Government Chapter 3

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Across
  1. 2. Powers- powers directly stated in the Constitution.
  2. 5. Activism- holds that the Court should play a role in shaping national policies.
  3. 6. Restraint- holds that the Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions.
  4. 7. power is divided between national and state governments.
  5. 11. agreement between nations.
  6. 13. accuse
  7. 14. Sovereignty- rule by the people
  8. 15. approved
  9. 16. changes
  10. 17. appeal to
  11. 19. and Balances- each branch of government exercises some control over the others.
  12. 20. of Powers- each branch has its responsibilities to prevent any branch from getting too much power.
Down
  1. 1. Bureaucracy- made up of all executive branch employees.
  2. 3. divisions in the Constitution that cover a general topic.
  3. 4. Review- the power of the courts to declare laws and actions of local, state or national governments invalid if they violate the Constitution.
  4. 8. Clause- gives Congress the right to make all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the powers expressed in other clauses of Article I.
  5. 9. rejecting legislation
  6. 10. the authority of the Supreme Court and other federal courts to rule on cases.
  7. 12. Clause- in Article VI, established that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United STates “shall be the supreme Law of the Land.”
  8. 18. Agreement- made directly between the president and the head of state of another country; does not require senate approval.