Across
- 4. The total number of Supreme Court judges
- 5. T or F: Amendment IX states that Americans have basic rights that may not be mentioned in the Constitution
- 8. A written order giving permission to do something
- 10. _____ of confederation; the plan of government that they first came up with
- 11. The branch that makes laws
- 12. The first state to ratify the Bill of Rights
- 16. Where a Bill goes right after it has been written
- 18. Change or addition to something...
Down
- 1. The minimum age to become POTUS
- 2. A representative
- 3. The branch that interprets the laws
- 5. For an amendment to be passed, this fraction of states need to ratify it
- 6. An official meeting
- 7. T or F: In the US, people are guilty of a crime until proven innocent
- 9. To approve
- 13. The length of a Senator's term, in years
- 14. ___ and balances, to make sure no one branch has too much power
- 15. When both parties agree to give up a little of what they want
- 17. Some laws can be ruled ____ if they do not abide by the Constitution
- 19. The branch that carries out the laws
- 20. The number of houses in Congress