State Government

1. A legislative meeting called for a specific purpose
4. To grant a prisoner an early release from prison, with certain restrictions
5. Having a one-house legislature
7. The person in a civil case who claims to have been harmed
9. To reduce a criminal's sentence
11. Powers that the constitution does not give to the national government and that is kept by the states
13. A vote by a legislature to seek voter approval of a law
14. A question placed on ballot by a citizen petition to decide if a law should be replaced
18. Powers shared by the states and the federal government
19. The person in a civil case who is said to have caused the harm

2. Type of court in which a party who lost a case i a lower asks judges to review that decision and reverse it
3. Money awarded to the states by the federal government
6. Court case in which one party in dispute claims to have been harmed in some way by other
8. The sharing of power between the state and central government
10. The least serious type of crime
12. Type of crime more serious than a misdemeanor
15. The in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict
16. To veto only a specific part of a bill
17. A meeting of a legislative or judicial
20. Type of court in which a judge or jury listen to the evidence and reaches a verdict in favor of one party or another in the case