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