Unit 3 Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. the part of government with he power to enforce laws
  2. 2. an earlier event/action that is regarded as an example of or guide to be considered in the subsequent similar circumstances
  3. 3. a group of people who give advice to the leader of a government
  4. 5. powers that the people give to the national government through the Constitution
  5. 9. to reject or stop; the rejection of something
  6. 10. someone who supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitutiom
  7. 17. when the number of representatives from each state is based on the state's population
  8. 19. the part of government with the power to interpret laws
  9. 20. any person who is not a legal citizen of the county they are living in
  10. 21. having two chambers
  11. 22. to charge and try a federal official for wrongdoing
  12. 23. political power lies with the public through their representatives
Down
  1. 1. the body of the people appointed by state legislatures whose members are chosen by the voter to elect president and vice president
  2. 4. when the number of representives from each state is the same
  3. 6. not following the Constitution
  4. 7. powers that the people reserve to state governments through the Constitution
  5. 8. someone who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
  6. 11. the part of government with the power to make laws
  7. 12. a system in which the power of government is divided between legislative, executive, and judicial branches
  8. 13. a system in which power is divided and charged between national and state governments
  9. 14. a system in which each branch of government has certain powers to check the actions of the other branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful
  10. 15. a group of people who are elected to make laws and decisions; in America it is the House of Representatives and the Senate
  11. 16. a person who creates or shapes a system
  12. 18. the process of voting to approve something