Across
- 3. Fraction of states that must agree to change the Constitution
- 5. The branch that carries out laws
- 7. The Articles of Confederation created only one of these
- 12. The Articles did not let Congress recruit this
- 13. Under the Virginia Plan, these states would have more power
- 14. Under the Articles, the U.S. did not have one of these
- 16. The branch that interprets laws
- 19. A group of individuals united for a purpose
- 20. The chamber of Congress where each state gets two votes
- 21. The Articles of Confederation was the first plan for a U.S.
Down
- 1. The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation
- 2. One of two things people were afraid states might lose
- 4. States must treat their own citizens and other citizens
- 6. The only state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention
- 8. States send these to Congress
- 9. Under the New Jersey plan, these states would have more power
- 10. The branch that makes laws
- 11. National laws passed by Congress are __________________ to state laws.
- 15. One of two things people were afraid states might lose
- 17. In the House, the number of votes a state gets depends on its ...
- 18. These were the “individuals” in the “confederation”
