bill of rights Crossword Puzzles

70's-20's Crossword 2013-05-13

70's-20's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount by which government expenditure exceeds income from taxation, customs duties, etc, in any one fiscal year
  2. an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
  3. The condition that exists when the value of what a country imports exceeds the value of what it exports; also called an unfavorable balance of trade.
  4. warming an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect.
  5. used or designed to combat terrorism
  6. to remove government regulatory controls from (an industry, a commodity, etc.): to deregulate the trucking industry; to deregulate oil prices.
  7. diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
  8. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
  9. the power of the executive to veto particular items of a bill without having to veto the entire bill.
  10. the system of disbursing part of federal tax revenues to state and local governments for their use.
  11. a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide
  12. an inflationary period accompanied by rising unemployment and lack of growth in consumer demand and business activity.
  13. the system of disbursing part of federal tax revenues to state and local governments for their use.
  14. a relaxing of tension, especially between nations, as by negotiations or agreements.
  15. a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
  16. employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
  17. to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office.
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  1. the beliefs held by those in this movement.
  2. Government debt is the debt owed by a central government.
  3. a distribution and opposition of forces among nations such that no single nation is strong enough to assert its will or dominate all the others.
  4. the declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.
  5. gross national product excluding payments on foreign investments.
  6. holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
  7. a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
  8. a rigid policy of segregation of the nonwhite population.
  9. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
  10. fundamental rights, especially those believed to belong to an individual and in whose exercise a government may not interfere, as the rights to speak, associate, work, etc.
  11. the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
  12. a form of oxygen, O 3
  13. the act of impeaching.
  14. the common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.; the rank and file.
  15. the state of being or becoming bankrupt.

32 Clues: a form of oxygen, O 3 • the act of impeaching. • used or designed to combat terrorism • the state of being or becoming bankrupt. • the beliefs held by those in this movement. • Government debt is the debt owed by a central government. • a rigid policy of segregation of the nonwhite population. • gross national product excluding payments on foreign investments. • ...

The USA 2012-09-27

The USA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the two main political parties of the US.
  2. United State’s “Black gold.”
  3. First name of the man who wrote USA’s anthem.
  4. Number of former states which declared USA an independent country.
  5. Collective name of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution; "...of Rights."
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  1. One of the main reasons that caused the Civil War.
  2. Name of one of the battles in the Civil War which occurred in 1863 and it is known as the turning point of events of the war.
  3. Name of the city where British soldiers killed five people on 5 March, 1770 and it is known as the “…. Massacre.”
  4. Animal that represents the Republican Party.
  5. Noun used for calling Native Americans who used red paint to decorate their bodies.

10 Clues: United State’s “Black gold.” • Animal that represents the Republican Party. • First name of the man who wrote USA’s anthem. • One of the two main political parties of the US. • One of the main reasons that caused the Civil War. • Number of former states which declared USA an independent country. • ...

unit 5 vocab 2022-10-27

unit 5 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. are generally used to amend
  2. a committee that is composed of members of the house of representatives and the senate
  3. reviews most bills after they
  4. a temporary joint committee
  5. the person who is authorized to preside over the senate, sign legislation,and issue oath of office to new senators.
  6. to come up with a compromise to settle the differences between the senate and the house
  7. in legislature does not represent the same number of people
  8. federal agencies
  9. make rules that apply to both houses.
  10. a provision in a law that sets an automatic end date for the law.
  11. the legislature of the U.S. government
  12. a law of congress that provides an agency with budget authority
  13. the member of congress responsible for running a committee
  14. a statement in the constitution
  15. the process/procedure of determining who gets what type of access to data and systems
  16. when the people who have served
  17. the service/response that members of congress provide to constituents who request help or assistance
  18. a legal restriction that limits the amount of terms an officeholder can
  19. when a political group attempts to change a voting district to create a result that hurts the group that is against them.
  20. an order from the house rules committee that permits a bill to be amended on the floor party polarization
  21. the minimum number of people that have to be at a meeting in order for it be official
  22. of the U.S representatives
  23. presides over meetings,chooses who to call on during meetings,schedule bills for debates ect.
  24. the current holder of the elected office
  25. the monitoring/supervision
  26. a constitutional chairperson can kill a bill that is assigned to her/his committee by ignoring it.
  27. the chiefs spokesperson for the majority party
  28. a district where a party is guarranted to win
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  1. permanent committees etsablished under the standing rules of the senate
  2. bringing a bill out of a committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee discharging the committee from further consideration of a bill
  3. a law-making body that is made up of two chambers
  4. the alliance of middle class citizens and businesses to support conservative candidates
  5. opinions of both houses
  6. from the full committee and before they go to the full chamber for consideration
  7. an order from the house of representatives that forbids a particular bill from being amended on the floor and sets a time limit on debates.
  8. deals with matters of taxation
  9. the party that has the most members
  10. when each
  11. gives congress the authority to make laws
  12. a committee that deals with
  13. a closed meeting of party members in each state
  14. responsible for leading the
  15. an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature
  16. a temporary committee established for a limited time period for a special purpose.
  17. a process that limits further consideration of pending proposal to thirty hours in order to end a filibuster
  18. a public way of preventing a bill to be voted on in the senate debate
  19. any bill except for debt bills and budget bills that increases or decrease the total revenues available for appropriation.
  20. the ability to send mail by ones signature other than by postage
  21. in a particular office
  22. a committee the longest and have their party in charge automatically become the head of their committees

50 Clues: when each • federal agencies • in a particular office • opinions of both houses • of the U.S representatives • the monitoring/supervision • are generally used to amend • a temporary joint committee • a committee that deals with • responsible for leading the • reviews most bills after they • deals with matters of taxation • a statement in the constitution • ...

BILL OF RIGHTS 2023-04-27

BILL OF RIGHTS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. arms
  2. punishment
Down
  1. search

3 Clues: arms • search • punishment

Bill of Rights 2023-11-22

Bill of Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. things one is upset by
Down
  1. well-trained army
  2. safety and freedom from danger

3 Clues: well-trained army • things one is upset by • safety and freedom from danger

STA 23-02 CH 3 UNIT 1 2023-03-04

STA 23-02 CH 3 UNIT 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is an independent magistrate
  2. Florida has its own state constitution, which generally __ the U.S. Constitution
  3. sub-sections may be broken down into __
  4. the __ portion of a section provides a history of legislative changes relating to the statute
  5. this is the multi-digit number divided by a decimal
  6. this amendment prohibits compelled self-incrimination
  7. this criminal offense has a maximum incarceration penalty in a county jail of up to a year
  8. aggravated assault is a __-degree felony
  9. outlines the form of gov Americans have established and defines the representational gov and its three-branch structure
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  1. a breach of law and broadly describes criminal or non-criminal acts that are punishable under Florida law
  2. this felony does not have a fine
  3. each circuit court ruling is binding for that ___
  4. first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution
  5. this amendment includes the due process clause
  6. __ penalty is a sentence that is increased to a more serious classification due to prior conviction or the serious nature of the circumstances involved
  7. laws enacted by a municipal or county gov

16 Clues: this felony does not have a fine • what is an independent magistrate • sub-sections may be broken down into __ • aggravated assault is a __-degree felony • laws enacted by a municipal or county gov • first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution • this amendment includes the due process clause • each circuit court ruling is binding for that ___ • ...

Riley Grillo Enlightenment and Revolution 2024-12-19

Riley Grillo Enlightenment and Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. Jefferson-an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher
  2. European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity
  3. Locke-John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers
  4. in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe.
  5. from or considered in relation to the center of the earth.
  6. French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher. He is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers.
  7. measured from or considered in relation to the center of the sun.
  8. word for "philosopher,"
  9. Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s.
  10. of Rights-the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
  11. method-The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions.
  12. and balances-the separation of power to avoid one entity or body wielding too much power.
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  1. to neoclassicism.
  2. was one of the earliest Renaissance developers of the thermoscope and the inventor of various military compasses.
  3. contract-people live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behavior.
  4. despot-a ruler with absolute power (a despot) who embraces Enlightenment ideals
  5. belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
  6. Newton-an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and more
  7. Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher (philosophe), writer, and composer.
  8. of Independence-We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.
  9. was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, histories
  10. gatherings held in private homes during the Enlightenment,
  11. Wollstonecraft-Mary Wollstonecraft was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. Until the late 20th century,
  12. Revolution-emphasis on abstract reasoning, quantitative thought, an understanding of how nature works
  13. system-a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government.
  14. the Great-Catherine II most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.

26 Clues: to neoclassicism. • word for "philosopher," • of Rights-the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution • from or considered in relation to the center of the earth. • gatherings held in private homes during the Enlightenment, • measured from or considered in relation to the center of the sun. • Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher (philosophe), writer, and composer. • ...

Government Crossword! 2025-09-25

Government Crossword! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A system where power is shared between national and state governments.
  2. Branch The part of government (courts) that interprets laws.
  3. The system or group of people who make and enforce laws for a country, state, or community.
  4. A system of government where the people have the power to make decisions, usually through voting.
  5. of Representatives The chamber of Congress where the number of representatives depends on a state’s population.
  6. Court The highest court in the United States.
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  1. Branch The part of government (Congress) that makes laws.
  2. The written plan of government for the United States that outlines laws and rights.
  3. One chamber of Congress, where each state has two senators.
  4. Branch The part of government, headed by the President, that enforces laws.
  5. The lawmaking body of the U.S., made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  6. The power of the president to reject a bill passed by Congress.

12 Clues: Court The highest court in the United States. • Branch The part of government (Congress) that makes laws. • One chamber of Congress, where each state has two senators. • Branch The part of government (courts) that interprets laws. • The power of the president to reject a bill passed by Congress. • ...

The Structure of Canada's Government 2023-02-16

The Structure of Canada's Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has power to create laws
  2. When a bill is proposed it is called?
  3. Monarch's representative
  4. When a monarch allows a bill to be passed
  5. United the colonies entering Confederation and established federalism
  6. The leader of a political party with most representative becomes?
  7. Branch that enforces the laws
  8. Interprets and administrators the law
  9. Appoints its own speaker and runs its own affairs
  10. Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia united to form?
Down
  1. A country's legislative
  2. Citizens directly voting in decisions that effected society
  3. Legislators are free to cast their votes in accordance with their personal morals.
  4. Rule by the people
  5. Important decisions made by state officials
  6. Only part of the legislative branch that has elected members
  7. Has power to deal with criminal matters but not very serious offences
  8. The custom that cabinet must not show disagreement with government policies are called?
  9. A favour, often a government position, for political support
  10. Private meetings with elected party members
  11. Leads specific government departments

21 Clues: Rule by the people • A country's legislative • Has power to create laws • Monarch's representative • Branch that enforces the laws • When a bill is proposed it is called? • Interprets and administrators the law • Leads specific government departments • When a monarch allows a bill to be passed • Important decisions made by state officials • ...

Reconstruction (John, Johnny) 2023-05-30

Reconstruction (John, Johnny) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The new president after Lincoln's assassination
  2. Laws that limited the freedoms of african americans
  3. Leader of radical republicans from Massachusetts
  4. The plan allowed the southern states to join but they had to make slavery illegal and ten percent of people had to vote to be a part of the government
  5. The process of combining the union and the confederacy into one nation
  6. People who thought the southern states had to change a ton before being let into the unionThaddeusStevens
  7. The amendment that made slavery illegal
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  1. An official pardon
  2. Bill that allowed the southern states to join the union but had to ban slaves and follow the union laws
  3. Provided african americans with same rights as white americans
  4. An order that was to help poor people in the south
  5. The man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln

12 Clues: An official pardon • The amendment that made slavery illegal • The man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • The new president after Lincoln's assassination • Leader of radical republicans from Massachusetts • An order that was to help poor people in the south • Laws that limited the freedoms of african americans • ...

Bill Why? 2022-06-14

Bill Why? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heat transfer by direct contact
  2. cannot be created or destroyed
  3. a species a whole ecosystem is dependent on
  4. a behavior that is not learned is ______
  5. a relationship where one animal benefits and the other is harmed
  6. energy from being stretched
  7. organism that only eats plants
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  1. a relation ship where both animals benefit
  2. a relationship where one animal Benefits and the other is not affected
  3. organism that feeds on dead remains
  4. a interconnected relationship between different species in the same ecosystem.
  5. a organism that breaks down dead organisms
  6. organism that make it's own energy
  7. super continent made of all of the current continents
  8. animal that only eats meat

15 Clues: animal that only eats meat • energy from being stretched • cannot be created or destroyed • organism that only eats plants • heat transfer by direct contact • organism that make it's own energy • organism that feeds on dead remains • a behavior that is not learned is ______ • a relation ship where both animals benefit • a organism that breaks down dead organisms • ...

Bill Nye 2024-10-30

Bill Nye crossword puzzle
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  1. Energy in motion
  2. anything realated to heat
  3. an object that does not allow energy to pass through it
  4. Energy that can turn kinetic
  5. the mesurement of heat
  6. The transfer of energy through touch
  7. mass per unit of volume
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  1. The abillity to do work
  2. when 2 objects are the same temperature
  3. The amount of heat required to raise the temp by 1
  4. energy involing tempeture
  5. waves carrying energy
  6. an object that allows energy to pass through it
  7. Heat moving hot to cold due to density
  8. How energy travels

15 Clues: Energy in motion • How energy travels • waves carrying energy • the mesurement of heat • The abillity to do work • mass per unit of volume • anything realated to heat • energy involing tempeture • Energy that can turn kinetic • The transfer of energy through touch • Heat moving hot to cold due to density • when 2 objects are the same temperature • ...

UNIT 4 REVIEW 2026-02-09

UNIT 4 REVIEW crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WHAT INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY AMOUNG BLACK CITIZNES AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT
  2. WHAT PRESIDENT SIGNED THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT INTO LAW
  3. SLAVE WHO SUED FOR HIS FREEDOM
  4. WHITE SUPREMIST GROUP FOUNDED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
  5. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT GAVE THE FEDERAL GOVT THE POWER TO ENFORCE WHAT?
  6. THIS WAS FOUNDED TO FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS THROUGH LEGAL ACTION
  7. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT WAS PUSHED FORWARD AFTER WHOSE ASSASSINATION.
  8. THIS LAW BANNED DISCRIMINATORY VOTING PRACTICES
  9. GROUP THAT WAS ATTACKED WHILE PROTESTING SEGREGATED BUSES.
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  1. WHAT DID THE KKK USE TO INTIMIDATE AND SUPPRESS AFRICAN AMERICANS.
  2. WHAT VIEWED THE BLACK PANTHERS AS A THREAT?
  3. OUTLAWED SEGREGATION IN PUBLIC PLACES
  4. WHAT DID THE BLACK PANTHERS RUN WHICH INCLUDED FREE BREAKFAST FOR KIDS
  5. THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT BANNED WHAT KIND OF TESTS?
  6. GROUP THAT BELIEVED AFRICAN AMERICANS SHOULD CONTROL THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES
  7. WHAT HAPPEND TO MANY CHURCHES AND HOMES OF BLACK ACTIVISTS
  8. THE NAACP USED WHAT SYSTEM TO CHALLENGE LAWS
  9. THE SUPREME COURT RULED THAT DRED SCOTT WAS NOT A WHAT?

18 Clues: SLAVE WHO SUED FOR HIS FREEDOM • OUTLAWED SEGREGATION IN PUBLIC PLACES • WHAT VIEWED THE BLACK PANTHERS AS A THREAT? • THE NAACP USED WHAT SYSTEM TO CHALLENGE LAWS • THIS LAW BANNED DISCRIMINATORY VOTING PRACTICES • THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT BANNED WHAT KIND OF TESTS? • WHITE SUPREMIST GROUP FOUNDED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR • WHAT PRESIDENT SIGNED THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT INTO LAW • ...

