Across
- 4. One of the constituent states of the newly established United Mexican States under its 1824 Constitution. It had two capitals: first Saltillo, and then Monclova.
- 7. The judicial branch of government, it tries cases involving government and administers justice
- 8. A type of government in which powers and duties between the states and the national government
- 9. An addition to a formal document such as a constitution
- 11. The elected executive head of a state of the US
- 12. The term for the fact that the powers of government are divided into three separate branches: legislative, executive and judicial
- 13. Elected officials who make the laws for the state
- 14. A political power reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority
- 15. A series of laws in a constitution that protect specific rights of citizens
Down
- 1. Having to do with the chief officer of a government
- 2. A system whereby each branch of government has the ability to limit the actions of the other branches
- 3. Any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular
- 5. The highest judicial court in a country or state
- 6. A note or guarantee issued by the government, promising to repay money it borrows, with interest
- 10. A document that outlines fundamental laws and principles of law