Ch. 9 - The Constitution and Bill of Rights

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Across
  1. 2. the primary job of congress is to make _____
  2. 4. members of the senate serve ___ year terms
  3. 5. Article I of the Constitution gives the power to make laws to the ______________branch of government.
  4. 6. Many people consider these basic freedoms to be the most _________ part of the Bill of Rights.
  5. 7. lists the goals of the new government
  6. 8. senators must have been citizens for ___ years
  7. 11. The Constitution gives _________ the power to remove a president or other officials from office if they commit certain crimes related to their duties.
  8. 13. president who made the Bill of Rights part of the Constitution
  9. 14. house members must be ____________years old
  10. 15. senators must be ______ years old
  11. 16. Any member of the House or Senate can submit a proposal for a new law, called a ____.
  12. 17. The _______ also designed Congress to balance the rights of large and small states.
Down
  1. 1. Originally, the Constitution allowed state legislatures to choose the ___ senators to represent their state.
  2. 2. the Preamble includes the words “secure the Blessings of ________to ourselves and our Posterity”
  3. 3. In the ____ case of Gregg v. Georgia, the Court's decision stated that “the punishment of death for the crime of murder does not, under all circumstances, violate the Eighth” Amendment.
  4. 4. house members must be citizens for _______
  5. 9. only the _____ can propose taxes
  6. 10. What branch consists of the system of federal courts and judges?
  7. 12. The House of Representatives can ____ to impeach the president.