Acts/Laws and Leaders 2021-06-10

Acts/Laws and Leaders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It guarantees certain political rights to Canadian citizens and civil rights of everyone in Canada.
  2. A person who favors strict obedience to authority
  3. What act created Canada?
  4. What part of voting is secret?
  5. A very right-wing member or leader in government.
  6. What is the leader of a cabinet called after winning an election?
  7. To refuse a law and protest peacefully to make change.
  8. Where do all the members of parliament work in Canada?
  9. What act made it impossible for Quebec to gain its independence from Canada through a referendum?
  10. What federal political party in Canada is devoted to Quebec’s nationalism and the promotion of Quebec's sovereignty
  11. What is a body of fundamental principles called?
  12. What title is given to a leader or ruler of people or clan?
  13. What code protects you from being treated badly or denied?
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  1. What set of conditions is required to make changes to the constitution?
  2. Who represents the monarch in the provincial executive?
  3. What law codifies most criminal offenses and procedures in Canada?
  4. What movement tried to make Quebec happy in 1987 because Quebec wanted to separate from Canada?
  5. What draft is used to present to parliament for discussion?
  6. What movement tried to make everyone happy in 1992?
  7. What member of parliament does not hold office in the government or opposition and sits behind the front benches in the House of Commons?
  8. What did most people want to achieve so that everyone was the same?
  9. What procedure is used to end a debate and take a vote instead?
  10. What occurs if a member of parliament does not agree to what is being discussed?
  11. What is a country’s legislative (law-making) body?
  12. What small group must advise the president or Prime Minister to make important decisions?

25 Clues: What act created Canada? • What part of voting is secret? • What is a body of fundamental principles called? • A person who favors strict obedience to authority • A very right-wing member or leader in government. • What is a country’s legislative (law-making) body? • What movement tried to make everyone happy in 1992? • ...

Drew Weber 2024-02-08

Drew Weber crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787, to form a centralized government, Richard outright refused to attend, even going as far as to lead in Virginia's opposition to the new constitution.
  2. came up with the New Jersey Plan which called for a strong central government made up of three branches
  3. ideas influenced the Bill of Rights which lists several of the same rights of all U.S. citizens.
  4. Came up with the Great Compromise that had combined elements of both the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
  5. wasn’t involved Because they were serving as American ministers abroad during the constitutional debates
  6. authored the Virginia Plan and kept records of the proceedings.
  7. helped write Virginia's new constitution
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  1. is concerned that they want to take each individual state and put them together under one strong nation government.
  2. favored placing most key powers in the governments closest to the American people: their state and local governments. The essays were so incisive that they helped spur Alexander Hamilton to organize (and co-author) The Federalist Papers in response.
  3. Major author of the Virginia plan and a supporter of a strong national government
  4. Strongly advocated for passing the Constitution by co-authoring a series of essays known as the Federalist Papers
  5. At age 81 the oldest and most admired delegate in attendance
  6. opposed the Constitution, and his along with other objections caused the majority of the members of the Massachusetts convention to oppose the Constitution.
  7. came up with the three-fifth compromise

14 Clues: came up with the three-fifth compromise • helped write Virginia's new constitution • At age 81 the oldest and most admired delegate in attendance • authored the Virginia Plan and kept records of the proceedings. • Major author of the Virginia plan and a supporter of a strong national government • ...

Social Studies 2024-01-22

Social Studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
  2. A natural resource that comes from the ground and is used for energy.
  3. A group of people living in the same area and sharing a common culture.
  4. The document that outlines the laws and principles of a country.
  5. A system of government where people vote for their leaders.
  6. A period of time in history known for particular events or developments.
  7. OF RIGHTS The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
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  1. The study of human societies and cultures.
  2. A flat, elevated area of land.
  3. The economic system where individuals and businesses make their own decisions about what to produce and buy.
  4. A landform that is higher than the surrounding area, often with a flat top.
  5. MERIDIAN The line of longitude at 0 degrees.
  6. The largest ocean on Earth.
  7. The study of the Earth's physical features and the way humans interact with the environment.

14 Clues: The largest ocean on Earth. • A flat, elevated area of land. • The study of human societies and cultures. • MERIDIAN The line of longitude at 0 degrees. • A system of government where people vote for their leaders. • The document that outlines the laws and principles of a country. • A natural resource that comes from the ground and is used for energy. • ...

Rudy Times Weekly Cryptic: Person's Case Edition 2023-11-30

Rudy Times Weekly Cryptic: Person's Case Edition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The party that was once led longest-serving prime minister in Canadian history.
  2. One of five women from Alberta who pushed for women's rights. (___ McClung)
  3. (see...)
  4. Canadian Magazine founded in 1905.
  5. Fictional character used in advertising campaigns for food and recipes.
  6. Hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.
  7. One of five women from Alberta who pushed for women's rights. (___ Muir Edwards)
  8. Two-language qualification.
  9. Part of the Canadian Judicial System.
  10. The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area.
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  1. The longest-serving prime minister in Canadian history. (W.L. ____ King)
  2. The first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons.
  3. The first woman appointed to the senate of Canada(with... ).
  4. The first Canadian province where women could vote
  5. One of five women from Alberta who pushed for women's rights. (___ McKinney)
  6. A set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works.
  7. (see...)
  8. One of five women from Alberta who pushed for women's rights. (___ Parbly)
  9. Name given to the five women from Alberta who pushed for women's rights.
  10. Female Canadian writer from Alberta who was the first woman police magistrate in the British Empire. (___ Murphy)

20 Clues: (see...) • (see...) • Two-language qualification. • Canadian Magazine founded in 1905. • Part of the Canadian Judicial System. • Hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people. • The first Canadian province where women could vote • The first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons. • The first woman appointed to the senate of Canada(with... ). • ...

Civil Rights HOA II 2025-02-13

Civil Rights HOA II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Stokely Carmichael promoted this because he felt King's groups were not achieving civil rights quickly enough and in the correct fashion.
  2. Appealing to many African Americans' anger and frustration over a lack of social and economic power, ________ preached a militant approach to civil rights.
  3. NAACP lawyer who argued Brown v. Board case and later joined the Supreme Court.
  4. Members of the Congress of Racial Equality did this to try and desegregate lunch counters in the South.
  5. Making special efforts to hire or admit groups that have suffered discrimination previously.
  6. the number of black voters after the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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  1. This was passed by Congress in 1972 and it would've guaranteed equal rights for men and women under the law but only 35 of the 38 required states ratified it.
  2. This outlawed the use of poll taxes (paying a tax to vote) in the U.S.
  3. Civil Rights Leader who was non-violent and went on a hunger strike
  4. Eliminated by the Voting Rights act of 1965
  5. Civil rights movement that has been challenged in recent years
  6. Co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and promoter of non-violent protest to end segregation.
  7. Civil rights leader who organized a march in Washington D.C. to protest the U.S. government's violations of treaties with Native Americans in history.
  8. Prominent leader of the women's movement and founder of a feminist magazine in the 1970s
  9. Something Title IX did not require
  10. Refusing to buy something or use a service to force businesses to change their practices.
  11. Increased money for women's sports and athletic scholarships

17 Clues: Something Title IX did not require • Eliminated by the Voting Rights act of 1965 • Increased money for women's sports and athletic scholarships • Civil rights movement that has been challenged in recent years • the number of black voters after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Civil Rights Leader who was non-violent and went on a hunger strike • ...

M Stearn, 4th government 2023-01-09

M Stearn, 4th government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The paper that people cast their vote on.
  2. When you ask an appellate court to review a case.
  3. The division of power in the government.
  4. A form of government where there is no president or vice president, but either a king or queen as a leader.
  5. The form of government where everyone gets to participate and have a say.
  6. When the government spends less money than they bring in.
  7. The court of appeals has this many judges.
  8. When everyone gives up some of their freedom in order to protect everyone’s rights.
  9. The house of congress that includes the vice president.
  10. How old you need to be in order to vote.
  11. Also known as a “liberal”.
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  1. When a president rejects a bill.
  2. A group of judges.
  3. A member of the president’s cabinet.
  4. Organizations within the executive branch.
  5. More than half of the electoral votes.
  6. A group of 12 people who decide who wins the case.
  7. The rulebook for a country’s government.
  8. When the government spends more money than they bring in.
  9. Rules that people MUST follow.
  10. Also known as “conservative”.
  11. Money that people must pay to the government.
  12. What judges are called on the U.S supreme court.
  13. The highest level of court.

24 Clues: A group of judges. • Also known as a “liberal”. • The highest level of court. • Also known as “conservative”. • Rules that people MUST follow. • When a president rejects a bill. • A member of the president’s cabinet. • More than half of the electoral votes. • The division of power in the government. • The rulebook for a country’s government. • ...

govt crossword 2025-05-23

govt crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Branch that makes laws.
  2. Branch that enforces laws.
  3. Division of power between national and state governments.
  4. Buying/selling bonds by the Fed.
  5. Formal approval of the Constitution.
  6. Fed changes this to control borrowing costs.
  7. Number of amendments in the Bill of Rights.
  8. The first ten amendments.
  9. System where branches control each other.
  10. Branch that interprets laws.
  11. Courts decide if laws are constitutional.
  12. Supported a strong national government.
  13. A formal change to the constitution.
  14. Power belongs to the people.
  15. Highest law of the land.
  16. Famous Anti-Federalist author.
  17. Group that demanded a Bill of Rights.
  18. To formally change the Constitution.
  19. The principle that the government must obey the law.
  20. Fed’s control of money supply.
  21. Ohio voters approve or reject laws directly.
  22. Head of the executive branch.
  23. The legislative body of the federal government.
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  1. Ohio’s chief executive.
  2. Ohio’s legislative body.
  3. Wanted more power for the states.
  4. Year the current Ohio Constitution was adopted.
  5. Division of government into three branches.
  6. Cash banks must keep on hand.
  7. Another name for the Federal Reserve.
  8. Author of many Federalist Papers.
  9. The highest court in the U.S.
  10. Introduction to the U.S. Constitution.
  11. General rise in prices.
  12. The governing document of Ohio.
  13. Essays supporting the Constitution.

36 Clues: Branch that makes laws. • Ohio’s chief executive. • General rise in prices. • Ohio’s legislative body. • Highest law of the land. • The first ten amendments. • Branch that enforces laws. • Branch that interprets laws. • Power belongs to the people. • Cash banks must keep on hand. • The highest court in the U.S. • Head of the executive branch. • Famous Anti-Federalist author. • ...

Puzzle 2026-01-19

Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Back‑and‑forth exchange of amendments between Commons and Lords
  2. Proposed change to the wording of a bill or motion
  3. Final approval required for a bill to become law
  4. Officer who ceremonially summons MPs to the House of Lords
  5. Box from which ministers and opposition speak in Parliament
  6. Stage of a bill where its main principles are debated
  7. Annual address setting out the government’s legislative agenda
  8. Period during which Parliament meets to conduct business
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  1. Laws enacted or proposed by a governing body
  2. Presiding officer who maintains order during debates in the House of Commons
  3. Form of secondary legislation used to fill in details of an Act
  4. Formal proposal put forward for debate or decision
  5. Where MPs without ministerial roles traditionally sit
  6. The main debating hall where members meet to discuss and vote on business
  7. Transfer of powers from central government to regional bodies
  8. Traditional symbol used to represent the UK Parliament
  9. Consultation document outlining early government proposals

17 Clues: Laws enacted or proposed by a governing body • Final approval required for a bill to become law • Proposed change to the wording of a bill or motion • Formal proposal put forward for debate or decision • Where MPs without ministerial roles traditionally sit • Stage of a bill where its main principles are debated • ...

Black history crossword puzzle 2024-02-28

Black history crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide.
  2. She became the first African American woman to go into space.
  3. The first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot's license.
  4. Refused to give up her seat in a bus to a white passenger.
  5. An American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement.
  6. Enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
  7. Was the premiere behind-the-scenes organizer, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
  8. An African-American pastor, national civil rights leader, theologian, and cultural historian.
  9. May be best known for punching Alabama Sheriff Jim Clark while attempting to register to vote.
  10. Co-founded the National Political Congress of Black Women, supported the Equal Rights Amendment, and fought to legalize abortions.
  11. He called for black progress through education and entrepreneurship.
Down
  1. Was an American attorney and judge.
  2. Frederick Douglass published his book in 1845 called the “ The Narrative of the Life of “.
  3. Civil rights lawyer who used the courts to fight Jim Crow and dismantle segregation in the U.S.
  4. He became known for focusing on issues of civil rights, poverty, race relations and urban life.
  5. He was a leader of the American civil rights movement.
  6. Won the Olympic high jump title in an Olympic and American record of 5' 6 1/8".
  7. An American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

18 Clues: Was an American attorney and judge. • He was a leader of the American civil rights movement. • Refused to give up her seat in a bus to a white passenger. • She became the first African American woman to go into space. • He called for black progress through education and entrepreneurship. • ...

Black history crossword puzzle 2024-02-28

Black history crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Was an American attorney and judge.
  2. May be best known for punching Alabama Sheriff Jim Clark while attempting to register to vote.
  3. He became known for focusing on issues of civil rights, poverty, race relations and urban life.
  4. Co-founded the National Political Congress of Black Women, supported the Equal Rights Amendment, and fought to legalize abortions.
  5. An American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.
  6. Frederick Douglass published his book in 1845 called the “ The Narrative of the Life of “.
  7. She became the first African American woman to go into space.
  8. An African-American pastor, national civil rights leader, theologian, and cultural historian.
  9. Was the premiere behind-the-scenes organizer, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
  10. The first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot's license.
  11. An American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide.
Down
  1. He was a leader of the American civil rights movement.
  2. Won the Olympic high jump title in an Olympic and American record of 5' 6 1/8".
  3. He called for black progress through education and entrepreneurship.
  4. Civil rights lawyer who used the courts to fight Jim Crow and dismantle segregation in the U.S.
  5. An American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement.
  6. Enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
  7. Refused to give up her seat in a bus to a white passenger.

18 Clues: Was an American attorney and judge. • He was a leader of the American civil rights movement. • Refused to give up her seat in a bus to a white passenger. • She became the first African American woman to go into space. • He called for black progress through education and entrepreneurship. • ...

United States Government 2025-05-15

United States Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One who votes.
  2. The first ten amendments.
  3. Branch that interprets laws.
  4. Head of executive branch.
  5. The process of removing an official from office.
  6. Government by the people.
  7. Formal rejection of a bill.
  8. U.S. lawmaking body.
  9. A break from punishment granted by the president.
  10. A formal legal examination of evidence.
  11. Process of counting votes.
  12. Political group with shared goals.
Down
  1. A system where power is shared between the nation and states.
  2. The holiday that is celebrated on the fourth of July.
  3. Where the president lives.
  4. Leader of the House of Representatives.
  5. A change to the Constitution.
  6. Government income source.
  7. The term for a proposed law.
  8. U.S. symbol with stars and stripes.

20 Clues: One who votes. • U.S. lawmaking body. • The first ten amendments. • Head of executive branch. • Government by the people. • Government income source. • Where the president lives. • Process of counting votes. • Formal rejection of a bill. • Branch that interprets laws. • The term for a proposed law. • A change to the Constitution. • Political group with shared goals. • ...

Government Chapter 5 Review 2022-08-31

Government Chapter 5 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. changing of the number of representatives a state gets
  2. population count
  3. redrawing of district lines to hurt a political party
  4. age for the house of representatives
  5. closed meeting
  6. age for the senate
  7. proposed law
  8. box bills are put in
  9. years you must be a citizen for senate
  10. benegits congress gets
Down
  1. the lower house
  2. the upper house
  3. killing a bill by continues speaking
  4. redrawing of district lines
  5. someone already in office seeking reelection

15 Clues: proposed law • closed meeting • the lower house • the upper house • population count • age for the senate • box bills are put in • benegits congress gets • redrawing of district lines • killing a bill by continues speaking • age for the house of representatives • years you must be a citizen for senate • someone already in office seeking reelection • ...

