10. principle of individual rights
  11. one branch
  12. decided on bicameral legislature
  13. written by Thomas Paine
  14. fight for control of North America
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  1. checks and balance
  2. opposed the constitution
  3. idea of limited government
  4. life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
  5. social contract, natural rights, consent of the government
  6. close part of Boston
  7. unicameral legislature
  8. british i pose taxes on tea
  9. tax on paper goods
  10. understanding

24 Clues: one branch • understanding • has two branches • checks and balance • tax on paper goods • close part of Boston • bicameral legislature • original constitution • unicameral legislature • written by Thomas Paine • opposed the constitution • document granting rights • idea of limited government • supported the constitution • british i pose taxes on tea • principle of individual rights • ...

History 30S Crossword/ Miriam Ghebray , Shkurte Marevci 2016-06-08

History 30S Crossword/ Miriam Ghebray , Shkurte Marevci crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Measures Act / What Act gives the ruling government extraordinary powers?
  2. / What were women not considered under the law.
  3. Murphy / First female magistrate in the British Commonwealth.
  4. le Quebec Libre / Vive le Montreal! ____ ___ _____!
  5. / What year were all women in Canada were allowed to vote?
  6. newspaper / FLQ used this to broadcast its aims.
  7. binding / Popular activity in Asia to prove male dominance.
  8. / The canadian government _______ everything from the Japanese Canadians(boats, land,etc).
  9. / A _______ was held to rally for the right for women to vote.
  10. Cross / A British trade commissioner living in Montreal, that was kidnapped by the FLQ.
  11. / How many years did it take the first 9 states in America to let women vote?
  12. / The FLQ was divided into______.
  13. / Freedom of speech, assembly and belief are known as “________” rights.
  14. / Who was the Prime Minister when the Bill of Rights was passed in Canada?
  15. de Liberation du Quebec / What does FLQ stand for?
  16. / Hindu word meaning “good wife”.
  17. Wilson / First female to receive the honour of senator in 1930.
Down
  1. de Gaulle / President of France, that gave a boost to the future Parti Quebecois and current FLQ members.
  2. / Who had the Canadian government put into internment camps?
  3. / Women were considered _________, and had no legal existence outside of attachment to males.
  4. McClung / Strong advocate for women's rights.
  5. Five / Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Edwards, Irene Parlby were all part of a group known as _______.
  6. / “You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” this quote captures the essence of ________.
  7. Kong / Canada was brought into the war because Japan bombed_______?
  8. / Organization fighting for the right to allow women to vote (abbreviation).
  9. / The women in the movie (Iron Jawed Angel) were fighting for_______.
  10. wilson / Who was the President when the U.S.A. declared war?
  11. / Most societies in history have been _______?
  12. / In the past, people believed in a very rigid _______ pecking order.
  13. Harbor / Where did Japan drop their bombs on December 7,1941?
  14. Feminism / Angel of the households.
  15. traffic / Why were the women in the movie charged with?
  16. class / In BC Asians were considered________(2words) citizens.
  17. of Thumb / Rule in Britain, stating that you could beat your wife with any object that was no thicker than your thumb.

34 Clues: / The FLQ was divided into______. • / Hindu word meaning “good wife”. • Feminism / Angel of the households. • McClung / Strong advocate for women's rights. • / Most societies in history have been _______? • / What were women not considered under the law. • newspaper / FLQ used this to broadcast its aims. • de Liberation du Quebec / What does FLQ stand for? • ...

History 30S Crossword/ Miriam Ghebray , Shkurte Marevci 2016-06-08

History 30S Crossword/ Miriam Ghebray , Shkurte Marevci crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The women in the movie (Iron Jawed Angel) were fighting for_______.
  2. Hindu word meaning “good wife”.
  3. Why were the women in the movie charged with?
  4. Popular activity in Asia to prove male dominance.
  5. What year were all women in Canada were allowed to vote?
  6. Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Edwards, Irene Parlby were all part of a group known as _______.
  7. FLQ used this to broadcast its aims.
  8. “You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” this quote captures the essence of ________.
  9. In BC Asians were considered________(2words) citizens.
  10. of the households.
  11. What were women not considered under the law.
  12. Name of British trade commissioner living in Montreal who was kidnapped by the FLQ.
  13. First female magistrate in the British Commonwealth.
  14. Women were considered _________, and had no legal existence outside of attachment to males.
  15. A _______ was held to rally for the right for women to vote.
  16. Strong advocate for women's rights.
  17. Who was the Prime Minister when the Bill of Rights was passed in Canada?
Down
  1. Rule in Britain, stating that you could beat your wife with any object that was no thicker than your thumb.
  2. Where did Japan drop their bombs on December 7,1941?
  3. In the past, people believed in a very rigid _______ pecking order.
  4. Most societies in history have been _______?
  5. What does FLQ stand for?
  6. The FLQ was divided into______.
  7. The canadian government _______ everything from the Japanese Canadians(boats, land,etc).
  8. What Act gives the ruling government extraordinary powers?
  9. Who was the President when the U.S.A. declared war?
  10. Freedom of speech, assembly and belief are known as “________” rights.
  11. President of France, that gave a boost to the future Parti Quebecois and current FLQ members.
  12. First female to receive the honour of senator in 1930.
  13. Vive le Montreal! ____ ___ _____!
  14. Organization fighting for the right to allow women to vote (abbreviation).
  15. How many years did it take the first 9 states in America to let women vote?
  16. Who had the Canadian government put into internment camps?
  17. Canada was brought into the war because Japan bombed_______?

