AP Gov 25 Terms

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Across
  1. 5. constitutional grant of powers that enables each of the 3 branches of government to check each other
  2. 7. Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.
  3. 10. A public agreement between the United States and one or more nations that must be approved by two thirds of the Senate
  4. 11. Clause in the First Amendment that states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
  5. 15. Governance divided between the parties, especially when one holds the presidency and the other controls one or both houses of
  6. 16. Philosophy proposing that judges should interpret the Constitution to reflect current conditions and values.
  7. 18. A decision made by a higher court such that is binding on all other federal courts
  8. 19. A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.
  9. 20. constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed between the national government and states
  10. 22. A term the founders used to refer to political parties and special interests or interest groups
  11. 23. The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent.
  12. 24. A form of organization that operates through impersonal, uniform rules and procedures
  13. 25. A belief that limited government insures order competitive markets and personal opportunity.
Down
  1. 1. A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity.
  2. 2. The principle of a two-house legislature.
  3. 3. The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights
  4. 4. A formal decision to reject the bill passed by Congress
  5. 6. Elections in which voters determine party nominees.
  6. 8. the power of a court to refuse to enforce a law or a government regulation that in the opinion of the judges conflicts with t
  7. 9. An organization that seeks political power by electing people to office so that its positions and philosophy become public po
  8. 12. Powers the Constitution specifically grants to one of the branches of the national government.
  9. 13. The current holder of the elected office
  10. 14. The political arm of an interest group that is legally entitled to raise funds on a voluntary basis from members, stockholder
  11. 17. system of government in which state power is put in the hands of the people
  12. 21. A policy-making alliance that involves strong ties among a congressional committee,interest group, and a Federal department