Across
- 4. The founding document that defines the government’s structure
- 6. Elected official in the House of Representatives
- 11. Branch responsible for making laws
- 14. System with two legislative chambers (Senate and House)
- 15. A representative of a state in the Senate
- 16. The president’s power to reject a bill from Congress
- 17. The other chamber of Congress; number of members based on population
- 19. Head of the executive branch, enforces laws, vetoes bills
Down
- 1. Presidential advisors who head departments like Defense and Education
- 2. Branch that interprets laws and ensures they are fair
- 3. A proposed law that needs approval from both chambers of Congress
- 4. and Balances System that ensures no branch has too much power
- 5. One of the two chambers of Congress; 100 members, two per state
- 7. Related to elections; votes for the president are counted here
- 8. A change or addition to the Constitution
- 9. Legislative body that creates laws and checks the president's power
- 10. The area represented by a House member; based on population
- 12. A tactic to delay or block a bill’s passage in the Senate
- 13. A rule created by Congress and signed by the president
- 18. Court Highest court, oversees constitutional issues