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