Democracy in Action Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. the official power to make legal decisions
  2. 4. elected member of a legislative body
  3. 6. a settlement by each side giving up something
  4. 7. rejection of a law by a governor or president
  5. 8. vote by the legislature to pass a bill after veto
  6. 11. official survey of population done every 10 years
  7. 12. the central or national government
  8. 14. a bill that has passed both houses and been signed into law
  9. 15. a group of legislators who consider bills on a specific topic
  10. 16. the official room for the meeting of a legislative group
  11. 17. a city or town
  12. 18. a temporary prohibition of an activity
  13. 19. the section of the chamber for legislators
Down
  1. 2. a person elected to the House of Representatives
  2. 3. any change proposed or made to a bill
  3. 5. proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature
  4. 6. a person who lives within the district of a legislator
  5. 9. the authority to carry out a policy given by voters
  6. 10. losing something as a penalty for wrongdoing
  7. 13. a legislature consisting of two chambers: House and Senate