Across
- 5. protects rights of smaller groups (2 words)
- 6. a tax on the income that businesses make (2 words)
- 10. voting to approve or reject a bill that their state legislature is proposing or has already passed.
- 18. the house of congress where members serve 2 year terms rather than 6 (3 words)
- 20. money raised by the government
- 21. House of congress where members represent the entire state rather than just a district
- 22. an actual document that voters cast their vote on
- 25. an election to try to remove an elected official from office before their term has ended
- 26. a tax taken to provide retired people with income (3 words)
Down
- 1. actions towards other countries (2 words)
- 2. first 10 amendments (3 words)
- 3. the branch that makes laws
- 4. the articles let congress create this but not pay for
- 7. legislative branch which passes bills into laws
- 8. under the articles of confederation america didnt have one of these
- 9. when the government spends more than it takes (2 words)
- 11. the branch that interprets laws
- 12. Far to the left
- 13. one of two things people were afraid of their state losing
- 14. the division of power among central government
- 15. agreements between countries
- 16. how the government plans on spending out money (2 words)
- 17. to not pass a bill
- 19. Far to the right
- 23. when the government has money left over (2 words)
- 24. the branch that carries out laws