Across
- 4. system to ensure no branch overpowers another branch
- 10. this branch interprets the laws
- 11. this branch enforces the laws
- 14. an official change to the Constitution
- 15. head of the Executive Branch
- 18. elected officials who vote on behalf of others
- 20. number of houses in Congress
Down
- 1. means the right to vote
- 2. the separation of powers between levels of government
- 3. The President is actually elected by this
- 5. the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
- 6. first in line to succeed the president
- 7. defenders of the Constitution as-is (no bill of rights needed)
- 8. official body that has the authority to hear cases
- 9. this branch writes the laws
- 12. opponnents of the Constitution without a bill of rights
- 13. number of branches in the United States government
- 16. The introductory section to the U.S. Constitution
- 17. this must pass Congress & the President to become law
- 19. when a law violates the Constitution