bill of rights Crossword Puzzles

Zach Taylor Chapter 6, Sections 3-4 2021-01-05

Zach Taylor Chapter 6, Sections 3-4 crossword puzzle
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  1. A period of artistic style that started around 1600 in Rome , Italy, and spread throughout the majority of Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries
  2. A gathering of people held by an inspiring host
  3. This is the system where the power is divided between the national governments and local governments
  4. A president who was also the primary draftsman of the declaration of independence
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  1. A document that announced the seperation of the 13 colonies from Great Britain
  2. government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power
  3. an empress of Russia who ruled from 1762-1796, the longest reign of any female Russian leader
  4. These rights were gratified in 1791 and grant things like free speech, freedom, and freedom of religion
  5. form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the elightenment
  6. a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture

10 Clues: A gathering of people held by an inspiring host • A document that announced the seperation of the 13 colonies from Great Britain • A president who was also the primary draftsman of the declaration of independence • an empress of Russia who ruled from 1762-1796, the longest reign of any female Russian leader • ...

Parliament crossword 2017-02-19

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

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. • assent, formal approval by the crown. • house, were the government is formed. • wealth, the people of a nation or state. • ...

Civil Rights and Conservatism 2026-05-05

Civil Rights and Conservatism crossword puzzle
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  1. Required public school to integrate
  2. Controversy that affected Texas politics by creating stronger competition between political parties
  3. Texas leader who was the first Mexican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives
  4. Lives of ______ were impacted by allowing them greater participation in politics, passage of Title IX, and Passage of Texas Equal Rights Amendment.
  5. Fought for desegregation and Mexican American farm workers’ rights
  6. Texan who founded the American GI Forum and later earned the American Medal of Freedom
  7. In 1972, Texas activists helped pass the ____________, which granted Texas women the same legal rights as men
  8. First Texas woman elected to the U.S. Senate and used federal funding to advocate for Texans' needs
  9. Granted minorities access to public universities
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  1. Ended segregation in Texas public schools
  2. Which Mexican American artist uses bold colors to honor his Native American culture?
  3. Because Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, congress passed the _______________.
  4. a law created to protect students from facing gender discrimination from schools and universities
  5. Woman who was a civil rights activist, President of the Houston NAACP, and educated minorities on voting rights
  6. First African American woman elected to the Texas Senate and Served in U.S. Congress
  7. Civil rights activist, Founded the Congress on Racial Equity (CORE), Encouraged nonviolent protests
  8. Member of the first Apollo mission to carry a crew into space
  9. Provided job opportunities for young adults
  10. The launch of ______ satellite led to the U.S. increasing science and technology spending
  11. Provided affordable housing
  12. Provided health insurance for senior citizens
  13. Legislation that President Johnson helped pass to contribute to the Civil Rights Movement\
  14. Provided early childhood education

23 Clues: Provided affordable housing • Provided early childhood education • Required public school to integrate • Ended segregation in Texas public schools • Provided job opportunities for young adults • Provided health insurance for senior citizens • Granted minorities access to public universities • Member of the first Apollo mission to carry a crew into space • ...

Go Buffs 2025-03-19

Go Buffs crossword puzzle
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  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.
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  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 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 • ...

Simplified Constitution Review 2022-11-11

Simplified Constitution Review crossword puzzle
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  1. If a president does not like a bill, instead of signing it he can _______ it.
  2. These people got the right to vote in the 19th amendment.
  3. A president can _______ a criminal or forgive them for their crime.
  4. This is a process of kicking a president out of office.
  5. A change in the U.S. Constitution is called this. There are 27 of them.
  6. Article 3 established these.
  7. This is a word for both houses in the legislative branch.It makes laws, runs the post office, and declares war.
  8. This is the number of states needed to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
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  1. Amendment 9 gives even the rights not listed in the constitution to the _________.
  2. Amendment 6 states that citizens get a free ________.
  3. The U.S. Constitution is the ___________ Law of the Land.
  4. Amendment 10 gives all powers not given to the federal government to the ________.
  5. The 13th Amendment ended this.
  6. A president must be _____ in the United States.
  7. Senators are elected for a ___ year term.

15 Clues: Article 3 established these. • The 13th Amendment ended this. • Senators are elected for a ___ year term. • A president must be _____ in the United States. • Amendment 6 states that citizens get a free ________. • This is a process of kicking a president out of office. • These people got the right to vote in the 19th amendment. • ...

ElRo Day 2021-12-09

ElRo Day crossword puzzle
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  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. • ...

White Fang 2020-09-27

White Fang crossword puzzle
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  1. which character almost killed White Fang
  2. who dies at the beginning of the story
  3. What kind of animal killed One Eye
  4. White Fangs father
  5. a state of completer emptiness
  6. an involuntary quivering movement
  7. the rise and fall of the voice speaking
  8. White Fangs second owner
  9. straight
  10. What animals follow Bill and Henry
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  1. White Fangs mother
  2. who is White Fangs first owner
  3. just; only
  4. where does the story end
  5. an object in an elongated rectangle
  6. critical observation
  7. made for a particular user
  8. White Fang's most kind and loving owner
  9. drive or force to do something
  10. being easily annoyed

20 Clues: straight • just; only • White Fangs mother • White Fangs father • critical observation • being easily annoyed • where does the story end • White Fangs second owner • made for a particular user • who is White Fangs first owner • a state of completer emptiness • drive or force to do something • an involuntary quivering movement • What kind of animal killed One Eye • ...

Chapter 9 Review 2023-01-25

Chapter 9 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Most supporters of the Enlightenment did this with Christianity
  2. A system of English government that gradually increased Parliament’s power
  3. The English Bill of Rights did this to American Colonies
  4. Empiricism taught that people can find knowledge through this
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  1. This republic developed a large economic empire without a monarchy
  2. A term that describes a society that is free from religion
  3. The Age of Reason is also called this
  4. The name of the oath with which many modern doctors pledge to treat people and “never do harm”
  5. The change in power in seventeenth century 
England that occurred without a war is called The Glorious _________
  6. The English Civil War resulted in the establishment of this, led by Oliver Cromwell

10 Clues: The Age of Reason is also called this • The English Bill of Rights did this to American Colonies • A term that describes a society that is free from religion • Empiricism taught that people can find knowledge through this • Most supporters of the Enlightenment did this with Christianity • This republic developed a large economic empire without a monarchy • ...

Goverment 2012-11-19

Goverment crossword puzzle
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  1. local government rule or regulation
  2. a person who votes or is eligible to vote
  3. able to be called on to explain your actions
  4. motion that is ..... is agreed
  5. a controlled discussion on a bill or other topic
  6. Rod the staff of office of the Usher of the
  7. Government title given to the group of people who administer Australian law
  8. word used for voting ‘yes’ in parliament
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  1. the group voting process by which a choice is made
  2. is general agreement or accord
  3. a change to the bill
  4. if its agreed its
  5. request for a review from a higher authority
  6. a proposal for a new law or to modify an existing law
  7. to voluntarily refrain from casting a vote
  8. to put off, postpone or suspend

16 Clues: if its agreed its • a change to the bill • is general agreement or accord • motion that is ..... is agreed • to put off, postpone or suspend • local government rule or regulation • word used for voting ‘yes’ in parliament • a person who votes or is eligible to vote • to voluntarily refrain from casting a vote • Rod the staff of office of the Usher of the • ...

citizenship test 2022-12-22

citizenship test crossword puzzle
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  1. Loyalty to a person, country, or belief
  2. A law state legislature proposed but needs voters vote before approved
  3. The main organization in the executive branch
  4. How citizens give their consent
  5. These powers are very broad
  6. An official change made to a law or the constitution
  7. Things that happened inside the united states
  8. The court where cases begin
  9. People who don't believe in or like the constitution
  10. The help or assistance we give other countries
  11. An agreement between countries
  12. Congress is made up of two chambers called
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  1. Powers that over lap with the federal government
  2. Represent intrest groups and communicate with officials
  3. Briefs filed by groups that care about how a case turns out
  4. Introduce a bill to the floor of the house of representatives
  5. The process that allows immigrants to become citizens
  6. The rights of the minority limit the power of this group
  7. Rule book for a countries government
  8. To promote or support
  9. Money raised by the government in taxes
  10. The person who represents people in court
  11. When the government spends more than it brings in
  12. To avoid the truth
  13. When election results end up super close

25 Clues: To avoid the truth • To promote or support • These powers are very broad • The court where cases begin • An agreement between countries • How citizens give their consent • Rule book for a countries government • Loyalty to a person, country, or belief • Money raised by the government in taxes • When election results end up super close • The person who represents people in court • ...

The Legislative Branch 2013-11-01

The Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
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  1. winning reelections if already been in Office
  2. poüulation counting every 10 years
  3. closed Meeting
  4. rejecting a bill
  5. committee listens to testimony from experts
  6. member that has served the longest is leader of this
  7. is set up when house and Senate have different Versions of a bill
  8. loosing representatives
  9. presiding officer and most powerful leader
  10. drawing district boundaries to give electoral Advantage
  11. forbids offering amendmentsto a bill from the floor
  12. approval of government spending
  13. made up of two houses
  14. Money payed by the People to Support the government
  15. also called elastic clause
  16. president can Veto lines in a bill
  17. helping constituents with Problems
  18. matters affecting only one house of congress
  19. Standing committes have several of them
  20. president´s refusal to spend Money
  21. committee can be temporary or permanent
  22. allow congress to expand ist powers
  23. laws for raising Money
  24. passed in same form by both houses
  25. persuading officials to Support their Point of view
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  1. removing a president
  2. Limits debate
  3. Minimum number members needed for official legislative Action
  4. branches of government control each other
  5. expressly defined powers
  6. vote of formal disappoval of member´s Action
  7. specifies how much Money can be appropriated
  8. killing a bill
  9. authorization for spending Money
  10. continue from one congress to the next
  11. "for the time being"
  12. requires to produce or appear requested documents
  13. willfully obstructing congress´s work
  14. extend debate
  15. speaker´s top assistant
  16. passed laws to appropriate Money for Projects
  17. some expenditures are known at?
  18. representatives of interest Groups
  19. commerce among states
  20. congress´s powers in times of crisis
  21. temporary committees are also called?
  22. freedom from prosecution
  23. serve as assistant floor leaders
  24. completed reappointment
  25. deal with General matters
  26. deal with individual People
  27. reject laws
  28. People in districts they represent
  29. yearly financial plan of national government
  30. lying under oath
  31. Provision on a subject
  32. lawmakers agree to Support each other´s bills

57 Clues: reject laws • Limits debate • extend debate • closed Meeting • killing a bill • rejecting a bill • lying under oath • removing a president • "for the time being" • commerce among states • made up of two houses • Provision on a subject • laws for raising Money • loosing representatives • speaker´s top assistant • completed reappointment • expressly defined powers • freedom from prosecution • ...

Unit 2: The Legislative Branch 2022-05-12

Unit 2: The Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
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  1. OVERSIGHT
  2. GERRYMANDERING
  3. REAPPORTIONMENT
  4. LOGROLLING
  5. WHIP
  6. CASEWORK
  7. ENTITLEMENT
  8. MAJORITY
  9. HOUSE
  10. 2
  11. LEADER
  12. NINE
  13. FILIBUSTER
  14. CLOTURE
  15. SPEAKER
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  1. CONFIRMATION
  2. SENATE
  3. PROTEMPORE
  4. COMMITTEES
  5. CONSTITUENT
  6. SEVEN
  7. COMMERCE
  8. BILL
  9. EARMARK
  10. MINORITY
  11. ENUMERATED
  12. ELASTIC
  13. RESOLUTION
  14. SIX

29 Clues: 2 • SIX • WHIP • BILL • NINE • SEVEN • HOUSE • SENATE • LEADER • EARMARK • ELASTIC • CLOTURE • SPEAKER • CASEWORK • COMMERCE • MINORITY • MAJORITY • OVERSIGHT • PROTEMPORE • LOGROLLING • COMMITTEES • ENUMERATED • RESOLUTION • FILIBUSTER • CONSTITUENT • ENTITLEMENT • CONFIRMATION • GERRYMANDERING • REAPPORTIONMENT

Still Just a Bill 2021-05-14

Still Just a Bill crossword puzzle
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  1. it's great to learn, because knowledge is this
  2. a meeting of members of the same party
  3. moral principles that govern behavior or conduct
  4. after this, a bill can go back to congress and start all over again
  5. a bill hopes to be this one day
  6. it can happen while in committee
  7. it can be a long wait while sitting here
  8. runs from January 12th to May 31st
  9. where the idea for a bill is first introduced
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  1. affirmative response
  2. 2748 bills were filed here in the 87th session
  3. 6043 bills were filed here in the 87th session
  4. a branch of government
  5. what is Landra's role on this TCCA committee?
  6. meeting area

15 Clues: meeting area • affirmative response • a branch of government • a bill hopes to be this one day • it can happen while in committee • runs from January 12th to May 31st • a meeting of members of the same party • it can be a long wait while sitting here • what is Landra's role on this TCCA committee? • where the idea for a bill is first introduced • ...

Legislative Branch 2026-01-28

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
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  1. The group with more than half the votes
  2. The group with fewer votes
  3. A group of lawmakers that studies bills
  4. A proposed law
  5. One chamber of Congress with 100 members
  6. The branch of government that makes laws
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  1. A bill that has been passed and signed
  2. The document that sets up the U.S. government
  3. The chamber of Congress based on population
  4. A long debate used to delay a vote
  5. The system that limits the power of each branch
  6. When the president rejects a bill

12 Clues: A proposed law • The group with fewer votes • When the president rejects a bill • A long debate used to delay a vote • A bill that has been passed and signed • The group with more than half the votes • A group of lawmakers that studies bills • One chamber of Congress with 100 members • The branch of government that makes laws • The chamber of Congress based on population • ...

Civil Rights Project 2022-04-23

Civil Rights Project crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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. • ...

