Federalism Crossword Puzzle

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HORIZONTAL : A control against the expansion of government power that relies on checks and balances between branches on the same level of government.
VERTICAL : A structural check against too much power being accumulated by one level of government.
CONCURRENT : A power shared by both the state and national government.
TAX : A power that all levels of government have.
SUPREMACY : Clause that ensures that state and local laws must align with the US Constitution and national laws.
INHERENT : Powers that the US government has by default because it is a sovereign state.
ELASTIC : The other name for the Necessary and Proper Clause.
UNITARY : System where local governments have only the power given to them by the central government.
TENTH : Amendment that preserves unmentioned powers for the states.
DUAL : The other name for layer cake federalism.
MARBLE : The type of cake used as an analogy for cooperative federalism.
BLOCK : The type of grants preferred by state and local governments because they have few or no \"strings attached\".
MANDATE : Another term for governmental requirements.
DEVOLUTION : Transfer of power from a national government to a state/local one, or the return of power to them.
DELEGATED : Powers specifically granted to the national government (AKA expressed or enumerated).
IMPLIED : Powers not directly stated in the USC.
COMPACT : Theory that the national government was created by an agreement amongst the states, therefore, the states have the authority to determine if the national gov\'t is overstepping their bounds.

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horizontal : a control against the expansion of government power that relies on checks and balances between branches on the same level of government.
vertical : a structural check against too much power being accumulated by one level of government.
concurrent : a power shared by both the state and national government.
tax : a power that all levels of government have.
supremacy : clause that ensures that state and local laws must align with the us constitution and national laws.
inherent : powers that the us government has by default because it is a sovereign state.
elastic : the other name for the necessary and proper clause.
unitary : system where local governments have only the power given to them by the central government.
tenth : amendment that preserves unmentioned powers for the states.
dual : the other name for layer cake federalism.
marble : the type of cake used as an analogy for cooperative federalism.
block : the type of grants preferred by state and local governments because they have few or no "strings attached".
mandate : another term for governmental requirements.
devolution : transfer of power from a national government to a state/local one, or the return of power to them.
delegated : powers specifically granted to the national government (aka expressed or enumerated).
implied : powers not directly stated in the usc.
compact : theory that the national government was created by an agreement amongst the states, therefore, the states have the authority to determine if the national gov't is overstepping their bounds.