Across
- 1. Protects you civil liberties. Bill of Rights. 1st 10 Amendments of the Constitution
- 8. Under the 5th Amendment, suspects in a criminal action must be informed of their rights before making a confession. No self incriminate & right to an attorney (supreme court case).
- 10. Issue was about freedom of press & due process. Individual did not get a fair trial because jury was swayed by press reporting on the case. Was denied due process and conviction of murder (of his wife) was reversed (Supreme Court case).
- 13. Under the 1st Amendment's freedom of religion requirements, a state may not require school children to recite a specific prayer at the beginning of each day of school (Supreme Court case)
- 16. State courts are required under the 6th Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel (lawyer), in criminal cases for defendants who are unable to afford their own lawyers (supreme court case)
- 19. power that is shared and divided between the federal, state, & local government
- 20. Powers that are shared and divided between the federal, state, & local govt.
- 21. people elect govt. leaders to serve the will of the people
- 22. type of govt. like England where most of the power is at the nat. level and very little reserved power (state & local)
- 23. 1st Amendment protects burning the American flag in protest, & other forms of political expression and symbolic speech (supreme court case)
Down
- 2. king or queen limited by tradition or law
- 3. Three branches of govt. and the powers of each
- 4. Rule by the people or people rule
- 5. Speech that presents a "danger" to the community is not protected by the 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Restricts free speech during war time, citing a violation of the Espionage Act of 1917 (Supreme Court case)
- 6. The school can only restrict speech if they can prove that conduct/protest interfered with the learning environment (supreme court case)
- 7. Evidence obatained in violation of the 4th Amendment, which protects against "unreasonable searches and seizures," may not be used in criminal prosecutions in state courts, as well as federal courts (supreme court case)
- 9. individual or group has ultimate authority controlling all aspects of citizens' economic, political, and social lives
- 11. Give the govt. power but not too much. No one is above the law
- 12. Each branch can oversee the other branches to make sure each branch does not have too much power
- 14. voters hold power and elect representatives who are responsible for concerns of people
- 15. fed. govt. is very weak & most of the power is give to the states
- 17. power comes from the consent of the governed (only works in small communities)
- 18. government Under a federal system of government, the ______ government holds significant power (fill in the blank)