Unit 2 Vocab Government

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Across
  1. 6. balancing you vote based on your political party, consituent's opinions, & your personal view.
  2. 7. powers Congress exercises that the Constitution does not explicitly define, but are necessary and proper to execute the powers
  3. 9. is a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct
  4. 10. free postage
  5. 15. authorizes Congress to employ any means that are appropriate and plainly adapted to the permitted end.
  6. 17. role where the elected officisl votes on how they personally feel about something
  7. 18. how long an elected official serves in an office.
  8. 19. a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.
  9. 20. establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions.
Down
  1. 1. the general elections that are held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office, on Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
  2. 2. powers that are shared by both the federal government and state governments
  3. 3. Supreme court case involving the US Gov't power to have a 2nd national bank, & if the state of maryland could tax their profits.
  4. 4. 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.
  5. 5. manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class. from the name of Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts + salamander, from the supposed similarity between a salamander and the shape of a new voting district on a map drawn when he was in office (1812)
  6. 8. state's honor, other state's credits. Example: Marriage and Driver's Licenses.
  7. 11. the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
  8. 12. the power to make treaties, grant pardons and nominate judges
  9. 13. the federal principle or system of government.
  10. 14. the people that are reprersented by senators, congressmen, & by state legislators.
  11. 16. 9 appointed for life who interpret conflicts involving the us constitution.