The Constitution

5. A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation
6. A tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases
7. Supreme Court & Lower Courts - Interprets Laws
9. Small groups of experts discuss and vote. (most bills die here)
10. Putting a President/Judge on trial
12. The full House or Senate debates and votes to pass it
13. A bill is Written and introduced in either the House or Senate
14. Rejecting a law
15. Congress: House & Senate - Makes laws
16. A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end

1. An elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic
2. The upper house of a bicameral legislature, like the U.S. Congress, that acts as a law-making body
3. President & Agencies - Enforces laws
4. A process of becoming a citizen of another country
8. Support the Constitution. Believed a strong central government was necessary to fix the weakness of the Articles
11. Approving a nominee