Government Chapter 2

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Across
  1. 4. Compromise over the issue of slavery and representation in government
  2. 7. This term refers to a 2-house legislative body
  3. 12. This group wanted the guarantee of a Bill of Rights before ratifying the Constitution
  4. 13. father of the Constitution
  5. 14. This means to appove; states had to ______ the constitution after it was written
  6. 17. This plan was liked by Southern States and made state representation equal
  7. 18. first plan proposed at the Constitutional convention; number of legislators would be based on population
  8. 19. Writer of the Declaration of Independence
  9. 20. English philosopher whose ideas of 'natural rights' show up in founding fathers' writing
Down
  1. 1. Last name of the guy who was leader of the rebellion in Massachusetts
  2. 2. This term refers to a single-chamber legislative body
  3. 3. This group was in favor of stronger national government
  4. 5. This is an agreement to prohibit trade. The colonies decided to impose this on the British at the 1st Continental Congress
  5. 6. Number of branches the founders agreed on having in the government
  6. 8. Washingtons vice president
  7. 9. __________ Compromise; also known as the Great Compromise
  8. 10. This is the concept that government's power is not absolute. ________ government
  9. 11. This term refers to a written document that grants rights or privileges to a group
  10. 15. This is another word for a tax on imported goods
  11. 16. This was the capital under the new government