Gov Unit 3 Priority Words

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Across
  1. 2. The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
  2. 3. Powers that are shared by both the federal government and state governments.
  3. 5. A system in which the different parts of a government have powers that affect and control the other parts so that no part can become too powerful.
  4. 8. A provision in the U.S. Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.
  5. 13. Rights that people supposedly have under natural law. The Declaration of Independence of the United States lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as natural rights.
  6. 15. The final amendment in the Bill of Rights, which states that the federal government has only those powers specifically granted by the Constitution.
  7. 16. The legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person.
  8. 17. Powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government nor denied to the states are reserved to the states or the people.
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  1. 1. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
  2. 4. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the supremacy of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws over state laws.
  3. 6. A statement in the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
  4. 7. A clause in the U.S. Constitution that establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the "supreme Law of the Land."
  5. 9. A government that is restricted in what it can do so that the rights of the people are protected.
  6. 10. Powers that can be exercised by the national government alone.
  7. 11. The division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.
  8. 12. A system of government in which power is divided between a national (federal) government and various regional (state) governments.
  9. 14. The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.