Across
- 6. of powers the giving of different types of authority to different branches of government
- 10. oversee or direct the affairs of something
- 13. an introduction to a document that states the purpose and reasons for what follows
- 15. process legal rules and procedures the government must observe before depriving a person of life, liberty,, or property
- 16. protection equal application of the law regardless of a person's race, religion, political beliefs, or other qualities
- 19. minimum number of people needed for validity
- 20. to include as a part
- 21. to approve through an official process
- 22. to set apart or authorize for a specified purpose
- 24. to state the opposite or challenge the truth of something; to disagre
Down
- 1. powers powers specifically given to Congress in the Constitution
- 2. the right to vote
- 3. to formally charge with a crime
- 4. powers powers shared by the states and federal government
- 5. sovereignty belief that any state should decide its own laws, no matter what the federal government says
- 7. government system in which government powers are restricted by laws or a constitution
- 8. power power belonging only to the states
- 9. to charge a leader or official with wrongdoing and possibly remove him or her from office
- 11. act of a foreigner getting citizenshi
- 12. application for review by a higher court
- 14. money left with a court that allows a prisoner to leave jail and return later for his or her tria
- 17. review power of the Supreme Court to judge whether or not actions of other branches are constitutional
- 18. money received from the sale or taxation of investments, goods, or services
- 23. powers powers not listed in the Constitution but suggested in its language
- 25. a crime of betrayal or disloyalty against one's government or ruler