Civil Rights 2025-02-26

Civil Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wrote the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
  2. famous for her refusal to move on a segregated bus
  3. Court case that got rid of "separate but equal" and desegregated schools
  4. student-led civil rights group that organized "sit-ins"
  5. "in fact" - existing regardless of what the law says
  6. Bobby ___: one of the founders of the Black Panther party
  7. Arkansas city where 9 Black students needed guards to go to school
  8. ____ Newton: one of the founders of the Black Panther party
  9. civil rights organization that organized "freedom rides"
Down
  1. "in law" - existing because it is coded into law
  2. African American political party that strongly advocated for self-defense
  3. ___ Marshall: the first Black Supreme Court justice
  4. civil rights leader that supported Black Nationalism
  5. Court case that established "separate but equal"
  6. civil rights organization of ministers of which MLK was a member
  7. ____ Carmichael: most associated with the "Black Power" movement
  8. civil rights organization that used advocacy and the courts to achieve change

17 Clues: wrote the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" • "in law" - existing because it is coded into law • Court case that established "separate but equal" • famous for her refusal to move on a segregated bus • ___ Marshall: the first Black Supreme Court justice • civil rights leader that supported Black Nationalism • "in fact" - existing regardless of what the law says • ...

criminal justice [amendments] 2024-10-25

criminal justice [amendments] crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of view from on top, like a birds eye view
  2. outdated penalty, 19 states are against this penalty
  3. the seventh amendment applies to _____ cases
  4. a federal prosecutor must start her trial no more than ___ days after the arrest
  5. the trial in which the supreme court rules that the death penalty is not cruel & unusual punishment
  6. cruel & unusual punishments
  7. the right to a fair trial
  8. quartering of soldiers
  9. unreasonable searches & seizures
  10. due process of law
Down
  1. the defendant has the right to a ______ even if he can’t pay for it
  2. freedom of speech, religion, press & assembly
  3. type of view from person, like 1st person
  4. non-enumerated rights
  5. states rights
  6. he included a prohibition of cruel & unusual punishments in a draft of Virginia’s Declaration of Rights
  7. right to bear arms
  8. rights not specifically mentioned in constitution
  9. number of states that allow the death penalty
  10. trial by jury in civil cases

20 Clues: states rights • right to bear arms • due process of law • non-enumerated rights • quartering of soldiers • the right to a fair trial • cruel & unusual punishments • trial by jury in civil cases • unreasonable searches & seizures • type of view from person, like 1st person • the seventh amendment applies to _____ cases • freedom of speech, religion, press & assembly • ...

Terrorism 2016-05-06

Terrorism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to face changes in societies or governments
  2. a region that was a victim of the 9/11 attack
  3. the use of violence against people or
  4. a region that was targeted by Aum Shinrikyo that wants to control Tokoyo so he releases deadly poisonous gas in the subways of Tokoyo
  5. had drug trafficking in mainly Colombia made powerful groups that recently turned into violence
  6. a region where most of terrorism is founded
Down
  1. a region that was targeted because terrorist oppose their government policies
  2. an event that 2 planes crashed into the twin towers in NYC
  3. an antiterrorism bill of 2001 that strengthened governmental rights to detain foreigners suspected of terrorism and prosecute terrorists crimes
  4. the organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States
  5. a well-known terrorist group

11 Clues: a well-known terrorist group • the use of violence against people or • to face changes in societies or governments • a region where most of terrorism is founded • a region that was a victim of the 9/11 attack • an event that 2 planes crashed into the twin towers in NYC • a region that was targeted because terrorist oppose their government policies • ...

Terrorism Case Study - 9/11 2014-05-11

Terrorism Case Study - 9/11 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The fourth plane crashed in an empty field in ______ due to heroic passengers
  2. Hijackers aboard Flight 77 crash the plane into the western front of the ______
  3. USA ______ Act was an anti-terrorism bill that strengthened the government's rights to detain foreigners suspected of terrorism
  4. The ________ and Transportation Security Act Law made airport security the responsibility of the federal government
Down
  1. Terrorist group responsible for September 11th attacks.
  2. The Department of _______ Security was created to coordinate national efforts against terrorism
  3. The use of force or threats to frighten people and the government
  4. Agents that move to a country, blend into a community
  5. The Federal Aviation Administration, _____, ordered airlines to install bars on cockpit doors
  6. _____ bin Laden was responsible for coordinating the attacks
  7. Letters containing bacteria that cause _____ were sent to members of Congress

11 Clues: Agents that move to a country, blend into a community • Terrorist group responsible for September 11th attacks. • _____ bin Laden was responsible for coordinating the attacks • The use of force or threats to frighten people and the government • The fourth plane crashed in an empty field in ______ due to heroic passengers • ...

BASICS OF IPR 2023-08-08

BASICS OF IPR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Legal rights granted to the creator of an original work.
  2. The transfer of rights or ownership of intellectual property from one party to another.
  3. The process of determining whether a new invention is eligible for patent protection.
  4. Principle grants the right to exclude others from using an inventor's patented invention.
  5. IPR involves protecting confidential business information.
  6. The act of copying someone else's work and presenting it as your own.
  7. The office responsible for granting patents and trademarks in the United States.
  8. An agreement that allows someone to use your intellectual property under specific terms.
  9. The person or entity that holds legal rights to intellectual property.
  10. Term for using someone else's trademarked name or logo to deceive consumers.
  11. A legal action to prevent further infringement of intellectual property rights.
  12. Property Rights "IPR" stand for....
  13. Administers the TRIPS Agreement.
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  1. Main criteria for a country-wise patent search.
  2. Term for the unauthorized copying of software, music, or other digital media.
  3. The person who applies for a patent.
  4. Protects new and useful inventions logos.
  5. The act of taking inspiration from someone else's work without copying it directly.
  6. Trademark primarily used to protect.
  7. Governs IPR enforcement.
  8. The act of revealing confidential information without permission.
  9. Limited use of copyrighted material without permission for purposes such as criticism, commentary, and education.
  10. Database is commonly used to conduct a country-wise patent search.
  11. Intellectual Property Rights encourage.
  12. Type of patent is granted for new and useful processes, machines, or compositions.

25 Clues: Governs IPR enforcement. • Administers the TRIPS Agreement. • The person who applies for a patent. • Trademark primarily used to protect. • Property Rights "IPR" stand for.... • Intellectual Property Rights encourage. • Protects new and useful inventions logos. • Main criteria for a country-wise patent search. • Legal rights granted to the creator of an original work. • ...

Civil Rights Movement 2025-03-24

Civil Rights Movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Civil rights group that fought for gender equality
  2. Activist that refused to give her seat up on the bus
  3. Tests given to African Americans to be able to vote
  4. Practice of avoiding or refusing a certain item or object
  5. Amount of African American students first in Arkansas schools
  6. Act passed in 1965 that outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes
  7. Supreme Court case that made segregation legal
  8. Segregation that was written into law
  9. Supreme Court case that made school segregation illegal
  10. Laws in the South that targeted African Americans
  11. Propsed Constitutional Amendment that would guarantee gender equality
  12. Segregation that happened naturally
  13. These needed to be paid in order to vote in the South
Down
  1. Major city in Alabama with bus boycott
  2. Civil rights leader that favored more radical positions
  3. Place where the AIM movement practically ended
  4. Act passed in 1964 that outlawed segregation in public facilities
  5. Civil rights group that fought for Native Americans
  6. First African American Supreme Court Justice
  7. First African American MLB player in history
  8. Major civil rights group that fought for African Americans
  9. Civil rights group that fought for migrant workers
  10. Leader of the civil rights movement at large
  11. Island taken over by AIM to protest "seized land"

24 Clues: Segregation that happened naturally • Segregation that was written into law • Major city in Alabama with bus boycott • First African American Supreme Court Justice • First African American MLB player in history • Leader of the civil rights movement at large • Place where the AIM movement practically ended • Supreme Court case that made segregation legal • ...

Constitution Crossword 2015-11-19

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How many chapters does the Constitution of South Africa have?
  2. Where was the current Constitution of South Africa signed into law?
  3. According to the Constitution, what type of person has the right to vote in South Africa?
  4. Which chapter of the Constitution is also known as the Bill of Rights?
Down
  1. According to the Constitution, what is the supreme law of the Republic?
  2. According to the Constitution, what is the longest number of years a president can serve?
  3. Which chapter of the Constitution describes the role of the Public Prosecutor?
  4. According to the Constitution, who is the head of the national executive?
  5. Into how many languages has the text of the Constitution officially been translated?
  6. How many constitutions has South Africa had?

10 Clues: How many constitutions has South Africa had? • How many chapters does the Constitution of South Africa have? • Where was the current Constitution of South Africa signed into law? • Which chapter of the Constitution is also known as the Bill of Rights? • According to the Constitution, what is the supreme law of the Republic? • ...

Government test 2024-04-01

Government test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Concept that the government and its officers are always subject to law
  2. A member of a state or nation who owes allegance to it by birth or naturalization and is entitled to full civil rights.
  3. Great charter forced upon king john of england by his barons in 1215 established that the power of the monarcy was not absolute and garenteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility
  4. balances system of overlapping the powers of the three branches to check the actions of the others
  5. a large complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of a organazation
  6. release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime by the president
  7. Form of Gov. where those who rule cannot be held responsoble to the will of the people
  8. Scheme by a wich a presidential vacancy is filled
  9. a change in or addition to the constitution or law
  10. formal aproval of final consent to the effectiveness of a constition, constitutional amendment or treaty
  11. To bring formal charges against a public official
  12. Spying
  13. English philosopher who wrote about his theroes concerning the natural rights of man the social contract and the seperation of church and state
  14. When a state has supreme and absolute authority within its own territory and can decide its own foreighn and demostic policys
  15. Gov A form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local
  16. An adjective decribing a legislative body composed of two chambers
  17. Cheif executives power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
  18. an alliance formed to protect the freedom and security of its members through political and military action
  19. The institution through wich a society makes and enforces its public policys
Down
  1. Nations relationship with other contries
  2. The presidents wife
  3. plan of government adapted by the continial congress after the american revolution established a firm friendship among the states
  4. A joining of several groups for a common purpose
  5. The first ten amendments to the constitution
  6. redisbute as inseats in legislative body
  7. Principle of american gov. that the executive,legislative and judicial powers are divided among three independent branches of government.
  8. Doctrine that holds that the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all it does
  9. all matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs
  10. Foreign agreement between two or more soveirgn states
  11. a proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration
  12. Called the cabinet departments they are the traditional units of federal administration
  13. A centralized Government in wich all government powers belong to a central agency
  14. system of government in wich a written constitution divides power between a central or national government and several regional governments.
  15. Form of gov. where supreme authority lies with the people

34 Clues: Spying • The presidents wife • Nations relationship with other contries • redisbute as inseats in legislative body • The first ten amendments to the constitution • A joining of several groups for a common purpose • Scheme by a wich a presidential vacancy is filled • To bring formal charges against a public official • a change in or addition to the constitution or law • ...

No Tricks, Just Treats 2025-09-29

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

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

legislative crossword puzzle 2022-05-23

legislative crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Legislative measure passed by either the Senate or the House that the
  2. a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party
  3. a bill fails to become law because the president does not sign it within the ten-day
  4. does not see
  5. the person who is in position already
  6. The minimum number of members of an organization who must be present in order for
  7. a political party’s enforcers who make sure everyone in the party votes the same way
  8. Transportation of products, services, or money across state borders
  9. debatable question
  10. political belief
  11. a person who lives in their home district
  12. policy areas, like foriegn affairs or agriculture
  13. annual series of meetings of a Congress
  14. A power the president has to refuse the approval of a bill or joint resolution so it may not
  15. A Senate member who sits in the chamber if the vice president is absent.
  16. into law
  17. practice of setting boundaries of electoral districts to favor specific political interests within legislative bodies
  18. A list of bills eligible for floor consideration, but are not guaranteed to get there
  19. Specific committee to deal with special or select issues
  20. meeting to be legal or official.
  21. The bill cannot go back to Congress since it is no longer in session.
  22. to bring money to a representative's district
  23. A person making an apolitical or barely political comment is assumed to have a
  24. value of their property, etc., and that is used to pay for the things done by the government.
  25. bill that sets money aside for specific spending
  26. politician's support
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  1. The budget of a country
  2. The offense of disobeying court or violating orders of a court
  3. Allows a congressional solution to stop a rule or other action taken by an
  4. leader the person who has the most power to make a decision
  5. When a person is designated to appear in court under a penalty
  6. A way to remove officers from office
  7. with bills that are passed by both houses
  8. having two branches or chambers
  9. barrel legislation- Appropriation of government spending for localized projects done
  10. An additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a
  11. agency
  12. An amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to their income,
  13. A permanent committee of legislators from the House or Senate that deal with
  14. Smaller versions of standing committees
  15. it does not remove a senator from office, but is a formal statement of disapproval
  16. An action designed to delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or
  17. having a singular branch or chamber
  18. A way of ending debate and securing an immediate vote on a measure
  19. both care about like economic policy
  20. When politicians trade support for one issue or piece of legislation in exchange for
  21. Voluntary violation of an oath or vow
  22. A permanent committee of legislators from the House and Senate that handles
  23. A temporary committee of legislators from House and Senate made to fix
  24. redistribution of representation in a legislative body
  25. Influencing or attempting to influence legislative action or nonaction PAC's Political Action Committee
  26. A legislative proposal before congress

52 Clues: agency • into law • does not see • political belief • debatable question • politician's support • The budget of a country • having two branches or chambers • meeting to be legal or official. • having a singular branch or chamber • A way to remove officers from office • both care about like economic policy • the person who is in position already • Voluntary violation of an oath or vow • ...

Sophie Faulkner Revision Crossword 2022-08-11

Sophie Faulkner Revision Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. government where authority is ruled by monarch
  2. person who holds citizenship of a country
  3. concept that people should behave fairly
  4. a proposed law
  5. rules that describe being a citizen
  6. puts law into action
  7. part of executive and implements laws
  8. system of govt. where laws are determined
Down
  1. queen's representative in Australia
  2. the upper house
  3. the highest court in Australia
  4. debates and makes laws
  5. authority who sets rules for society
  6. to take part and contribute to society
  7. interprets law
  8. the house of representatives
  9. law as bill passed through all government
  10. vote decided to change constitution
  11. formally expressing opinion on representative

19 Clues: a proposed law • interprets law • the upper house • puts law into action • debates and makes laws • the house of representatives • the highest court in Australia • queen's representative in Australia • rules that describe being a citizen • vote decided to change constitution • authority who sets rules for society • part of executive and implements laws • ...

Week 8 The Enlightenment (AKA- The Age of Reason) 2022-05-27

Week 8 The Enlightenment (AKA- The Age of Reason) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Executed King
  2. Africa, Europe, Asia
  3. social gathering to discuss ideas
  4. listed rights of people,parliament
  5. life, liberty, property
  6. Woman writer-argued for equal rights
  7. Believed in popular sovereignty
  8. govt expresses will of the people
  9. mocked government in his writing
  10. book of maps
  11. Time of using logic to solve problems
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  1. Sail all the way around
  2. large farm
  3. Removing information thought to be harmful
  4. non-religious
  5. Favored 3 branches of govt.
  6. Argued govt was a contract between people and ruler
  7. Juana's baby
  8. Colonist who went to England to argue for rights

19 Clues: large farm • Juana's baby • book of maps • Executed King • non-religious • Africa, Europe, Asia • Sail all the way around • life, liberty, property • Favored 3 branches of govt. • Believed in popular sovereignty • mocked government in his writing • social gathering to discuss ideas • govt expresses will of the people • listed rights of people,parliament • ...

How a Bill becomes a law 2022-02-03

How a Bill becomes a law crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a vote by three-fifths of the Senate to limit debate on a bill
  2. a resolution passed by both houses of congress that has the force of law if signed by the president
  3. a group of people who work together for a common cause
  4. to offer for consideration
  5. to talk a bill to death
  6. the president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it tor ten days
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  1. a vote in which members stand to be counted for or against a bill
  2. a vote in the Senate in which senators give their vote as their name is called
  3. a voting method in which those in favor say Aye and those against say No
  4. amendment to a bill that is unrelated to the subject matter of the bill

10 Clues: to talk a bill to death • to offer for consideration • a group of people who work together for a common cause • a vote by three-fifths of the Senate to limit debate on a bill • a vote in which members stand to be counted for or against a bill • amendment to a bill that is unrelated to the subject matter of the bill • ...

Foundations of Democracy 2021-10-04

Foundations of Democracy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A written form of government
  2. Rules put in place by a government for the benefit and safety of citizens
  3. The study of the relationship between people, government, and the society they live in
  4. bodies the lawmaking parts of government
  5. the ruling authority for a community
  6. participation taking part in government
  7. of Powers the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
  8. A system of government where people have a say in how things are done
  9. of Law The idea that no one is above the law
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  1. Democracy A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
  2. A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting
  3. to fight for what you believe in
  4. Democracy A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.
  5. duty the idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country
  6. by jury The right of a person to be tried by a jury, or a group of citizens, to decide if the person is guilty or innocent of committing a crime.
  7. A legal resident of a state or country, that is able to enjoy the full rights of that place.
  8. Rights rights that cannot be taken away: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  9. Rights suffrage, the right to participate in government and make your voice heard
  10. Rights rights that cannot be taken away: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  11. good Doing something for the benefit of everyone rather than just yourself.

