Unit 3 Structures and Principles Review

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Across
  1. 3. Part of system preventing any branch from becoming too powerful
  2. 6. Right protected for formerly enslaved people by 15th Amendment
  3. 12. Three divisions of federal government power
  4. 14. Power that has constitutional restrictions and limits
  5. 15. Name for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments collectively
  6. 16. Status guaranteed to formerly enslaved people by 14th Amendment
  7. 18. Preamble goal about protecting from external threats
  8. 20. Constitutional principle dividing government into three branches
  9. 22. Preamble goal about securing freedom for future generations
  10. 23. Article VI clause stating federal law overrides state law
  11. 26. System dividing power between national and state governments
  12. 27. 14th Amendment clause ensuring equal treatment under law
  13. 28. Institution with limited and restricted authority under Constitution
Down
  1. 1. Branch of government that interprets laws (Article III)
  2. 2. Process of formally approving the Constitution
  3. 4. Official changes or additions to the Constitution
  4. 5. System ensuring each branch can limit others' powers
  5. 7. Preamble goal about maintaining domestic peace
  6. 8. Preamble goal about fairness in the legal system
  7. 9. Institution abolished by the 13th Amendment
  8. 10. Branch of government that enforces laws (Article II)
  9. 11. Oppressive power the Founders designed the Constitution to prevent
  10. 13. Seven main sections of the original Constitution
  11. 15. Individual freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights
  12. 17. Preamble goal about improving citizens' well being
  13. 19. Principle that government authority comes from citizen consent
  14. 21. Judicial power to determine if laws violate the Constitution
  15. 24. Introduction stating the Constitution's purposes
  16. 25. Branch of government that makes laws (Article I)