EOC Item Specification : SS.7.C.1.6 2014-12-18

EOC Item Specification : SS.7.C.1.6 crossword puzzle
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  1. The ____ administrates and implements federal laws.
  2. The government wants to form a more perfect ____.
  3. The ____ was a document signed among the 13 original colonies that established the United States of America.
  4. There are ____ amendments in the U.S Constitution.
  5. ____ receives its power from the people and exists to serve them.
  6. must be won in each state if a candidate wants to have a shot winning their party's nomination.
  7. The ____ was the introduction to the Constitution.
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  1. The ____ were a group of men who made significant contributions to the constitution.
  2. Alexander Hamilton was one of the founding fathers who helped make the ____.
  3. The ____ was a convention of delegates called together from the 13 colonies.
  4. The ____ was the rebellion of 13 of the North American colonies of Great Britain.
  5. There are ____ amendments to the Bill of Rights.

12 Clues: There are ____ amendments to the Bill of Rights. • The government wants to form a more perfect ____. • There are ____ amendments in the U.S Constitution. • The ____ was the introduction to the Constitution. • The ____ administrates and implements federal laws. • ____ receives its power from the people and exists to serve them. • ...

Democratic Revolution-Jose Ayala 2023-04-20

Democratic Revolution-Jose Ayala crossword puzzle
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  1. The English Bill of Rights expanded the rights of the Parliament and the people and limited the rights of the king.
  2. the quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank. : the body of persons forming the noble class in a country or state
  3. I succeeded his father James I in 1625 as King of England and Scotland. During Charles' reign, his actions frustrated his Parliament
  4. war refers to a violent conflict between organized groups within a country that are fighting over control of the government, one side's separatist goals, or some divisive government policy
  5. the group of religious officials (as priests, ministers, or rabbis) specially prepared and authorized to conduct religious services.
  6. a movement of the 18th century that stressed the belief that science and logic give people more knowledge and understanding than tradition and religion.
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  1. also known as the common man, commoners, the common people or the masses, was in earlier use an ordinary person in a community or nation who did not have any significant social status
  2. king or queen is Head of State. The British Monarchy is known as a constitutional monarchy.
  3. a legal petition formerly used to obtain redress (as possession or restitution of property) from the British Crown for breach of contract or to remedy manifest injustice.
  4. The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom

10 Clues: The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom • king or queen is Head of State. The British Monarchy is known as a constitutional monarchy. • The English Bill of Rights expanded the rights of the Parliament and the people and limited the rights of the king. • ...

Democracy 2011-11-17

Democracy crossword puzzle
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  1. behaviour and attitude
  2. someone who goes to the House of Lords
  3. someone acting on your behalf
  4. how old you are
  5. group of MPs who discuss a bill
  6. a political party
  7. a political party
  8. how sensible you are
  9. participating in an election
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  1. sharing
  2. a political party
  3. system of running a country
  4. discussion
  5. queen's approval of a bill
  6. money paid to the government
  7. taking care of yourself and others
  8. one of the Houses of Parliament

17 Clues: sharing • discussion • how old you are • a political party • a political party • a political party • how sensible you are • behaviour and attitude • queen's approval of a bill • system of running a country • money paid to the government • participating in an election • someone acting on your behalf • one of the Houses of Parliament • group of MPs who discuss a bill • ...

Bill Charker 2014-01-28

Bill Charker crossword puzzle
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  1. Author's first coach
  2. Most powerful symbol in Australian sport
  3. Full name of author of autobiography
  4. Author's younger brother's first name
  5. Occupation of Author's great great grandfather
  6. The sport Author played professionally
  7. Author's father's main job
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  1. MCG
  2. Cricket etiquette
  3. Author's younger sister's first name
  4. Author's mother's first name
  5. State where Author was born
  6. Author's father's first name
  7. Author's wife's first name
  8. A value important to both the Author and his father

15 Clues: MCG • Cricket etiquette • Author's first coach • Author's wife's first name • Author's father's main job • State where Author was born • Author's mother's first name • Author's father's first name • Author's younger sister's first name • Full name of author of autobiography • Author's younger brother's first name • The sport Author played professionally • ...

Chapter 8 - A Growing Nation 2016-02-29

Chapter 8 - A Growing Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. : The month the Canadian government was taking over (p150)
  2. : Something that was taken care of by the government to help British Columbia decide to join the Canadian Confederation (p143)
  3. : A group of people whose rights were not considered by the government (Ch 6 Notes)
  4. : Surveyors marked off the land in ______________. (p150)
  5. : Manitoba Act stated that Manitoba could send members here (p152)
  6. : Basis of Métis economy (p148)
  7. : Title of 1870s newspaper (p144)
  8. : One of the two groups in conflict in the West (p145)
  9. : Language created by the Métis (p148)
  10. : Treaties signed between Canada and First Nations are an example of ______________ empowerment. (You know the types of empowerment!)
  11. : This province joined confederation in 1871. (p143)
  12. : Louis Riel sent the Protestant Métis here. (p152)
  13. Heritage of Métis in Red River Settlement (p147)
  14. : Services provided upon the expansion of British Columbia (p143)
  15. : Hunters of the Métis were organized like an _______. (p151)
  16. : Something promised to PEI for joining Confederation (p144)
  17. : Louis Riel was granted this instead of jail time (p153)
  18. : Pemmican ingredient (p148)
  19. : The Métis were worried about their _____________. (p150)
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  1. : The animal on which the First Nations people depended (p148)
  2. : July 3, 1873 (p144)
  3. : ____________ was executed for trying to make plans for attacking Fort Garry (p152)
  4. : Protected by forming a nation (p148)
  5. : Agreements made between the government and nations of the North West Territories (p145)
  6. : Métis Bill of Rights destination (p151)
  7. : ___________ did not arrest Riel to keep peace for English and French Canadians (p152)
  8. : Main town in Red River Settlement (p147)
  9. : Something granted to the First Nations people in the treaties (p145)
  10. : Leader of the provisional government (p151)
  11. : Political party in charge as of 1874 (p153)
  12. : One part of the land the government of Canada tried to purchase from the Hudson’s Bay Company (p143)
  13. : Lake nearby to the Red River Settlement (p147)
  14. : Alaska’s owner before the US (p142)

33 Clues: : July 3, 1873 (p144) • : Pemmican ingredient (p148) • : Basis of Métis economy (p148) • : Language created by the Métis (p148) • : Title of 1870s newspaper (p144) • : Alaska’s owner before the US (p142) • : Métis Bill of Rights destination (p151) • : Protected by forming a nation (p148) • Heritage of Métis in Red River Settlement (p147) • ...

Chapter 3 vocab 2022-01-07

Chapter 3 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A written plan of government
  2. delegates agreed that every five enslaved persons would count as three free persons.
  3. Supporters of the Constitution were led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the Constitution.
  4. A change to the Constitution
  5. the branch of government that makes the laws
  6. a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states
  7. powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
  8. an introduction that states the goals and purposes of the government in the Constitution.
  9. powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
  10. Under this system, each branch of government is able to check, or limit, the power of the others
  11. A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
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  1. A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
  2. Approved
  3. Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption.
  4. a group of people who would be named by each state legislature to elect the president and vice president
  5. the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
  6. the branch of government that interprets laws
  7. Compromise, The compromise made by the ConstitutionalConvention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
  8. the idea that the government's authority comes from the people
  9. powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution
  10. the branch of government that carries out laws
  11. a group of individual state governments that band together for a common purpose
  12. principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern

23 Clues: Approved • A written plan of government • A change to the Constitution • the branch of government that makes the laws • the branch of government that interprets laws • the branch of government that carries out laws • A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses • powers held jointly by the national and state governments. • ...

Chapter 3 vocab 2022-01-07

Chapter 3 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
  2. Approved
  3. a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states
  4. a group of individual state governments that band together for a common purpose
  5. Supporters of the Constitution were led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the Constitution.
  6. the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
  7. powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
  8. principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
  9. the idea that the government's authority comes from the people
  10. the branch of government that interprets laws
  11. A written plan of government
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  1. The compromise made by the constitutional convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
  2. powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
  3. delegates agreed that every five enslaved persons would count as three free persons.
  4. Under this system, each branch of government is able to check, or limit, the power of the others
  5. A change to the Constitution
  6. the branch of government that carries out laws
  7. Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption.
  8. A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
  9. an introduction that states the goals and purposes of the government in the Constitution.
  10. a group of people who would be named by each state legislature to elect the president and vice president
  11. the branch of government that makes the laws
  12. powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution

23 Clues: Approved • A change to the Constitution • A written plan of government • the branch of government that makes the laws • the branch of government that interprets laws • the branch of government that carries out laws • A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses • powers held jointly by the national and state governments. • ...

Ch. 11 Federalism Vocabulary 2023-11-27

Ch. 11 Federalism Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A person who is elected to be in charge of the city. Acts as the chief executive of the town.
  2. The powers given to Congress that are written in the Constitution.
  3. A system of government in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  4. The document that establishes and describes the duties, powers, structure and function (rules) of the government of a state.
  5. Representatives who have the power to make laws for the state.
  6. Declares national/federal law superior to state law. Federal law is the supreme law of the land.
  7. In charge of Florida's Executive Branch
  8. A government that conducts the business of the state. Provides services for the people in the entire state.
  9. A group of 5 to 7 elected people that make laws (ordinances) for the county.
  10. A law passed by a county or municipality (city)
  11. States that powers not given to the federal government go to the people and states.
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  1. One house of Florida's Congress, has up to 40 members that serve for 4 years, at least 21 years old, a resident for 2 years and lives in the state of Florida.
  2. One house of Florida's Congress, has up to 120 members that serve for 2 years, at least 21 years old, a resident for 2 years and lives in the state of Florida.
  3. A government that provides services at the national level to include everyone in the United States
  4. Powers the national and state government share
  5. Laws made at the state level
  6. Similar to the U.S. Bill of Rights, it guarantees rights and freedoms to citizens of Florida.
  7. Powers of the state
  8. A government that provides services at the municipality (city) or county level
  9. This group of 5 elected people operates and supervises all public schools in the district.

20 Clues: Powers of the state • Laws made at the state level • In charge of Florida's Executive Branch • Powers the national and state government share • A law passed by a county or municipality (city) • Representatives who have the power to make laws for the state. • The powers given to Congress that are written in the Constitution. • ...

Law D1 2026-02-28

Law D1 crossword puzzle
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  1. a person under the age of 18
  2. the legal right to possess and control property
  3. legal claims or entitlements protected by law
  4. LEGAL ________ is the ability to have rights and duties
  5. _____ of majority is the legal age when a person becomes an adult
  6. ________ person is an individual human being
  7. __________ person a group recognized by law as having rights and duties
  8. legal responsibilities a person must fulfill
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  1. a person or group that has rights and duties under the law
  2. property or rights received from someone who has died
  3. ________ subject is the person who has a duty or obligation
  4. Capacity to _________ is the ability to create, modify or terminate legal rights
  5. _______ subject is the person who holds a right
  6. _________ to act is the inability to exercise rights independently
  7. a person who has reached the age of majority

15 Clues: a person under the age of 18 • ________ person is an individual human being • a person who has reached the age of majority • legal responsibilities a person must fulfill • legal claims or entitlements protected by law • the legal right to possess and control property • _______ subject is the person who holds a right • ...

Government 2025-05-20

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - official accused of wrongdoing
  2. - voting fee (now illegal)
  3. - shared power between state and national governments
  4. - legal status of unpaid debts
  5. - representatives in meeting or votes
  6. - written law by lawmakers
  7. - proposed law
  8. - division of government branches
  9. - U.S permanent residency permit
  10. - deciding vote in an election
  11. - people hold ruling power
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  1. - personal freedoms protected by law
  2. - legal power to rule
  3. - 1776 document breaking from Britain
  4. - party with most lawmakers
  5. - money paid to the government
  6. - us national lawmaking body
  7. - organization that rules the nation and helps those in need
  8. - government run by departments
  9. - rejection of a bill

20 Clues: - proposed law • - legal power to rule • - rejection of a bill • - voting fee (now illegal) • - written law by lawmakers • - people hold ruling power • - party with most lawmakers • - us national lawmaking body • - money paid to the government • - legal status of unpaid debts • - deciding vote in an election • - government run by departments • - official accused of wrongdoing • ...

Chapter 6 Vocab 2019-03-07

Chapter 6 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A bill that focuses on how to raise money is a _____ bill
  2. The act of a President not spending money that has been appropriated by Congress
  3. A writ ordering a person to attend court
  4. A charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
  5. Trade that goes through multiple states is interstate ______
  6. Offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law
  7. The financial plan for a country's government is called a national ______
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  1. A clause in the constitution that allows Congress to make laws that are necessary and ______
  2. A promise not to prosecute for a crime in exchange for information or a testimony
  3. A bill that authorizes government spending is a _____ bill
  4. The power of Congress to nullify acts by the executive branch is a _____ veto
  5. Powers that are not specifically named in the constitution but can be inferred
  6. The powers specifically named in the constitution
  7. The offense of purposefully lying in court after taking an oath

14 Clues: A writ ordering a person to attend court • The powers specifically named in the constitution • A bill that focuses on how to raise money is a _____ bill • A bill that authorizes government spending is a _____ bill • Trade that goes through multiple states is interstate ______ • The offense of purposefully lying in court after taking an oath • ...

8th Grade Final Exam Review 2026-05-08

8th Grade Final Exam Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
  2. sovereignty government gets its power from the people
  3. process fair treatment under law before government can take action against a person
  4. agreement where each side gives up something to reach a solution
  5. Railroad secret network helping enslaved people escape to freedom
  6. of Rights first ten amendments that protect individual freedoms
  7. Amendment protects rights including due process and protection against self-incrimination
  8. parties groups that share similar beliefs about government
  9. supported strong state governments and limited federal power
  10. Destiny belief that the U.S. should expand across North America
  11. system where people elect representatives to make laws
  12. Revolution shift from hand-made goods to factory production
  13. framework of government that replaced the Articles of Confederation
  14. Madison “Father of the Constitution” and key author of its design
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  1. Convention meeting where leaders created the U.S. Constitution
  2. of Tears forced relocation of Native Americans with great suffering and death
  3. division of power between national and state governments
  4. supported a strong national government and Constitution
  5. Doctrine U.S. policy warning Europe to stay out of the Americas
  6. and balances system where each branch limits the power of the others
  7. of Confederation first U.S. government system with weak central government
  8. Removal Act law forcing Native Americans to move west
  9. Purchase 1803 land deal that doubled the size of the United States
  10. of 1812 conflict between U.S. and Britain over trade and sailors
  11. gin invention that quickly separated cotton fibers from seeds
  12. loyalty to a region rather than the whole country
  13. movement to end slavery in the United States
  14. system method of producing goods using machines and division of labor
  15. Compromise agreement balancing free and slave states in 1820
  16. of law idea that laws apply equally to everyone

30 Clues: movement to end slavery in the United States • of law idea that laws apply equally to everyone • loyalty to a region rather than the whole country • sovereignty government gets its power from the people • Removal Act law forcing Native Americans to move west • system where people elect representatives to make laws • ...

