bill of rights Crossword Puzzles
Topic 4 Lession 6 2018-04-04
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- a proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration
- a procedure to limit or end floor debate, especially during a filibuster
- fewest number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business; majority
- chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; literally (Latin) "I forbid"
- a statement of position on an issue used by the House and Senate acting jointly; does not have the force of law and does not require the President's signature
- a proposal for action that has the force of law when passed; usually deals with special circumstances or temporary matters
- unpopular provision added to an important bill certain to pass so it will "ride" through the legislative process
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- enables members to force a bill that has remained in committee 30 days (7 for the Rules Committee) onto the floor for consideration
- a stalling tactic in which senators monopolize the Senate floor with talk and other delays so a bill cannot be brought to a vote
- type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislature has adjourned; when the chief executive does not sign or reject a bill within the time allowed to do so
- a bill printed in its final form
11 Clues: a bill printed in its final form • a proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration • a procedure to limit or end floor debate, especially during a filibuster • chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; literally (Latin) "I forbid" • ...
Unit 2 Study Guide 2023-10-10
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- Agreed with Copernicus and created the telescope
- people give up some individual rights in exchange for protection, law, and order by a government.
- Came up with the law of universal gravitation
- believed people had three natural rights: life, liberty and property
- created the ideas of checks and balances and separation of powers
- Earth is at the center of the universe
- supporter of women's rights
- civilization and luxury corrupts a person's natural goodness
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- hands off approach to the economy created by adam smith
- argued for tolerance, reason, freedom of religious belief, and freedom of speech.
- Sun is at the center of the universe
- power in the government should not be centralized to one person
- Created the Scientific Method
- Created the geocentric model
- Created the heliocentric model
- Believed Earth was stationary
- believed people had three natural rights: life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
- believed in a strong centralized government
18 Clues: supporter of women's rights • Created the geocentric model • Created the Scientific Method • Believed Earth was stationary • Created the heliocentric model • Sun is at the center of the universe • Earth is at the center of the universe • believed in a strong centralized government • Came up with the law of universal gravitation • ...
CONGRESS 2023-09-20
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- The chamber of Congress with 435 members.
- The right of the president to reject a bill.
- A maximum number of years that an elected official can serve.
- The accumulation of deficits over the years.
- A bill that establishes a program.
- An attempt by a minority of senators to delay action by talking in the Senate.
- Drawing oddly-shaped district lines of political advantage.
- The chamber of Congress that has the same number of members from each state.
- The process of determining how many congressmen each state has.
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- A bill that assigns funding to a program.
- The senate is considered the ____ house because it has fewer members & longer terms.
- The branch of government that makes the laws.
- To accuse of wrongdoing
- When the government spends more than it takes in during a given year.
- The session of Congress between an election and when the new Congress begins.
- A person that tries to influence laws & policies.
16 Clues: To accuse of wrongdoing • A bill that establishes a program. • A bill that assigns funding to a program. • The chamber of Congress with 435 members. • The right of the president to reject a bill. • The accumulation of deficits over the years. • The branch of government that makes the laws. • A person that tries to influence laws & policies. • ...
Missouri Constitution 2 2024-03-06
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- 21st what
- what must you register to vote
- prepares ballets
- exempt from vetoing bill
- required to vote
- what was applied in 1892
- general assembly power
- 2nd branch of gov
- governor may veto one or more parts of bill
- one restriction of voting
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- popular vote
- chief legal officer
- governor may reduce amount appropriated
- august 10,1821
- 3rd branch of gov
- 1st branch of gov
- judges chosen in missouri
- one place taxing is exempt
- can not vote
- most common
- cuts off at 21 years of age
- how many times is a law considered in bicameral
- voters submit proposed law
- chief financial advisor
- initiative
- people vote on existing law
26 Clues: 21st what • initiative • most common • popular vote • can not vote • august 10,1821 • prepares ballets • required to vote • 3rd branch of gov • 1st branch of gov • 2nd branch of gov • chief legal officer • general assembly power • chief financial advisor • exempt from vetoing bill • what was applied in 1892 • judges chosen in missouri • one restriction of voting • one place taxing is exempt • ...
Topic 8: Protecting Civil Liberties 2025-10-29
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- – The right to join groups or organizations freely.
- – Illegally obtained evidence can’t be used in court.
- – A formal request to the government.
- – Actions that express ideas without words.
- – Law that punishes without a trial.
- – Standard for judging limits on freedom of speech.
- – Betraying one’s country by aiding its enemies.
- – Protesting outside a place to express a viewpoint.
- – The death penalty.
- – Formal charge issued by a grand jury.
- – Written false statements that harm someone’s reputation.
- – Encouraging rebellion against the government.
- – Government action stopping speech before it’s made.
- – Protects people’s right to practice their religion freely.
- – Group deciding if enough evidence exists to charge someone.
- – Standard to judge if a law violates the Establishment Clause.
- – Being tried twice for the same crime.
- – Forced labor without consent.
- – A court order to stop or require an action.
- – Trial with only a judge, no jury.
- – Protects reporters from revealing confidential sources.
- – French writer who studied American democracy.
- – Fair legal procedures and treatment.
- – Bans government from setting up a national religion.
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- – Peaceful refusal to obey unjust laws.
- – Holding an accused person to prevent them from fleeing or committing crimes.
- – Formal accusation by a grand jury on its own initiative.
- – The first ten amendments guaranteeing individual freedoms.
- – Court order allowing a search of property.
- – Protects against unfair treatment by the government.
- – Reasonable belief that a crime has been committed.
- – A person living in a country who is not a citizen.
- – State power to protect public safety and welfare.
- – Formal charge by a prosecutor without a grand jury.
- – Rights that ensure equal treatment under the law.
- – General search warrants used by British officials.
- – The methods used must be fair.
- – To gather peacefully for meetings or protests.
- – Court order requiring a prisoner to be brought before a judge.
- – Applying the Bill of Rights to the states through the 14th Amendment.
- – Money paid to ensure a person returns for trial.
- – Requires police to inform suspects of their rights.
- – Government power to take private property for public use with payment.
- – Basic rights that protect individuals from government actions.
- – Spoken false statements that harm someone’s reputation.
- – Related to a church or religious school.
- – Speech urging resistance to lawful authority.
- – The laws themselves must be fair.
- – Unfair treatment based on differences like race or gender.
- – Laws that apply to all speech regardless of message.
- – Law that punishes actions that were legal when done.
51 Clues: – The death penalty. • – Forced labor without consent. • – The methods used must be fair. • – The laws themselves must be fair. • – Trial with only a judge, no jury. • – Law that punishes without a trial. • – A formal request to the government. • – Fair legal procedures and treatment. • – Peaceful refusal to obey unjust laws. • – Formal charge issued by a grand jury. • ...
Study Guide 2022-04-22
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- President during the GUlf of TOnkin Incdient
- what the media viewed Nixon as
- a civil rights leader
- rights of Americans with disabilities
- led the British black power movement
- scandal Nixon was involved in
- tunnels used in the Vietnam war
- code name for chemical warfare
- other groups followed the black panther model
- president known as his own enemy
- Change of someone's beliefs,style
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- people of the new left
- Leader of North Vietnam
- President after Nixon
- participated in marches/rallies
- the aim to overthrow
- Dropped from planes (gelatine substance)
- One of the founders of the black panther party
- ideology of black nationalism, and rights
- 1980,# of people still part of the black panther party
20 Clues: the aim to overthrow • President after Nixon • a civil rights leader • people of the new left • Leader of North Vietnam • scandal Nixon was involved in • what the media viewed Nixon as • code name for chemical warfare • participated in marches/rallies • tunnels used in the Vietnam war • president known as his own enemy • Change of someone's beliefs,style • ...
Constitution and Bill of Rights 2022-05-20
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- a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
- a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
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- the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure rights that were granted by amendment of the Constitution.
- the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
- the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
5 Clues: the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. • a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court. • ...
Bill of Rights/Responsibilities Voab 2025-04-14
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- The government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does.
- A power or privilege held by the general public as the result of a constitution, statute, regulation, judicial precedent or other type of law.
- A change in, or addition to, a construction or law.
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- A statement (found in Article 6 of the Constitution) that specifies that the Constitution and all federal laws/treaties take priority over state laws.
- A court order, or making legal, some official action, such as a search warrant or an arrest warrant.
5 Clues: A change in, or addition to, a construction or law. • The government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does. • A court order, or making legal, some official action, such as a search warrant or an arrest warrant. • ...
Enlightenment Thinking 2023-05-30
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- intense loyalty to others who speak your language and/or share your culture
- Agreement between members of a society to cooperate for the collect benefit
- Writer of pamphlet Common Sense
- Philosopher best known for ideas on checks and balances and separation of powers
- Scientist who theorized universal gravity
- The belief that humans are born with certain rights
- Idea that a human's natural instincts govern their reasoning and behavior
- Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights
- The belief that Earth is at the center of the universe
- Wrotes a book on the social contract
- Influential pamphlet in the American Revolution, arguing for independence
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- Convention led to advocate for women's rights, participants rewrote a section of the Declaration of Independence
- British female novelist and advocate of women's rights
- A belief that there is a creator (God), but the creator does not interfere in events
- Enlightenment thinker who believed humans needed strict government to prevent chaos
- French playwright best known for writing Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen
- Government with a constitution
- The belief that the Sun is at the center of the universe
- Enlightenment thinker best known for Francis Bacon is most famous for his philosophy of science, focusing on inductive reasoning
- Way of thinking that emphasized humans as opposed to divine figures or gods
20 Clues: Government with a constitution • Writer of pamphlet Common Sense • Wrotes a book on the social contract • Scientist who theorized universal gravity • The belief that humans are born with certain rights • Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights • British female novelist and advocate of women's rights • The belief that Earth is at the center of the universe • ...
Government Final- Paris Burk 2022-01-13
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- Branch of government that makes laws
- An interpretation of a law that is referred too in later trials
- Illegal scenarios including minors are against ________ law
- Who manages the armed forces and conducts wars overseas?
- Changes made to the Constitution
- No one is above the law. Not even governments.
- If you lose a case you can ______ to a higher court
- Act that allowed the government to search people's homes
- An idea for a law
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- Powers the states aren't allowed to have
- Amendment that gave women the right to vote
- People giving the government permission to let the government operate.
- The division of power between a central government and smaller local governments
- Liberty, competition, and cost are values of the __________ party
- Life, liberty, and property.
- Protect America and its citizens, support economic growth and human rights, increase support for American values
- One way to become a US Citizen
- Government spends less money than gained
- House of Congress where members represent their entire state
- Government everyone participates in.
- Feature of a state that can change through war, trade, or purchase.
- Role of government that includes maintaining police, highway patrol, FBI, etc.
- Necessary and proper powers not listed in the Constitution
- Our nation's first form of government
24 Clues: An idea for a law • Life, liberty, and property. • One way to become a US Citizen • Changes made to the Constitution • Branch of government that makes laws • Government everyone participates in. • Our nation's first form of government • Powers the states aren't allowed to have • Government spends less money than gained • Amendment that gave women the right to vote • ...
History 2020-08-28
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- A proposed law
- Powers listed in the Constitution as belonging to the federal government.
- one of the three branches of government
- one of the three branches of government
- Authority of the People
- basic structure
- one of the seven main sections of the Constitution that describe the structure
- To bring formal charges against a federal official
- Political system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- To obey the law, pay taxes, serve on jury duty and vote are your
- Changes to the Constitution
- Powers shared by the state and federal governments
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- Powers not specifically listed in the Constitution but claimed by the federal government
- these are basic freedoms, protections from unfair actions and equal treatment.
- The process by which the Supreme Court has the final authority to interpret the Constitution
- process Government must follow procedures established by law and guaranteed by the Constitution.
- A group of advisors to the president
- The total income produced from a given source
- Government principle in which power is divided among the different branches
- the introduction to important documents such as the declaration of independence and the US Constitution.
- Open and quick to take action
- Powers retained by the states
- these include freedom of speech, to assemble, and to religion
- one of the three branches of government
24 Clues: A proposed law • basic structure • Authority of the People • Changes to the Constitution • Open and quick to take action • Powers retained by the states • A group of advisors to the president • one of the three branches of government • one of the three branches of government • one of the three branches of government • The total income produced from a given source • ...
Milestone Study Guide 2023-05-04
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- Using money in hopes to earn more money later on
- Most populated region
- Politician who supported farmers and head of the Populist party
- Additional money to repay on top of money owed
- How are local governments funded
- A failed movement to end segregation in the pubic buses
- A juvenile hearing where a judge determines guilt or innocence
- Workers rent land,tools,animals,equipment,etc to grow crops in return for products/profit
- The General Assembly and the Lt. Governor can serve how many terms?
- Georgia's legislative branch
- Power of the governor to deny a bill
- Came to Atlanta in 1996 and boosted the economy
- Belief that equality of African Americans would take time and respect is earned
- Chairman of the SNCC
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- Father of the Two Ocean Navy
- Mayor council is a figure head with little power
- Large mountain chain that starts in Georgia
- 3 pillars in the Pledge. Wisdom, Justice, and ___
- To take voting rights away
- Region with the most rainfall
- the group that study and reviews the bills
- Mayor Council system form of government where the mayor has political power apart from the council
- Programs by FDR to help the US out of the Depression
23 Clues: Chairman of the SNCC • Most populated region • To take voting rights away • Father of the Two Ocean Navy • Georgia's legislative branch • Region with the most rainfall • How are local governments funded • Power of the governor to deny a bill • the group that study and reviews the bills • Large mountain chain that starts in Georgia • ...
Street Law Puzzle Ch. 1-2 2024-11-25
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- level of proof required to convict a person
- a county or city law
- division of power among the branches
- noncriminal lawsuit
- law that deals with private rights of individuals, groups, or businesses
- written laws enacted by legislatures
- what lawmakers meant when they wrote the law
- criminal offense punishable by a prinson sentence of 1+ year
- a pact between nations
- power of the supreme court to review laws
- the injured party in a civil case
- the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
- court decision on a legal matter that guides other decisions
- proposed law
- basic privileges a person has as a human being
- criminal offense punishable by less than one year
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- US laws are supreme to state/local laws
- standard of proof in a civil case
- ther person against who a claim is made
- the state or federal attorney
- asking a higher court to review a decision
- presidents power to refuse a law
- conflicting with a provision of the Constitution
- the ways branches hold one another accountable
- a court proceeding
- branch of law dealing with crimes and their punishments serious
- limits government powers to those provided by the people
- power is split between state and national government
28 Clues: proposed law • a court proceeding • noncriminal lawsuit • a county or city law • a pact between nations • the state or federal attorney • presidents power to refuse a law • standard of proof in a civil case • the injured party in a civil case • division of power among the branches • written laws enacted by legislatures • US laws are supreme to state/local laws • ...
