Constitution

2. Main source of federal financial aid to state and local government, which can only be used for specific purposes.
4. The convention held from 25 May to 18 September 1787 which framed the Constitution.
7. A statement in the Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
8. Powers specifically granted to one of the branches of the national government by the Constitution.
9. A constitution that consists of a full and authoritative set of rules written down in a single text.
11. The practice of having two legislative chambers.
13. The rights, powers and duties of the state governments and places limits on the implied powers of the federal government.
14. Financial aid issued by the federal government in support of general governmental functions where recipients have freedom in deciding how best to use the money.
15. Powers exercised by Congress which are not explicitly stated in the Constitution itself but are necessary to execute the powers which are.
16. The right to vote gained through the democratic process.

1. A league of independent states in which the central government lacks significant powers and resembles more an international organisation than a national government.
3. The compact made between the 13 original states that formed the basis for their government from 1781 until it was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
5. The principle by which governmental and political power is vested not only in the federal government, but also in the state government.
6. A theory of government by which political power is divided between a national government and state government, each having their own area of substantive jurisdiction.
10. The fundamental rights guaranteed by the federal Constitution, principally in the Bill of Rights but also the subsequent amendments.
12. Approval of an act or the principal making it legally binding (such as constitutional amendment).