This printable crossword puzzle has 27 clues. Answers range from 6 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Terms in the Constitution describing the U.S. Senate’s power to review and approve treaties
Individual that opposed the ratification new Constitution and opposed a strong central government
Passage by Congress specifying the amount of athorized funds that will be used in an agency’s use
Legislature made up of two parts called chambers
Federal Programs that provides funds to state and local governments for functional agencies
Large organization that is structured hierarchically to carry out specific functions
Federal grants to states or local governments for specific programs or projects
Meeting of party members designed to select candidates and propose policies
Major principal of the American system of government whereby each branch of government can check the actions of the others
Personal freedoms tha are protected for all
A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote in a legislative assembly
Section of Constitution in which Congress is given the power to regulate trade
Powers held jointly by the national and state governments
Opinion made by the judge who supports the opinion but wants to clarify a point of disapproval
Political system in which states or regional governments retain climate authorities
Special joint committee appointed to reconcile differences when bills are passed
Temporary funding law that Congress passes when an appropriations bill has not been decided before the beginning of the fiscal year
One who achieves unexpected support and success as a political candidate
Occurs because of past social and economic conditions
Occurs because of laws or administrative decisions by the public
Government spending in excess of revenue
Transfer of powers from a national or federal government to a state or local government
Intraparty in which the voters select the candidates who will run on a party’s ticket
Judge disagrees with the majority of the court and expands their own views on the case
Situation in which one party controls the presidency and the other controls the chambers of Congress
System in which states and national governments remain supreme within their own sphere
Grants Congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its delegated powers