Across
- 2. change or addition that becomes part of the written language of the Constitution itself through one of four methods set forth in the Constitution.
- 6. a government that exists only with the consent of the governed, people are the sources of government power
- 9. an advisory body to the President.
- 10. basic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law; rule of law.
- 11. first ten amendments to the Constitution.
- 14. a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
- 15. group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President.
Down
- 1. principle that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government.
- 3. Article II of the Constitution Establishes the presidency and gives the executive power of the Federal Government to the President.
- 4. the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action.
- 5. system of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others.
- 7. concept that the government and its officers are always subject to the law
- 8. contrary to the constitutional provision and so illegal, null and void, of no force and effect
- 12. a change in, or addition to a constitution or law
- 13. the lower federal courts, under the Supreme Court