Civics8 Semester1 Review

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Across
  1. 3. the group made up of secretaries of executive departments that advise the President
  2. 5. the department of the Executive Branch run by the Attorney General
  3. 7. the branch of the US government that makes laws
  4. 8. talking a long time in the Senate to delay vote on a bill
  5. 11. government in which people elect representatives to speak for them
  6. 15. the department of the Executive Branch that issues money
  7. 16. the branch of the US government that carries out laws
  8. 17. an agreement in which both sides give up some of their demands
  9. 19. legal process by which an alien becomes a citizen
  10. 22. the branch of the US government that interprets the laws
  11. 23. the department of the Executive Branch that deals with foreign countries
  12. 25. the art of dealing with a foreign country
  13. 26. drawing Congressional districts in odd shapes to benefit one group
Down
  1. 1. how we determine the number of votes a state gets in the House of Representatives
  2. 2. the department of the Executive Branch that controls the US military
  3. 4. bring charges against a public official
  4. 6. a word meaning "two houses" of Congress
  5. 9. a written change to the US Constitution
  6. 10. the study of citizenship and government
  7. 12. the many departments and agencies at all levels of the government
  8. 13. the power to rule is divided between the national government and the states
  9. 14. refusal of the President to sign a bill into law
  10. 18. powers created by the Necessary and Proper Clause
  11. 20. an official that represents a government in a foreign country
  12. 21. government "by the people"
  13. 24. forgiving a crime and freeing a person from serving a criminal sentence
  14. 27. how we determine the number of votes a state gets in the Senate