Ch. 6 Citizenship and the Constitution

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Across
  1. 3. forbids quartering of troops
  2. 9. a system that divided power between the states and the federal government
  3. 11. the idea that policies are decided by the greatest number of people
  4. 13. an organization that collects money to distribute to candidates who support the same issues as the contributors
  5. 17. sets the voting age at 18
  6. 20. an individual cannot sue a state in federal court
  7. 21. American men 18 or older must register with the _____.
  8. 22. to cancel
  9. 23. freedom from punishment
  10. 24. a person born in another country who has been granted citizenship in the US
  11. 26. is the standard that sets limitations on laws and legal proceedings in an effort to guarantee fairness and justice
  12. 28. division of the federal government that is made up of the national courts
  13. 29. 2/3 of both houses must vote in favor of a bill in order to override a ________
  14. 31. division of government that includes the president; enforces the law
  15. 32. abolishes slavery
  16. 33. a judge's order authorizing the search of a person's home or property to look for evidence of a crime
Down
  1. 1. protects anyone found not guilty in a criminal trial from being tried again for the same crime (double jeopardy)
  2. 2. Who promised to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution to guarantee individual freedoms?
  3. 4. to send an immigrant back to his or her country of origin
  4. 5. division of the federal government that proposes bills and passes them into law
  5. 6. protects the rights of religion, press, petition, assembly, and speech
  6. 7. allowing for the removal of president shows that American government is bases on a system of ____
  7. 8. a system of required service in the armed forces
  8. 10. divided the powers of government so that no one branch can pose a threat to popular rights
  9. 12. to make a formal request of the government
  10. 14. to formally accuse
  11. 15. appointed by the president and can be impeached by Congress; have lifetime appointments
  12. 16. treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors grounds for ________ a president, vice-president, and all civil officers of the US
  13. 18. a group of people who share common interests political action
  14. 19. limits a president's service to a maximum of two terms
  15. 25. nonlegislative directives issued by the president in certain circumstances; have the force of congressional law
  16. 27. right to a trial by a jury of your peers
  17. 30. the government's power to take persoanl property to benefit the public