Across
- 3. The branch that makes the laws
- 4. Group of people who decide a case, after hearing all of the evidence
- 7. The ability to rule absolutely within a territory
- 8. A tax on your pay
- 12. Branches share power, and keep the other branches under control
- 14. The person who's in charge of our executive branch
- 16. A set of thing people believe they should be allowed to do without restrictions
- 20. When the president doesn't accept a bill
- 21. A young person who's found guilty of a crime
- 23. Our country's first try as an independent government
- 25. The blueprint of our government
Down
- 1. The public's vote in an election
- 2. Introduces a bill to the floor of the House of Representatives.
- 3. A disagreement that was brought to the courts seeking a resolution
- 5. The political party that cares about liberty, cost savings, and competition
- 6. A person who represents a party's views of a state at a national convention
- 9. Our legislative branch's name
- 10. Formal agreement between countries
- 11. The person that represents somebody in court
- 13. They approve the revised bill
- 15. The only area in which a state's rule applies
- 17. The division of power among a central government, and smaller regional governments
- 18. The political party that cares about equality, generosity, and cooperation
- 19. The idea that no person is above the law including the government
- 22. Voters can possibly remove a person from office using a referendum before the person's term is up
- 24. The court system that deals with the United States laws