Government Terms

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Across
  1. 2. Scandal involving President Nixon
  2. 4. A 2/3 vote is called this
  3. 6. 45th President of the United States
  4. 7. The process by which society selects its leaders
  5. 10. Branch of government capable of creating bills
  6. 12. A strategy employed in the Senate where opponents to legislation abuse the right to unlimited debate
  7. 13. Constitutional power of the president to send a bill back to Congress
  8. 14. The individual who already holds office
  9. 17. A charge of misconduct against someone who holds office
  10. 20. The division of power between the states and the federal government
Down
  1. 1. An official population count taken every 10 years
  2. 3. A voting member of a community
  3. 5. Branch of government in charge of the courts
  4. 8. One of the founding documents, law of the land
  5. 9. Advisory body to the president
  6. 11. One who tries to influence legislation on behalf of an interest group
  7. 15. Head of the executive branch
  8. 16. A legislature divided in two houses
  9. 18. Rights specifically outlined in the Constitution
  10. 19. Branch of government capable of vetoing bills