U.S Constitution Crossword

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  1. 2. The branch of government that interprets laws.
  2. 5. REVIEW The Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional.
  3. 10. AMENDMENT Reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states.
  4. 11. The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws.
  5. 12. JEOPARDY Being tried for the same crime twice, prohibited by the 5th Amendment.
  6. 13. TO BEAR ARMS The 2nd Amendment protects this individual right.
  7. 14. Manipulating district boundaries to favor a political party.
  8. 15. LIMITS The 22nd Amendment set these for the President.
  9. 17. The process of charging a government official with misconduct.
  10. 18. Abolished by the 13th Amendment.
  11. 19. A system of ___ and balances ensures no one branch becomes too powerful.
  12. 20. Compromise that counted enslaved individuals as a fraction of a person for representation.
  13. 21. The right to vote, expanded by the 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments.
  14. 23. The 18th Amendment banned alcohol, later repealed by the 21st Amendment.
  15. 24. PROTECTION The 14th Amendment guarantees ___ under the law for all citizens.
  16. 27. Guaranteed to all persons born in the U.S. by the 14th Amendment.
  17. 30. The process by which the Constitution was approved by the states.
  18. 32. PROCESS Legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights owed to a person.
  19. 33. There are seven of these in the Constitution, each outlining a different function of government.
  20. 35. The only crime explicitly defined in the U.S. Constitution.
  21. 36. The President’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
  22. 38. AND SEIZURE The 4th Amendment protects against unlawful ___.
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  1. 1. The ___ of powers divides government responsibilities among three branches.
  2. 3. Clause that establishes the Constitution as the highest law of the land.
  3. 4. COLLEGE The system used to elect the President of the United States.
  4. 6. RIGHTS Movement that led to the 24th Amendment, which abolished poll taxes.
  5. 7. Changes or additions to the Constitution, totaling twenty-seven.
  6. 8. The division of power between the national and state governments.
  7. 9. The national legislative body of the U.S., composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  8. 16. The branch of government that makes laws.
  9. 22. The lower chamber of Congress, where representation is based on population.
  10. 25. The introduction to the U.S. Constitution, beginning with 'We the People.'
  11. 26. The upper chamber of Congress where each state has two representatives.
  12. 28. The head of the Executive Branch and Commander-in-Chief of the military.
  13. 29. OF RIGHTS The first ten amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing individual freedoms.
  14. 31. COURT The highest judicial authority in the United States.
  15. 32. The government-mandated military service, challenged in the Vietnam era.
  16. 34. CLAUSE Grants Congress the power to regulate trade between states and foreign nations.
  17. 37. SPEECH Right protected under the First Amendment.