Civics Vocab Teaser

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Across
  1. 3. of rights / the first ten amendments to the constitution
  2. 6. / the right to vote
  3. 8. action / attempts by groups or individuals to change society using a variety of means
  4. 9. power / the authority to carry out
  5. 13. / fair treatment according to law
  6. 14. / a small group within a larger group
  7. 17. / a meeting in which citizens give their views to public officials
  8. 19. / to formally put an end to.
  9. 20. / to enroll one's name officially as a requirement for voting
  10. 22. / restrictions or boundaries on governmental power
  11. 23. / an excessive desire for money
  12. 24. Wade Hood
  13. 25. / easy for anyone to see
  14. 30. law / a higher, unchanging set of rules that govern human relations believed by the founders to have come from "Nature and Nature’s God
  15. 31. and balances / the distribution and balancing of power among different branches of government so that no one branch is able to dominate the others
  16. 32. / a head of government who has unlimited power
  17. 34. / to confirm and approve
  18. 35. good / the good of the community as a whole
  19. 36. action / any organized attempt to influence the political process
  20. 38. rights / basic rights and freedoms said to belong to all people everywhere
Down
  1. 1. and void / of no legal or binding force, invalid
  2. 2. justice / the head of the court
  3. 3. / to refuse to buy from or deal with a store or company as an act of protest
  4. 4. / the national legislature of the united states.
  5. 5. / a proposed law given to the legislature for approval
  6. 7. government / another name for our government
  7. 8. / one’s personal concern
  8. 10. / a person of equal standing or rank
  9. 11. / to represent a group in trying to influence legislature
  10. 12. to keep watch over something
  11. 15. / the introduction to the constitution
  12. 16. / a person chosen to act for or represent others
  13. 18. state / the modern nation
  14. 21. / newspapers, magazines, television and other news media
  15. 26. / a form of government in which political power is exercised by all citizens.
  16. 27. / a set of customs, traditions, rules, and laws that set forth the way a government is organized and operated
  17. 28. rights / fundamental rights such as life, liberty, and property
  18. 29. / a government in which single ruler possesses
  19. 31. / any form of money used in a nation
  20. 33. / a tax or customs duty
  21. 37. / to bring trial a public official accused of committing a crime