US Govt Unit 3

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Across
  1. 2. A more or less consistent set of beliefs about what policies government ought to pursue.
  2. 5. Election in which voters choose the candidates from each party who will run in the general election.
  3. 6. Limited rights of blacks. Literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and poll taxes limited black voting rights.
  4. 7. The channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the government's policy agenda. In the United States, linkage institutions include elections, political parties, interest groups, and the media.
  5. 8. Regularly scheduled elections at which voters make the final selection of officeholders.
  6. 10. Behaving differently, usually unfairly, toward the members of a group.
  7. 11. A law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial.
  8. 13. Separate but equal.
  9. 14. Policies designed to protect people against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals.
  10. 15. A person born in another country who has been granted citizenship.
  11. 22. Freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment.
  12. 27. Organized groups that attempt to influence the government by electing their members to important government offices.
  13. 28. Person whose views are between conservative and liberal and may include some of both ideologies.
  14. 29. A citizen of another country.
  15. 33. A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person.
  16. 34. Political Action Committees, raise money for candidates &/or parties.
  17. 35. A person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom.
  18. 36. An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections.
  19. 37. A group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime.
  20. 38. A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities.
Down
  1. 1. A list of rights that police in the United States must read to suspects in custody before questioning them, pursuant to the Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona.
  2. 3. Organized efforts to bring about a particular result.
  3. 4. All the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue.
  4. 9. Fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.
  5. 12. Electoral contenders other than the two major parties. American third parties are not unusual, but they rarely win elections.
  6. 16. Engaging in activities aimed at influencing public officials, especially legislators, and the policies they enact.
  7. 17. The rules whereby governments attempt to control areas like media ownership and output.
  8. 18. The process by which we develop our political attitudes, values, and beliefs.
  9. 19. People who generally favor government action and view change as progress.
  10. 20. Commonly shared attitudes, beliefs, and core values about how government should operate.
  11. 21. A person who has citizenship based on birth in the United States or its territories.
  12. 23. Segregation resulting from economic or social conditions or personal choice.
  13. 24. 1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
  14. 25. An organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions.
  15. 26. The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense.
  16. 30. First 10 amendments to the Constitution.
  17. 31. The place where people vote.
  18. 32. Racial segregation that is a direct result of law or official policy.