The Makings of American Government

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  1. 3. form of government in which political power is exercised directly by the citizens
  2. 6. powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause
  3. 9. form of government where citizens vote for officials to represent them
  4. 12. required colonists to export certain items only to Britain
  5. 13. electors selected to represent the votes of their respective states
  6. 14. to formally withdraw from a nation-state
  7. 17. the branch of government that makes the laws
  8. 18. doctrine holding that state and federal governments have almost completely separate functions
  9. 24. imposed tax on almost all paper products
  10. 26. those who supported the constitution
  11. 27. The initial governing authority of the United States (1781-88)
  12. 28. splits powers between nation and state
  13. 29. powers held by the national and state governments in a federal system
  14. 30. Documents that establish the rules for how society will be governed
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  1. 1. powers expressly granted to congress by the constitution
  2. 2. makes federal law supreme over state law
  3. 4. system of government where ultimate authority rests with the state government
  4. 5. system of government where ultimate authority rests with the national government
  5. 7. amendment that prohibits states from denying the right to vote on account of race
  6. 8. groups of people sharing similar views and interests in order to win elections
  7. 10. keep any branch of government from becoming too powerful
  8. 11. creator of the Virginia Plan
  9. 15. who proposed the Connecticut Compromise
  10. 16. right of states to invalidate acts of congress they believe to be illegal
  11. 19. required states to return runaway slaves
  12. 20. list of rights granted to the people that can not be taken away
  13. 21. colonists dump taxed tea into Boston Harbor
  14. 22. powers retained by the states under the constitution
  15. 23. power that the president has to block legislation
  16. 25. rule by the people