The Civil Rights Movement - Brandon Maas 2017-03-23
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- The town in which 4 African-American college students started a boycott of diners by sitting-in at the counter all day
- The last name of the civil rights leader who led non-violent protests for African-American rights
- The ___________ Act of 1965 illegalized all barriers that made it hard for African-Americans to register to vote
- these African-American students were chosen to attend Central HS in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Town in Alabama where much of the segregation and racial violence took place; huge target for the Civil Rights Movement to protest peacefully
- This person sat in the white section of a bus and started the Montgomery Bus Boycot
- 14 year old boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955
- The ___________ Amendment outlawed the poll tax on African-Americans
- This was integrated in 1948 by President Truman
- Where MLK wrote his famous letter after being arrested during a protest
- Knowingly and deliberately violating a law that is perceived to be unjust and accepting the consequences for doing such
- He was the leader of the Mississippi NAACP who was shot outside his home
- The discrimination and separation of major racial or other types of groups
- issued decision on the Brown v. Board of Education case
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- The 16th Street _____________ Bombings resulted in the death of 4 little girls and an uproar in the Civil Rights Movement
- This man’s teachings served as inspiration for the actions of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Oldest Civil Rights Organization that fought for the rights of African-Americans
- He was a sharp contrast to the actions of MLK; he preferred violent actions to protest the rights of African-Americans
- NCAAP lawyer who represented children in Brown v. Board of Education case, first black supreme court justice
- The movement where many African-Americans stood up for racial equality
- Martin Luther King Jr. was __________ on April 4th, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee
- The Mississippi ________________ was the project that gathered college students across the country to go to Mississippi to help African-Americans to register to vote
- The _________ Amendment granted ex-slaves citizenship
- The ____________ of 1964
- Martin Luther King Jr. led a 54 mile march from Selma to Montgomery and were attacked by police at the Edmund Pettus Bridge
- Civil Rights group founded in 1942 of the University of Chicago campus
- Martin Luther King Jr.’s “_______________” Speech was the most famous speech of the Civil Rights Movement; it took place on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial after a march on Washington by 200,000 people
- This committee managed the sit-ins during the Greensboro Sit-Ins
28 Clues: The ____________ of 1964 • This was integrated in 1948 by President Truman • The _________ Amendment granted ex-slaves citizenship • 14 year old boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 • issued decision on the Brown v. Board of Education case • This committee managed the sit-ins during the Greensboro Sit-Ins • ...
Bill of Rights/Responsibilities Vocabulary 2025-04-14
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- The government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does.
- A power or privilege held by the general public as the result of a constitution, statute, regulation, judicial precedent or other type of law.
- A change in, or addition to, a construction or law
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- A statement (found in Article 6 of the Constitution) that specifies that the Constitution and all federal laws/treaties take priority over state laws.
- A court order authorizing, or making legal, some official action, such as a search warrant or an arrest warrant.
5 Clues: A change in, or addition to, a construction or law • The government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does. • A court order authorizing, or making legal, some official action, such as a search warrant or an arrest warrant. • ...
Majority Leader 2021-10-26
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- two house legislature
- a paid representative of an interest group who contacts government officials on behalf of these interest groups
- rejection of a bill by the president
- schedules legislation to be considered on the House floor; organizes daily, weekly, and yearly legislative plans
- an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.
- a temporary joint committee set up when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill
- when a political group tries to change a voting district to create a result that helps them or hurts the group who is against them.
- redistribution of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives based on changes in population.
- review pending legislation
- to make direct contact by lobbyists to persuade government officials to support the policies their interest groups favor
- a permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
- to change, alter
- a body which uses various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and/or policy.
- a situation in which no member present objects to a proposal.
- a method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote
- a proposed law
- a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility
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- gives power to the government to withdraw funds from the Consolidated Fund of India for meeting the expenditure during the financial year.
- a person who holds a particular office or position
- considers all bills reported from policy and fiscal committees and determines whether, and in what order, to schedule their consideration on the floor of the House.
- a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.
- a temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and to report its findings to the House or Senate
- a procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate
- a person who authorizes another to act in his or her behalf, as a voter in a district represented by an elected official.
- an official reprimand
- the way we change the districts that determine who represents us.
- a session at which a committee listens to testimony from people interested in the bill
- elected at the beginning of each Congress by members of their respective party conferences to represent them on the Senate floor, the majority and minority leaders serve as spokesmen for their parties' positions on the issues
- a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.
- the order in which government officials replace the president of the United States if the president leaves office before an elected successor is inaugurated.
- annual series of meetings that congress makes
- a motion placed on a bill in the Senate that alerts party leaders that if unanimous consent were to be sought, they would object
- a resolution passed in the same form by both houses
- a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives.
- of the House the House's presiding officer, party leader, and the institution's administrative head, among other duties.
- the minimum number of people needed to hold meetings or make decisions during certain company meetings
36 Clues: a proposed law • to change, alter • two house legislature • an official reprimand • review pending legislation • rejection of a bill by the president • annual series of meetings that congress makes • a person who holds a particular office or position • a resolution passed in the same form by both houses • a situation in which no member present objects to a proposal. • ...
The Government Crossword 2018-05-31
Across
- The area represented by one member of parliament
- The ruler rules over a country by themselves, usually by force
- There are no leaders, everyone has complete freedom
- An independent state or community, especially a democratic republic
- The ruler is from a royal family
- A system of government
- They introduce a proposed law
- A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision
- Relating or restricted to a particular area or one’s neighbourhood
- Having or relating to a system of government in which several states from a unity but remain independent in internal affairs
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- A proposed law
- A person who is professionally in politics
- The head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state
- A rule for the country or continent
- Where they make laws
- The person signs and gives the Royal scent to make the bill a law
- Our current prime minister
- A group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office
- A nation or territory considered as an organised political community
- They decide if the bill should become a law
20 Clues: A proposed law • Where they make laws • A system of government • Our current prime minister • They introduce a proposed law • The ruler is from a royal family • A rule for the country or continent • A person who is professionally in politics • They decide if the bill should become a law • The area represented by one member of parliament • ...
Unit 5 AP Gov Vocab 2025-02-25
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- when Congress adjourns 10 day within submitting a bill
- program added to the Social Security system that provides health insurance
- excess of federal expenditures over federal revenues.
- what a law starts out as
- individuals who already hold office
- a hierarchical authority structure that uses task specialization, operates on the merit principle, and behaves with impersonality.
- jobs and promotions are awarded for political reasons rather than for merit or competence.
- resolution requiring POTUS to consult w Congress prior to using military force
- federal projects, grants and contracts available to state and local governments
- financial resources of the government
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- presidential "arrest"
- most important committee to be on, reviews bills
- policy document allocating burdens (taxes) and benefits (expenditures).
- group of presidential advisers
- used to stall discussion in the senate
- Prohibiting government employees from active participation in partisan politics while on duty.
- shares of individual wages and corporate revenues collected by the government
- hiring and promotion based on the merit principle and the desire to create a nonpartisan government service.
- presidential power of denying a bill
- use of governmental authority to control or change some practice in the private sector.
20 Clues: presidential "arrest" • what a law starts out as • group of presidential advisers • individuals who already hold office • presidential power of denying a bill • financial resources of the government • used to stall discussion in the senate • most important committee to be on, reviews bills • excess of federal expenditures over federal revenues. • ...
Constitutional Law Midterm Extra Credit 2025-03-01
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- The highest standard of judicial review used to evaluate laws affecting fundamental rights or suspect classifications.
- A separate opinion written by a justice who disagrees with the majority’s decision.
- An opinion that agrees with the majority outcome but offers different reasoning.
- Clause A provision in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution granting Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce.
- The legal principle that determines whether a party has the right to bring a case to court.
- A philosophy emphasizing limited judicial intervention and deference to legislative decisions.
- A criterion for determining whether a court can review a case, focusing on whether the issue is ready for judicial resolution.
- A constitutional guarantee that no individual or group will be denied the same protection under the law as others.
- A philosophy where judges are more willing to interpret the Constitution broadly and overturn laws.
- A judicial decision that serves as a rule or guide for future cases with similar issues.
- A system of government where power is divided between national and state governments.
- A criterion used to dismiss cases that no longer require resolution.
- A constitutional guarantee of fair legal procedures before the government can deprive a person of life, liberty, or property.
- The principle that government authority is derived from and limited by a constitution.
- A "friend of the court" brief submitted by a non-party to provide additional information or arguments.
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- The doctrine of adhering to precedent in judicial decision-making.
- The lowest level of judicial scrutiny, where laws are upheld if they are reasonably related to a legitimate government interest.
- The power of courts to assess whether a law or government action is in compliance with the Constitution.
- An order issued by the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision.
- Clause A provision in the First Amendment prohibiting the government from establishing an official religion.
- A provision in the First Amendment protecting individuals’ rights to practice their religion freely.
- The process through which provisions of the Bill of Rights are applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
- The official decision of the court that reflects the views of the majority of justices.
- The division of governmental authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
24 Clues: The doctrine of adhering to precedent in judicial decision-making. • A criterion used to dismiss cases that no longer require resolution. • An order issued by the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision. • An opinion that agrees with the majority outcome but offers different reasoning. • ...
Bill of Rights 2016-12-21
Government Crossword 2024-07-30
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- Has an Upper Version
- American President Works Here
- TRUMP SUPPORTERS
- Made out of a bill
- Has a lower version
- Red place for government
- We _____ for a new PM
- We pick a new PM from an ___
- First word of the title
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- Petition for a new law
- A.C.T for short :3
- Selection of PM
- Runs a country
- A vote for something is a _______
- Building
15 Clues: Building • Runs a country • Selection of PM • TRUMP SUPPORTERS • A.C.T for short :3 • Made out of a bill • Has a lower version • Has an Upper Version • We _____ for a new PM • Petition for a new law • First word of the title • Red place for government • We pick a new PM from an ___ • American President Works Here • A vote for something is a _______
GO ASK ALICE CROSSWORD 2023-03-28
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- "Ms. Ivanicki is a _________"
- Roger is going to what kind of school?
- what is the first drug Alice tries?
- What is Alice's fathers occupation?
- Beth is a __________ girl
- Who does Alice lose her virginity too?
- How many kids did Bill have over at his house?
- What beverage does Alice take drugs from?
- Who is Alice's first love?
- "Remember I told you I had a date with Bill? Well he introduced to ______ on Friday."
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- The boy Beth fixes Alice up with
- Page 49 "_________ are the greatest!"
- Who wrote this diary?
- What is Alice's brother's name?
- Alice's parents say she starts looking like a-
- "It finally happened diary, I finally got my ____"
- For Christmas Alice gives her mother...
17 Clues: Who wrote this diary? • Beth is a __________ girl • Who is Alice's first love? • "Ms. Ivanicki is a _________" • What is Alice's brother's name? • The boy Beth fixes Alice up with • what is the first drug Alice tries? • What is Alice's fathers occupation? • Page 49 "_________ are the greatest!" • Roger is going to what kind of school? • Who does Alice lose her virginity too? • ...
Legislative Branch Crossword 2025-02-27
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- Concentrating voters in a few districts to lower the amount of seats they gain.
- 435 members of one part of congress
- A group of congressmen that focus on one specific topic
- The two ____________ of congress
- A law before it becomes a law
- The president does this when he does not want to sign a bill
- Manipulating electoral districts to give one party an advantage over another
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- The process of removing a federal official
- The type of Congress we have
- The second part of congress that has only 100 members
- Ignoring a bill to kill it
- Congress sets the rules for citizenship, also known as:
- Spreading voters across multiple districts so they cannot gain a majority
- Smaller groups that focus on specific issues
14 Clues: Ignoring a bill to kill it • The type of Congress we have • A law before it becomes a law • The two ____________ of congress • 435 members of one part of congress • The process of removing a federal official • Smaller groups that focus on specific issues • The second part of congress that has only 100 members • Congress sets the rules for citizenship, also known as: • ...
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Stamped: Crossword Puzzle 2023-03-31
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- 3rd President of the United States and held 200 people as property.
- A person who only likes you if you're like them.
- 16th President of the United States.
- A campaign created by Martin Luther King to bring poor people to Washington D.C to make the government pass an economic bill of rights.
- A person who believes that everyone is equal, no matter their race.
- President of the Confederate States of America.
- A strategy where black people lived like white people to "deserve" their freedom.
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- Wrote Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcraft and possessions.
- An anti-racist activist who was a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Someone who won't like you beacuse of your race, no matter what.
10 Clues: 16th President of the United States. • President of the Confederate States of America. • A person who only likes you if you're like them. • Someone who won't like you beacuse of your race, no matter what. • Wrote Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcraft and possessions. • 3rd President of the United States and held 200 people as property. • ...
Founding Fathers, No. 2 2024-10-24
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- first president to live in the white house, painted after it burned, famous doctrine
- this founding father started the Sons of liberty
- known as the Father of the Constitution and drafter of the Bill of Rights
- this founding father was the oldest delegate, ambassador to France
- served as a diplomat in France, Vice President to John Adams, 3rd President
- founder of the US Navy, 2nd President, only President to be a Federalist party member
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- commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, 1st President
- Wrote a pamphlet, Common Sense, supporting the opinion that America should be free
- served as the first US Secretary of the Treasury, killed in a duel by Aaron Burr
- famous for his, Give me Liberty or Give me Death speech
10 Clues: this founding father started the Sons of liberty • famous for his, Give me Liberty or Give me Death speech • commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, 1st President • this founding father was the oldest delegate, ambassador to France • known as the Father of the Constitution and drafter of the Bill of Rights • ...
