civics

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Across
  1. 4. of rights, first 10 amendments of the constitution
  2. 6. a government in which one person rules with absolute power
  3. 8. the beginning of the Constitution which describes it's purpose
  4. 10. a legal member of a country
  5. 11. powers, powers given to the federal government by the Constitution
  6. 13. a written plan of government
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  1. 1. branch of the government that makes the laws
  2. 2. a legal process by which aliens become citizens
  3. 3. branch of the government that interprets laws
  4. 5. and balances, a system in which the powers of the government are balanced among different branches so that each branch can check or limit the power of the other branches.
  5. 7. in chief, the President of the United States
  6. 9. branch of the government that carries out the laws
  7. 12. a refusal by the president or a governor to sign a bill