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Across 2. the authority of a court to hear a case 3. a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments 4. the power of the court to determine the constitutionality of a government action 6. all of the people entitled to vote in a given election 8. those powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone 10. the drawing of electoral districts lines to the advantage of a party or group 14. the constitutional rights which police must read to a suspect before questioning can occur 15. to bring formal charges against a public official 17. benefit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage-free 19. various tactics (usually long speeches) aimed at defeating a bill in a legislative body by preventing a final vote 20. those powers of the National Government that are spelled out in the Constitution 21. 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 22. the current officer holder 23. power of the government to take private property for public use 24. powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government

Down 1. a law that separates people on the basis of race, aimed primarily at African Americans during Reconstruction 3. Constitution's requirement that each State accept public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state 4. the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes within society 5. basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that the government cannot take away 7. the power to execute, enforce, and administer law 9. a form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments 11. those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution 12. the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policy 13. the power to make laws and to frame public policy 16. a formal complaint before a grand jury which charges the accused with one or more crimes 18. the formal device by which a person can be accused of a serious crime