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Government Vocab Crossword 2024-02-02
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- a group of presidential advisors not mentioned in the constitution, although every president has one
- a resolution binding congress to a total expenditure level, supposedly the bottom line of all federal spending for all programs
- a 1935 law intended to provide a minimal level of sustenance to older americans and thus save them from poverty
- a proposed law drafted in legal language
- ratified in 1951, this amendment limits the president to two terms of office
- congressional committees appointed for a specific purpose
- an excess of federal expenditures over federal revenues
- a strategy unique to the senate whereby opponents of a piece of legislation use their right to unlimited debate to prevent the senate from voting on a bill
- the political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law, presided by the constitution
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- a three member body appointed by the president to advise the president on economic policy
- those already holding office
- a policy document allocating burdens and benefits
- party leaders who work with the majority leader or minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party
- a vote in congress to override a presidential decision
- the constitution's power of the president to send a bill back to congress with reasons for registering it
- government spending. major areas of federal spending are social services and national defense
- the principal leader of the minority party in the house of representatives or in the senate
17 Clues: those already holding office • a proposed law drafted in legal language • a policy document allocating burdens and benefits • a vote in congress to override a presidential decision • an excess of federal expenditures over federal revenues • congressional committees appointed for a specific purpose • ...
The USA 2012-09-27
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- 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.
- United State’s “Black gold.”
- Noun used for calling Native Americans who used red paint to decorate their bodies.
- Name of the city where British soldiers killed five people on 5 March, 1770 and it is known as the “…. Massacre.”
- Number of former states which declared USA an independent country.
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- One of the two main political parties of the US.
- First name of the man who wrote USA’s anthem.
- First name of the man who wrote USA’s Declaration of Independence.
- One of the main reasons that caused the Civil War.
- Animal that represents the Republican Party.
- Collective name of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution; "...of Rights."
11 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. • First name of the man who wrote USA’s Declaration of Independence. • Number of former states which declared USA an independent country. • ...
Segregation 2025-03-27
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- Primary elections in which only whites were allowed to vote.
- Black civil rights leader from Atlanta
- The science of farming.
- A landmark 1954 case in which the US Supreme Court ruled that race-based segregation of public school students to be unconstitutional.
- A partnership of the civil rights organization and churches that worked for desigregation and other civil rights.
- a partnership of the Advancement of Colored People and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee who workeed together to end segregation.
- An organization formed in 1960 to further the cause of equal rights for minorities.
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- A commission charged by Governor Ernest Vandiver to study segregation in Georgia.
- In 1964 Georgia's govern-elet Eugene Talmadge, died before taking office.
- Civil Rights leader who was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating and organized the 1963 march on Washington.
- A segregationist who rose to fame after refusing to serve African Americans in his restaurant.
- Two-term mayor of Atlanta during the civil rights era.
- The two-time mayor of Atlanta who helped develop the city's airport into teh major trasportation hub it has become today.
- A national movement by African Americans in the 1950's and 1960's to end segregation and ensure equal rights of minorities.
- Ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination.
- August 28 1963 approximately 250,000 people gathered before the Lincoln Memorial to demand equal protection for African Americans.
16 Clues: The science of farming. • Black civil rights leader from Atlanta • Two-term mayor of Atlanta during the civil rights era. • Primary elections in which only whites were allowed to vote. • Ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination. • In 1964 Georgia's govern-elet Eugene Talmadge, died before taking office. • ...
2nd Amendment Crossword 2020-01-08
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- The document this amendment was found on was drafted in _____ Hall.
- The amendment was ratified in this month
- This man proposed this amendment
- This amendment is known as the ____ Amendment to the United States Constitution, following the first
- The amendment was written in this state
- The amendment was first proposed in this month
- The amendment can be found on this document
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- This was the first state to ratify the document this amendment is written on
- U.S. v. ______; A court case in which it was stated that the Bill of Rights didn't apply to private actors or state governments
- This was the group this amendment was originally proposed to
- The amendment states that it is the right of the people to "keep and bear ____"
11 Clues: This man proposed this amendment • The amendment was written in this state • The amendment was ratified in this month • The amendment can be found on this document • The amendment was first proposed in this month • This was the group this amendment was originally proposed to • The document this amendment was found on was drafted in _____ Hall. • ...
Cristina Cuti civil rights crossword puzzle 2022-05-12
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- massive resistance from whites and the police department led over _____ protesters landing in jail
- the main method used to fight for civil rights throughout the movement
- He was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966
- A georgia politician who became infamous for refusing to follow the civil rights act of 1964 by segregating his restaurant.
- the enforced separation of different racial groups
- 1959 atlanta schools were ordered to integrate by the US government
- the SCLC organized the largest protest in the civil rights movement
- basic rights that very citizen has under the laws of the government
- The contributions of two ______,Dr. Martin Lurther Kina and john Lewis, were vital to the movement
- DR.Martin L King Jr. was one of the founders and the first president of the organization
- Encouraged by the March On Washington, the US congress passed the ______ Act.
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- 1961 members of SNCC and the local community began a protest movement in ______.
- 1980s and 1990s there was attempts to change the flag
- was esential to the success of the civil rights
- the process of undoing segregation,bringing together people of different races in public space
- was born in 1929 in Atlanta,Georgia
- a civil rights protest during which african americans refused to ride city buses
- the ______ began encouraging african americans parents in topeka, kansas to try to enrolltheir children in all white schools
- many african americans returned home from ______ looking resist the oppression of the jim crow
- crow a cartoon drawn to mock stereotypes of african americans during the new south era
20 Clues: was born in 1929 in Atlanta,Georgia • was esential to the success of the civil rights • the enforced separation of different racial groups • 1980s and 1990s there was attempts to change the flag • 1959 atlanta schools were ordered to integrate by the US government • the SCLC organized the largest protest in the civil rights movement • ...
2nd Amendment Crossword 2020-01-08
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- The document this amendment was found on was drafted in _____ Hall.
- This man proposed this amendment
- The amendment states that it is the right of the people to "keep and bear ____"
- The amendment can be found on this document
- The amendment was first proposed in this month
- The amendment was written in this state
- This amendment is known as the ____ Amendment to the United States Constitution, following the first
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- This was the first state to ratify the document this amendment is written on
- U.S. v. ______; A court case in which it was stated that the Bill of Rights didn't apply to private actors or state governments
- This was the group this amendment was originally proposed to
- The amendment was ratified in this month
11 Clues: This man proposed this amendment • The amendment was written in this state • The amendment was ratified in this month • The amendment can be found on this document • The amendment was first proposed in this month • This was the group this amendment was originally proposed to • The document this amendment was found on was drafted in _____ Hall. • ...
2nd Amendment Crossword 2020-01-08
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- The amendment was written in this state
- This was the group this amendment was originally proposed to
- The document this amendment was found on was drafted in _____ Hall.
- The amendment states that it is the right of the people to "keep and bear ____"
- The amendment was first proposed in this month
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- U.S. v. ______; A court case in which it was stated that the Bill of Rights didn't apply to private actors or state governments
- This was the first state to ratify the document this amendment is written on
- The amendment was ratified in this month
- This man proposed this amendment
- The amendment can be found on this document
- This amendment is known as the ____ Amendment to the United States Constitution, following the first
11 Clues: This man proposed this amendment • The amendment was written in this state • The amendment was ratified in this month • The amendment can be found on this document • The amendment was first proposed in this month • This was the group this amendment was originally proposed to • The document this amendment was found on was drafted in _____ Hall. • ...
Civil Rights- Weston Helms 2017-05-17
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- march of protest in Alabama
- Town in Alabama known for strict enforcement of total segregation
- People who rode on non-segregated buses
- Angry groups of people that protested de-segregation
- Separation of Blacks and Whites
- Black version of the KKK
- Rights African Americans needed in order to vote
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- leader that believed in Black superiority
- rights African Americans wanted
- Lead the march in Alabama
- Campaign against violence
- rights that are equal
- Did not give up her bus seat
- Air Force veteran that won federal court case
- "Battle cry" of militant civil rights activists
15 Clues: rights that are equal • Black version of the KKK • Lead the march in Alabama • Campaign against violence • march of protest in Alabama • Did not give up her bus seat • rights African Americans wanted • Separation of Blacks and Whites • People who rode on non-segregated buses • leader that believed in Black superiority • Air Force veteran that won federal court case • ...
Unit 7: Early Republic Crossword (No spaces between words) 2023-02-23
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- To force American sailors into the British or French Navy.
- A proposed law.
- The group of people who supported the new Constitution of the US.
- The site of agreement between the US and France that ended their alliance and required France to pay the US for ship damage.
- To import and export goods with other nations.
- The first ten amendments to the US Constitution that was ratified in 1791 and guaranteed rights like freedom of speech, assembly, and worship.
- The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people through elected reps.
- To approve something.
- 4 laws passed by congress in 1798 to limit the freedom of the press & foreign influence in the US.
- Licenses given to US shipowners by France to commit piracy and fit a vessel to capture British merchant ships.
- To have authority and power.
- To charge a public official with misconduct.
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- The political part created by Jefferson and Madison in the 1790s that supported republicanism, agrarianism, equality, and expansionism.
- A body of people representing the states that cast votes for the election of the president and VP.
- A political and diplomatic episode between 1797-98 involving a confrontation between the US and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War.
- People who invest in stocks, property, and other ventures to make profit.
- To have authority of administering justice in a region.
- To reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
- A tax protest in the US between 1791-94 over a tax placed on whiskey.
- A group of people with similar beliefs who follow their own interests instead of other's interests.
- A type of government that combines a general govt with a regional govt into a single govt dividing the powers between the two.
- The of legislative authority to reject a veto of a bill by voting again to get a 2/3 majority.
- A tax on foreign trade items.
23 Clues: A proposed law. • To approve something. • To have authority and power. • A tax on foreign trade items. • To charge a public official with misconduct. • To import and export goods with other nations. • To have authority of administering justice in a region. • To force American sailors into the British or French Navy. • ...
Some Important STUFF About E-3 2025-09-05
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- In May, we will have a week-long learning experience at ______on the shores of Lake Dunmore.
- It is important to remember your Bill of Rights as a ______________! They are posted on our bulletin board.
- An important saying in E-3 is "You miss 100% of the _____________you don't take." Never be afraid to share your thinking!
- "No one of us is as ________ as all of us" is a motto for E-3.
- Our first read aloud this year is _________________.
- Your Friday Special is _________________.
- Your Tuesday special is ____________.
- In the month of ________________ we have a full week off for Thanksgiving.
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- On Monday we have _________for a special.
- _____________will be on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. K.
- Each Week we will have ________________at 8:30. Be sure to remember your books on Thursday morning.
- Band rehearsal will take place on ___________afternoon.
- On Wednesday, we have double specials - Spanish and ______.
- There are eighteen _________________ and eighteen students in E-3.
14 Clues: Your Tuesday special is ____________. • On Monday we have _________for a special. • Your Friday Special is _________________. • Our first read aloud this year is _________________. • _____________will be on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. K. • Band rehearsal will take place on ___________afternoon. • On Wednesday, we have double specials - Spanish and ______. • ...
Civil Rights Movement Crossword! 2017-03-22
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- The ___________v. Board of Ed. declared segregated schools unconstitutional
- the type of segregation by behavior, habit or inherent racism
- This young black teen was killed for whistling at a white woman in Mississippi
- This African American Civil Rights activist was a member of the Nation of Islam before breaking from it
- a special type of test that assessed whether or not blacks were worthy enough to vote
- brave educated white woman who convinced Mayor West to desecrate the counters in Nashville, Tennessee.
- the type of segregation by law or the justice system
- Usually associated with hanging, African Americans were subject to this in the deep south
- often known as most racist southern city in America that was home to unrest with Civil Rights Movement
- Term for the keeping of races and ethnic groups apart
- The __________ Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination
- teacher who bravely taught elementary students about racism with eye color
- Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the ___________________ to fight for total equality
- The practice of discriminating against and segregating Black people in the South
- Leaders of this student group led sit-ins in Greensboro; shock - troops
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- the movement of ending segregated facilities and accommodations
- The ___________ Act of 1965 outlawed discriminatory voting practices
- Ratified in 1964, this amendment ended poll taxes
- This Civil Rights lawyer defended Brown
- Made "The Great Society" agenda to implement federal civil rights
- name for group of demonstrators who rode busses into racist parts of the South
- Civil Rights group founded by James Farmer, its aim was to work for racial equality and even trained people on how to be nonviolent
- Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech at the March on
- This president called for federal civil rights legislation before he was assassinated
- This leader popularized the term "Black Power"
- This civil rights leader lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott and later won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
- Nine black students enrolled here after desegregation
- This national organization was founded in 1909 for racial equality
- the Civil Rights group that Martin Luther King Jr. was most heavily associated with that was very active in organizing demonstrations
- She began the Montgomery Bus Boycott from refusing to move her seat
30 Clues: This Civil Rights lawyer defended Brown • This leader popularized the term "Black Power" • Ratified in 1964, this amendment ended poll taxes • The __________ Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination • the type of segregation by law or the justice system • Nine black students enrolled here after desegregation • Term for the keeping of races and ethnic groups apart • ...
Civil Rights Movement Crossword! 2017-03-22
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- The ___________v. Board of Ed. declared segregated schools unconstitutional
- Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the ___________________ to fight for total equality
- The ___________ Act of 1965 outlawed discriminatory voting practices
- Nine black students enrolled here after desegregation
- the movement of ending segregated facilities and accommodations
- the type of segregation by behavior, habit or inherent racism
- Term for the keeping of races and ethnic groups apart
- This president called for federal civil rights legislation before he was assassinated
- The __________ Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination
- Leaders of this student group led sit-ins in Greensboro; shock - troops
- brave educated white woman who convinced Mayor West to desecrate the counters in Nashville, Tennessee.
- This Civil Rights lawyer defended Brown
- Made "The Great Society" agenda to implement federal civil rights
- the Civil Rights group that Martin Luther King Jr. was most heavily associated with that was very active in organizing demonstrations
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- Civil Rights group founded by James Farmer, its aim was to work for racial equality and even trained people on how to be nonviolent
- Ratified in 1964, this amendment ended poll taxes
- name for group of demonstrators who rode busses into racist parts of the South
- This African American Civil Rights activist was a member of the Nation of Islam before breaking from it
- a special type of test that assessed whether or not blacks were worthy enough to vote
- teacher who bravely taught elementary students about racism with eye color
- This leader popularized the term "Black Power"
- Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech at the March on
- the type of segregation by law or the justice system
- This civil rights leader lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott and later won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
- She began the Montgomery Bus Boycott from refusing to move her seat
- often known as most racist southern city in America that was home to unrest with Civil Rights Movement
- The practice of discriminating against and segregating Black people in the South
- Usually associated with hanging, African Americans were subject to this in the deep south
- This young black teen was killed for whistling at a white woman in Mississippi
- This national organization was founded in 1909 for racial equality
30 Clues: This Civil Rights lawyer defended Brown • This leader popularized the term "Black Power" • Ratified in 1964, this amendment ended poll taxes • The __________ Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination • the type of segregation by law or the justice system • Nine black students enrolled here after desegregation • Term for the keeping of races and ethnic groups apart • ...
