Unit 3 Crossword Review

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Across
  1. 3. Cancel
  2. 5. The lawmaking branch of government
  3. 7. The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to determine if a law passed by Congress or a presidential action is in accord with the Constitution is called judicial _____.
  4. 8. The fair application of the law to one's case is called due _____ of law.
  5. 9. The branch of government that interprets the laws and punishes lawbreakers
  6. 10. The distribution of political power among the branches of government is called _____ of powers.
  7. 11. A written change to the Constitution
  8. 14. The leaders of the executive departments, who also act as advisers to the president
  9. 16. _____ rule is a system in which the decision of more than half the people is accepted by all.
  10. 17. Powers shared by the federal government and the states.
  11. 19. The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which set forth basic rights guaranteed to all Americans is called the Bill of _____.
  12. 20. Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution.
  13. 23. The branch of government that carries out the laws
  14. 25. A refusal by the president to sign a bill
Down
  1. 1. A _____ tax was a special tax that had to be paid in order to vote.
  2. 2. Keeping things or people separate
  3. 4. Testifying against oneself is called self-_____.
  4. 6. The power of the government to take private property for public use is called _____ domain.
  5. 10. The words "We the People" in the Preamble reflect the principle of popular _____.
  6. 12. The right to vote
  7. 13. A _____ government is a system in which government powers are carefully spelled out to prevent government from becoming too powerful.
  8. 15. In the system of checks and balances, the powers of government are balanced among different branches so that each branch can check, or _____, the power of the other branches.
  9. 17. The rights guaranteed to all U.S. citizens are called _____ rights.
  10. 18. Money or property an accused person gives a court to hold as a guarantee that he or she will appear for trial
  11. 20. When one group is treated differently than another
  12. 21. Powers set aside by the U.S. Constitution for the states or for the people.
  13. 22. The division between religion and government is called the _____ of church and state.
  14. 24. The beginning of the U.S. Constitution, which describes its purposes