Across
- 3. the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws, found in Article VI
- 5. Permanent legislative panels that consider bills and issues
- 6. the governing body of a municipality or county
- 7. the powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government
- 9. powers that are not granted to the federal government that belong to (are reserved to) the states and the people, see Tenth Amendment
- 11. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
- 12. Policy exploration with a narrow jurisdiction
Down
- 1. Temporary committee that addresses a specific issue
- 2. powers shared by the national, state, and/or local government
- 4. Performs a special function beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
- 8. the organization through which political authority is exercised at the state level, government of a specific state
- 10. a system of government in which power is divided and shared between national, state, and local governments
