Across |
5. | legal ability for government to take land by due process (2 Words) |
7. | a group of individuals or state governments |
8. | an agreement, or contract, among a group of people |
11. | Presidential order that has the force of law (2 Words) |
13. | Freedoms to think and act without fear of government interference, or fear of unfair legal treatment (2 Words) |
15. | collective agencies and employees of the executive branch (2 Words) |
17. | legal system based on custom and precedent (2 Words) |
19. | group of people one place who are ruled by a parent country |
22. | the refusal to purchase certain goods |
23. | unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group |
25. | people who actually elect the president (2 Words) |
28. | representative to a meeting |
29. | an official representative of a foreign country |
30. | following established legal procedures (2 Words) |
31. | practice of hiring government workers based on qualifications and competitive examination (3 Words) |
33. | ability for Congressmen to mail items or free (2 Words) |
34. | group of people who share the same interests and concerns |
36. | any change to the Constitution |
38. | a legislature consisting of two parts or houses |
39. | programs intended to make up for past discrimination (2 Words) |
40. | the president, Vice President, Cabinet, and all employees (2 Words) |
42. | form of government in which the people vote firsthand (2 Words) |
47. | government controlled by one person or a small group |
48. | count of the population done every ten years |
49. | an attempt to talk a bill to death in the Senate |
50. | banning of printed or filmed materials because some find it offensive |
51. | complex system with many departments, rules, and people |
53. | government in which citizens holds the power to rule |
54. | sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure a person returns for trial |
55. | People who favored the Ratification of the Constitution |
56. | detailed written plan of government |