Across
- 9. a position that favors national/federal action in dealing with a problem
- 10. powers that belong strictly to the states
- 11. a written agreement between two or more states
- 12. a formal order given by a higher authority
- 15. an act that allows the people of a territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
- 16. powers directly stated in the U.S. Constitution (enumerated powers)
- 18. the federal government's ability to take over a state government's function
- 19. a sum of money given to a state or local government for a specific purpose
- 20. powers the U.S. Government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers (think Elastic Clause)
Down
- 1. Neither the national government nor the state holds the power
- 2. powers retained by both the state and national government
- 3. a system where two or more governments exercise power over the same people and the same territory
- 4. a law prohibiting public officials from holding meetings not open to the public
- 5. an act that limits a state's ability to regulate an area
- 6. the stated course of action the government takes to address problems or issues
- 7. Article VI of the U.S. Constitution identifying the Constitution as the Supreme Law of the Land
- 8. a position that favors the state and local action in dealing with problems
- 13. powers the U.S. Constitution gives to the national government
- 14. a law that requires periodic checks of laws or of government agencies to see if they are still needed
- 17. to return a fugitive who flees across state lines to the original state