Ch. 9 - Constitutions & the Design of Government

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Across

  1. Sometimes referred to as the 4th branch of government. (two words) (10)
  2. A commitment of U.S. military forces to foreign combat by the president as commander in chief that is not authorized by a Congressional declaration of war. (two words) (16)
  3. The inherent power, claimed by U.S. federal courts, to review executive actions, legislative acts, or decisions of lower courts to confirm or uphold their constitutionality. (two words) (15)
  4. Congress is granted this type of power by Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution -- so long as such powers are necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powers. (7)
  5. In this type of state, power is divided between the national and regional governments such that on some matters the national government is supreme and on other matters the regional governments are supreme. (7)
  6. A set of rules & principles (written & unwritten) by which power is distributed within a group. (12)
  7. In writing the U.S. Constitution, the Founding Fathers created a system of checks and balances by dispersing two things -- power and what second important factor. (14)
  8. Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are proposed by a two-thirds majority of whom? (8)
  9. In this type of state, power is centralized in the national government that may delegate some contingent power to the regional governments. (7)

Down

  1. The portion of the U.S. Constitution that states, "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." (two words) (14)
  2. Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are ratified by a three-fourths majority of whom? (6)
  3. The inherent power, claimed by U.S. presidents, to withhold information from the Congress or its committees and the courts to preserve confidential communications within the executive branch or to secure the national interest. (two words) (19)
  4. A country that operates successfully without a central written constitution -- its basic rules & principles are embodied in a variety of documents, customs, & traditions. (two words) (14)
  5. The name for those powers not enumerated in the Constitution but nevertheless claimed by either the executive or judicial branches as a part of some broad grant of power given to them by Article II or Article III. (8)
  6. The process of transferring power from a central government to regional or local governments. (10)
  7. In this type of state, power is dispersed to regional governments that may delegate some contingent power to the national government. (10)


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