Across
- 3. the branch that interprets laws and settles disagreements about them
- 4. of Confederation the document that set up the first government of the United States; the government had limited power
- 5. a group of citizens who are chosen to decide the outcome of a trial
- 10. the meeting called by the states in 1787 to improve the Articles of Confederation that instead wrote a new constitution
- 11. noncriminal, or involving disputes about property, money, or other matters
- 14. the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that protect the rights and freedoms of people in the United States
- 17. an agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants
- 18. to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law, a power that belongs only to the president
- 19. the branch that carries out, or executes, laws
Down
- 1. having a negative judgment or opinion of something or someone that is not based on facts
- 2. proper legal procedures, such as a fair trial
- 4. A change to the Constitution
- 6. to accuse or charge a government official, such as the president, with a crime or misconduct
- 7. to approve; to make a written document official by signing it
- 8. a set of public laws that apply to all people equally, with no one getting special treatment
- 9. the branch that makes laws
- 11. a group of advisors to the president, including the heads of important departments in the executive branch
- 12. a form of government in which citizens elect representatives who are responsible to the people, and those representatives govern according to a constitution
- 13. the system under which each branch of government limits, or checks, the powers of the other branches
- 15. a document that describes how a government will work
- 16. to request that a case or a decision be reviewed by a higher court