unit 1 Review

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