Civil Rights Movement Crossword! 2017-03-22
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- teacher who bravely taught elementary students about racism with eye color
- This African American Civil Rights activist was a member of the Nation of Islam before breaking from it
- Term for the keeping of races and ethnic groups apart
- The ___________ Act of 1965 outlawed discriminatory voting practices
- name for group of demonstrators who rode busses into racist parts of the South
- Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the ___________________ to fight for total equality
- the movement of ending segregated facilities and accommodations
- Leaders of this student group led sit-ins in Greensboro; shock - troops
- This young black teen was killed for whistling at a white woman in Mississippi
- a special type of test that assessed whether or not blacks were worthy enough to vote
- The __________ Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination
- This national organization was founded in 1909 for racial equality
- The ___________v. Board of Ed. declared segregated schools unconstitutional
- The practice of discriminating against and segregating Black people in the South
- She began the Montgomery Bus Boycott from refusing to move her seat
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- the type of segregation by behavior, habit or inherent racism
- Ratified in 1964, this amendment ended poll taxes
- This Civil Rights lawyer defended Brown
- Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech at the March on
- brave educated white woman who convinced Mayor West to desecrate the counters in Nashville, Tennessee.
- This leader popularized the term "Black Power"
- This president called for federal civil rights legislation before he was assassinated
- often known as most racist southern city in America that was home to unrest with Civil Rights Movement
- Nine black students enrolled here after desegregation
- This civil rights leader lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott and later won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
- Usually associated with hanging, African Americans were subject to this in the deep south
- Civil Rights group founded by James Farmer, its aim was to work for racial equality and even trained people on how to be nonviolent
- the type of segregation by law or the justice system
- Made "The Great Society" agenda to implement federal civil rights
- the Civil Rights group that Martin Luther King Jr. was most heavily associated with that was very active in organizing demonstrations
30 Clues: This Civil Rights lawyer defended Brown • This leader popularized the term "Black Power" • Ratified in 1964, this amendment ended poll taxes • The __________ Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination • the type of segregation by law or the justice system • Term for the keeping of races and ethnic groups apart • Nine black students enrolled here after desegregation • ...
The rising Revolution 2022-10-19
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- People gave up their rights to be protected by the government
- Parliament passed the _______ ____ in 1651, where all colonial trade had to be filtered through England.
- A philosopher that thought people were cruel and selfish and that the government should protect people from each other
- which Empire stretched from Canada all the way to the mouth of the Mississippi river?
- which population did 90% of European diseases kill?
- who tried to suppress Lutherans in Germany?
- which empire grew crops in floating islands?
- What is the thing that proves that the U.S government is too weak as a confederacy?
- who established the first colony in the America's and called it Jamestown in Virginia?
- The war ends in 1783 with the ____ __ ____ and the colonists become independent.
- who was the Monk that translated the bible to German?
- by the end of 1600's what side of North America did England mostly rule?
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- what did the French and English challenged the Portuguese and Spanish while establishing the colonies?
- The British declared colonists to not be allowed west of the Appalachian mountains
- What was another name for enlightenment thinkers?
- In 1689, The Bill of Rights and the ___ __ ______ proved that the parliament had the power
- who claimed Brazil in 1500's and started making giant sugar plantations?
- An English Scientist that believed everything should be doubted until proven by reason and developed the Scientific Method
- who established the colony of Quebec in 1608?
- who established a religious government in 1536 that controlled the citizens lives?
- what did Luther nail to a church door?
- Colonies being a source of wealth in raw materials, to make the mother land strong.
- By 1595 which people created the East India Trade company and gradually pushed the Portuguese out?
- which empire had access to domesticated animals?
- who excommunicated Luther?
25 Clues: who excommunicated Luther? • what did Luther nail to a church door? • who tried to suppress Lutherans in Germany? • which empire grew crops in floating islands? • who established the colony of Quebec in 1608? • which empire had access to domesticated animals? • What was another name for enlightenment thinkers? • which population did 90% of European diseases kill? • ...
Who is Bill Gates 2023-02-15
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- How many children does Bill Gates have?
- What was Bill Gates's first program?
- Where did Bill Gates marry Melinda French?
- In 1955 Bill Gates was____.
- Who did Bill Gates make Traf-o-data with?
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- At what age did Bill Gates read the world book?
- The D in DOS stands for this.
- When Bill was Ten He paid his sister 5 dollars to use this.
- What state was Bill Gates born in?
- What company did Bill Gates make Windows with?
10 Clues: In 1955 Bill Gates was____. • The D in DOS stands for this. • What state was Bill Gates born in? • What was Bill Gates's first program? • How many children does Bill Gates have? • Who did Bill Gates make Traf-o-data with? • Where did Bill Gates marry Melinda French? • What company did Bill Gates make Windows with? • At what age did Bill Gates read the world book? • ...
chapter 5 vocab 2023-11-09
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- member of lawmakers staff who makes certain that the lawmakers is well informed.
- a proposed law
- the people who work for house and senate committees.
- consent a motion by all members of the senate who are present to set aside formal rules.
- an assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature
- the senate member, elected by the senate, who stands in as president of the senate.
- a procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate.
- the people who work directly for individual senators and representatives.
- a temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and report its finding to the house or senate
- a member of a lawmakers staff who handles request for help.
- a group within a standing committee.
- a system that gives the member of the majority party with the longest uninterrupted service on a particular committee the leadership of that committee
- a person whom a member of congress has been elected to repr
- a committee that consists of members from both house and the senate, formed to act as a study group.
- the process of reassigning representation based on popu
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- a method of defeating a bill in the senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote
- a temporary joint committee set up when the house and senate have passed different versions of the same bill
- a member of a lawmaker personal staff.
- the speaker's top assistant
- as a whole; for example, statewide
- to draw a district's boundaries to gain election advantage
- authority shared by two or more committees
- a meeting
- a vote of formal disapproval of a member's actions
- a schedule that lists the order in which bills will be considered in congress
- a motion placed on a bill in the senate.
- a permanent committee in congress.
- a two-chamber legislature.
- elected official who is already in office
- a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
- a population count
- the minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action
32 Clues: a meeting • a proposed law • a population count • a two-chamber legislature. • the speaker's top assistant • as a whole; for example, statewide • a permanent committee in congress. • a group within a standing committee. • a member of a lawmaker personal staff. • a motion placed on a bill in the senate. • elected official who is already in office • ...
Jacob Liu 3rd period Murphy 2021-09-16
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- something you get information from
- To reduce tension, a bill was presented to make it a crime to restrict the religious rights of Christians.
- The person who married John Rolfe.
- something you hit a baseball with
- a holiday when beads are thrown around.
- A trading card game with all the cards having picture.
- Took control of Jamestown and made Jamestown better by creating rules.
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- A former slave recorded his experiences when they were tortured and even murdered.
- pencils that can color on paper
- A computer that uses qubits and qubytes instead of a normal computer's bits and bytes.
- Servants who signed a contract for four to seven years for the journey to America.
- an animal that can see in the dark and is a pet
- The person who started a rebellion because the person did not like the fact that the government was promoting trade with American Indians, otherwise known as Native Americans.
- laws to control slaves.
- The First Settlement in North America.
15 Clues: laws to control slaves. • pencils that can color on paper • something you hit a baseball with • something you get information from • The person who married John Rolfe. • The First Settlement in North America. • a holiday when beads are thrown around. • an animal that can see in the dark and is a pet • A trading card game with all the cards having picture. • ...
Constitution Review 2021-10-07
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- supporters of a stronger central government
- This system was created to prevent one branch from overpowering another
- This document establishes our government
- Father of the Bill of Rights
- This plan promoted a single house legislative branch with equal representation
- This was the compromise in the Constitutional Convention that created a legislative branch with 2 houses 1 house proportionate to population and one house with equal representation
- The beginning of the Constitution
- The Constitution was created to make a stronger __________ ____________
- opposed the central government
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- These are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
- This compromise established how slaves would be added to the population of states
- This Branch is there to interpret laws and decide the Constitutionality
- This makes up the Executive Branch
- This document was ratified at the end of the American Revolution that originally created a weakened central government
- This event proved the Articles of Confederation to be weak
- This Branch enforces laws
- President of the Constitutional Convention
- This makes up the Legislative Branch
- This Branch is responsible for making laws
- This makes up the Judicial Branch
- Changes made to the Constitution are known as ____
- This plan was promoted at the Constitutional Convention to create a 2-house legislative branch that is proportionate to population
22 Clues: This Branch enforces laws • Father of the Bill of Rights • opposed the central government • This makes up the Judicial Branch • The beginning of the Constitution • This makes up the Executive Branch • This makes up the Legislative Branch • This document establishes our government • President of the Constitutional Convention • This Branch is responsible for making laws • ...
Government Final- Paris Burk 2022-01-13
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- Branch of government that makes laws
- An interpretation of a law that is referred too in later trials
- Illegal scenarios including minors are against ________ law
- Who manages the armed forces and conducts wars overseas?
- Changes made to the Constitution
- No one is above the law. Not even governments.
- If you lose a case you can ______ to a higher court
- Act that allowed the government to search people's homes
- An idea for a law
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- Powers the states aren't allowed to have
- Amendment that gave women the right to vote
- People giving the government permission to let the government operate.
- The division of power between a central government and smaller local governments
- Liberty, competition, and cost are values of the __________ party
- Life, liberty, and property.
- Protect America and its citizens, support economic growth and human rights, increase support for American values
- One way to become a US Citizen
- Government spends less money than gained
- House of Congress where members represent their entire state
- Government everyone participates in.
- Feature of a state that can change through war, trade, or purchase.
- Role of government that includes maintaining police, highway patrol, FBI, etc.
- Necessary and proper powers not listed in the Constitution
- Our nation's first form of government
24 Clues: An idea for a law • Life, liberty, and property. • One way to become a US Citizen • Changes made to the Constitution • Branch of government that makes laws • Government everyone participates in. • Our nation's first form of government • Powers the states aren't allowed to have • Government spends less money than gained • Amendment that gave women the right to vote • ...
Government Final- Paris Burk 2022-01-13
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- Branch of government that makes laws
- An interpretation of a law that is referred too in later trials
- Illegal scenarios including minors are against ________ law
- Who manages the armed forces and conducts wars overseas?
- Changes made to the Constitution
- No one is above the law. Not even governments.
- If you lose a case you can ______ to a higher court
- Act that allowed the government to search people's homes
- An idea for a law
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- Powers the states aren't allowed to have
- Amendment that gave women the right to vote
- People giving the government permission to let the government operate.
- The division of power between a central government and smaller local governments
- Liberty, competition, and cost are values of the __________ party
- Life, liberty, and property.
- Protect America and its citizens, support economic growth and human rights, increase support for American values
- One way to become a US Citizen
- Government spends less money than gained
- House of Congress where members represent their entire state
- Government everyone participates in.
- Feature of a state that can change through war, trade, or purchase.
- Role of government that includes maintaining police, highway patrol, FBI, etc.
- Necessary and proper powers not listed in the Constitution
- Our nation's first form of government
24 Clues: An idea for a law • Life, liberty, and property. • One way to become a US Citizen • Changes made to the Constitution • Branch of government that makes laws • Government everyone participates in. • Our nation's first form of government • Powers the states aren't allowed to have • Government spends less money than gained • Amendment that gave women the right to vote • ...
Everest Crossword Puzzle 2026-02-08
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- Department responsible for issuing employee pay
- Process of comparing records to ensure balances match
- Record of hours worked by an employee
- Employee who fills in temporarily for another
- Scheduled process that generates payments
- Placement of an employee into a specific role or position
- Department that manages hiring and employee records
- Review of records to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Verification of professional qualifications or authorization
- Organizational unit such as a school district
- Access rights granted to users in a system
- Extra work assignments
- Funds reserved for planned or approved spending
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- Amount deducted from pay for taxes or benefits
- System used to track buildings and equipment
- Regular schedule for issuing employee pay
- Review of employee performance
- Platform that brings all systems together
- Process of paying vendors for goods and services
- Approved time away from work
- Controls that protect systems and data
- Process of planning and managing financial resources
- Employee compensation beyond wages or salary
- Core business area covering budgeting and accounting
- System used to manage employee positions and funding
- Bill issued by a vendor requesting payment
- Individual or company that provides goods or services
- Record that tracks financial transactions
- Unfilled position available for hiring
- Time an employee is not present at work
30 Clues: Extra work assignments • Approved time away from work • Review of employee performance • Record of hours worked by an employee • Controls that protect systems and data • Unfilled position available for hiring • Time an employee is not present at work • Regular schedule for issuing employee pay • Platform that brings all systems together • ...
The rising Revolution 2022-10-19
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- People gave up their rights to be protected by the government
- Parliament passed the _______ ____ in 1651, where all colonial trade had to be filtered through England.
- A philosopher that thought people were cruel and selfish and that the government should protect people from each other
- which Empire stretched from Canada all the way to the mouth of the Mississippi river?
- which population did 90% of European diseases kill?
- who tried to suppress Lutherans in Germany?
- which empire grew crops in floating islands?
- What is the thing that proves that the U.S government is too weak as a confederacy?
- who established the first colony in the America's and called it Jamestown in Virginia?
- The war ends in 1783 with the ____ __ ____ and the colonists become independent.
- who was the Monk that translated the bible to German?
- by the end of 1600's what side of North America did England mostly rule?
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- what did the French and English challenged the Portuguese and Spanish while establishing the colonies?
- The British declared colonists to not be allowed west of the Appalachian mountains
- What was another name for enlightenment thinkers?
- In 1689, The Bill of Rights and the ___ __ ______ proved that the parliament had the power
- who claimed Brazil in 1500's and started making giant sugar plantations?
- An English Scientist that believed everything should be doubted until proven by reason and developed the Scientific Method
- who established the colony of Quebec in 1608?
- who established a religious government in 1536 that controlled the citizens lives?
- what did Luther nail to a church door?
