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