Josefina’s Crossword

3. Keeps the 3 branches of government equal
7. The person or party accused of an offense
9. Established rules and regulations that restrain people in government’s exercise of power
10. Formal decision to reject a bill passed by Congress
14. Organization that seeks political power through electing people to office
16. Law of the land
17. Set of opinions or beliefs that belong to a group or individual
18. Theory of government where competing groups can check asserted power by any one group
19. The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a particular party, group, or incumbent

1. Government by religious leaders
2. How the founding fathers referred to political parties and interest groups
4. Governance divided between the parties
5. Constitution and strong central government supporters
6. The Head of State, Head of Government, Chief of State
8. Of the main two parties in the U.S., typically favors lower taxes and smaller government
9. Government by the people
11. System which casts the votes for the election of the President and Vice President
12. United front across party lines
13. The candidate or party that wins more than half the votes in an election belongs to the _____
15. Written defamation