Across
- 3. divided power between the federal, national and state governments
- 4. the meeting that started in 1787 to write the US Constitution
- 5. Every five enslaved persons would count as three free persons
- 7. rule by the people
- 8. created a bicameral legislative house that had representation based on population and equal represenation
- 9. angry farmers started a rebellion that scared leaders and prompted the constitutional convention
- 11. representation based on population
- 13. a name for the 55 men who worked together to draft the US Constitution
Down
- 1. equal representation regardless of population
- 2. had too many weaknesses and was replaced by the US Constitution
- 6. the US Constitution has 7 of these
- 10. in the US Constitution, providing basic civil rights for all
- 12. to make a formal change to the US Constitution
