Midterm Crossword

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  1. 3. a system of government in which a small group holds power
  2. 4. clause of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution and laws passed by Congress are the supreme Law of the Land
  3. 5. a government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power
  4. 9. an institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control
  5. 11. theory that a state emerged when everyone in an area was brought under the authority of one person or group by violence and the threat of violence.
  6. 12. to approve
  7. 16. a system of government in which two or more governments exercise power over the same people and the same territory
  8. 18. a state without government and laws
  9. 19. local group of armed citizens
  10. 20. a group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes, religion
  11. 22. nickname for the necessary and proper clause
  12. 23. all citizens should have the same rights and freedoms regardless of their race, gender, age, religion, or other differences
  13. 24. the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries
  14. 25. a system of government in which a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government
  15. 27. government in which the people rule
  16. 29. for government to be accountable, the people must be aware of the actions their government is taking
  17. 30. the federal government’s ability to take over a state government function
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  1. 1. theory that the notion of state evolved from the family
  2. 2. powers the government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers
  3. 6. a loose union of independent states
  4. 7. system of government gives all key powers to the central government
  5. 8. a plan that provides the rules for government
  6. 10. an act that limits a state’s ability to regulate an area
  7. 13. expressed + implied =
  8. 14. a law that makes states do a job or provide a service that meets minimum national standards
  9. 15. to formally accuse
  10. 17. a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government
  11. 21. powers that belong strictly to the states
  12. 26. the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised
  13. 28. powers that both the national government and the states have