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- 3. This branch of government can declare war.
- 4. Used to describe incredibly oppressive rule and chaos seen in things like the Nazis and the Hunger Games' governing power.
- 6. Executive _ 13228 created the Office of Homeland Security which eventually evolved into the DHS a year later.
- 8. This branch of government consists of the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet and all of its members.
- 11. This fancy courtroom rule requires prosecutors to explain why a prisoner is being held in custody.
- 15. Trump had this happen to him twice, but no president has ever been fully convicted of this.
- 16. Taxes put on government imports; was used to protect local workers.
- 17. These people were accredited to creating the basis for the Constitution.
- 20. Dividing power between the states and the central government to make sure no side has too much power.
- 21. The President has the ability to _ a bill; this is a check on the Legislative Branch.
- 22. This tactic was used heavily by Republicans around 2010 to give them near absolute power throughout the nation.
- 23. Used to get both horses and state representatives to work for them in a quite aggressive and loud manner.
- 24. This is both a place to hold money and a descriptor of states who tend to vote for the same party in presidential elections.
- 25. However, the Legislative Branch can _ the answer to question 21, which puts a check on the Executive Branch and creates a certain balance of powers between the two.
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- 1. The introduction to the Constitution that holds the key values of the nation; has a catchy Schoolhouse Rock song about it.
- 2. _ without representation.
- 5. The Constitution contains 27 of these.
- 7. A tactic used in the Senate to stall time to delay action on a bill. The longest one lasted for almost a whole day!
- 9. What gives judges and other government officials the legal ability to judge others in a certain parameter.
- 10. The Supreme Court falls under this branch of government that's considered the weakest of the three.
- 12. This is found both in a playground and in states who often switch sides in presidential elections.
- 13. The process in which voters cast their ballots in elections; the _ college.
- 14. This form of democratic government is dictated in the Constitution and dictates how we appoint leaders in our cities, counties, states, and even national leaders.
- 18. Both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights had to have this happen to them (synonym of approved).
- 19. Double _ states that you can't be tried for the same crime twice, as stated in the Constitution.
- 26. Synonym for a direct democracy.