Philippine Politics, Governance and Citizenship - Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. To charge a public official with misconduct.
- 4. Upper chamber of the Philippine Congress.
- 6. Abbreviation for provinces, cities, municipalities, barangays.
- 7. State in which supreme power rests with the people.
- 10. Central personnel agency for civil service.
- 12. Annual plan for government spending.
- 14. The supreme law that governs the country.
- 15. Authority of a state to govern itself.
- 18. The idea that everyone is subject to the law.
- 20. Body that administers elections.
- 21. Conditional cash transfer program for poor households.
- 22. Final judicial authority in the country.
- 23. Head of a municipal or city government.
- 24. A formal change to the constitution or law.
- 25. Transfer of power from central to local governments.
- 27. Process by which citizens choose their officials.
- 28. Area represented by a member of Congress.
Down
- 1. Form of government with a separately elected executive.
- 2. Principle where one branch of government can limit another.
- 4. Legal order to appear in court.
- 5. Principle that officials are responsible for their actions.
- 8. The lower chamber of the Philippine Congress.
- 9. Government by the people, for the people.
- 11. Abbreviation for the secretary of the Interior and Local Government.
- 13. Main law-making body of the Philippines.
- 16. The right to vote in public elections.
- 17. Abbreviation for a state-owned business entity.
- 19. Devotion and loyalty to the nation.
- 20. Where the government’s main offices are located.
- 26. President’s power to reject a bill.