Alana Riddell: Our Puzzling Government #2 | Federalism

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Across
  1. 2. an organization of government administrators
  2. 5. powers which are refused to all forms of government
  3. 8. court case which ruled that between a state and national government, the national one is superior
  4. 9. Powers given to the states if not given specifically to the government
  5. 11. act An act that allows a territory wishing to become a state to prepare a constitution
  6. 14. One of the last two states admitted to the USA
  7. 16. a type of tax that is put on the money that you make
  8. 17. powers held by both the national and state governments
  9. 18. state and local governments making their own policies
  10. 19. Powers are not directly stated but can be inferred from other expressed powers
  11. 20. a law that requires checking government agencies from time to time to see if they are still needed
  12. 21. Powers the Constitution grants to the national government
Down
  1. 1. to return criminals from other states to their state of origin after committing a crime
  2. 3. Clause which allows the powers of Congress to stretch if need be
  3. 4. laws relating to disputes between people, groups or the state itself (not criminal)
  4. 6. a type of compact made between two different states
  5. 7. Clause which states that the constitution is the supreme law of the land
  6. 10. law which prohibits public officials from holding closed/secret meetings
  7. 12. a position taken on how federalism should run which leans toward national action
  8. 13. refers to documents such as mortgages, birth certificates, leases, and deeds
  9. 15. Powers directly stated in the Constitution by the founders