Gov Puzzle

3. A person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity.
5. the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.
9. having two branches or chambers.
11. the method by which voters may propose new laws or amend existing laws by gathering signatures from registered voters to place the issue on the ballot.
12. a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study.
14. the action of nominating or state of being nominated.
15. the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.
16. supported by a church or religious order.
17. a condition in which multiple groups or factions become so politically strong that the government is unable to function effectively.
18. currently holding office.
19. A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the US.
20. the belief that women deserve equal social, economic, and political rights and freedoms.

1. to repeat the words that someone else has said or written
2. a set of procedures designed to; eliminate unlawful discrimination among applicants, remedy the results of such prior discrimination
4. the effort to reintegrate Southern states from the Confederacy and 4 million newly-freed people into the United States.
6. the consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial treatment of all individuals.
7. a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
8. the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
10. the process of distributing the 435 memberships, or seats, in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states.
13. a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.