Description

A form of government with all power residing with the central government
Clause of the Constitution putting power of central government higher that that of state government
Process of moving power away from central government and giving it to state governments
Pattern of federal government's spending, taxing, and providing grants
Amendment granting states powers not delegated to the fed, and not withheld from states
Chief Justice famous for growing power of the Judicial branch
____ v. ____: supreme court case establishing federal government control over interstate commerce
Type of federalism with distinct separte areas of jurisdiction; "layer-cake"
Grant given to states without limitations
Amendment establishing state sovereignty
____ v. _____: supreme court case extending right of marriage to same-sex couples (and the amendment that no one knew on the ap exam)
Part of constitution granting Congress the ability to make "necessary and proper" laws
Powers directly stated for the federal government; expressed powers
Type of federalism with powers shared between state and local levels; "marble cake"
Powers given explicitly to the states
___ v. ___: supreme court case establishing supremacy of fed over states
Powers shared by both fed and states
Order given to states by the fed
_____ of powers: dividing power between fed and states
Grants given to states for specific purposes; strings attached
Mandates given to states wihout federal funding; ie, ADA
Federal grant program providing money and support for those in poverty
States must return criminals to the state where they were charged
___ ____ and ___: Clause requiring states to respect the legal documents of other states
____ and ____: Clause stating that citizens of other states will receive the rights of states they happen to be in
Act passed by George W. Bush; federal government intercedes in education
Used by fed to influence state policy in multiple unrelated areas
Government with multiple groups competing for government
International agreement that can only be made by the federal government
U.S. v. ____: supreme court case decalring Gun-Free school zones act of 1990 unconstitutional

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What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

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