Banned Books Week Crossword 2024-08-28

Banned Books Week Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. When library materials are _______ it means there is an attempt to remove them from the library or restrict access.
  2. When library materials are ____ it means it has been removed from the library.
  3. There were 1,247 attempts to _____ library materials in 2023.
  4. The ____ Eye by Toni Morrison was in the Top 10 most frequently challenged list.
  5. Intellectual ______
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  1. Last year, most censorship attempts took place at _____ libraries.
  2. The _____ Bill of Rights outlines peoples’ right to access information.
  3. The most frequently challenged book of 2023.

8 Clues: Intellectual ______ • The most frequently challenged book of 2023. • There were 1,247 attempts to _____ library materials in 2023. • Last year, most censorship attempts took place at _____ libraries. • The _____ Bill of Rights outlines peoples’ right to access information. • When library materials are ____ it means it has been removed from the library. • ...

Government 2 2015-10-02

Government 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  2. The process of choosing a representative by vote
  3. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
  4. A group made up of all Senators and MPs from the same political party
  5. Of two chambers, or rooms
  6. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  7. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons
  8. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  9. To choose a representative in an election
  10. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
  11. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
  12. A special title given to the Senators and Cabinet Ministers for like, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he or she is the Speaker
  13. A formal event that follows rules or traditions
  14. To change or improve something
  15. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
  16. The person in charge of a meeting
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  1. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
  2. The bringing to an end of a Parliament, either at the end of its four-year term or if the government is defeated on a motion of non-confidence, by proclamation
  3. Bills that are passed by Parliament
  4. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
  5. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration
  6. One of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings
  7. A king or queen of a country
  8. A person who speaks for you
  9. A group of Senators. MPs, or both. selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  10. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons
  11. A group of all Ministers (House of Commons, Senate)
  12. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  13. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
  14. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  15. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  16. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, MPs and the Governor General through discussion and voting

32 Clues: Of two chambers, or rooms • A person who speaks for you • A king or queen of a country • To change or improve something • The person in charge of a meeting • Bills that are passed by Parliament • To choose a representative in an election • The periods into which a Parliament is divided • A formal event that follows rules or traditions • ...

WATER DEPARTMENT 2025-01-21

WATER DEPARTMENT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. UNIT THAT WATER USAGE IS MEASURED IN
  2. TOOL USED TO MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF WATER USED
  3. TITLE OF THE GUYS WHO PERFORM DAILY MAINTENCE OPERATIONS
  4. THESE ARE FLUSHED EVERY SPRING BY PUMPING WATER THROUGH THEM
  5. THIS IS A SECOND TYPE OF METER THAT IS USED FOR OUTDOOR USE OF WATER THAT DOES NOT GO DOWN THE SEWER
  6. A HOLE DRILLED INTO THE GROUND TO ACCESS WATER FROM AN AQUIFER
  7. THIS IS A CHARGE ON YOUR BILL THAT IS BASED OFF OF WATER USE AND ACCOUNTS FOR DISPOSAL OF WATER
  8. THIS CHEMICAL IS BOTH NATURALLY OCCURING AND ADDED TO DRINKING WATER
  9. THIS WILL BE ADDED TO THE BALANCE OF YOUR BILL IF IT IS NOT PAID BY THE 20TH OF EACH MONTH
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  1. TITLE OF THE BOSS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT
  2. YOU RECIEVE ONE OF THESE IN THE MAIL EACH MONTH
  3. TITLE OF THE LADIES IN THE OFFICE WHO ANSWER PHONES AND COORDIANTE DAILY OPERATIONS
  4. THIS GROUP HOLDS A MEETING ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
  5. CHEMICAL ADDED TO DRINKING WATER TO ENSURE THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRINK
  6. THIS IS LOCATED IN YOUR FRONT YARD AND IS USED TO SHUT WATER OFF FROM OUTSIDE THE HOME
  7. ELEVATED WATER STORAGE SYSTEM THAT USES PRESSURE TO DISTRIBUTE WATER
  8. THESE ARE LOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE METER AND CAN BE USED TO SHUT WATER OFF INSIDE THE HOME
  9. UNEXPECTED OCCURANCE THAT CASUES A BILL TO INCREASE

18 Clues: UNIT THAT WATER USAGE IS MEASURED IN • TITLE OF THE BOSS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT • TOOL USED TO MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF WATER USED • YOU RECIEVE ONE OF THESE IN THE MAIL EACH MONTH • UNEXPECTED OCCURANCE THAT CASUES A BILL TO INCREASE • TITLE OF THE GUYS WHO PERFORM DAILY MAINTENCE OPERATIONS • THESE ARE FLUSHED EVERY SPRING BY PUMPING WATER THROUGH THEM • ...

Legislative Process and Congressional Elections 2026-02-11

Legislative Process and Congressional Elections crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Race can't be the ___________ factor in redrawing the boundaries of legislative districts, unless there is a compelling reason for this in the district.
  2. Each legislative _______ must have roughly the same number of people, so that there will be "one person, one vote"
  3. Re-drawing the geographic boundaries of legislative districts
  4. The number of votes needed to end a filibuster
  5. Bills introduced in either house are first sent to this kind of committee for hearings, markups, amendment, etc.
  6. The person who presides over a committee or subcommittee
  7. The procedure for ending a filibuster
  8. This is how America counts the number of people here every ten years.
  9. When a committee does nothing with a bill (or puts it on hold)
  10. The type of committee that resolves differences in wording and sometimes substance between versions of the same bill in the two houses of Congress before final passage and presentation to the President
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  1. The process of assigning the 435 seats in the House to the states based on increases or decreases in state population
  2. An amendment that is tacked on to a bill (usually an appropriations bill)
  3. The House committee that acts as a "traffic cop" for scheduling floor action on bills and determining how long they may be debated or the number of amendments that can be made on the floor
  4. The system generally used to choose majority party members who will preside over committees
  5. We say this option has been used when the Senate rules are amended to eliminate the filibuster
  6. When a Senator engages in endless speech-making to stall or block passage of a bill
  7. The house of Congress in which appropriation and tax bills begin
  8. Attempting to use the process of re-drawing district boundaries to benefit a political party, protect incumbents, or change the proportion of minority voters in a district

18 Clues: The procedure for ending a filibuster • The number of votes needed to end a filibuster • The person who presides over a committee or subcommittee • Re-drawing the geographic boundaries of legislative districts • When a committee does nothing with a bill (or puts it on hold) • The house of Congress in which appropriation and tax bills begin • ...

congress in action 2016-03-24

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

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

Rights of Privacy 2023-12-06

Rights of Privacy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "That convenient, easy to click button, you need to hit to proceed!"
  2. the state of being free of observation by others
  3. "privacy amendment", allowed people to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures
  4. this is important so your online actions are not tied back to a physical person and location
  5. software that ensures one's stored data online remains private
  6. occurs if someone steals your personal information: money, SSN, credit card info, etc
  7. all people, regardless of status, are free of observation by others
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  1. device in 1984 that is constantly displaying propoganda and recieves "any sound that Winston makes"
  2. federal law establishing rights of Code of Fair Information Practice
  3. ______ does not entail death; ______ is death
  4. when websites make sure you are fully liable for any privacy policy you agree to

11 Clues: ______ does not entail death; ______ is death • the state of being free of observation by others • software that ensures one's stored data online remains private • all people, regardless of status, are free of observation by others • "That convenient, easy to click button, you need to hit to proceed!" • ...

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.
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  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. • ...

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.
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  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. • ...

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 • ...

Creation of a New Nation 2021-05-21

Creation of a New Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First set of laws for the country
  2. The Bill of Rights was 10 changes, or _____, to the Constitution
Down
  1. As per the Articles of Confederation, there was only this branch of government
  2. Someone who supported the Constitution and a strong national government
  3. The Virginia Plan suggested a _____ legislative branch, or having two legislative bodies
  4. As per the Constitution, there are ____ branches of government
  5. As per the compromise, a slave counted as three-_____ a free person

7 Clues: First set of laws for the country • As per the Constitution, there are ____ branches of government • The Bill of Rights was 10 changes, or _____, to the Constitution • As per the compromise, a slave counted as three-_____ a free person • Someone who supported the Constitution and a strong national government • ...

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

Socials Government 2015-10-14

Socials Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the person in charge of a meeting
  2. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  3. to place a document before the Senate, House of Commons, or committee for consideration
  4. a special title given to Governors General, Prime Minister and Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada
  5. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
  6. a change made to a bill with the intention of improving it
  7. the city where a country's legislative is located and the government carry out its business
  8. a word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law\
  9. a group of all Ministers
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  1. a meeting of the Senate to the House of Commons within a session
  2. another name for the Senate
  3. a proposal for a law to be considered
  4. to change or improve something
  5. represents a region of Canada
  6. to choose a representative in an election
  7. a person who speaks for you
  8. of two chambers, or rooms
  9. the upper house of Parliament
  10. another word for electoral district
  11. a group made up of Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party

20 Clues: a group of all Ministers • of two chambers, or rooms • another name for the Senate • a person who speaks for you • represents a region of Canada • the upper house of Parliament • to change or improve something • the person in charge of a meeting • another word for electoral district • a proposal for a law to be considered • to choose a representative in an election • ...

Chapter 10 Crossword 2013-02-03

Chapter 10 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Phrase created by Henry W. Grady that symbolized how their old economy had changed from being agriculture based to being more industrialized.
  2. A condition for sharecroppers who couldn't pay off their debt, declare bankruptcy or leave the land they were farming.
  3. This name was given to southerners who supported the radical republican's plan for reconstruction.
  4. This amendment declared that the right to vote shall not be denied to all citizens of any race or color.
  5. that occurred during Grant's 2nd administration. Liquid distillers and government officials who cost the government millions of dollars by filing false tax reports.
  6. Caused small banks to close and the stock market to decline due to bad railroad investments.
  7. Gaining money illegally through politics that was common in both the north & south. This issue affected the Republican Party and allowed the Democrats to regain power in the government during the 1870's.
  8. Abraham Lincoln used this. It indirectly vetoed a bill by letting Congress's session expire without signing a bill.
Down
  1. A farmer who works the land owned by someone else and pays their rent with money.
  2. This compromise was created as a result of all the election fraud between Rutherford B. Hayes & Samuel Tilden. After some debate, the Democratic-Republicans joined with the Republicans that resulted in Hayes’ being elected for President.
  3. Lincoln granted pardons to southerners who took an oath of loyalty to the US and accepted the new terms of slavery.
  4. Granted citizenship to all persons born in the US and stated that no one could be deprived of the rights to "life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness."
  5. This bill stated that males in the former confederacy had to take an oath of allegiance to the Union, reject war debts, slavery, and prevented military officers and government officials from running in office.
  6. AKA the 3rd enforcement act that ruled out the KKK's activities during the 1870's.
  7. A farmer who is given equipment and seeds to work another person's land and pays their rent by giving them a portion of their crops.

15 Clues: A farmer who works the land owned by someone else and pays their rent with money. • AKA the 3rd enforcement act that ruled out the KKK's activities during the 1870's. • Caused small banks to close and the stock market to decline due to bad railroad investments. • ...

Chapter 9 2015-01-26

Chapter 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an agreement acceptable to both sides
  2. of Confederation- a constitution drafted by Congress on Nov. 15th, 1777
  3. Convention- a 1787 meeting in Philadelphia during which the United States Constitution was written
  4. a system of government in which power is distributed between national and state government
  5. to refuse a proposal
  6. written change to an document
  7. depression- a period of time when business activity slows down and unemployment increases
  8. Branch- the branch of government that carries out the laws made by the legislative branch
  9. of rights- a document listing essential freedoms guaranteed to all citizens
  10. official approve a proposal
Down
  1. a document presenting a plan of government
  2. two houses of the legislative branch of government
  3. and balances- system set up in the Constitution where each branch of government has some authority over the other
  4. of powers- the division of power among the three branches of government
  5. to bring formal charges against a federal or state public official with the intent of removing the official from office
  6. Branch- the law making branch of government
  7. college- representatives of voters in each state who select the President and Vice President
  8. government in which people elect official to represent them

18 Clues: to refuse a proposal • official approve a proposal • written change to an document • an agreement acceptable to both sides • a document presenting a plan of government • Branch- the law making branch of government • two houses of the legislative branch of government • government in which people elect official to represent them • ...

