Across
- 4. Branch that enforces the laws, led by the President
- 5. System that allows each branch to limit the power of the others
- 8. Process to remove a government official for misconduct
- 11. Upper house of Congress, with two members from each state
- 12. Division of power between the national and state governments
- 14. Group of advisors who head executive departments
- 15. Lower house of Congress, with members based on state population
- 18. Nine judges who serve on the Supreme Court
- 19. Congress can pass a bill over a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote
- 20. Legislative branch made up of the Senate and House of Representatives
Down
- 1. Head of the executive branch and the country
- 2. Proposed law that must pass both houses of Congress
- 3. Branch that makes the laws, like Congress
- 6. Second-in-command to the President
- 7. Branch that interprets the laws, including the Supreme Court
- 9. Change or addition to the Constitution
- 10. System that ensures no one branch becomes too powerful
- 13. Law or action that goes against the Constitution
- 16. Highest court in the judicial branch
- 17. President's power to reject a bill passed by Congress