Unit 2 - The Constitution

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Across
  1. 2. Presidential check on Congress to prevent the passage of bills
  2. 6. the system where each branch of government can limit the power of other branches
  3. 9. When power is divided and shared among federal governments and state governments
  4. 10. Highest court in the judicial branch
  5. 11. Has the basic job of interpreting laws
  6. 12. Has the basic job of making laws
  7. 16. The type of government where powers are restricted - usually by a written constitution
  8. 17. The first ten amendments to the Constitution
  9. 18. a formal addition or change to the Constitution
  10. 20. The opening paragraph of the Constitution
  11. 21. Length of a term for a SCOTUS judge
Down
  1. 1. Number of years in a representative’s term
  2. 3. Congressional powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution
  3. 4. The supreme law of the land
  4. 5. The tie-breaker and president of the Senate
  5. 7. A person who acts as a representative of the United States in a foreign country
  6. 8. Guiding principle that people and governments must follow a set of laws
  7. 13. Has the basic job of enforcing and carrying out the laws
  8. 14. Current number of SCOTUS justices
  9. 15. Age a person must be to run for President
  10. 19. Congressional powers that can reasonably claim as part of its governing responsibility and that are not specifically listed in the Constitution