Government
Across
- 2. A legal member of a political unit.
- 3. When all parties to a transaction are treated fairly.
- 5. A change to the Constitution.
- 7. The rights of equality under the law.
- 9. A proposed law or policy.
- 10. The idea that people overwhelmingly support the government and share certain common beliefs even if they disagree about particular policies.
- 13. The term used to describe the process by which the party that controls the state government uses redistricting to its own political advantage.
- 14. The term for the set of policies designed to help those in economic need.
- 15. The belief that all governments are repressive and should be destroyed.
- 17. to end something (such as a meeting or session) for a period of time.
Down
- 1. A document issued by the court stating who wins the case.
- 4. A system of government in which power is shared by national and state governments.
- 5. An action by the Supreme Court to uphold a ruling by a lower court; that ruling is now the legally binding one.
- 6. A document issued by state government granting certain powers and responsibilities to a local government.
- 7. An economy where all decisions are made by the government.
- 8. A member of the Electoral College.
- 11. Rule by the people.
- 12. A loose relationship among a number of smaller political units.
- 15. The ability of the government to exercise power without resorting to violence.
- 16. The men who wrote the Constitution.