Across
- 4. the other house of the United States Congress.,
- 6. the official residence of the president of the United States.,
- 10. a fair leader in a courtroom who makes decisions based on the law.,
- 12. the founding document that announced the 13 American colonies were breaking away from Great Britain to form the United States.,
- 13. a proposed idea for a new law that has been written down but not yet officially approved.,
- 14. a list of the first ten amendments (changes or additions) to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees fundamental freedoms and protects individual rights from government interference.,
- 15. the authority given to leaders to make rules (laws), keep people safe, and manage a country, state, or city.,
- 16. an official change, addition, or improvement made to an important document, such as a law or the U.S. Constitution.,
Down
- 1. when politicians draw weird-shaped voting district lines to help their political party win more elections, regardless of how people actually vote.,
- 2. the highest set of rules for a country, acting as a guidebook for how the government works and protecting the rights of citizens.,
- 3. a set of rules made by the government that everyone in a community, city, or country must follow to stay safe and treat each other fairly.,
- 5. the part of government that enforces and carries out laws.,
- 7. one of the two parts of the United States Congress .,
- 8. the part of government that interprets laws, applies them to real-life situations, and decides if laws break the rules of the U.S. Constitution.,
- 9. a special power that allows a leader to say "no" to a new rule or law, stopping it from happening.,
- 11. the part of government that makes laws for the country.,