US Gov Crossword

3. The compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention that reconciled the Virginia and New Jersey plans; created our bicameral legislature
5. Action of the president refusing to approve a bill passed by Congress
7. The Presidents' advisors
8. The Judiciary Act of 1789 helped set up the _____ system.
10. A written change to the Constitution
12. The process of which the population of each state determines the new number of representatives to which each is entitled.
13. People who are chosen to speak and act for their fellow citizens; elected by district
16. Called the Gatekeeper to the President, the President's closest advisor
17. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two

1. Document which states greivences of the British; written by Thomas Jefferson
2. National legislation overrules state legislation when they conflict
4. Document made in Philadelphia to replace the Articles of Confederation
6. A group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern.
9. Official population tracker, happens every 10 years
11. Powers given to the Federal Government by the Constitution
14. Name of the policy relationship between Congressional Committees, Interest Groups, and the Federal Bureaucracy
15. Supporters of Alexander Hamilton who believed the National Government should be strong