civics puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. all power not listed in the gov is reserved for the states or people
  2. 5. a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
  3. 8. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
  4. 10. to kick someone out of office for a crime
  5. 13. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation
  6. 15. powers court to decide and pronounce a judgment and carry it into effect between persons and parties who bring a case before it for decision.
  7. 16. powers political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
  8. 17. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
  9. 18. powers powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
Down
  1. 1. to decline or pass a law
  2. 3. monthly pay from US citizens
  3. 4. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  4. 6. Branch carries out and enforces laws
  5. 7. powers those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution.
  6. 9. two branches or chambers
  7. 11. branch declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
  8. 12. sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
  9. 14. powers powers which are shared by both the federal government and state governments.