U.S. Constitution & Bill of Rights

3. The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of. events
5. A holder of a public, civil, or ecclesiastical office.
7. Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.
12. A preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.
14. The crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
16. Acting as deputy or substitute for; next in rank.
17. A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior.
18. Actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.).

1. A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
2. An area of a country or city, especially one regarded as a distinct unit because of a particular characteristic.
4. A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.
6. A person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others.
8. Superior to all others.
9. An article added to the Constitution.
10. A legally specified period beyond which an action may be defeated or a property right is not to continue.
11. The number by which votes for one candidate in an election are more than those for all other candidates combined.
13. A process in voting, in writing and typically in secret.
15. A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.