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Across 2. this branch of government is responsible for interpreting the constitutionality of the laws 6. the legislative body of government; 8. this branch is responsible for enforcing the laws 13. in this system of government all the powers lies in the central government. 15. this branch of government is responsible for making laws 16. this individual has the title and responsibility of governing the United States 17. power resides in the hands of the citizens, and they make decisions on policy initiatives without having the representation of the legislatures. 18. two house legislature 19. a form of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions and vote on laws and policies on their behalf. 20. this type of government is based on the consent of the governed

Down 1. this body of individuals heads the legislative branch of government 3. a government in which one person has all the power 4. a government structure where the legislative branch, or parliament, elects the prime minister to serve as the executive branch 5. a small group of people has all the power. 6. a system of government in which the executive branch (president) exists separately from the legislature 7. division of power in the government so that no one branch is too powerful 9. this type of government is where laws are determined mainly at the state level, and power is held at the state level. 10. this individual is head of cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary system 11. an organization of individuals that is set up to protect the community and make up rules 12. this is a type of autocracy 14. is the division of power between the national government and state governments