Across
- 2. what were the first ten amendments called
- 3. article 5
- 7. how many branches of national government did it create
- 8. counted every 5 slaves as 3 free people for representation
- 10. is known as the father of constituion
- 12. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
- 13. what month was the constitution written
- 18. Article 2
- 20. Article 3
- 22. We the_____
- 23. article 1
- 24. amendment that provides due process to persons accused of crimes
- 28. aritcle 7
- 29. how many amendments are there
- 31. Amendment that protects powers reserved for the states
- 33. Great Compromise created this type of legislature
- 34. Who was called the "Expounder of the Constitution"?
- 35. Article 4
- 36. freedom of speech, religion, & press is protected by this amendment
- 38. small state that wanted equal representation
- 40. Who presented the Virginia Plan?
Down
- 1. who was called a sage of conventional constitution
- 3. person who wants individual rights, supports states’ rights
- 4. who drafted the first ten amendments
- 5. what convention was the author
- 6. article 6
- 9. how many signatures did it receive
- 11. person that supported a strong govt., tariffs, & a national bank
- 14. papers 81 essays to encourage ratification of the Constitution
- 15. 9th amendment protects the rights of the
- 16. Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
- 17. formal approval of a document
- 19. The vote of how many States was necessary to ratify the Constitution?
- 21. large state that wanted proportional representation
- 25. feds and states share powers
- 26. the amendment that protects us from unlawful search & seizure of property
- 27. each state gets two of these
- 30. It takes how many States to block an amendment?
- 32. How many members of the Constitutional Convention had been members of the Continental Congress?
- 37. how many articles
- 39. how many states ratified the constitution