Bill of Rights Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide authority
  2. 5. an amendment to the US Constitution that contains a number of provisions relating to criminal law
  3. 7. the act of forming or establishing something
  4. 9. the system or form by which a community is ruled
  5. 12. the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements
  6. 14. a cruel and oppresive dictator
  7. 15. consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form the United States Congress.
  8. 16. a vote that blocks a decision
  9. 17. the amount of representatives that are voted in to authority for the US
Down
  1. 1. a notification given by police to criminal suspects in police custody
  2. 3. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act
  3. 4. approve and express assent, responsiblity, or obligation
  4. 6. people should be able to participate directly in the governing of their own society
  5. 8. a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional government
  6. 10. the part of government that enforces law, and has responsibility for their governance of state
  7. 11. a system of government in which priest rule in the name of God or a god
  8. 13. a statue in draft before it becomes a law