Government Culminating Assignment

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Across
  1. 4. - the group with the most votes in an election
  2. 5. - a form of government that involves the people having a say in the process
  3. 8. - in this court, judges are called “justices”
  4. 11. - the process that occurs when a person wants to become a U.S citizen
  5. 18. - when power is divided among a central government
  6. 19. - when a branch of government has two chambers
  7. 20. - a plan that is made to decide how money is earned and spent
  8. 21. - The official document that our country is governed by
  9. 23. - areas of land that have clear and definable borders
  10. 24. - a written document that explains the reasoning behind a court’s decision
Down
  1. 1. - when a bill is rejected by the president
  2. 2. - our government has three of these that share the power and responsibilities
  3. 3. - our country’s first attempt at a new form of government
  4. 6. - when only one person is in charge of a nation
  5. 7. - this amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures
  6. 9. - the draft of a law
  7. 10. - protect the country, keep order, help citizens, and make laws
  8. 12. - the Court of Appeals has this number of judges present in the courtroom
  9. 13. - in 1870, this gave African Americans the right to vote
  10. 14. - the person hired to represent someone in court
  11. 15. - events that occur outside of the United States
  12. 16. - ⅔ of this branch of Congress must approve a bill in order for it to be put into law
  13. 17. - when one person takes over and controls a nation for their own benefit
  14. 21. - a group of people that study and revise a bill
  15. 22. - each state has this many Senators, no matter the size of the state