Crack the Constitution: A Crossword Challenge

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Across
  1. 5. The system that prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
  2. 9. Being tried twice for the same crime (prohibited by the 5th Amendment).
  3. 10. The President’s power to reject a bill.
  4. 11. The branch of government that enforces laws.
  5. 14. The system used to elect the U.S. President.
  6. 16. A system where power is divided between state and federal governments.
  7. 17. The branch of government that interprets laws.
  8. 18. A formal change to the Constitution.
  9. 19. The first ten amendments.
Down
  1. 1. The highest court in the U.S.
  2. 2. The branch of government that makes laws.
  3. 3. Rights read to someone when they are arrested.
  4. 4. A right protected by the First Amendment.
  5. 6. It gives Congress the power to regulate trade.
  6. 7. Legal principle ensuring fair treatment under the law.
  7. 8. The introduction to the Constitution.
  8. 12. The process of formally approving the Constitution.
  9. 13. The division of government roles into different branches.
  10. 15. Protected by the Second Amendment.
  11. 20. The process of removing a President from office.