Across
- 2. to continue a useless on-going action or argument
- 3. powers shared by both the federal and state governments
- 5. governmental power is divided among three branches of government
- 8. Congress’s job to check on Federal agencies
- 9. the action of making laws
- 10. an argument or law no longer followed or enforced; a law or treaty that no longer applies.
- 11. have the right to speak, like in a meeting
- 12. where bill start…and most die
- 16. decide to do something difficult or unpleasant that one has been putting off or hesitating over.
- 17. The people are the source of the government’s power.
- 19. someone who refused to wear a mask at the height of the pandemic, e.g.
- 21. the legislative branch of the federal government
- 22. governments characterized by the rule of law, limited government, and popular sovereignty
- 25. dividing the legislature into two distinct parts or houses
- 28. ways for the President to act without Congress
- 29. fairness,
- 30. a veto, e.g.
- 31. Senator Ted Cruz reading Dr. Seuss on the Senate floor, e.g.
- 32. When President Ulysses S. Grant was issued a speeding ticket, e.g.
Down
- 1. the lower house of Congress, with 435 members
- 4. when power, authority, or control is spread out among different areas instead of all together.
- 6. governments characterized by unlimited power, strict rule, and limited rights
- 7. Representative Mike Johnson, currently.
- 13. same treatment under the law
- 14. freedom
- 15. the headquarters of the U.S. military
- 18. the legislature of Missouri
- 20. the relationship between federal, state, and municipal governments
- 23. the upper house of Congress that has extra powers to check the president.
- 24. appears strong and menacing but is actually weak.
- 26. avoid humiliation; preserve one’s reputation or honor
- 27. a group of representatives elected by the people with the power to make laws.