This printable crossword puzzle has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 14 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The governing body of a nation, state, or community
a product that one individual can consume without reducing its availability to others and from which no one is deprived.
automatic veto of a bill that occurs if the president or governor neither signs nor vetoes a bill within ten days of receiving it
scandal was a scandal during and after the 1972 Presidential Election.
A formal accusation of wrongdoing against a public official.
a legislative process of the United States Congress that expedites the passage of certain budgetary legislation in the United States Senate.
person who is involved in a civil legal case, either because they are making a formal complaint about someone, or because a complaint is being made about them.
body of unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by the courts.
principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.
A body of rules that delineate private rights and remedies, and govern disputes between individuals in such areas as contracts, property, and Family Law; distinct from criminal or public law.
the suppression of words, images, or ideas that are "offensive," happens whenever some people succeed in imposing their personal political or moral values on others.
free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
a tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual.
the right to vote in public elections.
the basic rights afforded, by laws of the government, to every person, regardless of race, nationality, color, gender, age, religion, or disability.
was a Louisiana French-speaking Creole plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. ... The resulting "separate but equal" decision against him had wide consequences for civil rights in the United States.
"The authority and influence of law in society, especially when viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional behavior
situation when there is difficulty passing laws that satisfy the needs of the people
defamation expressed by print, writing, pictures, signs, effigies, or any communication embodied in physical form that is injurious to a person's reputation, exposes a person to public hatred, contempt or ridicule, or injures a person in his/her business or profession.
entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government.