Constitution Vocabulary Crossword

Legislative powers shall be vested in congress (Senate/ House of Representatives).
Executive Branch; President, Vice President, Election, Qualifications, Oath
Judicial Branch - power in the Supreme Court
Relations among the States
Amendment Procedures
Supremacy of the Constitution and Federal Laws
Ratification
Form of Government: power is shared between central government, state, local government.
Balancing powers among branches so that no one branch dominates.
Division of powers so no individual or branch dominates.
Uncorrupted judicial branch that protects the U.S. Constitution and prevents executive and legislative from disregarding it.
Those who govern and those who are governed must obey the law. Independent judiciary is not influenced by political manipulation.
Rights that belong to each person, such as those on the Bill of Rights.
Natural Rights Concept- political authority rests with the people.
Right of a branch of government to reject a law passed by another branch.
Powers in 9th/10th Amendment which are in found in the state or with the people.
Article I, section 8. Regulation of commerce with foreign Nations, among states, with Indian tribes.
Introduction to U.S. Constitution. States "people of U.S. are establishing the Constituion" and indicates reasons for doing so.
Article VI, Section 2. Constitution, laws, and treaties of the U.S. are the "supreme Law of the Land."
Government that derives power from the people, is administered by officials in power, and includes representative institutions.
Also known as elastic clause, gives congress the power to make all laws that are necessary and proper to carry out powers delegated by the Constitution.