Across
- 4. Of all the written national constitutions, the US Constitution is the ________
- 7. Members of the House of Representatives are based of each state’s ___________
- 8. Delegates from the states met in this city to change the Articles of Confederation
- 9. Meaning “creators”
- 10. Of all the written national constitutions, the US Constitution is the ________
- 11. A constitution typically describes the responsibilities and these of a government
- 12. Meaning “approval”
- 15. A catchy song about how bill become laws
- 17. The number of words the Constitution nearly has today
- 18. In addition to the laws of a nation, state, or group, a constitution is a statement of these
- 21. One of the countries that does not have a written constitution
- 22. The name of the early 2000s TV series that portrayed the creation of the US Constitution
- 23. 13 American states wrote their own constitutions after declaring independence from this country
- 24. The name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution
Down
- 1. This court case established the rule that federal courts can strike down a law if they find it violates the Constitution
- 2. What’s that?
- 3. This is how Pennsylvania is spelled on the page where the Constitution was signed
- 5. In 2011, justices of the Supreme Court had to decided whether these were a form of free speech
- 6. Alexander Hamilton helped write this series of essays
- 8. The name for the introduction to the US Constitution
- 13. Meaning “to change”
- 14. One of the countries that does not have a written constitution
- 16. Number of representatives each state has in the Senate
- 19. The branch of government that makes laws
- 20. All other laws in the nation must follow these of the US Constitution