Across
- 2. An order to delay a person’s punishment until a higher court can hear the case
- 5. The notion that power lies with the people
- 6. To accuse government officials of misconduct in office
- 9. Government project grant that primarily benefits the home district or state
- 13. Powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution
- 15. A pardon to a group of people
- 17. Powers that Congress has that are not stated explicitly in the Constitution
- 21. Federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department
- 22. A tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill’s sponsor withdraws it
- 23. Refusal to sign a bill or resolution
- 24. President’s power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
- 25. A business owned and operated by the Federal Government (USPS)
- 26. A procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill
Down
- 1. An oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
- 3. Order A rule or command that has the force of law
- 4. An effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers
- 7. Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
- 8. Rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support
- 10. An agreement between the president and the leader of another country
- 11. An official representative of a country’s government
- 12. Policy A nation’s overall plan for dealing with other nations
- 14. A group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top-level executive departments
- 16. A formal agreement between the governments or two or more countries
- 18. An agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation
- 19. Hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications
- 20. A declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment