Unit 4 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The branch of government that enforces the laws
  2. 5. Any change made to the constitution
  3. 8. constitution is written and ratified, approved
  4. 9. Compromise of both: New Jersey Plan: each state has 2 Senators: Virginia Plan: House of Representatives is based on a state's population
  5. 11. Voluntarily participating in the democratic process. Ex: voting, serving on juries , and obeying laws
  6. 18. 1st plan of government of U.S.; each state had one vote, but could not tax, just a loose league of states
  7. 20. Type of government in which the people elected representatives
  8. 21. Type of government in which the "people rule"
  9. 22. Person who supported strong state govt. & weak central govt. a person against the constitution
  10. 23. The branch of government that makes the laws
  11. 24. Compromise where slaves would be counted 3/5 of a person for a state's representation in Congress
Down
  1. 1. Willingness to work for the good of the nation even at great sacrifice
  2. 2. Wrote Virginia Bill of Rights; example for U.S. Bill of Rights
  3. 4. Newspaper articles written by Hamilton & Madison supporting the Constitution
  4. 6. Sharing the power between federal and state governments, the federal government is supreme over state government
  5. 7. The branch of government that interprets the laws
  6. 10. Believed In a strong central government. A person in favor of the Constitution
  7. 12. Each branch of government has specific & separate duties and responsibilities that are different from each other.
  8. 13. To formally accuse an official of a crime related to governmental duties
  9. 14. "Father of that Constitution" because took notes wrote Federalist papers supporting Constitution
  10. 15. Rules that protect the rights of the accused
  11. 16. The idea that govt. receives its authority from the people. Ex: "We the People" & "consent of the governed"
  12. 17. The first 10 amendments. Establishes the rights guaranteed to each citizen, such as freedom of speech, the press, religion, trial by jury
  13. 19. System of U.S. Govt. that keeps one branch from being more powerful than the others, Each branch can block the power of the other 2 branches.