Across
- 4. supreme courts right to say if a law is constitutional
- 8. the idea that knowledge reason and science could improve society
- 9. Equal in size
- 11. A political system in which the power is shared by state governments and the federal government
- 12. people rule through elected representatives
- 15. a formal document
- 16. A law or regulation
- 17. formal plan of the government
- 18. tranquility, peace within the nation
- 22. slowing of economic activity which cause unemployment
- 23. Special group of voters selected to vote for a president and vice president Checks and Balances, each branch of government has equal power over one another
- 25. powers belong only to the federal government
- 26. shared with the state and federal government
- 27. consisting of two houses
Down
- 1. power not mentioned in the constitution
- 2. the freeing of individual slaves
- 3. America's first government
- 5. the government is subject to the people
- 6. Part of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subject
- 7. a person who doesn't support the constitution
- 10. addition to a formal document
- 13. An agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up something it wants
- 14. territory Lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River.
- 19. Approval
- 20. power reserved by the states
- 21. A formal request
- 24. a person who supports the constitution