History Ch. 4

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Across
  1. 5. The second capital of the U.S.
  2. 8. Makes the Laws, is split into two houses of government, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  3. 10. A group of 435 elected officials representing state according to population
  4. 12. The advisers to the president.
  5. 14. The branch of government made up of the Senate and House of Representatives; Makes our nations laws.
  6. 16. “ The father of the constitution.”
  7. 17. The head of the U.S Government.
  8. 19. The group of 100 elected officials, two from each of the 50 states.
  9. 20. The branch of government made up of the President and his Cabinet; makes sure the laws are upheld and followed.
  10. 21. the event which a new president takes the oath of office and officially becomes president.
  11. 22. The plan of government decided on for the United States. Was adopted in 1787.
  12. 23. The first capital of the U.S.
Down
  1. 1. A government run by representatives chosen by the people; important decisions are based on the wording of the constitution.
  2. 2. The branch of government made up of the Supreme Court and the lower courts; Uses the constitution to interpret the laws.
  3. 3. A list of individual freedoms added to the Constitution of the U.S.
  4. 4. The highest court in the United States; decides if the Constitution has been obeyed in important cases.
  5. 6. The Third President of the U.S
  6. 7. The surveyor hired by George Washington to mark the boundaries of Washington D.C.
  7. 9. The first U.S. President
  8. 11. America’s first plan of government.
  9. 12. The 1787 meaning of state leaders to discuss the formation of the American government.
  10. 13. The first vice president and the Second president of the U.S.
  11. 15. Guarantees Americans the Freedoms of Religion, of Speech, of Press, of Assembly, and of Petition.
  12. 18. The permanent capital of the U.S.