Across
- 3. of rights / the first ten amendments to the constitution
- 6. / the right to vote
- 8. action / attempts by groups or individuals to change society using a variety of means
- 9. power / the authority to carry out
- 13. / fair treatment according to law
- 14. / a small group within a larger group
- 17. / a meeting in which citizens give their views to public officials
- 19. / to formally put an end to.
- 20. / to enroll one's name officially as a requirement for voting
- 22. / restrictions or boundaries on governmental power
- 23. / an excessive desire for money
- 24. Wade Hood
- 25. / easy for anyone to see
- 30. law / a higher, unchanging set of rules that govern human relations believed by the founders to have come from "Nature and Nature’s God
- 31. and balances / the distribution and balancing of power among different branches of government so that no one branch is able to dominate the others
- 32. / a head of government who has unlimited power
- 34. / to confirm and approve
- 35. good / the good of the community as a whole
- 36. action / any organized attempt to influence the political process
- 38. rights / basic rights and freedoms said to belong to all people everywhere
Down
- 1. and void / of no legal or binding force, invalid
- 2. justice / the head of the court
- 3. / to refuse to buy from or deal with a store or company as an act of protest
- 4. / the national legislature of the united states.
- 5. / a proposed law given to the legislature for approval
- 7. government / another name for our government
- 8. / one’s personal concern
- 10. / a person of equal standing or rank
- 11. / to represent a group in trying to influence legislature
- 12. to keep watch over something
- 15. / the introduction to the constitution
- 16. / a person chosen to act for or represent others
- 18. state / the modern nation
- 21. / newspapers, magazines, television and other news media
- 26. / a form of government in which political power is exercised by all citizens.
- 27. / a set of customs, traditions, rules, and laws that set forth the way a government is organized and operated
- 28. rights / fundamental rights such as life, liberty, and property
- 29. / a government in which single ruler possesses
- 31. / any form of money used in a nation
- 33. / a tax or customs duty
- 37. / to bring trial a public official accused of committing a crime