Across
- 3. A tax a person has to pay to register a vote
- 7. when the country has needed huge numbers of soliders
- 8. a method of delaying action on a bill in the senate by making long speeches
- 9. U.S consul's office
- 10. rights guaranteed to all U.S citizens
- 14. forgives the person for his or her crime and eliminates the punishment
- 16. limited by law
- 19. the practice of drawing district lines that favor a particular political party, politician, or group of people
- 20. rejecting a bill
Down
- 1. is money or property that the accused gives the court to hold
- 2. Allow foreigners to come to the U.S
- 4. Written arguments
- 5. refers to the group of laws that define what acts are crimes
- 6. When a president can reject a bill , when congress is not in session, by not signing it
- 11. was created by the government to create a specalized job
- 12. counts votes, encourages party loyalty, and ensure that the party's members are present for important votes
- 13. is the group of laws that refer to disputes between people
- 15. The first ten amendments to the U.S constitution, which set forth basic rights guaranteed to all U.S citizens
- 17. Serving on a jury
- 18. formal documents that allow U.S citizens to travel aboard