Across
- 1. the part of government with he power to enforce laws
- 2. an earlier event/action that is regarded as an example of or guide to be considered in the subsequent similar circumstances
- 3. a group of people who give advice to the leader of a government
- 5. powers that the people give to the national government through the Constitution
- 9. to reject or stop; the rejection of something
- 10. someone who supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitutiom
- 17. when the number of representatives from each state is based on the state's population
- 19. the part of government with the power to interpret laws
- 20. any person who is not a legal citizen of the county they are living in
- 21. having two chambers
- 22. to charge and try a federal official for wrongdoing
- 23. political power lies with the public through their representatives
Down
- 1. the body of the people appointed by state legislatures whose members are chosen by the voter to elect president and vice president
- 4. when the number of representives from each state is the same
- 6. not following the Constitution
- 7. powers that the people reserve to state governments through the Constitution
- 8. someone who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
- 11. the part of government with the power to make laws
- 12. a system in which the power of government is divided between legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- 13. a system in which power is divided and charged between national and state governments
- 14. 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
- 15. a group of people who are elected to make laws and decisions; in America it is the House of Representatives and the Senate
- 16. a person who creates or shapes a system
- 18. the process of voting to approve something