Constitution Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  2. 6. the act of forming or establishing something
  3. 10. relating to a lawmaking assembly
  4. 11. possession of the qualities required to do something
  5. 15. helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury. He was the founder and chief architect of the American financial system.
  6. 16. the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  7. 17. the upper house of the United States Congress
  8. 18. the United States
Down
  1. 1. any group of human beings collectively
  2. 2. all future generations
  3. 3. freedom of choice
  4. 5. the lower legislative assembly of the United States Congress
  5. 7. an untroubled state that is free from disturbances
  6. 8. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
  7. 9. something that aids or promotes well-being
  8. 12. an early American statesman, lawyer, and a Founding Father of the United States. He is the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.
  9. 13. known as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights
  10. 14. the legislature of the United States government