Josefina’s Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Keeps the 3 branches of government equal
  2. 7. The person or party accused of an offense
  3. 9. Established rules and regulations that restrain people in government’s exercise of power
  4. 10. Formal decision to reject a bill passed by Congress
  5. 14. Organization that seeks political power through electing people to office
  6. 16. Law of the land
  7. 17. Set of opinions or beliefs that belong to a group or individual
  8. 18. Theory of government where competing groups can check asserted power by any one group
  9. 19. The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a particular party, group, or incumbent
Down
  1. 1. Government by religious leaders
  2. 2. How the founding fathers referred to political parties and interest groups
  3. 4. Governance divided between the parties
  4. 5. Constitution and strong central government supporters
  5. 6. The Head of State, Head of Government, Chief of State
  6. 8. Of the main two parties in the U.S., typically favors lower taxes and smaller government
  7. 9. Government by the people
  8. 11. System which casts the votes for the election of the President and Vice President
  9. 12. United front across party lines
  10. 13. The candidate or party that wins more than half the votes in an election belongs to the _____
  11. 15. Written defamation