Final Review
Across
- 4. the Democratic party platform promotes the protection of this.
- 8. popularized the idea of the social contract.
- 11. clause used to determine if speech should be limited or not.
- 13. how the president is selected.
- 15. leader of the supreme court (even though responsibilities are largely the same as the other judges).
- 17. when the President takes office.
- 18. codified British law and inspired Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers.
- 20. senate tactic to delay a bill.
- 21. proposed law.
- 23. third party that focuses on environmental concerns.
- 24. organization sharing political beliefs; they want to get elected.
- 25. not affiliated with a political party
- 31. a form of government in which the citizens have some decision-making power.
- 32. gives Congress the power to enact all that is "necessary and proper" to carry out the Constitution.
- 34. president's role of acting as the leader of the military.
- 35. popularized the idea of separation of powers.
- 36. presides over the senate.
- 38. law-making branch
- 39. power interpreted to be in the Constitution.
- 40. power explicitly written in the Constitution.
- 41. disagrees with the majority opinion.
- 42. change to the Constitution
- 43. each branch places limits on the others.
Down
- 1. supreme law of the land.
- 2. 9 members; interprets the Constitution.
- 3. issued by the president; carries the weight of law.
- 5. party that typically supports less powerful government action.
- 6. leader of the executive branch; has a cabinet.
- 7. meeting where two candidates discuss ideas.
- 9. presidential rejection of a law.
- 10. clause in the fourteenth amendment that guarantees all citizen's have protected rights.
- 12. left side of the political spectrum; promotes change.
- 14. 435 members; designed to be representative of the United States population.
- 15. the president's role in working with foreign countries.
- 16. popularized the idea of the natural rights of life, liberty and property.
- 18. the Republican party platform promotes the success of this.
- 19. congressional rejection of a veto.
- 22. right side of the political spectrum; promotes traditional values.
- 26. enforcing branch
- 27. money put into the government by citizens. pays for amenities like roads, libraries and government workers.
- 28. 100 members; congressional body with loose floor rules.
- 29. interpreting branch
- 30. 1st amendment has protections for this; you can believe whatever you want.
- 33. how supreme court judges are selected
- 37. party that typically supports more powerful government action.