Across
- 6. It created a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation (two per state) in the Senate.
- 10. Powers kept exclusively by state governments.
- 11. The Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branch.Stating: It establishes the Constitution and federal laws as the supreme law of the land (the Supremacy Clause)
- 12. The power to tax citizens and the power to enforce national laws or regulate trade.
- 14. Powers shared simultaneously by national and state governments.
- 15. judicial branch
- 16. Supporters of the proposed Constitution who favored a strong national government.
Down
- 1. Separation of Powers.
- 2. It specifies that federal laws override conflicting state laws whenever a legal dispute arises.
- 3. Congress received authority to regulate foreign and interstate trade, but was barred from taxing exports and could not ban the slave trade prior to 1808.
- 4. executive branch
- 5. Specific powers directly granted to the federal government by the Constitution
- 7. The President vetoing a bill passed by Congress, or the Supreme Court declaring a legislative act unconstitutional.
- 8. Organized territorial governments in western lands.
- 9. lawmaking branch
- 13. A detailed, written plan for government.