Across
- 4. the legislature of Missouri
- 5. when Congress raises taxes and spends more on public projects to create more jobs, e.g.
- 7. same treatment under the law
- 9. the relationship between federal, state, and municipal governments
- 11. Congress’s job to check on Federal agencies
- 12. The people are the source of the government’s power.
- 13. the action of making laws
- 14. avoid humiliation; preserve one’s reputation or honor
- 16. governments characterized by unlimited power, strict rule, and limited rights
- 18. when the Fed decides to lower interest rates to encourage people to spend more money, e.g.
- 20. fairness
- 21. the lower house of Congress, with 435 members
- 24. Senator Ted Cruz reading Dr. Seuss in the Senate, e.g.
- 28. dividing the legislature into two distinct parts or houses
- 29. felonies & misdemeanors; mostly state law
- 31. when judges create new precedents and/or exercise judicial review
- 33. when power, authority, or control is spread out among different areas instead of all together.
- 34. have the right to speak, like in a meeting
- 39. powers shared by both the federal and state governments
- 41. governmental power is divided among three branches of government
- 42. when judges follow precedents
- 43. when something costs an extraordinary amount of money, like eggs, these days
Down
- 1. freedom
- 2. the power of the Federal Judiciary to declare a law or executive action unconstitutional
- 3. an argument or law no longer followed or enforced; a law or treaty that no longer applies.
- 6. decide to do something difficult or unpleasant that one has been putting off or hesitating over.
- 8. the upper house of Congress that has extra powers to check the president.
- 10. appears strong and menacing but is actually weak.
- 15. where bill start…and most die
- 17. governments characterized by the rule of law, limited government, and popular sovereignty
- 19. when you take a risk
- 22. ways for the President to act without Congress
- 23. Representative Mike Johnson, currently.
- 25. to continue a useless on-going action or argument
- 26. a group of representatives elected by the people with the power to make laws.
- 27. a veto, e.g.
- 30. something unexpected or odd
- 32. the headquarters of the U.S. military
- 35. When President Ulysses S. Grant was issued a speeding ticket, e.g.
- 36. the opinion that explains the court’s decision in a case
- 37. the center doesn’t hold, people go to opposite extremes
- 38. the legislative branch of the federal government
- 40. past legal cases and traditions