Unit 11 Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 1. information about a population (like age, race, and where people live)
- 4. worked for equal rights and fair housing
- 6. group that fights for the rights of Hispanic Americans
- 7. trends in how groups of people live and change over time
- 12. a system where two main political parties dominate
- 14. supported women’s rights and social reform
- 15. rights that protect people from unfair treatment (like discrimination)
- 16. smaller groups of people within a larger population
- 19. moving to a new country to live
- 21. where and why people choose to live in certain areas
- 23. political party that generally supports a more active government role
- 26. unfair treatment of people based on race
- 27. separating people based on race
- 28. first Hispanic mayor of a major U.S. city
- 29. first Black woman from the South elected to Congress; supported equality and justice
- 30. law that banned discrimination and ended segregation in public places
- 31. where people live across a region (like cities vs. rural areas)
- 32. duties of citizens (like obeying laws and voting)
- 34. fought for rights of Mexican Americans and veterans
Down
- 1. ending segregation and allowing all people to be together equally
- 2. first Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
- 3. former president with strong Texas ties
- 5. belief in tradition, limited government, and less change
- 8. efforts to make sure all people have the same rights
- 9. long-serving Texas senator
- 10. law that protected voting rights and banned literacy tests
- 11. political party that generally supports limited government and individual responsibility
- 13. rights people have as citizens (like voting)
- 14. important advisor and government leader
- 17. worked to end segregation in Texas
- 18. leader in the Civil Rights Movement; helped organize Freedom Rides
- 20. how many people live in a certain area
- 22. former Texas governor and U.S. president
- 24. moving from one place to another (within a country or state)
- 25. president who passed major civil rights laws
- 28. first Hispanic Texas Supreme Court justice
- 33. freedoms and protections people are guaranteed by law