CONSTITUTION

4. to officially change or add to something
8. introduction to and containing goals of the Constitution
9. means the U.S. gov't makes the highest laws of the land that cannot be ignored
10. 67% vote of all Congressional members that can undo a presidential veto
11. fairness provided by courts and trials
12. peace within the country (controlled by law enforcement)
19. law making branch of government
20. one who was against the Constitution
24. the Constitution is organized into 7
25. future generations
27. law making group divided up into 2 houses
28. happiness and well-being of all (programs paid for by tax dollars)
30. abbreviation for the state that came up with the "great" compromise of 2 houses
31. the act of canceling a law
32. house of Congress that has an equal number of reps (2) per state
33. the number of reps in the House of Reps is determined by a state's ________.
36. committee made up of members of both houses to iron out differences in versions of a law
38. the only national government job that has a life term
39. number of years they postponed laws about slavery
40. the Constitutional Convention met to revise the Articles of Confederation because it was too ______.

1. branch that interprets laws
2. one who supported a stronger gov't under the Constitutoin
3. after a bill is written it must have a _______ in both houses of Congress
5. the first ten amendments are known as the _____ ____ _______.
6. the south supported this and threatened to separate from the US if it was abolished
7. a bill can become a law when the _________ signs it.
13. 51% of a vote equals the ________
14. number of slavesto be counted in the population
15. system that prevented any one branch from having too much power
16. small state that wanted equal representation of all states in the national gov't
17. state with a large population that wanted more reps in the national gov't.
18. person who believed in separation of powers of government into 3 branches
21. government that divides up powers between a national gov't. and its smaller parts (states)
22. branch that carries out (enforces) laws
23. kicking a government official out of office for wrongdoing
26. returning a runaway from the law from one state to the one seeking the fugitive
29. freedom (protected in the Bill of Rights and by voting)
34. a promise or pledge to uphold something
35. born the type of citizen the president must be
37. to approve