Federalism

2. The process of returning a fugitive from the state they fled to back to their own state.
5. Governmental powers are divided
7. believed that a bill of rights was needed to prevent the central government from taking rights away from states and citizens.
8. a system of government in which a written constitution divides power of the government (usually between central government and state).
9. directs people to frame a proposed state constitution
11. Powers that the National & State governments both possess and exercise.
12. supported the Constitution as it was written.

1. Agreement among states to get together, kind of like an alliance or treaty.
3. No state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other states.
4. Under this, Congress gave an annual share of the huge federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties, and townships.
6. wanted to limit the power of states.
10. States and local governments can apply for these to get money from the government