Across
- 2. Legislators exchanging support in favor of their own legislation
- 5. powers that are specifically granted to congress in article 1, section 8 of the constitution (power to tax). AKA expressed powers
- 8. Type of theory of democracy that is associated with issue networks
- 11. those who favor greater national authority rather than state authority
- 12. Type of grant that most federal aid is distributed from
- 13. constitutional sharing of power between a central government and state governments
- 14. clause states that congress can exercise those powers that are "necessary and proper" for carrying out the enumerated powers (establishing the first band of the US)
- 15. Powers given to the government by the Constitution
- 16. What happens when Congress can’t pass laws because the parties don’t work together
- 18. Main type of case that SCOTUS reviews
- 20. Form of government in which power is divided between the nation and states
Down
- 1. powers that are held by both congress and the states (establishing law enforcement agencies)
- 3. Manipulating boundaries of a district to favor one party or class
- 4. Designed to achieve policy change
- 6. Transferring responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments.
- 7. system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other two branches
- 9. clause that gives congress the power to regulate commerce among the states, with foreign nations, and among Indian tribes. granted through Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
- 10. Chamber of Congress that TRIES impeachment cases
- 17. Form of government in which the people select representative to govern them and make laws
- 19. Count of the population issued by the government for demographic changes
