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Across
  1. 4. A rule to keep order
  2. 6. A compromise that counted a certain number of slaves
  3. 10. Everything in the government and voting is fair
  4. 11. a system of government where power is divided among different branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
  5. 12. The leader of the executive branch
  6. 13. Amount of time a elected official can serve in office
Down
  1. 1. A part of the US government based on the size of the state
  2. 2. a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress
  3. 3. A list of rights the people have and can't have them taken away
  4. 5. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
  5. 7. the highest court in a judicial system
  6. 8. How you elect people in the government
  7. 9. a governmental principle that divides authority into three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial