civics puzzle
Across
- 2. all power not listed in the gov is reserved for the states or people
- 5. a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
- 8. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
- 10. to kick someone out of office for a crime
- 13. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation
- 15. powers court to decide and pronounce a judgment and carry it into effect between persons and parties who bring a case before it for decision.
- 16. powers political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
- 17. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
- 18. powers powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
Down
- 1. to decline or pass a law
- 3. monthly pay from US citizens
- 4. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
- 6. Branch carries out and enforces laws
- 7. powers those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution.
- 9. two branches or chambers
- 11. branch declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
- 12. sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
- 14. powers powers which are shared by both the federal government and state governments.