Government Girlypops

2. union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government.
8. upper chamber of the United States Congress
10. clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes"
12. a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.
13. the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
15. the act of officially suggesting someone or something for a job, position, or prize
16. compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer
18. device used to cast votes in an election and may be found as a piece of paper or a small ball used in voting.
19. political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent decision.

1. legal power to unilaterally stop an official action.
3. opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution
4. conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people.
5. body of non-elected governing officials or an administrative policy-making group.
6. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
7. a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
9. formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document.
10. advisory body made up of the heads of the 15 executive departments.
11. the concept was created by King John of England
14. expression of the President's forgiveness and ordinarily is granted in recognition of the applicant's acceptance of responsibility for the crime
17. person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators.