Across
- 3. An official change or addition to the Constitution
- 5. English document that placed restrictions on the power of monarchs
- 10. First 10 amendments of the Constitution
- 12. Powers belonging only to the state governments
- 14. 'Built' the constitution
- 15. Essays written by the federalist party
- 19. Political theory that government is subject to the will of the people
- 21. Powers shared by the state governments and the federal government
- 22. Essays written by the Antifederalist party
- 26. Article that established the Judicial branch (Number)
- 29. People rule through elected representatives
- 32. Article that established the Executive branch (Number)
- 33. The philosopher who's ideas of natural rights are reflected heavily in the constitution
- 34. To approve
- 35. The group that supported the ratification of the Constitution
- 36. Interprets laws
- 37. Power of the court to judge whether or not the actions of other branches are constitutional
Down
- 1. Government's power comes from the people
- 2. Article that established the Legislative branch (Number)
- 4. Basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled
- 6. Powers not specifically defined in the Constitution
- 7. First 3 words of the Constitution
- 8. Part of congress based on population
- 9. The group that opposed the ratification of the Constitution
- 11. Government with limited powers strictly defined by law
- 13. Makes laws
- 16. Part of congress made for equality among states
- 17. A principal by which powers are divided among different branches of government
- 18. Legislative, executive and judicial
- 20. Final and supreme authority of the US
- 23. Powers belonging only to the federal government
- 24. Movement that promoted the idea that knowledge, reason and science would improve society
- 25. Executes laws
- 27. System in place to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power
- 28. The sharing of powers between the national and state governments
- 30. 'We the people...'
- 31. England's lawmaking body