Across
- 1. the branch of the federal and Texas state governments that makes laws
- 4. made up of two houses
- 5. a person who once served in the armed forces
- 6. a brief nap or rest taken after the noon meal
- 8. the customs, ideas, beliefs and skills of a people
- 10. soldiers trained and armed to fight on foot
- 13. collections of important public documents, such as constitutions and other public records
- 14. soldiers on horseback
- 16. a ruler who has complete power over a country
- 18. the process of one country taking over part or all of another country
- 19. a messenger sent on an urgent mission
- 21. an agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants in order to gain something more important
- 22. a person who holds a deep love for his or her country
- 24. to reach an agreement through compromise
Down
- 2. a Mexican official, much like a mayor
- 3. a building in which soldiers live
- 7. the Spanish term for the local city council
- 9. a cruel and brutal act
- 11. military posts
- 12. individuals who are chosen to speak for a group
- 15. approve
- 17. a formal act or decision agreed to by a group of people
- 20. a change that results in an improvement
- 21. the money used in a country
- 23. a military strategy in which an army surrounds a sound or fort, bombards it, and waits for the enemy to surrender