State and Local Government Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. A serious crime which may be punished by a heavy fine and/or imprisonment or even death
  2. 6. A process by which a legislative measure is referred to the State's voters for final approval or rejection
  3. 9. The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
  4. 10. A city and the area around it
  5. 12. A trial in which the judge alone hears the case
  6. 13. A city's basic law, its constitution
  7. 14. An official postponement of the execution of a sentence
  8. 15. Personal property that comprises of "movable wealth"
  9. 18. The power to reduce or commute the length of a sentence or fine for a crime
  10. 20. Review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch
Down
  1. 2. Activities by which group pressures and concerns are brought to legislatures
  2. 3. A form of taxing when the rate falls as the base or taxable income rises
  3. 4. A form of taxing when people pay an identical tax rate regardless of income or economic transaction
  4. 5. A form of taxing when the rate rises as the base or taxable income rises
  5. 7. A justice who handles minor civil complaints and misdemeanor cases that arise in an urban setting
  6. 8. The practice of dividing a city into a number of districts and regulating the uses to which property in each of them may be put
  7. 11. A formal charge filed by a prosecutor without the action of a grand jury
  8. 16. A financial plan for the use of money, personnel, and property
  9. 17. Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
  10. 19. A legislative body with one chamber