Foundations of American Democracy

5. To add or change
6. a lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts
8. Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature (Senate) and representation based on population in the other house (House of Representatives)
12. To approve
15. The Commerce Clause of the Constitution does not give Congress the power to prohibit mere possession of a gun near a school,

1. Power of the court to determine the constitutionality of laws
2. Initial proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by the Virginia delegation for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states.
3. Powers given specifically to the states
4. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
7. A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
9. ___ of opportunity
10. Federal money given to the states with few restrictions about how it should be spent
11. Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
13. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
14. the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws