Across
- 4. First political party; desire strong central government
- 7. Members represent districts(currently 435)
- 9. process taken by a legislative body initiates charges against against a public official for misconduct
- 12. Rights to religion, speech, press, assembly, petition
- 13. System in which each state is given a number of electoral votes(currently 538 votes)
- 16. Act of spending(typically taxpayer) money
- 19. The often unwritten principles social laws are based on
Down
- 1. Suppression of various forms of media when considered undesirable
- 2. Political stalemate in which it is difficult to pass laws to satisfy the people
- 3. System in which there is a split legislative system
- 5. The main authority of a nation, state, or community
- 6. Right to reject a decision/proposal(typically done by the president)
- 8. Right to bear arms
- 10. First ten amendments
- 11. Members represent entire state(currently 100)
- 14. Fee required to vote(eliminated by 24th amendment)
- 15. One of two major parties; typically more invested in social issues; "left wing"
- 17. One of two major parties; typically more economic; "right wing"
- 18. Denial of the right to vote in elections(eliminated for women with 19th amendment)
- 20. Laws concerning private relations of members of the community