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- 1. and balances/ A system whereby each branch of government has the ability to limit the actions of other branches
- 5. y Tejas/One of the constituent states of the newly established United Mexican States under its 1824 Constitution
- 8. A type ofhttps://crosswordlabs.com/# government in which powers and duties between the states and the national government are shared
- 10. powers/ A political power that a constitution reserves exclusively to the jurisdiction of a particular political authority
- 11. An assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation
- 13. A document that outlines fundamental laws and principles of law; it describes the nature, functions, and limits of government
- 15. Having to do with the chief officer of a government
- 16. A note or guarantee issued by the government promising to repay money it borrows with interest
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- 2. Court/ The highest court in the U.S
- 3. of Representatives/ A lower legislative branch
- 4. The executive head of a state in the U.S.
- 6. An addition to a formal document such as a constitution
- 7. of powers/ The term for the fact that the powers of government are divided into three separate branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
- 9. Elected officials who make the laws for the state
- 12. The judicial branch of government, it tries cases involving government and administers justice
- 14. of Rights/ A series of laws in a constitution that protect specific rights of citizens