Constitution Review 8th-9th

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Across
  1. 1. An agreement to create a bicameral legislature, with one based on population and the other with equal representation
  2. 5. Written to support the ratification of the new constitution
  3. 7. A method for describing a legislature with two houses or groups of representatives
  4. 8. Equal representation among states, with each getting two votes
  5. 10. Did not support the idea of a strong central government, but rather let states have more power and decisions
  6. 11. A branch of government dealing with the court system
  7. 16. A Meeting in the summer of 1787 to discuss changes to the first US Constitution
  8. 18. The national government could not get this money under the first US Constitution
  9. 19. The first constitution of the United States
  10. 21. Writer of Federalist Paper #10
  11. 22. A branch of government that makes laws, also called Congress
Down
  1. 2. Debaters agreed the federal government would control this, and only tax imports
  2. 3. Describes how the first US Constitution was at keeping the 13 states working together
  3. 4. One writer of the Federalist Papers
  4. 6. The framework of government
  5. 9. According to the Federalist Papers, it is better to allow differing _____________, than lose your liberty
  6. 12. A branch of government lead by the president
  7. 13. of Representatives, where each state receives votes based on population
  8. 14. For every five of these people, it only counted as three; also, there would be no ban on more for at least 20 years
  9. 15. Kept in control by the checks and balances in the Constitution, so no single branch can have control over everything
  10. 17. A process of approving a formal document
  11. 20. Supporters of a strong national government