US Civics Knowledge

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Across
  1. 3. this is considered the supreme law of the land in the US
  2. 5. this US holiday is celebrated in May and honors soldiers that have died in service to their country
  3. 6. reason that many people came to America during the colonial age and beyond, such as the Pilgrims
  4. 8. seats on the Supreme Court
  5. 10. how many amendments there are in the US Constitution
  6. 15. this Enlightenment thinker's concepts of natural rights and social contract influenced the Founding Fathers creation of democracy
  7. 16. years of a Senator's term
  8. 19. current US Attorney General, leads the Justice Department
  9. 23. system by which we elect the President, votes based on state popular votes
  10. 24. one of the two US Senators representing Texas
  11. 25. government agency tasked with creating and implementing a military draft when deemed necessary for national security or war
  12. 26. a March on this city brought national attention to the goals of the Civil Rights movement and provided the setting for Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech
  13. 28. War fought in the 1960s and 1970s in an effort to contain the spread of communism
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  1. 1. first ten amendments to Constitution that guarantee many basic rights of the people
  2. 2. current Speaker of the US House of Representatives
  3. 4. the law making branch of government, made up by Congress
  4. 7. this US government building houses the Defense Department and was one of the targets of the 9/11 attacks
  5. 9. attack on this US naval base brought the US officially into World War II
  6. 11. number of amendment that guarantees right to vote to all citizens 18 and older
  7. 12. power of President to block or cancel laws made by Congress
  8. 13. type of economy the US has
  9. 14. a required activity of all citizens, such as obeying the laws, serving on juries, and paying taxes
  10. 17. first Secretary of Treasury, established the US economy
  11. 18. name of the US national cemetery that is home to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  12. 20. this was the first motto of the US and translate to "Out of many, one"
  13. 21. number of amendment that limits the President to two elected terms of office
  14. 22. current Chief Justice of Supreme Court
  15. 27. amendment that abolished slavery in the US