Confederation and Constitution

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Across
  1. 3. location of the Constitutional Convention
  2. 6. first 10 amendments
  3. 10. branch that makes the laws
  4. 13. this Constitutional clause regulates trade between states
  5. 14. The Constitution does this to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful
  6. 16. a person who works for a political group to try and shape American laws for their favor
  7. 17. money issues led to this rebellion showing the failures of the Articles of Confederation
  8. 19. first attempt at American government
  9. 21. argued for larger states having more legislative power
  10. 22. the Three Fifths Compromise settled this debate in the Constitution
Down
  1. 1. list of basic American rights
  2. 2. political groups that shape American politics
  3. 4. system in which delegates vote for presidential candidates
  4. 5. the act of separating federal and state governments
  5. 7. The Federalist Papers argued the necessity of strengthening this inorder to have a successful government
  6. 8. branch that interprets and judges the laws
  7. 9. argued for states to be equal in the Legislative branch
  8. 11. branch that carries out the laws
  9. 12. Formed 2 houses of congress
  10. 15. number of original states
  11. 18. father of the constitution
  12. 20. fear of this led to a weak Articles of Confederation and the Separation of Powers in the Constitution