The Great "Spirit of 1776" Crossword Puzzle 2026-03-19

The Great "Spirit of 1776" Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The system of government that divides power between National and State government.
  2. Bacon’s 1676 uprising is the earliest American example of this against a distant elite.
  3. The nickname given by Southerners to the 1828 Tariff that sparked the first major Nullification crisis.
  4. A defensive wall; Jefferson’s term for state legislatures protecting people from federal overreach.
  5. Hoffert’s term for those who want a strong central government to ensure national order.
  6. The "Gap" that rural citizens feel when a high-population city (like Denver) decides every election.
  7. A "spark" event, like the Waco Siege, that causes a reaction in anti-government movements.
  8. The theory that the Constitution is a "mutual agreement" among states rather than a top-down mandate.
  9. The "Blueprint" of the 1990s led to the rise of these private, armed citizen groups who believe they are the "True Patriots" of 1776.
  10. The group (including Hamilton and Madison) who argued that a strong national government was the only way to prevent the anarchy seen in Shays' Rebellion.
Down
  1. The Revolutionary flag featuring a coiled rattlesnake; used by modern groups to say "Don't Tread on Me."
  2. The 1832 crisis where South Carolina declared federal tariffs had "no legal effect."
  3. The group who feared a strong central government and refused to sign the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added to protect individual rights.
  4. The Arkansas Governor who used the National Guard to block the "Little Rock Nine," claiming he was protecting state sovereignty.
  5. The Clause in Article VI that acts as the "anchor," making federal law the highest in the land.
  6. Those who prioritize personal liberty and local control over national unity.
  7. The legal argument that a state can place itself between its citizens and federal "tyranny."
  8. During COVID-19, anti-maskers argued that this federal/state mandate violated the Social Contract.
  9. The "Spirit of 1776" claims that the people are __________, meaning they hold the ultimate power.
  10. The _________ Amendment is the primary "shield" used by states to claim powers not given to D.C.
  11. A 1786 Massachusetts uprising by debt-ridden farmers that proved the Articles of Confederation were too weak to maintain order.
  12. Cliven Bundy and the Malheur occupiers argued the government was violating their ________ rights.
  13. The 1970s "rebellion" where Western states demanded the return of federal lands.

23 Clues: Those who prioritize personal liberty and local control over national unity. • The 1970s "rebellion" where Western states demanded the return of federal lands. • The system of government that divides power between National and State government. • The 1832 crisis where South Carolina declared federal tariffs had "no legal effect." • ...

Topic 1 2020-10-01

Topic 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the things that a person is expected to do
  2. to leave a country and move to another one
  3. a person who leaves this country to move to another one
  4. the things that a person is entitled to
Down
  1. a system I’d government in which the people rule through the power to vote for their representatives
  2. a law that has been passed
  3. the things that make a person who they are
  4. the contribution that is made by individuals and businesses to government revenue.
  5. the highest law-making body consisting of head of state, the House of Commons and the house fo lords.

9 Clues: a law that has been passed • the things that a person is entitled to • the things that a person is expected to do • the things that make a person who they are • to leave a country and move to another one • a person who leaves this country to move to another one • the contribution that is made by individuals and businesses to government revenue. • ...

US/VA Government Study Review 2024-05-30

US/VA Government Study Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "Decision against the majority"
  2. "Established in article 1 of the constitution"
  3. "Ideology based on personal freedoms"
  4. "Leader of supreme court"
  5. "In this _________?"
  6. "How much of something you have to sell"
  7. "Fairfax is an example of this form of local government"
  8. "Leader of state government"
  9. "Runs along side the president"
  10. "435 members in this"
  11. "How many times an elected official can hold a position"
  12. "removing the president from office"
  13. "_______ of defense, _________ of Education, ________ of Justice"
  14. "How much something is wanted"
  15. "power shared between central state"
  16. "Physical or Digital space where goods and services are traded"
  17. "against whom a claim or charge is brought in a court"
  18. "type of local government, think of "
  19. "Peaceful negotiations between nations"
  20. "Mascot is an Elephant"
  21. "Lawyer working for the government"
  22. "authority split between branches"
Down
  1. "Case that gave Miranda Rights"
  2. "Plan for the US government"
  3. "Mascot is a Donkey"
  4. "most recent interpretation of the law (Sets a _________)"
  5. "Secured voting rights for women"
  6. "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms"
  7. "What the average people think of an issue or person"
  8. "lesser crime"
  9. "First 10 Amendments"
  10. "how long an elected office has in office"
  11. "major crime"
  12. "Above US District Courts"
  13. "ADA spelt out"
  14. "Highest court in Virginia"
  15. "you are judged by a _________ of your peers"
  16. "Change to legal document for the better"
  17. "legislation before being signed by president"
  18. "Case that ended segregation in schools"
  19. "Powers not listed as federal power"
  20. "Legislation after being signed"
  21. "opposite of an all powerful government"
  22. "Right to hear case first"
  23. "Injured party"
  24. "How the 3 branches govern each other"
  25. "no one can break the rules"
  26. "Freedom of religion and freedom of the press are protected by this"
  27. "Ideology based in tradition"
  28. "100 members"

50 Clues: "major crime" • "100 members" • "lesser crime" • "ADA spelt out" • "Injured party" • "Mascot is a Donkey" • "In this _________?" • "First 10 Amendments" • "435 members in this" • "Mascot is an Elephant" • "Leader of supreme court" • "Above US District Courts" • "Right to hear case first" • "Highest court in Virginia" • "Plan for the US government" • "Leader of state government" • ...

Government #2 2015-10-15

Government #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another name for the senate.
  2. the periods into which a parliament is divided. Session start with a speech from the throne and their ended by prorogation.
  3. government The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
  4. Canada's Parliament is composed of the monarch, the senate and the house of Commons. Parliament has the power to make laws for Canada in certain areas for responsibility. A parliament is also the period of time between an election and a dissolution.
  5. A person who speaks for you.
  6. A group of Senators Members of Parliament, or both, selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it.
  7. another word for constituency
  8. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
  9. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it.
  10. A rule for all Canadians made by senators. Members of Parliament in the Governor General through discussion and voting.
  11. To choose a representative in an election. Eligible Canadian citizens vote for their representatives to the house of Commons by secret ballot during federal elections. In the Senate and House of Commons, Members can vote either orally or by standing in their places.
Down
  1. another name for a backbencher share: a member of Parliament who does not have an official role in the house of commons.
  2. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French. Hansard was the surname of a British printer who prepared reports of parliamentary debates in 19th century England. The Hansard is also called Debates of the Senate and House of Commons Debates.
  3. A proposal for a law to be considered by parliament.
  4. Queen Elizabeth 11, the Queen of Canada is our head of State. She is represented in Canada by the Governor General.
  5. An appointed member of every party that manages its business in the House of Commons Chamber.
  6. The Cabinet is a group of all Ministers (mostly from the house of commons and at least one Senate). The Cabinet makes decisions about the government's priorities and policies, the legislation that will be presented to parliament, and how to collect and spend money.
  7. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
  8. to place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration.
  9. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules. Discussions in the Senate and the House of Commons are called debates.

20 Clues: Another name for the senate. • A person who speaks for you. • another word for constituency • A proposal for a law to be considered by parliament. • A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country. • A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament. • ...

Era of Revolutions Crossword 2024-03-04

Era of Revolutions Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Locke, This philosopher taught that all men have natural rights to life, liberty, and property
  2. Cientifica, Revolution of thought where people started to question the natural order of the universe and wanted to have their answers supported by logic and evidence
  3. Estadounidense,Las principales causas de esta revolución fueron el aumento de los impuestos sin representación en el parlamento, y el deseo de tener más autogobierno en las 13 colonias
  4. The leader of the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution
  5. Sistema económico basado principalmente al de exportación y considera la posesión de metales preciosos como signo característica de la riqueza
  6. of the United States, Este documento creó un nuevo gobierno basado en los ideales de la Ilustración, con tres poderes y el derecho al voto de los ciudadanos.
  7. This philosopher taught that power in government should be separated into three separate branches of government
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  1. Francesa, this revolution was caused by the lack of representation of the Third Estate in the government
  2. de independencia de Latinoamerica,These revolutions were inspired by the French and American Revolutions and were made possible by the Napoleon and his practice of Nepotism in his empire in Europe
  3. This philosopher taught that the government should run on the consent of the governed, and that the people hold the power of government
  4. This philosopher taught that people should have freedom of speech and religion
  5. of Independence, Una declaracion de las 13 colonias declarando su independencia de Inglaterra
  6. of Rights, Documento que garantiza a todos los que viven en Estados Unidos la protección de sus derechos básicos.
  7. Bolivar, 'The Liberator' of South America

14 Clues: Bolivar, 'The Liberator' of South America • The leader of the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution • This philosopher taught that people should have freedom of speech and religion • of Independence, Una declaracion de las 13 colonias declarando su independencia de Inglaterra • ...

United States Constitution Crossword 2024-11-19

United States Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Checks and _______________ ensure no branch gets more powerful than the other two.
  2. What is the first section of the Constitution called?
  3. The writers wanted to make it clear the __________ of the country were making the rules.
  4. The first attempt at a constitution was the Articles of ___________________.
  5. The Bill of __________ is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
  6. This many states needed to approve the Constitution for it to go into effect.
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  1. A set of fundamental principles and laws a country has agreed to abide by for its government.
  2. The ________________ papers helped to explain the new Constitution.
  3. The US Constitution is the most _________ law of the United States.
  4. They created a Federal ___________ where different levels of the government share power.
  5. The ______________ of Powers split the government into three equal branches.
  6. A change to the Constitution is called an ______________.

12 Clues: What is the first section of the Constitution called? • A change to the Constitution is called an ______________. • The ________________ papers helped to explain the new Constitution. • The US Constitution is the most _________ law of the United States. • The Bill of __________ is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. • ...

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.
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  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. • ...

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.
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  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. • ...

Chapter 8 - A Growing Nation 2016-02-29

Chapter 8 - A Growing Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Surveyors marked off the land in ______________. (p150)
  2. Leader of the provisional government (p151)
  3. The animal on which the First Nations people depended (p148)
  4. The month the Canadian government was taking over (p150)
  5. Alaska’s owner before the US (p142)
  6. July 3, 1873 (p144)
  7. Hunters of the Métis were organized like an _______. (p151)
  8. Pemmican ingredient (p148)
  9. Louis Riel sent the Protestant Métis here. (p152)
  10. Agreements made between the government and nations of the North West Territories (p145)
  11. Language created by the Métis (p148)
  12. Louis Riel was granted this instead of jail time (p153)
  13. Basis of Métis economy (p148)
  14. Something granted to the First Nations people in the treaties (p145)
  15. Manitoba Act stated that Manitoba could send members here (p152)
  16. Protected by forming a nation (p148)
  17. A group of people whose rights were not considered by the government (Ch 6 Notes)
  18. Heritage of Métis in Red River Settlement (p147)
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  1. Something that was taken care of by the government to help British Columbia decide to join the Canadian Confederation (p143)
  2. Something promised to PEI for joining Confederation (p144)
  3. ___________ did not arrest Riel to keep peace for English and French Canadians (p152)
  4. Treaties signed between Canada and First Nations are an example of ______________ empowerment. (You know the types of empowerment!)
  5. Political party in charge as of 1874 (p153)
  6. One of the two groups in conflict in the West (p145)
  7. This province joined confederation in 1871. (p143)
  8. The Métis were worried about their _____________. (p150)
  9. Lake nearby to the Red River Settlement (p147)
  10. Title of 1870s newspaper (p144)
  11. ____________ was executed for trying to make plans for attacking Fort Garry (p152)
  12. One part of the land the government of Canada tried to purchase from the Hudson’s Bay Company (p143)
  13. Main town in Red River Settlement (p147)
  14. Métis Bill of Rights destination (p151)
  15. Services provided upon the expansion of British Columbia (p143)

33 Clues: July 3, 1873 (p144) • Pemmican ingredient (p148) • Basis of Métis economy (p148) • Title of 1870s newspaper (p144) • Alaska’s owner before the US (p142) • Language created by the Métis (p148) • Protected by forming a nation (p148) • Métis Bill of Rights destination (p151) • Main town in Red River Settlement (p147) • Leader of the provisional government (p151) • ...

English Revolution 2022-02-16

English Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A bill that protected colonist their rights
  2. Know as the bloodless rebellion
  3. Where the shot heard around the world was
  4. since the French and Indian war was so expensive it caused
  5. Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of it and it was later revised by the committee of five that borrowed ideas from enlightenment thinkers
  6. He was one of the enlightenment thinkers that believed in freedom of speech and religion
  7. The period of time King Charles the II restored the monarchy
  8. a catholic monarch that was feared by many
  9. A was over the expansion of great Britain
  10. She died in 1603, and the Stuart family took the English thrown
  11. The leader of the revolutionary force that was trying to overthrow King Charles I
  12. He was one of the enlightenment thinkers that believed in life, liberty, and property to everyone
  13. It is a tax that colonist had to pay for paper items
  14. The daughter of James protestant and her husband that were asked to overthrow James
  15. This was Great Britain spending a lot of money ending the Pontiac rebellion
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  1. Representatives from all the colonies met and wrote the declaration of rights and grievances
  2. He was forced by the Parliament to sign a petition because he was at war with Spain and France
  3. A tax passed to help east Indian companies an advantage in the tea business
  4. a war that rampage about the absolute rule of Charles I from 1642-1649
  5. a committee that appointed to draft the declaration of independence
  6. British troops that shot into a crowd of people(Mob) killing 5 colonist
  7. A person who made new translations in the Bible but he didn't make any other puritan reforms
  8. A response to the Bostan tea party
  9. Wrote the first constitution of of any European nation and installed a republican form of government
  10. On September 1783 peace was settled in Paris

25 Clues: Know as the bloodless rebellion • A response to the Bostan tea party • Where the shot heard around the world was • A was over the expansion of great Britain • a catholic monarch that was feared by many • A bill that protected colonist their rights • On September 1783 peace was settled in Paris • It is a tax that colonist had to pay for paper items • ...

Civil Right Movement Review 2026-03-23

Civil Right Movement Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _______ Sunday Police brutality during the march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
  2. supreme court justice and civil rights attorney
  3. organization created to advocate for the legal rights of people of color
  4. student-led sit-in protests at lunch counter
  5. _______ vs. Board of Education; court ruled "separate but equal" unconstitutional
  6. refers to major approach to protest as advocated by Dr. King
  7. delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, entitled "I Have a Dream"
  8. April 4th, 1968, death Dr. King
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  1. part of SNCC, encouraged student-led activism
  2. refusal to buy goods and services as a means of protest
  3. segregation in practice but not enforced by law
  4. the 24th, banned poll taxes
  5. state/local laws enforcing segregation and inequality
  6. Civil Rights _______, 1965, outlawed discrimination and increased federal power of enforcement
  7. Fair _______ Act, 1964, prohibited discrimination in sale, rental, and financing of housing
  8. _______ X, prominent voice for Black dignity and self-determination
  9. SNCC student leader who later served in congress
  10. the legal and political rights of citizens
  11. initiated Montgomery Bus boycott in 1955
  12. one way that black voters were disenfranchised
  13. organized Freedom Rides and nonviolent direct action initiatives

21 Clues: the 24th, banned poll taxes • April 4th, 1968, death Dr. King • initiated Montgomery Bus boycott in 1955 • the legal and political rights of citizens • student-led sit-in protests at lunch counter • part of SNCC, encouraged student-led activism • one way that black voters were disenfranchised • segregation in practice but not enforced by law • ...

