Dividing Government Power

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