Across
- 2. to give formal approval to something so it can become legal or valid
- 6. advocating for extreme political or social change, especially by challenging the foundations of a particular system
- 7. the government responsible for matters affecting the people in a state that are not handled by the federal government
- 8. the level of government that deals with national matters
- 9. a system in government that gives each branch the power to check, or limit, the power of the other branches
- 11. a majority that is greater than 50 percent, often much greater
Down
- 1. a loose alliance of countries, states, and other political units in which each unit maintains most or all power over itself
- 3. the right to vote
- 4. having one house or chamber
- 5. to spread out power or control rather than focus it on one person or governing body
- 10. a person whose job is to determine the size , shape, and boundaries of land