Across
- 5. The branch of the government that enforces the law
- 6. The branch of the goernment that interprets the law
- 12. The elected leader of the country
- 14. To choose someone for a government office by voting
- 16. The idea that all people, including leaders, must follow the law
- 17. The branch of the government that writes the law
- 18. The first constitution of the US when it was only the colonies
- 19. To sign a government document, making it official
- 20. A meeting held in 1787 to create the US Constitution
Down
- 1. The war that gave the US colonies independence from the Bristish
- 2. Separates powers between national governement and state government
- 3. The separtion of powers between the different branches of government
- 4. A person authorised to represent people at the Constitional Convention
- 7. When two sides each agree to something by giving something up
- 8. The first section of the Constitution
- 9. A change or correction to a constitution
- 10. A founding idea of the US saying that the governement gets its power from the people
- 11. A document that sets the rules for how the government works
- 13. A type of government with elected representatives
- 15. A rule set by the government that must be followed