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the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
A political philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the United States federal government back to the states.
Was a Republican Party electoral strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans.
Was an economic phenomenon of the 1970's resulting from a combination of economic stagnation, rising prices and inflation.
Was an American politician and attorney who served as the 38th president of the United States
Treaties governing the canal’s international status
(National Organization for Women) is an American feminist organization founded in 1966.
A period of time in history that is unified by cultural or historical factors.
American writer and political activist who was best known for her opposition to the women’s movement and especially the Equal Rights Amendment.
A cultural and political movement that raised awareness of the history of Mexicans and/or Chicanos in North America
is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney. He is noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes.
a day in April designated for promoting concern for the environment.
The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters.
Is an unspecified large group of people in a country or group who do not express their opinions publicly.
The second treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation
The refugees who fled Vietnam by boat and ship following the end of the Vietnam War
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule
Human rights are moral principles or norms for certain standards of human behavior and are regularly protected in municipal and international law.
An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction
The privilege, claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest.

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Civics Vocabulary

Crossword

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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.