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- 4. Constitutional grant of powers that enables each of the three branches of government to check some acts of others and therefore ensure that no branch can dominate.
- 6. Formal accusation by the lower house step in removal from office.
- 8. in which voters determine party nominees.
- 10. group A collection of people who share a common interest or attitude and seek to
- 12. The first governing document of the confederated states drafted in 1777, ratified in 1781 and replaced by the present Constitution in 1789
- 13. a government by the people, both directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections.
- 15. a system used in electing the president and vice president, in which voters vote for electors pledged to cast their ballots for a particular party’s candidates.
- 16. Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly
- 17. Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government
- 18. Essays promoting ratification of the Constitution published anonymously by Alexander Hamilton John Jay and James Madison in 1787 and 1788
- 20. Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the executive departments the vice president, and a few other officials selected by the president.
- 21. the branch of government that decides the meaning of the laws and settles disputes
- 23. Elections held in years when the president is on the ballot.
- 24. the part of government that carries out the laws
- 28. The convention in Philadelphia, May 25 to September 17 1787 debated and agreed upon the Constitution of the United States
- 29. A formal decision to reject the bill passed by Congress.
- 30. is a group in England that makes laws
- 31. a document that was written with the intent of the colonies to free themselves from Great Britain
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- 1. head of the executive branch
- 2. compact An agreement among two or more states.
- 3. the introduction to the
- 4. Plans and runs the campaign
- 5. Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central
- 7. Elections in which voters elect officeholders
- 9. Handles contacts with media
- 11. government for specific ends.
- 14. Government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called a republic
- 19. legislative-executive-judicial
- 22. Engaging in activities aimed at influencing public officials, especially legislators, and the policies they enact.
- 25. a person born in a country or who chooses to become a member of that country
- 26. the law-making part of the government with the power to raise the money needed to run the government
- 27. Elections held midway between presidential elections.