Legislative Branch - Limeberry 2017-11-20

Legislative Branch - Limeberry crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Any committee that includes members of both the House and the Senate.
  2. Subunit of a committee established for the purpose of dividing the committee's workload.
  3. An assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature.
  4. A program added onto a bill that benefits only one or a few congressional districts.
  5. A joint committee that convenes to work out the differences in bills that have passed through both houses.
  6. Two-houses in a legislature.
  7. Section of Article 1 with powers verboten.
  8. Senate majority leader.
  9. The head position of the House of Representatives.
  10. When a senator asks the majority leader not to schedule a vote on a bill.
  11. House minority leader.
  12. This happens every 2 years.
  13. Permanent committee of Congress.
  14. Senate and the House.
  15. People represented by an elected official.
  16. A proposed law
Down
  1. A committee created for a specific purpose.
  2. When the House, the Senate, and the White House are not all controlled by the same political party.
  3. A private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office.
  4. The redrawing of congressional and other legislative lines following the census.
  5. The vice president.
  6. Court ruled that congressional districts must be approximately the same size.
  7. A bill unsigned by the president until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.
  8. When committee members change a bill before it goes to the Full House or Full Senate for a vote.
  9. Drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent.
  10. Established a permanent method for apportioning a constant 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  11. House majority whip.
  12. Senate minority whip.
  13. House majority leader.
  14. The speaker of the house.
  15. This chambers members are determined by population.
  16. Ending debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate.
  17. House minority whip.
  18. Senate majority whip.
  19. Someone who has the advantage in reelections.
  20. One house/chamber.
  21. A stall tactic in the Senate.
  22. Senate minority leader.
  23. This is the section in the constitution that outlines the legislative branch.
  24. Official count of the US population, conducted every 10 years.

40 Clues: A proposed law • One house/chamber. • The vice president. • House majority whip. • House minority whip. • Senate minority whip. • Senate majority whip. • Senate and the House. • House majority leader. • House minority leader. • Senate majority leader. • Senate minority leader. • The speaker of the house. • This happens every 2 years. • Two-houses in a legislature. • ...

DP 7 2021-09-29

DP 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. allowed male African Americans to vote
  2. what amendment got rid of all slavery
  3. they took over 2/3 of the legislative branch
  4. what was the bill proposed by the radical republicans
  5. divided the 10 southern states into 5 military districts
  6. what was set in place to limit African Americans by the southern governments
Down
  1. who made the Ten Percent Plan
  2. what amendment made African Americans citizens
  3. what organization was made and set by the north to help African Americans with nothing
  4. a group against African Americans
  5. what act promised that all African Americans were protected by the rights of any other citizen
  6. what act made the president console congress before firing military officials
  7. when the president says no to something
  8. the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct

14 Clues: who made the Ten Percent Plan • a group against African Americans • what amendment got rid of all slavery • allowed male African Americans to vote • when the president says no to something • they took over 2/3 of the legislative branch • what amendment made African Americans citizens • what was the bill proposed by the radical republicans • ...

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.
Down
  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." • ...

Topic 1 2020-10-01

Topic 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the things that a person is expected to do
  2. to leave a country and move to another one
  3. a person who leaves this country to move to another one
  4. the things that a person is entitled to
Down
  1. a system I’d government in which the people rule through the power to vote for their representatives
  2. a law that has been passed
  3. the things that make a person who they are
  4. the contribution that is made by individuals and businesses to government revenue.
  5. the highest law-making body consisting of head of state, the House of Commons and the house fo lords.

9 Clues: a law that has been passed • the things that a person is entitled to • the things that a person is expected to do • the things that make a person who they are • to leave a country and move to another one • a person who leaves this country to move to another one • the contribution that is made by individuals and businesses to government revenue. • ...

The Green Dragon Tavern Vocab 2015-11-05

The Green Dragon Tavern Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Refusal to buy certain items
  2. A delegate from Pennsylvania who presented the most important plan for colonial defence
  3. To reject or refuse to sign a bill
  4. Chief of the Ottawa tribe
  5. Colonists who wanted independence from Britian
  6. A colonel in the Virginia militia who built a fort for Governor Dinwiddie
  7. A plan of government that called for each state to send delegates to represent each state
  8. To withdraw or take back
Down
  1. 1783 treaty that ended the Revolutionary War
  2. A war in which the French and their Native American allies fought the British soldiers and American militia
  3. A series of laws that restricted the use of foreighn ships for trade between Britian and their colonies
  4. A Native American tribe who helped the French in the French and Indian war
  5. A betrayal of ones counrty
  6. A secret society which was created to protect the rights of colonists
  7. Driving someone into the mountians and destorying their towns

15 Clues: To withdraw or take back • Chief of the Ottawa tribe • A betrayal of ones counrty • Refusal to buy certain items • To reject or refuse to sign a bill • 1783 treaty that ended the Revolutionary War • Colonists who wanted independence from Britian • Driving someone into the mountians and destorying their towns • ...

Jacksonian Democracy Crossword 2025-09-18

Jacksonian Democracy Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of New Orleans: Famous battle won by Andrew Jackson after the War of 1812 officially ended
  2. The right to vote in elections
  3. Crisis: Showdown between South Carolina and federal government over tariffs
  4. Removal Act: Law that forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River
  5. Marshall: Chief Justice who made federal power stronger through his decisions
  6. System: Giving government jobs to loyal supporters after winning an election
Down
  1. Democracy: Political movement promoting voting rights for common men under Andrew Jackson
  2. of Abominations: The 1828 tariff that upset Southern states big time
  3. The presidential power to refuse a bill from Congress
  4. of Tears: The tragic journey where Cherokee and others were forcibly relocated
  5. Review: Supreme Court’s ability to declare laws unconstitutional
  6. of 1828: Election where Jackson beat John Quincy Adams with a “common man” campaign
  7. Bank: The bank Andrew Jackson hated and fought against
  8. v Georgia: Supreme Court case ruling Georgia had no authority over Cherokee lands
  9. Hickory: Andrew Jackson’s tough nickname, like a strong tree

15 Clues: The right to vote in elections • The presidential power to refuse a bill from Congress • Bank: The bank Andrew Jackson hated and fought against • Hickory: Andrew Jackson’s tough nickname, like a strong tree • Review: Supreme Court’s ability to declare laws unconstitutional • of Abominations: The 1828 tariff that upset Southern states big time • ...

Government 2015-10-05

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Commons - One of three parts of the Parliament.
  2. government - The government of Canada that acts and speaks for the whole country.
  3. - A member of the Senate of House of Commons who does not belong to a political party.
  4. - A king or queen of a country.
  5. - To choose a representative in an election.
  6. - Another word for constituency
  7. - To pick one person from a group of several people by voting.
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  1. house - Another name for the Senate.
  2. - A proposal for a law to be considered by the Parliament.
  3. - A person who speaks for you.
  4. - The Upper House of Parliament is made up of 105 Senators.
  5. - A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
  6. - A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
  7. - A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
  8. Minister - The leader of the party in power and the Head of Government.
  9. - A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting.

16 Clues: - A person who speaks for you. • - A king or queen of a country. • - Another word for constituency • house - Another name for the Senate. • - To choose a representative in an election. • of Commons - One of three parts of the Parliament. • - A formal event that follows rules or traditions. • - A proposal for a law to be considered by the Parliament. • ...

Crossword Puzzle Chapter 3 2024-03-19

Crossword Puzzle Chapter 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The exclusive ownership or control of a product or an industry by one company or group
  2. The budgetary spending year; Ga’s fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30
  3. The official count of the population
  4. A proposed law
  5. To reject or refuse to sign a bill
  6. The number of members who must be present in order to conduct business
  7. A formal agreement between two or more nations
  8. Refers to a two-house legislature
  9. To change or make an addition to
  10. The process of determining how many constituents are represented in each voting district
  11. To redraw the boundaries of voting districts to account for the population changes
  12. Lieutenant governor
  13. Income from taxes and fees
Down
  1. Allows the governor to veto a specific spending proposals that he or she considers to be wasteful without vetoing the entire appropriations bill
  2. A person in a legislator’s district
  3. A group of political party members
  4. Presiding officer for House of Representatives; who is chosen by the members of chamber
  5. A plan for receiving and spending money
  6. To set aside for a specific purpose

19 Clues: A proposed law • Lieutenant governor • Income from taxes and fees • To change or make an addition to • Refers to a two-house legislature • A group of political party members • To reject or refuse to sign a bill • A person in a legislator’s district • To set aside for a specific purpose • The official count of the population • A plan for receiving and spending money • ...

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"
Down
  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 • ...

More on Genovia School District v. Gaines 2017-03-28

More on Genovia School District v. Gaines crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of party in Genovia School District v. Gaines that lost in the trial court and is now the appellant (the party bringing the appeal) in the court of appeals.
  2. Andre Gaines felt ___ and anxious after the principal searched him.
  3. Last name of the principal of Genovia Middle School.
  4. The second issue in Genovia v. Gaines is whether the search was ____ in scope.
  5. The first issue in Genovia School District v. Gaines is whether the search of Gaines was ____ at its inception (at the start)
  6. Grade that Gaines is in.
Down
  1. Name of party in Genovia School District v. Gaines who won in the trial court and is now the appellee (the party against whom the appeal is brought) in the court of appeals.
  2. The Fourth Amendment protects against ____ searches and seizures.
  3. Name of person in the real case we have been talking about that established the "precedent" (the rules) by which we can resolve the issues in Genovia v. Gaines.
  4. Gaines claimed that the principal violated his ___ Amendment rights.
  5. The Fourth Amendment is part of the ___ of Rights, that part of the United States Constitution that protects individual liberties.

11 Clues: Grade that Gaines is in. • Last name of the principal of Genovia Middle School. • The Fourth Amendment protects against ____ searches and seizures. • Andre Gaines felt ___ and anxious after the principal searched him. • Gaines claimed that the principal violated his ___ Amendment rights. • ...

Age of Absolutism 2025-11-11

Age of Absolutism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. classes french society was divided into. 1st: clergy; 2nd: nobility; 3rd: everyone else. Based on rank and privilege and was restored under Henry IV.
  2. supported the king
  3. emerged in response to the threat posed by Louis. no one country would be allowed to dominate the continent since a coalition of other countries would rally against a threatening power.
  4. put needs of state before personal wants
Down
  1. 1628; what Bill of Rights is modeled after. Parliament attempted to encourage the king to grant basic legal rights in return for granting tax increases.
  2. became the grandest and most impressive palace in all of Europe under Louis XIV. The awe-inspiring scale of the palace reinforced his image as the most powerful absolute ruler in Europe. Baroque architecture. Was used to help gain control of the nobility.
  3. theory of absolute authority for himself as king and sought to rule parliament.
  4. rebuilt by Catherine the Great and is one of the most glorious examples of baroque architecture in Russia
  5. opposed to king.
  6. derived from traditional assumption of power and belief in "divine right of kings"

10 Clues: opposed to king. • supported the king • put needs of state before personal wants • theory of absolute authority for himself as king and sought to rule parliament. • derived from traditional assumption of power and belief in "divine right of kings" • rebuilt by Catherine the Great and is one of the most glorious examples of baroque architecture in Russia • ...

legislative branch 2026-01-27

legislative branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of Constitution
  2. votes needed to pass a bill without president
  3. granted by congress
  4. If the President vetoes a bill the house and senate can
  5. age needed to be in the house
  6. number of senators
Down
  1. who has the power to confirm the President’s appointments
  2. number of non-voting members
  3. can be declared by congress
  4. approve appointments to the Vice Presidency
  5. years before Members of the House are elected
  6. how much of Senate is up for reelection every two years
  7. the House and the Senate must pass the same _ by majority vote

13 Clues: number of senators • granted by congress • part of Constitution • can be declared by congress • number of non-voting members • age needed to be in the house • approve appointments to the Vice Presidency • votes needed to pass a bill without president • years before Members of the House are elected • how much of Senate is up for reelection every two years • ...

Referendum to Ban Communism 2013-01-30

Referendum to Ban Communism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Communists and their sympathisers were known as
  2. the party that the bill would affect
  3. when the referendum occurred
  4. where the bill was challenged
  5. this would allow the people of Australia to vote on the ban
Down
  1. who introduced the bill
  2. the High court ruled the bill
  3. the Australian fear that if one country became a communist, its neighbours would follow
  4. term used to describe Asia in the 20th century
  5. The ban was past (true or false)
  6. the leader of the Labour Party

11 Clues: who introduced the bill • when the referendum occurred • the High court ruled the bill • where the bill was challenged • the leader of the Labour Party • The ban was past (true or false) • the party that the bill would affect • term used to describe Asia in the 20th century • Communists and their sympathisers were known as • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...

Remicade 2017-11-19

Remicade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. SHEET WHERE WE GO TO GET THE COST SHARE GRID IN SENTENCE FORM
  2. TOOL WHERE WE GO TO GET THE LATEST AND GREATEST PAYER UPDATES
  3. REMICADE IS THIS TYPE OF DRUG
  4. THE INFORMATION WE SEND TO THE DOCTOR
  5. REMICADE
  6. YOU MUST REACH THIS BEFORE THE COINSURANCE KICKS IN
  7. THERE ARE 3 OF THESE
  8. THE PERCENTAGE
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  1. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS BUY AND BILL
  2. MD PURCHASE
  3. IF THE DOCTOR CAN NOT BILL AND THE SPECIALTY PHARMACY CAN'T GET THE DRUG WE WOULD CALL
  4. ONE BUCKET WHICH THE PT. COULD USE A DOLLAR AMOUNT
  5. WHERE YOU WOULD PUT YOUR BLURB ABOUT YOUR BUCKETS
  6. ONE BUCKET WHICH 4 CODES ARE USED FOR
  7. POCKET ONCE MET THE PT. IS COVERED AT 100%
  8. THE DOCTOR WILL BILL THE SPECIALTY PHARMACY
  9. OTHERWISE KNOW AS CHEMO CODES
  10. HOW WE REPORT BENEFITS IF WE ARE UNABLE TO GET ANY
  11. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT

19 Clues: REMICADE • MD PURCHASE • THE PERCENTAGE • THE DOLLAR AMOUNT • THERE ARE 3 OF THESE • REMICADE IS THIS TYPE OF DRUG • OTHERWISE KNOW AS CHEMO CODES • OTHERWISE KNOWN AS BUY AND BILL • ONE BUCKET WHICH 4 CODES ARE USED FOR • THE INFORMATION WE SEND TO THE DOCTOR • POCKET ONCE MET THE PT. IS COVERED AT 100% • THE DOCTOR WILL BILL THE SPECIALTY PHARMACY • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...

