Across
- 2. of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge
- 5. a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction
- 7. and balances, counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
- 9. having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect
- 12. of rights, the first ten amendments to the US Constitution ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
- 13. courts a court of law where cases are tried in the first place, as opposed to an appeals court.
- 14. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
- 15. of powers an act of vesting the legislative executive and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
Down
- 1. assembly the highest governing body in a religious denomination
- 3. a group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group
- 4. of the house, The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
- 6. election a regular election for candidates for office as apposed to a primary election
- 8. having the power to make laws
- 10. governor, the executive officer of a state who is next in rank to a governor and who takes the governor's place in case of disability or death
- 11. that which is morally correct, just, or honorable.
