American Government Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. The 'lower' legislative house (4 letters)
  2. 5. The highest court in the United States (7 letters)
  3. 6. Right to vote (8 letters)
  4. 7. Current form of government in the United States (8 letters)
  5. 8. First President of the United States (9 letters)
Down
  1. 1. System that prevents any one branch from gaining too much power (13 letters)
  2. 2. Primary author of the Declaration of Independence (6 letters)
  3. 3. First ten amendments to the Constitution (7 letters)
  4. 5. Principle where government is divided into three branches (10 letters)