Anatomy of the Constitution
Across
- 3. Article I creates this
- 5. This branch carries out the laws
- 6. The executive branch explains how the __________ College works (how the president is elected)
- 12. law-making
- 14. creates our nation’s government
- 16. law-making body
- 17. This branch decides what the laws mean and decide if they’ve been broken in specific situations
- 18. This many states needed to ratify the Constitution before it could be enacted
- 19. Subject of Article IV
- 21. the length of time a federal judge will hold their position
- 22. This person is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces
- 24. citizens elect representatives to govern on their behalf
Down
- 1. How federal judges get their role
- 2. Change or addition to the Constitution
- 4. the other part of congress
- 7. States must have this type of government
- 8. total number of senators
- 9. This creates the executive branch
- 10. the idea that the national government shares power with the state governments
- 11. Congress has the power to collect these
- 13. creates the legislative branch of the government
- 15. If a federal law contradicts a state law, this law wins
- 20. one part of congress
- 23. explains what Constitution is meant to do