Across
- 1. small group of representatives in Congress who work together to investigate specific issues and recommend legislation (new laws)
- 4. the written document that established the federal government of the United States, its rules, and guidelines for government representatives
- 7. to approve or pass
- 13. opponents of the United States Constitution who did not want a strong national government
- 14. supporters of the United States Constitution who wanted a strong national government
- 15. more than half
- 17. representative at a meeting, conference, or convention
- 18. general agreement
- 19. two houses of government (ex: Senate and House of Representatives)
- 20. leader of the executive branch
Down
- 2. the part of the government that enforces the laws
- 3. the President’s power to reject a law proposed by Congress
- 5. illegal according to the process of judicial review
- 6. what the U.S. calls its legislative branch
- 8. changes made to the Constitution
- 9. the part of the government that interprets the laws and settles disagreements between the states
- 10. the part of the government that makes the laws
- 11. an idea for a law/a proposed law
- 12. name for a judge on the Supreme Court
- 16. Congress’s power to pass a law that a President vetoed with a 2/3's majority vote
