Chapter 4 Vocabulary - Federalism

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Across
  1. 9. a position that favors national/federal action in dealing with a problem
  2. 10. powers that belong strictly to the states
  3. 11. a written agreement between two or more states
  4. 12. a formal order given by a higher authority
  5. 15. an act that allows the people of a territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
  6. 16. powers directly stated in the U.S. Constitution (enumerated powers)
  7. 18. the federal government's ability to take over a state government's function
  8. 19. a sum of money given to a state or local government for a specific purpose
  9. 20. powers the U.S. Government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers (think Elastic Clause)
Down
  1. 1. Neither the national government nor the state holds the power
  2. 2. powers retained by both the state and national government
  3. 3. a system where two or more governments exercise power over the same people and the same territory
  4. 4. a law prohibiting public officials from holding meetings not open to the public
  5. 5. an act that limits a state's ability to regulate an area
  6. 6. the stated course of action the government takes to address problems or issues
  7. 7. Article VI of the U.S. Constitution identifying the Constitution as the Supreme Law of the Land
  8. 8. a position that favors the state and local action in dealing with problems
  9. 13. powers the U.S. Constitution gives to the national government
  10. 14. a law that requires periodic checks of laws or of government agencies to see if they are still needed
  11. 17. to return a fugitive who flees across state lines to the original state