Government Key terms

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Across
  1. 2. the process by which people of one culture merge into an become a part of another culture
  2. 5. instructions or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials
  3. 6. a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure.
  4. 7. Review- the power of the court to determine the constitutionality of a government action.
  5. 9. a current office holder
  6. 12. Election- when voters have a chance to pick their party’s candidate for a general election, the first step in the election process
  7. 13. situated outside of one's country.
  8. 14. authority of the court to hear a case
  9. 17. a person who has the right to vote in an election, specifically a presidential election.
  10. 18. a court's list of cases to be heard.
  11. 19. having the ability to review the judgement of another tribunal.
Down
  1. 1. relating to one's home country.
  2. 3. to bring formal charges against a public official.
  3. 4. a member of a body of voters
  4. 8. denied the right to vote.
  5. 10. Case- a case in which the defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by law.
  6. 11. release from the punishment or legal consequence of a crime, by the president (federal cases) or the governor (state cases)
  7. 15. Case- a case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or claim of patent infringement.
  8. 16. Election-the regularly scheduled election at which voters make a final selection of office holders.
  9. 19. free someone from a criminal charge of not guilty