Across
- 2. voters vote based on what they think candidates will do in the future after they are elected
- 4. states moving their primaries earlier to gain more influence and attention from media and campaigns
- 7. distributing House seats based on Census population numbers every decade
- 8. a law that criminalizes actions after they were committed
- 9. the federal government gives states money to spend within broad guidelines
- 12. a group of presidential advisers, not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, that includes the heads of executive departments and the attorney general
- 14. most stringent standard of judicial review, applied when an action infringes on a fundamental right
- 15. to delay or prevent a vote on legislation
- 17. the media focuses on who is going to win an election rather than issues
- 19. known as “marble-cake” federalism
- 21. powers given to the states by the Tenth Amendment
- 28. the experiences and factors that shape an individual's political values, attitudes, and behaviors.
- 29. voters vote based on what candidates have done in the past
Down
- 1. powers specifically listed and granted to Congress in the Constitution
- 3. a law that punishes someone without a trial
- 5. voter vote reasonably on who they think will best represent their interests
- 6. the right of a person to challenge unlawful detention in court
- 10. judicial philosophy where judges go beyond their traditional, neutral role of interpreting the law–basing decisions on personal/political views rather than strict precedent or original constitutional intent
- 11. grants congress the power to create any necessary and proper laws to its power
- 13. procedures designed to eliminate unlawful discrimination
- 14. the process by which the Supreme Court has applied parts of the Bill of Rights to states through the Fourteenth Amendment
- 16. formal procedure to end filibusters or close a debate
- 18. the constitutional sharing of power between the federal and state governments
- 20. trading votes among legislators to pass a bill
- 22. voter vote for the same political party across the ballot regardless of which candidates are qualified or would better represent them
- 23. legal briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" that provide additional perspectives or information to help the court make its decision
- 24. known as “layer-cake” federalism
- 25. petition in the House of Representatives to force a bill out of committee and onto the floor for a vote, requires an absolute majority
- 26. judicial respect for precedent
- 27. written by Alexander Hamilton to argue that the federal judiciary is unlikely to infringe upon rights and liberties but would serve as a check on the other two branches.