Founding Documents

3. Another word for freedom.
5. The three separate parts of the U.S. government that share power.
6. The document written in 1776 that announced the American colonies were free from Britain.
7. The document that explains how the United States government is organized.
10. Rights The first ten amendments that protect important freedoms of Americans.
11. The city where the Constitution was written in 1787.
12. The leader of the executive branch who enforces the laws.
14. The highest court in the United States that interprets laws.
15. The group of people who make and enforce laws for a country.

1. The right to say your ideas and opinions without unfair punishment.
2. The part of government that writes and passes laws.
4. A change or addition made to the United States Constitution.
8. Freedom from being ruled by another country.
9. Freedoms and protections people are guaranteed by law.
13. The settlements in North America that were ruled by Britain before the United States was formed.