Across
- 4. – Essays written to explain and support the Constitution.
- 10. of Rights – The first ten amendments that protect individual freedoms.
- 11. – The part of government that interprets laws and decides court cases (Supreme Court and other courts).
- 12. – People who supported the Constitution and a strong national government.
- 13. – Changes or additions to the Constitution.
- 14. – “Father of the Constitution” who took notes and helped design the new government.
- 15. – A proposal that called for equal representation for all states, no matter their size.
- 16. – A system where power is shared between the national government and the states.
Down
- 1. – People who opposed the Constitution because they feared a strong national government.
- 2. – A system where each branch of government can limit the others to prevent too much power.
- 3. – The part of government that enforces laws (the President and departments).
- 5. – The idea that the power of government comes from the people.
- 6. – The part of government that makes laws (Congress).
- 7. – A proposal for a new government with representation based on a state’s population.
- 8. – The agreement to create two houses of Congress: one based on population and one with equal representation.
- 9. – A deal that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxes.