SOL 6 vocabulary terms

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Across
  1. 2. Power of Congress to accuse a president or federal judge of wrongdoing and remove the person from office if found guilty.
  2. 4. Legislative (lawmaking) branch of government at the national level.
  3. 5. President’s closest advisors
  4. 7. does not comply with the Constitution, breaks the rules of the Constitution.
  5. 10. The highest court in the judicial branch.
  6. 12. One of two houses of Congress with 100 elected members, 2 from each state, considered the upper house.
  7. 16. speech made by the president to Congress that highlights policies and issues facing Americans and provides his ideas on solving the nation’s problems.
  8. 18. Branch of government that executes (carries out) the laws made by the legislative branch.
  9. 20. An official representing a country abroad(meaning outside of the U.S.).
  10. 21. a formal discussion on a particular topic in which opposing (differing/ opposite) views/ arguments are put forward.Veto: to reject
  11. 22. A rule issued by the president that has the same force of a law and does not need Congressional approval.
  12. 23. proposed law
  13. 24. The lawmaking branch of the government, known as Congress.
  14. 25. The dividing of government power into branches.
Down
  1. 1. System that gives each branch of government the power to stop or limit unwise actions by the other branches.
  2. 2. Powers not listed in the Constitution, but used to carry out an expressed power.
  3. 3. A legislature that has two houses/ branches.
  4. 6. The branch of government that decides the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations and determines if the laws break the rules of the Constitution.
  5. 8. One of two houses of Congress with 435 elected members from the 50 states , considered the lower house.
  6. 9. operate to enforce regulations, one of the 15 cabinet departments.
  7. 11. a group of people appointed for a specific purpose, typically consisting of members from a larger group.
  8. 13. to assign to a position.
  9. 14. a plan of action designed to bring about a particular end result or effect.Legislation: a law
  10. 15. Organizations created to advocate for laws and policies to benefit their members.
  11. 17. Executive leader of the United States of America, can sign a bill into a law or veto it.
  12. 19. Powers of the national government specifically listed in the Constitution.