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Down: 2) an alliance of independent states3) an adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers5) basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed7) representatives; members of Congress who cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents8) term for the President as commander of the nation’s armed forces11) the amendment, removal or reversal of a law14) group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President Across: 1) system of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others; see separation of powers4) those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution; also called the “enumerated powers”6) presidential advisory body, traditionally made up of the heads of the executive departments and other officers7) a form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people9) the power to make a law and to frame public policies10) formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty12) those persons who supported the ratification of the Constitution in 1787–178813) one who holds both rights and responsibilities in a state15) basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government; see checks and balances16) the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes within the society17) the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action18) a form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and that official’s cabinet19) those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution; those “necessary and proper” to carry out the expressed powers; see delegated powers, expressed powers20) those powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
 

 

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