American Government Extra Credit Crossword (5 pts)

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Across
  1. 6. The number of representatives each state gets in the house is based in their _______________
  2. 7. This Supreme Court granted women the right to have an abortion nationwide and was overturned in 2022
  3. 9. The term for a legislature that has two houses
  4. 10. This many justices must agree on a decision in order for a ruling to be made in a case
  5. 11. The Supreme Court is made up of nine _______________
  6. 13. This is the term for the opposite of government
  7. 14. A form of government where power is held by a small group of people
  8. 15. A change to the Constitution is called an _______________
  9. 17. The US Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the _______________
Down
  1. 1. This acronym is used for the head of the Executive Branch
  2. 2. The roll of the Executive Branch is to _______________ laws
  3. 3. The roll of the Legislative Branch is to _______________ laws
  4. 4. The President can bypass Congress by issuing executive _______________ to enforce laws
  5. 5. The _______________ Papers were written to encourage people to support the new Constitutional government
  6. 8. The President is elected through a process called the _______________ college
  7. 9. The federal government is structures to have checks and _______________
  8. 12. The highest court in the United States is the _______________ Court
  9. 16. As of 2022, this many Presidents have died in office