Across
- 2. A system where citizens elect representatives to make decisions
- 4. The power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional
- 6. A person who attempts to influence legislation
- 7. The process of charging a public official with misconduct
- 8. Legal requirement that the government must respect all rights
- 10. Formal approval of a law or amendment
- 14. Constitutional clause establishing federal law as highest authority
- 16. Division of government responsibilities into three branches
- 17. A complex system of departments and agencies
- 18. The body that formally elects the president
- 20. The principle that government power comes from the people
Down
- 1. A tactic used in the Senate to delay a vote
- 3. A group of presidential advisers who head executive departments
- 5. A change or addition to the Constitution
- 9. The people represented by an elected official
- 11. A system in which power is divided between national and state governments
- 12. System that allows each branch to limit the others
- 13. A current officeholder running for reelection
- 15. Drawing legislative districts to favor one party
- 19. The president’s power to reject a bill