Across
- 2. a system in which the national government and state governments share authority over the same territory
- 7. to approve officially
- 12. powers specifically given to Congress in the United States Constitution
- 13. a group of people (electors) from each state whose job it is to vote to determine the president
- 16. the principle that the power of the government should be divided among the various branches
- 17. the principle that powers rests with the citizens
- 20. refers to a two-house legislature
Down
- 1. to refuse to sign a bill
- 3. powers that are not specifically stated in the Constitution but come from Congress's right to make all laws "necessary' to carry out its expressed powers
- 4. the ability to set aside the actions of the legislative or executive branches of any government
- 5. a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its
- 6. the process by which persons from other countries (called aliens) can become American citizens
- 8. the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
- 9. a type of government in which the power to govern comes from the people
- 10. a small group of delegates or senators who study bills on a particular subject and makes recommendations
- 11. the rules established by courts to protect a person's rights
- 14. a group of citizens chosen to hear evidence in a legal case and to make a decision based on the evidence
- 15. a document that describes the rights of the people and the framework of the government
- 18. to bring charges against an elected official while that official is still in office
- 19. to change or add to an official document
- 20. proposed legislation (an idea)
- 21. the principle of government by which each branch is given some power to control or prevent