Across
- 4. an addition to a formal document such as the Constitution
- 7. two systems of government that work together
- 9. an agreement reached when two parties disagree and come up with an agreement that both parties are ok with
- 13. a set of national laws for the states that guarantees the rights of citizens
- 14. not agreeing or consistent with the Constitution
- 15. places power in the hands of a single person like a king/emperor
- 16. defines the goals and purpose of the national government
- 17. consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in legislature
- 18. a group of advisers to the president
- 19. similar to a democracy and allows people to have a voice in their government
- 20. a person who represents a person/place
Down
- 1. to overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in Congress
- 2. to approve of something
- 3. a special group of voters selected by their state’s voters to vote for the president and vice presi-dent
- 5. a government in which power is in the hands of a small group of people, usually from the upper class
- 6. to reject or completely overrule something
- 8. the right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution
- 10. charging a public official with misconduct in office; if proven guilty before a designated court, the official is removed from office
- 11. the branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation’s laws
- 12. powers retained by the states