20 Clues: A written form of government • to fight for what you believe in • the ruling authority for a community • participation taking part in government • bodies the lawmaking parts of government • of Law The idea that no one is above the law • A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting • ...

Legislative Branch 2022-11-02

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the floor leader of the party that holds the minority of seats in each house is the
  2. are similar to bills and when passed, have the force of law
  3. the constitution makes the vice president
  4. Citizens of one country become Citizens of another through a process
  5. divisions of standing committees that do most of the committees
  6. is an attempt to "talk to death"
  7. if congress adjourns its session within 10 days of submitting a bill
  8. a few days or even a few weeks after the third of January
  9. general agreement
  10. the agents of the people who elected them
  11. is the exclusive rights of an author to reproduce
  12. the drawing of legislative districts for partisan advantage
  13. that is they are buried;they die in committee
  14. majority of seats in each house of congress is known as
  15. that is lying under oath
  16. this is particularly so because the speaker of both the elected presiding officer
  17. sometimes called special committees. are panels set up for some specific purpose
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  1. refuse to sign the bill measure must then be returned to the house
  2. or president protem for short
  3. well over 90 percent of those members of the house who seek reelection do so successfully
  4. grants a person the sole right to manufacture use or sell
  5. to accuse bring charges.The senate has the sole power
  6. believe that each question the face must be decided on its merits
  7. in all four instances that is it returned a verdict of not guilty
  8. limiting debate the rule is not in regular
  9. the people and interests the senators representative
  10. that they owe their first allegiance to their political party
  11. Congress is that period of time during which each year they assembles
  12. the Constitution provides that the total number of seats in the House of Representatives shall be
  13. or suspends until its next session
  14. is a closed meeting of the members of each party in each house
  15. Each congress lasts for two years

32 Clues: general agreement • that is lying under oath • or president protem for short • is an attempt to "talk to death" • Each congress lasts for two years • or suspends until its next session • the constitution makes the vice president • the agents of the people who elected them • limiting debate the rule is not in regular • that is they are buried;they die in committee • ...

Reform Movements and Key People 2021-03-24

Reform Movements and Key People crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fighter for Public education, considered the "Father of Public Education"
  2. the movement that wanted to get rid of slavery
  3. Author, lived a life of solitude while writing a book called Walden. Displayed "Civil-Disobedience" when he refused to pay taxes to support the Mexican War and went to jail
  4. Fought to improve treatment of mentally ill and prison reform
  5. Abolitionist, Fighter for Women's Rights, organized the Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York, wrote the Declaration of Sentiments
  6. Quakers, educators, and writers, supported abolitionist movement and women's rights
  7. Quaker, supporter of abolitionist movement and women's rights, attended the Seneca Falls Convention, first president of the American Equal Rights Association
  8. Artist famous for American landscape paintings, Hudson River School of Art, works were similar to Thomas Cole and included Kindred Spirits
  9. reformer, fighter for Women's Rights, arrested and fined for trying to vote
  10. Author, wrote novel Uncle Tom's Cabin about evils of Slavery — President Lincoln said "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war"
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  1. Movement that fought for gender equality
  2. Abolitionist, freed slave, dictated her own autobiography, went around the country speaking about slavery and women, and fighter for Women's Rights Movement. Famous Speech "Ain't I a Woman?"
  3. is a modern day movement that fights for equa treatment for blacks
  4. the first woman's rights convention held
  5. abolitionist,escaped slave fought for the right for blacks and women to vote
  6. ran the underground railroad

16 Clues: ran the underground railroad • Movement that fought for gender equality • the first woman's rights convention held • the movement that wanted to get rid of slavery • Fought to improve treatment of mentally ill and prison reform • is a modern day movement that fights for equa treatment for blacks • ...

American Gov't Crossword 2022-03-24

American Gov't Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ignores bill for 10 days, Congress adjourns, no power to overturn
  2. not signing bill, 2/3 vote to overturn
  3. 538
  4. limits the president to 2 terms
  5. Succession Act of 1947
  6. 21
  7. Senate
  8. vote against the popular vote
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  1. January 20th inaguaration
  2. 4 years
  3. administers the law
  4. changed electoral college to 2 votes
  5. refusal to spend funds
  6. House
  7. more time to prepare for court
  8. agreement approved by the Senate
  9. symbolic face of the nation

17 Clues: 21 • 538 • House • Senate • 4 years • administers the law • refusal to spend funds • Succession Act of 1947 • January 20th inaguaration • symbolic face of the nation • vote against the popular vote • more time to prepare for court • limits the president to 2 terms • agreement approved by the Senate • changed electoral college to 2 votes • not signing bill, 2/3 vote to overturn • ...

Constitution Vocab 2023-11-17

Constitution Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. powers directly stated in the constitution
  2. a change to the constitution
  3. to return a criminal or fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state
  4. one of seven main divisions of the body of the constitution
  5. government administrators
  6. a law prohibiting public officials from holding meetings not open to the public
  7. positions in office are limited on what you can and can't do
  8. the power of the supreme court to declare laws and actions unconstitutional
  9. money paid in order to vote
  10. powers that belong directly to the states
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  1. government must follow all constitutional procedures in trials or other actions it takes against individuals
  2. laws passed by congress shall be the supreme law
  3. rule by people
  4. an outgoing official serving out the remainder of a term after retiring or being defeated for reelection
  5. rejection of a bill
  6. to accuse a public official of misconduct in office
  7. the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
  8. a system in which power is divided between the national government and the state governments
  9. The rights every person is born with
  10. the system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others
  11. the tax levied on individual and corporate earnings
  12. the necessary and proper clause

22 Clues: rule by people • rejection of a bill • government administrators • money paid in order to vote • a change to the constitution • the necessary and proper clause • The rights every person is born with • powers that belong directly to the states • powers directly stated in the constitution • laws passed by congress shall be the supreme law • ...

Civil Rights 2026-04-29

Civil Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. No poll tax
  2. No job discrimination in defense
  3. Segregation in schools is unconstitutional
  4. Protest against bus segregration
  5. Civil rights activist murdered
  6. Separate but equal is okay
  7. Citizenship and equal protection
  8. Segregation laws
  9. Murdered for allegedly offending a white woman
  10. No discrimination based on idenity
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  1. Investigate civil rights violations
  2. Rally for civil rights
  3. Fight racism and fascism
  4. Abolished slavery in the United States
  5. Protests against bus segregation
  6. Killing a prominent person
  7. Integrated University of Mississippi
  8. Black students integrated into high school
  9. Voting rights for all races

19 Clues: No poll tax • Segregation laws • Rally for civil rights • Fight racism and fascism • Killing a prominent person • Separate but equal is okay • Voting rights for all races • Civil rights activist murdered • No job discrimination in defense • Protest against bus segregration • Protests against bus segregation • Citizenship and equal protection • No discrimination based on idenity • ...

Chapter 3 2025-03-19

Chapter 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to set aside for a specific purpose
  2. income from taxes and fees
  3. the point or place where something begins arises or is derived
  4. having two chambers or houses in a legislature
  5. being a part of a whole
  6. A caucus is a group or meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement
  7. the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid
  8. proposed law
  9. the exclusive possession or control of a product or an industry by one company or group
  10. A plan for receiving and spending money
  11. to reject or refuse to sign bill
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  1. allows governor to veto specific spending proposals that he or she consider wastful without vetoeing the entire appropriations bill
  2. to change or make an addition to
  3. divide or organize into new political or school districts
  4. the budgetary pending year
  5. a usually complete count of a population
  6. a formal agreement between two or more nations
  7. the action or result of apportioning something

18 Clues: proposed law • being a part of a whole • income from taxes and fees • the budgetary pending year • to change or make an addition to • to reject or refuse to sign bill • to set aside for a specific purpose • A plan for receiving and spending money • a usually complete count of a population • having two chambers or houses in a legislature • ...

Georgias Legislative Branch 2025-03-17

Georgias Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid
  2. income from taxes and fees
  3. to set aside for a specific purpose
  4. the action or result of apportioning something
  5. a formal agreement between two or more nations
  6. A caucus is a group or meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement
  7. allows governor to veto specific spending proposals that he or she consider wastful without vetoeing the entire appropriations bill
  8. the point or place where something begins arises or is derived
  9. proposed law
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  1. A plan for receiving and spending money
  2. the exclusive possession or control of a product or an industry by one company or group
  3. being a part of a whole
  4. having two chambers or houses in a legislature
  5. to change or make an addition to
  6. the budgetary pending year
  7. a usually complete count of a population
  8. to reject or refuse to sign bill
  9. divide or organize into new political or school districts

18 Clues: proposed law • being a part of a whole • income from taxes and fees • the budgetary pending year • to change or make an addition to • to reject or refuse to sign bill • to set aside for a specific purpose • A plan for receiving and spending money • a usually complete count of a population • having two chambers or houses in a legislature • ...

U.S. Constitution Study Guide 2026-04-16

U.S. Constitution Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What document did each state write after gaining independence from Britain?
  2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
  3. What was the Great Compromise? One house of Congress would base membership on state _________ while the other would grant the
  4. A federal system of government is a system in which power is ______ between different levels of government
  5. to bring formal charges against a government official
  6. number of members to each state.
  7. to think about and discuss issues before reaching a decision
  8. What did the Second Continental Congress do? Run the ______ and write the Articles of Confederation
  9. In 1787, what rights did the Congress guarantee to settlers of the Northwest Territory? The same _______ as people in the 13 states
  10. having the power to make laws
  11. a group of states joined together by a formal agreement
  12. Which objection did the Anti-Federalists NOT make? The Constitution provides for a ____, ineffective chief executive.
  13. Which statement most accurately describes the Constitution of 1787? It provides the _______ for government
  14. How many states had to ratify the Constitution for it to become law?
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  1. having the power to carry out and enforce laws
  2. unable to be taken away or denied
  3. having the power to decide questions of law
  4. What idea in the Virginia Plan caused the most disagreement? The central government should have ______ powers than the states in certain areas
  5. the ability of the people in a country to decide their own government
  6. when each side in a disagreement gives up some of what they want to reach an agreement
  7. Why didn’t Patrick Henry attend the Grand Convention of the States in 1787? He didn't want to ______ the central government
  8. Who led the fight for a bill of rights after the Constitution took effect?
  9. Religious freedom means that you have the right to _______ as you wish
  10. The Articles of Confederation gave the central government too _______ power to be effective
  11. What freedom did most state governments protect under law? ___ of the above
  12. A limited government depends on the ________ of the people.
  13. Which power DOES NOT belong to the federal government of the United States? The power to make _______ and divorce laws
  14. What was the stated purpose, according to the Congress, of the Grand Convention of the States in 1787? To recommend ________ to the Articles of Confederation
  15. a law or a government rule

29 Clues: a law or a government rule • having the power to make laws • number of members to each state. • unable to be taken away or denied • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? • having the power to decide questions of law • having the power to carry out and enforce laws • to bring formal charges against a government official • ...

Government 2024-05-29

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of government that has more than 50% of the seats in the House of Commons
  2. Members of the executive branch responsible for day to day operating the government
  3. An association of journalists who report on the actions of Canada’s government
  4. The branch of government that executes laws
  5. Representative of the head of state in Canada
  6. A type of government that has less than 50% of the seats in the House of Commons
  7. The total percent of votes won in a general election
  8. Another word for constituency
  9. The head of state in Canada
  10. A member of the legislative branch appointed by the Governor General
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  1. An elected member of the legislative branch
  2. The first step to making a bill become law
  3. The branch of government that interprets laws
  4. The branch of government that makes laws
  5. An opinion based on assumptions that are not proven to be true
  6. The final step to making a bill become law
  7. Another word for a voter
  8. When Canadians decide on who should form the government
  9. A proposed law
  10. Elected leader of Canada’s government
  11. A word or phrase repeated often by politicians or marketers to describe an idea
  12. Someone who influences MPs and government officials
  13. Influence our understanding of what the government is doing

23 Clues: A proposed law • Another word for a voter • The head of state in Canada • Another word for constituency • Elected leader of Canada’s government • The branch of government that makes laws • The first step to making a bill become law • The final step to making a bill become law • An elected member of the legislative branch • The branch of government that executes laws • ...

Foundations of Democracy 2021-10-04

Foundations of Democracy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A written form of government
  2. Rules put in place by a government for the benefit and safety of citizens
  3. The study of the relationship between people, government, and the society they live in
  4. bodies the lawmaking parts of government
  5. the ruling authority for a community
  6. participation taking part in government
  7. of Powers the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
  8. A system of government where people have a say in how things are done
  9. of Law The idea that no one is above the law
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  1. Democracy A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
  2. A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting
  3. to fight for what you believe in
  4. Democracy A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.
  5. duty the idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country
  6. by jury The right of a person to be tried by a jury, or a group of citizens, to decide if the person is guilty or innocent of committing a crime.
  7. A legal resident of a state or country, that is able to enjoy the full rights of that place.
  8. Rights rights that cannot be taken away: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  9. Rights suffrage, the right to participate in government and make your voice heard
  10. Rights rights that cannot be taken away: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  11. good Doing something for the benefit of everyone rather than just yourself.

20 Clues: A written form of government • to fight for what you believe in • the ruling authority for a community • participation taking part in government • bodies the lawmaking parts of government • of Law The idea that no one is above the law • A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting • ...

History Cross Word assessment by K.j.Brooks 2021-03-16

History Cross Word assessment by K.j.Brooks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the cause of immediate abolition of slavery in the United States
  2. a system developed by Immanuel Kant, based on the idea that, in order to understand the nature of reality
  3. became an outspoken advocate for abolition
  4. an early advocate of antislavery and women's rights
  5. asserted women's equality in politics, family, education, jobs, religion and morals
  6. 100,000 enslaved people had escaped via the network
  7. was an American abolitionist, political activist, women's rights advocate, and supporter of the women's suffrage movement
  8. first women's rights convention in the United States
  9. a nativist political party and movement in the United States, which operated nationwide
  10. known for such works as The Song of Hiawatha
  11. the economic group between the upper and lower classes, including professional and business workers and their families.
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  1. effort to fund schools in every community with public dollars
  2. a piece of land held by an owner
  3. native American rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker, and author
  4. was a Protestant revival movement during the early nineteenth century
  5. A Presbyterian minister, leading revivalist and social reformer
  6. was an American leader in the women's rights movement
  7. community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its citizens
  8. an advocate or supporter of nativist policies
  9. renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism

20 Clues: a piece of land held by an owner • became an outspoken advocate for abolition • known for such works as The Song of Hiawatha • an advocate or supporter of nativist policies • an early advocate of antislavery and women's rights • 100,000 enslaved people had escaped via the network • first women's rights convention in the United States • ...

A lil' bit of Everything 2023-12-22

A lil' bit of Everything crossword puzzle
Across
  1. According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on Earth?
  2. During WWII, where was the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and Bill of Rights stored?
  3. What does Jack call Santa Claus?
  4. What is the name of the guardian angel who takes George Bailey on his journey?
  5. Iceland diverted roads to avoid disturbing communities of what?
  6. Who was the first Disney Princess?
  7. What is the name of the head elf at the North Pole in, The Santa Claus?
  8. The world's fastest growing plant is a species of what?
  9. "Call me Ishmael" is the first line from what classic novel?
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  1. Who played Dorothy in Wizard of OZ?
  2. What can be broken but is never held?
  3. Who directed to the original Halloween movie?
  4. What is the only edible food that never goes bad?
  5. What country gave the US the Statue of Liberty?
  6. Which country has the greatest number of natural lakes?
  7. According to the popular Christmas song, "Frosty the snowman," what are the snowman's eyes made out of?
  8. What is the smallest country in the world?
  9. What is the rarest m&m color?
  10. What does a Geiger Counter measure?
  11. What famous US festival hosted over 350,000 fans in 1969?

20 Clues: What is the rarest m&m color? • What does Jack call Santa Claus? • Who was the first Disney Princess? • Who played Dorothy in Wizard of OZ? • What does a Geiger Counter measure? • What can be broken but is never held? • What is the smallest country in the world? • Who directed to the original Halloween movie? • What country gave the US the Statue of Liberty? • ...

