American Government

1. a government structure that authorizes each branch of government to share powers with the other branches, thereby holding scrutiny of and control over the other branches
3. government structure in which authority is divided among branches with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility
5. governmental decisions are shared by the states and central
7. federal laws are supreme to or trump state laws
10. a branch of the federal government that interprets the law
11. an individual who distrust the government
15. an amendment that prohibits slavery
16. everybody is held to the same standards
19. legal decisions from one state are to be honored in other states
20. system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
22. central government holds most power
25. rule by the people
26. head of Republican Party
27. prohibits states from discriminating against non-state residents
28. a body of people that represent the state, and they vote for the President and Vice President
29. powers that are not specifically described in the Constitution
30. first ten amendments to the Constitution
31. supported ratification of the new Constitution

2. implied powers to Congress
4. known as the "Tyranny of the Majority"
6. a branch of the federal government that executes the law
8. opposed ratification of new Constitution
9. small, limited government
12. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by the law-making body
13. head of Democratic Party
14. first draft of the Constitution
17. powers that are specifically described in the Constitution
18. an amendment that reserve powers to states
21. state and local governments hold most power
23. a branch of the federal government that makes the law
24. strong, central government