Across
- 5. The branch of government responsible for creating laws.
- 8. The current name of the building where lawmakers wrote the U.S. Constitution.
- 9. The only state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
- 11. People who did not support the creation of the Constitution.
- 15. The "Small State" Plan
- 16. when everyone votes identically.
- 19. An organization or different groups or parties that work together to form a larger group.
- 20. The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws.
Down
- 1. An event in 1787 that made that made lawmakers realize the government was not strong enough.
- 2. The term for a 9/13 state vote in the legislature under the Articles of Confederation.
- 3. People who supported the creation of the Constitution and a strong federal government.
- 4. Describes the type of money a place uses.
- 6. A system of government in which citizens elect leaders who represent them and make decisions on their behalf.
- 7. The "upper house" of Congress.
- 10. The system designed to keep the branches of government from becoming too powerful.
- 12. The "lower house" of Congress.
- 13. A system of government where a central government shares power with weaker state and local governments.
- 14. The "Large State" Plan
- 17. The branch of government that interprets the Constitution.
- 18. Considered to be the father of the Constitution
