Across
- 5. the basic support structures that serve a geographic area, such as transportation, communication, and power systems
- 7. process that allows citizens to draft laws they would like to see adopted
- 9. how states pay to maintain infrastructure
- 12. process that lets citizens vote on a law already passed by the state legislature
- 13. consisting of two houses, as in a law-making body
- 15. powers that both states and the federal government share
- 16. people represented by members of a lawmaking body
- 18. the chief executive of a state government
- 19. sums of money designated for a certain purpose such as improving an airport or providing health care to low-income households
- 20. The number of branches in state government
Down
- 1. powers kept to the states
- 2. the official who succeeds the governor if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office
- 3. Consisting of one house
- 4. State that has a unicameral government
- 6. the division of power between states and a central government
- 8. powers not expressly stated in the Constitution that are granted to Congress through the “Necessary and Proper” clause
- 10. a method of selecting state judges in which a state committee prepares a list of qualified candidates, and the governor appoints a judge from this list
- 11. who legislators represent
- 14. lawmaking body
- 17. Highest court in most state judicial branches