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Across 4. Courts can ensure checks and balances by limiting laws, declaring them ____________________ 8. Weakness of parliamentary systems of government (5 Words) 9. The Constitution allows for expressed and implied powers to the _______________ Government. 10. The Constitution acts as a system of ________________ for governments to follow 12. An advantage of a federal government is _____________ power between state and national government 16. Set of rights including religion, assembly, and the press granted to citizens in response to King George's oppression (2 Words) 18. There must be a proposal in Congress followed by state legislatures ratifying it to _________ The Constitution. 20. Principle allowing courts to determine whether a law is unconstitutional or not (2 Words) 21. Life, liberty, and property that John Locke suggested that all people should have (2 Words) 22. The Constitution guaranteed that the government would act for the common __________ of states using military action

Down 1. Period of time in which people revolted against government, inspiring the U.S. to declare independence 2. Two houses of Congress that must each approve laws before passing them, suggested by The Federalist (2 Words) 3. Document providing for people's life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, establishing a national identity for the U.S. (3 Words) 5. Founding principle that says state laws cannot violate the The Constitution (2 Words) 6. Democratic idea in which one branch of government can reverse or challenge the other branches' actions (3 Words) 7. Form of government in which one person makes all decisions for all government 11. Founding Father who served as inspiration for three branches of government (2 Words) 13. Part of Constitution which guaranteed that states had to protect the Bill of Rights for citizens, too (2 Words) 14. Constitutional clause allowing for people to freely worship and practice religion (2 Words) 15. Part of Constitution that allows you to avoid testifying against yourself in self-incrimination (2 Words) 17. A federal system is better than a ______________ because governments share power at state and national levels 19. Theorist who believed that law and order would decrease crime in society