Street Law Ch 1 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. the power of each of the branches of government to limit the other branches
  2. 10. conflicting with some provision of the Constitution.
  3. 12. the power of a chief executive (The president) to prevent the enactment of a bill (law).
  4. 13. limits government to powers provided to it by the people.
  5. 15. the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee basic individual rights
  6. 17. the division of powers between the states and the federal government.
  7. 18. the process by which courts decide whether the laws passed by congress or states are constitutional.
Down
  1. 1. the state or federal government's attorney in a criminal case.
  2. 2. criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of one year or less
  3. 3. criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year
  4. 4. the person or company harmed
  5. 5. the division of power among the branches of government.
  6. 7. action a lawsuit brought by a person who feels wronged by another person
  7. 8. The study of law and legal philosophy.
  8. 9. written laws enacted by legislatures
  9. 11. law Law that regulates public conduct
  10. 14. person accused of committing the crime.
  11. 16. law regulate relations between individuals or groups