Across
- 3. a system of government in which two or more governments exercise power over the same people and the same territory
- 4. a meeting where political party members who have been chosen as delegates from each state vote for the candidate supported by their state's voters
- 10. a member of a political party chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president
- 13. a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries
- 14. a permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
- 19. a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government
- 21. the money that people and businesses pay to support the activities of the government
- 25. a state without government and laws
- 27. authority shared by two or more committes
- 30. a change to the Constitution
- 31. one of seven main divisions of the body of the constitution
- 32. one not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force
- 33. an event held before an election where members of the party go to the polls and vote on which candidate they want to see earn their party's nomination
- 35. a session at which a committee listens to testimony from people interested in the bill
- 36. powers not described in the Constitution, but that have been claimed by presidents
- 37. a bill that sets up a federal program and specifies how much money may be appropriated for the program
- 38. an economic system that emphasizes freedom of choice and individual incentive
- 39. a government In which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government
Down
- 1. the concept that a government's power was not absolute
- 2. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing essential rights and freedoms to citizens
- 5. a paid representative of an interest group who contacts government officials on behalf of these interest groups
- 6. a written instrument from the authorities of a society granting rights or privileges
- 7. to formally accuse
- 8. the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised
- 9. government in which the people rule
- 11. the central banking system of the United States
- 12. a great majority of votes for one side
- 15. a group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion
- 16. rejection of a bill by the president
- 17. a tax on imported goods usually reserved for regulating trade with foreign countries
- 18. something given or received as an equivalent for services
- 20. a rule issued by the president that has the force of law
- 22. a system of government in which a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government
- 23. an authorization to act given to a representative
- 24. local group of armed citizens
- 26. rights that are believed to belong justifiably to every person
- 27. a population count
- 28. a proposed law
- 29. an assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature
- 34. approval of government spending