Across
- 1. in one house of Congress (house of representatives) The states will be represented according to the size of their populations. In the other house (the Senate) each state would have equal representation. the eligible voters in each state would elect the House of Representatives, but the legislature would choose senators.
- 5. proposed scrapping of the Articles of Confederation entirely and crediting a new national government with the power to make laws binding upon the states, and to raise its own money through taxes
- 7. A collection of 85 essays written by James Madison Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
- 11. Sovereignty, Rule by the people
- 14. each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of other branches
- 16. A representative government in which elected officials represent the voice of the people
- 17. People who supported a stronger government
- 18. most influential nationalist, a member of the Virginia assembly, and head of that commerce committee
- 21. supporters of the constitution
- 22. two houses of Congress
Down
- 2. if slaves were going to be counted for representation they should be counted for purposes of taxation as well.
- 3. NY delegate
- 4. Congress would have a single house where all states would be represented equally, but it would also have power to raise state taxes and regulate trade
- 6. opponents to the constitution, they were not truly against federalism ex: John Hancock and Patrick Henry
- 8. governor of Virginia, made the VA plan
- 9. The president (enforce the laws)
- 10. A system of federal courts (interpret the laws)
- 12. changes to the constitution
- 13. to reject
- 15. NJ delegate, made the NJ plan
- 19. - to formally accuse of misconduct and then remove the president or any higher official in the executive or judicial branch
- 20. three branches federal federal government (legislative, executive, judicial)