Across
- 5. Powers not specifically granted to Congress by the US Constitution
- 8. Legal protection
- 10. The body of law that governs relationships among individuals and that defines people's rights
- 11. The highest-ranking officials representing a government in a foreign country
- 12. Proposed law being considered by a lawmaking body
- 15. The presiding officer of the House of representatives
- 17. A yearly report by the president of congress describing the nation's condition
- 19. The formal disapproval of the actions of a member of congress by the other members
- 20. Documents that allow people from one country to visit another country
Down
- 1. The authority to interpret and administer the law
- 2. Serving on a jury
- 3. To charge a government official with misconduct
- 4. The order in which the office of president is to be filled if it becomes vacant
- 6. Formal documents that allow US citizens to travel abroad
- 7. The rights guaranteed to all US citizens
- 9. the first 10 amendments of the US constitution
- 13. The many departments and agencies at all levels of government
- 14. Arefusal by the president or a governor to sign a bill
- 16. Meetings of party leaders to determine party polices or to choose the party's candidates for public office
- 18. The removal of a person from an institution
