U.S. Constitution - Josh K

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Across
  1. 4. Branch of government that enforces the law
  2. 5. Main job of the legislative branch / congress
  3. 12. Main job of the executive branch
  4. 14. Main body of the legislative branch
  5. 16. A compromise that counted enslaved people as ⅗ of a person (when determining a state’s population).
  6. 18. Main body of the judicial branch
  7. 19. of Rights Spells out the rights of the people of the United States in relation to their government.
  8. 20. Jersey Idea for only one house of congress came from. Idea for equal representation also came from here.
  9. 21. Opponents of the constitution.
  10. 23. He believed that liberty and equality came from natural law—the law established by the God who created the world. Was an Anti-Federalist.
  11. 24. Branch of government that interprets the law
Down
  1. 1. put in place to keep one branch of the government from getting more powerful than the others
  2. 2. “Father of the Constitution”. Believed that a stronger national government was the best option.
  3. 3. Defines the fundamental law of the U.S. federal government, setting forth the three principal branches of the federal government and outlining their jurisdictions.
  4. 5. Was elected first president because people respected him. Could have had the power of almost a king. Decided afterwards to reside in Virginia as a normal citizen. Was a federalist.
  5. 6. House that has representatives based on equal representation
  6. 7. All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country. People were not sure how to count enslaved people because the Southern states wanted more seats in the house of representatives.
  7. 8. House that has representatives based on the population of the state.
  8. 9. Main person of the executive branch
  9. 10. Branch of government that writes the laws
  10. 11. Main job of the judicial branch / supreme court
  11. 13. Where the idea for having two houses of congress originated. Also where the idea for population based representation came from.
  12. 15. Compromise To have 2 houses for representatives (Senate and H.O.R.)
  13. 17. Supporters of the constitution.
  14. 22. A rebellion from farmers so that they didn’t lose their land. Led by Daniel Shays.