Across
- 2. starts with "We the people..."
- 7. the first constitution was called the ______ of confederation
- 8. William Paterson wrote the New _____ Plan
- 9. the constitution _______ the citizens of the US
- 11. framework for the united states government
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- 1. a primary aim of the constitution was to create a ______ government
- 3. the Virginia Plan was written by James ________
- 4. the constitution created three branches of government: the executive, judicial, and ______ branches
- 5. James Madison is often called the _____ of the constitution
- 6. in ____ of 1787 the constitutional convention gathered
- 10. in order for the constitution to go into effect 9 of the 13 states needed to _____ it