K.Davis Crossword Puzzle

4. Washington insiders use this electric-train nickname for Social Security and Medicare, because touching them is politically deadly. (confusing item, p.26)
6. The Constitution begins by listing the government’s jobs. They include establishing justice, providing for the common defense, securing the blessings of liberty, and promoting the general ______. (Constitution fact, p.9)
11. An 1870s engraving shows passengers on a ship with the Statue of Liberty in the background. The caption says this group is arriving from this country. (picture fact, p.12)
12. This view of freedom means the absence of constraints, especially government interference. Its motto is “leave me alone.” (bold term, p.16)
13. In the federal spending pie chart (Figure 1.1), this program takes the biggest slice at 21 percent. (graph fact, p.10)
14. Under the Fourteenth Amendment, anyone born on U.S. soil automatically gets this. Almost no nation in Europe, Asia, or Africa offers it. (bold term, p.49)

1. James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 51: “If men were ______, no government would be necessary.” (quote, p.20)
2. The Declaration of Independence says all people have unalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of ______. (D of I, p.13)
3. In the Pew chart of religion in the U.S. (Figure 1.4), this group grew from 16.4% in 2010 to 25.6% in 2020. (graph fact, p.43)
5. A form of self-rule in which citizens take part directly in government decisions, like an early New England town meeting. (bold term, p.19)
7. The organizations, norms, and rules that structure political action.Congress, the Supreme Court, and a city council are all examples. (bold term, p.8)
8. President Ronald Reagan said, “As government expands, liberty ______.”(quote, p.17)
9. The idea that individuals, not society or the government, are responsible for their own well-being. (bold term, p.28)
10. This group wants government cut to a minimum. It should protect public safety, property, and borders, and do little else. (bold term, p.24)