Across
- 1. Abolished slavery
- 3. System where each branch can limit the powers of the others
- 6. Gave women the right to vote
- 9. Prohibits the government from establishing an official religion
- 13. Limits the President to two terms
- 14. Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections
- 16. Creates the Legislative Branch and gives Congress its powers
- 18. Explains how states must interact with each other and the federal government
- 20. Created two-house Congress: Senate and House
- 21. Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
- 27. Declares that the Constitution is the highest law of the land
- 32. Declares the Constitution the supreme law of the land
- 35. Explains how the Constitution was ratified
- 36. The supreme law of the United States; replaced the Articles of Confederation
- 38. Counted enslaved people partly for representation
- 39. Sets up the Executive Branch and outlines presidential powers
- 40. No quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent
- 41. Protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy
- 42. Allows Congress to make laws that are "necessary and proper"
- 43. Opposed the Constitution and wanted a Bill of Rights
- 44. Right to bear arms
Down
- 2. Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states
- 4. Right to a fair, speedy, and public trial
- 5. Gives Congress power to regulate trade between states and other countries
- 7. Lowers the voting age to 18
- 8. Gave African American men the right to vote
- 10. Establishes the Judicial Branch and the federal court system
- 11. Rights not listed in the Constitution are still protected
- 12. The first ten amendments to the Constitution and guaranteeing rights to the people
- 15. Part of the 14th Amendment; says the law must treat all people equally
- 17. No cruel or unusual punishment
- 19. Requires states to respect the laws and records of other states
- 22. uprising by Massachusetts farmers protesting debt and taxes, showing weaknesses of the Articles
- 23. Power comes from the people
- 24. Protects people’s right to practice their religion freely
- 25. Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
- 26. Divides government into three branches with distinct powers
- 28. Grants citizenship and equal protection under the law
- 29. Plan at the Constitutional Convention calling for equal representation for each state
- 30. Division of power between national and state governments
- 31. Describes how to amend the Constitution
- 33. Essays written to support ratification of the Constitution
- 34. Found in the 5th and 14th Amendments; guarantees fair treatment by the government
- 37. Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures