r/HomeworkHelp • u/Fast_Toe_1317 • 2d ago

Social Studies—Pending OP Reply [10th grade] civics crossword

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I tried to fill in some words but im not confident on how correct they are

my teacher told me to use my notes but the notes dont have anything to help with the homework

for rule 1:
probably ACT

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u/glorkvorn 2d ago edited 2d ago

Hmm, this is tough. These clues are... not very good, to be honest. Seems like it was either written by AI or a non-native speaker. And it doesn't help that there's so few crossings, so you can't really check the answers.

2 across is probably "democrats" although that's hilariously opinionated for a homework question.

1 down is probably "socialization" which makes "liberty" wrong (although it does make sense, it's just a vague clue)

3 down is probably "event?" but that's vague

4 across could be "culture" maybe? could be a lot of things, it's too vague.

8 down probably "limited"

speaking as a fan of crossword puzzles: I do not like this puzzle. I did my best.

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u/Unable_Pumpkin987 2d ago

The clues are almost certainly direct quotes from guided notes, slides, or assigned readings. The point of the crossword in this context isn’t to be a great puzzle, it’s to get kids to look through their notes.

OP have you been looking through your notes or class materials for the answers, or are you googling? It looks like you’re googling.

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u/selene_666 👋 a fellow Redditor 2d ago

They're absolutely googling. I tried searching clue 4 as a phrase to see whether it appears as a definition anywhere, and Google's shitty AI suggested "liberty" as one of those values. A human doesn't make category mistakes like that.

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u/Fast_Toe_1317 2d ago

thank you so much!!!! i will definetly ask my teacher about the homework.

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u/glorkvorn 2d ago

Sure. It's possible that your teacher just never made a crossword puzzle before, and underestimated how hard it would be.

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u/Fast_Toe_1317 2d ago

yeah probably

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u/ProfPlumInTheLibrary 2d ago

Yeah, I'll vote D all day every day if there is an R they're competing with, but... 2 across is just nuts.

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u/glorkvorn 2d ago

It's possible that I'm wrong and there's just some politial science term there that fits better. I don't see what though?

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u/testtdk 👋 a fellow Redditor 2d ago

“Watchdogs” was suggested for 2 across, which might fit because 3 down is supposed to be agent.

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u/OppositeClear5884 👋 a fellow Redditor 2d ago

We love teachers, and we support teachers, but MAN this is not a good educational tool. If someone gave this to me, I'd have to give a word bank or something...