Gov. Final
Across
- 4. First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
- 6. Want a smaller government that is less involved in the economy
- 10. Current President of the United States
- 11. Provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise
- 12. The highest judicial court in a country or state and is elected by popular vote
- 15. Rule that says parts of the Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments to the US Constitution) apply to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process clause
- 16. System of order for a nation, state, or another political unit
- 17. The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
- 18. A freedom from having a government or individual interfere in one's pursuits unnecessarily
- 19. Plan to protect security and power of small states by limiting each state one vote in Congress
Down
- 1. Landmark federal law enacted in 1965 to remove race-based restrictions on voting
- 2. States the principles on which our government, and out identity as Americans, are based
- 3. Makes and passes federal laws, lower chamber of US Congress
- 5. Fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement
- 7. One which renders an act punishable in a manner in which it was not punishable when it was committed
- 8. Acts on bills, resolutions, amendments, and is upper chamber of US Congress
- 9. United the 13 colonies
- 13. Outlines the government into three branches
- 14. Supports a larger government role in economic issues, backing regulations and social welfare programs