Across
- 3. the power of the president as a civilian to make military decisions
- 5. a type of legislature composed of two houses
- 6. the division of powers between the governmental branches
- 10. the number of amendments to the federal Constitution
- 13. those who favored a weaker central government in favor of the states and who were opposed to the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
- 14. those who favored a stronger central government and supported the 1787 Constitution
- 15. essays written by Hamilton, Jay, and Madison in favor of ratifying the 1787 Constitution
Down
- 1. the power of the courts, particularly the Supreme Court, to decide the constitutionality of laws, orders, and regulations
- 2. mechanisms through which each branch of government is able to participate in and influence the activities of the other branches
- 4. determined that three of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation
- 7. The United States' first constitution, in place until 1789.
- 8. a system of shared power between a central government and states
- 9. a framework for the Constitution that called for representation in the national legislature based on the population of the states.
- 11. the powers of the branches of the federal government written in the Constitution
- 12. a change to the US Constitution