100 Turning Points 2022-10-12

100 Turning Points crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What city did the Birtish burn down in 1814
  2. Where was the gold rush of 1848
  3. The name of the woman who drafted the Declaration of Sentiments
  4. The month the Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress
  5. President that intiated the Louisiana Purchase
  6. The long distance communicating device made by Samuel Morse
  7. The tribe of warriors that raided Massachusetts
  8. Who start the Nullification Crisis
  9. The person who compelled Madison to deliver documents
  10. Who wrote the Bill of Rights
  11. Discovered the new world
  12. The place where the "Shot Heard Round the World" was shot
  13. The name protestors gave themselves in the Boston Massacre
  14. The first state to ratify
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  1. The state Jamestown was founded in
  2. What president battled the Second Bank of the US
  3. The place of the battle where Americans forced British to surrender
  4. The enterpreter for pilgrims and native americans
  5. Name of the witchcraft trials
  6. Ship that dropped of the first african american slaves in 1619
  7. Where did the Erie Canal start
  8. The man who fought Dred Scott in the Dred Scott Decision
  9. What river was invloved with the Indian Removal Act
  10. The person who 'ignited' the French and Indian war
  11. Ship that transported the first pilgrims in 1620

25 Clues: Discovered the new world • The first state to ratify • Who wrote the Bill of Rights • Name of the witchcraft trials • Where did the Erie Canal start • Where was the gold rush of 1848 • The state Jamestown was founded in • Who start the Nullification Crisis • What city did the Birtish burn down in 1814 • President that intiated the Louisiana Purchase • ...

Chapter 27 - The Post War Boom 2021-01-26

Chapter 27 - The Post War Boom crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ‘n’ roll = musicians in the 1950s added electronic instruments to traditional blues music, creating rhythm and blues, thus creating ________
  2. = the government agency that regulates and licenses television, telephone, radio, and other communications industries
  3. media = communication that reaches large audiences
  4. S. Truman = 33rd President of the U.S
  5. = a major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries
  6. obsolescence = manufacturers purposely designed products to become obsolete—that is, to wear out or become outdated—in a short period of time.
  7. Bill of Rights = Government payed half of veterns tution and gave unemployment beneifts; a.k.a "Servicemen's Readjustmet Act"
  8. = financial help given by a government to a person/group to support an undertaking regarded as being in the public interest
  9. = a style of music characterized by the use of improvisation
  10. = important and unique development state between childhood and adulthood
  11. = small residential communities surrounding cities
  12. Eisenhower = 34th President of the U.S
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  1. = a company that offers similar products or services in many locations
  2. = buying material goods
  3. = means “hired hands”
  4. = Multi-billion dollar fast-food company; started by 2 brothers
  5. Jonas Salk = developed a vaccine for the crippling disease poliomyelitis—polio.
  6. renewal = providing a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family.
  7. = Southern Democrats who opposed Truman's position on Civil Rights
  8. policy = removed federal economic help, stopped the reservation system, and gave out tribal lands among individual Native Americans.
  9. boom = an unprecedented increase in birthrate after WWII
  10. Deal = an extension of Roosevelt's New Deal; increased minimum wage, expanded Social Security, and built low-income housing
  11. movement = expressed the social and literary nonconformity of artists, poets, and writers.
  12. = buy now, pay later
  13. fund = a fund often designated for corrupt practices, such as bribery
  14. = promoted people to buy goods

26 Clues: = buy now, pay later • = means “hired hands” • = buying material goods • = promoted people to buy goods • S. Truman = 33rd President of the U.S • Eisenhower = 34th President of the U.S • media = communication that reaches large audiences • = small residential communities surrounding cities • boom = an unprecedented increase in birthrate after WWII • ...

AP GOPO REVIEW PUZZLE 2024-04-29

AP GOPO REVIEW PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Right of a government to take private property for public use, with compensation.
  2. The redrawing of congressional districts to benefit a particular party.
  3. The redistribution of seats in the House of Representatives based on the census results.
  4. Formal disapproval of a President's actions by Congress.
  5. The court's authority to hear and decide cases.
  6. Powers not explicitly stated in the Constitution but are necessary and proper to execute the powers which are.
Down
  1. Highest court in the United States.
  2. A tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches.
  3. Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
  4. This type of jurisdiction refers to the authority to hear a case for the first time.
  5. Fundamental rights guaranteed to all persons by the law of the land.
  6. Body that advises the president and includes the heads of 15 executive departments.
  7. A power allowing the president to reject a bill, its informal term.
  8. Nonprofit independent groups that receive and disburse funds to influence election outcomes.

14 Clues: Highest court in the United States. • The court's authority to hear and decide cases. • Formal disapproval of a President's actions by Congress. • A tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches. • Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments. • A power allowing the president to reject a bill, its informal term. • ...

Vale, Words, Homophones 2026-03-25

Vale, Words, Homophones crossword puzzle
Across
  1. used to introducing a clause that talks about a person or persons
  2. to take into consideration as a deduction or an addition
  3. to cause to go
  4. he didn't ______
  5. the standard or established amount that a thing should
  6. so as to be clearly heard
  7. an odor left by an animal
  8. a deed notable especially for courage
  9. not having reached the age to have full civil rights
  10. to look furtively
  11. a movable device attached to something high to show which way the wind is blowing
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  1. the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch
  2. to stupefy especially by a blow
  3. the end part of the leg below the ankle of a vertebrate animal
  4. proud of one's looks or abilities
  5. of or relating to whom or which
  6. typically large groups of animals of one kind kept together under human control
  7. I have been sick these ________
  8. to stay in place in expectation
  9. to make free from injury or disease
  10. a coin or bill representing one
  11. one of the thickened ribs that stiffen the wings of an insect
  12. to dig or form mines under a place
  13. pointed or projecting part of a garment

24 Clues: to cause to go • he didn't ______ • to look furtively • so as to be clearly heard • an odor left by an animal • to stupefy especially by a blow • of or relating to whom or which • I have been sick these ________ • to stay in place in expectation • a coin or bill representing one • proud of one's looks or abilities • to dig or form mines under a place • ...

Government 2 2015-10-07

Government 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
  2. A special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as they are Speaker.
  3. Another name for the Senate.
  4. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
  5. questions Another name for question period.
  6. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
  7. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party.
  8. To pick one person from a group of several by voting.
  9. A senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
  10. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject presented according to specific rules.
  11. Another name for House of Commons.
Down
  1. A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
  2. The Member of Parliament or Senate in a political party who is responsible for keeping other party members informed about the Chamber´s business and making sure they are present in the Chamber
  3. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada, is this.
  4. A proposal for a law to be considered by the Parliament.
  5. A person appointed by our Monarch to be the Monarch's representative in Canada.
  6. A group made of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same party that meet regularly.
  7. A university student who works for the Senate or House of Commons. They deliver messages and documents to the Chamber during a sitting.
  8. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration.
  9. A meeting of a Senate or of the House of Commons within a session.
  10. A change to a bill with the intention of improving it.
  11. Bills that are passed by the Parliament and become laws.
  12. A king or queen of a country.
  13. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who doesn't belong to a political party.
  14. The governments plan for how it will collect and spend each year

25 Clues: Another name for the Senate. • A king or queen of a country. • Another name for House of Commons. • questions Another name for question period. • A senator or a Member of the House of Commons. • A formal event that follows rules or traditions. • Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada, is this. • To pick one person from a group of several by voting. • ...

Government 2 2015-10-07

Government 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A university student who works for the Senate or House of Commons. They deliver messages and documents to the Chamber during a sitting.
  2. A Member of the Senate or House of Commons who doesn't belong to a political party.
  3. The Member of Parliament or Senate in a political party who is responsible for keeping other party members informed about the Chamber´s business and making sure they are present in the Chamber
  4. A proposal for a law to be considered by the Parliament.
  5. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada, is this.
  6. A person appointed by our Monarch to be the Monarch's representative in Canada.
  7. A special title given to Senators and Cabinet Ministers for life, and to the Speaker of the House of Commons as long as they are Speaker.
  8. A person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
  9. Another name for the Senate.
  10. The governments plan for how it will collect and spend each year
  11. To place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration.
  12. Bills that are passed by the Parliament and become laws.
  13. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject presented according to specific rules.
Down
  1. A senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
  2. All political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party.
  3. A meeting of a Senate or of the House of Commons within a session.
  4. A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
  5. A group made of all Senators and Members of Parliament from the same party that meet regularly.
  6. A rule for all Canadians made by Senators, Members of Parliament and the Governor General through discussion and voting.
  7. To pick one person from a group of several by voting.
  8. A king or queen of a country.
  9. A person living in an area in Canada represented by a Member of Parliament.
  10. Another name for question period.
  11. Another name for House of Commons.
  12. A change to a bill with the intention of improving it.

25 Clues: Another name for the Senate. • A king or queen of a country. • Another name for question period. • Another name for House of Commons. • A senator or a Member of the House of Commons. • A formal event that follows rules or traditions. • Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada, is this. • To pick one person from a group of several by voting. • ...

The "OFFICIAL" US Citizenship Test: Rocco Edition 2023-01-08

The "OFFICIAL" US Citizenship Test: Rocco Edition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This branch of government can declare war.
  2. Used to describe incredibly oppressive rule and chaos seen in things like the Nazis and the Hunger Games' governing power.
  3. Executive _ 13228 created the Office of Homeland Security which eventually evolved into the DHS a year later.
  4. This branch of government consists of the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet and all of its members.
  5. This fancy courtroom rule requires prosecutors to explain why a prisoner is being held in custody.
  6. Trump had this happen to him twice, but no president has ever been fully convicted of this.
  7. Taxes put on government imports; was used to protect local workers.
  8. These people were accredited to creating the basis for the Constitution.
  9. Dividing power between the states and the central government to make sure no side has too much power.
  10. The President has the ability to _ a bill; this is a check on the Legislative Branch.
  11. This tactic was used heavily by Republicans around 2010 to give them near absolute power throughout the nation.
  12. Used to get both horses and state representatives to work for them in a quite aggressive and loud manner.
  13. This is both a place to hold money and a descriptor of states who tend to vote for the same party in presidential elections.
  14. However, the Legislative Branch can _ the answer to question 21, which puts a check on the Executive Branch and creates a certain balance of powers between the two.
Down
  1. The introduction to the Constitution that holds the key values of the nation; has a catchy Schoolhouse Rock song about it.
  2. _ without representation.
  3. The Constitution contains 27 of these.
  4. A tactic used in the Senate to stall time to delay action on a bill. The longest one lasted for almost a whole day!
  5. What gives judges and other government officials the legal ability to judge others in a certain parameter.
  6. The Supreme Court falls under this branch of government that's considered the weakest of the three.
  7. This is found both in a playground and in states who often switch sides in presidential elections.
  8. The process in which voters cast their ballots in elections; the _ college.
  9. This form of democratic government is dictated in the Constitution and dictates how we appoint leaders in our cities, counties, states, and even national leaders.
  10. Both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights had to have this happen to them (synonym of approved).
  11. Double _ states that you can't be tried for the same crime twice, as stated in the Constitution.
  12. Synonym for a direct democracy.

26 Clues: _ without representation. • Synonym for a direct democracy. • The Constitution contains 27 of these. • This branch of government can declare war. • Taxes put on government imports; was used to protect local workers. • These people were accredited to creating the basis for the Constitution. • ...

Units 7-8 Crossword Review 2024-12-10

Units 7-8 Crossword Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The full faith and _____ clause (Article IV, Section 1) requires states to accept the civil court decisions of other states (Unit 8).
  2. The chief executive of a state government (Unit 8)
  3. The main responsibility of the state legislature is to make state _____ (Unit 8).
  4. The Constitution was signed by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention on _____ 17, 1787 (Unit 7).
  5. People represented by members of a lawmaking body (Unit 8)
  6. Delegated powers are those given to the _____ government by the Constitution (Unit 8).
  7. The official who succeeds the governor if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office is the _____ governor (Unit 8).
  8. In the state court system, _____ courts review cases from trial courts whose rulings have been appealed (Unit 8).
  9. Which is the only state to have a unicameral legislature? (Unit 8)
  10. State _____ courts hear cases on appeal from the lower courts (Unit 8).
  11. How many states had to ratify the Constitution before it took effect? (Unit 7)
  12. Regulating trade with foreign nations, printing money, and raising and maintaining armed forces are examples of _____ powers (Unit 8).
  13. The _____ Amendment is the source of the reserved powers of the states (Unit 8).
  14. Chief Executive, Chief Legislator, and Political Party leader are the three main roles of the state _____ (Unit 8).
  15. Article III of the Constitution creates the _____ branch of the government (Unit 7)
  16. Article I of the Constitution creates the _____ branch of government (Unit 7)
  17. Article VII explains how the Constitution was to be _____, or approved (Unit 7).
  18. State courts hear cases involving _____ and criminal cases involving state law (Unit 8).
  19. A legal process for returning criminals to the place from which they fled (Unit 8)
  20. Article V describes how the Constitution can be _____, or changed (Unit 7).
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  1. Maintaining law and order, enforcing laws, and collecting taxes are examples of _____ powers (Unit 8).
  2. Reserved powers are those set aside by the U.S. Constitution for the _____ or for the people (Unit 8).
  3. A system of government in which the powers are divided between the national government and the state governments (Unit 8)
  4. Article IV of the Constitution describes how _____ should interact with each other (Unit 7).
  5. The Constitution has been amended _____ times (Unit 7).
  6. The Bill of Rights are the first _____ amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which set forth basic rights guaranteed to all Americans (Unit 7).
  7. In the state court system, _____ courts have original jurisdiction and are the first courts to hear all civil and criminal cases (Unit 8).
  8. Part of the Constitution that introduces the document, explains what it is meant to do, and describes the purpose of the new government (Unit 7)
  9. The main job of the state executive branch is to _____, or carry out, state laws (Unit 8).
  10. Regulating business within the state, making marriage laws, and establishing and maintaining schools are examples of _____ powers (Unit 8).
  11. The main responsibility of the state judiciary is to _____ the state constitution and state laws and punish those who violate them (Unit 8).
  12. Concurrent powers are those _____ by the federal government and the states (Unit 8).
  13. A process by which citizens of a state may propose a law by collecting signatures on a petition (Unit 8)
  14. A method of referring a bill to the voters for approval before the bill can become a law (Unit 8)
  15. Article VI of the Constitution states that the laws and treaties of the U.S. government are "the _____ law of the land" (Unit 7).
  16. A process by which voters may remove an elected official from office (Unit 8)
  17. Article II of the Constitution describes the job of the _____ branch of government (Unit 7)
  18. Consisting of two houses, as in a lawmaking body (Unit 8)

38 Clues: The chief executive of a state government (Unit 8) • The Constitution has been amended _____ times (Unit 7). • Consisting of two houses, as in a lawmaking body (Unit 8) • People represented by members of a lawmaking body (Unit 8) • Which is the only state to have a unicameral legislature? (Unit 8) • ...

Government Crossword 2023-12-04

Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Procedure for submitting to popular vote the removal of officials from office before the end of their term.
  2. Candidate or party with the most votes cast in an election, not necessarily more than half.
  3. The principle of a two-house legislature.
  4. Government by religious leaders, who claim divine guidance.
  5. Formal accusation by the lower house of legislature against a public official, the first step in removal from office.
  6. Legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one states to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.
  7. Procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a state constitution.
  8. People who favor national action over action at the state and local levels.
  9. Constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed between a central government and subdivisional governments, called states in the United States. The national and the subdivisional governments both exercise direct authority over individuals.
  10. Constitutional arrangement in which sovereign nations or states, by compact, create a central government but carefully limit its power and do not give it direct authority over individuals.
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  1. People who favor state or local action rather than national action.
  2. An economic system characterized by private property, competitive markets, economic incentives, and limited government involvement in the production, distribution, and pricing of goods and services.
  3. Presidential refusal to allow an agency to spend funds that Congress authorized and appropriated.
  4. Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government.
  5. The idea that the rights of the nation are supreme over the rights of the individuals who make up the nation.
  6. Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters.
  7. The set of arrangements, including checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, rule of law, due process, and a bill of rights, that requires our leaders to listen, think, bargain, and explain before they act or make laws. We then hold them politically and legally accountable for how they exercise their powers.
  8. The right of a federal law or a regulation to preclude enforcement of a state or local law or regulation.
  9. Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government, generally.
  10. Government by the people, both directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections.

