Constitution crossword

2. what were the first ten amendments called
3. article 5
7. how many branches of national government did it create
8. counted every 5 slaves as 3 free people for representation
10. is known as the father of constituion
12. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
13. what month was the constitution written
18. Article 2
20. Article 3
22. We the_____
23. article 1
24. amendment that provides due process to persons accused of crimes
28. aritcle 7
29. how many amendments are there
31. Amendment that protects powers reserved for the states
33. Great Compromise created this type of legislature
34. Who was called the "Expounder of the Constitution"?
35. Article 4
36. freedom of speech, religion, & press is protected by this amendment
38. small state that wanted equal representation
40. Who presented the Virginia Plan?

1. who was called a sage of conventional constitution
3. person who wants individual rights, supports states’ rights
4. who drafted the first ten amendments
5. what convention was the author
6. article 6
9. how many signatures did it receive
11. person that supported a strong govt., tariffs, & a national bank
14. papers 81 essays to encourage ratification of the Constitution
15. 9th amendment protects the rights of the
16. Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
17. formal approval of a document
19. The vote of how many States was necessary to ratify the Constitution?
21. large state that wanted proportional representation
25. feds and states share powers
26. the amendment that protects us from unlawful search & seizure of property
27. each state gets two of these
30. It takes how many States to block an amendment?
32. How many members of the Constitutional Convention had been members of the Continental Congress?
37. how many articles
39. how many states ratified the constitution