Across
- 5. The president can call special sessions of ____
- 9. Supreme Court Judges hold the office for ____
- 12. The branch which can override the president’s veto
- 13. Powers not listed in the constitution are reserved for the states or people
- 14. The constitution states the required voting age is ____
- 16. A president is limited to ___ terms
- 18. The amendment must be ratified by at least ____ of state legislatures
- 19. Different states may run schools how they choose
- 21. This body can refuse to ratify treaties
- 24. The body which may rule laws or executive acts unconstitutional
- 25. The person who can appoint Supreme Court Judges
Down
- 1. This part of the government has the power to impeach the president
- 2. Right to a trial by jury
- 3. Branch which interprets laws and can declare them unconstitutional
- 4. Only the federal government has the power to declare war
- 6. Last name of the current speaker of the house
- 7. The president must be a resident in the US for at least _____ years
- 8. The federal law which outlaws slavery
- 10. the system of government by which there are different levels of power in the government (such as federal, states, local, etc)
- 11. Current NJ senator, also former mayor of Newark.
- 15. Amendments may be proposed by a ____ vote of congress
- 17. Both the states and federal government have the power to tax and collect taxes
- 20. A senator must be a resident of the ____ from which they were elected
- 22. The right to bear arms
- 23. Last name of current representative from NJ 5th District