20 Clues: The principle of a two-house legislature. • Government by religious leaders, who claim divine guidance. • People who favor state or local action rather than national action. • People who favor national action over action at the state and local levels. • Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government. • ...

stuff 2025-04-30

stuff crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A law that allowed people to vote if their fathers or grandfathers had voted before Reconstruction
  2. This law gave the federal government power to get involved in state affairs.
  3. It's main purpose was to help African Americans adjust to life after slavery
  4. The amendment that outlawed slavery
  5. A group that used fear and violence to deny rights to free men and woman
  6. The first plan for bringing Southern states back into the union
  7. A free African American who helped others escape on the underground railroad
  8. Laws designed to help control newly freed African Americans
Down
  1. A system where the land owner allows the farmer to use their land in trade for a share of the crop.
  2. Southern whites that supported the republican party
  3. A group of republican representatives
  4. The president after Lincoln
  5. Radical Leader___ ___
  6. A Bill that stated that to rejoin the union, a state must meet 3 requirements

14 Clues: Radical Leader___ ___ • The president after Lincoln • The amendment that outlawed slavery • A group of republican representatives • Southern whites that supported the republican party • Laws designed to help control newly freed African Americans • The first plan for bringing Southern states back into the union • ...

Constitution Revew 2023-04-22

Constitution Revew crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To approve
  2. This group had more power under the Articles of Confederation.
  3. A change to the Constitution is called a(n) _____.
  4. The Senate and House of Representatives make up ______.
  5. Which amendment guarantees freedom of the press, speech and religion?
  6. The idea of sharing powers between the state and fedearl government.
  7. Which amendment protects us from illegal searches and seizures?
  8. Which amendment guarantees a speedy and public trial?
  9. How many branches are there in the government of the United States?
  10. King of England during the American Revolution
  11. Introduction to the Constitution
  12. Who is head of the executive branch?
  13. The President in the _____ in chief.
Down
  1. It is the duty of Legislative branch to make _____.
  2. A group which wanted a strong central government.
  3. Powers given to the Federal government are called ___ powers.
  4. A two-house system.
  5. The Bill of Rights makes up the first ____ amendments.
  6. The supreme law of the land.
  7. How many senators are elected from each state?
  8. The United States president is elected for _____ years.
  9. Powers given to the states are called ____ powers.
  10. Congress is called the _______ Branch.
  11. A way the Executive Branch can "check" the Legislative Branch.
  12. This Compromise resulted in a two-house Legislature.

25 Clues: To approve • A two-house system. • The supreme law of the land. • Introduction to the Constitution • Who is head of the executive branch? • The President in the _____ in chief. • Congress is called the _______ Branch. • How many senators are elected from each state? • King of England during the American Revolution • A group which wanted a strong central government. • ...

Unit 3 - The Constitution 2023-11-09

Unit 3 - The Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supporters of the constitution
  2. amendments that protect the freedom to act without government interference
  3. two house legislature
  4. spoken untruths that are harmful to a person's reputation
  5. a representative
  6. following legal procedures
  7. power lies with the people
  8. powers shared by both the national and state governments
  9. main author of the constitution
  10. a system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches
  11. people who opposed the constitution and wanted a bill of rights
  12. written untruths that are harmful to a person's reputation
  13. being tried for the same crime twice (5th amendment protects against this)
  14. split of authority between 3 branches of government
  15. court order allowing law enforcement to search a suspects' home or business and take specific items
  16. change or addition to the constitution
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  1. a form of government in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  2. one house legislature
  3. the government can only do what the people allow it to do
  4. formal approval
  5. an agreement that balances opposing views
  6. main body of the constitution
  7. starts with "We the People"
  8. written plan of government
  9. powers directly stated in the constitution for the national government
  10. powers given to the state governments alone

26 Clues: formal approval • a representative • one house legislature • two house legislature • following legal procedures • power lies with the people • written plan of government • starts with "We the People" • main body of the constitution • supporters of the constitution • main author of the constitution • change or addition to the constitution • an agreement that balances opposing views • ...

Jena Williams Unit 1 2024-09-19

Jena Williams Unit 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. On what exact day did congress adopt the Declaration of Independence
  2. who was one of the authors that was on the Federalists papers
  3. Who is the Father of Constitution
  4. Two chamber legislature
  5. agreement where the english king gave the colonists the right to establish a colony
  6. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
  7. political unity with the power to make and enforce laws over a group of people within a defined territory
  8. How many states sent representatives
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  1. Formally approved
  2. Made up of the formal institutions and processes through with decisions are made for a group of people
  3. Which treaty that officially secured second Independence from Britain
  4. How many states ended up ratifying the Constitution
  5. which state(s) refused to send delegates
  6. what year was the outline in the english bill of rights
  7. where did the seeds of democracy take root
  8. What was the United States first constitution
  9. The supreme power to act within its territory and to control its external effects
  10. available for everyone use and cant be denied to any particular person or group
  11. what year was the Magna Carta signed
  12. what was one of the colony that enjoyed the most independence from the crown
  13. the process by which government makes and carries out decisions

21 Clues: Formally approved • Two chamber legislature • Who is the Father of Constitution • what year was the Magna Carta signed • How many states sent representatives • which state(s) refused to send delegates • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence • where did the seeds of democracy take root • What was the United States first constitution • ...

Women's Civil Rights 2026-05-19

Women's Civil Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A leading American suffragist, lawyer, and peace activist
  2. Author of "The Feminine Mystique"
  3. Co-Founder of Ms. Magazine
  4. Served as the first staff member for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  5. Delivered the famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech
  6. The belief in social, economical, and political equality of the sexes
  7. Co-Founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
  8. The US Constitutional Amendment that allows women equal rights
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  1. Pakistani activist for female education, youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate
  2. Women's suffrage leader that campaigned for the 19th Amendment
  3. Organized the first women's civil rights movement
  4. The state in which access to rights, resources, opportunities, and protections is unaffected by a person's gender
  5. The historical movement aimed at extending voting rights to women
  6. Wife to Martin Luther King Jr
  7. A student leader that coordinated freedom rides
  8. the state of being free from outside control, support, or influence
  9. A key leader in the American women's suffrage movement, was recognized for her intense dedication and sacrifice
  10. American Quaker, suffragette, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist
  11. Co-founded the NAACP, established the first Black women’s suffrage organization in Chicago
  12. Lectured and organized for women's right to vote

20 Clues: Co-Founder of Ms. Magazine • Wife to Martin Luther King Jr • Author of "The Feminine Mystique" • Delivered the famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech • A student leader that coordinated freedom rides • Lectured and organized for women's right to vote • Organized the first women's civil rights movement • Co-Founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party • ...

Black History Month 2026-01-30

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American civil rights activist. She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only school
  2. American politician; served as the 44th president of the United States
  3. American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
  4. American actor, producer and director with a career spanning over four decades
  5. American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist; a leader of the Harlem Renaissance
  6. American professional boxer and activist; regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time
  7. American gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen; one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969
  8. American politician and attorney who is the 49th and previous vice president of the United States; first woman and woman of color Vice President
  9. American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher; prominent leaders in the civil rights movement
  10. American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre; the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer
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  1. American abolitionist and social activist; helped slaves escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad
  2. the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era
  3. American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
  4. American professional basketball player; spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers
  5. American artistic gymnast; most decorated American gymnast in history; widely considered one of the greatest gymnasts of all time
  6. American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet and civil rights activist
  7. Supreme Court's first African-American justice
  8. American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut; the first African-American woman to travel into space
  9. American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement; one of the founders of the NAACP
  10. American Muslim minister and human rights activist; prominent figure during the civil rights movement

20 Clues: Supreme Court's first African-American justice • American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman • American politician; served as the 44th president of the United States • the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era • American actor, producer and director with a career spanning over four decades • ...

Cabinet 2023-03-31

Cabinet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Attorney General
  2. Minister of Service
  3. Minister of Sessional Affairs
  4. Premier
  5. Bill Presenting Minister #2
Down
  1. Bill Presenting Minister #1
  2. Regional Secretary
  3. Government whip
  4. New Member Relations
  5. Deputy Premier
  6. Minister of Communications

11 Clues: Premier • Deputy Premier • Government whip • Attorney General • Regional Secretary • Minister of Service • New Member Relations • Minister of Communications • Bill Presenting Minister #1 • Bill Presenting Minister #2 • Minister of Sessional Affairs

GA Studies Unit 11 2025-03-27

GA Studies Unit 11 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Race of 1946 A dispute over Georgia’s governor after Eugene Talmadge died before taking office.
  2. B. Hartsfield Atlanta mayor who helped grow the city’s airport and supported civil rights.
  3. Primary Elections where only white people could vote, banned in 1944.
  4. Farming, a key part of Georgia’s economy.
  5. v. Board of Education A 1954 Supreme Court case that banned school segregation.
  6. Commission A group that studied segregation and helped Georgia integrate schools.
  7. Rights Act of 1964 A law that ended segregation and job discrimination.
  8. Lewis A civil rights activist and longtime U.S. Representative from Georgia.
Down
  1. Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) A civil rights group known for sit-ins and Freedom Rides.
  2. Maddox A Georgia governor who opposed desegregation but later improved conditions for minorities.
  3. Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) A civil rights group led by MLK that used nonviolent protests.
  4. on Washington A 1963 protest for civil rights where MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
  5. Allen Jr. Atlanta mayor in the 1960s who opposed segregation.
  6. Luther King Jr. A civil rights leader who promoted nonviolence and led the March on Washington.
  7. Movement A civil rights effort to end segregation in Albany, Georgia.
  8. Rights Movement A movement in the 1950s–60s to end segregation and gain equal rights.

16 Clues: Farming, a key part of Georgia’s economy. • Allen Jr. Atlanta mayor in the 1960s who opposed segregation. • Movement A civil rights effort to end segregation in Albany, Georgia. • Primary Elections where only white people could vote, banned in 1944. • Rights Act of 1964 A law that ended segregation and job discrimination. • ...

Government 2 2015-10-07

Government 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of all ministers that makes decisions about priorities and polices, legislations and how to collect and spend money.
  2. A formal event that follows rules or traditions.
  3. A group of Senators or MPs selected to study a specific subject or bill and write a report about it.
  4. A discussion in which the arguments for and against a subject are presented according to specific rules.
  5. A person who has fill political and civil rights in his or her country.
  6. One of the three parts of the Parliament Buildings where the House of Commons and the Senate Chambers are located, as well as the Peace Tower with the clock.
  7. The person in charge of a meeting who directs the discussion of business in a Senate or a House of Commons committee meeting.
  8. monarchy A system in which the powers of the Monarch are limited by the written or unwritten constitution of the country.
  9. One of the two large rooms in centre block; also known as Upper house, which is used by Senators while Lower House is used by MPs.
  10. 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 by the Governor General, followed by an election.
  11. The government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
  12. government The group that acts and speaks for the whole country
  13. The city where a country's legislature is located and the government carries out its business.
Down
  1. The process of choosing a representative by vote.
  2. The set of rules that a country follows to work as a nation.
  3. A group made up of all Senators and MPs from the same political party.
  4. The periods into which the Parliament is divided
  5. The specific geographic area in Canada that an MP represents in the House of Commons.
  6. A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament.
  7. Of two chambers, or rooms; the Parliament is made up of the Senate and the House of Commons.
  8. Another word for an electoral district
  9. To change or improve something.

22 Clues: To change or improve something. • Another word for an electoral district • A formal event that follows rules or traditions. • The periods into which the Parliament is divided • The process of choosing a representative by vote. • A proposal for a law to be considered by Parliament. • The set of rules that a country follows to work as a nation. • ...

Legislative Branch Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2025-09-12

Legislative Branch Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people politicians represent.
  2. process of charging a government official (like the President) with wrongdoing
  3. political party with fewer members in Congress
  4. congress can pass a law even if the President vetoes it (needs 2/3 vote)
  5. starts out as a bill
  6. President’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress
  7. is based on state population (435 total)
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  1. group in Congress that studies bills and issues
  2. each state has 2 (100 total)
  3. branch of government that makes laws.
  4. lawmakers
  5. political party with the most members in Congress
  6. idea for law.

13 Clues: lawmakers • idea for law. • starts out as a bill • each state has 2 (100 total) • people politicians represent. • branch of government that makes laws. • is based on state population (435 total) • political party with fewer members in Congress • group in Congress that studies bills and issues • political party with the most members in Congress • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2021-03-29

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prison and Asylum Reformer
  2. a book by harriet beecher stowe
  3. an Anglo-American painter known for his landscape and history paintings
  4. a network of people working to take enslaved people from the southern United States to freedom in the northern U.S. and Canada
  5. were the first nationally-known white American female advocates of abolition of slavery and women's rights
  6. the persons quote : "Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less"
  7. where second womens rights convection is held
Down
  1. urge people to stop drinking completely
  2. common school
  3. The first state to extends property rights to women
  4. where the first womens rights convention was held
  5. helped slaves escape to the north
  6. an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
  7. an American poet
  8. sojourner truth speech

15 Clues: common school • an American poet • sojourner truth speech • Prison and Asylum Reformer • a book by harriet beecher stowe • helped slaves escape to the north • urge people to stop drinking completely • where second womens rights convection is held • where the first womens rights convention was held • The first state to extends property rights to women • ...

April Showers bring Crossword Solvers 2022-03-30

April Showers bring Crossword Solvers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. merchant-----
  2. a certified, or this check
  3. see my face on a penny
  4. backs in to her space like a pro
  5. advice of ------
  6. marvelous market manager
  7. bank with your computer
Down
  1. has a dog named Nova
  2. graces the ten dollar bill
  3. transfer electronically
  4. jewelry is her thang
  5. where you should start everything
  6. all the cash is in me
  7. I am on a fifty dollar bill
  8. Office of Foreign Asset-----
  9. offers mortgages with a smile
  10. tall guy in the corner office

17 Clues: merchant----- • advice of ------ • has a dog named Nova • jewelry is her thang • all the cash is in me • see my face on a penny • transfer electronically • bank with your computer • marvelous market manager • graces the ten dollar bill • a certified, or this check • I am on a fifty dollar bill • Office of Foreign Asset----- • offers mortgages with a smile • tall guy in the corner office • ...

Laws 2022-02-22

Laws crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rank accused is guilty.
  2. the report stage.
  3. over retribution.
  4. A type of law that favoured
  5. All should be treated equally.
  6. Takes place at the same time as
  7. order in society.
  8. Focuses on punishing the criminal.
  9. Reliance on statutes.
  10. The accuser produces witnesses of a
Down
  1. What happens after the bill has gone
  2. victim.
  3. Focuses on restoring, or paying back
  4. Sets the rules between individuals.
  5. A type of law that wrote the laws down
  6. Cannot be enforced unless everyone
  7. paper in order to keep consistency.
  8. to other chamber?
  9. What happens after the bill has been
  10. A system of enforceable rules to

20 Clues: victim. • the report stage. • over retribution. • order in society. • to other chamber? • Reliance on statutes. • rank accused is guilty. • A type of law that favoured • All should be treated equally. • Takes place at the same time as • A system of enforceable rules to • Cannot be enforced unless everyone • Focuses on punishing the criminal. • Sets the rules between individuals. • ...

Legislative Branch 2024-01-25

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of drawing district lines in favor of a political party/candidate.
  2. These are powers that are not clearly stated in the Constitution, which Congress has
  3. What amount of votes is needed from both the House and the Senate to override a veto?
  4. A term defining how Congress is made up of two houses/chambers
  5. The House of Representatives is the only part of Congress that is allowed to propose bills about__________.
  6. This role is the most powerful in all of Congress
Down
  1. This type of bill has money added to it, to try to help the bill pass.
  2. What is an example of checks and balances in the process of a bill becoming a law?
  3. The Vice President is the_________ of the Senate.
  4. This clause stretches or expands the power of Congress
  5. This is the name of the process used to redistribute the number of seats in the House to each state, based upon the population
  6. The House of Representatives is based upon what in each state?
  7. This is the name of a tactic used by the Senate to prolong/end the vote on a bill.
  8. What occurs every ten years in the country?
  9. True or false, a Senator and member of the House must be a naturally born citizen to be in office?
  10. The Senate allows each state to have_________ representation.

