Across
- 6. clause within the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass whatever laws
- 9. a statute empowering a person or body to take certain action, especially to make regulations, rules, or orders.
- 10. are regulations requiring transparency and disclosure in government
- 12. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
- 13. hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed
- 17. refers to a type of tax that governments impose on income
- 19. establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority
- 20. rights given to Congress to conduct governmental duties
- 21. shall be given in each state to the public acts
- 23. power that Congress exercises despite not being expressly granted it by Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
Down
- 1. powers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit, such as a state or province
- 2. a position that favors national action in dealing with problems
- 3. An authority possessed without its being derived from another
- 4. is a law that automatically terminates an agency, a law, or a government program
- 5. court never gives a complete listing
- 7. In the felids of health housing urban renewal transporting
- 8. The court often supported states right against power of the national government
- 11. powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law to any organ of government
- 14. the lack of party discipline produces and openness in the system
- 15. Constitution is a compact among the states.
- 16. Specific powers granted to Congress as outlined
- 18. agreement among states
- 22. A comprehensive system of rules and principles usually arranged in codes and easily accessible to citizens and jurists
