U.S. Constitution Review

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Across
  1. 1. small group of representatives in Congress who work together to investigate specific issues and recommend legislation (new laws)
  2. 4. the written document that established the federal government of the United States, its rules, and guidelines for government representatives
  3. 7. to approve or pass
  4. 13. opponents of the United States Constitution who did not want a strong national government
  5. 14. supporters of the United States Constitution who wanted a strong national government
  6. 15. more than half
  7. 17. representative at a meeting, conference, or convention
  8. 18. general agreement
  9. 19. two houses of government (ex: Senate and House of Representatives)
  10. 20. leader of the executive branch
Down
  1. 2. the part of the government that enforces the laws
  2. 3. the President’s power to reject a law proposed by Congress
  3. 5. illegal according to the process of judicial review
  4. 6. what the U.S. calls its legislative branch
  5. 8. changes made to the Constitution
  6. 9. the part of the government that interprets the laws and settles disagreements between the states
  7. 10. the part of the government that makes the laws
  8. 11. an idea for a law/a proposed law
  9. 12. name for a judge on the Supreme Court
  10. 16. Congress’s power to pass a law that a President vetoed with a 2/3's majority vote