Civics Vocab Teaser

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