A More Perfect Union

1. / Against the Constitution and favored states having more power than the central government
3. / Often called the "Father of the Constitution"
5. / The idea that each branch of government has specific ways to limit the power of the other branches
7. / A document stating the rules under which a government will operate
10. / Framer of the Constitution from Connecticut who believed common people could not be an integral part of the government decision making
11. / The division of government between the central government and the constituent units, as in the national government and the states
12. / Person who officially represents their states
13. / The branch of government that is a system of courts set up to interpret the laws
14. / A period when business activity shows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises
15. / To approve something formally
16. / Set up the 3-step processor admitting new states
17. / The meeting of delegates in which the Articles of Confederation were scrapped in favor of a new US Constitution
19. / President of the Constitutional Convention
20. / The plan that called for the legislative branch of the central government to made up of 2 houses with the representation for states based on their population
21. / The branch of government that enforces the laws

1. / The US' 1st written plan for government
2. / Supported the Constitution is favored a strong central, or national, government
4. / The plan that called for 1 house legislature branch with each state being equally represented
6. / The branch of government that makes laws
8. / Decided how slaves would be counted for states' population
9. / A change or addition to a document
18. / The Massachusetts farmers' uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protect states from popular unrest
19. / Framer of the Constitution from Pennsylvania who believed common people