Across
- 2. an organization of government administrators
- 4. Clause which states that the constitution is the supreme law of the land
- 5. refers to documents such as mortgages, birth certificates, leases, and deeds
- 9. Powers directly stated in the Constitution by the founders
- 11. organization made up of all of the USA's govenors
- 15. act An act that allows a territory wishing to become a state to prepare a constitution
- 16. Powers given to the states if not given specifically to the government
- 19. court case that declared Congress overstepped boundaries by banning guns in or near schools
- 20. a type of compact made between two different states
- 21. Clause which allows the powers of Congress to stretch if need be
- 22. laws relating to disputes between people, groups or the state itself (not criminal)
- 24. court case which ruled that between a state and national government, the national one is superior
Down
- 1. a type of tax that is put on the money that you make
- 3. powers held by both the national and state governments
- 6. powers which are refused to all forms of government
- 7. Powers the Constitution grants to the national government
- 8. a position taken on how federalism should run which leans toward national action
- 10. to return criminals from other states to their state of origin after committing a crime
- 12. state and local governments making their own policies
- 13. a government system which divides power between the state and national governments
- 14. Powers are not directly stated but can be inferred from other expressed powers
- 17. a law that requires checking government agencies from time to time to see if they are still needed
- 18. law which prohibits public officials from holding closed/secret meetings
- 23. One of the last two states admitted to the USA