Understanding U.S. Government: A Crossword Challenge

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Across
  1. 4. The founding document that defines the government’s structure
  2. 6. Elected official in the House of Representatives
  3. 11. Branch responsible for making laws
  4. 14. System with two legislative chambers (Senate and House)
  5. 15. A representative of a state in the Senate
  6. 16. The president’s power to reject a bill from Congress
  7. 17. The other chamber of Congress; number of members based on population
  8. 19. Head of the executive branch, enforces laws, vetoes bills
Down
  1. 1. Presidential advisors who head departments like Defense and Education
  2. 2. Branch that interprets laws and ensures they are fair
  3. 3. A proposed law that needs approval from both chambers of Congress
  4. 4. and Balances System that ensures no branch has too much power
  5. 5. One of the two chambers of Congress; 100 members, two per state
  6. 7. Related to elections; votes for the president are counted here
  7. 8. A change or addition to the Constitution
  8. 9. Legislative body that creates laws and checks the president's power
  9. 10. The area represented by a House member; based on population
  10. 12. A tactic to delay or block a bill’s passage in the Senate
  11. 13. A rule created by Congress and signed by the president
  12. 18. Court Highest court, oversees constitutional issues