U.S. Constitution Review (POLS-122)

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Across
  1. 5. promise by government officials to uphold, follow, and defend the Constitution
  2. 6. type of democracy the Constitution set up
  3. 8. This plan called for a bicameral legislature based on proportional representation
  4. 10. The U.S. is one of the only countries where the head of the military is a _______, not a part of the military
  5. 14. branch that interprets the laws
  6. 15. the number of years a Senator serves in the Senate
  7. 16. this clause is overly broad, and used in a lot of laws (a majority of the Civil Rights laws used this clause)
  8. 17. correction or changes to the U.S. Constitution
  9. 19. the number of years a Representative serves in the House
  10. 20. the first 10 amendments to the Constitution supported by Anti-Federalists
  11. 22. formal approval to amend the Constitution
  12. 23. this compromise set up the current system of legislative powers with a chamber of proportional representation and a chamber of equal representation
  13. 24. these are the ways the Constitution is amended through judicial review,executive interpretation, or legislative power (not through traditional ratification).
  14. 25. President impeached, but not convicted by only one vote
  15. 27. This chamber of Congress is in charge of writing tax legislation before both chambers agree to them
  16. 29. Found in Article 6, this gives the Constitution and National laws/treaties the ability to trump state/local laws
  17. 30. The Bill of Rights can also be called the bill of ____ because it restricts the ability of the government to infringe on civil liberties
  18. 31. legislature type the U.S. has with two chambers
Down
  1. 1. branch that creates the laws
  2. 2. President's closest advisors and heads of executive departments from Dept. of Treasury to State Dept.
  3. 3. Clause that gives Congress the flexibility to stretch its powers as necessary to create new laws as society evolves
  4. 4. the Senate must confirm the President's political appointments by this amount
  5. 7. where the 2nd Constitutional Convention was held
  6. 9. charge government official with high crimes or misdemeanors
  7. 11. serves as leader of the Senate if the VP is unable to serve
  8. 12. chamber in Congress that has equal representation no matter the size of the state
  9. 13. Supreme law of the land
  10. 18. the only US President to resign from office
  11. 21. article that ensures a republican form of government to citizens
  12. 26. Person in line of succession after the Vice President
  13. 28. branch that enforces the laws