Across
- 4. formal change or addition to the Constitution
- 5. election in which voters choose party nominees
- 7. division of power between national and state governments
- 8. president’s constitutional power to reject a bill
- 12. theory that politics is shaped by competition among groups
- 14. opponents of the Constitution who wanted stronger state governments
- 15. a legislature with two chambers
- 16. applying the Bill of Rights to the states through the 14th Amendment
- 18. power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
- 19. meeting of party members to select candidates or delegates
Down
- 1. current officeholder who usually wins reelection
- 2. government spending that benefits a representative’s local district
- 3. system that formally elects the president through state electors
- 6. drawing legislative districts to favor one party
- 7. supporters of the Constitution who favored strong central government
- 9. Senate tactic of prolonged debate used to block a vote
- 10. theory that wealthy or influential elites dominate politics
- 11. congressional committee decisions on government spending
- 13. groups with interests that may oppose the common good
- 17. congressional power to regulate interstate economic activity