Foundations of American Government Review

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Across
  1. 2. Written document that is the “supreme law of the land”
  2. 5. System that divides authority between national and state governments
  3. 6. Each branch can restrain another branch
  4. 10. Branch that makes laws
  5. 12. Government power comes from the people
  6. 14. Protects individual freedoms and limits national power (first 10 amendments)
  7. 15. Courts can strike down laws or actions that violate the Constitution
  8. 16. System that divides government into three separate branches
  9. 17. Permission given by the people for government to act
Down
  1. 1. Clause stating national law is higher than state law (two words, no space)
  2. 3. Clause allowing national government to make needed laws (two words, no space)
  3. 4. Group that opposed ratifying the Constitution until rights were protected
  4. 7. Group that supported ratifying the Constitution
  5. 8. Branch that interprets laws
  6. 9. Branch that enforces laws
  7. 11. Government must follow the law and can only use powers given to it
  8. 13. The idea that government officials must obey the Constitution