- Colonies being a source of wealth in raw materials, to make the mother land strong.
- By 1595 which people created the East India Trade company and gradually pushed the Portuguese out?
- which empire had access to domesticated animals?
- who excommunicated Luther?
25 Clues: who excommunicated Luther? • what did Luther nail to a church door? • who tried to suppress Lutherans in Germany? • which empire grew crops in floating islands? • who established the colony of Quebec in 1608? • which empire had access to domesticated animals? • What was another name for enlightenment thinkers? • which population did 90% of European diseases kill? • ...
Articles of Confederation & Constitution 2021-10-21
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- amendment gives states reserved powers
- Powers that are kept for the states
- Branch that enforces the law
- Powers that aren't written in Constitution but necessary to carry out the expressed powers
- Branch that interprets the law
- Congress promised not to interfere with this institution in the south for 20 years
- Introduction to the Constitution
- amendment no quartering of soldiers
- amendment right to publish ideas without censorship
- State representatives that cast the final votes for President
- amendment no unreasonable searches & seizures
- Another name for Necessary & Proper Clause
- amendment prohibits cruel & unusual punishment
- This plan for govt. favored small states with both equal & proportional representation
- amendment right to bear arms
- Minimum age for senators
- Number of votes needed in each house to override the President's veto
- The right for a judge to tell charges against you
- amendment right to a civil jury trial in cases over $20
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- All these bills involving money must begin in the House of Representatives
- Fraction of states that are needed to ratify an amendment to the Constitution
- Minimum age for a representative in the House
- amendment speedy public impartial jury trial
- This clause ensures Congress doesn't create an established church
- Minimum age for the President
- President can reject a Congressional bill
- Punishment without a jury trial
- _______ of powers means each branch has their own responsibilities & jobs
- Sharing power with multiple levels of government
- This plan for govt. favored big states with unicameral proportional representation
- amendment petition the government
- amendment can't be deprived of rights without due process
- This colony refused to send a representative to the Continental Congress
- Branch that commands the armed forces
- Powers that are held by multiple levels of govt.
- Powers that are written down in the Constitution for the federal government
- amendment rights not listed retained by the people
37 Clues: Minimum age for senators • Branch that enforces the law • amendment right to bear arms • Minimum age for the President • Branch that interprets the law • Punishment without a jury trial • Introduction to the Constitution • amendment petition the government • Powers that are kept for the states • amendment no quartering of soldiers • Branch that commands the armed forces • ...
SS 8 first period Eric Yau 2022-05-16
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- This keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
- Americans are encouraged to produce their own food.
- FDR created a series of programs to help restore the economy
- Many people starts business in hopes of making a ______.
- This guy created the Rural Free Delivery, and is a populist.
- To become this you must be 30 years old and be a resident of Georgia for 6 years. They’re Limited to two back-to-back terms, no more than 8 consecutive years. They can veto, pass, or do nothing with a bill.
- There’s many _____ when starting a business.
- This helps Georgia role in international trade
- 3 powerful democrats leaders that supported industrial growth.
- Acts that adults are allowed to do but juveniles are not.
- The court case determined that the “separate but equal” policy in the United States unconstitutional”
- wants to create economic independence to receive political and social rights.
- This guy wants immediate political and social rights and wants increased political representation. Also created the idea “The Talented Tenth”.
- State legislature
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- A system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto other acts to prevent one branch from exerting too much power.
- brought professional sports teams to Atlanta, which helped create the infrastructure that would allow it to host the Olympics.
- This is a responsible and a right
- This is a worldwide economic depression.
- This act is considered a crime for both juvenile and adult.
- Citizens are encouraged to buy this so the government can pay the expenses of war.
- Even though this man was a segregationist, he appointed many African Americans to government positions.
- National legislature
- This guy coined the term “New South”. He also supported industry and supported the Bourbon Triumvirate.
- This got the United States of out depression completely since it provided a lot of jobs
24 Clues: State legislature • National legislature • This is a responsible and a right • This is a worldwide economic depression. • There’s many _____ when starting a business. • This helps Georgia role in international trade • Americans are encouraged to produce their own food. • Many people starts business in hopes of making a ______. • ...
Legislative Branch Crossword 2024-04-26
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- The building where Congress meets.
- One of New Jersey's senators.
- Elections for members of the House of Representatives occur every ____ years.
- Vote required in Congress to override a veto.
- The total number of voting members in the House of Representatives.
- The length of time a member of Congress serves.
- The number of Senators needed to end debate in the Senate.
- During debate, members of the chamber can propose these changes to bill for consideration.
- Chamber of the national legislature with two members per state.
- Each member of Congress casts one of these on bills up for consideration.
- US Senators serve a term of ____ years.
- According to the Constitution, this person is the president of the Senate.
- Before it becomes a law, it's known as this.
- The total number of US Senators.
- The amount of votes needed to pass legislation.
- The representative for Moorestown's district in the House of Representatives.
- The main role of Congress is to make these.
- The head of the executive branch and the final step of the lawmaking process.
- Members of Congress must be inhabitants of the ______ they represent.
- States are divided into congressional ________ to select members for the House of Representatives.
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- Chamber of the national legislature with proportional representation.
- The leader of the House of Representatives.
- A motion (request) to bring an end to debate in the Senate.
- The age requirement for members of the Senate.
- The more liberal of the main political parties.
- The age requirement for members of the House of Representatives.
- The legislative body of the US government.
- Refusal to sign a bill into law.
- One of New Jersey's senators.
- Purposely extending the debate on a bill indefinitely to avoid taking a vote.
- The more conservative of the main political parties.
- Moorestown is in New Jersey's ______ congressional district.
- Groups within both chambers of Congress that specialize in different subjects.
33 Clues: One of New Jersey's senators. • One of New Jersey's senators. • Refusal to sign a bill into law. • The total number of US Senators. • The building where Congress meets. • US Senators serve a term of ____ years. • The legislative body of the US government. • The leader of the House of Representatives. • The main role of Congress is to make these. • ...
Constitution Vocabulary 2024-08-13
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- checks and __________ is a system that allows each branch of the government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
- the branch of government that's function is to pass laws through both chambers by majority vote before it can become a law, can also declare war.
- consists of nine justices each appointed by the President and confirmed by Congress. Appointment is for life.
- A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments
- Popular___________is a constitutional principle stating that the people hold the power in our government. People hold this power with the ability to vote.
- has 2 houses, has the power to ratify treaties and declare war, and the power to make laws
- the Supreme Court exercises the power to determine the ___________of statutes
- the branch of government that interprets congressional laws
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- Chief Executive of the United States, Head of State and commander and chief of the US armed forces. He is elected every 4 years by the electoral college. Signs or vetos bills passed to him by Congress.
- basic liberties and rights all citizens are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights
- a body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society
- a type of government everyone including all authority figures, must obey laws. Constitutions, statements of rights, or other laws define the limits of those in power so they cannot take advantage of the elected, appointed, or inherited positions
- separation of __________is a constitutional division of power among legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law and the judiciary interpreting the law.
- a philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on consent of the governed.
- the branch where the President and his cabinet can pass executive orders under certain defined circumstances. It cannot legislate
15 Clues: the branch of government that interprets congressional laws • basic liberties and rights all citizens are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights • the Supreme Court exercises the power to determine the ___________of statutes • has 2 houses, has the power to ratify treaties and declare war, and the power to make laws • ...
Landy 2025-11-23
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- 4/10 of homes bought under this scheme now owned by landlords
- Wall Street's fictional king of the Reptiles
- This wetland ecosystem makes up 9.4% of England's land
- Renters can escalate complaints to this type of official body
- Introduced after a 2 year old died of mould exposure in a rented home
- A domain belonging to a duke - & a delicious biscuit!
- 50% of the UK's land is owned by what percent of the population?
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- A type of assured tenancy now banned under Renters Rights bill
- Third most expensive city in the UK to rent an average 1-bed
- Jesse Eisenberg & Imogen Poot star in this 2019 property-themed romp!
- UK city in which mass rent strikes took place in 1915 in response to rent hikes
- Second most expensive city in the UK to rent an average 1-bed
12 Clues: Wall Street's fictional king of the Reptiles • A domain belonging to a duke - & a delicious biscuit! • This wetland ecosystem makes up 9.4% of England's land • Third most expensive city in the UK to rent an average 1-bed • 4/10 of homes bought under this scheme now owned by landlords • Second most expensive city in the UK to rent an average 1-bed • ...
Chapter 18 Crossword 2021-03-03
Across
- a group formed in Georgia in 1957 to organize civil rights protest activities
- activists who challenged segregation in bus terminals in the South in 1961
- banned states from taxing citizens to vote in elections
- a group formed in 1966, inspired by the idea of Black Power that provided aid to black neighborhoods; often thought of as radical or violent
- a movement in the late 1960s that advocated more forceful measures to achieve civil rights and supported the idea that African Americans had to depend on themselves to solve problems
- segregation that exists through custom and practice rather than by law
- a political party created in 1964, during the civil rights movement, with the purpose of winning seats at the 1964 DNC
- American politician and civil rights activist; he participated in the major protests and sit-ins of the 1960s and became the head of SNCC; he was elected to Congress in 1986
- group founded in 1962 to register southern African Americans to vote
- student civil rights organization in the late 1960s
- American jurist; he was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court
- committee appointed to study the causes of urban rioting after violence in Detroit in July 1967; it placed the blame on poverty and discrimination
- a boycott in Alabama- bus system in response to the racial segregation of city buses
- segregation by law
- a volunteer project in which college students spent their summer vacation in Mississippi, registering African Americans to vote
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- an expansion of the civil rights movement that tried to raise awareness about poverty among people of all races
- American baseball player; he was the first black player in the major leagues
- head of the NAACP in Mississippi; he was shot and killed in front of his home by the KKK
- American civil rights activist; she was arrested in 1955 after refusing to give her seat on a public bus to a white man
- civil rights activist in the US; he was an important leader of the black nationalism movement in the 1960s
- programs that gave preference to minorities and women in hiring and admissions
- well-known supporter of the Nation of Islam and black leader, he spoke in support of black separatism, black pride, and the use of violence for self-protection
- American civil rights leader, minister, and politician; he was an adviser to MLK
- African-American students who first integrated Central High School in 1957
- an organization dedicated to the practice of nonviolent protest
- leader of India's struggle for independence from Great Britain; he taught nonviolent resistance
26 Clues: segregation by law • student civil rights organization in the late 1960s • banned states from taxing citizens to vote in elections • an organization dedicated to the practice of nonviolent protest • group founded in 1962 to register southern African Americans to vote • segregation that exists through custom and practice rather than by law • ...
Civil Rights Crossword 2013-05-19
Across
- Attempted to gain equal rights for blacks through non-violence
- practice of segregating black people in the U.S.
- violence between a gay community and a police raid at stonewall inn
- register blacks to vote
- civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots
- "An _____ is a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself" - MLK
- Leader of the Civil Rights Movement
- Leader of the NFWA
- arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man
- Movement in support of rights and political power for black people
- nonviolently occupying an area for a protest
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- not by law
- by law
- 9 African Americans attending an all white school
- guaranteed blacks the right to vote
- Carried guns and a copy of the Declaration of Independence
- Lead by James Farmer
- "any means necessary"
- also known as the blind pig riot
- murdered for "flirting with a white woman"
20 Clues: by law • not by law • Leader of the NFWA • Lead by James Farmer • "any means necessary" • register blacks to vote • also known as the blind pig riot • guaranteed blacks the right to vote • Leader of the Civil Rights Movement • murdered for "flirting with a white woman" • nonviolently occupying an area for a protest • practice of segregating black people in the U.S. • ...
Democracy 2021-01-18
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- someones view on something
- Making a decision based off of two opposing views
- Senates branch of power
- Vote of the people
- Party that uses a donkey as it's icon
- a small group controlling the government
- Legislative power in house of reps
- Meeting for political party members
- Individual votes
- Every citizen has the right to choose their leaders
- Lack of a governing body
- The act of under-minding a group of indivduals
- An "amend" to the constitution
- System of government where one person has all power
- Someones sway in thinking over a subject
- Someone favoring strict government
- Idea that all wealth should be distributed
- Someone who traveled to America legally
- largest rules that govern the citizen and government
- The government system we have
- someone who favors federal laws over state laws
- Economics system run by the people
- The idea that all humans should be treated the same
- Supreme Court branch of power
- Banks currency worth and foreign trade
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- Party that uses an elephant as it's icon
- Highest judicial court in U.S.
- Far-right idea of a nationalistic dictatorship
- Government funded medical care
- someone chosen to represent a group or party
- Someone who lawfully tries to influence politics
- a league or alliance of states
- Presidential branch of power
- Political party that is centered on liberty and freedom
- To be a legal citizen of a country
- Decides who will be in power
- Identification with ones own nation
- America has many of differing people who have different ______s
- Bill that ensures all humans their rights
- Legislative power that hold senators votes
- Ending a debate by taking a vote
- Right to reject a bill
- When a business controls an entire sect of an economy
- Loving your country
- Idea that all property should be community owned
- someones fund or advertisement before an election
- An area or spread of low income and failing business
47 Clues: Individual votes • Vote of the people • Loving your country • Right to reject a bill • Senates branch of power • Lack of a governing body • someones view on something • Presidential branch of power • Decides who will be in power • The government system we have • Supreme Court branch of power • Highest judicial court in U.S. • Government funded medical care • ...
US History Final Exam Review 2023-05-23
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- Brown vs. Board of Education led to this practice being declared illegal.
- Civil rights organization formed in 1909 to peacefully advance justice for African Americans.
- Bill Gates founded ______ and changed US culture with new computer software.
- The House of Un-American Activities Committee investigated Americans to see if they were _____.
- The country that attacked Pearl Harbor and brought the USA into World War II.
- Vice president of John F. Kennedy and later 36th president of the United States. Started the Vietnam War. Also known for his civil rights legacy and "great society."
- The president that integrated the armed forces through Executive Order 9981.
- Richard Nixon's policy that aimed to ease or reduce tensions during the cold war.
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- Cultural _____ refers to the spread of US culture in other countries.
- A major scandal involving Richard Nixon that led to major distrust in the US Government and Nixon's resignation.
- The ___ gap is the difference in what the government and media report to citizens
- An alliance of countries that control the majority of the planet's oil. Caused oil prices in the 1970s to rise after placing an embargo on the US.