16 Clues: What occurs every ten years in the country? • The Vice President is the_________ of the Senate. • This role is the most powerful in all of Congress • This clause stretches or expands the power of Congress • The Senate allows each state to have_________ representation. • The House of Representatives is based upon what in each state? • ...

Legislative Branch 2021-11-08

Legislative Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. leads the House of Representatives.
  2. Makes laws
  3. principles we era governed by.
  4. where congress meets.
  5. it has 100 members.
  6. The legislative branch of the federal government.
  7. President this job make $167,000.
  8. After a bill passes it becomes this.
Down
  1. Number of house members based on this.
  2. this branch has 435 members.
  3. Number of years served.
  4. term of a senator.
  5. Mede in to laws. Q
  6. term of a legislator.
  7. to remove.

15 Clues: Makes laws • to remove. • term of a senator. • Mede in to laws. Q • it has 100 members. • term of a legislator. • where congress meets. • Number of years served. • this branch has 435 members. • principles we era governed by. • President this job make $167,000. • leads the House of Representatives. • After a bill passes it becomes this. • Number of house members based on this. • ...

Vocab 2022-10-05

Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a method of closing a debate
  2. the use of irregular tactics
  3. add on to a bill
  4. whip is an official of a political party
  5. holding an indicated position
Down
  1. an official reprimand
  2. a secondary committee
  3. the number of members of a group
  4. an official enumeration of the population
  5. a law before it is passed
  6. power given to the government
  7. the process of dividing an area
  8. Person who tries to influence legislation
  9. consisting of a single chamber
  10. having two branches

15 Clues: add on to a bill • having two branches • an official reprimand • a secondary committee • a law before it is passed • a method of closing a debate • the use of irregular tactics • power given to the government • holding an indicated position • consisting of a single chamber • the number of members of a group • the process of dividing an area • whip is an official of a political party • ...

Social Studies vocab 2022-09-01

Social Studies vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of law the government is accountable to the law
  2. money that citizens pay to the government
  3. when people think about what is best for everyone
  4. branch branch of government that enforces our country’s laws
  5. all people are treated the same, regardless of who they are
  6. rights rights that create equality and ensure that everyone's rights are protected
  7. branch branch of government that makes the laws and sets taxes
  8. rights natural rights rights that you are born with that cannot be taken away
Down
  1. people behave in a way that is fair, equal, and balanced for everyone
  2. government the government that leads our country
  3. rights make sure all citizens are able to participate in the political process
  4. branch branch of government that interprets the laws, or decides what they mean
  5. making sure everyone has what they need to be successful
  6. discourse working peacefully together and defining problems in a kind way
  7. governments governments that lead our towns, cities, and counties

15 Clues: money that citizens pay to the government • when people think about what is best for everyone • government the government that leads our country • of law the government is accountable to the law • making sure everyone has what they need to be successful • all people are treated the same, regardless of who they are • ...

Vendor and Commercial Management 2014-04-25

Vendor and Commercial Management crossword puzzle
Across
  1. three year Hardware/Software selection
  2. - How it's done
  3. - Provide Management Information
  4. - Money approved to spend in any given year
  5. - Make a purchase
  6. - legally binding
  7. - Procurement System
  8. - Good's In
  9. - Vendor Management
  10. - Bill coding
  11. - New Service Setup
  12. - Cost tracking
Down
  1. - Record of Hardware/Software assets
  2. - Order, delivery and fullfilment
  3. - Dispute resolution
  4. - Vendor Liaison
  5. - Suppliers
  6. - Billing analysis
  7. - Arguments
  8. - terminate a service
  9. - Software Asset Management
  10. Plan, Acquire, Deploy, Manage, Retire, Control and Audit
  11. - Software Auditing
  12. - Definitive Software Library - DSL
  13. - Bill payment

25 Clues: - Suppliers • - Arguments • - Good's In • - Bill coding • - Bill payment • - How it's done • - Cost tracking • - Vendor Liaison • - Make a purchase • - legally binding • - Billing analysis • - Vendor Management • - Software Auditing • - New Service Setup • - Dispute resolution • - Procurement System • - terminate a service • - Software Asset Management • - Provide Management Information • ...

PARLIAMENT 2024-01-23

PARLIAMENT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ___ Paper is the formal agenda of the Assembly, prepared by the Clerk of the Assembly
  2. Group of Members appointed by the Assembly to look into specific tasks are known as Parliamentary ___
  3. Symbol of authority of the Speaker and the House
  4. Method of choosing Members of Parliament
  5. This consists the Prime Minister and Ministers
  6. A Bill which has passed by the Assembly and receives the Royal Assent becomes an
  7. Presiding Officer of the House of Assembly
  8. If a Member wants an action to be taken by the Assembly on a specific matter, he/she must move a ___
  9. The ___ at Arms carries the Mace
Down
  1. The role of the ___ Speaker is to act on behalf of the Speaker in his or her absence
  2. The ___ is formed by the majority in the Maota Fono
  3. Alteration to a Bill
  4. The word ___ refers to an enclosed room where the Assembly meets
  5. Process of arguing for and against a subject
  6. The title of the leader of the Government
  7. The number of Members of the Legislative Assembly
  8. Samoa is divided into 51 of these for Legislative Assembly
  9. A draft law proposed by a Minister in the House
  10. The rules of the House are known as ___ Orders
  11. Senior permanent official of the Parliament

20 Clues: Alteration to a Bill • The ___ at Arms carries the Mace • Method of choosing Members of Parliament • The title of the leader of the Government • Presiding Officer of the House of Assembly • Senior permanent official of the Parliament • Process of arguing for and against a subject • The rules of the House are known as ___ Orders • ...

The Makings of our Government 2026-03-06

The Makings of our Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The state where the Declaration of Independence was signed
  2. A person who firmly believes their country is superior than others
  3. The author of the Declaration of Independence
  4. Putting people to labor against their will
  5. The voted leader of the United States
  6. Money asked for by the government which is mandatory to pay
  7. A government where one person, such as a king or queen, rules
  8. The legislative branch in our government
  9. Land that is occupied or owned by a specific government
  10. A bill that limited the governments power, while giving the people individual rights
Down
  1. Delegates chosen by the people, usually in congress
  2. The state of being free, or having freedom
  3. An official document that states the basic duties of a government
  4. The option the states had when Congress would ask for soldiers or money
  5. A government that directs power to the people of the country
  6. An English inventor and diplomat who served as a member in the making of the constitution
  7. A person who is devoted to their country and defends it
  8. A person who is born or lives on a certain land

18 Clues: The voted leader of the United States • The legislative branch in our government • The state of being free, or having freedom • Putting people to labor against their will • The author of the Declaration of Independence • A person who is born or lives on a certain land • Delegates chosen by the people, usually in congress • ...

Civil War 2026-02-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Democratic vice president of Lincoln
  2. Being forgiven by the president from any legal consequences of a crime
  3. the presidents indirect veto of a bill
  4. Laws passed when the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers
  5. To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
Down
  1. Passing certian Amendments to abolish slavery, define citizenship, and guarantee voting rights for men
  2. A standard set,an example
  3. the act of granting a pardon to a large group of people
  4. An act granting citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US including formally enslaved people

9 Clues: A standard set,an example • Democratic vice president of Lincoln • the presidents indirect veto of a bill • the act of granting a pardon to a large group of people • To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office • Being forgiven by the president from any legal consequences of a crime • ...

US Government - Congress 2024-01-17

US Government - Congress crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the people an elected member of Congress represents.
  2. two chamber legislature
  3. the people that work in legislative offices.
  4. an elected official that is returning to office.
  5. a district's boundaries drawn to gain an advantage.
  6. A method of defeating a bill in the Senate.
Down
  1. a schedule used for bills in Congress.
  2. a permanent Congressional committee.
  3. the procedure that prevents speeches being longer than one hour.
  4. happens when the president denies a bill.
  5. the count used for reapportionment and redistricting.
  6. a private meeting of party leaders to select candidates for office leaders.
  7. a proposed law.

13 Clues: a proposed law. • two chamber legislature • a permanent Congressional committee. • a schedule used for bills in Congress. • happens when the president denies a bill. • A method of defeating a bill in the Senate. • the people that work in legislative offices. • an elected official that is returning to office. • a district's boundaries drawn to gain an advantage. • ...

boone 2022-09-29

boone crossword puzzle
Across
  1. from alcoholic drink.
  2. doctrine:warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet
  3. c calhoun: was a white southrener also vice president who pushed for slavery.
  4. of Tears: was the deadly route used by Native Americans when forced off their ancestral lands and into Oklahoma
  5. union:an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
  6. the action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement
  7. meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
  8. douglass:American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
  9. the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy.
  10. system:the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
  11. revolution:transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States
  12. policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
  13. to education and scholarship.
  14. cady stanton:Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman's rights and suffrage movements, Elizabeth Cady Stanton formulated the agenda for woman's rights
Down
  1. formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  2. great awakening:a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States.
  3. to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States.
  4. of rights:transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution
  5. compromise:an act of Congress (1820) by which Missouri was admitted as a Slave State, Maine as a Free State, and slavery was prohibited
  6. powers:the powers granted to the Federal government, and specifically Congress
  7. powers:political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
  8. purchase: when we bought a bunch of land fron the french in 1803
  9. review: the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
  10. member of the British reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of Parliament and was eventually succeeded in the 19th century by the Liberal Party.
  11. action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.

25 Clues: from alcoholic drink. • to education and scholarship. • purchase: when we bought a bunch of land fron the french in 1803 • action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. • of rights:transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution • c calhoun: was a white southrener also vice president who pushed for slavery. • ...

Vendor and Commercial Management 2014-04-25

Vendor and Commercial Management crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Bill payment
  2. - Provide Management Information
  3. - Suppliers
  4. - Billing analysis
  5. - terminate a service
  6. - Make a purchase
  7. three year Hardware/Software selection
  8. - Bill coding
  9. - New Service Setup
  10. - Money approved to spend in any given year
  11. - Dispute resolution
  12. - How it's done
Down
  1. - Procurement System
  2. - Record of Hardware/Software assets
  3. - legally binding
  4. - Software Auditing
  5. - Cost tracking
  6. - Vendor Management
  7. - Software Asset Management
  8. - Good's In
  9. - Arguments
  10. - Vendor Liaison
  11. Plan, Acquire, Deploy, Manage, Retire, Control and Audit
  12. - Definitive Software Library - DSL
  13. - Order, delivery and fullfilment

25 Clues: - Suppliers • - Good's In • - Arguments • - Bill coding • - Bill payment • - Cost tracking • - How it's done • - Vendor Liaison • - legally binding • - Make a purchase • - Billing analysis • - Software Auditing • - Vendor Management • - New Service Setup • - Procurement System • - Dispute resolution • - terminate a service • - Software Asset Management • - Provide Management Information • ...

17 2024-05-30

17 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Princess of Wales
  2. Influential 90s rapper
  3. Bill, Microsoft founder
  4. George, "ER" doctor
  5. Johnny, "Edward Scissorhands" actor
  6. Julia, "Pretty Woman" actress
  7. Grunge band with Cobain
  8. DeGeneres, comedian and talk show host
  9. Matt, "Good Will Hunting" actor
  10. Bill, 42nd U.S. President
  11. Carey, high note singer
Down
  1. Jerry, comedian and actor
  2. Casual term for a guy
  3. Popular word for "awesome"
  4. Steve, Apple cofounder
  5. Winfrey, influential talk show host
  6. Latenight show host
  7. Brad, 90s heartthrob
  8. Nelson, South African leader
  9. Jay, Tonight Show host

20 Clues: Princess of Wales • George, "ER" doctor • Latenight show host • Brad, 90s heartthrob • Casual term for a guy • Influential 90s rapper • Steve, Apple cofounder • Jay, Tonight Show host • Bill, Microsoft founder • Grunge band with Cobain • Carey, high note singer • Jerry, comedian and actor • Bill, 42nd U.S. President • Popular word for "awesome" • Nelson, South African leader • ...

political parties & policies 2024-11-22

political parties & policies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deliberate system of principles to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes, particularly in government and politics.
  2. A person represented by an elected official, typically a voter in a specific electoral district.
  3. A set of beliefs or principles that guide the actions and policies of an individual or group, particularly in a political context.
  4. - a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved in historical research.
  5. The act of attempting to influence the decisions of government officials, often by special interest groups or organizations.
Down
  1. of Rights - The first ten amendments to the US Constitution that guarantee individual freedoms and rights.
  2. A formal declaration of the principles and policies that a political party stands for, often detailed during elections.
  3. A meeting of members of a political party or faction to discuss and decide on policy or select candidates for office.
  4. - the relationship between cause and effect; understanding how events influence one another.
  5. Strong allegiance to a particular political party or ideology, often leading to biased perspectives and divisive politics.
  6. Powers - Powers specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
  7. Relating to elections or the process of voting, including the systems and mechanisms used to elect representatives.
  8. An individual currently holding a political office, often seeking re-election.
  9. A situation where two major political parties work together to achieve a common goal or pass legislation, despite their differences.

14 Clues: An individual currently holding a political office, often seeking re-election. • Powers - Powers specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution. • - the relationship between cause and effect; understanding how events influence one another. • A person represented by an elected official, typically a voter in a specific electoral district. • ...

American Gov't Crossword 2022-03-24

American Gov't Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. not signing bill, 2/3 vote to overturn
  2. limits the president to 2 terms
  3. Succession Act of 1947
  4. January 20th inaguaration
  5. symbolic face of the nation
  6. ignores bill for 10 days, Congress adjourns, no power to overturn
  7. administers the law
  8. refusal to spend funds
Down
  1. vote against the popular vote
  2. Senate
  3. changed electoral college to 2 votes
  4. 538
  5. agreement approved by the Senate
  6. more time to prepare for court
  7. 4 years
  8. 21
  9. House

17 Clues: 21 • 538 • House • Senate • 4 years • administers the law • Succession Act of 1947 • refusal to spend funds • January 20th inaguaration • symbolic face of the nation • vote against the popular vote • more time to prepare for court • limits the president to 2 terms • agreement approved by the Senate • changed electoral college to 2 votes • not signing bill, 2/3 vote to overturn • ...

US History 1st Semester Exam Review 2021-12-06

US History 1st Semester Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A change to the Constitution
  2. President can veto laws passed by Congress; Congress can coverride a presedential veto with a two-thirds vote; Supreme Court can declare a law passed by Congress unconstitutional
  3. Amendment that contains 5 freedoms: speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
  4. Against ratification of the Constitution because it did not include a Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties; They also belived the Constitution should give more power to the states
  5. A form of government in which people elect representatives to carry out the will of the people
  6. American victory that forced the British to surrender and led to the signing of the Treaty of Paris
  7. Colony founded as a refuge from religious persecution
  8. 2nd president; defended Redcoats at the Boston Massacre Trial; Negotiated the Treaty of Paris
  9. Leader of the Democratic-Republican Poltical Party; 3rd President of the United States
  10. Leader of the Federalist Polical Party and 1st Secretary of the Treasury.
  11. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  12. Because of a need for their own law, the rights they claim as Englishmen, and distance from Great Britain, they established their own.
Down
  1. bicameral legislature consisting of a House and Senate
  2. Formal approval
  3. Farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against tax on whiskey. The incident showed that the federal government had the power to pass and enfore tax laws.
  4. Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778, a 4th of troops died here from disease and malnutriton
  5. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; these rights are defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence
  6. Amendment that syas No cruel and unusual punishment
  7. The first migrantion to a permanent English colony in North America, found 1607.
  8. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how territoris could apply for statehood once they had a population of sixty thousand free settlers
  9. A constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to a speedy and public trial.
  10. A social contract in which the Pilgrims at Plymouth agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good
  11. focused on trading fur in the Great Lakes region
  12. This system created tension between Great Britain and the colonies by preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign counties
  13. Turning point of the American Revolution. It was very important because it convinced the French ally with the United States.

25 Clues: Formal approval • A change to the Constitution • focused on trading fur in the Great Lakes region • Amendment that syas No cruel and unusual punishment • Colony founded as a refuge from religious persecution • bicameral legislature consisting of a House and Senate • Leader of the Federalist Polical Party and 1st Secretary of the Treasury. • ...

