Government Cross Word Puzzle P.7

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Across
  1. 2. System of government, national and state gov divided and balanced
  2. 5. A theory of government and politics contending that groups are so strong that government is weakened
  3. 6. An association of congressional members who advocate a political ideology, regional, ethnic, or economic interest.
  4. 9. executes laws
  5. 10. Court order that requires or forbids some specific action.
  6. 15. The act of manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one party or class.
  7. 16. One of two people elected to represent a state in the Senate
  8. 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.
  9. 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. 1. supporters of the US Constitution at the time the states were contemplating its adoption
  2. 3. Association formed a lobbying arm for 2nd amendment gun ownership rights
  3. 4. How similar cases have been decided in the past
  4. 7. Reviews Laws
  5. 8. legal right to vote in US
  6. 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.
  7. 11. A person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom
  8. 12. Creates Laws
  9. 13. Describes people's perception that Congress and the president are in a state of disagreement that results in little legislation passing.
  10. 14. rise in price of goods and services
  11. 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
  12. 18. Procedure that may be used to limit or end floor debate in a legislative body; requires a three-fifths vote of the Senate.
  13. 20. a special tax added to uprooted goods to raise their price, thereby protecting businesses and workers from foreign competition