Across
- 2. A type of government where the government is ruled by the people
- 5. This party aims to lower taxes, build a strong national defense, and is this party is known as conservative
- 6. A person involved in a lawsuit
- 10. Things shared between all people in a society i.e. the right to vote
- 11. A type of legislature split between two houses
- 12. The person/group that makes a legal complaint in a court proceeding
- 14. (abbreviation) Fundraising arm of an interest group for elections
- 16. The right to vote
- 18. The means the U.S votes for presidents in election years the majority vote for a candidate in a state gets all of the state's votes for that candidate
- 19. Removing a person from office
- 22. A written, defamatory statement aimed to damage another's reputation
Down
- 1. This party aims to promote equality for all Americans no matter their origin or beliefs, promotes affirmative action
- 3. The process a foreign-born person becomes a citizen of the U.S
- 4. A spoken, defamatory statement aimed to damage another's reputation
- 7. An ideology promoting personal well-being over society's well-being
- 8. Law that concerns relations between people and defines an individuals legal rights
- 9. A Supreme Court principle establish in the case Marbury v. Madison
- 13. A meeting of local members of a party to determine candidates for upcoming elections
- 14. A decision made in a higher level of court which can be called upon in lower-level courts
- 15. The level of government above the state level which controls nationwide laws
- 17. When a police officer stops someone, this is legally called ___
- 20. When the president doesn't sign a bill after Congress has adjourned, this act can't be overridden by Congress
- 21. Rights that are guaranteed to all citizens, and cannot be taken away at any cost