Samantha Walker’s ch.2-3 crossword

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  1. 3. System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state government
  2. 5. writer whose teachings the Declaration of Independence was based on, like everyone having unalienable rights
  3. 7. government is in total control
  4. 8. gives congress the ability to pass laws that are necessary
  5. 9. Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
  6. 11. list of powers that congress can employ, listed in Constitution
  7. 13. Form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
  8. 14. Initial governing authority of the United States
  9. 16. power given to the president to block legislation passed by congress, but it can be overridden by congress
  10. 19. list of rights that congress can’t take away
  11. 20. Powers retained by the states under the Constitution
  12. 22. gives people the right to choose U.S. senators directly
  13. 24. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
  14. 26. Documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed
  15. 27. gives each branch of government power over each other to prevent one branch from having full control
  16. 28. at this meeting the new constitution was purposed
Down
  1. 1. affirms the right to indictment by a grand jury and right to due process; protects against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and taking of property without just compensation
  2. 2. Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states
  3. 4. Makes federal law supreme over state laws
  4. 6. declared America’s independence from England
  5. 10. Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system
  6. 12. gives congress ability to tax to provide for the general welfare
  7. 15. process of changing the constitution
  8. 17. prohibits slavery
  9. 18. Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal
  10. 21. prevents citizens from one state from suing another state in federal court
  11. 23. reserves the Powers not granted to the national government to the states or to the people
  12. 25. rule by the people
  13. 29. Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.