Across
- 4. the lower chamber of the United States Congress
- 5. the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
- 7. political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
- 9. Comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
- 11. an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787
- 14. an agreement
- 16. having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect.
- 18. a conservative and nationalist American political party
- 19. a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision.
Down
- 1. the status of being a citizen
- 2. manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
- 3. The number it takes to win over the electoral college
- 6. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
- 8. an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers
- 10. having the power to make laws.
- 11. the legislature of the federal government of the United States
- 12. state that is both a democracy and a republic
- 13. The presidents advisors.
- 15. A person who elects officials
- 17. a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to particular offices