The Constitution

1. A legislative body with two separate houses
5. Agreement reached during Constitutional Convention which determined how to count enslaved people
7. the first ten amendments to the Constitution, protecting individual rights
10. a supporter of the Constitution and a strong central government
12. an opponent of the Constitution and a supporter of strong state governments
13. The division of governmental powers between three branches
14. A group of people chosen by each state to formally select the President
15. The idea that political power rests with the people
16. An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention that created a bicameral legislature

2. official approval of the new Constitution
3. A political structure that puts restrictions on governmental powers
4. A system in which the branches of government have the ability to limit the powers of the other branches
6. A rebellion led by farmers protesting high taxes
8. the division of power between states and federal government
9. A series of essays written to support ratification of the new Constitution
11. The first constitution of the United States