Across
- 4. A written plan of government
- 6. A court's authority to hear a case
- 11. A system where citizens participate directly in decision-making
- 13. The highest court in the United States
- 14. A formal agreement between two or more countries
- 15. The person in charge of the executive branchThe person in charge of the executive branch
- 18. A law passed by a legislative body
- 19. Official government spending plan
Down
- 1. A member of the legislative branch who proposes legislation
- 2. The process of redrawing legislative district boundaries
- 3. The branch of government responsible for making laws
- 5. The principle that government derives its power from the consent of the governed
- 7. The process of formally charging a public official with misconduct
- 8. A government ruled by a monarch
- 9. of Rights The term for the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
- 10. An electoral district
- 12. System of government where power is divided between the national and state levels
- 16. The right to vote
- 17. A person appointed to speak on behalf of a larger group
