Crossword
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Across: 1. to kill a famous or important person 5. the two houses of the American parliament 6. highest court in the US (two words) 7. city where John F. Kennedy was killed 8. highest official in a country (three words) 11. when a president refuses to sign a bill 12. someone who helps people, especially in a foreign country 14. the system of having slaves in a country 15. piece of paper on which you vote for someone 16. when the new president takes office 17. state representatives meet to elect the president (2 words)
Down: 2. to put your name on a document 3. name of the president's plane (three words) 4. last name of famous American president during the Civil War 5. place where presidents go for a holiday and to rest (two words) 6. organisation that protects the president (two words) 7. to win against someone 9. state which had to recount votes in the 2000 election 10. event that each party organises to select its presidential candidate 13. the president and his secretaries