Legislative Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

Legislative Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a meeting
  2. the act of deliberately telling lies in a court
  3. subdivision of a committee organized for a specific purpose
  4. list of bills eligible for floor consideration
  5. veto a resolution by a legislative body that invalidates an action by the executive branch.
  6. a writ ordering a person to attend a court
  7. the holder of an office
  8. committees committee with members from more than one organization.
  9. a type of legislature that is divided into two branches
  10. manipulation in an electoral district
  11. legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct
  12. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal
  13. veto indirect veto
  14. pro tempore officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the vice president
  15. political action committee
  16. a process that attempts to classify disparate entities into a limited number of categories
  17. budget money for national public goods
  18. of the whole committee of the House
Down
  1. the distribution of representatives in each states according to their population recently
  2. political debate
  3. a meeting of supporters of members of a political party
  4. barrel legislation the use of federal funds to gain advantage to a representative’s district
  5. nongermane amendment to a bill or an amendment to an appropriation bill that changes the permanent law governing a program funded by the bill
  6. a strong disapproval
  7. resolution a legislative measure passed by only either the Senate or the House.
  8. a type of legislature that works in a single unit
  9. citizens
  10. a draft of a proposed law
  11. committees permanent legislative panels
  12. leader the head of the majority party in a legislative body
  13. seek to influence on an issue
  14. a procedure for ending a debate and start a vote
  15. the minimum number of members required to hold a meeting
  16. disciple enforcer in a legislature
  17. bill legislation to appropriate federal funds to specific federal government departments
  18. charge to fund government’s spending
  19. commerce transportation across state borders
  20. legislative compromise
  21. an act of disobedience of disrespectful behavior towards the judicial branch
  22. committees special committees appointed to perform a special function

40 Clues: citizens • a meeting • political debate • veto indirect veto • a strong disapproval • legislative compromise • the holder of an office • a draft of a proposed law • political action committee • seek to influence on an issue • disciple enforcer in a legislature • of the whole committee of the House • charge to fund government’s spending • manipulation in an electoral district • ...

Legislative Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

Legislative Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a meeting
  2. the act of deliberately telling lies in a court
  3. subdivision of a committee organized for a specific purpose
  4. list of bills eligible for floor consideration
  5. veto a resolution by a legislative body that invalidates an action by the executive branch.
  6. a writ ordering a person to attend a court
  7. the holder of an office
  8. committees committee with members from more than one organization.
  9. a type of legislature that is divided into two branches
  10. manipulation in an electoral district
  11. legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct
  12. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal
  13. veto indirect veto
  14. pro tempore officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the vice president
  15. political action committee
  16. a process that attempts to classify disparate entities into a limited number of categories
  17. budget money for national public goods
  18. of the whole committee of the House
Down
  1. the distribution of representatives in each states according to their population recently
  2. political debate
  3. a meeting of supporters of members of a political party
  4. barrel legislation the use of federal funds to gain advantage to a representative’s district
  5. nongermane amendment to a bill or an amendment to an appropriation bill that changes the permanent law governing a program funded by the bill
  6. a strong disapproval
  7. resolution a legislative measure passed by only either the Senate or the House.
  8. a type of legislature that works in a single unit
  9. citizens
  10. a draft of a proposed law
  11. committees permanent legislative panels
  12. leader the head of the majority party in a legislative body
  13. seek to influence on an issue
  14. a procedure for ending a debate and start a vote
  15. the minimum number of members required to hold a meeting
  16. disciple enforcer in a legislature
  17. bill legislation to appropriate federal funds to specific federal government departments
  18. charge to fund government’s spending
  19. commerce transportation across state borders
  20. legislative compromise
  21. an act of disobedience of disrespectful behavior towards the judicial branch
  22. committees special committees appointed to perform a special function

40 Clues: citizens • a meeting • political debate • veto indirect veto • a strong disapproval • legislative compromise • the holder of an office • a draft of a proposed law • political action committee • seek to influence on an issue • disciple enforcer in a legislature • of the whole committee of the House • charge to fund government’s spending • manipulation in an electoral district • ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spelling 2014-01-22

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spelling crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Having good _______________ means you are a good person.
  2. rights Your rights as a citizen of a country.
  3. Dr. King held a peaceful ________________ to protest.
  4. Dr. King believed in _______________ protests.
  5. A title often given to a younger child.
  6. Dr. King wanted to end ___________ against African Americans.
  7. Dr. King had a speech where he said "I have a ___________" eight times.
  8. Join together for a common purpose
  9. Dr. King was killed in ______________, Tennessee.
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  1. To not buy certain products.
  2. Dr. King worked to ___________people's thinking about unfair laws.
  3. The world was stunned at the __________________ of Dr. King.
  4. Meaning a certain race.
  5. Dr. King _______________ many demonstrations.
  6. Treating everyone the same.
  7. What did you __________________ today?
  8. To not be trapped or imprisoned.
  9. He was a great ____________ of the civil rights movement.
  10. prize Dr. King won the __________ ___________ for his work for equality
  11. The act of using rights and laws for fairness.

20 Clues: Meaning a certain race. • Treating everyone the same. • To not buy certain products. • To not be trapped or imprisoned. • Join together for a common purpose • What did you __________________ today? • A title often given to a younger child. • Dr. King _______________ many demonstrations. • rights Your rights as a citizen of a country. • ...

Study Guide 2 Unit 2 2021-12-14

Study Guide 2 Unit 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. The only founding father to have signed all 4 of the key documents establishing the US
  2. The supreme law of the land; delineates the national frame of government
  3. "Give me liberty or give me death!" the first and sixth post colonial governor of Virginia
  4. Believed that a strong central government was necessary if the states were going to band together to form a nation
  5. The first state to ratify the US Constitution
  6. "The father of the Bill of Rights"
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  1. First US Secretary of the Treasury and founder of the nation's financial system.
  2. Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures
  3. The system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes and interprets, defends and applies law in legal cases
  4. The first ten amendments to the US constitution

10 Clues: "The father of the Bill of Rights" • Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures • The first state to ratify the US Constitution • The first ten amendments to the US constitution • The supreme law of the land; delineates the national frame of government • First US Secretary of the Treasury and founder of the nation's financial system. • ...

Constitutional Crossword 2024-12-18

Constitutional Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Rights guaranteed to all citizens of a country without discrimination.
  2. A type of government in which a group of independent states create a central government and grant limited power
  3. Proceedings take place in the House of Representatives
  4. A system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state
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  1. A system of government that keeps any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
  2. Having to do with lawmaking
  3. When power is shared by the national and state governments
  4. The branch of government that includes the courts and judges having to do with courts and court proceeding
  5. First ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  6. A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill addition to the Constitution

10 Clues: Having to do with lawmaking • First ten amendments to the United States Constitution • Proceedings take place in the House of Representatives • When power is shared by the national and state governments • Rights guaranteed to all citizens of a country without discrimination. • A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill addition to the Constitution • ...

Politics and Governance 2021-09-13

Politics and Governance crossword puzzle
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  1. a democratic process which is a major source of political recruitment
  2. another word for constituency
  3. ideas that go through committees in the house and senate
  4. emphasizes testing and verifying everything
  5. a member of society that possesses rights and responsibilities
  6. believe that to do objective research one has to be value free
  7. a power of the governor used to prevent a bill from becoming law
  8. the building where the legislature actively meets for session
  9. the ability to achieve a desired outcome and in politics
  10. believes that values cannot be separated from the study of politics and political system
  11. believe that there ate certain uniforms in political behavior which can be expressed in generalization
  12. branch of government responsible for interpreting laws
  13. give another example of good governance indicator
  14. a place above the chamber where the public may view the session
  15. should not be separated from various other social science like history, sociology and economics
  16. the grand room where representative and senators converge for session
  17. is a classical discipline that deals with the study of political phenomena
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  1. head of the execute branch of government at the state level
  2. a complex phenomenon shaped by a collection of cultural and political
  3. senators are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of prime___
  4. means of responsibility for ones action
  5. it emphasize on the study of history of every political reality to analyze any situation
  6. is essentially the rule of law, it us through the law that people express their will and exercise the sovereignty
  7. put emphasis on the use of those research tools and methods
  8. according to him politics concrete with determination by official governmental decision
  9. give example of good governance indicator
  10. exercise of power or authority by political leaders for the real being or their countrys citizen
  11. it consist of social relations involving authority or power
  12. there are 52 of them in Mississippi's legislature
  13. concerned with the legal process

30 Clues: another word for constituency • concerned with the legal process • means of responsibility for ones action • give example of good governance indicator • emphasizes testing and verifying everything • give another example of good governance indicator • there are 52 of them in Mississippi's legislature • branch of government responsible for interpreting laws • ...

Civil Rights Movement events and leaders 2023-05-05

Civil Rights Movement events and leaders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - City in Alabama where a landmark voting rights march took place in 1965
  2. - Common form of protest used during the Civil Rights Movement
  3. - Alabama city where the Montgomery bus boycott took place
  4. - Process of ending racial segregation
  5. v. Board of Education - Landmark Supreme Court case that struck down racial segregation in schools
  6. Riders - Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses to challenge segregation
  7. Rights Act - Landmark legislation signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, prohibiting racial discrimination in voting
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  1. - Alabama city where the Children's Crusade took place
  2. Parks - Civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus
  3. - Protest tactic used during the Montgomery bus boycott
  4. Evers - Civil rights leader who was assassinated in Mississippi in 1963
  5. X - Civil rights activist and Muslim minister who advocated for black nationalism
  6. - Form of protest where demonstrators occupy a space until their demands are met
  7. - Ideal that was central to the Civil Rights Movement
  8. Luther King Jr. - Civil rights leader and Baptist minister who advocated for nonviolent resistance

15 Clues: - Process of ending racial segregation • - Ideal that was central to the Civil Rights Movement • - Alabama city where the Children's Crusade took place • - Protest tactic used during the Montgomery bus boycott • - Alabama city where the Montgomery bus boycott took place • - Common form of protest used during the Civil Rights Movement • ...

100 Turning Points 2022-10-12

100 Turning Points crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What city did the Birtish burn down in 1814
  2. Where was the gold rush of 1848
  3. The name of the woman who drafted the Declaration of Sentiments
  4. The month the Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress
  5. President that intiated the Louisiana Purchase
  6. The long distance communicating device made by Samuel Morse
  7. The tribe of warriors that raided Massachusetts
  8. Who start the Nullification Crisis
  9. The person who compelled Madison to deliver documents
  10. Who wrote the Bill of Rights
  11. Discovered the new world
  12. The place where the "Shot Heard Round the World" was shot
  13. The name protestors gave themselves in the Boston Massacre
  14. The first state to ratify
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  1. The state Jamestown was founded in
  2. What president battled the Second Bank of the US
  3. The place of the battle where Americans forced British to surrender
  4. The enterpreter for pilgrims and native americans
  5. Name of the witchcraft trials
  6. Ship that dropped of the first african american slaves in 1619
  7. Where did the Erie Canal start
  8. The man who fought Dred Scott in the Dred Scott Decision
  9. What river was invloved with the Indian Removal Act
  10. The person who 'ignited' the French and Indian war
  11. Ship that transported the first pilgrims in 1620

25 Clues: Discovered the new world • The first state to ratify • Who wrote the Bill of Rights • Name of the witchcraft trials • Where did the Erie Canal start • Where was the gold rush of 1848 • The state Jamestown was founded in • Who start the Nullification Crisis • What city did the Birtish burn down in 1814 • President that intiated the Louisiana Purchase • ...

K Kennedy, 4th, Gov 2023-01-09

K Kennedy, 4th, Gov crossword puzzle
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  1. A government that places few restrictions on its citizens’ choices and actions, and in which the government is limited in what it can do.
  2. A system of government in which power is shared by national and state governments.
  3. a person who believes that government should be active in supporting social and political change.
  4. The increase of prices.
  5. part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws
  6. A political unit that has sovereign power over a particular piece of land.
  7. The organization of power within a country.
  8. administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state
  9. When all parties to a transaction are treated fairly.
  10. Rule by the wealthy few.
  11. of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary.
  12. making something valid by formally confirming it
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  1. A set of rules that govern how power will be distributed and used legitimately in a state.
  2. branch that makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
  3. an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic
  4. The first ten amendments to the Constitution, which safeguard some specific rights of the American people and the states.
  5. A social insurance program that aims to keep retired people and the disabled out of poverty.
  6. a way of governing which depends on the will of the people.
  7. a state of lawlessness and disorder
  8. The powers reserved to the states and the people in the Tenth Amendment.
  9. The freedom to do what one chooses as long as one does not harm or limit the freedom of other people.
  10. A change to the Constitution.
  11. The power of the president to stop a bill passed by Congress from becoming law.
  12. A proposed law or policy.
  13. The process by which a foreign citizen becomes a citizen of a new country.
  14. An order issued by the president that has the effect of law.

26 Clues: The increase of prices. • Rule by the wealthy few. • A proposed law or policy. • A change to the Constitution. • a state of lawlessness and disorder • The organization of power within a country. • making something valid by formally confirming it • When all parties to a transaction are treated fairly. • part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws • ...

African Americans 2013-01-28

African Americans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What are the initials of the African-American leader of the civil rights movement?
  2. What was the name for the separation of black and whites in public places? (ex: drinking fountains, public parks)
  3. What was the job title of the first Africans brought to America in 1619?
  4. What are the initials of the largest African-American civil rights organization in the United States?
  5. Who was the African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist accused of preaching black supremacy?
  6. Who is the president most often associated with the civil rights moment?
  7. What was the name of the high school that the Governor of Arkansas called the National Guard to to prevent entry of African-American students?
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  1. What was the name of the line that separated the slave states from the free states before the civil war?
  2. Did Martin Luther King Jr. encourage violent or non-violent displays of protest?
  3. What was the name of the rides taken by civil rights activists on interstate busses into the South in the 60’s?
  4. What was the name of the army in the civil war that was totally against granting African-Americans any rights?
  5. What type of Nobel Prize was Martin Luther King Jr. awarded?
  6. What is the term for the act of mixing groups that were previously segregated?
  7. What was the name of the black boy who was recently murdered by a white man who walked free?
  8. Who was the woman who refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger?
  9. What town was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in?
  10. What amendment was gave African Americans the right to vote?
  11. What was the name of the army in the civil war that in favor of granting African-Americans rights?
  12. What are the initials of the best known white supremacy group of its time?

19 Clues: What town was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in? • What type of Nobel Prize was Martin Luther King Jr. awarded? • What amendment was gave African Americans the right to vote? • What was the job title of the first Africans brought to America in 1619? • Who is the president most often associated with the civil rights moment? • ...

Civil Right Words 2023-04-11

Civil Right Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The president who signed the Civil Rights Act in 1957.
  2. Capital of the United States.
  3. A system which permits private ownership, where goods are bought and sold for profit.
  4. Caricature of African Americans, and the nickname given to segregation laws.
  5. Black teenager brutally murdered in 1955, which shed light on Southern violence.
  6. Aggressive white supremacist organisation
  7. Keeping races apart.
  8. The president who signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
  9. Civil Rights campaign organised after the assassination of JFK, to increase voter registration.
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  1. A system which puts forward a classless society, where private ownership is abolished.
  2. A militant civil rights organisation, established in 1966, Black ___________.
  3. Black student enrolled at Mississippi in 1962, James ___________.
  4. Militant civil rights organisation, behind the assassination of Malcolm X.
  5. A civil rights organisation established after the Greensboro sit-in.
  6. President after Johnson.

15 Clues: Keeping races apart. • President after Johnson. • Capital of the United States. • Aggressive white supremacist organisation • The president who signed the Civil Rights Act in 1957. • The president who signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964. • Black student enrolled at Mississippi in 1962, James ___________. • ...

Reconstruction Vocabulary 2021-09-29

Reconstruction Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A right to reject a decision or proposal made by a person in the law body
  2. a member of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed blacks.
  3. declared all people born in the United States to be citizens
  4. forbidding the president to remove civil officers without senatorial consent
  5. Plan Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction.
  6. Granted citizenship to people born in the US
  7. hate organization
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  1. Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves
  2. outlined the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states.
  3. A way to remove government officers from office
  4. The right of citizens of the US to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US
  5. abolished slavery in the US
  6. This bill made 50 percent of a state's white males take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union.
  7. An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees

14 Clues: hate organization • abolished slavery in the US • Plan Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction. • Granted citizenship to people born in the US • A way to remove government officers from office • Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves • declared all people born in the United States to be citizens • ...