Across
- 5. Funding from the federal government that is restricted to specific categories of expenditures
- 7. Governing document that created union of thirteen sovereign states states not fed gov was supreme
- 10. Written to support the new constitution and justify why they were creating three branches
- 12. Allows Congress to "make all laws" that appear"necessary and proper"to implement its delegated powers
- 15. Process by which changes may be made to the constitution
- 17. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson inspired by John Locke
- 19. A person who supported the Constitution and favored stronger state government
- 20. Clasue in the constitution that states all national laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land above state law
- 23. Governing document that created a new government with stronger fed powers and established gov institutions
- 25. An agreement between people in society to give up some freedoms to maintain social order
- 26. Powers that are shared by the federal government and state governments
- 27. Powers that are specifically given to federal government in the constitution
- 28. There are two houses of Congress, the Senate and the House of representatives
- 31. rules by representitives
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- 1. The US constitution including Bill of Rights specifically designed and enumerated to protect individual liberties and rights
- 2. Government power comes from the consent of the people
- 3. Sharing powers between fed and state government
- 4. powers Powers that are not specifically given to the federal government and are reserved for the states
- 6. A governments power cannot be absolute
- 8. Document written to support the new constitution and justify why federal government should have more power that state government
- 9. Legal approvement of the Constitution
- 11. Each branch of federal government is delegated equal and separate powers
- 13. Establishes goals of the constitution
- 14. Each branch can check and balance the power of the other branches, ensuring no one branch becomes to powerful
- 16. States that when powers are not defined or delegated by the Constitution, the states have reserved power to make their own decisions
- 18. A person who is opposed to the constitution and favored stronger federal government
- 21. The rights you were born with
- 22. Federal government mandates or requires the states to do something
- 24. Funding from the federal government to the states with minimal restrictions on it's use
- 29. A group of people who ashre the same interest and try to influence policy
- 30. Written to criticize the new constitution and justify why it was bad and the state government should have more power than federal government