Across
- 1. has an upper house called the Senate and a lower house called the house of representatives
- 4. only has a one house legislature
- 8. powers shared by the state government and the federal government
- 10. being able to veto specific parts of a bill
- 13. what a judge for a small town is called
- 14. a less serious crime
- 17. police courts
- 18. unequal representation in state legislatures
Down
- 2. when a person or group takes legal action against another person or group
- 3. divided into districts based on population
- 5. powers reserved for the states
- 6. people that have murdered someone, done am armed robbery, drug trafficking and other major crimes will be considered this
- 7. a system where the same territory is shared by two levels of government
- 8. to reduce a sentence
- 9. an early release from prison
- 11. a person being sued or having the thing being done toward them
- 12. population count
- 15. awards money to the states to help them pay for some of their programs
- 16. the person using or doing the thing to another person