Across
- 2. this branch was made to carry out the laws
- 4. The first president of the united states was _______
- 6. This man was the fourth president of the united states
- 9. Because the Founding Fathers did not want any branch to be able to abuse its powers they created a system of _________________
- 11. as a result they prevented one branch from gaining to much power finally they included a_________
- 13. he was the second president of the united states
- 14. There are this many amendments to the constitution today
- 15. the federal government had no power to _____
Down
- 1. the judicial branch. Its job was to determine if the laws passed by Congress were constitutional. The main part of this branch was the __________
- 3. he was the third president of the united states
- 5. formal plan of government
- 7. There are 3 ________ to keep the government in order
- 8. the chief executive for the united states would be called the _____
- 10. this branch allows laws to be made
- 12. because of the ____ of the government under the Articles of Confederation the Founding Fathers met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a new plan of government
