Across
- 2. the branch responsible for ENFORCING the laws
- 3. those who were in favor of the Constitution
- 8. signing or consenting to a treaty or agreement
- 13. people sent or authorized to represent others
- 14. large state plan that based representation on population
- 15. statement declaring independence from Great Britain
- 16. an agreement between large and small states to settle representation
Down
- 1. the branch responsible for MAKING the laws
- 4. compromise that counts slaves as a percentage of a person
- 5. the branch responsible for INTERPRETING the laws
- 6. meeting in Philadelphia who purpose was to write a new plan of government
- 7. document before the Constitution that was too weak to survive
- 9. added at the end of the Constitution to ensure support from all 13 colonies
- 10. small state plan giving each state an equal number of representatives
- 11. the Constitution designates this to each of the 3 branches
- 12. those who were opposed to the Constitution
- 17. supreme power or authority, independence