History Crossword - Abby Fessler

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Across
  1. 2. introduction to the US constitution
  2. 6. delegates of the Constitutional Convention
  3. 7. placed limits on the power of the monarch
  4. 8. movement that promoted the idea that knowledge, reason, and science would improve society
  5. 10. basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled to (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
  6. 12. enforces laws (president and cabinet)
  7. 14. - interprets laws (supreme court)
  8. 15. political theory that government is subject to the will of the people (people have power)
  9. 19. powers shared by state and federal government
  10. 23. powers not specifically defined in the constitution, shall be entrusted to congress
  11. 26. influenced the delegates to make the constitution
  12. 27. first 10 amendments to the constitution, stating fundamental rights of citizens
  13. 29. - system in which each branch of government has a check on other branches so no one branch has too much power
  14. 30. an official change or addition to the constitution
  15. 31. powers that belong only to the state government
  16. 32. England's law making
Down
  1. 1. Powers powers that only belong to the national government
  2. 3. last state to ratify the constitution
  3. 4. supporters of the constitution and a strong national government
  4. 5. final and supreme authority of the US SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND
  5. 9. writer and philosopher enlightenment
  6. 11. Legislative, executive, judicial
  7. 13. ninth state to ratify the constitution
  8. 16. makes laws (house of representatives and senate)
  9. 17. against ratifying the constitution, feared power of national government
  10. 18. philosopher of enlightenment
  11. 20. representation democracy (people elect representatives)
  12. 21. group of presidential electors
  13. 22. the sharing of powers between national and state governments
  14. 24. first state to approve the constitution
  15. 25. the highest court where the judicial branch exists
  16. 28. the legislative body of a country or state