Federalism

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Across
  1. 3. sovereignty-supreme power or authority.
  2. 4. states rights- rights and power held by each individual state
  3. 7. clause-the federal constitution takes precedence over state laws
  4. 9. government- government in presidential systems
  5. 10. concurrent powers shared powers between the state and federal governments.
  6. 12. “necessary and proper” clause (elastic clause)-provided an avenue for expansion into the realm of “implied powers”
  7. 13. mandate- when a state or local government has to perform certain actions or offer certain programs but doesn't get any federal funds to make it happen.
Down
  1. 1. powers-powers granted to the states
  2. 2. powers-political Powers granted to the states
  3. 5. block grants- federal funds earmarked for specific state or local programs
  4. 6. clause-gives congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations
  5. 8. enumerated (expressed) powers-the remainder of powers going to the states.
  6. 9. federalism-system of government where power is divided between the central government and a federal government.
  7. 10. cooperative federalism-characterized by partnerships between the national government and governments at the state and local
  8. 11. dual federalism-clear division of federal power