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The Authority of a government to maintain order and safeguard citizens' health, morals, safety, and welfare.
The benefits of government to which every citizen is entitled.
A political philosophy that advocates unlimited power for the government to enable it to control of all sectors of society.
The view that democracy is embodied in the substance of government policies rather than in the policymaking procedure.
A process of transition as a country attempts to move from an authoritarian form of government to a democratic one.
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson. A document that proclaimed the right of the colonies to separate from Great Britain.
The clause in Article VI of the Constitution that asserts that national laws take precedence over state and local laws when they conflict.
Grants in aid targeted for a specific purpose by either formula or project.
Government units created to perform particular functions, especially when those functions are best performed across jurisdictional boundaries.
An Election that lacks an incumbent.
The assignment of lawmaking, law-enforcing, and law-interpreting functions to seperate government
In voting, canididates from different parties for different offices.
Financial contributions to party committees for capital and operational expenses.
The mechanism by which a filibuster is cut off in the senate.
Federal Funds appropriated by Congress for use on local projects.
A group of presidential advisers, the heads of the executive departments and other key officials.
A situation in which government is incapable of acting on important issues.
An orgazation's informal, unwritten rules that guide individual behavior.
An employee of a bureacracy, usually meaning a government bureaucracy.
A court's agenda.
The disagreement of a judge with a majority decision.
A defendant's admission of guilt in exchange for a less severe sentence.
Analysis of a public policy so as to determine how well it is working.
Information recieved by policymakers about the effectiveness of public policy.
For a government, the amount expected or obtained in taxes and other revenues.
Benefits to which every eligible person has a legal right and that the government cant deny.
A need-based compehensive medical and hospitalization program.
A health insurance program serving primarily persons sixty-five and older.
A foreign policy of withdrawal from international political affairs.
A policy to shore up countries economically and democratically, therby making them less likely to collapse or be taken over.

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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.

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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.

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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.