Unit 3: The Three Branches

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Across
  1. 4. person, working on behalf of the government, bringing charges against someone
  2. 5. responsibility of the Supreme Court
  3. 8. only the Senate has this authority used to check the power of the Executive Branch
  4. 9. number of seats in the House of Representatives
  5. 11. 4 through 18 in the presidential line of succession
  6. 15. a previous legal decision that is considered established law
  7. 18. the punishment handed down with a guilty verdict in a Civil case
  8. 21. length of term in the Supreme Court
  9. 22. minimum age of a representative in the House
  10. 24. has the responsibility of enforcing the laws of the nation
  11. 25. branch of Supreme Court
  12. 27. the first government of the United States
  13. 28. method of removing a Supreme Court justice
  14. 30. number of votes per senators
  15. 31. person accused of a crime in a trial
  16. 34. a literal interpretation of the Constitution
  17. 36. commander and chief of the military
  18. 40. 4th in the presidential line of succession
  19. 42. length of presidential term
  20. 43. two house legislature
  21. 44. person accusing someone in a civil trial
  22. 45. committing an overt action against the United States
  23. 46. number of U.S. Senators
Down
  1. 1. minimum age of the president
  2. 2. branch with the authority to create spending bills
  3. 3. only the President has this authority to check the power of Congress
  4. 6. number of seats in House if based on what criteria
  5. 7. only the House of Representatives has this check on the Executive Branch
  6. 10. Congress can only suspend this in times of emergency
  7. 12. number of Senators per state
  8. 13. minimum age of a senator
  9. 14. 1 over half
  10. 16. branch of the Presidency
  11. 17. requirement for serving on the Supreme Court
  12. 19. a flexible interpretation of the Constitution
  13. 20. branch granted lawmaking authority
  14. 23. length of term in the Senate
  15. 26. issued when the president is charged with a crime
  16. 29. ability of the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of a law or governmental action
  17. 32. 60 out of 100 in the Senate
  18. 33. number of Supreme Court justices
  19. 35. acts as a legal advisor to the Executive Branch
  20. 37. length of term in House of Representatives
  21. 38. number of justices who must agree to hear a case
  22. 39. branch of Congress
  23. 41. Congress is banned from granting titles of ____