Across
- 2. Action of the president refusing to approve a bill passed by congress
- 6. Branch of government that interprets the law
- 7. A case involving crime
- 8. There is no jury, so the judge gives the verdict
- 11. Rule by a few small groups of people, usually members of the military or the economic site.
- 12. Ruled by the people
- 13. A trial where a group of twelve people listens to the evidence and decides who wins the case
- 17. People who are chosen to speak and act for their fellow citizens; elected by district
- 18. First 10 amendments of the constitution
- 20. Head of executive branch
- 24. Legislature of one body
- 25. Branch of government responsible for making and passing laws
Down
- 1. Body of electors who formally elect the U.S. president and vice president
- 3. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two
- 4. Two house legislature
- 5. Advisors to the president
- 9. Branch Executes and carries out laws
- 10. A group of lawmakers which is divided into two smaller groups
- 14. A written change to the constitution
- 15. A case involving the rights of citizens
- 16. People who are chosen to speak and act for their fellow citizens; elected by the state
- 19. An idea for a law that has been written down
- 21. To undo officially what has been done
- 22. To vote approval of
- 23. Asking for an appellate court to review a case