Across
- 1. A serious crime which may be punished by a heavy fine and/or imprisonment or even death
- 6. A process by which a legislative measure is referred to the State's voters for final approval or rejection
- 9. The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
- 10. A city and the area around it
- 12. A trial in which the judge alone hears the case
- 13. A city's basic law, its constitution
- 14. An official postponement of the execution of a sentence
- 15. Personal property that comprises of "movable wealth"
- 18. The power to reduce or commute the length of a sentence or fine for a crime
- 20. Review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch
Down
- 2. Activities by which group pressures and concerns are brought to legislatures
- 3. A form of taxing when the rate falls as the base or taxable income rises
- 4. A form of taxing when people pay an identical tax rate regardless of income or economic transaction
- 5. A form of taxing when the rate rises as the base or taxable income rises
- 7. A justice who handles minor civil complaints and misdemeanor cases that arise in an urban setting
- 8. The practice of dividing a city into a number of districts and regulating the uses to which property in each of them may be put
- 11. A formal charge filed by a prosecutor without the action of a grand jury
- 16. A financial plan for the use of money, personnel, and property
- 17. Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
- 19. A legislative body with one chamber