Across
- 2. or amended to change or changed
- 5. all future generations; those people who will live after us
- 6. to protect the freedoms and individual rights citizens have
- 7. welfare well being (happiness, health and good fortune) of the entire community/country
- 12. an introduction to the Constitution explaining the purpose and goals of the Constitution
- 13. sovereignty the people have the final or supreme authority in government
- 14. people who were in favor of the new constitution the way it was written
- 15. the individual citizens of the United States
- 19. a gov. that has strength but has limits on its powers through the Constitution (other powers are given to the states and the people)
- 21. written to try to convince people to approve the Constitution as it was because the 5 principles of government were enough to protect he people
- 22. Keep peace within the country
Down
- 1. the powers of the federal government which are split into 3 sections
- 3. approval
- 4. a list of rights (the first 10 amendments) guaranteed to the people written in the Constitution so that the anti-federalist would ratify the constitution
- 8. people who were opposed (against) the new constitution because it did not include any rights for the people
- 9. when the division of power is hared between the national and the state government
- 10. to order or decree
- 11. a group of states united under one government working together for the good of the people
- 16. to administer laws fairly; to treat fairly and reasonably
- 17. each branch of government is given powers to check on the other branches to make sure no one branch has more power than the others
- 18. for the common defense protect the country from other countries or people that might try to harm us
- 20. to remove someone from office for misbehavior