Constitution Words

2. Rights that all people have
3. When people put their personal interests aside for the common good of the country
7. Government branch that includes congress
9. When the president rejects bill
10. Term used to refer to the national government
12. A law stating that a person is guilty even though the act committed was legal when it was done
13. A form of government in which people rule indirectly through elected representatives
15. Theory that the people get to decide how to run their government
18. Favoring a republic
20. A form of government in which states have more power than a national government
22. The amount of money the government owes to other governments or its people
24. To change; To improve

1. A form of government in which the people vote directly on laws
2. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
4. The people who elect the president
5. The first 10 amendments to the constitution
6. Referring to your country
8. The people who run the government; the organization that protects our natural rights
11. Government branch that includes the courts
14. A written document that explains the foundation of a government
16. Person who is elected by the people to represent them in congress
17. Government branch with the president
19. Agreement in which both sides meet in the middle so that both are satisfied but they also give up some of the things that they want
21. Referring to another country that is not the one you live in
23. To ask for a review of a case