Across
- 2. is the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.
- 3. the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
- 5. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
- 8. two houses (house of representatives and senate)
- 11. manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
- 12. the supreme law of the United States
- 16. clause that gives Congress broad power to regulate interstate commerce and restricts states from impairing interstate commer
- 17. plan that proposed a unicameral (one-house) legislature with equal votes of states and an executive elected by a national leg
- 20. provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becomin
- 23. favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas.
- 25. riot that exposed the weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation
- 26. Presides over the Senate
Down
- 1. declaration by the president or a governor which has the force of law, usually based on existing statutory powers.
- 4. powers that are shared by both the federal government and state governments
- 6. the process by which congressional districts are redrawn and seats are redistributed among states in the house.
- 7. establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state cons
- 9. (in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.
- 10. plan that outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- 13. relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and fr
- 14. voter who votes for candidates on issues rather than on the basis of a political ideology or partisanship
- 15. a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government.
- 18. clause that prohibits the government from "establishing" a religion
- 19. demands on states to carry out certain policies as a condition of receiving grant money.
- 21. political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
- 22. This is the power of Congress to scrutinise and check the activities of the executive branch of government and hold it to acc
- 24. the powers granted to the Federal government, and specifically Congress