US GOVERNMENT CROSSWORD

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  1. 1. a regulation or policy imposed by the national government on state and local governments without adequate federal funds to carry out the policy
  2. 8. __Commerce, trade that takes place between two or several states
  3. 9. __Construction, a flexible approach to interpreting the US construction and taking into account current conditions in society
  4. 12. associations and other voluntary groups that form a middle layer in society between government and individual families
  5. 13. the idea that decisions approved by more than hal;f of the people in a group or society will be accepted and observed by all of the people
  6. 16. system of govt where citizens exercise supreme power and act either directly or through elected representatives
  7. 17. publishing false information about someone with intent to cause harm
  8. 21. institutions and officials organized to establish and carry out public policy
  9. 23. federal system with considerable sharing of powers among national, state, and local govts
  10. 28. a plan or course of action initiated by a political candidate that provides damaging information on an opponent in order to push voters away from that opponent
  11. 29. deliberate shading of information about a person or event in an attempt to influence how it is reported in the media
  12. 30. method of measuring public opinion by asking questions of a random sample of people and using their answers to represent the views of the broader population
  13. 32. statements suggesting that the person speaking is guilty of a crime
  14. 33. established organization, one providing a public service and the rules of guide it
  15. 36. person who has come to the US to live and work without the required legal papers
  16. 39. status of being a citizen
  17. 42. basic set of political beliefs about the roles of government and the individual in society
  18. 44. legal right or power to give orders and enforce rules
  19. 46. ideology favoring a limited role for govt and more private initiatives by nongovernmental groups in effort to solve society’s problems
  20. 48. system where each branch of govt can limit the power of other branches
  21. 49. economic system that relies on markets to determine what goods and services to produce and how to produce them
  22. 50. product or service that is available for all people to consume
  23. 51. idea that political power should be distributed and shared among various groups in a society
  24. 52. nation where supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives
  25. 58. process by which the supreme court applies the bill of rights to the state through the due process clause of the 14th amendment
  26. 59. system of judges and courts that is separate from other branches of government
  27. 65. system of govt where a single ruler exercises supreme power through divine right or heredity
  28. 66. attempt by govt to prevent the publication or broadcast of material considered harmful
  29. 67. a legislative assembly in which elected representatives debate and vote on proposed laws
  30. 68. ability to cause others to behave as they might not otherwise choose to do
  31. 69. group
  32. 70. immigrant who is legally authorized to live and work in the US permanently but is not a US citizen
  33. 71. belief that the govt should operate according to an agreed set of principles
Down
  1. 2. Trying to win an advantage in a campaign by emphasizing negative aspects of an opponent or policy
  2. 3. principle that no person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without fair legal procedures and safeguards
  3. 4. a representative political system in which authority comes from the people and is exercised by elected officials
  4. 5. quality of being accepted as an authority
  5. 6. the idea that the powers of a govt should be split between two or more strongly independent branches to prevent any one person or group from gaining too much power
  6. 7. independent state where people share a common culture
  7. 10. ideology favoring an active role for govt in efforts to solve society’s problems
  8. 11. guarantees of equal rights and treatment under the law
  9. 14. organized effort to influence the policy process by persuading public officials to favor or oppose action on a specific issue
  10. 15. drawing the boundaries of a legislative district with the intent of giving one party or group a significant advantage
  11. 18. PAC, organization that raises and distributes funds to candidates running for office
  12. 19. __Constriction, a literal approach to interpreting the US constitution using the exact words of the document
  13. 20. a democratic form of govt in which elected representatives make up public decision on behalf of the citizens
  14. 22. real or imagined prejudice that is thought to affect what stories journalists cover and how they report those stories
  15. 24. transfer of power from a central govt to a regional or local government
  16. 25. economic system where decisions about what to produce and how are made on the basis of customs, beliefs, and tradition
  17. 26. distribution of seats in a legislature according to law
  18. 27. the process of redrawing the geographic boundaries of legislative districts after a census to reflect population changes
  19. 31. the process by which people form their political values and attitudes
  20. 34. power of the courts to declare laws and executive acts unconstitutional
  21. 35. process and method of making decisions for groups
  22. 37. the prosecution of a person a second time for a crime for which the defendant has already been tried once and found not guilty
  23. 38. basic freedoms guaranteed under the US constitution, such as freedom of speech and religion
  24. 40. the rights and liberties that can be claimed by individuals by virtue of being human
  25. 41. means of communication that reach a large audience
  26. 43. political system is which 2 parties dominate the electoral process and control the govt
  27. 45. orally spreading false information about someone with intent to cause harm
  28. 47. measure of the accuracy of an opinion poll
  29. 50. organization that seeks to achieve power by electing its members to public office
  30. 53. sum of many individual opinions, beliefs, or attitudes about a public person or issue
  31. 54. powers given specifically to the national govt by the US constitution
  32. 55. political party’s statement of principles and objectives
  33. 56. becoming a citizen
  34. 57. right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region
  35. 60. __Commerce, trade that takes place within the borders of a state
  36. 61. system of govt where a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police
  37. 62. a political system in which the powers exercised by the govt are restricted
  38. 63. principle that government is based in clear and fairly enforced laws and that no one is above the law
  39. 64. economic system that relies on the central govt to determine what goods and services to produce and how to