Chapter 11 Vocab - State Government

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Across
  1. 2. clause - the clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal law prevail over state laws when there is a conflict
  2. 5. - unequal representation in state legislatures
  3. 9. - the person in a civil case who claims to have been harmed
  4. 11. powers - powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government and that are kept by the states
  5. 12. referendum - a vote called by a legislature to seek voter approval of a law
  6. 13. - having a one-house legislature
  7. 16. court - type of court in which a judge or a jury listens to the evidence and reaches a verdict, or decision, in favor of one party or another in the case
  8. 18. - a meeting of legislative or judicial body to conduct business
  9. 19. - the person in the civil case who is said to have caused the harm
  10. 20. referendum - a question placed on a ballot by a citizen petition to decide if a law should be repealed
  11. 21. - the least serious type of crime
  12. 22. powers - powers shared by the state and federal governments
Down
  1. 1. session - a legislative meeting called for a specific purpose
  2. 3. - to reduce a criminal’s sentence
  3. 4. - money awarded to states by the federal government
  4. 6. veto - to veto only a specific part of a bill
  5. 7. - to grant a prisoner an early release from prison, with certain restrictions
  6. 8. case - court case in which one party in a dispute claims to have been harmed in some way by the other
  7. 10. system - the sharing of power between central and state governments
  8. 14. court - type of court in which a party who lost a case in a lower court asks judges to review that decision and reverse it
  9. 15. - type of crime more serious than a misdemeanor
  10. 17. - the process of redrawing legislative districts