IA - Crossword Labs

6. Alliance of various interest groups and individuals united to promote a common cause.
8. Legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.
10. Process by which individuals acquire political beliefs and values.
12. Stable relationship among agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees.
15. Legal protections against discrimination ensuring equal treatment.
17. Presidential power to indirectly veto a bill by not signing it before Congress adjourns.
19. System dividing power between national and state governments.
20. Government action prohibiting speech or publication before it occurs.

1. Belief in minimal government intervention in personal and economic matters.
2. Ideology favoring government action to achieve social equality.
3. Political philosophy advocating limited government and traditional values.
4. Power of courts to assess constitutionality of legislative acts.
5. Organization that collects funds to support political candidates or legislation.
7. Senate procedure to end a filibuster with a majority vote.
9. Theory that policy results from competition among diverse interest groups.
11. Doctrine applying Bill of Rights protections to states via the Fourteenth Amendment.
13. Manipulating electoral district boundaries to favor a particular party.
14. Legislative structure consisting of two separate chambers.
16. Principle asserting that governmental power derives from the people.
18. Fundamental freedoms protected from government interference.