Across
- 3. the right of the states to rule that acts of congress laws are invalid/illegal
- 7. the process of selecting to judges where the nomination is by appointment and the subsequent retention is by a retention election
- 11. a view that states should have independent authority to go against the federal government of the constitution
- 13. presidential electors selected to represent their selected states during the election.
- 14. authority of courts to rule laws unconstitutional
- 18. political party established by Thomas Jefferson and his followers. opposed the constitution, supported bill of rights.
- 19. act of formally withdrawing from the nation
- 20. give congress the power to pass certain laws outside of their normal powers in the constitution
- 22. Compromise on legislative representation where the lower chamber is based on population and the states are represented equally by the upper chamber
- 23. required states to return runaway slaves
- 25. powers held by both the state and national government in the federal system
- 27. powers the states possess under the constitution
- 28. FDR's plan to add new supreme court justices so they would uphold his ideas
- 29. system of government where national and state powers are slipt equally
- 30. doctrine holding state governments separate from federal government
Down
- 1. first 10 amendments in the constitution, establish freedoms
- 2. the authority of the president to place certain legislations that are passed by congress
- 4. system of government where authority lies with national government
- 5. formal way to change the constitution
- 6. powers granted to the congress by the constitution
- 8. makes federal law more important than state laws
- 9. political powers are exercised directly by the citizens
- 10. compromise that granted states more representation in the house of representatives depending on how many slaves you have. counting them as 3/5 a person
- 12. authority is spread amongst branches equally giving them each different responsibilities
- 15. systemsystem of government that authority rests with regional government
- 16. powers that aren't explicitly given to congress but given with necessary clause.
- 17. meeting in 1787 where the 12 states discussed the articles of confederation but decided to create the constitution
- 21. authorities other branches to have certain control over the others used to make sure one branch doesn't have to much power.
- 24. A document (or set of documents) that will establish the basic rules for how a society should be governed.
- 26. political party that was established by Alexander Hamilton and his followers. supported the constitution