The Constitution

4. The type of jurisdiction that means the Supreme Court hears a case after a lower court has already heard it
5. The branch of the government that interprets laws
6. The branch of the government that makes laws
8. Checks and _____ keep one branch from dominating the other two
10. The president of the Senate
14. The document created to describe the ways in which our government works
16. The count of the population every 10 years to determine the number of representatives a state gets
18. The person in charge of the military
19. When the president declines a bill
20. The president's group of advisers

1. The section of the legislative branch that can hold a trial for a government official
2. The powers given to Congress that are not specific
3. The rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (2 words)
7. What a bill becomes if it is approved by the President
9. The branch of the government that enforces laws
11. The powers that are specified for Congress in Article 1
12. The process of firing a high government official like the President
13. The section of the legislative branch that can start laws that make people pay taxes
15. The committee that holds hearings on a bill and talks to experts
17. The highest level of government