Constitutional Underpinnings and Federalism

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Across
  1. 2. State whose plan called representation based on population.
  2. 6. Transferring of power to lower levels of government
  3. 8. Provision stating Constitution, laws of Congress and treaties are the highest law of the land
  4. 11. A group of citizens united around a common interest according to Madison
  5. 12. Counted as three-fifths for the purposes of taxation
  6. 13. Landmark case dealing with guns that limited the definition commerce to economic activity.
  7. 15. Type of commercial activity regulated by the states
  8. 17. States must return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for punishment
  9. 18. Restraints placed on the other two branches of governments so that no one branch becomes too powerful
  10. 19. Amendment stating national government cannot usurp state powers
  11. 20. Process to review constitutionality of laws
  12. 21. Landmark case that strengthened national government's power and broadened the definition of commerce
Down
  1. 1. Grants of a specific purpose
  2. 3. Source of Congress' power to pass all laws necessary and proper to carrying out enumerated powers.
  3. 4. Original constitution of America which gave national government limited powers
  4. 5. Type of legislature with a Senate based on equal representation and a House based on population.
  5. 7. Addition to the Constitution to convince Anti-Federalist to ratify
  6. 9. A formal change to the Constitution, which can be done 4 ways
  7. 10. Type of powers that are shared by the state and national government
  8. 14. Tool to direct states and local governments to comply with federal law under threat of penalties or as a condition of receipt of a grant
  9. 16. Type of federalism involving spending, taxing and providing grants in the federal system
  10. 22. Grants that give states more discretion and cover a policy area