Across
- 3. the right to vote
- 5. giving formal consent to a treaty or official document
- 7. The highest federal court in the US
- 12. giving the legislative, judicial, and executive branches different equal powers
- 13. The united states constitution introduction
- 18. upper branch of Congress
- 19. A way for branches to stop other branches from getting too powerful
- 20. A government in which people vote for representatives
- 22. The power of the state is controlled by the people
- 23. Two separate branches of government
- 24. a political official with the senate.
- 25. punishing actions retroactively
Down
- 1. An article added to the US Constitution
- 2. states or provinces share power with the government
- 4. the government's power is restricted through the use of laws and bills.
- 6. Promise to fulfill the duties and responsibilities
- 8. A person who has the right to vote in an election
- 9. Makes laws, and controls tax
- 10. In charge of deciding the meaning of laws.
- 11. To refuse or approve
- 14. needed by each individual person
- 15. The lower house of congress
- 16. The Branch that carries out and enforces laws
- 17. First 10 amendments to the constitution
- 21. he process of electing the president and the vice president of the united states
