Unit 4: Federalism Key Terms

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Across
  1. 2. ONE person who writes laws.
  2. 4. The first paragraph to our Constitution.
  3. 9. To approve a proposed document or an amendment to the Constitution.
  4. 10. Powers that the federal government can not have because these powers belong to the state.
  5. 12. The branch of our national government that writes the laws.
  6. 13. Powers used by Congress and the President even though they are NOT mentioned in the Constitution.
  7. 14. The branch of our national government that decides if laws and FAIR or CONSTITUTIONAL.
  8. 15. The way one branch of the national government limits the power of other branches.
Down
  1. 1. Powers shared by the state and federal government.
  2. 3. This document is the set of rules for how our government works.
  3. 5. This is a synonym for the word "state".
  4. 6. Powers specifically written in the Constitution for the national government.
  5. 7. A GROUP of people that writes laws.
  6. 8. A system of government in which power is divided among a national (federal) government, state, and local governments.
  7. 11. The branch of our national government ENFORCES laws.