U.S. Constitution

5. An argument made at the constitutional convention stating that enslaved people would be counted as three fifths of person when determining a state's population for representation in the house of representatives.
6. A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government.
7. The power of Indigenous tribes to govern themselves.
8. This is a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the United States.
10. Interprets the law.
12. Enforces laws or executes the law.
13. The group established by the constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors when they vote for president.
14. Opponents of ratifying the U.S. constitution. They flavored the loose association of states established under the articles of confederation.
15. The plan of government adopted at the constitutional convention that established a two-house congress in the house of representatives, representation from each state is based on state population, in the senate, each state is represented by two senators.

1. The idea that the government’s authority comes from the people.
2. The first written plan of government for the United States of america, confederation in an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
3. A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. constitution.
4. Makes the laws. “The lawmaking branch”
9. A formal listing of the basic rights of people in the United States; the first ten amendments.
11. Supporters of ratifying the U.S. constitution. They favored the creation of a string federal government that shared power with the states.