Across
- 4. - the group with the most votes in an election
- 5. - a form of government that involves the people having a say in the process
- 8. - in this court, judges are called “justices”
- 11. - the process that occurs when a person wants to become a U.S citizen
- 18. - when power is divided among a central government
- 19. - when a branch of government has two chambers
- 20. - a plan that is made to decide how money is earned and spent
- 21. - The official document that our country is governed by
- 23. - areas of land that have clear and definable borders
- 24. - a written document that explains the reasoning behind a court’s decision
Down
- 1. - when a bill is rejected by the president
- 2. - our government has three of these that share the power and responsibilities
- 3. - our country’s first attempt at a new form of government
- 6. - when only one person is in charge of a nation
- 7. - this amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures
- 9. - the draft of a law
- 10. - protect the country, keep order, help citizens, and make laws
- 12. - the Court of Appeals has this number of judges present in the courtroom
- 13. - in 1870, this gave African Americans the right to vote
- 14. - the person hired to represent someone in court
- 15. - events that occur outside of the United States
- 16. - ⅔ of this branch of Congress must approve a bill in order for it to be put into law
- 17. - when one person takes over and controls a nation for their own benefit
- 21. - a group of people that study and revise a bill
- 22. - each state has this many Senators, no matter the size of the state