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Let’s Talk Trash! NOV/DEC 2017

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The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for teachers -- Let's get it...together! The Classroom Crossword That Puts Kids and Teachers on the Same Team

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Kids Across 1. What the people have to do to pick a politician 3. A team effort to help a person win an office 7. So random: Having estalished the world's first democracy, this city -- the capital of Greece -- held a lottery each year to pick which 500 citizens would govern their city-state 9. Every American's imaginary uncle, he wears a tall top hat 11. What the 4 Down can do to a bill he dislikes, it's an anagram of 1 Across 12. Many citizens thought it was cool when Pres. Reagan issued a proclamation in 1984 declaring July National ___ Cream Month 13. It's the abbr. for the European Union, the political and economic group of 28 countries that estab- lish and abide by common laws 14. Whenever a jury reaches the right verdict, ______ is served (or any one of the Supreme Court nine) 15. What you might call a dog, cat or canary who lives in the White House: The First ___ 17. For a member of the House of Representatives, it's four years (it's also a word for a word) 18. Whenever it's time to make a selection of government officials we hold an ________ 20. All in favor: It's what a senator means when he votes "aye" 22. A massive gathering held every four years by Democrats and Republicans to formally 6 Down their candidate 23. Great words from Gettysburg: Country whose government is "of the people, by the people and for the people" (abbr.) Teachers Down 2. Shape of the stateliest office in the White House 3. A document of democracy, it's

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the supreme law of the United States 4. Head of the executive branch of government, who gets to pick 13As and pardon turkeys 5. Hot topic on which candidates state their views (or just one copy of "Let's Talk Trash") 6. Put a preferred politician up for a vote 8. Built for speed: If you want to use the ____ lane, you must have at least one other person in your car or be driving an environmentally friendly hybrid with a SmartPass on your dashboard (abbr.) 10. Event at which opposing candidates share and defend

their positions 15. Group of like-minded political supporters (or the event they hold after a victory) 16. Coin that features the Republican who forever ended slavery by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 19. Letters after the dot on our state's official website 21. Everybody sing!: It's the last word in "America the Beautiful" Interested in collaborative family fun? Contact at info@kapd.com and continue the excitement at home!

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