Founding Documents and Branches of Government

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Across
  1. 1. name of the war fought between Great Britain and the US Colonies
  2. 3. An official act taken by the 13 original American colonies in declaring ___________ from British rule
  3. 5. The first 10 Amendments make up the "Bill of ______"
  4. 7. The Senate and House of Representatives are a part of the _________ branch
  5. 10. states the purpose of the document and Government
  6. 13. At the Constitutional ________
  7. 14. set up how the Government is organized and how the Constitution can be changed
  8. 16. these are the changes that have made, since it was created.
Down
  1. 2. The president belongs to the _______ branch
  2. 4. There are _____ justices that sit on the Supreme Court.
  3. 6. The preamble begins with "We the ________"
  4. 8. The president serves as the _________ in Chief
  5. 9. What group was most recently granted the right to vote?
  6. 11. There were how many British Colonies?
  7. 12. The ______ President breaks the tie-vote for the Senate.
  8. 15. debated what should be included in the US Constitution
  9. 17. How many senators does each state get?