REDO 8.5: Constitution

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Across
  1. 3. a system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
  2. 6. of powers the division of a government into parts, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities
  3. 8. person whose job is to decide questions brought before a court; judge
  4. 10. a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  5. 11. to approve in an official way; confirm
  6. 13. Which branch of the US Government established in the US Constitution enforces the laws?
  7. 14. the formal proclamation that the colonies would now be an independent country separate from Great Britain
Down
  1. 1. Which branch of the US Government established in the US Constitution makes the laws?
  2. 2. Which branch of the US Government established in the US Constitution interprets the laws?
  3. 4. group of officials who lead government departments and advise the President
  4. 5. a system of government in which the citizens of a government rule themselves and control their own affairs, free from external government control or outside political authority
  5. 7. the written document that established the functions of the national government of these United States after it declared independence from Great Britain
  6. 9. the written document provides the foundation of the Federal Government of the United States of America
  7. 12. a group of people who have the power to make laws