Constitution Crossword

6. the first 10 amendments to the constitution
9. protection against the use by the state of curtain multiple forms of prosecution
10. system does not allow any one branch of government to have too much power
13. the distribution of power between the federal government and the states within the states
15. 3/5 of the enslaved people population would be continued when setting direct taxes
16. branch that includes the supreme court and other federal courts
18. the branch that consists of the president
19. people who argued for a strong federal government
20. resulted in a two-house legislature with the house of represenatives based on population and equal representation

1. original constitution of the United States
2. showed that the government could not keep order and a stronger form of national government was needed
3. what branch makes the laws?
4. the concept that political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government
5. addition or alteration made to the constitution
7. created orderly procedure to add states to the country
8. a body of people representing the states of the United states,who formally cast votes for the election of the president and the vice president
11. people who believed in a strong state government
12. constitution defines the limits of those in power
14. large state plan that proposed representation based on population
17. small state plan that proposed representation among all states