Government

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Across
  1. 2. A legal member of a political unit.
  2. 3. When all parties to a transaction are treated fairly.
  3. 5. A change to the Constitution.
  4. 7. The rights of equality under the law.
  5. 9. A proposed law or policy.
  6. 10. The idea that people overwhelmingly support the government and share certain common beliefs even if they disagree about particular policies.
  7. 13. The term used to describe the process by which the party that controls the state government uses redistricting to its own political advantage.
  8. 14. The term for the set of policies designed to help those in economic need.
  9. 15. The belief that all governments are repressive and should be destroyed.
  10. 17. to end something (such as a meeting or session) for a period of time.
Down
  1. 1. A document issued by the court stating who wins the case.
  2. 4. A system of government in which power is shared by national and state governments.
  3. 5. An action by the Supreme Court to uphold a ruling by a lower court; that ruling is now the legally binding one.
  4. 6. A document issued by state government granting certain powers and responsibilities to a local government.
  5. 7. An economy where all decisions are made by the government.
  6. 8. A member of the Electoral College.
  7. 11. Rule by the people.
  8. 12. A loose relationship among a number of smaller political units.
  9. 15. The ability of the government to exercise power without resorting to violence.
  10. 16. The men who wrote the Constitution.