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the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy.
a conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction.
the permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians.
mercy; lenience.
a body of electors chosen or appointed by a larger group.
an international agreement, usually regarding routine administrative matters not warranting a formal treaty, made by the executive branch of the US government without ratification by the Senate.
a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
the unelected, administrative body in the Executive Branch. It is the back bone of the US Government.
a regular election for statewide or national offices.
a company that is owned by the government and operates with the same independence of a private business, except that the owner is the government.
agencies that exist outside the federal executive departments and the Executive Office of the President.
independent governmental body established by legislative act in order to set standards in a specific field of activity, or operations, in the private sector of the economy and then to enforce those standards.
establishes a main underlying theme.
the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense.
The act mandates that most positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political patronage.
the order in which officials of the United States federal government assume the powers and duties of the office of president of the United States
a cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
a yearly address delivered each January by the president of the US to Congress, giving the administration's view of the state of the nation and plans for legislation.
a federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.
the branch of government exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.
the system of courts that interprets and applies law in legal cases.
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.
the part of the United States government that creates laws.
the elected head of a republican state.
an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.
the working office space of the President of the United States, located in the West Wing of the White House

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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.

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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.