Across
- 3. lets the House charge and the Senate try federal officials for abuse of power
- 4. first U.S. governing framework that kept most power with the states and less for the national government
- 5. power of federal courts to declare laws, executive actions, and state actions unconstitutional
- 6. believed government is a social contract
- 8. outlawed the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections
- 9. current officeholders who are seeking re-election
- 11. allows people who have been detained by the government to challenge their detention in court
- 13. transfer of power from a central government to regional or local governments
- 14. believe in absolute economic and social freedom and no government regulation in economy
- 22. farmers in western Massachusetts were outraged at the taxes levied by the government, so they rebelled
- 23. policy set by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, deals with interest rates and the money supply
- 24. specific powers explicitly granted to the national government in the Constitution, mostly in Article I, Section 8
- 25. process by which a campaign reaches individual voters, either by door-to-door solicitation or by telephone
- 26. the sense of an individual citizen that he or she is capable of effecting desired change in public policy
- 28. style of political reporting that focuses on polling data and public perception rather than candidate policy or substantive issues
- 29. money granted by the federal government to state and local governments, with strict limitations on how it is to be spent
- 30. federal powers inferred from the Necessary and Proper Clause
- 32. bars the federal and state governments from denying citizens 18 or older the right to vote based on age
- 33. formal document stating the party's principles, values, and policy goals
- 34. people allowed to vote in an election
- 35. legislative act that declares a person or group guilty of a crime and punishes them without a trial
- 36. use of government taxing and spending by Congress and the president to influence economic conditions
- 37. congressional district that reliably votes for one party
Down
- 1. changed how U.S. Senators were elected, shifting from selection by state legislatures to direct election by the people
- 2. media's role of tracking who is winning or losing in politics
- 7. meeting of the voters of a political party in an election district for nominating candidates for office and choosing delegates for a convention
- 10. the ability for members of Congress to send out mail for free without postage
- 12. pre-election contest where voters choose which candidate will represent a political party on the general election ballot
- 15. extended liberties and rights granted by the Bill of Rights to formerly enslaved
- 16. nongovernmental interest groups compete to influence political decision making
- 17. the practice of drawing electoral districts to consolidate the population of a community or constituency into a small number of districts
- 18. policies meant to address disparities in education and the workplace tied to race, ethnic origin, gender, disability, and age
- 19. government should be created by and subject to the will of the people
- 20. the practice of drawing electoral districts that divide the population of a community or constituency
- 21. the act of removing or restricting political power
- 27. 1787 Constitutional Convention agreement that created a bicameral Congress
- 31. views held by people who don't sit firmly on the liberal or conservative end of the political spectrum