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Act / a law made by parliament, a bill that has passed all three
Bill / a proposal for a new law which has been presented to
Budget / a plan placed before parliament each year showing what money the government expects to
Judge / a public officer to decide cases in a law
Common law / a law based on court
Jury / a group of people sworn to give input in a legal case of evidence given to them in
Debate / a formal discussion in the house where different views are put to arrive at a
First reading / the first stage in the process through a house
Governor / the representative of the queen in a state of the commonwealth
Hearing / a meeting of the parliamentary committee for the purpose of taking oral
House of representatives / one of the two houses in the Australian commonwealth parliament. It is the house where government is
Legislative process / the series of actions in which a law is being
Parliament house / a building where the house of parliament
Petition / a document presented to parliament by a person or group of people asking for action on a
Political party / an organization which has members who are elected to parliament to achieve public
Secretary / a public servant who is the administrative head of the government
Witness / a person who gives evidence to a parliamentary
Legislative council / name of the upper house of the parliament of
Governor general / The chief representative of the
Legislative assembly / name of the lower house of the parliament of
Senate / upper house of
Magistrates court / a court that deals with minor
Supreme court / the highest court in a country or state that deals with civil
Election / a formal/organized choice by a vote of a person for a political
Caucus / a group of senators and members of parliament from the same political
Democracy / A country that is governed by people who are elected by its citizens to make decisions on their
Law / the system of rules which a particular country or community in which members must follow that come with the imposition of
Prime minister / the head of an elected

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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!

Create your own from scratch

  • 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.