Across
- 3. Concept describing power divided between a national government and state governments.
- 4. Dividing government duties into Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches.
- 5. Powers kept strictly by the states or people under the 10th Amendment.
- 6. The Judicial Branch check that strikes down unconstitutional laws.
- 8. Powers held simultaneously by both state and national governments, such as taxing.
- 9. System where one branch limits the power of another (e.g., presidential veto).
- 10. Core principle that government power is restricted by a written constitution.
Down
- 1. Principle that government only has authority if citizens agree to be ruled by it.
- 2. System where power is held by the people, ruling directly or through representatives.
- 7. The branch responsible exclusively for making and passing statutes and laws.