Across
- 3. Rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
- 4. One of two congressional houses.
- 5. Two branches or chambers
- 6. Release from punishment
- 9. Formal meeting where people discuss issues or questions
- 10. Branch of the United States government that has the power to legislate
- 12. officer of the United States House of Representatives
- 15. Specific form of organization
- 16. Division of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- 18. Court, Final court of appeals
- 19. Decisions that relates to things that directly affect the people in its own country
- 20. Tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation
Down
- 1. One of the two houses of the Congress
- 2. U.S. state legislature
- 7. Head of a state government
- 8. Policy,Objectives that guide the activities and relationships of different states.
- 11. Proceeding to address a serious misconduct
- 13. Killing of legislation by a chief executive through a failure to act
- 14. are allowed to prevent other branches from becoming too powerful
- 17. Authority to hear and determine laws
