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Across
  1. 2. voters vote based on what they think candidates will do in the future after they are elected
  2. 4. states moving their primaries earlier to gain more influence and attention from media and campaigns
  3. 7. distributing House seats based on Census population numbers every decade
  4. 8. a law that criminalizes actions after they were committed
  5. 9. the federal government gives states money to spend within broad guidelines
  6. 12. a group of presidential advisers, not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, that includes the heads of executive departments and the attorney general
  7. 14. most stringent standard of judicial review, applied when an action infringes on a fundamental right
  8. 15. to delay or prevent a vote on legislation
  9. 17. the media focuses on who is going to win an election rather than issues
  10. 19. known as “marble-cake” federalism
  11. 21. powers given to the states by the Tenth Amendment
  12. 28. the experiences and factors that shape an individual's political values, attitudes, and behaviors.
  13. 29. voters vote based on what candidates have done in the past
Down
  1. 1. powers specifically listed and granted to Congress in the Constitution
  2. 3. a law that punishes someone without a trial
  3. 5. voter vote reasonably on who they think will best represent their interests
  4. 6. the right of a person to challenge unlawful detention in court
  5. 10. judicial philosophy where judges go beyond their traditional, neutral role of interpreting the law–basing decisions on personal/political views rather than strict precedent or original constitutional intent
  6. 11. grants congress the power to create any necessary and proper laws to its power
  7. 13. procedures designed to eliminate unlawful discrimination
  8. 14. the process by which the Supreme Court has applied parts of the Bill of Rights to states through the Fourteenth Amendment
  9. 16. formal procedure to end filibusters or close a debate
  10. 18. the constitutional sharing of power between the federal and state governments
  11. 20. trading votes among legislators to pass a bill
  12. 22. voter vote for the same political party across the ballot regardless of which candidates are qualified or would better represent them
  13. 23. legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" that provide additional perspectives or information to help the court make its decision
  14. 24. known as “layer-cake” federalism
  15. 25. petition in the House of Representatives to force a bill out of committee and onto the floor for a vote, requires an absolute majority
  16. 26. judicial respect for precedent
  17. 27. written by Alexander Hamilton to argue that the federal judiciary is unlikely to infringe upon rights and liberties but would serve as a check on the other two branches.