Across
- 1. The amount of power a court has over topics and locations.
- 3. People who support the constitution.
- 5. Second amendment right that allows people to own guns. The right to _____ ___
- 6. Government system in which the people have the power.
- 9. The first 3 words of the Constitution preamble.
- 10. The person that starts a civil court case.
- 12. Police must have this in order to search your house.
- 17. The article of the Constitution that establishes the Legislative branch.
- 19. _______ powers. The president represents the United States overseas.
- 20. The Bill of Rights was added to the constitution as a ____ between federalists and anti-federalists.
- 22. Party with the fewer members.
- 23. An area in a state that is represented by a house member.
- 24. When a president excuses someone from a crime.
Down
- 2. Powers given to congress through the necessary and proper clause.
- 4. The theory that people gave up a small amount of power to government for their safety.
- 7. People chosen by state legislators to vote for a presidential candidate in the electoral college.
- 8. Groups joining together for a common purpose.
- 11. Where issues like divorces are debated.
- 13. A form of government where one person holds all of the power.
- 14. The lowest protection possible. The constitutional ______
- 15. _____ theory. The theory that people gained power by forcing others to submit.
- 16. _____ Clause. Makes the Constitution the law of the land.
- 18. _____ vs. Board of Education. The Court ruled that separate educational places are unequal.
- 21. A debate about a bill that stalls the voting on it.
- 25. Group formed by African Americans that used the courts to secure equal rights victories.