Across
- 2. A plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states.
- 8. a proposed law
- 9. Government by consent of the governed.
- 10. A system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them.
- 12. A ruler with absolute power and authority over a country, usually through the use of violence.
- 13. An opponent of a strong federal government.
- 16. A principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches.
- 18. A British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights.
- 20. Related to lawsuits involving the private rights of individuals
- 21. To grant citizenship to a person who has met official requirements for becoming a citizen.
- 24. To overrule, as when Congress over rules a presidential veto.
- 25. A person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protections.
- 26. The responsibility of every citizen to serve on a jury when called.
- 28. A person who enters another country in order to settle there.
- 30. A list of key individual rights and freedoms.
- 33. A feeling of love and devotion to one's country.
- 34. A system of transit lines, highways, bridges, and tunnels.
- 35. The power of citizens to call for votes to change state constitutions.
- 38. An agreement at the Constitutional Convention that three fifths of the enslaved residents in any state be counted in its population.
- 39. The willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice.
Down
- 1. The first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states.
- 3. A person living in a country where he or she is not a citizen
- 4. money
- 5. The plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature.
- 6. A settlement or peaceful solution in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement or peaceful solution.
- 7. The gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation.
- 11. A member of the party led by Alexander Hamilton that favored a strong federal government.
- 14. A 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes.
- 15. to give up.
- 17. to approve
- 19. A series of essays by Federalists James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of ratifying the Constitution
- 22. A government on the county, parish, city, town, village, or district level
- 23. The plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature.
- 27. A 1689 document that guaranteed the rights of English citizens.
- 29. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- 31. To bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official
- 32. A 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory.
- 35. A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government.
- 36. To reject, as when the President rejects a law passed by Congress.
- 37. to change.