Across
- 2. an outlying part of a city or town
- 5. the largest number of votes in an election
- 10. payments to people who lose their jobs
- 16. elected official serving as deputy to the governor
- 17. the power of an executive to reject one or more items in a bill without vetoing the entire bill
- 18. an urban unit of government chartered by a state
- 19. one who performs executive duties or manages
- 21. a unit of local government that deals with a specific function, such as education, water supply, or transportation
Down
- 1. from the Latin gubernare, meaning of or relating to the governor
- 3. a grant of money to a state or local government to be used for a general purpose
- 4. the leader of the executive branch of a state
- 6. payments to people who are unable to work as a result of job-related injury or ill health
- 7. the means a local government uses to regulate the way land and buildings may be used in order to shape community development
- 8. an organization, either privately or publicly owned, that supplies such necessities as electricity, gas, telephone service, or transportation service
- 9. the basic facilities of a city, such as roads, bridges, water and sewage pipes, and public buildings
- 11. a rapid-response military body responsible for maintaining order during state emergencies and civil disturbances and providing emergency relief during natural disasters
- 12. deliberate violation of a law or standard especially by a government official
- 13. a public transportation network, consisting of busses, trains, subways, or other forms of public transportation
- 14. the procedure by which an elected official may be removed from office by popular vote
- 15. the management of revenues
- 20. an underlying doctrine or assumption