National Government Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Powers of Congress that are listed in the Constitution
  2. 4. Power given to state and federal Supreme Courts to declare laws unconstitutional
  3. 6. Powers of Congress that are not stated in the Constitution
  4. 8. To cancel; the legislative branch does this by getting a 2/3 vote in both the House and Senate
  5. 10. A proposed law given to the legislature for approval
  6. 12. A system in which each branch of government is able to restrain the power of the others
  7. 13. Two-chamber or two-house legislature, such as Congress with the House and the Senate
Down
  1. 1. Lawmaking division of the government; headed by Congress
  2. 3. Division of the government that carries out the laws; headed by the President
  3. 4. Division of government that interprets and applies laws; headed by the Supreme Court
  4. 5. Refusal to sign a bill (President)
  5. 7. Income a government collects for public use
  6. 9. Complex government system with many departments, rules, and people
  7. 11. A group of advisers to the president; includes heads of 14 top-level executive departments