Description

Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation.
A government in which citizens hold the power to rule.
A detailed, written plan for government.
To vote approval of.
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
The refusal to purchase certain goods.
A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country somewhere else.
A form of democracy in which people vote first hand.
A government controlled by one person or a small group of people.
The British Legislature.
A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case.
To change.
A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses.
A group of people that makes laws.
The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem.
A system of law based on precedent and customs.
The ruling authority for a community.
Ruled by a king or queen.
A government in which citizens choose a small group to govern on their behalf.
Those who opposed ratification of the constitution.
Supporters of the constitution.
A proposal for the structure of the US government.
Proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
An agreement or settlement of a dispute.
The original Constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, replaced by the US constitution in 1789.
The process for states to count slaves as part of the population in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal government.
Declared the freedom of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain.
Belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and guarantee of rights and privileges.
A document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
British law, passed by parliament of Great Britain in 1689, declaring the rights and liberties of the people. Separation of powers of the King and Queen.
A system of government based on popular sovereignty in which the structures, powers, and limits of government are set forth in a constitution.
A politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory.
Believed humans were born with certain ideas already in mind.

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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.

How do I create a crossword template?

For the easiest crossword templates, WordMint is the way to go!

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For a quick and easy pre-made template, simply search through WordMint’s existing 500,000+ templates. With so many to choose from, you’re bound to find the right one for you!

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  • Log in to your account (it’s free to join!)
  • Head to ‘My Puzzles’
  • Click ‘Create New Puzzle’ and select ‘Crossword’
  • Select your layout, enter your title and your chosen clues and answers
  • That’s it! The template builder will create your crossword template for you and you can save it to your account, export as a word document or pdf and print!

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.