Unit 4 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. to make a formal request of the government.
  2. 3. The dividing of government power into branches. Articles I, II, III of the Constitution created the branches.
  3. 7. to reject
  4. 9. ____________ committee, a subgroup of Congress that is tasked with a specific duty. These groups investigate, debate and report on proposed legislation.
  5. 10. One of two houses of Congress with 100 elected members, 2 from each state, considered the upper house.
  6. 12. trying to influence a politician or public official on an issue
  7. 13. A rule issued by the president that has the same force of a law and does not need Congressional approval.
  8. 14. a member of government responsible for making laws, rules or policies
  9. 15. A legislature that has two houses/ branches.
  10. 16. Power of Congress to accuse a president or federal judge of wrongdoing and remove the person from office if found guilty.
  11. 18. The lawmaking branch of the government, known as Congress.
  12. 19. Powers of the national government specifically listed in the Constitution.
  13. 21. Branch of government that executes (carries out) the laws made by the legislative branch. Headed by the President.
  14. 22. to assign to a position
  15. 23. Legislative (lawmaking) branch of government at the national level. Consists of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Down
  1. 1. does not comply with the Constitution, breaks the rules of the Constitution.
  2. 4. the group of non elected officials in charge of implementing policies created by the branches of government. This includes government agencies
  3. 5. System that gives each branch of government the power to stop or limit unwise actions by the other branches.
  4. 6. a law
  5. 8. One of two houses of Congress with 435 elected members from the 50 states (number from each state is based on population of the state), considered the lower house.
  6. 11. The branch of government that decides the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations and determines if the laws break the rules of the Constitution. The United States Supreme Court is the highest court in the US.
  7. 16. Powers not listed in the Constitution, but used to carry out an expressed power.
  8. 17. the highest court in the judicial branch.
  9. 20. Executive leader of the United States of America, can sign a bill into a law or veto it.