Honors Final EOC Crossword

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  1. 1. an addition to the U.S. Constitution; a rule that the government has to follow.
  2. 8. the application of the Bill of Rights to the state governments.
  3. 13. established the first national government of the U.S.
  4. 14. the sharing of power between the national, state, and local governments
  5. 17. Congress’s job to check on the work of government agencies
  6. 18. the right to vote
  7. 19. legal tradition
  8. 21. the government’s plan for dealing with other nations
  9. 23. the document that stated that everyone is equal because everyone has natural rights, and the purpose of government is to protect rights
  10. 26. 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.
  11. 28. first secretary of the treasury, one of the authors of the Federalist Papers
  12. 30. Father of the Bill of Rights, one author of the Federalist Papers
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  1. 2. the first written social contract in the Americas.
  2. 3. an association of people who unite to support a common goal
  3. 4. the implied agreement between people and society
  4. 5. each branch of government has the power to limit the powers of the other branches
  5. 6. idea from the Magna Carta; government must follow legal steps when dealing with people accused on criminal behavior
  6. 7. the judiciary’s power to declare a law or an executive action unconstitutional.
  7. 9. interpreting the Constitution according to modern usage
  8. 10. the number of Senators needed to stop
  9. 11. represents the leadership of the U.S. military
  10. 12. when Republicans control the House but Democrats control the Senate, e.g.
  11. 15. the tactic of speaking to delay or kill a bill in the Senate
  12. 16. government power is divided between three branches, each with their own roles, powers, and responsibilities
  13. 20. a group that seeks control of the government to achieve its goals
  14. 22. the president’s use of twitter, e.g.
  15. 24. interpreting the Constitution by the way the Founders and Framers meant it.
  16. 25. Presidential directives to the Federal Bureaucracy
  17. 27. the grandma of the U.S. Constitution;
  18. 29. how decisions are made in Congress