Civics Unit 4 Crossword

1. – Voting where each member’s choice is officially recorded.
5. A document authorizing police to search a specific location.
7. – To formally charge a public official with misconduct.
10. – The president’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
12. The legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights owed to a person.
14. – Part of the Constitution allowing Congress to make laws necessary and proper to execute its powers.
15. – A formal written request to a government authority.
16. – Legislators who encourage party members to vote according to party policy.
19. – Individual freedoms protected by law from government interference.
24. – Drawing political district boundaries to favor a particular party or group.
26. – The president’s indirect veto by not signing a bill within ten days while Congress is adjourned.
28. – The people represented by an elected official.
30. The legal protection against being tried twice for the same crime.

2. – Powers specifically granted to the government in the Constitution.
3. A group that decides whether there is enough evidence for trial
4. Money paid to release an accused person from jail, guaranteeing they will appear in court.
6. – Policies that promote opportunities for historically marginalized groups.
8. – The system where each branch of government limits the powers of the others.
9. – A procedure to end debate and bring a matter to a vote in the Senate.
11. The suppression or prohibition of speech, books, or media deemed objectionable.
13. – The right to vote in political elections.
17. – A tax required to vote, historically used to restrict voting rights.
18. – Unfair treatment of people based on characteristics such as race, gender, or religion.
20. – Written false statements that damage a person’s reputation.
21. – Spoken false statements that damage a person’s reputation.
22. – The official count of a population, used to determine representation.
23. – Powers not written in the Constitution but necessary to carry out expressed powers.
25. – To set aside a bill without considering it.
27. – People who try to influence government decisions on behalf of interest groups.
29. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.