Across
- 3. some authoritarian governments limit people's freedom of speech and limit freedom of the press
- 6. the government cannot search your car without a warrant or reasonable suspicion that you did a crime
- 7. The people in a state directly vote to decide if marijuana should be legal.
- 14. democracy The US votes for elected officials to represent us and make laws for us. This is __ democracy
- 15. right to be silent - you do not have to admit your crimes in court
- 16. a government that makes fast decisions and has absolute power
- 19. The president appoints judges and the Senate must approve them.
- 20. Congress makes a law to make all immigration legal. The president vetoes the law (says no to the law).
- 23. the government cannot take away people's rights without a fair process (lawyer, court, police tell people their rights)
- 24. This group wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
Down
- 1. The __ government has the power to control schools.
- 2. In a country where the vote is unfair, the people don't have control over their government
- 3. Another way to say popular sovereignty
- 4. Maryland did a referendum to make marijuana legal.
- 5. the problem with the articles of confederation was the central government was __
- 8. a leader is impeached because they broke the law
- 9. President Trump wants to build a wall on the border but Congress will not give him the money to do it.
- 10. this was added to the Constitution to protect people's rights from government
- 11. The president makes an agreement (treaty) with another country and the Senate must approve it.
- 12. The __ government has power to make post offices.
- 13. if a leader breaks a rule, they can be removed as leader
- 17. the supreme law of the United States, a document that sets up our government
- 18. government power is divided between the central and state governments
- 21. The Constitution divides the United States government into three parts.
- 22. How do people have popular sovereignty?