Unit 3 Vocabulary Test

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