EOC Final Crossword 2025

2. the sharing of power between the national, state, and local governments
4. each branch of government has the power to limit the powers of the other branches
7. people rule!
8. legal tradition
10. established the first national government of the U.S.
12. everyone must follow the law
13. the judiciary’s power to declare a law or an executive action unconstitutional.
17. the implied agreement between people and society
19. the tactic of speaking to delay or kill a bill in the Senate
21. government power is divided between three branches, each with their own roles, powers, and responsibilities
22. Presidential directives to the Federal Bureaucracy
24. the document that stated that everyone is equal because everyone has natural rights, and the purpose of government is to protect rights

1. the president’s use of twitter, e.g.
3. an addition to the U.S. Constitution; a rule that the government has to follow.
5. Congress’s job to check on the work of government agencies
6. idea from the Magna Carta; government must follow legal steps when dealing with people accused on criminal behavior
9. the first written social contract in the Americas.
11. the grandma of the U.S. Constitution;
14. government is NOT all-powerful
15. the number of Senators needed to stop
16. the application of the Bill of Rights to the state governments.
18. the right to vote
20. represents the leadership of the U.S. military
23. the document that starts with “We the People” and sets up the U.S. government; it is the law that the U.S. government has to follow.