The Constitution & Bill of Rights

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Across
  1. 3. What citizens are allowed to bear (2nd Amendment)
  2. 8. Branch of government consisting of the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet
  3. 12. System that keeps any branch from becoming too powerful
  4. 13. First three words of the Constitution
  5. 15. To formally approve a law
  6. 17. A group of citizens deciding a court case
  7. 18. Last name of man who wrote the Connecticut Compromise
  8. 20. Freedom to worship (or not worship) (1st Amendment)
  9. 22. Money paid to be released from jail
  10. 23. Dividing government into branches
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  1. 1. The supreme law of the United States
  2. 2. The introduction that explains the purpose of the Constitution
  3. 3. A change or addition to the Constitution
  4. 4. Freedom to express ideas and opinions (1st Amendment)
  5. 5. Power held by the President to sign or block laws
  6. 6. Freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights
  7. 7. A legal process protected by multiple amendments
  8. 9. Housing soldiers in private homes (3rd Amendment)
  9. 10. Describes a type of punishment that is forbidden (8th Amendment)
  10. 11. Right to complain to the government through signatures
  11. 14. Freedom to publish ideas without government approval
  12. 16. Right to protest peacefully
  13. 17. Branch of government consisting of the Supreme Court
  14. 19. Branch of government consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives
  15. 21. Action limited by warrants (4th Amendment)