AOC & Constitutional Convention

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Across
  1. 3. Process for adopting or approving the Articles
  2. 5. Congress couldn't regulate this type of commerce
  3. 6. Location of the Constitutional Convention
  4. 7. Was added to the Constitution in 1791 (3 words)
  5. 8. Two-house legislature
  6. 11. Opposed the Constitution, wanted a bill of rights
  7. 12. Montesquieu believed in the ___ of power to prevent abuse
  8. 14. Changes; required unanimous consent
  9. 17. Congress couldn't effectively collect ___ from states
  10. 18. Main problem with the national government under the AOC
  11. 20. Congress couldn't ___ its laws
  12. 21. Agreement between large and small states regarding representation (2 words)
  13. 25. Farmers' revolt, showed the AOC's weaknesses (2 words)
  14. 26. President of the Convention
  15. 27. Compromise counted a portion of enslaved persons for representation/taxes
Down
  1. 1. Plan for representation by population
  2. 2. Document that replaced the AOC
  3. 4. System to prevent abuse of power (3 words)
  4. 9. Single-house legislature created by the Articles
  5. 10. Representatives sent to Congress
  6. 13. Supported the Constitution
  7. 15. Plan for equal representation
  8. 16. Oldest branch of our government, existed under the AOC
  9. 19. set rules for creating new states
  10. 22. "Father of the Constitution," took detailed notes
  11. 23. Most power resided with these, not the central government
  12. 24. States feared a ___ central power