Vocabulary Review Puzzle 1

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  1. 4. Policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling taxation, borrowing and spending.
  2. 6. The law that made racial discrimination in hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal.
  3. 9. One political party controls the executive branch, and another political party controls one or both houses of Congress.
  4. 11. A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.
  5. 12. The process by which individuals learn and acquire political values.
  6. 14. A citizen's entitlement to fair treatment through the judicial and legal system, protected by the 5th and 14th amendments.
  7. 17. The official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party.
  8. 18. A 1973 law that requires presidents to consult with Congress with 48 hours of overseas military action and withdraw forces after 60 days unless authorized.
  9. 19. The act of attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials.
  10. 22. A First Amendment provision that prohibits the government from creating a national religion or supporting one religion over another.
  11. 24. A political system that organizes a government into two or more levels that hold independent powers.
  12. 25. An organization of people seeking to control the government via elections and to run the government when elected.
  13. 26. A federal law or act compelling a state to take certain actions sometimes without providing funding.
  14. 27. The legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized parts of the Bill of Rights by making most of its provisions applicable to the states.
  15. 28. Federal monies that can be used only for specific purposes of state and local spending.
  16. 29. Permanent, subject-matter committees in each house of Congress that handle bills in different policy areas.
  17. 30. A pact between the President and a foreign leader; unlike a treaty Senate approval is not required.
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  1. 1. The freedom of citizens to exercise rights in the Bill of Rights without abridgement by legislation.
  2. 2. A gathering of local party members to choose candidates for public office.
  3. 3. This exists when the police have reason to believe that a person should be arrested for a crime.
  4. 5. The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial.
  5. 7. The act of setting boundaries for electoral districts so as to favor or hurt political party candidates.
  6. 8. A pact between the President and a foreign leader; unlike a treaty Senate approval is not required.
  7. 10. Part of the Fourteenth Amendment emphasizing that the laws must provide equivalent safeguards to all people.
  8. 12. A coherent set of beliefs about public policy and the purpose and role of the government.
  9. 13. Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption.
  10. 15. Elections to select party nominees in which any voter can paVirginiae (Virignia).
  11. 16. Rights inherent in human beings, not dependent on governments (John Locke).
  12. 19. A system of government in which the powers of the government are kept in check by laws or a written Constitution.
  13. 20. A body of representatives from each of the states in the U.S. who formally elect the next president of the US.
  14. 21. The gradual disengagement of people and politicians from the parties, as seen in part by shrinking party identification.
  15. 23. An office mandated by the Constitution to lead the House; it is second in line to succeed to the presidency.