American Gov. chapters 2-3

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Across
  1. 1. Initially, those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period; later, the name of the political party established by supporters of Alexander Hamilton.
  2. 3. Makes federal law supreme over state laws.
  3. 5. Form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens.
  4. 7. Formal process of changing the Constitution.
  5. 11. Those who opposed the new proposed Constitution during the ratification period.
  6. 13. Compromise over slavery at the Constitutional Convention that granted states extra representation in the House of Representatives based on their number of slaves at the ratio of three-fifths.
  7. 14. Interprets the laws.
  8. 18. power retained by the states under the constitution.
  9. 19. To formally withdraw from a nation-state.
  10. 25. Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781–88.
  11. 26. rule by the people.
  12. 27. Document Declaring independence from Great Britain.
  13. 28. First ten amendments to the Constitution, which provide basic political rights.
  14. 29. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government.
  15. 30. Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution.
Down
  1. 2. Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
  2. 4. Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new Constitution.
  3. 6. Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is based on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states.
  4. 8. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments.
  5. 9. The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president.
  6. 10. Government structure in which authority is divided among branches.
  7. 12. View that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under the Constitution.
  8. 15. Enforces the laws.
  9. 16. Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.
  10. 17. makes the laws.
  11. 20. Doctrine holding that state governments and the federal government have almost completely separate functions.
  12. 21. Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress. Congress can override a veto by a two-thirds majority in each chamber.
  13. 22. Government structure that authorizes each branch of government to share powers with the other branches.
  14. 23. the fundamental law undergirding the structure of government.
  15. 24. Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal.