Across
- 4. a tax or duty on imported or exported goods
- 6. a serious crime that can be punished by more than a year in prison
- 11. a majority that is greater than a simple majority
- 12. a case brought before a court of law
- 13. the right of voting
- 14. to be released from punishment
- 15. to order troops into action
- 17. income
- 18. the naming of a candidate to elective office
Down
- 1. people chosen in each state to vote on behalf of the state
- 2. a pardon bestowed on an entire class of people
- 3. an extremely partisan advocate
- 5. the use of extended debate to delay or block legislation
- 7. someone who already holds political office
- 8. a delegate to the Constitutional Convention
- 9. a procedure for closing debate and forcing a vote
- 10. the authority to interpret and apply the law
- 14. the use of laborers bound in servitude because of debt
- 16. a big administration that is structured hierarchically
- 17. a government rule or order having the force of law