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Constitution Crossword

By: Nick Williams 
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Separation of powers is a political doctrine originating in the writings of Montesquieu in The Spirit of the Laws where he urged for a constitutional government with three separate branches of government
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Powers authorized by the constitution
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Federalism is the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government with regional governments
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political philosophy in which governmental power is restricted by law, usually in a written constitution. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.
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a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation. Compare with slander.
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establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the supreme law of the land.
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Make a minor change in order to make it fairer
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is the act of exposing oneself (generally, by making a statement) "to an accusation or charge of crime; to involve oneself or another [person] in a criminal prosecution or the danger thereof."
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Constitution grant the legislative branch a huge amount of authority over American national policy, both foreign and domestic
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the clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress
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the introductory part of a statute, deed, or the like, stating the reasons and intent of what follows.
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the doctrine that the people are sovereign and a government is subject to the will of the people
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
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A system of government that allows each branch of governemnt to veto acts of another branch
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powers in nations with a federal system of government that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit
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court order that a magistrate, judge or Supreme Court official issues to authorize law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a person, location, or vehicle for evidence of a crime and to confiscate any evidence they find.
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the right to vote in political elections.
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the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation
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The rule of law is the legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials
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Gives congress the ability to make laws governing matters such as details of interstate commerce not specially anticipated in the constitution
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the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation: Compare with libel.