Constitution Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. The branch that interprets laws and decides if they are fair.
  2. 4. The branch that makes laws.
  3. 5. A change or addition made to the Constitution.
  4. 6. A government where people have the power to choose their leaders.
  5. 9. The three parts of government that share power.
  6. 11. The set of rules and laws that explain how a country’s government works.
  7. 13. The idea that government power is divided among the three branches.
  8. 14. The branch that carries out and enforces laws.
Down
  1. 1. A system that makes sure no branch of government becomes too powerful.
  2. 3. The introduction to the Constitution that explains its purpose.
  3. 7. A person who legally belongs to a country.
  4. 8. When the President rejects a bill and prevents it from becoming a law.
  5. 9. The first 10 amendments that protect people’s basic freedoms.
  6. 10. The group of people who make and enforce laws for a country.
  7. 12. Freedoms and protections that people are allowed to have.