U.S. Founding Documents

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Across
  1. 3. Plan that proposed representation based on population
  2. 8. The power to reject laws or appointments
  3. 9. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  4. 10. The principle that government power comes from the people
  5. 12. The compromise that created a two-house legislature
  6. 15. The president of the Constitutional Convention
  7. 16. Plan that proposed equal representation for states
  8. 17. The idea that states share power with the federal government
  9. 19. The system dividing government powers into three branches
  10. 20. The branch that makes laws
Down
  1. 1. The first national government document before the Constitution (two words)
  2. 2. The number of original states that ratified the Constitution
  3. 4. Document that announced separation from Britain (two words)
  4. 5. The first ten amendments to the Constitution
  5. 6. The branch that interprets laws
  6. 7. The event where the Constitution was drafted
  7. 11. The first written plan of government for the U.S. (two words)
  8. 13. The legislative body created by the Articles of Confederation
  9. 14. The group that wrote the Constitution
  10. 18. The branch that enforces laws