Government 2 2015-10-02

Government 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A special title given to the Senators and Cabinet Ministers for like, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as he or she is the Speaker
  2. Of two chambers, or rooms
  3. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, MPs and the Governor General through discussion and voting
  4. The specific geographic area in Canada that a Member of Parliament represents in the House of Commons
  5. The periods into which a Parliament is divided
  6. To choose a representative in an election
  7. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration
  8. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country
  9. To pick one person from a group of several people by voting
  10. A king or queen of a country
  11. A person who speaks for you
  12. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party
  13. A large, heavy, silver-and-gold-covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament
  14. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  15. The daily official record of debates in the Senate and the House of Commons in English and French
Down
  1. A group of Senators. MPs, or both. selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  2. Bills that are passed by Parliament
  3. The political party with the most members elected to the House of Commons
  4. A formal event that follows rules or traditions
  5. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
  6. A group made up of all Senators and MPs from the same political party
  7. The agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament
  8. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament
  9. The process of choosing a representative by vote
  10. The person in charge of a meeting
  11. The set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
  12. The bringing to an end of a Parliament, either at the end of its four-year term or if the government is defeated on a motion of non-confidence, by proclamation
  13. A change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  14. A group of all Ministers (House of Commons, Senate)
  15. One of two large rooms in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings
  16. To change or improve something
  17. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules

32 Clues: Of two chambers, or rooms • A person who speaks for you • A king or queen of a country • To change or improve something • The person in charge of a meeting • Bills that are passed by Parliament • To choose a representative in an election • The periods into which a Parliament is divided • A formal event that follows rules or traditions • ...

Mya Williams Ap Government Crossword 2021-01-15

Mya Williams Ap Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two branches or chambers
  2. congress can pass what other than bills
  3. you can have these amendments but not those
  4. provided all citizens equal with protection under the laws.(use number)
  5. incumbents willing by 55% or more
  6. H.R indicates what?
  7. a change made to legislation that was not align with the bill
  8. a count of people in the area
  9. S indicates what?
  10. a questioning session for the senate
  11. ending a debate and voting on it
  12. a group of representative
Down
  1. trying to stop a bill from going into action
  2. there are 435 of them
  3. the president is this running up against the challenger
  4. upper chamber of the united states congress
  5. more smaller divided committees
  6. someone voting by themselves in an electoral district
  7. Permits amendments from the floor
  8. the senates nickname is?
  9. a wannabe law
  10. citizens are now allowed to vote for their senators because of what? (use number)
  11. you only have 20 minutes to debate
  12. if you need to debate you should say...
  13. what do most bills do in committee?

25 Clues: a wannabe law • S indicates what? • H.R indicates what? • there are 435 of them • two branches or chambers • the senates nickname is? • a group of representative • a count of people in the area • more smaller divided committees • ending a debate and voting on it • Permits amendments from the floor • incumbents willing by 55% or more • you only have 20 minutes to debate • ...

Crossword 2015-05-25

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When bills are not getting through because parties are blocking each other
  2. A bill that is attached to another
  3. The practice of exchanging favors
  4. Forcing someone to testify as a witness
  5. When a congressman does something to purposely help a constituent
  6. Broadcast material intended both to entertain and to inform
  7. Political philosophy (liberal, conservative, etc.)
  8. Someone who looks good on TV
  9. A bill cannot be changed when it is on the floor
  10. A journalist that searches for scandals
Down
  1. Rejecting a bill
  2. Intentionally changing the boundaries to favor one party
  3. When a congressman talks to fill up time and prevent any voting from occurring
  4. A social media site known for the "thumbs up" icon
  5. A poll of voters taken immediately after they leave the polling stations
  6. A small assembly of congressmen
  7. People congressmen represent
  8. A process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity that may result in removal
  9. Information that has become public due to a breach in security
  10. A count of all the people in each state taken every 10 years

20 Clues: Rejecting a bill • People congressmen represent • Someone who looks good on TV • A small assembly of congressmen • The practice of exchanging favors • A bill that is attached to another • Forcing someone to testify as a witness • A journalist that searches for scandals • A bill cannot be changed when it is on the floor • A social media site known for the "thumbs up" icon • ...

Crossword 2015-05-25

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Forcing someone to testify as a witness
  2. The practice of exchanging favors
  3. A small assembly of congressmen
  4. Intentionally changing the boundaries to favor one party
  5. People congressmen represent
  6. A social media site known for the "thumbs up" icon
  7. A bill cannot be changed when it is on the floor
Down
  1. A poll of voters taken immediately after they leave the polling stations
  2. Information that has become public due to a breach in security
  3. Someone who looks good on TV
  4. A journalist that searches for scandals
  5. Broadcast material intended both to entertain and to inform
  6. A process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity that may result in removal
  7. When a congressman does something to purposely help a constituent
  8. Rejecting a bill
  9. When bills are not getting through because parties are blocking each other
  10. A bill that is attached to another
  11. When a congressman talks to fill up time and prevent any voting from occurring
  12. A count of all the people in each state taken every 10 years
  13. Political philosophy (liberal, conservative, etc.)

20 Clues: Rejecting a bill • Someone who looks good on TV • People congressmen represent • A small assembly of congressmen • The practice of exchanging favors • A bill that is attached to another • Forcing someone to testify as a witness • A journalist that searches for scandals • A bill cannot be changed when it is on the floor • A social media site known for the "thumbs up" icon • ...

A question of rights 2017-10-18

A question of rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. challenged the Victorian state on allowing women who were not married or living in a defacto relationship to acess IVF services
  2. a person or group that can show they have been personally affected by the actions of another person or group and suffered as a result
  3. a way of establishing new legal rights or principles
  4. law made by parliament
  5. organisation to protect human rights in Australia
  6. empty land
  7. the reason for the decision in a test case creates a
  8. a place a person or group with standing can go to challenge a law
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  1. entitlements or permissions usually of a legal or moral nature
  2. used peaceful disobedience of the law to draw attention to the mistreatment of their people
  3. Australian source of human rights
  4. a person against whom a civil legal action is taken in a civil case
  5. the basic rights and freedoms that all human beings are entitled to have
  6. law made by judges
  7. challenged the Queensland government on land rights
  8. a person bringing a civil action

16 Clues: empty land • law made by judges • law made by parliament • a person bringing a civil action • Australian source of human rights • organisation to protect human rights in Australia • challenged the Queensland government on land rights • a way of establishing new legal rights or principles • the reason for the decision in a test case creates a • ...

Issues of Human Rights 2025-04-02

Issues of Human Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. God made man in his own...
  2. The worldwide community of Muslims
  3. Unconditional love for all of mankind.
  4. The practice of suppressing and limiting access to materials considered obscene, offensive or a threat to security.
  5. The number of rights and the Declaration of Human Rights.
  6. Acts of treating groups of people, or individuals differently, based on prejudice.
  7. Martin Luther King's approach to protest.
  8. We are all as equal as the teeth of a...
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  1. Hostility or prejudice against Muslims.
  2. The right that Malala fought for.
  3. The Good _______. A famous parable told by Jesus.
  4. Believing in and supporting ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable.
  5. Love thy __________.
  6. The pilgrimage that inspired Malcom X.
  7. The type of theology that inspired Oscar Romero.
  8. The number of wives mentioned in the Hadith that lead prayers.

16 Clues: Love thy __________. • God made man in his own... • The right that Malala fought for. • The worldwide community of Muslims • Unconditional love for all of mankind. • The pilgrimage that inspired Malcom X. • Hostility or prejudice against Muslims. • We are all as equal as the teeth of a... • Martin Luther King's approach to protest. • ...

Key-Terms 3 2023-08-24

Key-Terms 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Relating to a simple, elegant style that characterized the arts in Europe during the late 1700s.
  2. the agreement by which people limit and define their individual rights, thus creating an organized society or government.
  3. Published an essay called- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792. Disagreed with Rousseau that women's education should be secondary to men's.
  4. a 18th-century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and scientific method to all aspects of life
  5. arguably the most brilliant and influential of the philosophes. He published more than 70 books of political essays, philosophy, and drama.
  6. another great philosophy who is passionately committed to individual freedom.
  7. in the middle ages, was the belief that the earth was in the center, and planets revolved around the earth.
  8. A statement of the reasons for the American colonies' break with Britain, approved by the Second Continental Congress in 1776.
  9. Congress formally added to the Constitution the ten amendments known as the
  10. an Italian scientist who built on the new theories about Astronomy.
  11. an English scientist who helped to bring together the breakthroughs of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo under a single theory of motion.
  12. an influential French writer who devoted himself to the study of political philosophy.
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  1. the idea that earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
  2. one of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment.
  3. Power was divided between national and state governments.
  4. a belief held by enlightenment thinkers that truth could be discovered through reason or logical thinking.
  5. Declaration of Independence written by a political leader.
  6. a belief held by many scientists and philosophers during the enlightenment that God created the universe and allowed it to run on its own following natural laws.
  7. Relating to a grand, ornate style that characterized European painting, music, and architecture in the 1600s and early 1700s.
  8. measures designed to prevent any one branch of government from dominating the others.
  9. a major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500’s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs.
  10. One of the 18th century European monarchs who was inspired by Enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respect the rights of subjects.
  11. Ruled from 1762-1796. An admired philosopher.
  12. A logical procedure for gathering information about the natural world, in which experiments and observations are used to test hypotheses.
  13. an English philosopher who founded British empiricism.
  14. a social gathering of intellectuals and artists, like those held in the homes of wealthy women in Paris and other European cities during the enlightenment.

26 Clues: Ruled from 1762-1796. An admired philosopher. • an English philosopher who founded British empiricism. • Power was divided between national and state governments. • Declaration of Independence written by a political leader. • the idea that earth and the other planets revolve around the sun • an Italian scientist who built on the new theories about Astronomy. • ...

US Government 2024-05-07

US Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Branch of governmet that interprets laws
  2. Branch of government that writes laws
  3. Congressional chamber represented by two members from each state
  4. The highest executive of a city or town
  5. The title given to the leader of the House of Represenatives
  6. The country the US gained its independence from
  7. National Cemetary that honors our nations heros
  8. Branch of government that enforceds laws
  9. A collection of museums consentrated around the National Mall
  10. The President is the Commander and Chief of this
  11. The name of the war that began in 1776
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  1. The head of the Executive Branch
  2. With Mount, this S.Dakota monument honors four former presidents
  3. Prior to becoming independent, the US was originally 13 of these
  4. The group of presidential advisors
  5. The US agency concerned with space travel
  6. This five sided building is for the Department of Defense
  7. The document that establishes and outlines the US government
  8. The process of determining our representatives and the president
  9. Each star on the US flag represents these
  10. The hightest executive of a state
  11. The first ten of these makes up the Bill of Rights
  12. The department responsible for printing and regulating US currency
  13. With DC, the capital city
  14. The number of justices in the Supreme Court

25 Clues: With DC, the capital city • The head of the Executive Branch • The hightest executive of a state • The group of presidential advisors • Branch of government that writes laws • The name of the war that began in 1776 • The highest executive of a city or town • Branch of governmet that interprets laws • Branch of government that enforceds laws • ...

Colonial Era through the US Constitution 2023-11-30

Colonial Era through the US Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Allows Congress to pass legislation
  2. This was a British tax on paper goods
  3. Law signed under the Articles of Confederation that prohibited slavery in the Ohio River Valley region
  4. The official term for a legislative branch that has two chambers
  5. This clause found in Article VI. Section 2 of the US Constitution makes clear that the US government is higher than state governments
  6. This amendment allows states legislate on topics that the federal government has not already regulated
  7. Found in the 12th Amendment, this is not popular vote is how the president is elected in the United States
  8. Name of pamphlet published the same year as the Declaration of Independence to convince colonists reasons to separate from Britain
  9. This group argued for a strong central government and did not believe the Bill of Rights was necessary to include in the US Constitution
  10. Gives legislative power to Congress
  11. This compromise between the north and south enhancing the population of the southern states by counting enslaved people as part of it
  12. Allowed for the importation of enslaved people until the year, 1808
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  1. Advocated for more states rights
  2. Rebellion that occurred in the state of Virginia over farmers wanting more land and protesting taxes
  3. Taken every decade and used to determine the number of representatives each state can send to Congress
  4. corrects this weakness of the Articles of Confederation and allows Congress to tax the states
  5. A trade regulation stipulating that colonies can only trade within the empire
  6. the first ten amendments that were added as part of the Constitution
  7. This compromise was made between the states of Virginia and New Jersey creating a bicameral legislature
  8. American delegates met in Philadelphia to revise the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
  9. Some argue this war was started by Washington and his Ohio Company

21 Clues: Advocated for more states rights • Allows Congress to pass legislation • Gives legislative power to Congress • This was a British tax on paper goods • The official term for a legislative branch that has two chambers • Some argue this war was started by Washington and his Ohio Company • Allowed for the importation of enslaved people until the year, 1808 • ...

