Articles of Confederation vs Constitution
Across
- 2. These were the "individuals" in the "confederation" created by the Articles.
- 3. The Constitution says laws passed by Congress are ___ to state laws.
- 6. The chamber of Congress where each state gets two votes.
- 8. The branch that carries out laws.
- 13. The Articles of Confederation created a government that only had one of these.
- 14. A group of individuals united together for a purpose.
- 15. Under the New Jersey plan, these states would have more power.
- 16. The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation.
- 18. The Articles let Congress create this but not pay for it.
- 19. Under the Articles, America did not have one of these.
- 20. The Articles of Confederation was America's first plan for _____.
Down
- 1. States send these to Congress.
- 4. One of two things people were afraid states might lose.
- 5. One problem was that states charged these on goods from other states.
- 7. The branch that interprets laws.
- 9. Fraction of states that must agree to change the Constitution.
- 10. Under the Articles of Confederation, congress could not do this to its laws, so states could just ignore laws.
- 11. States must treat their own citizens and other states' citizens this way.
- 12. The branch that makes laws.
- 17. One of two things people were afraid states might lose.
- 19. In the House of Representatives, the number of votes a state gets depends on this.