Civics and Government Jigsaw Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. First tax passed by the British on the American Colonists
  2. 6. Branch of power that the president is the head of
  3. 7. A proposed law
  4. 9. Mob of about 60 angry colonists threw rocks at British soldiers leading to five of them being killed by the British
  5. 12. Powers that Congress has to pass laws that are "necessary and proper"
  6. 13. Closed Boston Harbor, banned town meetings, increased the power of the royal governor
  7. 17. Marked the end of the French and Indian War
  8. 18. These direct people who work in the executive branch offices to clarify and further existing laws.
  9. 19. The President is responsible for implementing and ______ the laws written by Congress
  10. 20. The highest court in the country
  11. 21. Defendants in a criminal are considered innocent until proven _________
  12. 22. The president must be this old
  13. 23. In a civil case, if someone is found responsible, they must pay for any __________ they caused.
  14. 24. Has the power to impeach the president
Down
  1. 2. When a panel of judges reviews a trial record for errors and may overturn the original decision.
  2. 3. Courts oversee two kinds of cases: criminal and ______
  3. 4. The Colonists had no _______ in British Parliament
  4. 5. Has the power to enter treaties with other nations
  5. 8. A group of people who make laws
  6. 10. The American Colonists felt unfairly
  7. 11. Group of electors who cast votes for the President
  8. 14. Prevents Congress from having total power
  9. 15. The President's power to reject a law
  10. 16. Made up of the House of Representatives and Senate