A New Nation Unit Test

2. – The branch of government that interprets laws and makes sure they follow the Constitution.
5. – The introduction to the Constitution that explains the goals of the government.
6. – Words that show the power of the government comes from the citizens.
9. – Having leaders who speak and make decisions for the people.
11. – A meeting where leaders came together to create a new plan for government.
13. – The legislative branch made up of the Senate and the House; it makes the laws.
15. – The first ten amendments that protect individual freedoms.
16. – A part of Congress where every state gets two senators.
18. – The branch of government that carries out or enforces the laws.
20. – A plan that gave all states equal power, no matter their size.

1. – The highest court in the country that decides if laws are constitutional.
3. – Freedoms and protections that people have and the government cannot take away.
4. – A group of states that work together but keep most of their own power.
7. – An agreement that created two houses of Congress to make both big and small states happy.
8. – The highest law of the country that explains how our government is set up.
10. – The main sections of the Constitution that explain how the government works.
12. – A plan that gave more power to large states with bigger populations.
14. – The branch of government that makes the laws.
17. – Changes or additions made to the Constitution.
19. – A part of Congress where the number of representatives depends on a state’s population.