- A collective security agreement signed by many North American and European countries during the Cold War. This agreement was formed on April 4th 1949 and still exists today.
- The name of the project that led to the development of the nuclear bomb.
- The hurricane that devastated New Orleans after the levees broke.
- The last name of the first Hispanic woman to serve as a supreme court justice.
- Name of US policy that wanted to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War. Led to the Korean War and Vietnam War.
- 35th president of the United States who was assassinated in 1963. Acronym for his name.
- The War on ___ was a policy adopted by President Bush after the Al-Qaeda 911 terrorist attacks. Led to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
19 Clues: The hurricane that devastated New Orleans after the levees broke. • Cultural _____ refers to the spread of US culture in other countries. • The name of the project that led to the development of the nuclear bomb. • Brown vs. Board of Education led to this practice being declared illegal. • ...
Civics Midterm Review 2023-12-15
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- Senators can prevent a bill from being voted on
- Taxation without Representation culminated in this kind of party
- You must reside in the US this long to gain citizenship (without marriage)
- McCulloch vs ______: Congress can create a bank
- This group advises the president so he can do his job better
- The US is a democratic _________
- You SHOULD do these things as an American
- This amendment reserves rights for the states
- This is one of the simplest ways the President can check Congress
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- The House this power of removal, if a President or Justice commits high crimes or misdemeanors
- Congress has this Enumerated Right even though Mr. President is Commander in Chief
- You must be this old to be President
- The fourth amendment requires law enforcement to have these to search your house
- These guys love strong central governments
- Let's rearrange the districts so my political party wins
- You MUST do these things as an American
- This amendment gives you the right to a fair and speedy trial
- The Necessary and Proper Clauses gives Congress these powers
- This was the biggest weakness of the AOC, inability to ___
19 Clues: The US is a democratic _________ • You must be this old to be President • You MUST do these things as an American • You SHOULD do these things as an American • These guys love strong central governments • This amendment reserves rights for the states • Senators can prevent a bill from being voted on • McCulloch vs ______: Congress can create a bank • ...
Reconstruction Vocabulary 2025-08-13
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- an official act of forgiving people who broke the law
- the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
- to unjustly keep someone in hardship
- the division of people into separate groups based on race or ethnicity
- a change or addition to a law or document
- to charge the holder of a public office with misconduct
- being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful
- formally approve a new law or bill
- farmers who pay for using a piece of land with a portion of a crop grown on that land
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- people from the North who went to the South to help newly freed people
- the public killing of a person by a group, usually by hanging and without a fair trial
- the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without restraint within the law.
- official documents of forgiveness
- make a deal between different parties where each party gives up part of their demand
- a person who believes their race or ethnicity is better than others
- bringing people of different races together
- the state of being conferred with the rights, obligations, privileges, and duties of a citizen.
17 Clues: official documents of forgiveness • formally approve a new law or bill • to unjustly keep someone in hardship • a change or addition to a law or document • bringing people of different races together • an official act of forgiving people who broke the law • to charge the holder of a public office with misconduct • ...
Scrutiny of the Executive - Diane Abbott's Crossword Calamity 2022-03-11
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- Described Question Time as "a litany of attacks, sound bites and planted questions".
- Baroness appointed as head of the Charity Commission against select committee advice.
- Bill derailed by Labour amendments in 2011.
- Gerald ____________; described PMQ's as "an exchange of pointless and useless declamations".
- Describes the last resort for executive scrutiny.
- The _____________ Business Committee; chooses some topics for debate in Parliament.
- Famously branded as "Weak, weak, weak" in a session of PMQ's.
- Number of days within which the government must respond to select committee reports.
- Convention inhibiting parliamentary scrutiny in the House of Lords.
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- Structure of select committees; promotes bipartisanship.
- Described PMQ's as the most "discombobulating experience in their prime ministerial career.
- Their government lost the last successful vote of no confidence.
- Lord ________; sits on the Constitution Committee.
- The _______ _________ Committee; scrutinises government expenditure.
- The Opposition has very limited access to these.
- Meg ________; Labour MP who has chaired the PAC since 2015.
- Philip __________; lost the Conservative party whip after voting against the 2019 European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
- Latin phrase meaning temporary; describes public bill committees.
- Approximate percentage of select committee recommendations accepted by the government.
19 Clues: Bill derailed by Labour amendments in 2011. • The Opposition has very limited access to these. • Describes the last resort for executive scrutiny. • Lord ________; sits on the Constitution Committee. • Structure of select committees; promotes bipartisanship. • Meg ________; Labour MP who has chaired the PAC since 2015. • ...
Legislative Branch Crossword 2023-02-08
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- Two year period of time during which Congress meets.
- Executive’s power to refuse a bill. Latin for “I forbid.”
- not stated in the Constitution but drawn from expressed powers
- legal process where citizens of one country become citizens.
- Congress meets outside of its regular session. called by the president
- first allegiance is to their political party
- Drawing of electoral lines to benefit one particular party.
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- people and interests that Congress represents
- Powers that are written out in the Constitution
- redistribute seats based on population every 10 years
- Attachment to a bill that wouldn’t pass on its own.
- elected from the state as a whole instead from separate districts
- An election not in the same year as a Presidential election.
- Congress suspends until its next session
- A long speech in the Senate to try and block action on a bill.
- number of seats is based on state populations reevaluated every 10 years in the census
- A legislative body where all of the seats are never up for re-election at the same time.
- proposed laws by each house of congress
18 Clues: proposed laws by each house of congress • Congress suspends until its next session • first allegiance is to their political party • people and interests that Congress represents • Powers that are written out in the Constitution • Attachment to a bill that wouldn’t pass on its own. • Two year period of time during which Congress meets. • ...
Bill & Syd 2026-02-04
Across
- What food can Sameer eat every day?
- Likes to chase mice
- Our song?
- only one of us really love to eat this
- What is Sameer’s favorite football team?
- What your lips look like?
- I love you ___ much
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- Flying mammal
- Where was our first date.
- Large marsupial
- What is Areanna’s favorite snack?
- Man's best friend
- Has a trunk
- What is the name of our first born?
14 Clues: Our song? • Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • I love you ___ much • Where was our first date. • What your lips look like? • What is Areanna’s favorite snack? • What food can Sameer eat every day? • What is the name of our first born? • only one of us really love to eat this • What is Sameer’s favorite football team?
Quackers 2025-09-25
Across
- ducks love being covered in...
- duck bedding
- what birds use to fly
- a mottled species of duck
- a group of ducks is called
- ducks feet are
- duck hamburgers
- ducks that stays at the surface of the pond
- the special bone in a ducks chest
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- an animal that eats both veggies and meat
- the special comb in a ducks bill
- insulation feathers
- what birds do to eat
- a male duck
- baby ducks are called
- ducks duck species native to the blue mountains
- ducks mouth is called
- ducks that go down deep
- how a duck walks
19 Clues: a male duck • duck bedding • ducks feet are • duck hamburgers • how a duck walks • insulation feathers • what birds do to eat • what birds use to fly • baby ducks are called • ducks mouth is called • ducks that go down deep • a mottled species of duck • a group of ducks is called • ducks love being covered in... • the special comb in a ducks bill • the special bone in a ducks chest • ...
The African-American Experience: Related Terms 2017-05-16
Across
- White supremacist organization.
- A contradictory statement.
- Form of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on their portion of land.
- Attribution of human form and characteristics to abstract concepts.
- Creative linguistic expression.
- Black religious group that preached separatism during Civil Rights era.
- Repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word.
- Words used in a creative way.
- Repetition of letters such as t, s, or p.
- Rewording for emphasis.
- Civil Rights slogan that emphasized self-esteem in terms of style and fashion.
- A kind of grammatical repetition used for emphasis.
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- 6 million southern blacks moved north during this event.
- Militant black organization.
- The process through which "separate but equal" laws were abolished.
- Civil Rights slogan that motivated blacks to fight against white oppression.
- Parallelism and restatement are two kinds of this rhetorical maneuver.
- Black leader who advocated for civil rights by attempting to appease white superiority.
- Cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in New York spanning the 1920s.
- State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.
- A type of comparison that helps explain.
- An agreement that Southern blacks would work and submit to white political rule.
- A comparison between two unlike things.
- Uses the words like or as.
- An intellectual black elite.
- Repetition of letters such as a, e, or i.
- Words that sound like what they are describing employ this sound device.
- Black leader who attempted to foster a black intellectual elite.
- Preached nonviolent resistance during Civil Rights.
- Civil Rights leader who wanted blacks to take a more aggressive stance toward white oppression.
30 Clues: Rewording for emphasis. • A contradictory statement. • Uses the words like or as. • Militant black organization. • An intellectual black elite. • Words used in a creative way. • White supremacist organization. • Creative linguistic expression. • A comparison between two unlike things. • A type of comparison that helps explain. • Repetition of letters such as t, s, or p. • ...
Emma Watson 2022-03-04
Across
- the heforshe campaign is about equality and____
- a film about wizards she starred in
- a program she's an ambassador for
- the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities
- heforshe is a_____
- opposite of equality
- # of activists in the heforshe program
- a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change
- gender inequality is a____( opposite of a solution)
- Emma Watson's age
- university she graduated from
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- country she visited as part of her humanitarian efforts
- a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
- campaign she did a speech for at the UN in 2014
- Program/campaign she's part of
- the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes
- a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way
- award she won at the national movie awards for best female performance
- the goal of the heforshe campaign is for equal rights for both women and_____
19 Clues: Emma Watson's age • heforshe is a_____ • opposite of equality • university she graduated from • Program/campaign she's part of • a program she's an ambassador for • a film about wizards she starred in • # of activists in the heforshe program • the heforshe campaign is about equality and____ • campaign she did a speech for at the UN in 2014 • ...
Chapter 12 Guided Reading - Yareli C 2022-12-09
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- the members of a congressional conference committee
- a condition placed on a bill by the House Rules Committee that permits floor debate and amendments
- the trading of votes among legislators to ensure the passage of various bills
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- the process used to end a filibuster in the Senate
- condition placed on a bill by the House that severely limits floor debate and amendments
- a bill with so many riders attached to it that it seems to offer something for everyone
- the tactic of using endless speeches on the Senate floor to delay or prevent passage of legislation
- to choose not to cast a vote on a bill
- a request by a senator to delay action on a bill
- a meeting of lawmakers to hear testimony
10 Clues: to choose not to cast a vote on a bill • a meeting of lawmakers to hear testimony • a request by a senator to delay action on a bill • the process used to end a filibuster in the Senate • the members of a congressional conference committee • the trading of votes among legislators to ensure the passage of various bills • ...
Citizen Me 2023-05-25
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- Most schools have a school _____ that lists the students’ rights and responsibilities.
- At the national level we are guaranteed a list of rights in our _____.
- People who are legally _____ by a nation
- you have many different levels of _____
- Our nation is made up of 50 _____, a district, and five territories.
- A _____ is a privilege or a claim to something.
- _____ are duties to other people, the government, or society.
- The word “citizen” can have _____ meanings
- The people you live with at _____ make up the smallest “community” you belong to.
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- A _____ is a group of people who share an environment.
- Cities also pass laws, which are usually called _____.
- Citizens have _____ and responsibilities
- _____ passed by the U.S. Congress can also create rights.
- People who _____ in a certain place
- You are also a citizen of the _____ or county where you live.
- _____ people you interact with outside your home every day
- A _____ is a member of a community who has rights and responsibilities.
- Cities often have a _____ that tells how the city will run.
18 Clues: People who _____ in a certain place • you have many different levels of _____ • People who are legally _____ by a nation • Citizens have _____ and responsibilities • The word “citizen” can have _____ meanings • A _____ is a privilege or a claim to something. • A _____ is a group of people who share an environment. • ...
En 9 American or British English 2024-10-22
Across
- note (sedel)
- chemist's (apotek)
- petrol bensin
- biscuit (kex)
- tap (kran)
- chips (fransk potatis)
- handbag (handväska)
- autumn BrE(höst)
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- underground/tube (tunnelbana)
- lift (hiss)
- rucksack (ryggsäck)
- cinema (bio)
- sweets (godis)
- bill (räkning, nota)
- pavement (trottoar)
- taxi (taxi)
- flat (lägenhet)
- queue (kö)
- motorway (motorväg)
- lorry (lastbil)
20 Clues: tap (kran) • queue (kö) • lift (hiss) • taxi (taxi) • note (sedel) • cinema (bio) • petrol bensin • biscuit (kex) • sweets (godis) • flat (lägenhet) • lorry (lastbil) • autumn BrE(höst) • chemist's (apotek) • rucksack (ryggsäck) • pavement (trottoar) • motorway (motorväg) • handbag (handväska) • bill (räkning, nota) • chips (fransk potatis) • underground/tube (tunnelbana)
Legislative 2021-02-08
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- Amount of chambers of congress
- Minimum age of a senate
- What a president does when he doesn't want a law passed
- Have to be a citizen for nine years
- The person who signs a bill to become a law
- The length of a senates term
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- The age you have to be to be a representative
- Amount of senates that need to vote to pass a bill
- A draft of a law
- The length of a representatives term
- Number of senators
11 Clues: A draft of a law • Number of senators • Minimum age of a senate • The length of a senates term • Amount of chambers of congress • Have to be a citizen for nine years • The length of a representatives term • The person who signs a bill to become a law • The age you have to be to be a representative • Amount of senates that need to vote to pass a bill • ...
Chapter 7: Lesson 1- How a Bill becomes a Law 2018-02-27
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- rejection of a bill by the president
- a provision included in a bill on a subject other than the one covered in the bill
- a resolution that covers matters requiring the action of the House and Senate but on which a law is not needed
- a bill dealing with individual people or places
- a bill dealing with general matters and applying to the entire nation
- a session at which a committee listens to a testimony from people interested in the bill
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- a resolution passed in the same form by both houses
- when a president kills a bill passed during the last 10 days Congress is in session by simply refusing to act on it
- a statement adopted to cover matters affecting only one house of Congress
9 Clues: rejection of a bill by the president • a bill dealing with individual people or places • a resolution passed in the same form by both houses • a bill dealing with general matters and applying to the entire nation • a statement adopted to cover matters affecting only one house of Congress • ...
