Government Exam Extra Credit

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Across
  1. 3. the group of people who make up the legislative branch
  2. 6. abolished slavery (amendment).
  3. 8. father of the Constitution
  4. 13. the list of rights at the end of the Constitution (added in 1791).
  5. 14. an agreement to cooperate for social benefits (agrees to give the government power to enhance laws).
  6. 16. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
  7. 18. the number of branches called for in the Constitution
  8. 21. idea that government derives its power from the people.
  9. 23. branch of government whose power is to carry out laws
  10. 26. called for the Constitutional Convention
  11. 29. power granted to the Supreme Court, enabling them to evaluate cases from lower courts to see if the law is constitutional or not.
  12. 30. Alexander Hamilton and John Adams were this...
Down
  1. 1. the voting age is...
  2. 2. a government where a small group of people are in control (power is based on wealth or power).
  3. 3. appellate courts that review final decisions from district courts.
  4. 4. a representative democracy where the people's elected vote on legislation.
  5. 5. Supreme Court justices serve for...
  6. 7. the head of state
  7. 8. branch of government who deals with interpreting the law
  8. 9. a group of people who cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
  9. 10. the number of terms the president can serve.
  10. 11. freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc.
  11. 12. a system of government where most of the important decisions are made by state officials.
  12. 15. a demographics report required by the Constitution to be redone precisely every 10 years.
  13. 17. Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry were this...
  14. 19. # of justices on the Supreme Court
  15. 20. branch of government whose purpose is to make and pass laws
  16. 21. prevents any one branch from abusing its power.
  17. 22. primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
  18. 24. manipulating boundaries to favor one party or class.
  19. 25. used to cast votes in an election
  20. 26. right to bear arms
  21. 27. women's right to vote
  22. 28. the power to carry out the powers defined in the Constitution.
  23. 31. # of Amendments in the Bill of Rights