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Across
  1. 5. branch of the federal government that enforces/carries out the law
  2. 9. branch of the government that makes the laws
  3. 10. a rule made by the government
  4. 12. ______ of powers: no one part of the government gets to do everything
  5. 15. rulebook for American government
  6. 16. leads the judicial branch
Down
  1. 1. britain country that used to control the American colonies
  2. 2. level of government that covers whole nation
  3. 3. founders of our country didn't want to create a _____
  4. 4. branch of the government that reviews laws to see if they are fair
  5. 6. process of trying to get elected
  6. 7. rough draft of a law
  7. 8. _____ and balances: system of limiting the power of different branches of government
  8. 11. what a president does to a bill they like
  9. 13. leads the executive branch
  10. 14. what a president does to a bill they don't like (reject)
  11. 15. leads the legislative branch