Across
- 2. action/s taken by the government (any level, federal, state or local) in an attempt to solve an issue/problem
- 5. guarantees of freedoms that our government cannot violate without following due process of law
- 6. Congressional elections that take place halfway through the four year term of the POTUS
- 11. ultimate power resides in the people since governments are formed based on the consent of the people
- 13. Power of the SCOTUS to determine if laws and/or actions of the government are constitutional
- 14. general increase in the price level
- 15. our country’s central bank. They regulate banks, distribute our currency, and influence the interest rate
Down
- 1. strongly supporting a person, principle or political party; in favor of one political party
- 3. percentage charged by a lender for the use of money
- 4. Creates a bicameral (2 chamber) legislature HoR based on population; Senate based on equality
- 7. period of temporary economic decline generally identified by a reduction in GDP for two successive quarters (six months)
- 8. How power is divided among three branches of government (legislative, executive and judicial)
- 9. share of ownership in a corporation
- 10. How powers are divided between the federal and the state governments
- 12. the effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of the government