The Constitution

1. The power to hear and decide cases
8. Principle of government where elected representatives make decisions on behalf of the people
9. What kind of system is Congress?
10. The branch of government that houses the President and Vice-President
11. Division of powers between the three branches of government
13. The Sixteenth Amendment and a major source of income for the government
16. What article of the Constitution details the Judicial Branch?
17. The branch of government that houses Congress
19. A proposal for a new law
20. What article of the Constitution details the Executive Branch?
22. Most powerful court in the Judicial Department
23. The three branches of government operating independently
25. The upper house of US Congress with 2 elected per state
27. How many amendments are currently in the constitution?
28. Changes made to the Constitution
29. In Article one, these officiOne serve six year terms with reelection every two years
30. System of government where power is divided between a central authority and individual states
31. The ultimate source of authority lies with the people

2. Gathering of delegates in 1787 to draft the United States Constitution
3. The introduction of the Constitution
4. This says that in any conflict between the National law and the State law, the National law or Constitution holds the final authority
5. How many articles are in the Constitution?
6. The branch of government that houses the Supreme Court
7. Government that only has the powers the Constitution gives it
12. What foundational document came before and was a great influence on the Constitution?
14. Supreme law in the US
15. What article of the Constitution details the Legislative Branch?
18. The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution
21. The commander-in-chief outlined in the second article of the Constitution
24. Formal approval of the Constitution by the states.
26. Includes the Senate and House of Representatives