Law D1 2026-02-28

Law D1 crossword puzzle
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  1. a person under the age of 18
  2. the legal right to possess and control property
  3. legal claims or entitlements protected by law
  4. LEGAL ________ is the ability to have rights and duties
  5. _____ of majority is the legal age when a person becomes an adult
  6. ________ person is an individual human being
  7. __________ person a group recognized by law as having rights and duties
  8. legal responsibilities a person must fulfill
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  1. a person or group that has rights and duties under the law
  2. property or rights received from someone who has died
  3. ________ subject is the person who has a duty or obligation
  4. Capacity to _________ is the ability to create, modify or terminate legal rights
  5. _______ subject is the person who holds a right
  6. _________ to act is the inability to exercise rights independently
  7. a person who has reached the age of majority

15 Clues: a person under the age of 18 • ________ person is an individual human being • a person who has reached the age of majority • legal responsibilities a person must fulfill • legal claims or entitlements protected by law • the legal right to possess and control property • _______ subject is the person who holds a right • ...

Federal and States courts systems 2024-03-18

Federal and States courts systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To change the wording or meaning of a motion, bill, or Constitution.
  2. A union of groups or states in which each member agrees to give up some of its governmental power in certain areas to a central authority
  3. Two parts
  4. 435 members
  5. Relating to an entire nation
  6. A proposal made by a member to alter the language or provisions of a bill or act
  7. A box attached to the side of the Clerk’s desk in the House of Representatives
  8. A system of government by all eligible people, often through their representatives.
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  1. Removing the President
  2. Came over from different country
  3. To sign or officially approve an agreement, treaty, contract, amendment, or similar document.
  4. In charge of the United States
  5. 100 members
  6. Being unfaithful or disloyal to one’s own country.
  7. Independence or freedom
  8. List of bills
  9. A person elected or appointed to the Senate and duly sworn is a Senator. There are currently 100 members in the Senate.
  10. President refuses to approve a bill
  11. 535 members in total, part of the legislative branch
  12. A meeting or session of a committee of Congress, usually open to the public,

20 Clues: Two parts • 100 members • 435 members • List of bills • Removing the President • Independence or freedom • Relating to an entire nation • In charge of the United States • Came over from different country • President refuses to approve a bill • Being unfaithful or disloyal to one’s own country. • 535 members in total, part of the legislative branch • ...

Gov 2022-07-20

Gov crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Each state has two of these
  2. what is the branch that distributes justive?
  3. The set of laws that every person has to follow and or get
  4. when you turn 18 you can?
  5. not the house of representative but the ?
  6. What is a bill before its a bill
  7. the person who becomes president if the president dies
  8. the cheif of the army is also the president
  9. The system for how we elect our president
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  1. The name of the system that stops a branch of goverment from getting to powerful?
  2. The first 10 amendments are known as?
  3. which system in congress is considered the younger class and more responsive to the public
  4. name the type of goverment the united states of america uses
  5. what makes up the house of representatives
  6. The power of the judical branch is?
  7. The highest court is the?
  8. what are courts made up of?
  9. What is a law before its a law?
  10. name the goverment system were there are the local goverment and the national goverment working togather to complete jobs
  11. the power of the president over congress

20 Clues: The highest court is the? • when you turn 18 you can? • Each state has two of these • what are courts made up of? • What is a law before its a law? • What is a bill before its a bill • The power of the judical branch is? • The first 10 amendments are known as? • the power of the president over congress • not the house of representative but the ? • ...

EOC Item Specification : SS.7.C.1.6 2014-12-18

EOC Item Specification : SS.7.C.1.6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. must be won in each state if a candidate wants to have a shot winning their party's nomination.
  2. ____ receives its power from the people and exists to serve them.
  3. The ____ was a document signed among the 13 original colonies that established the United States of America.
  4. The ____ was the rebellion of 13 of the North American colonies of Great Britain.
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  1. The ____ were a group of men who made significant contributions to the constitution.
  2. Alexander Hamilton was one of the founding fathers who helped make the ____.
  3. There are ____ amendments to the Bill of Rights.
  4. The ____ was the introduction to the Constitution.
  5. The ____ was a convention of delegates called together from the 13 colonies.
  6. The ____ administrates and implements federal laws.
  7. There are ____ amendments in the U.S Constitution.
  8. The government wants to form a more perfect ____.

12 Clues: There are ____ amendments to the Bill of Rights. • The government wants to form a more perfect ____. • The ____ was the introduction to the Constitution. • There are ____ amendments in the U.S Constitution. • The ____ administrates and implements federal laws. • ____ receives its power from the people and exists to serve them. • ...

SCOTUS Cases Review 2025-04-14

SCOTUS Cases Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The clause that protects freedom to practice religion
  2. Limited the commerce clause power of Congress in a gun-free school zone case
  3. Power of the courts to declare laws and executive actions unconstitutional
  4. Federal courts can rule on legislative redistricting cases
  5. Abortion case based on the right to privacy
  6. Term for the application of Bill of Rights protections to the states
  7. This clause supports the federal government as supreme over state law
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  1. This clause was key in striking down a school-led prayer
  2. Established the principle of judicial review
  3. Held that prayer in public schools violates the Establishment Clause
  4. Race cannot be the sole factor in drawing district lines
  5. Ruled that states cannot tax federal institutions
  6. States must provide an attorney to those who can’t afford one
  7. Government cannot censor press unless there's a “heavy presumption” against prior restraint
  8. Court case protecting political spending as a form of free speech
  9. "Separate but equal" is inherently unequal
  10. Legalized symbolic student protest with armbands in school, symbolic speech is protected by the First Amendment

17 Clues: "Separate but equal" is inherently unequal • Abortion case based on the right to privacy • Established the principle of judicial review • Ruled that states cannot tax federal institutions • The clause that protects freedom to practice religion • This clause was key in striking down a school-led prayer • Race cannot be the sole factor in drawing district lines • ...

AP gov/econ 2021-01-13

AP gov/econ crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a population count done every 10 years
  2. only one house or group of congress
  3. a role call that happens in order see if theres enough people to work
  4. small groups that talk about and work on bills
  5. the vote from a comittee to decide something
  6. already having the position giving you a advantage over who your running against
  7. person in charge and the head of the house of representatives
  8. a committee made whenever both groups in congress make different versions of the same bill
  9. the head person of the senate who is in charge
  10. when comittees edit and revise bills to what they like
  11. the beginning and starting idea of a law
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  1. the ammendemetn that gives the people the direct election of their representatives and senators
  2. districts where someone wins very easily without change
  3. complete agreement to debate
  4. when senators prevent the voting of a bill or unanimous consent
  5. a committee that passes rules instead of bills
  6. the complete and deliberate assembly of legislature
  7. the people represented by an elected official
  8. the way to bring a bill out of committee
  9. the committee that bills go to about raising and lowering taxes
  10. the half of congress made up of people from each state and each stte has it won amount of these people
  11. a way to vote and end a filibuster needing 60 senators to vote in favor of
  12. legislature having wo different branches
  13. the half of congress made up of two people from each state
  14. when people talk to waste time and prevent work, this can also be used as a threat

25 Clues: complete agreement to debate • only one house or group of congress • a population count done every 10 years • the way to bring a bill out of committee • legislature having wo different branches • the beginning and starting idea of a law • the vote from a comittee to decide something • the people represented by an elected official • ...

Everything stuck to him 2024-03-07

Everything stuck to him crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The protagonist's occupation in the story
  2. The object that Bill uses to try and remove the animal
  3. The type of animal that Bill finds stuck to him
  4. town. The main setting of the story
  5. The title of one of Raymond Carver's famous short stories is
  6. The emotion that Bill experiences throughout the story
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  1. The color of the animal that Bill finds stuck to him
  2. Carver. The author of "Everything Stuck to Him"
  3. Bill's wife's name
  4. The type of weather that is mentioned in the story

10 Clues: Bill's wife's name • town. The main setting of the story • The protagonist's occupation in the story • Carver. The author of "Everything Stuck to Him" • The type of animal that Bill finds stuck to him • The type of weather that is mentioned in the story • The color of the animal that Bill finds stuck to him • The object that Bill uses to try and remove the animal • ...

Debate and Compromise pg. 86-87 2026-03-11

Debate and Compromise pg. 86-87 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made into law; approved formally
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  1. changes. The amendments are part of the Constitution
  2. States Constitution the law that sets up the U.S. federal government and gives power to the states and rights to the people
  3. of Rights the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, protects the basic rights of people

4 Clues: made into law; approved formally • changes. The amendments are part of the Constitution • of Rights the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, protects the basic rights of people • States Constitution the law that sets up the U.S. federal government and gives power to the states and rights to the people

Cold War Era 2 2024-04-05

Cold War Era 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Old-time singer, friend of Kennedy, mafia-connected.
  2. Slang term used still today for an awkward, overly smart person.
  3. Name of the court decision ending segregation was Brown v. ______
  4. Nickname for the US space program to the moon, named after a God.
  5. Rosa Parks made her "stand" at this moving location.
  6. Nickname for John Kennedy that friends used
  7. Which nation put a man in space first, US or Russia?
  8. Three-letter term for possible space alien ship, a 1950s obsession, unidentified flying object.
  9. The part of Korea that turned to Communism
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  1. When the US and USSR would not face each other directly but used other nations, that is a proxy ____.
  2. The 1960s Asian war that Lyndon Johnson expanded after JFK died
  3. Type of official who negotiates and calms tensions between countries
  4. Benefits given to soldiers were listed on the G.I. ___.
  5. Term for armageddon threat of MAD, mutually assured ____.
  6. City in Texas where JFK was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald
  7. After the civil rights era, this was our first Black President.
  8. Segregation ended because of a Supreme ____ decision.

17 Clues: The part of Korea that turned to Communism • Nickname for John Kennedy that friends used • Old-time singer, friend of Kennedy, mafia-connected. • Rosa Parks made her "stand" at this moving location. • Which nation put a man in space first, US or Russia? • City in Texas where JFK was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald • Segregation ended because of a Supreme ____ decision. • ...

Canadian Goverment 2016-01-23

Canadian Goverment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. step a bill must pass though in order to become a law
  2. one member from each political party who is choson to keep the other members of their political party informed about the house business
  3. another turm for the legislative assemblely
  4. when the governing party holds more than half of the seats in the house
  5. a geographic are of ontario that is represented by an mpp in the legislative assembly
  6. the leader of the political party with the highest number of elected mpps
  7. a bill that has receved royal assent and has become a law
  8. a person who is running in an election
  9. a way for a person or group of people to make a decision
  10. an organized discussion where participants present diffent opinions
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  1. the leader of the political party with the highest number of elected MPP
  2. job is to uphold the rules of parliament and ensure that all business of the chamber is carried out in an orderly manner
  3. steps a bill must pass through in order to become a law
  4. a ceremonial staff that is a symbol of the speaker authority to over see the legislature
  5. a government department that is in charge of one or several of the provincial goverment responsibilities
  6. all political parties and independent MPP who do not belong to the governing party
  7. a proposed law
  8. room in the legislative building where mpps meet to debate and make provincial laws
  9. the person who advises the speaker and the MPP on the rules and procedures of parlumet
  10. a sheet of paper that lists the names of all the candidates standing for election

20 Clues: a proposed law • a person who is running in an election • another turm for the legislative assemblely • step a bill must pass though in order to become a law • steps a bill must pass through in order to become a law • a way for a person or group of people to make a decision • a bill that has receved royal assent and has become a law • ...

Legislative Branch 2023-11-27

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Legislative Branch is responsible for making this.
  2. the number of Representatives in Congress is determined by this.
  3. Word used to define a two-house legislature.
  4. Party that has the least members is referred to as this.
  5. Act of Congress that forces congressmen to leave office.
  6. The overall leader of the House of Representatives is given what title?
  7. House where states are represented equally in.
  8. Action of a congressman talking until a bill's sponsor withdraws it
  9. The opening session of congress is set by this constitutional amendment.
  10. Meetings of Congress are referred to as this.
  11. Party that has the most members is referred to as this
  12. This house consists of a number or individuals that is determined by state population.
  13. When a Representative wants to introduce a bill they put it in this specific box.
  14. Person in Congress responsible makin sure laws that are passed are in the best interest of
  15. Overall leader of the Senate
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  1. Age someone has to be to be a Representative
  2. Representatives need to have been a US citizen for this number of years.
  3. Person who can veto laws passed by Congress
  4. Action of a committee setting a bill aside without considering it.
  5. A formal disapproval of a congressman's actions.
  6. A representatives term last this many years
  7. own political party.
  8. Age you need to be to run for Senate.
  9. In order for a bill to become a law it has to pass both houses with this amount of votes.
  10. A senators term lasts for this many years
  11. Type of vote where members names are called individually.
  12. Number of senators in the US government.

27 Clues: own political party. • Overall leader of the Senate • Age you need to be to run for Senate. • Number of senators in the US government. • A senators term lasts for this many years • Person who can veto laws passed by Congress • A representatives term last this many years • Age someone has to be to be a Representative • Word used to define a two-house legislature. • ...

MLK Day Crossword 2025-01-17

MLK Day Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on one.
  2. Bringing people together, a goal of MLK's movement.
  3. Civil ______ were central to his work.
  4. Last name of the civil rights leader.
  5. City in Alabama famous for its marches.
  6. MLK believed this conquers hate.
  7. Opposite of violence, something MLK advocated for.
  8. Someone with big hopes for the future, like MLK.
  9. MLK worked tirelessly to create this in society.
  10. MLK delivered many powerful ones.
  11. A goal of the civil rights movement.
  12. MLK won this Peace Prize in 1964.
  13. Refusal to buy or use something, like in Montgomery.
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  1. Fair treatment MLK fought for.
  2. A peaceful method of protest used by MLK.
  3. City where MLK was born.
  4. A group walking for a cause, like in Selma.
  5. MLK was one of these in the civil rights movement.
  6. "I Have a ______" speech.
  7. MLK's vision for all people.

20 Clues: City where MLK was born. • "I Have a ______" speech. • MLK's vision for all people. • Fair treatment MLK fought for. • MLK believed this conquers hate. • MLK delivered many powerful ones. • MLK won this Peace Prize in 1964. • A goal of the civil rights movement. • Last name of the civil rights leader. • Civil ______ were central to his work. • ...

