Across
- 3. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- 4. Powers given to the state government alone
- 7. A First Amendment provision that prohibits the government from interfering with the practice of religion.
- 8. the administration of justice according to established rules and principles
- 13. Clause in the First Amendment that says the government may not establish an official religion.
- 15. Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, which allows Congress to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers of the Constitution.
- 17. Powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
- 19. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
- 20. A government in which the people rule by their own consent.
- 22. Spoken defamation
- 24. Allows the govt to take property for public use but also requires the govt to provide just compensation for that property
- 25. Trial or punishment for the same crime by the same government; forbidden by the Constitution.
Down
- 1. A formal charge by a grand jury
- 2. banned discrimination in public accommodations, prohibited discrimination in any federally assisted program, outlawed discrimination in most employment; enlarged federal powers to protect voting rights and to speed school desegregation; this and the voting rights act helped to give African-Americans equality on paper, and more federally-protected power so that social equality was a more realistic goal
- 5. A court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence
- 6. A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights.
- 9. Powers specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution. For example, the Constitution gives Congress the power to coin money, impose taxes, and regulate interstate commerce. Expressed powers are also called enumerated powers.
- 10. Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution
- 11. Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.
- 12. Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
- 14. The situation occurring when an individual accused of a crime is compelled to be a witness against himself or herself in court.
- 16. The right to vote
- 18. Behaving differently, usually unfairly, toward the members of a group.
- 21. Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
- 23. A group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime.