The Constitution

2. the philosophy that the supreme court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions
9. addition or change in the Constitution
11. a system in which power is divided between the national and state government
14. each state has this many Senators.
15. length of a Supreme Court justice's term.
17. plan requiring that what the government spends will not exceed its income
18. to accuse a public official of misconduct in office
19. The power to hear and decide cases.
20. an order signed by a judge naming the individual to be arrested for a specific crime
21. the authority of a court to rule on certain cases

1. a change to the constitution
2. the power of the supreme court to declare laws unconstitutional
3. a government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representation.
4. must be 35 or older, a natural-born citizen, and a U.S. resident for 14 years
5. rejection of a bill
6. an outgoing official serving out the remainder of a term
7. They act as the jury if the president is on trial in an impeachment proceeding.
8. a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries
10. an agreement made between the president and a head of state
12. government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast
13. money paid in order to vote
16. principle in the fifth amendment stating that government must follow proper constitutional procedures