2025 AP Government

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Across
  1. 5. Allows Congress to pass needed laws
  2. 6. Rule issued by the president with the force of law
  3. 9. Organization that tries to influence policy
  4. 10. Power of courts to strike down unconstitutional laws
  5. 14. Division of government into three branches
  6. 15. Senate vote to end a filibuster
  7. 18. Essays promoting the ratification of the Constitution
  8. 19. Division of power between national and state governments
  9. 20. First ten amendments protecting individual freedoms
  10. 21. Election, Voters choose a party’s nominee for public office
  11. 23. Protections from discrimination under the law
  12. 24. Official ruling of the court
  13. 27. Process of acquiring political beliefs
  14. 29. Applying Bill of Rights to states case-by-case
  15. 31. Judges making bold policy decisions
  16. 32. Current officeholder running for re-election
  17. 34. Grant, Federal money given to states with broad spending guidelines
  18. 35. Supreme Court order to hear a case
  19. 37. Outside party submitting a legal brief to the court
  20. 41. Agreement where people consent to be governed
  21. 43. System where citizens elect representatives
  22. 44. Constitution is the highest law in the land
  23. 46. Attempting to influence government decisions on behalf of a group
  24. 48. Idea that government power comes from the people
  25. 49. Practice of letting previous decisions stand
  26. 50. Delaying tactic used in the Senate
Down
  1. 1. Fair legal treatment required by the Constitution
  2. 2. Judges deferring to other branches
  3. 3. Each branch limits the power of the others
  4. 4. Agreement creating a bicameral legislature
  5. 7. Body that formally elects the president
  6. 8. Drawing districts to favor a political party
  7. 11. Meeting of party members to select delegates or candidates
  8. 12. Federal orders that require states to comply with national standards
  9. 13. Government is restricted by a constitution or laws
  10. 16. Part of the 14th Amendment guaranteeing equality
  11. 17. General views of the public
  12. 22. Justice’s disagreement with the majority
  13. 25. The supreme law of the United States
  14. 26. System of government agencies and departments
  15. 28. President’s rejection of a bill
  16. 30. Gives Congress power to regulate trade
  17. 33. Protections from government interference
  18. 36. Relationship between Congress, bureaucracy, and interest groups
  19. 38. Powers specifically listed in the Constitution
  20. 39. Group that raises money for political candidates
  21. 40. Justice agrees but for different reasons
  22. 42. Powers not written but necessary to carry out duties
  23. 45. Grant, Federal funds for specific purposes with restrictions
  24. 47. Anti-Federalist paper warning against a strong central government