Across
- 2. The SCOTUS determines the _____ of laws
- 3. way to delay a bill in the senate
- 8. Two elected per state
- 9. 435 members compose the ____
- 13. System where powers are shared on national and local levels
- 15. dual house structure of Congress
- 17. In order to change the Constitution, an ____ must be added
- 19. ____ parties rarely win elections
- 21. Branch that creates laws
Down
- 1. Branch that contains the president
- 4. Known for “red tape”
- 5. the most powerful person in the House is the ____ of the House
- 6. ____ triangles link the bureaucracy, interest groups, and Congress
- 7. advisory body to president
- 10. Branch that applies laws to the public and evaluates them
- 11. override
- 12. Political equivalent of criminal indictment
- 14. the most important civic duty is to ___
- 16. determines population changes
- 18. ____ institutions connect the public to the policy making system
- 20. Highest court composed of nine justices