Across
- 5. Called for a strong President, bicameral Congress with representation based off of population of the state, and a strong national court system.
- 7. To formally approve a document.
- 9. Opposed the Constitution.
- 12. System that gives each branch of government the ability to control the powers of the other branches.
- 19. One chambered.
- 20. State where Shays's Rebellion occurred.
- 21. Document that created the US's first government.
- 23. Clause that requires all state laws to follow national laws.
- 25. Only state that did not send anyone to the Constitutional Convention.
- 26. Article in the Constitution that created the Supreme Court.
- 28. Only branch of government that existed at the national level under the Articles of Confederation.
Down
- 1. Introduction to the Constitution.
- 2. A detailed and written set of rules for how a government operates.
- 3. Name given to agreement between the factions from New Jersey and Virginia at the Constitutional Convention.
- 4. Name of the system that was created to choose the POTUS.
- 6. In 1808, these could not be imported into the United States.
- 8. Idea that the states and national government will share power.
- 10. Called for a committee of Executives to work together and a unicameral Congress with each state getting 1 vote.
- 11. To Amend the Articles of Confederation a vote had to be ______________.
- 13. Any change to the Constitution.
- 14. Name of the compromise concerning how to count the population in the South.
- 15. City where Constitutional Convention met.
- 16. Two chambered.
- 17. Number of states that had to ratify the US Constitution to make it legal and binding.
- 18. Leader of the Constitutional Convention.
- 22. Someone who supported the US Constitution.
- 24. Clause that forces the national government to protect us to the best of their ability.
- 27. Number of Articles in the Constitution.
