Across
- 3. Any person who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living in
- 7. A system in which each branch of government has certain powers to check the actions of the other branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful
- 11. The part of government with the power to enforce laws
- 13. Someone who supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
- 14. The part of government with the power to interpret laws
- 16. The process of voting to approve something
- 19. When the number of representatives from each state is based on the state population
- 23. Someone who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
- 24. Powers that the people reserve to state governments through the Constitution
Down
- 1. The part of government with the power to make laws
- 2. To charge and try a federal official for wrongdoing
- 4. When the number of representatives from each state is the same
- 5. A group of people who give advice to the leader of a government
- 6. A system in which power is divided and shared between national and state governments
- 8. A group of people who are elected to make laws and decisions; in America it is the House of Representatives and the Senate
- 9. The body of people appointed by state legislatures whose members are chosen by the voters to elect president and vice president
- 10. Powers that the people give to the national government through the Constitution
- 12. To reject or stop; the rejection of something
- 15. not following the Constitution
- 17. A person who creates or shapes a system
- 18. Having two chambers
- 20. political power lies with the public through their representatives
- 21. An earlier event/action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances
- 22. A system in which the power of government is divided between legislative,executive and judical branches