POSI Test 1 Crossword

5. Branches have the ability to veto or amend acts in order to protect from tyranny
7. Favored large states; proposed a bicameral legislature
8. Most popular form of government in the world; America's first system of government
9. AKA the Great Compromise; proposed a bicameral legislature, one house by population and one that was equal
15. The Constitution specifies powers granted and restricted in order to insure against unnecessary government interference in peoples lives
17. Constitutional division of power between the national government and the states in which they each enforce their laws directly on the people, but neither party can alter the arrangements
18. Powers not directly stated in the constitution
20. Powers not given specifically to the national government; They are therefore given to the states
21. The number of amendments in the Constitution

1. The court case that broadened congressional power and national supremacy; states cannot double tax federal banks
2. Type of government in which power flows between the national government and the states; America's current form of government
3. Powers are split between the three branches so they all have individual duties and purpose
4. The court case that established Judicial Review; gave the Judiciary branch a lot more power
6. Event that led to the Constitutional Convention; showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
10. Powers shared by the national and state governments
11. Political authority held in the hands of the people.
12. Favored the Constitution; Hamilton, Madison, Jay
13. Type of government in which power flows from the states to the federal government; America's second form of government
14. Powers that are given only to the national government
16. Did not want the Constitution; only allowed it to pass after adding the Bill of Rights
19. Favored small states; proposed a unicameral legislature