Final Review

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