constitutional convention

3. — The legislative body of the new government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
4. of Powers — The principle that divides government powers to prevent any one group from becoming too powerful.
7. — The number of states that attended the Constitutional Convention.
8. — The document that was created at the Constitutional Convention.
9. — The leader of the Virginia delegation at the Constitutional Convention.
12. — A system in which power is divided between a national government and state governments.
14. of Confederation — The document that governed the U.S. before the Constitution.
16. Compromise — The compromise that combined the Virginia and New Jersey plans.
17. Plan — A plan that favored large states with representation based on population.
18. — The branch of government that interprets the law.
19. Jersey Plan — A plan that favored small states with equal representation for each state.

1. — He was the president of the Constitutional Convention.
2. Island — This state was the last to sign the Constitution.
3. — The process of creating a new government structure.
5. — A branch of government that enforces laws.
6. and Balances — A system where each branch of government has some measure of influence over the other branches.
10. Compromise — A compromise related to counting slaves for representation.
11. — The state where the Constitutional Convention was held.
13. — The proposed branch of government that would have had too much power under the Virginia Plan.
15. Britain — The country that the United States separated from, leading to the need for a new constitution.