Across
- 5. Allows Congress to pass needed laws
- 6. Rule issued by the president with the force of law
- 9. Organization that tries to influence policy
- 10. Power of courts to strike down unconstitutional laws
- 14. Division of government into three branches
- 15. Senate vote to end a filibuster
- 18. Essays promoting the ratification of the Constitution
- 19. Division of power between national and state governments
- 20. First ten amendments protecting individual freedoms
- 21. Election, Voters choose a party’s nominee for public office
- 23. Protections from discrimination under the law
- 24. Official ruling of the court
- 27. Process of acquiring political beliefs
- 29. Applying Bill of Rights to states case-by-case
- 31. Judges making bold policy decisions
- 32. Current officeholder running for re-election
- 34. Grant, Federal money given to states with broad spending guidelines
- 35. Supreme Court order to hear a case
- 37. Outside party submitting a legal brief to the court
- 41. Agreement where people consent to be governed
- 43. System where citizens elect representatives
- 44. Constitution is the highest law in the land
- 46. Attempting to influence government decisions on behalf of a group
- 48. Idea that government power comes from the people
- 49. Practice of letting previous decisions stand
- 50. Delaying tactic used in the Senate
Down
- 1. Fair legal treatment required by the Constitution
- 2. Judges deferring to other branches
- 3. Each branch limits the power of the others
- 4. Agreement creating a bicameral legislature
- 7. Body that formally elects the president
- 8. Drawing districts to favor a political party
- 11. Meeting of party members to select delegates or candidates
- 12. Federal orders that require states to comply with national standards
- 13. Government is restricted by a constitution or laws
- 16. Part of the 14th Amendment guaranteeing equality
- 17. General views of the public
- 22. Justice’s disagreement with the majority
- 25. The supreme law of the United States
- 26. System of government agencies and departments
- 28. President’s rejection of a bill
- 30. Gives Congress power to regulate trade
- 33. Protections from government interference
- 36. Relationship between Congress, bureaucracy, and interest groups
- 38. Powers specifically listed in the Constitution
- 39. Group that raises money for political candidates
- 40. Justice agrees but for different reasons
- 42. Powers not written but necessary to carry out duties
- 45. Grant, Federal funds for specific purposes with restrictions
- 47. Anti-Federalist paper warning against a strong central government