Across
- 3. The president can make policy without Congressional approval
- 4. Makes laws for Maryland
- 6. Another way to say a city has a lot of power to govern (rule) itself
- 8. Senators can block legislation by doing this
- 9. Leader of a municipality
- 13. Changing district lines
- 15. The executive of a state
- 16. how long an elected official stays in office (keeps their government job)
- 20. The government starts a program to research and find a cure for a new disease. Purpose?
- 21. unfair redistricting that helps one political party in the elections
- 23. The government wants to build a road where your house is. They must pay you fairly for your property.
- 24. The government put people in Guantanamo Bay Prison without every giving them a fair trial. Problem with __
- 25. The government counts the population every 10 years
- 26. The number of representatives a state has in the House of Representatives is based on
- 27. The government should not make laws that interfere with people's lives
- 28. A senator represents a _______
Down
- 1. Congress is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives
- 2. ICE enters a person's home without a warrant, reasonable suspicion, or permission. Problem with __
- 5. The Food and Drug Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Trade Commission are part of the __ branch
- 7. when passing a bill in Congress, most people in each house must vote yes
- 10. A Congressman/woman represents a ______
- 11. The government wants to deport immigrants without giving them a fair trial or fair process. This is a problem with _
- 12. After a census, states may lose or gain representatives in the House of Representatives
- 14. Maryland let voters directly vote on a law to allow casinos in the state
- 17. Makes laws for the United States
- 18. States may change district lines after a ___
- 19. Democracies protect people's freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and other rights and freedoms
- 22. The president says no to a bill
