constitution

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Across
  1. 4. – Whether or not something follows the Constitution.
  2. 7. – A main part or section of the U.S. Constitution.
  3. 9. – Treating everyone equally under the law.
  4. 11. – The document that sets up the U.S. government and protects citizens’ rights.
  5. 13. – An idea for a new law that Congress must vote on.
  6. 15. – When the President says “no” to a bill and stops it from becoming law.
  7. 18. – The branch that carries out and enforces the laws.
  8. 19. and Balances – A system that keeps any one branch from becoming too powerful.
Down
  1. 1. – The process of creating rules that citizens must follow.
  2. 2. – The leader of the executive branch.
  3. 3. – Fairness or a Supreme Court judge.
  4. 5. – The branch that interprets laws and decides if they are fair.
  5. 6. – A rule made by the government that people must follow.
  6. 8. – The branch that makes the laws.
  7. 10. Court – The highest court in the United States.
  8. 12. – When Congress passes a bill even after the President’s veto.
  9. 14. – The leaders who wrote and signed the Constitution.
  10. 16. – One of the three parts of government that share power.
  11. 17. – What is shared and limited among the branches of government.
  12. 19. – The group in the legislative branch that writes and votes on laws.