Bill of Rights
Across
- 3. When someone or a group of people exercises self-government
- 5. The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
- 8. Provides each branch of the government the power to check the other branches to prevent any other branch from becoming too powerful and keep the branches balanced
- 10. A branch of the government that is made of the House and the Senate
- 11. The supreme law of the United States of America
- 12. Legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom
- 14. A change or addition to the Constitution
- 15. The governing body of a community, state, or nation.
Down
- 1. A branch of the government that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and applies the law in legal cases
- 2. A country that contains 50 states and is located in North America
- 4. The branch of the government that is responsible for enforcing laws of the land
- 6. A right to act freely without restraint
- 7. A system of rules created and enforced to regulate behavior
- 9. A founding father of the Declaration of Independence
- 13. The ability to do something