U.S Government Important Terms

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Across
  1. 2. A type of government where the government is ruled by the people
  2. 5. This party aims to lower taxes, build a strong national defense, and is this party is known as conservative
  3. 6. A person involved in a lawsuit
  4. 10. Things shared between all people in a society i.e. the right to vote
  5. 11. A type of legislature split between two houses
  6. 12. The person/group that makes a legal complaint in a court proceeding
  7. 14. (abbreviation) Fundraising arm of an interest group for elections
  8. 16. The right to vote
  9. 18. The means the U.S votes for presidents in election years the majority vote for a candidate in a state gets all of the state's votes for that candidate
  10. 19. Removing a person from office
  11. 22. A written, defamatory statement aimed to damage another's reputation
Down
  1. 1. This party aims to promote equality for all Americans no matter their origin or beliefs, promotes affirmative action
  2. 3. The process a foreign-born person becomes a citizen of the U.S
  3. 4. A spoken, defamatory statement aimed to damage another's reputation
  4. 7. An ideology promoting personal well-being over society's well-being
  5. 8. Law that concerns relations between people and defines an individuals legal rights
  6. 9. A Supreme Court principle establish in the case Marbury v. Madison
  7. 13. A meeting of local members of a party to determine candidates for upcoming elections
  8. 14. A decision made in a higher level of court which can be called upon in lower-level courts
  9. 15. The level of government above the state level which controls nationwide laws
  10. 17. When a police officer stops someone, this is legally called ___
  11. 20. When the president doesn't sign a bill after Congress has adjourned, this act can't be overridden by Congress
  12. 21. Rights that are guaranteed to all citizens, and cannot be taken away at any cost