Constitution Key Principles & Federalism Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. Powers that the national government can exercise simply because it is the government. These powers are not spelled out in the Constitution.
  2. 5. are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution.
  3. 7. People elect officials to rule on their behalf
  4. 9. Government should be involved in only basic and necessary roles and functions for a country to run day to day
  5. 10. Power is divided between federal (national) and state governments
  6. 11. Powers that both the Federal and State governments share.
  7. 14. If there is a conflict between state and national governments. The national government wins out.
Down
  1. 1. These powers belong to the states. (Tenth Amendment)
  2. 2. Three separate branches of which each branch has some control on the power of the other 2
  3. 4. Three separate branches of government (Legislative, Executive, & Judicial)
  4. 6. Protects the rights of individuals from government overreach into their lives.
  5. 8. Powers that are denied to the government as written in the Constitution.(Enumerated Powers)
  6. 12. Powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution.
  7. 13. Power is divided between federal (national) and state governments