Across
- 3. The constitutional "marriage" between a national government and state governments
- 5. The 10th Amendment’s "leftovers" belonging strictly to the states
- 7. Flying mammal
- 9. The philosophy that prevents "all eggs from being in one basket" by using three branches
- 11. The concept that even the President has to stop at a red light
- 12. A group with shared interests that may harm the public good
- 17. Powers not written but reasonably suggested by the Constitution
- 20. The official "thumbs up" or formal approval process for the Constitution
- 22. Man's best friend
- 25. The "Stretch Armstrong" of the Constitution that lets Congress expand its reach
- 26. Essay explaining that "ambition must be made to counteract ambition"
- 27. The 1995 case that told Congress the Commerce Clause isn't a "magic wand" for everything
- 29. America’s first "Rough Draft" that gave the states way too much power
- 30. A system where the people don't rule directly, but hire "middlemen" to do it
- 31. The principle that the "consent of the governed" is the only thing giving the government power
- 32. Locke’s "Essential Three" (life, liberty, property) that no king can take away
- 33. A loose alliance of states with a weak central authority
- 34. The "Grocery List" of specific things Congress is actually allowed to do
- 35. The first ten "Thou Shalt Nots" directed at the federal government
- 36. The group that wouldn't sign the "contract" until a Bill of Rights was added
Down
- 1. The SCOTUS case that basically told states, "You can't tax your boss"
- 2. Madison’s argument that "factions" are best controlled in a large republic
- 4. A "layer cake" approach where the Fed and States stay in their own lanes
- 6. The 1786 "wake-up call" that proved the Articles of Confederation were failing
- 8. When both the Fed and the States reach into your wallet for taxes at the same time
- 10. A "marble cake" era where the Fed and States share responsibilities
- 13. The "Devolution" movement to give power back to the states
- 14. System that prevents any branch from becoming too powerful
- 15. An agreement where you trade a bit of "doing whatever you want" for protection
- 16. The 1787 Philadelphia "brainstorming session" held to revise the Articles
- 18. A fancy way of saying the legislative branch has two separate "rooms"
- 19. The "Strong Central Gov" fan club led by Hamilton and Madison
- 21. The idea that the Constitution is a leash, not a blank check
- 23. The "Connecticut" solution that created a bicameral legislature
- 24. The "I’m the Boss" clause that makes federal law win in a fight with state law
- 28. A giraffe has seven of them