Vocabulary CH. 6 2013-04-18
18 Clues: key • door • room • hotel • baggage • bellhop • elevator • front desk • hotel guest • reservation • hotel clerk • single room • double room • to check out • to pay the bill • registration card • to ask for the bill • to take the luggage down
Unit 4: Congress 2020-02-27
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- Article of the Constitution laying out powers and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch
- Trading of votes. (You vote for my bill, and I'll vote for yours.)
- The formal end to a filibuster, requires 60 votes
- Redrawing congressional lines to reflect shifts in population.
- Permanent subject matter committee. ex: agriculture, defense, education, etc.
- Baker v. ____: courts ruled that the populations of congressional districts must be approximately equal
- Voting model that says an elected represent should represent the opinions of his or her constituents
- When a Senator debates over a proposed piece of legislation indefinitely to delay or entirely prevent a vote on the proposal
- ___ v. Reno: Ruled that although district plans may take racial considerations into account, race cannot be the main factor in drawing districts
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- a bill that sets money aside for specific spending
- Voting model that says legislators should follow their own judgment unless their constituents care a lot about that issue
- ___ Committee: Reconciles differences between House bill and Senate bill on same topic
- Process of allotting congressional seats to each state following the census according to their percentage of the population
- ____ legislation are federally-funded local projects that benefit one specific district
- A constitutionally required count of population for the purposes of assessing representation every 10 years
- holding the political office for which one is running
- ____ Committee: House committee that schedules and manages the flow of legislation on the floor
- President Pro ___: Day-to-day leader of the Senate; the longest serving member of the majority party
18 Clues: The formal end to a filibuster, requires 60 votes • a bill that sets money aside for specific spending • holding the political office for which one is running • Redrawing congressional lines to reflect shifts in population. • Trading of votes. (You vote for my bill, and I'll vote for yours.) • ...
Gorman project 2025-04-22
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- A period during which Congress meets
- A proposed law
- The number of representatives per congressional district
- When a bill is approved by both houses
- The process to remove a federal official from office
- A tactic used in the Senate to delay a vote
- When Congress overturns a presidential veto
- Attempting to influence lawmakers to pass laws
- To charge a government official with wrongdoing
- Minimum age to be elected to the House
- A group that studies and makes changes to bills
- The party with fewer members in a chamber
- The process of creating new laws
- A person represented by a member of Congress
- The leader of the House of Representatives
- Term length in years for Senators
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- Number of members in the House of Representatives
- The legislative branch of the U.S. government
- The U.S. capital where Congress meets
- The lower chamber of Congress
- The upper chamber of Congress
- Minimum age to be elected to the Senate
- The party with the most members in a chamber
- Rules for who can run for Congress
- Term length in years for House members
- When the president rejects a bill
- The amendment that allowed direct election of Senators
- Georgia's two elected members of the Senate
28 Clues: A proposed law • The lower chamber of Congress • The upper chamber of Congress • The process of creating new laws • When the president rejects a bill • Term length in years for Senators • Rules for who can run for Congress • A period during which Congress meets • The U.S. capital where Congress meets • When a bill is approved by both houses • ...
Sectionalism 2025-11-17
Across
- Helped freed slaves with jobs, food, schools.
- Wanted full rights for freed slaves.
- Separation of races.
- Citizenship to all born in U.S.
- loyalty to one’s region.
- Southern states that seceded.
- Southern laws limiting rights of freedmen.
- States – Slave states that stayed in Union.
- Northern states during Civil War.
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- Voting rights for African American men.
- Used violence to keep African Americans from rights.
- Proclamation – Freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
- Rebuilding South after Civil War.
- Laws enforcing segregation.
- Ended slavery.
- To break away from a country.
16 Clues: Ended slavery. • Separation of races. • loyalty to one’s region. • Laws enforcing segregation. • To break away from a country. • Southern states that seceded. • Citizenship to all born in U.S. • Rebuilding South after Civil War. • Northern states during Civil War. • Wanted full rights for freed slaves. • Voting rights for African American men. • ...
Chapters 1-4 Crossword 2012-12-17
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- first people in canada
- the part of government that makes laws
- governed by the rules that apply to everyone, taking into account individual needs and circomstances
- a permanent record of breaking the law
- when a political party wins 51% or more of the seats in the house of commons
- speaking multiple languages
- the part of government that interpretes and applies laws
- the process of governing
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- an opinion based on unchallenged opinion
- main or base freedoms
- things that we deserve as human beings
- the rights of a group of people rather than the individuals themselves
- sets out a framework of how canada should be governed
- set in place to restrict the rights of aboriginal people
- revoking the rights of people and holding them captive
- french speaking people
- english speakink people
- the part of government responcible for putting laws into action
- applying laws
- what adults over the age of 18 face when they are in trouble with the law
- things that our government allows us to do
- what protects teens from 12 to 17 in trouble with the law
22 Clues: applying laws • main or base freedoms • first people in canada • french speaking people • english speakink people • the process of governing • speaking multiple languages • the part of government that makes laws • things that we deserve as human beings • a permanent record of breaking the law • an opinion based on unchallenged opinion • things that our government allows us to do • ...
Crossword Puzzle 2025-09-15
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- Process – The legal requirement that the government must respect all rights owed to a person under the law.
- of Speech – The right to express opinions without government punishment.
- – The system or people in power who make and enforce laws for a society.
- – The state of being treated the same under the law.
- – Freedoms or protections that every person is entitled to.
- of a Citizen – Things citizens should do, like vote, stay informed, and participate in community life.
- Branch – The branch of government that makes the laws (Congress).
- Rights – Rights that all people are born with, such as life, liberty, and property.
- – A legally recognized member of a country with rights and responsibilities.
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- of a Citizen – Things citizens must do, like obey laws, pay taxes, and serve on juries.
- – The introduction to the U.S. Constitution that states the goals of government.
- – A system of government in which the people rule, often by voting.
- of the Governed – The idea that government gets its power from the people it governs.
- Branch – The branch of government that enforces the laws (President and administration).
- Branch – The branch of government that interprets laws and decides if they are constitutional (courts).
- of Powers – Dividing government authority among different branches to prevent abuse of power.
- Contract – An agreement between the people and their government in which people give up some freedom in exchange for protection of rights.
- – Cruel and oppressive rule by one person or a small group.
18 Clues: – The state of being treated the same under the law. • – Freedoms or protections that every person is entitled to. • – Cruel and oppressive rule by one person or a small group. • Branch – The branch of government that makes the laws (Congress). • – A system of government in which the people rule, often by voting. • ...
Chapter 3 Vocab 2025-03-12
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- of contract is when one or more parties do not follow the agreed terms of a contract without having a legitimate reason
- means that all parties involved must agree to the terms of the contract
- is a legally binding agreement between two or more people or businesses
- is a contract to rent something
- is an order to remove or repair unsafe products in the market
- Bill of Rights are basic expectations of fair treatment of consumers
- means that something of value must be promised in return
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- means that a person is legally able to enter into a binding agreement
- identification number (EIN) is assigned by the IRS for use when preparing federal tax forms
- law regulates how contracts are written, executed, and enforced
- contract describes the terms of employment between a business and an employee
- is a proposal to provide a good or service
- and service contract list the goods or services provided by a business and the price the customer pays in exchange
13 Clues: is a contract to rent something • is a proposal to provide a good or service • means that something of value must be promised in return • is an order to remove or repair unsafe products in the market • law regulates how contracts are written, executed, and enforced • Bill of Rights are basic expectations of fair treatment of consumers • ...
Civil Rights Crossword 2024-01-08
Across
- state governments cannot pass laws that limit the rights of citizens
- making someone pay money for the right to vote
- lowered the voting age to 18 years old
- ended slavery in the US
- ____________________ Amendment was proposed to further protect the rights of women but it did not pass.
- Civil Rights Act of 1964 said employers could not discriminate based on __________________
- this state used trick questions like "How many seeds are in a watermelon?"
- the argument used for certain states to set their own laws for elections and voting
- a common way to protest state laws in the 1950s and 1960s
- who is on my new calendar?
- the right to vote
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- protected the right to vote for African American males
- ___________ Rights Act of 1965 made racial discrimination illegal in voting laws
- gave women the right to vote
- "How many _______ are on a bar of soap?" was one of the trick questions used in Mississippi
- some states denied African Americans the right to vote by making it hard for them to "properly ___________"
- Civil Rights Act of 1968 made racial or gender discrimination illegal in ______________
- banned poll taxes
- no woman has ever been elected US ___________
- this state used a 68 question literacy test to make it harder for African Americans to vote
20 Clues: banned poll taxes • the right to vote • ended slavery in the US • who is on my new calendar? • gave women the right to vote • lowered the voting age to 18 years old • no woman has ever been elected US ___________ • making someone pay money for the right to vote • protected the right to vote for African American males • ...
2nd Amendment Crossword 2020-01-08
Across
- The document this amendment was found on was drafted in _____ Hall.
- The amendment was first proposed in this month
- This was the first state to ratify the document this amendment is written on
- This was the group this amendment was originally proposed to
- The amendment states that it is the right of the people to "keep and bear ____"
- U.S. v. ______; A court case in which it was stated that the Bill of Rights didn't apply to private actors or state governments
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- The amendment was ratified in this month
- This amendment is known as the ____ Amendment to the United States Constitution, following the first
- The amendment was written in this state
- This man proposed this amendment
- The amendment can be found on this document
11 Clues: This man proposed this amendment • The amendment was written in this state • The amendment was ratified in this month • The amendment can be found on this document • The amendment was first proposed in this month • This was the group this amendment was originally proposed to • The document this amendment was found on was drafted in _____ Hall. • ...
Sejarah T4 Bab 2.2 (Nasionalisme Barat) 2023-01-26
Across
- membelakangkan perlimen dan lari ke perancis setelah menyedari sokongan yang berkurangan
- Revolusi ___ di England
- The Social Contract adalah ditulis semasa Revolusi___
- Revolusi di England tercetus kerana ingin mengekalkan kedaulatan___ dan hak asasi rakyat
- Perisytiharan Kemerdekaan Amerika menegaskan sekiranya kerajaan tidak dapat menjamin hak ____,___&___, maka hak rakyat untuk membentuk kerajaan baru
- Beliau dan suaminya, Raja William of Orange dari Belanda disokong oleh alhli parlimen England untuk menentang raja berkuasa mutlak
- Bill of Rights: keutamaan kepada parlimen menggubal undang-undang dan hak mengutip___
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- Tiga contoh negara dengan idea nasionalisme di barat
- Revolusi Amerika merupakan reaksi orang Amerika menentang penjajahan ___
- Revolusi Perancis membawa kemunculan ___ Perancis yang mengakhiri sistem pemerintahan beraja di Perancis
- Revolusi Keagungan digelar sedemikian kerana peralihan kuasa berlaku secara___
11 Clues: Revolusi ___ di England • Tiga contoh negara dengan idea nasionalisme di barat • The Social Contract adalah ditulis semasa Revolusi___ • Revolusi Amerika merupakan reaksi orang Amerika menentang penjajahan ___ • Revolusi Keagungan digelar sedemikian kerana peralihan kuasa berlaku secara___ • ...
Faces on Money 2024-03-07
12 Clues: $5 bill • $1 bill • $50 bill • $20 bill • Penny (1 cent) • Dime (10 cents) • Nickel (5 cents) • Quarter (25 cents) • Half Dollar (50 cents) • $2 bill (rarely circulated) • $10 bill (Secretary of the Treasury, not a President) • $100 bill (not a President, but a Founding Father and statesman)
Terms 2025-04-03
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- American Civil Rights Organization For Advance Justice For African Americans
- Pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement where African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to ride city buses to protest segregated seating
- Baptist minister and social rights activist in the United States in the 1950s and '60s
- Required Voting Fee
- Pivotal civil rights organization in the 1960s, formed by students to promote nonviolent, direct action protests against segregation and racism, and to achieve political and economic equality for African Americans
- Separating People Based On Race Or Ethnicity
- 14-year-old African American boy whose brutal murder in Mississippi in 1955, and the subsequent acquittal of his killers, became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement, exposing the brutality of racial violence and galvanizing the fight for equality
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- Racial Separation That Exist But Not A Law
- Key figure in the American Civil Rights Movement
- Established "Separate But Equal" Doctrine
- Form of nonviolent protest where demonstrators occupy a public space, like a segregated lunch counter, and refuse to leave until their demands are met, often to challenge discrimination or segregation
- Local Laws Legalized Racial Segregation
- Test For A Person's Ability To Read And Write
- Legal Separation Of Individuals Based On Race That's A Law
- Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson
- Pivotal civil rights organization led by Martin Luther King Jr., focused on achieving racial equality through nonviolent protests and civil disobedience
- Allowed Segregation With Equal Facilities
- Belief that humans may be divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called “races”
- Guarantees of equal social opportunities and protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other characteristics
19 Clues: Required Voting Fee • Local Laws Legalized Racial Segregation • Established "Separate But Equal" Doctrine • Allowed Segregation With Equal Facilities • Racial Separation That Exist But Not A Law • Separating People Based On Race Or Ethnicity • Test For A Person's Ability To Read And Write • Key figure in the American Civil Rights Movement • ...
Chapter 18 Crossword 2022-02-01
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- a boycott in Alabama- bus system in response to the racial segregation of city buses
- group founded in 1962 to register southern African Americans to vote
- well-known supporter of the Nation of Islam and black leader, he spoke in support of black separatism, black pride, and the use of violence for self-protection
- segregation by law
- a political party created in 1964, during the civil rights movement, with the purpose of winning seats at the 1964 DNC
- American civil rights leader, minister, and politician; he was an adviser to MLK
- leader of India's struggle for independence from Great Britain; he taught nonviolent resistance
- a group formed in 1966, inspired by the idea of Black Power that provided aid to black neighborhoods; often thought of as radical or violent
- African-American students who first integrated Central High School in 1957
- a volunteer project in which college students spent their summer vacation in Mississippi, registering African Americans to vote
- activists who challenged segregation in bus terminals in the South in 1961
- American jurist; he was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court
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- civil rights activist in the US; he was an important leader of the black nationalism movement in the 1960s
- head of the NAACP in Mississippi; he was shot and killed in front of his home by the KKK
- committee appointed to study the causes of urban rioting after violence in Detroit in July 1967; it placed the blame on poverty and discrimination
- a group formed in Georgia in 1957 to organize civil rights protest activities
- programs that gave preference to minorities and women in hiring and admissions
- an expansion of the civil rights movement that tried to raise awareness about poverty among people of all races
- a movement in the late 1960s that advocated more forceful measures to achieve civil rights and supported the idea that African Americans had to depend on themselves to solve problems
- banned states from taxing citizens to vote in elections
- American baseball player; he was the first black player in the major leagues
- student civil rights organization in the late 1960s
- American politician and civil rights activist; he participated in the major protests and sit-ins of the 1960s and became the head of SNCC; he was elected to Congress in 1986
- an organization dedicated to the practice of nonviolent protest
- segregation that exists through custom and practice rather than by law
- American civil rights activist; she was arrested in 1955 after refusing to give her seat on a public bus to a white man
26 Clues: segregation by law • student civil rights organization in the late 1960s • banned states from taxing citizens to vote in elections • an organization dedicated to the practice of nonviolent protest • group founded in 1962 to register southern African Americans to vote • segregation that exists through custom and practice rather than by law • ...
