Across
- 1. the concept that the government must follow clear rules and act reasonably as it carries out the law]
- 3. to withhold or take away something
- 4. the number of delegates that left the convention before it ended and did not sign the constitution
- 7. penalty that can only happen if you murder someone. results in you being killed with lethal ingection
- 8. fifty five men from 12 states who attend the constitutional convention
- 10. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” This means that Congress cannot make any faith the official religion of the United States. Nor can it make laws that favor any religion over another. As Thomas Jefferson explained in a letter to a friend, the amendment builds “a wall of separation between church and state.”
- 11. an order from a judge that authorizes police or other officials to take a certain action, such as searching someone’s property
- 12. college the group established by the constitution to elect the president and vice president
- 14. giving testimony that can be used against oneself
- 15. when many people have strong opinions on a subject, causing conflict and disagreement
- 16. putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime
- 18. a formal listing of the basic rights of U.S. citizens
- 19. to make something sure or certain
Down
- 2. the Age of Reason
- 5. articles that created a firm league of friendship
- 6. money or property given to the court to hold until an accused person shows up at trial
- 8. a person who is required to defend himself or herself in a legal action. An example is an accused person who is put on trial for a crime
- 9. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation
- 13. payment given to someone to offset, or make up for, a loss or injury
- 17. a country governed by elected representatives