Across
- 2. Powers only for the national government.
- 7. Idea that each part of the government keeps the other from becoming too strong.
- 9. The power of the government is limited by the people.
- 10. Has the power to carry out the laws.
- 12. Original constitution that created a weak, loose union of states.
- 14. Has the power to make the laws.
- 15. Document (paper) that provides a basic framework for a government.
- 16. Idea that power should be shared by parts of the government.
Down
- 1. A type of government where people elect representatives to make decisions.
- 3. Powers only for the state governments.
- 4. The idea that the people decide what they want by voting.
- 5. Meeting held in Philadelphia to edit the Articles of Confederation. A new constitution was written instead.
- 6. The new constitution that is still the supreme law of the U.S.
- 7. Powers shared by the state and national governments.
- 8. Has the power to interpret laws.
- 11. The introduction to the U.S. Constitution.
- 13. A union of states with a republican type of government (federal). People vote for representatives (republic).