34 Clues: of the households. • What does FLQ stand for? • Hindu word meaning “good wife”. • The FLQ was divided into______. • Vive le Montreal! ____ ___ _____! • Strong advocate for women's rights. • FLQ used this to broadcast its aims. • Most societies in history have been _______? • Why were the women in the movie charged with? • What were women not considered under the law. • ...

Government 2025-04-01

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The document that outlined the federal governemnt structure, power, and limits to the powers, the three branches, federal system of government, etc.
  2. The document that discussed about "factions" and a large republic can help control factions because when there is more representatives there are more opinions.
  3. The court case that protected student's freedom of speech in public schools
  4. The court case that incorporated the second amendment to both state and local governments, affirming the right to bear arms
  5. The court case that allowed federal courts to rule on redistricting issues. One person one vote.
  6. The court case that established Judicial Review
  7. The court case that prohibited racial gerrymandering
  8. The Document that explains the government breaks down into three branches (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial) These branches should have power to overrule over the other to keep balance
  9. The court case that allowed Amish children to be exempt from school beyond 8th grade, citing religious freedom
  10. The document that discussed the unity in executive branch is the main ingredient for both energy and safety.
  11. The court case that set the "clear and present danger" test when it comes to freedom of speech
  12. The document that discussed people are created equal (Natural Rights of life, Liberty, Property). People can overthrow the government if the government fails to protect these rights
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  1. The document that discussed each state remains sovereign, unicameral legislature, each state one vote, no president, no judiciary, no force of taxation, no standing army
  2. The court case that strengthened federal powers through confirming Congress's implied powers and asserting federal powers.
  3. The court case that guaranteed the right to counsel for criminal defendants
  4. The document that encouraged the rejection of the proposed Constitution due to the lack of a bill of rights to protect the people from the government
  5. The court case that struck down restrictions on corporate and union spending in elections
  6. The court case that limited Congress' power under the Commerce Clause.
  7. The document discussing the demand and change for equality
  8. The court case that official school prayers violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment
  9. The court case that states Reinforced press freedom and the government cannot interfere unless it is a threat to national security.
  10. The court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson
  11. The document discussing the the Judiciary branch

23 Clues: The court case that established Judicial Review • The document discussing the the Judiciary branch • The court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson • The court case that prohibited racial gerrymandering • The document discussing the demand and change for equality • The court case that limited Congress' power under the Commerce Clause. • ...

Parliament crossword 2017-02-19

Parliament crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws, it's a bill while under consideration by a legislative council.
  2. it is also known as being the upper house.
  3. majority, it's more then half of the formal votes in a House of Representatives election.
  4. general, appointed by the queen on the advice of the prime minister of Australia.
  5. a group of people who look after a country or state.
  6. laws considered collectively.
  7. system, it divides the legislative function between two chambers.
  8. minister system, it's a parliamentary system of government.
  9. voting, most common system in Australia.
  10. in detail, one of the stages.
  11. it is a country girt by sea.
  12. the head of public institution.
  13. it's a state of the common wealth of Australia.
  14. merlino, second most senior officer in the government of Australia.
  15. vote, people's preferences recoded simply follow the order in which candidates names appear on the ballet paper.
  16. it is apart of a bill.
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  1. a formal discussion in a house on a bill or other topic
  2. a choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.
  3. it takes care of our whole country.
  4. what is passed by the legislative council to become an offical law.
  5. assent, formal approval by the crown.
  6. state parliament, the government that run the state of Australia.
  7. crown, the representatives take care of this instead of the queen.
  8. people who are entitled to vote
  9. laws, a group of people that either pass or deny laws.
  10. house, it has 76 senators.
  11. wealth, the people of a nation or state.
  12. house, were the government is formed.
  13. someone who has the right to vote in a election.

29 Clues: it is apart of a bill. • house, it has 76 senators. • it is a country girt by sea. • laws considered collectively. • in detail, one of the stages. • people who are entitled to vote • the head of public institution. • it takes care of our whole country. • assent, formal approval by the crown. • house, were the government is formed. • voting, most common system in Australia. • ...

Celebrate Freedom SS3 2023-12-04

Celebrate Freedom SS3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The announcement to England that Americans should be free and equal was the _______ of Independence.
  2. The person who leads the City government is called the...
  3. Anytime we add a law to the Bill of Rights it is called an...
  4. The most important responsibility we have as American citizens.
  5. All of the new laws that are added to the constitution are called the...
  6. Helps the Mayor make decisions and laws
  7. The person who leads the State government is called the...
  8. The document that created our new government after we were free from England.
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  1. The group of people who help the governor make laws
  2. The men who helped make America free from England and create its own laws
  3. The Texas State Government is located in...

11 Clues: Helps the Mayor make decisions and laws • The Texas State Government is located in... • The group of people who help the governor make laws • The person who leads the City government is called the... • The person who leads the State government is called the... • Anytime we add a law to the Bill of Rights it is called an... • ...