No Tricks, Just Treats 2025-10-06

No Tricks, Just Treats crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pay-as-you-go
  2. place a ticket here
  3. Get rid of temp pole
  4. Landlord rate
  5. an organization exempt from Releases
  6. Section 3.05 of BEC Bylaws
  7. Required for temp pole
  8. More time on past due bill
  9. Number of board seats up for re-election
  10. Required for ground up
  11. Starts at $250
  12. Complete the Home Profile for accuracy
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  1. Bill Cycle 21
  2. Membership with two names
  3. Steps of a service order
  4. MS Department VP
  5. Type of tax we sometimes charge
  6. Budget recalculation month
  7. Four points on BEC credit rating
  8. Section 606 of BEC Service Rules & Regulations
  9. 1.5% of past due
  10. Annual Meeting on 11/12/25

22 Clues: Pay-as-you-go • Bill Cycle 21 • Landlord rate • Starts at $250 • MS Department VP • 1.5% of past due • place a ticket here • Get rid of temp pole • Required for temp pole • Required for ground up • Steps of a service order • Membership with two names • Budget recalculation month • Section 3.05 of BEC Bylaws • More time on past due bill • Annual Meeting on 11/12/25 • ...

US Government 2024-05-31

US Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The group of presidential advisors
  2. Before becoming independent, the US was originally 13 of these
  3. The highest executive of a city or town
  4. A collection of museums concentrated around the National Mall
  5. The head of the Executive Branch
  6. The highest executive of a state
  7. The title given to the leader of the House of Representatives
  8. The process of determining our representatives and the president
  9. The document that establishes and outlines the US government
  10. The name of the war that began in 1776
  11. US agency concerned with space travel
  12. Branch of government that enforces laws
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  1. Branch of government that writes laws
  2. Branch of government that interprets laws
  3. The President is the Commander-in-Chief of this
  4. The first ten of these make up the Bill of Rights
  5. This five-sided building is for the Department of Defense
  6. With DC, the capital city
  7. Congressional chamber represented by two members from each state
  8. National Cemetery that honors our nation's heroes
  9. The number of justices in the Supreme Court
  10. With Mount: South Dakota monument honors four former presidents
  11. Each star on the US flag represents these
  12. Country from which the US gained its independence
  13. The department responsible for printing and regulating US currency

25 Clues: With DC, the capital city • The head of the Executive Branch • The highest executive of a state • The group of presidential advisors • Branch of government that writes laws • US agency concerned with space travel • The name of the war that began in 1776 • The highest executive of a city or town • Branch of government that enforces laws • ...

Chapter 3/4 Review - Florence 2021-03-08

Chapter 3/4 Review - Florence crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a single person
  2. established Canada as bilingual
  3. what individuals or groups can legally do
  4. government provided,payed for by taxes
  5. a written grant of rights and freedoms
  6. the ability to move freely
  7. this was passed in response to 9/11
  8. the only officially bilingual province
  9. Manitoba Act said Metis could keep farms here
  10. passed because of the red river rebellion
  11. an organization to protect workers’ rights
  12. English and French
  13. everyone has the same rights and opportunities
Down
  1. treating a group of people poorly
  2. he apologized for residential schools
  3. a special set of laws for a country
  4. the belief that your culture is best
  5. the movement to get women the vote
  6. become part of a different cultural group
  7. documents for land given to Metis
  8. a list of people barred from boarding planes
  9. agreements between the queen and first nations

22 Clues: a single person • English and French • the ability to move freely • established Canada as bilingual • treating a group of people poorly • documents for land given to Metis • the movement to get women the vote • a special set of laws for a country • this was passed in response to 9/11 • the belief that your culture is best • he apologized for residential schools • ...

AP Gov Exam Review: Topic 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government 2023-03-17

AP Gov Exam Review: Topic 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A key House committee that sets the terms for how/when each bill will be voted on by the full House
  2. Act by which a president formally rejects a bill and returns it to Congress
  3. Powers specifically written in the text of the Constitution
  4. Style of leadership/representation in which an elected official acts on his/her own policy views/judgement
  5. Party leadership positions in each chamber of Congress; these people check on how party members plan to vote on a bill and attempt to keep members in line with the party’s priorities
  6. A philosophy of judicial review that typically defers to standing precedent and the judgements of elected officials, rarely overturning policies or precedents
  7. Group who directly advise the president; overseen by the Chief of Staff
  8. Powers that are not written in the Constitution, but can be reasonably inferred to exist
  9. A philosophy of judicial review that includes bold rulings that often overturn longstanding precedents
  10. Style of leadership/representation in which an elected official acts on the opinion of his/her constituents, rather than his/her own personal opinions
  11. A document that must be signed by a majority of all House members, in order to force a bill out of a committee for a vote by the whole House
  12. Spending items intended to bring funding to benefit an elected official’s home district or state; these serve as a political advantage to incumbents
  13. Category of spending that includes non-mandatory items that may be renegotiated in each budget, such as transportation, education, and military funding
  14. A program such as Social Security or Medicare, which disburses benefits to all qualified individuals, regardless of financial need
  15. Clause from Article I of the Constitution; it allows Congress to exercise implied powers beyond those enumerated in the text of the Constitution
  16. The redrawing of legislative district boundaries to advantage the party in control of the state legislature
Down
  1. A judicial standard established by an earlier court ruling
  2. Broad term referring to the policy issues that are currently the focus of elected officials; this is heavily influenced by input from linkage institutions
  3. A presidential directive to the bureaucracy on how/when to enforce a particular policy; this carries all the force of a law but does not require Congressional approval
  4. Vernacular term for a president’s informal power to influence the policy agenda by making speeches and public appearances
  5. Power of the legislative branch to investigate and oversee executive branch activities
  6. Technique used in the Senate by the minority party to indefinitely delay a final vote on a bill by taking advantage of unlimited debate
  7. Statement made by a president when approving a bill; it states his/her interpretation of the intent and proper implementation of the law; of questionable legal/Constitutional validity
  8. Circumstance in which the party in control of at least one house of Congress is different from the party of the president
  9. An action taken by a president, whereby a bill passed by Congress is automatically rejected if a president fails to act on it within 10 days, while Congress remains in session
  10. Vote in the Senate to end debate and bring a bill to a final vote; used to end a filibuster
  11. Doctrine established by federal courts, referencing the standard that in legislative districts, the proportion of residents per representative should be roughly equal from district to district. Also refers broadly to the idea of voting equality
  12. Category of spending that must be fully funded regardless of other budgetary decisions; this includes items such as entitlements and interest payments
  13. Style of leadership/representation in which an elected official acts on his/her own judgements on certain issues and reflects the views of constituents on others
  14. Latin phrase meaning ‘let the decision stand,’ suggesting that judicial precedents should be followed

30 Clues: A judicial standard established by an earlier court ruling • Powers specifically written in the text of the Constitution • Group who directly advise the president; overseen by the Chief of Staff • Act by which a president formally rejects a bill and returns it to Congress • Power of the legislative branch to investigate and oversee executive branch activities • ...

Civil Liberties Crossword 2025-03-18

Civil Liberties Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amendment that grants citizens the right to bear arms
  2. another term for civil liberties
  3. the amendment that protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures without a waarrant
Down
  1. fundamental rights and freedoms that are protected by the United States Constitution
  2. the amendment that prevents excessive bail/fines and cruel/unusual punishment
  3. the amendment that protects the five fundamental rights that are received at birth
  4. formal change or addition made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution, often used to modify or improve something that already exists

7 Clues: another term for civil liberties • the amendment that grants citizens the right to bear arms • the amendment that prevents excessive bail/fines and cruel/unusual punishment • the amendment that protects the five fundamental rights that are received at birth • fundamental rights and freedoms that are protected by the United States Constitution • ...

Government and Law Crossword 2012-06-15

Government and Law Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This person is on the one hundred dollar bill
  2. A written order commanding a person to appear in court
  3. Having illegal drugs is an example of this
  4. Person suing
  5. Non-partisan person in Congress
  6. This person is on the two dollar bill
  7. A _____'s term is two years
  8. The introduction to the Constitution
  9. Owning a weapon without a permit is an example of this
  10. Person in charge of the court room
  11. Judgment made at the end of the hearing
  12. Person being sued
  13. This person is on the ten dollar bill
  14. Where the defendant pleads guilty or not guilty
  15. Getting a speeding ticket is an example of this
  16. A type of bond involving a third party
  17. _____ of Independence
  18. Pro _____
Down
  1. A type of bond using a house as collateral
  2. Who sailed the ocean blue in 1492?
  3. America's first action hero
  4. Articles of _____
  5. House of _____
  6. The famous bounty hunter
  7. The _____'s term is four years
  8. The judge of the Supreme Court
  9. The _____ College elects the President
  10. This house of Congress has one hundred members
  11. A _____'s term is six years

29 Clues: Pro _____ • Person suing • House of _____ • Articles of _____ • Person being sued • _____ of Independence • The famous bounty hunter • America's first action hero • A _____'s term is two years • A _____'s term is six years • The _____'s term is four years • The judge of the Supreme Court • Non-partisan person in Congress • Who sailed the ocean blue in 1492? • ...

Government #4 2015-10-11

Government #4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament
  2. the parliament buildings have three parts, the West Block, the _______ _______ and the East Block
  3. a group made up of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same political party
  4. to change or improve something; for example, a law or an Act of Parliament
  5. to choose a representative in an election
  6. a Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
  7. the specific geographic area in Canada that a member of Parliament represents in the House Of Commons
  8. the process of choosing a representative by vote
  9. the political party with the most members elected to the House Of Commons usually forms the Government
  10. a change that is made to a bill, a motion or a committee report with the intention of improving it
  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. the Member of Parliament or Senator in a political party who is responsible for keeping other party Members informed about the Chamber's business and making sure they re present in the Chamber, especially when a vote is expected
  14. a group of all ministers, mostly from the House Of Commons and at least one from the Senate
Down
  1. another word for constituency or electoral district
  2. the person in charge of a meeting
  3. a group of Senators, Members of Parliament, or both,selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it
  4. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a Federal Parliament
  5. of two chambers or rooms
  6. the Government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year
  7. a rule for all Canadians made by Senators
  8. one of two large rooms in the centre block of the Parliament Buildings
  9. the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation
  10. bills that are passed by Parliament
  11. a formal event that follows rules or traditions
  12. a special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life and to the Speaker of the House Of Commons as long as he or she is the speaker
  13. a Member of the Senate or House of Commons who does not belong to a political party
  14. a discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules
  15. the city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business
  16. to pick one person from a group of several people by voting

30 Clues: of two chambers or rooms • the person in charge of a meeting • bills that are passed by Parliament • a rule for all Canadians made by Senators • to choose a representative in an election • a formal event that follows rules or traditions • the process of choosing a representative by vote • another word for constituency or electoral district • ...

ED, LAW & POLICY 2023-11-16

ED, LAW & POLICY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The president who signed NCLB
  2. The last name of deputy superintendent of FAMU DRS
  3. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is located in
  4. HB Stands for
  5. The first Black President who passed the ESSA
  6. The former Black Panther who is a professor and public Education Advocate
  7. The acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
  8. a system where decision-making and control are distributed across various local levels rather than being concentrated at a central authority.
  9. The act repealed in 2014 -------- Core
  10. What number is the "title" that was passed in 1972
Down
  1. satellite that inspired NDEA
  2. The law passed in 1975: Education for all _________ children
  3. Our professor is never a BETA Man but always an ------- man
  4. The name of our classmate who is in the band
  5. The name of our classmate who is the SGA Secretary of Academic Affairs
  6. landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States struck down both a state statute denying funding for education
  7. This president signed the Higher Education Act and voting rights bill
  8. The state where Brown V BOE II took place
  9. The nickname of our classmate who is on the football team

19 Clues: HB Stands for • satellite that inspired NDEA • The president who signed NCLB • The act repealed in 2014 -------- Core • The state where Brown V BOE II took place • The name of our classmate who is in the band • The first Black President who passed the ESSA • The last name of deputy superintendent of FAMU DRS • Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is located in • ...

Ap Gov Final Exam 2021-01-14

Ap Gov Final Exam crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a legislative bill that deals with private, personal, specific, or local matters
  2. type of bill that works with legislation of general concern
  3. Besides passing bills, Congress can also pass other actions called
  4. rule that permits amendments for the floor
  5. The minimum number of numbers who must be present
  6. An attempt to defeat the bill in the senate by talking indefinitely, making it so the senate cannot take action
  7. type of referral that is a congressional process where a bill may be referred to several committees
  8. a procedure that can be done to allow the senate to get on with other business while a filibuster is occurring
  9. The doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the states opinion violates the constitution
  10. legislation that is lawmaking made up of 2 chambers
Down
  1. What represents House of Representatives
  2. is a rise in the general level in prices
  3. Where bills get introduced to the House of Representatives
  4. type of petition by which any member of the house may, after being in a committee has seen for 30 days can then be brought to the floor
  5. type of district where incumbents win by 55 percent or more
  6. rule that sets a strict time limit on debate and forbids the introduction of any amendments from the floor, or forbids amendments except those offered by the sponsoring committee
  7. the rule provided that debate be cut off if ⅔ of the senators present and voting agreed to a “cloture” motion
  8. A survey of public opinion
  9. type of district one by 55 percent or less of the vote
  10. type of poll based on interviews conducted on Election day with randomly selected voters

20 Clues: A survey of public opinion • What represents House of Representatives • is a rise in the general level in prices • rule that permits amendments for the floor • The minimum number of numbers who must be present • legislation that is lawmaking made up of 2 chambers • type of district one by 55 percent or less of the vote • ...

Executive and Judicial Branch 2025-12-10

Executive and Judicial Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A formal agreement between two or more countries
  2. When the president rejects a bill
Down
  1. A country’s strategy for dealing with other nations.
  2. The defendant that led to your right to be informed of rights when arrested
  3. The defendant that ended segregation in public schools.
  4. The defendant that protected student free speech in schools

6 Clues: When the president rejects a bill • A formal agreement between two or more countries • A country’s strategy for dealing with other nations. • The defendant that ended segregation in public schools. • The defendant that protected student free speech in schools • The defendant that led to your right to be informed of rights when arrested