Unit 4 Vocab.

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Across
  1. 3. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  2. 6. Powers: Powers directly stated in the constitution
  3. 8. Opinion: Statement that presents the views of the majority of supreme court justices regarding a case
  4. 9. Sovereignty: Rule by the people
  5. 11. The basic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law
  6. 15. Branch: Interprets the laws
  7. 16. Powers: Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but is inferred from it
  8. 21. Powers: Powers are given to the state government alone
  9. 22. Committee: A temporary committee made to work out differences between the House and Senate versions of a specific piece of legislation
  10. 23. Committee: Permanent group to oversee bills that deal with certain issues
  11. 26. Government: The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on the government to protect the natural rights of citizens.
  12. 27. and Balances: System that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
  13. 28. Change to the Constitution
  14. 29. Not allowed under the constitution
Down
  1. 1. Review: The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
  2. 2. to reject
  3. 4. Numbered sections of a document
  4. 5. Court: The highest federal court in the United States
  5. 7. Branch: Enforces laws
  6. 10. Branch: Makes laws
  7. 12. Charges against a president approved by a majority of the House of Representatives
  8. 13. of Law: Principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern (no one is above the law)
  9. 14. A lengthy speech designed to delay or kill the vote on a bill; used only in the Senate
  10. 16. Powers: Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution
  11. 17. of Powers: Constitutional division of powers in the branches of government
  12. 18. Veto: President's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
  13. 19. Powers: Powers shared by the national and state governments
  14. 20. Introduction to the Constitution
  15. 24. Opinion: A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her opinion
  16. 25. Clause/Necessary and Proper Clause: The clause in Article I, Section 8, grants Congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its specifically delegated powers.