Unit 1 Vocab

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Across
  1. 5. Funding from the federal government that is restricted to specific categories of expenditures
  2. 7. Governing document that created union of thirteen sovereign states states not fed gov was supreme
  3. 10. Written to support the new constitution and justify why they were creating three branches
  4. 12. Allows Congress to "make all laws" that appear"necessary and proper"to implement its delegated powers
  5. 15. Process by which changes may be made to the constitution
  6. 17. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson inspired by John Locke
  7. 19. A person who supported the Constitution and favored stronger state government
  8. 20. Clasue in the constitution that states all national laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land above state law
  9. 23. Governing document that created a new government with stronger fed powers and established gov institutions
  10. 25. An agreement between people in society to give up some freedoms to maintain social order
  11. 26. Powers that are shared by the federal government and state governments
  12. 27. Powers that are specifically given to federal government in the constitution
  13. 28. There are two houses of Congress, the Senate and the House of representatives
  14. 31. rules by representitives
Down
  1. 1. The US constitution including Bill of Rights specifically designed and enumerated to protect individual liberties and rights
  2. 2. Government power comes from the consent of the people
  3. 3. Sharing powers between fed and state government
  4. 4. powers Powers that are not specifically given to the federal government and are reserved for the states
  5. 6. A governments power cannot be absolute
  6. 8. Document written to support the new constitution and justify why federal government should have more power that state government
  7. 9. Legal approvement of the Constitution
  8. 11. Each branch of federal government is delegated equal and separate powers
  9. 13. Establishes goals of the constitution
  10. 14. Each branch can check and balance the power of the other branches, ensuring no one branch becomes to powerful
  11. 16. States that when powers are not defined or delegated by the Constitution, the states have reserved power to make their own decisions
  12. 18. A person who is opposed to the constitution and favored stronger federal government
  13. 21. The rights you were born with
  14. 22. Federal government mandates or requires the states to do something
  15. 24. Funding from the federal government to the states with minimal restrictions on it's use
  16. 29. A group of people who ashre the same interest and try to influence policy
  17. 30. Written to criticize the new constitution and justify why it was bad and the state government should have more power than federal government