Across
- 4. to prevent one branch from dominating the others
- 7. the sole branch of government defined under the Articles
- 10. Gave states with larger populations more power
- 13. Branch designed to Carry out the laws
- 15. 3/5's of a states slaves to be counted as part of the population
- 18. electors chosen by states to cast ballots for candidates
- 19. had the most power under the Articles
- 20. Site of first convention, only 5 states sent representatives
Down
- 1. the only state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention
- 2. Farmer's protest against taxes and debt
- 3. a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
- 5. the type of government Great Britain had and the US wanted to avoid
- 6. The first government laws created for the newly formed United States
- 8. Passed in 1787, this divided the land into territories and promised settlers religious freedom and no slavery
- 9. favored by small states and had a single house congress
- 11. offered a 2 house legislature to satisfy both large and small states
- 12. Branch designed to interpret the laws
- 14. Site where all but one state sent delegates to draft a new form of government
- 16. Two house legislature
- 17. the number of original states