Government Cross Word Puzzle P.7
Across
- 2. System of government, national and state gov divided and balanced
- 5. A theory of government and politics contending that groups are so strong that government is weakened
- 6. An association of congressional members who advocate a political ideology, regional, ethnic, or economic interest.
- 9. executes laws
- 10. Court order that requires or forbids some specific action.
- 15. The act of manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one party or class.
- 16. One of two people elected to represent a state in the Senate
- 17. A strategy unique to the Senate whereby opponents of a piece of legislation use their right to unlimited debate to prevent the Senate from ever voting on a bill.
- 19. a nation's basic law. It creates political institutions, assigns or divides powers in government, and often provides certain guarantees to citizens.
Down
- 1. supporters of the US Constitution at the time the states were contemplating its adoption
- 3. Association formed a lobbying arm for 2nd amendment gun ownership rights
- 4. How similar cases have been decided in the past
- 7. Reviews Laws
- 8. legal right to vote in US
- 9. A theory of government and politics contending that an upper-class elite will hold most of the power and thus in effect run the government.
- 11. A person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom
- 12. Creates Laws
- 13. Describes people's perception that Congress and the president are in a state of disagreement that results in little legislation passing.
- 14. rise in price of goods and services
- 17. groups such as parties or interest groups, which according to James Madison arose from the unequal distribution of property or wealth had the potential to cause instability in government
- 18. Procedure that may be used to limit or end floor debate in a legislative body; requires a three-fifths vote of the Senate.
- 20. a special tax added to uprooted goods to raise their price, thereby protecting businesses and workers from foreign competition