American Government Crossword. Ian Johnson

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Across
  1. 2. ruled by the people
  2. 4. An article added to the US Constitution
  3. 6. to formally withdraw from a nation-state
  4. 8. System of government where power is divided between national and state government
  5. 9. a system of government in which sovereign states delegate power to a central government for specific purposes.
  6. 10. a system in which power is divided between the federal and state governments in clearly defined terms, with state governments exercising those powers accorded to them without interference from the federal government
  7. 12. this clause required states to return runaway slaves
  8. 13. Review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  9. 16. authority of the president to block legislation
  10. 18. broad coalitions of interests organized to win elections
  11. 19. this clause gives congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper
  12. 22. a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  13. 23. these are specific rights reserved to the states
  14. 24. a power that may be exercised by the head of state without the approval of another branch of the government.
  15. 25. structure of government where each branch of govt. share power and holds some power over the other
  16. 26. A document that establishes the rules of governing a society
  17. 27. the process of invalidating something
  18. 28. powers expressly granted to congress by the constitution
  19. 29. compromise over slavery that said the slaves were worth the vote 3/5 of a Caucasian man
  20. 30. a method for the selection of judges created in Missouri, 1940
Down
  1. 1. this clause states that the constitution trumps all state laws
  2. 3. The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes."
  3. 5. powers not expressly granted by Congress but understood
  4. 7. a compromise providing the states with proportional representation in the House of Representatives.
  5. 11. government structure where power is dived among 3 branches
  6. 14. gives congress the power to tax to provide for the general welfare
  7. 15. meeting in 1787 where an entirely new constitution was proposed
  8. 17. 1819 Supreme Court decision upholding the right of congress to create a bank. (hint: use "vs" for versus)
  9. 20. is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
  10. 21. a system where a sovereign state is governed as a single entity.