Vocab Crossword 2022-01-06
Across
- Government defined by law and serves the people
- Division of power between the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches
- man must give up some freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
- Supporters of the new Constitution
- Distribution of power between the national government and the states
- Believed society must give up natural rights to authority for protection
- Leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
- 4th president of the United States
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- explains the purpose of the Constitution
- Power saved for the states, 9th amendment
- Democracy based on protection of individual rights from tyranny
- The people are the only source of power for any and all government actions
- 1st president of the United States
- government controls all aspects of life
- First 10 amendments to the Constitution
- Believed in natural rights-life, liberty, and property
- Compromise reached so satisfy small and large states in the Constitution
- Against the new Constitution
- Each branch of government is subject to constraints as to not gain too much power
20 Clues: Against the new Constitution • Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 • 1st president of the United States • Supporters of the new Constitution • 4th president of the United States • government controls all aspects of life • First 10 amendments to the Constitution • explains the purpose of the Constitution • Power saved for the states, 9th amendment • ...
MED 118 2022-11-28
Across
- Completion of the basic minimum required by the state for that profession
- Patient's Bill of Rights establishes ________, including ethical ________, for patient care.
- Failure to act with reasonable and prudent care given the circumstances
- Recordation of professionals' license-related administrative information
- Any intentional act, attempt, or threat to inflict bodily injury on another person
- A false statement under oath.
- Endorsement by an accredited professional organization that a holder has specific expertise as evidenced by passing an examination
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- A person or party against whom a civil plaintiff has initiated a lawsuit to settle a dispute
- a wrong or injury, other than a breach of contract, for which a court will provide a remedy
- A person or party who brings a civil court action
- Law created as a result of judicial decisions
- is a healthcare delivery system used when the patient is in one location and the treating provider is in another
- "let the master answer"
- Intentional touching of another person without permission
14 Clues: "let the master answer" • A false statement under oath. • Law created as a result of judicial decisions • A person or party who brings a civil court action • Intentional touching of another person without permission • Failure to act with reasonable and prudent care given the circumstances • Recordation of professionals' license-related administrative information • ...
Vocabulary CH. 6 2013-04-18
18 Clues: key • door • room • hotel • bellhop • baggage • elevator • front desk • hotel clerk • reservation • single room • double room • hotel guest • to check out • to pay the bill • registration card • to ask for the bill • to take the luggage down
Vocabulario de Hotel 2014-04-22
18 Clues: key • room • door • hotel • bellhop • baggage • elevator • customer • front desk • to reserve • reservation • to check out • hotel clerck • to pay the bill • registration card • doble double room • to ask for the bill • to take the luggage down
Bills Of Exchange 2022-01-08
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- On dishonor of a discounted bill whom does the bank look for payment.
- If the drawer is in need of money and cannot wait till due date and receive the money form bank is called
- Which balance is shown by a B/R Book
- Number of parties involved in a bill of exchange
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- Kamal draws a bill on Sahil for Rs.3000. Kamal endorsed it to Rohan. Rohan endorsed it to Rakesh. The payee of the bill will be
- Person to whom the bill is endorsed called
- When an acceptor refuses to pay the amount of bill to the holder of bill on its maturity is called
- On whom the trade bill is drawn
8 Clues: On whom the trade bill is drawn • Which balance is shown by a B/R Book • Person to whom the bill is endorsed called • Number of parties involved in a bill of exchange • On dishonor of a discounted bill whom does the bank look for payment. • When an acceptor refuses to pay the amount of bill to the holder of bill on its maturity is called • ...
Vocab one 2025-09-14
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- The introduction to the U.S. Constitution that outlines the goals and purposes of the government.
- of a Citizen: Things that citizens are required by law to do, such as paying taxes, obeying laws, and serving on a jury.
- Contract: An agreement between the people and the government, where people give up some freedoms in exchange for protection of their rights and order in society.
- of Speech: The right to express opinions and ideas without fear of government punishment or censorship.
- Freedoms or protections that people are legally or morally entitled to have.
- An organization or system that makes and enforces laws, rules, and decisions for a society or country.
- Branch: The part of government that enforces laws. It is led by the President at the national level.
- Rights: Basic rights that all people are born with, such as life, liberty, and property (or the pursuit of happiness), which no government can take away.
- A form of government where one person (or a small group) has absolute power and uses it in a cruel or oppressive way.
- The state of being equal, especially in rights, status, and opportunities under the law.
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- A legally recognized member of a country who has rights and responsibilities under that country's laws.
- Branch: The part of government that makes laws. In the U.S., this is Congress (the Senate and House of Representatives).
- of a Citizen: Voluntary actions that help support the community and government, like voting, staying informed, and respecting others’ rights.
- A system of government where the people have the power to make decisions, often through voting.
- Process: The legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights owed to a person, and follow fair procedures when enforcing laws.
- of the Governed: The idea that governments get their power from the permission of the people, usually through voting or other democratic processes.
- of Powers: The division of government into branches, each with its own powers and responsibilities, to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
- Branch: The part of government that interprets laws and decides whether they are constitutional. It includes the courts, especially the Supreme Court.
18 Clues: Freedoms or protections that people are legally or morally entitled to have. • The state of being equal, especially in rights, status, and opportunities under the law. • A system of government where the people have the power to make decisions, often through voting. • ...
Patient Access Week 2026-04-06
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- WHAT KARI IS
- CHECKS PATIENTS IN
- A TYPE OF PATIENT STATUS
- WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- VERIFIES INSURANCE
- THE SPECIFIC PLACE WE WORK IN
- WHERE YOU SEE THE PATIENTS
- A TYPE OF PATIENT STATUS
- WHO SEES THE PATIENT
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- SIGNED IN ORDER TO BILL INSURANCE
- HOW TO KNOW IF AN INSURANCE IS ACTIVE
- INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATIENT
- PATIENT WITH NO INSURANCE
- PLACE WHERE KARI AND AMY WORK
- YOUR SUPERVISOR
- THE AMOUNT A PATIENT PAYS AT THE TIME OF SERVICE
- ROOMS IN THE HALLWAY
- HELPS PATIENTS WITH INSURANCE (ONSITE AT ABBOTT)
- WEARS DARK BLUE SCRUBS
- WHO YOU ARE
- THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE TO PAY THE BILL
21 Clues: WHO YOU ARE • WHAT KARI IS • YOUR SUPERVISOR • CHECKS PATIENTS IN • VERIFIES INSURANCE • ROOMS IN THE HALLWAY • WHO SEES THE PATIENT • WEARS DARK BLUE SCRUBS • A TYPE OF PATIENT STATUS • A TYPE OF PATIENT STATUS • PATIENT WITH NO INSURANCE • WHERE YOU SEE THE PATIENTS • INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATIENT • PLACE WHERE KARI AND AMY WORK • THE SPECIFIC PLACE WE WORK IN • ...
Legal Studies- Statue Law Crossword 2026-02-23
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- Legislative council
- Proposed for a new law
- The second step of passing a Bill
- Parliament system with containing two chambers
- Bill is issued to be officially approved by the Governor
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- Acts of Parliament
- Group including Prime Minister at 20 members part of ______
- A formal assembly of elected representatives
- Legislation specifying procedural formalities
- Current Federal Party
10 Clues: Acts of Parliament • Legislative council • Current Federal Party • Proposed for a new law • The second step of passing a Bill • A formal assembly of elected representatives • Legislation specifying procedural formalities • Parliament system with containing two chambers • Bill is issued to be officially approved by the Governor • ...
Black History Month Assignment 2021-03-01
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- T. Washington - an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to multiple presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, was the most dominant leader in the African American community and of the contemporary black elite
- King - an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing
- Powell - an American politician and diplomat. Became the first United States Secretary of State
- X - an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. A vocal spokesman for the Nation of Isalm
- B. Wells - an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. Founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Garvey - a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. Founder and first President - General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
- Hughes - an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. One of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form called jazz poetry
- Luther King Jr. - an African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement
- Scott - an enslaved African-Americans man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and his family
- Baker - an American-born French entertainer, French resistance agent, and civil rights activist
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- DuBois - an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor
- Obama - an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States and was the first African-American president in the US
- Wheatley - the first African-American author of a published book of poetry
- O. Davis - a United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. The first black Brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
- Neale Hurston - an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker and portrayed racial struggles in the early 1990s American South and published research on hoodoo
- Parks - an American activist in the civil rights movement. “The first lady of the civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement.” Known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
- Angelou - an American poet, memorist, and civil rights activist
- Rice - an American diplomat, political scientist, civil servant, and professor who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
- Tubman - am American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, but escaped and freed other slaves
- Washington Carver - an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. Most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century.
20 Clues: Angelou - an American poet, memorist, and civil rights activist • Wheatley - the first African-American author of a published book of poetry • Powell - an American politician and diplomat. Became the first United States Secretary of State • Baker - an American-born French entertainer, French resistance agent, and civil rights activist • ...
The rising Revolution 2022-10-19
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- People gave up their rights to be protected by the government
- Parliament passed the _______ ____ in 1651, where all colonial trade had to be filtered through England.
- A philosopher that thought people were cruel and selfish and that the government should protect people from each other
- which Empire stretched from Canada all the way to the mouth of the Mississippi river?
- which population did 90% of European diseases kill?
- who tried to suppress Lutherans in Germany?
- which empire grew crops in floating islands?
- What is the thing that proves that the U.S government is too weak as a confederacy?
- who established the first colony in the America's and called it Jamestown in Virginia?
- The war ends in 1783 with the ____ __ ____ and the colonists become independent.
- who was the Monk that translated the bible to German?
- by the end of 1600's what side of North America did England mostly rule?
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- what did the French and English challenged the Portuguese and Spanish while establishing the colonies?
- The British declared colonists to not be allowed west of the Appalachian mountains
- What was another name for enlightenment thinkers?
- In 1689, The Bill of Rights and the ___ __ ______ proved that the parliament had the power
- who claimed Brazil in 1500's and started making giant sugar plantations?
- An English Scientist that believed everything should be doubted until proven by reason and developed the Scientific Method
- who established the colony of Quebec in 1608?
- who established a religious government in 1536 that controlled the citizens lives?
- what did Luther nail to a church door?
- Colonies being a source of wealth in raw materials, to make the mother land strong.
- By 1595 which people created the East India Trade company and gradually pushed the Portuguese out?
- which empire had access to domesticated animals?
- who excommunicated Luther?
25 Clues: who excommunicated Luther? • what did Luther nail to a church door? • who tried to suppress Lutherans in Germany? • which empire grew crops in floating islands? • who established the colony of Quebec in 1608? • which empire had access to domesticated animals? • What was another name for enlightenment thinkers? • which population did 90% of European diseases kill? • ...
Reform 2017-03-02
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- bring womens rights to the world
- who wants to end slavery
- womens power in society
- unique importants in individuals
- rights to vote
- reform:Organized groups that help improve life
- outdoor religious meetings
- into slavery and learned to read
- movement to end alchol abuse
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- into and helped end slavery
- Quaker who disbelived in violence
- Stanton with womens rights
- slaves and was called Moses
- and nature
- up cause of school reform
- on sale and consuption of alchol
- prison reform
- dose not pick were you go
- supported by tax
- make a copy of
- a number of revivals
- feelings
- leading transcendent
- way of
24 Clues: way of • feelings • and nature • prison reform • rights to vote • make a copy of • supported by tax • a number of revivals • leading transcendent • womens power in society • who wants to end slavery • up cause of school reform • dose not pick were you go • Stanton with womens rights • outdoor religious meetings • into and helped end slavery • slaves and was called Moses • ...
Crossword on the Constitution 2022-02-24
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- it is the duty of Congress to make _____.
- George Washington was Commanderin-Chief of the _____ Army
- A Boston patriot, Paul _____ rode to
- The date of Independence Day is July
- The stars on the United States flag are
- Lexington and Concord that the
- King of England during the American
- . Bill _____: The president following
- for the good of the colony.
- The _____ is the supreme law of the
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- at Plymouth to pass and obey
- The United States president is elected
- Pilgrim agreement (compact) before
- States.
- Al _____: President Bill Clinton’s vice
- _____ years.
- How many stripes are there on the united States flag?
- The 50th state added to our Union was
- were marching their way
- It is the duty of Congress to make _____.
- Bush.
21 Clues: Bush. • States. • _____ years. • were marching their way • for the good of the colony. • at Plymouth to pass and obey • Lexington and Concord that the • Pilgrim agreement (compact) before • King of England during the American • The _____ is the supreme law of the • A Boston patriot, Paul _____ rode to • The date of Independence Day is July • The 50th state added to our Union was • ...
Congress and Political Parties 2014-01-16
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- current political party that has the majority in the Senate
- a proposed law
- party leadership position who is in charge of rounding up votes
- the vote that can end a filibuster
- The person who helps lead the Senate in the absence of the vice president
- A permanent committee in the House or Senate that considers bills within a certain topic
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- Members of Congress can use this mailing system for free
- election in which there is no presidential election
- the current holder of an office (often used during elections)
- the process of editing a bill (done at the committee level)
- Specific committee formed to work out the differeces between both versions of a bill
- current political party that has the majority in the House
- when the drawing of a new legislative district is purposfully drawn to benefit one political party
- those people who do not identify with a particular political party
- Leader of the House of Representatives
- members of Congress spend a lot of time serving their ____________.
16 Clues: a proposed law • the vote that can end a filibuster • Leader of the House of Representatives • election in which there is no presidential election • Members of Congress can use this mailing system for free • current political party that has the majority in the House • current political party that has the majority in the Senate • ...
