The U.S. Constitution

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Across
  1. 2. relating to a city or town or its governing body
  2. 3. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities
  3. 4. relating to a nation; common to or characteristic of a whole nation
  4. 6. of, at, or forming the center
  5. 9. explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
  6. 12. several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs
  7. 13. to choose or select by vote, as for an office
  8. 15. to refuse to accept or to decide against a previous decision or order
  9. 18. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
  10. 19. interpret the law, determine the constitutionality of the law, and apply it
  11. 21. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
  12. 22. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
  13. 23. Separation of powers is the division of a state's government into branches
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  1. 1. to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like
  2. 5. an article added to the US Constitution
  3. 7. a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way
  4. 8. a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government
  5. 10. a principle or rule established in a legal case that becomes authoritative to a court or other tribunal when deciding cases with similar legal issues
  6. 11. a body of electors chosen or appointed by a larger group
  7. 14. the highest level of authority within a government or state
  8. 16. part of government which executes the law
  9. 17. a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory
  10. 20. a large town