Description

the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure.
a document containing a formal statement of rights.
the introductory part of a constitution or statute that usually states the reasons for and intent of the law.
a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power.
the constitutional allocation of the legislative, executive, and judicial powers among the three branches of government.
To protect and defend the constitution, staying informed on the issues in your community (etc).
A form of representative government has existed in Georgia since January 1751.
a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes.
The income that is gained by governments through taxation.
This federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing the laws made by the legislative branch.
an official elected or appointed to act as ruler, chief executive, or nominal head of a political unit.
an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of an American state.
the chief law officer of a nation or state who represents the government in litigation and serves as its principal legal adviser.
the principal legal officer who represents a country or a state in legal proceedings and gives legal advice to the government.
the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.
a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.
Its powers include passing laws, originating spending bills (House), impeaching officials (Senate), and approving treaties (Senate).
The court systems of local, state, and federal governments, responsible for interpreting the laws passed by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch.
a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
a minor wrongdoing.

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Civics Vocabulary

Crossword

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

How do I create a crossword template?

For the easiest crossword templates, WordMint is the way to go!

Pre-made templates

For a quick and easy pre-made template, simply search through WordMint’s existing 500,000+ templates. With so many to choose from, you’re bound to find the right one for you!

Create your own from scratch

  • Log in to your account (it’s free to join!)
  • Head to ‘My Puzzles’
  • Click ‘Create New Puzzle’ and select ‘Crossword’
  • Select your layout, enter your title and your chosen clues and answers
  • That’s it! The template builder will create your crossword template for you and you can save it to your account, export as a word document or pdf and print!

How do I choose the clues for my crossword?

Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

Can I print my crossword template?

All of our templates can be exported into Microsoft Word to easily print, or you can save your work as a PDF to print for the entire class. Your puzzles get saved into your account for easy access and printing in the future, so you don’t need to worry about saving them at work or at home!

Can I create crosswords in other languages?

Crosswords are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as they test their reading, comprehension and writing all at the same time. When learning a new language, this type of test using multiple different skills is great to solidify students' learning.

We have full support for crossword templates in languages such as Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire crossword in your target language including all of the titles, and clues.