Across
- 1. highest elected official at the state level
- 4. leader of the Supreme Court
- 5. name given to the legislative branch of the United States
- 7. the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
- 8. this branch consists of the US Supreme Court and smaller federal courts
- 9. the power to throw a law out
- 13. second highest official in the United States and President of the Senate
- 14. two house legislature
- 17. considered the upper house and consists of 100 members (2 from each state)
- 18. number of Supreme Court justices
- 19. leader of the House of Representatives
Down
- 2. this party is the more conservative party in American Politics
- 3. this party is the more liberal party in American politics
- 4. the written laws and rules a nation follows
- 6. the ability of one branch to check the powers of another branch
- 10. the number of articles found in the US Constitution
- 11. leader of the Executive Branch and highest elected official in the US
- 12. first President of the United States
- 15. this branch consists of the President and his cabinet
- 16. this branch consists of the Senate and House of Representatives
