The US Constitution

2. The power to govern is divided among the three branches to prevent the abuse of power by any one branch
5. Location of the first Constitutional Convention
6. This group wanted a Bill of Rights included, supported states' rights and had members such as Sam Adams and Patrick Henry
8. This state had the most votes AGAINST ratification of the Constitution
9. The right to a trial by jury
12. The people establish government and are the source of its power
14. This authority has the power to strike down laws and other government actions as invalid under the Constitution
15. Each branch of government has the authority to restrain some powers of the other two branches
16. This state did not send delegates to the Convention

1. The document that governed the young US effective 3-1-1781
3. The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
4. He is called the Father of the Constitution
7. The rights of states are protected by dividing power between the national government and the state governments
8. A system in which the group that has the most members makes decisions
10. Government powers are restricted to protect individual rights
11. Uprising that led to the writing of the Constitution
13. Freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition