Constitution & Federalism

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Across
  1. 1. form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
  2. 7. Doctrine holding that state governments and the federal government have almost completely separate functions
  3. 11. Replaced the Stamp Act; imposed new taxes on imports; Led to rallying cry "no taxation without representation"
  4. 12. powers not expressly granted to congress but added through the necessary and proper clause
  5. 13. initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88
  6. 14. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government
  7. 16. makes the laws
  8. 19. Makes federal law supreme over state laws
  9. 22. Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is based on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states
  10. 23. to formally withdraw from a nation-state
  11. 24. The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling for equality, human rights, and citizen participation
  12. 27. powers expressly granted to congress by the constitution
  13. 28. form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
  14. 29. process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is by appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election
  15. 30. authority of the president to block legislation passed by congress. Congress can override a veto by a two-thirds majority in each chamber
Down
  1. 2. Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new constitution
  2. 3. right of states to invalidate acts of congress they believe to be illegal
  3. 4. 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
  4. 5. powers retained by the states under the constitution
  5. 6. formal process of changing the Constitution
  6. 8. Documents or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society should be governed
  7. 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
  8. 10. system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
  9. 15. authority of courts to declare laws passed by congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional
  10. 17. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
  11. 18. required states to return runaway slaves; negated by the thirteenth amendment
  12. 20. view that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under the constitution
  13. 21. first ten amendments to the constitution, which provide basic political rights
  14. 25. rule by the people
  15. 26. gives congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states