Chapter 6
Across
- 2. the constitutional clause affirming that the Constitution and federal laws are the supreme law of the land
- 3. the plan of government of the United States, drafted by the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to replace the Articles of Confederation
- 5. the system by which each branch of the federal government can limit, or check, the power of the others
- 6. the division of government power into executive, legislative, and judicial branches
- 9. a power that the Constitution delegates, or grants, to Congress and therefore to the national government
- 10. to charge a government official with an offense committed while in office
- 11. the compromise reached during thsentation in Congress, with each state represented equally in the Senate and with representation in the House based on state population
- 13. the constitutional clause that gives Congress authority to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper" to carry out its powers
- 14. the nation's first constitution
- 16. a power that the Constitution delegates, or grants, to Congress but does not deny to the states
- 17. the division of power between the federal and state governments
- 18. the legislative branch of the federal government, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives
- 20. a lawmaking body made up of two houses
- 22. the power of the Supreme Court to review an action of the legislative or executive branch and declare it unconstitutional
Down
- 1. a body made up of electors from each state who cast votes to elect the president and vice president
- 4. a power that the Constitution does not delegate to Congress or deny to the states and is therefore reserved to the states or the people
- 5. convention held in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft the Constitution of the United States
- 7. the president and the head of the executive branch
- 8. a court decision used as a guideline in deciding similar cases
- 12. the first part of the Constitution, which states the purposes of the new plan of government
- 15. a tax on imported goods
- 19. he federal court system, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts
- 21. the approval of a plan of government or of a constitutional amendment