Exam 1 Crossword

a system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits but may nevertheless be restrained by the power of other social institutions
the first 10 amendments to the United States constitution, ratified in 1791; the ensure certain rights and liberties to the people
a policy to remove a program from one level of gov't delegating it or passing it down to a lower level of gov't. i.e. from national to state level
the division of gov't power among several institutions that must cooperate in decision making
freedom from gov't control
the agreement reached at the constitutional convention in 1787 that stipulated that for purposes of the appointment of congressional seats every slave would be counted as 3/5 of a person
federal grants-in-aid that allow states considerable discretion in how the funds are spent
America's first written constitution; served as the basis for America's national gov't until 1789
attempts by presidents Nixon and Reagan to return power to the states through block grants
those who favored a strong national gov't and supported the constitution proposed at the American Constitutional Comvention of 1787
a system of rule in which formal and effective limits are placed on the powers of the government
the principle that allows the national gov't to override state or local actions in certain policy areas; in foreign policy, the willingness to strike first in order to prevent an enemy attack
a system of rule that permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies
framework for the constitution, introduced by Edmund Randolph, that called for representation in the national legislature based on population of each state
specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress (Article 1 Section 8) and to the president (Article II)
theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government
principle of democracy in which political authority rests ultimately in the hands of the people
system of rule in which gov't recognizes no formal limits but may never the less be restrained by power of other social institutions
economic system in which means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit with minimal or no gov't interference
a framework for Constitution introduced by William Paterson, that called for equal representation in national legislature regardless of population