2.2 Bell Ringer

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Across
  1. 4. An agreement that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation
  2. 6. Powers not specifically listed but suggested by the Necessary and Proper Clause
  3. 8. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches
  4. 12. Supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government
  5. 13. The first constitution of the United States; it created a weak central government
  6. 16. The principle that government may only do what the Constitution allows it to do
Down
  1. 1. The 1787 meeting in Philadelphia where delegates wrote the U.S. Constitution
  2. 2. Powers specifically listed and granted to the federal government in the Constitution
  3. 3. Opponents of the Constitution who feared a strong central government and demanded a Bill of Rights
  4. 5. A formal change or addition to the Constitution
  5. 7. Fair treatment through the normal judicial system and legal procedures
  6. 9. Individual freedoms protected from government interference, such as speech and religion
  7. 10. An agreement that created a bicameral legislature with a House and a Senate
  8. 11. The official approval of the Constitution by state conventions
  9. 14. Rights that guarantee equal political and social treatment under the law
  10. 15. The principle that the law applies equally to everyone, including government officials