The Constitution

3. group The organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy is ________.
6. branch The part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws is _________.
8. sovereignty The idea that the government’s authority comes from the people is _______.
9. The constitution creates a bicameral two part national legislature called ______.
10. The constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments is _________.
11. Article 5 describes how changes can be made to the _________.
12. and Balances The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches is ________.
14. commerce The trade and other business dealings between two or more states is _______.
17. Review The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional is ________.
18. The use or purpose of something is a _______.

1. Madison The founding father of the constitution is _________.
2. court An _______ only considers whether the original trial was fair and legal.
4. Relating to issues within a country is being _____.
5. To treat a person or group unfairly is being ________.
7. A group of people or things with obvious differences among them they are described as _______.
8. The _____ list the goals of the constitution.
13. An especially original, intelligent, or clever idea is _________.
15. rule The basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the voters is _________.
16. claws _____ gives congress flexibility to do its job.