Government
Across
- 3. refers to a system of organization where decisions are made by a body of non-elected officials
- 4. term that describes different viewpoints on theories of power, politics, and society
- 5. give formal consent to making a treaty officially valid
- 8. refusal to obey governmental demands or commands
- 13. written law formally created by a legislative body
- 14. A political system characterized by the rejection of democracy
- 16. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state
- 18. part of the government responsible for creating laws
- 19. Reviews and potentially repeals existing laws
- 20. powers are those necessary to effectuate the powers expressed in the Constitution
Down
- 1. tax paid on the wages and salaries of employees
- 2. responsible for interpreting laws and applying justice
- 6. powers are those that naturally belong to the government because it is a sovereign state
- 7. political manipulation of electoral district boundaries with the intent to create undue advantage for a party
- 9. to propose new laws
- 10. refers to the legal authority granted to a legal entity, allowing it to enact justice
- 11. consists of electors chosen by each state
- 12. its main responsibility is to carry out and enforce the nation’s laws
- 15. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
- 17. official act of forgiveness granted by the government to an individual who has been convicted of a criminal offense