Civics Review
Across
- 3. College, the body that elects the President of the US
- 5. Branch of government that determines if laws follow the Constitution
- 8. US legislative body comprised of the Senate and House of Representatives
- 9. A system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body.
- 12. things all citizens should do
- 17. A form of power structure in which power resides in the hands of a small number of people.
- 18. Branch of government that enforces laws
- 19. the term (years) of US Presidents
- 21. political actions (like debates, ads, and flyers) that work to get a candidate elected
- 22. civic requirements of all citizens. These must be done, or there are consequences.
Down
- 1. of Rights, the first ten amendments
- 2. the House of Representative has 435 total members. It is based on each states' _____.
- 4. Branch of government that makes laws
- 6. the supreme law of the land
- 7. the number of terms a president can serve
- 10. someone running for political office
- 11. A form of government with a monarch (king/queen) at the head.
- 13. the term (years) of a US Senator
- 14. the number of Supreme Court Justices
- 15. five, the age a person must be to run for president
- 16. Political Party dedicated to social programs and lowering taxes for the poor, blue, donkey
- 17. hundred, the number of senators
- 20. Party dedicated to small government, lowering government spending, 2nd Amendment rights, red, elephant