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2. the elected executive head of a state of the US
4. having to do with the chief officer of a government
5. a type of government in which powers and duties between the states and the national government are shared
7. a political power that a constitution reserves exclusively to the jurisdiction of a particular political authority
9. a document that outlines fundamental laws and principles of law
10. a series of laws in a constitution that protects specific rights of citizens
11. was one of the constituent states of the newly established United Mexican States under its 1824 Constitution
13. The lower house of the United States Congress
14. a note or guarantee issued by the government promising to repay money it borrows with interest
15. the judicial branch of government
16. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries

1. elected officials who make the laws for the state
3. the highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation
6. the term for the fact that the powers of government are divided into three separate branches
8. a system whereby each branch of government has the ability to limit the actions of the other branches
12. an addition to a formal document such as a constitution