Across
- 3. a right to reject a decision made by a law-making body
- 5. a minor change or addition meant to improve a text
- 6. approves top level nominations
- 7. interprets the laws
- 11. administers the laws
- 13. America's leader
- 15. the national, state, and local levels
- 16. makes the laws and sets the state budget
- 18. takes over if the president dies or leaves office
- 19. a formal declaration of legal and civil rights of the citizens of any country, state, etc.
- 20. the position of being a citizen of a country
Down
- 1. bills that deal with raising money for the federal budget start here
- 2. a body of fundamental principles according to which a state or other body is to be governed
- 4. citizens vote for government officials. U.S. elects representatives to govern on our behalf
- 8. has 15 federal departments
- 9. the US Constitution is nicknamed this
- 10. the highest court
- 12. a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position
- 14. the governing body of a nation, state,or community
- 17. a national legislative body