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Across 2. to cancel a law 3. years of service, used in the assigning of members to committees in Congress 7. federal board or commission that is not part of a cabinet department (2 Words) 8. the right to vote 9. principle that everyone in a country is subject to the law (3 Words) 10. English legislature 11. person given a job by the president (2 Words) 17. powers granted to Congress through the necessary and proper clause (2 Words) 19. To approve 20. party with 51% or more of a house of congress (2 Words) 21. business owned and operated by the federal government (2 Words) 22. unrelated item tacked onto a bill 23. an introduction 24. dividing governmental powers between the legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches (3 Words) 25. King, Queen, titled person that is the head of a country’s government 26. Spoken untruths that may harm a person or their reputation 31. government project that benefits a specific district or state (2 Words) 32. powers that are held for the states or the people (2 Words) 34. written untruths that may cause a person or their reputation harm 37. branch of government that makes laws (2 Words) 41. singling out an individual as a suspect due to ethnicity (2 Words) 43. the idea that power lies with the people (2 Words) 46. the Senate and House of Representatives 47. Love of one’s country 49. process of gaining citizenship 50. self-reliance and freedom from outside control 51. document signed by a judge that allows police to search a property, and take items as evidence (2 Words) 52. person who moves from one country to another to live 53. person in the employ of a special interest group 54. theory that a country should sell more than it buys from without 55. principle that the majority may make rules that are binding on all people in a community (2 Words) 56. mass movement of people from one area to another 57. ruling authority for a community

Down 1. declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment 3. organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government (2 Words) 4. To formally bring charges against government officials 5. use of violence by groups against citizens to achieve apolitical goal 6. formal charge brought by a Grand Jury 9. government where people elects individuals to govern (2 Words) 12. resolution passed by both houses (2 Words) 13. something that we should do 14. oddly shaped district that favors one party over another 15. agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation (2 Words) 16. permanent committees in the House and Senate (2 Words) 18. the goal of protection of a country and its people (2 Words) 27. act of the president holding a bill for ten days or fewer, if congress dismisses, the bill dies without his formal veto (2 Words) 28. voting method used in the Senate (2 Words) 29. hiring people based on qualifications (2 Words) 30. formal request for government action 33. Branch of government that interprets laws (2 Words) 35. order to delay punishment until a court can review a case 36. group of citizens that hear evidence and decide if charges should be brought against someone (2 Words) 38. party with fewer than 50% in a house of congress (2 Words) 39. rewarding people with government jobs based on political loyalty (2 Words) 40. member of the House of representative, one of 435 42. earlier decision that helps guide later decisions 44. the social separation of the races 45. course of action a government takes to solve a problem (2 Words) 47. fee paid to exercise your right to vote (2 Words) 48. taxes levied and collected on the money people make (2 Words)