Across
- 2. declares the Constitution the Supreme Law of the Land
- 4. those who supported the Constitution
- 6. The government's power is divided into three separate branches to prevent any one group from having too much power.
- 7. The most recent amendment was _____ in 1992
- 11. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other two.
- 12. the number of original colonies
- 13. The US Constitution is the _____ __ _____ Constitution in the world
- 14. a government in which the citizens elect leaders to represent them
- 15. the number of amendments in the Bill of Rights
Down
- 1. The idea that the government gets its power from the people.
- 2. those who did not support the Constitution without a Bill of Rights
- 3. The Constitution is on display at the _____
- 5. to accept
- 8. the number of amendments in the Constitution
- 9. someone who is chosen to speak for others, or to represent them
- 10. a system in which the states share power with the central government
- 11. when both sides give up something to settle a disagreement