Across
- 3. a system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
- 6. of powers the division of a government into parts, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities
- 8. person whose job is to decide questions brought before a court; judge
- 10. a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- 11. to approve in an official way; confirm
- 13. Which branch of the US Government established in the US Constitution enforces the laws?
- 14. the formal proclamation that the colonies would now be an independent country separate from Great Britain
Down
- 1. Which branch of the US Government established in the US Constitution makes the laws?
- 2. Which branch of the US Government established in the US Constitution interprets the laws?
- 4. group of officials who lead government departments and advise the President
- 5. a system of government in which the citizens of a government rule themselves and control their own affairs, free from external government control or outside political authority
- 7. the written document that established the functions of the national government of these United States after it declared independence from Great Britain
- 9. the written document provides the foundation of the Federal Government of the United States of America
- 12. a group of people who have the power to make laws