AP GOV

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Across
  1. 2. a document with the fundamental principles and institutions of government for the United States
  2. 8. a group of self-interested people who use the government to get what they want
  3. 10. federal law takes supremacy over the states
  4. 13. the authority of the Supreme Court to strike down a law or executive action by declaring it unconstitutional
  5. 14. divided power between the national and state government
  6. 19. removing a president from office
  7. 21. the institution that makes laws
  8. 23. an agreement with a foreign nation
  9. 24. being already in office as opposed to running for the first time
  10. 25. making decisions based on what a representative's constituents want
Down
  1. 1. each branch has powers that can prevent other branches from making policy
  2. 3. letting a previous decision stand
  3. 4. distributive powers across institutions so one doesn't become too powerful
  4. 5. the institution that carries out laws passed by the legislative branch
  5. 6. the institution that hears and decides cases through the federal court
  6. 7. the governing body of a nation
  7. 9. an advisory board with 15 heads of the executive department that are appointed by the president
  8. 11. an organized group of part leaders and voters that work together to elect candidates to office
  9. 12. a tactic through which senators use unlimited debate to delay a motion
  10. 15. the presidency and one/both chambers of Congress are split between the two major parties
  11. 16. the institution responsible for implementing, administering, and enforcing policies at the federal level
  12. 17. authority of the federal government that goes beyond its expressed powers
  13. 18. legislatures determine whether currenthe t laws and appropriations are achieving intended results
  14. 20. making decisions based on what a representative thinks is best
  15. 22. the power of a president to reject a bill passed by Congress