Across
- 2. What kind of Congress resulted from the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
- 4. Who is known as the “father of the Constitution”?
- 7. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
- 10. what amendment protects individuals rights to bear arms?
- 11. Which political party believes in doing things in a new and “progressive” manner?
- 12. What type of republic is the United States?
- 14. Who does the spoiler and innovator roles in minor parties frustrate?
- 15. Basic elements of the US government can be traced back to which European country?
- 16. What committee is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives?
- 17. Which political party believes in doing things “the old/traditional way”?
- 18. What clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution pertains to the right to freely exercise one's religion?
- 19. What committee in congress is responsible for appropriating funding for most of the functions of the federal government.
Down
- 1. who served as the first President of the United States?
- 3. What English philosopher and Political theorist said that the most important fundamental rights are “life, liberty, and property.”?
- 5. What is used to determine how electoral votes are allocated among the States?
- 6. What clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress?
- 8. Who succeeds the president if he leaves office, after the vice president?
- 9. How many electoral votes does the District of Columbia have?
- 13. What in the second amendment has led it to be unclear?
- 17. What committee considers all bills reported from policy and fiscal committees and determines whether to schedule their consideration on the floor of the House?