Across
- 1. the power to put plans into effect
- 4. the introductory part of a constitution or statute that usually states the reasons for and intent of the law
- 7. a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede
- 11. one that elects the president and vice president of the U.S.
- 12. the act or process of ratifying something (such as a treaty or amendment) : formal confirmation or sanction
- 13. to judge something in a fair way
- 14. the power to make laws
- 15. the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure
Down
- 2. to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office
- 3. granting congress the power to pass all laws necessary
- 5. the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened
- 6. a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
- 8. the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.
- 9. the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty
- 10. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.