This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US Government & Constitution has 15 clues. Answers range from 5 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Amendment I: Freedom of Religion, ___________, and the press; Rights of Assembly and Petition
What right does Amendment II protect?
Which Amendment grew directly out of an old complaint against the British, who had forced people to take soldiers into their homes?
The fourth Amendment requires, in most cases, that authorities first obtain a ________________ from a judge before searching, seizing goods, or arresting people.
The fifth Amendment guarantees that no one has to stand trial for a crime unless he or she has been ______________, or accused, by a grand jury.
A special panel selected to decide whether there is enough evidence against a person to hold a trial
A capital crime is one punishable by ___________.
An infamous crime is one punishable by death or _____________________.
T/F The sixth Amendment states that if a criminal defendant is unable to afford a lawyer, they can not have one.
Public or Private? A person accused of a crime must have a prompt, ___________ trial by an open-minded jury.
Amendment that directly applies only to federal courts; rights in civil cases
Amendment that addresses bails, fines, and punishments
Amendment adopted to prevent incorrect interpretation that other rights not listed in the Bill of Rights were not protected
The tenth Amendment was adopted to reassure people that the _______________ government would not replace the states' governments.
first ten Amendments of the Constitution