John Mchale Constitution Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Senate+House of representatives= __________
  2. 3. The _______ branch decides if laws are allowed or unconstitutional
  3. 6. Our first ________ was called the Articles of Confederation
  4. 8. The ______ amendment makes sure we have freedom of speech, religion, and the right to assemble
  5. 10. The executive branch passes or ________ the laws
  6. 12. The government has three _______
  7. 13. The ______ plan composed of the legislative, judicial, and executive
  8. 17. The people who wrote the constitution were called ___________
  9. 18. The first ten amendments were called the bill of _______
  10. 21. Our first constitution was called the_______of_______
  11. 22. The constitution has been around for more that two _________ years
  12. 24. Things were chaos in 1785. Angered by the government’s taxing and lifestyle, a large group of farmers revolted against the government of Massachusetts called shays’ ___________
  13. 25. The preamble sets the _______ of the constitution
Down
  1. 1. The _________ branch makes the laws
  2. 4. The __________ failed because they were too weak
  3. 5. The preamble of the constitution has the starting words We The _______
  4. 7. The New ________ plan had the power of collecting taxes, and the three branches
  5. 9. Our constitution is ___________
  6. 11. The Constitution is also a blue____
  7. 14. The Bill of Rights, and the Constitution, helps secure our laws and rights that us _______ need
  8. 15. The bill of rights _______ our rights as citizens
  9. 16. The __________ is the start of the constitution
  10. 19. The bill of rights has 10 of the _________
  11. 20. The Constitution is a living ______
  12. 23. In 1787, state representatives met to talk about changing the Articles of Confederation. Many argued for starting over with a whole new document all about ________