Government Final Exam

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Across
  1. 3. Legal order requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge
  2. 6. Concept that government derives its authority from the people
  3. 7. Powers reserved to the states by the 10th Amendment
  4. 9. Power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
  5. 13. Group of people who formally elect the President and Vice President
  6. 14. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
  7. 15. First constitution of the U.S., creating a "firm league of friendship" among states
  8. 19. Role of the President as the leader of the armed forces
  9. 21. Type of primary election where voters are not required to declare party affiliation
  10. 23. Division of government responsibilities into distinct branches
  11. 24. Party official responsible for enforcing party discipline in a legislature
  12. 25. Manipulating electoral district boundaries for political advantage
  13. 27. Amendment that limits the U.S. President to two terms
  14. 28. System where each branch of government can limit the powers of the others
  15. 29. Amendment ensuring equal protection under the law
  16. 30. Theory stating that government's legitimacy comes from the consent of the governed
Down
  1. 1. Lower chamber of the U.S. Congress
  2. 2. Philosopher who advocated for natural rights: life, liberty, and property
  3. 4. Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional
  4. 5. Process by which individuals acquire their political beliefs and values
  5. 8. Directive issued by the President that has the force of law
  6. 10. Case requiring that detained criminal suspects be informed of their rights
  7. 11. Order by a higher court directing a lower court to send the record in a given case for review
  8. 12. Election to select a party's candidate for the general election
  9. 16. Clause in the 14th Amendment ensuring fair treatment through the normal judicial system
  10. 17. Landmark case establishing judicial review
  11. 18. Amendment addressing presidential succession and disability
  12. 20. Senate officer who presides in the absence of the Vice President
  13. 22. French political thinker who promoted the separation of powers
  14. 26. The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies