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United States Government Crossword Puzzle

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This is a crossword about the American political system and famous politicians.
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      1. First name of the first President
      5. Franklin Roosevelt was named Man of the Year three times by this magazine
      7. Thomas Jefferson claimed the Declaration of Independence did not contain a single original ___
      8. Old Hickory was this number President (Roman numerals)
      10. The first Vice President or Second President
      11. Eisenhower slogan: "I ___ Ike"
      12. A famous presidential anecdote is someone lost a ___ to get Calvin Coolidge to say three words
      13. President Truman used these for his Whistle stop campaigning
      16. Some of these have been issued controversially, like the one given from Ford to Nixon
      18. This terms was used to describe the role of intellectuals in FDR's government "___ Trust"
      21. Nobel Prize winner and Vice President to Coolidge
      24. Middle name for Jimmy Carter
      25. Relationship of 41st President to 43rd President
      26. First name of President Van Buren
      28. Personification of United States: "Uncle ___"
      29. Relationship of First Lady Harriet Lane to James Buchanan
      30. First Speaker of the House to become President
      32. Cabinet department created by Jimmy Carter
      35. Hiram Fong was the first Senator with this ancestry in US history
      36. Nickname for Ronald Regan's previous profession: "Show ___"
      38. Roman Numerals for Constitutional Amendment not part of the Bill of Rights
      40. The House of ___ is comprised of 435 voting members

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      1. US Civil War hero who later became president
      2. First African-American President
      3. The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 affected these individuals (abbreviation)
      4. Nickname for Lincoln's Secretary of War Stanton
      5. Only person to be both President and a Supreme Court Justice
      6. First name for President Fillmore
      8. A President can use this power to reject Congressional bills
      9. 21st century Middle Eastern terrorist group that loomed large in American politics
      12. Warren Harding graduated Ohio Central College with this type of degree (abbreviation)
      14. Initials for the 40th President
      15. Since 1869, the number of Justices serving on the Supreme Court
      17. One sign of economic success is when this index rises
      18. Vice President after Dick Cheney
      19. First name for Presidents Jackson and Johnson
      20. Third President to be impeached
      22. This group gives out ratings for Supreme Court nominees (abbreviation)
      23. Accident resulting in death of Michael Kennedy or politician Sonny Bono
      26. First name for Vice President Pence
      27. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza ___
      28. This legislative body is made up of 100 members
      31. First name of long serving Utah Senator Hatch
      33. In the line of Presidential succession, the Speaker of the House is ___ after the Vice President
      34. Affirmative votes
      35. Nickname for Lincoln: "Honest ___"
      36. One time army slogan: "Be all you can ___"
      37. Initials for second President to die in office
      39. Section of the Constitution defining the Executive branch of the government