Dividing Government Power
Across
- 4. what johnson called his approach to solving national problems
- 7. power held by the national government and the state governments at the same time
- 8. demands on states to carry out certain policies
- 9. some southern states believed that states had the right to nullify national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with state interest
- 10. in the 1980's, many political leaders worked to reverse this trend by returning authority to state governments
- 13. idea of returning power to states
- 14. powers that historically belong to all governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation
- 15. federalism under the new deal
- 16. Article IV of the constitution
- 17. referred to as enumerated powers
- 18. federal grants that are given for more general purposes
Down
- 1. not specifically listed in the constitution but they are logical extensions of expressed powers
- 2. include money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities
- 3. both states and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence
- 5. can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state or local spending
- 6. idea that states had the right to separate from the union was known as
- 11. are not specifically mentioned in the constitution but they belong to the states
- 12. a system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system