US Constitution

3. having the power to make laws.
6. the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a lawful permanent resident after meeting the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
10. Another basic concept embodied in the Constitution is federalism, which refers to the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.
11. the risk of criminal liability that a defendant faces at trial.
13. a particular item or object.
15. laws, considered, collectively.
17. one where legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.
18. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.

1. provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
2. the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
4. fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.
5. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
7. shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
8. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.
9. The executive branch consists of the President, his or her advisors and various departments and agencies. This branch is responsible for enforcing the laws of the land.
12. (of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose.
14. of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge.
16. the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.