Across
- 3. form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings and queens who govern the entire society
- 6. distribution of authority between state and national government
- 7. system in which governments authority comes from the people through representatives
- 10. rules and institutions that make up a system of policy making
- 11. framer who envisioned a strong central government, co-authored the federalist papers
- 12. document that specifies basic policies, procedures, and institutions of local government charters
- 13. form of government in which the right to participate depends on the possession of wealth or achievement
- 17. powers reserved by the states (10th amendment)
- 19. powers that belong to the president because they are inferred from the constitution
- 21. unilateral assertion of independence by a geographical region within a country
- 22. powers shared by national and state government
- 23. form of government in which power resides in leaders who rule by force
- 26. the process of influencing the actions and policies of the government
- 28. belies in the right of a state to void federal law
- 29. type of government in which the national government derives its popular power from the states
- 30. document establishing structure, functions, and limitations of a government
Down
- 1. those who favored a stronger national government and supported the proposed US constitution
- 2. grant given to a state by the federal government with only general spending guidelines
- 4. grants that appropriate federal funds to states for a specific purpose
- 5. economic theory designed to increase a nation's wealth through the development of commercial industry and favorable balance of trade
- 8. powers of the national government (article 1 section 8)
- 9. a system of government where power is held by the people
- 14. powers of the national government derived from enumerated powers and necessary and proper clause
- 15. those who favored stronger state governments and weaker national governments
- 16. period from 1865 to 1877 after the civil war, in which the military occupied and dominated the former confederacy
- 18. clause of the constitution mandating national law is supreme
- 20. government in which a small group of individuals over for the perceived good of all
- 24. theory of democracy that emphasizes the role of groups in the policy-making process
- 25. theory of democracy that elites have a disproportionate amount of power in the policy-making process
- 27. social, political, and economic freedoms