Amy Salvador Constitution Crossword

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  1. 7. That's a system where states share power with a strong __________ government.
  2. 8. Once the war had been won in 1783, things began falling apart.
  3. 15. The ___________, along with the Constitution, helps define not only our laws, but also who we are as a people.
  4. 18. The Second Amendment says that Americans have the right to ______
  5. 22. The executive branch, which includes the President, ________ the laws.
  6. 23. In ________, state representatives met to discuss changing the Articles of Confederation.
  7. 25. The constitution is a __________ document
  8. 26. The ______ Amendment has to do with “quartering soldiers,” or letting them stay in your house.
  9. 27. The idea is that the American people are creating a government, through the
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  1. 1. also called for proportional representation in both houses of congress.
  2. 2. The ________ is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  3. 3. only the House can introduce _____ that have to do with government spending.
  4. 4. The bigger the state's population, the more ________ it gets.
  5. 5. Congress can't make any laws that mess with freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, or freedom to petition the government
  6. 6. The ________ branch, which consists of both chambers of Congress, makes the laws.
  7. 9. The __________ is home to the legislative branch of government.
  8. 10. And in 1786, there was a tax revolt in _______
  9. 11. This kind of government is called a republic.
  10. 12. _________ still had forts on American soil, but the army was too weak to do anything about it.
  11. 13. Some powers are shared by the nation and the states, like collecting taxes. These are called ________ powers.
  12. 14. The Fourth Amendment is where we get our right to _______. Police cants come into your home without reason
  13. 16. Many thought that the new constitution should be based on _____________
  14. 17. One is self-government, also called popular
  15. 19. The ________ always has two representatives per state. So, with 50 states, that makes 100. Voters elect two senators from each state, regardless of population size.
  16. 20. The ___________ of _____________ was the first constitution of the US
  17. 21. So the Articles established a weak national congress, where each state got ____ vote
  18. 24. ______ Rebellion shows the weakness of the Articles; Shays Rebellion showed the articles was too weak