Dividing Government Power

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Across
  1. 4. what johnson called his approach to solving national problems
  2. 7. power held by the national government and the state governments at the same time
  3. 8. demands on states to carry out certain policies
  4. 9. some southern states believed that states had the right to nullify national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with state interest
  5. 10. in the 1980's, many political leaders worked to reverse this trend by returning authority to state governments
  6. 13. idea of returning power to states
  7. 14. powers that historically belong to all governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation
  8. 15. federalism under the new deal
  9. 16. Article IV of the constitution
  10. 17. referred to as enumerated powers
  11. 18. federal grants that are given for more general purposes
Down
  1. 1. not specifically listed in the constitution but they are logical extensions of expressed powers
  2. 2. include money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities
  3. 3. both states and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence
  4. 5. can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state or local spending
  5. 6. idea that states had the right to separate from the union was known as
  6. 11. are not specifically mentioned in the constitution but they belong to the states
  7. 12. a system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system