Government Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 2. The sharing of power between national and state governments
  2. 3. The national government of the United States
  3. 8. The legal process by which immigrants become U.S. citizens
  4. 9. The legislative branch responsible for making federal laws
  5. 12. A change or addition made to the Constitution
  6. 15. The power of courts to determine whether laws are constitutional
  7. 17. The status of being a legal member of a country with rights and responsibilities
  8. 19. The President’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress
  9. 21. One of the two parts of Congress with 100 members
  10. 23. The supreme law of the United States that defines the government and protects citizens’ rights
  11. 26. The division of government responsibilities among three branches
  12. 28. The role of the President as leader of the military
  13. 29. The document that announced American independence from Great Britain
  14. 30. A system that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful
Down
  1. 1. The right to practice or not practice a religion
  2. 4. The branch of government that creates laws
  3. 5. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws
  4. 6. The branch of government led by the President that carries out laws
  5. 7. The war fought between the North and South in the United States
  6. 10. Abraham Lincoln’s order that freed slaves in Confederate states
  7. 11. A member of the House of Representatives elected by citizens
  8. 13. A form of government where citizens participate in choosing leaders
  9. 14. A group of advisors that assists the President
  10. 16. A member of the U.S. Senate elected to represent a state
  11. 18. The meeting where delegates wrote the Constitution in 1787
  12. 20. The first ten amendments to the Constitution
  13. 22. The right to express ideas and opinions without government punishment
  14. 24. Equal rights and treatment under the law for all citizens
  15. 25. The highest court in the United States
  16. 27. The principle that everyone, including leaders, must obey the law