Constitution/Federalism Crossword

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  1. 6. Separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power
  2. 7. Plan proposed by William Patterson where the legislature is unicameral and operated through the states
  3. 10. Doctrine holding that state governments and the federal government have almost completely separate functions
  4. 11. Powers held by both the state and national governments in a federal system
  5. 12. While not specifically mentioned in the constitution, it may be inferred
  6. 13. First ten amendments of the Constitution
  7. 15. Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution
  8. 16. Powers retained by the states under the Constitution
  9. 17. To formally withdraw from a nation state
  10. 20. View that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under Congress
  11. 21. Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in the Constitution
  12. 22. Required colonists to export only certain items to Britain
  13. 23. Gives Congress the right to regulate commerce with foreign countries, Indian tribes, and various states
  14. 25. Process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is the appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election
  15. 26. Rights of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe illegal
  16. 28. Roosevelts proposal for adding new justices to the supreme court so that the Court would uphold his policies
  17. 29. Branch of government that makes laws
  18. 30. The authority of the president to reject a law that the legislative bra
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  1. 1. Plan proposed by James Madison where there is a bicameral legislature and operated through the people
  2. 2. Proposed the Virginia Plan
  3. 3. Branch of government that enforces laws and contains the President
  4. 4. Government structure in which authority is divided among branches, with each having its own powers and responsibility
  5. 5. Branch of government that reviews laws and contains the Supreme Court
  6. 8. Form of democracy in which political power is exercised by citizens
  7. 9. Proposed the New Jersey Plan
  8. 14. Form of government where power derives from its citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to the law
  9. 18. The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who cast the votes for the president every four years
  10. 19. Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive Branch to be unconstitutional
  11. 24. Final document that contains the amendments and provides the guidelines for our government to this day
  12. 27. Formal process of changing the Constitution