Amendments 11-27 and Constitution Terms Crossword
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the right of the federal courts to decide whether a law is unconstitutional
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judicial review
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a proposed law
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bill
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the number of people who must be present before an organization can do official business
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quorum
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to approve the decision or proposal of someone else
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ratify
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one of the amendments set this as the date for the President's inauguration
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january twentieth
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gives congress the right to make any law necessary and proper to govern the nation
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elastic clause
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amendment which abolished slavery
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thirteenth
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means that a person found not guilty of a crime in court can never be tried again for the same crime
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double jeopardy
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one of the amendments outlawed the manufacture and sale of this item
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intoxicating beverages
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one of the amendments says that if congress votes to increase the salaries of its members, the increase will not go into effect until after the next election for this part of the us government
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house of representatives
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a state must honor all laws and other official actions of another state
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full faith and credit
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the nineteenth amendment gave this part of america's population the right to vote
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women
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the right of an accused person to appear before a judge to hear charges and to request bail
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habeas corpus
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to say no to a bill
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veto
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to take back a law or amendment
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repeal
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after the fact, people cannot be punished for doing something before it became illegal
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ex post facto
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the right to vote
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suffrage
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one of the amendments set this as the minimum age for voting
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eighteen
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the sixteenth amendment says that congress can impose this on the american people
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income tax
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the right of a president or governor to eliminate a punishment
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pardon
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one state or country returning an accused person to another state or country
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extradition
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to take the place of someone
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succeed
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a paper signed by a judge giving police permission to search private property or a person
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warrant
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according to the fifteenth amendment no state can deny a citizen this right
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voting
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the act of making war on your own country
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treason
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the right of a president or governor to lesson or delay a punishment
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reprieve
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the government has the right to take private property for public purposes provided that a fair price be paid
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eminent domain
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one of the amendments explains what must be done if this executive position becomes vacant
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vice president
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money paid to the court by an accused person as an assurance that she/he will return for his/her trial
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bail
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one of the amendment says that american citizens will fill this position by direct vote
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senator
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one of the amendment says that this cannot be charged to people wanting to vote
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tax
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the fourteenth amendment made sure that freed slaves would enjoy this status
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citizenship
