Across
- 2. Division of government among legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- 6. republic, Government with elected representatives ruled by a constitution
- 10. Belief that citizens elect representatives to make laws
- 13. Agreement about counting enslaved persons for representation
- 15. Having a single legislative body
- 19. Anti-Federalist leader, argued for Bill of Rights
- 22. Branch that enforces the laws (President)
- 26. Co-author of the Federalist Papers, first Chief Justice
- 28. Anti-Federalist who opposed the Constitution
- 29. Government must follow clear, established legal rules
- 30. Division of power between national and state governments
- 32. First ten amendments guaranteeing basic freedoms
- 34. Plan at the Constitutional Convention for two-house Congress
- 35. of Rights, 1689 law protecting Parliament and individual rights
- 39. America’s first government plan, weak central authority
- 41. Legal system based on court precedents and customs
- 44. Introduction to the Constitution stating its goals
- 45. Leading Federalist and co-author of many Federalist Papers
- 46. Branch that makes the laws (Congress)
- 47. government, System where citizens elect leaders to make laws
- 48. Group opposing ratification and demanding a Bill of Rights
Down
- 1. 1776 document declaring colonies free from Britain
- 3. “Father of the Constitution,” proposed the Virginia Plan
- 4. Person or paper opposing the new Constitution
- 5. Branch that interprets the laws (Supreme Court)
- 7. Proposal for representation in Congress based on state population
- 8. To formally approve or confirm an agreement
- 9. President of the Constitutional Convention
- 11. Rights everyone has for being human—life, liberty, property
- 12. Formal change or addition to the Constitution
- 14. Agreement among the people to create government for protection
- 16. Anti-Federalist leader and defender of liberty
- 17. Rights that cannot be taken away by government
- 18. Government is not all powerful; it is restricted by law
- 20. Each branch can limit the other branches’ powers
- 21. Papers, Series of essays promoting the Constitution’s ratification
- 23. Ideas and morals stemming from Jewish and Christian beliefs
- 24. Author of the Declaration of Independence, strong supporter of natural rights
- 25. Early agreement for self-government by the Pilgrims
- 27. Group supporting ratification and a strong central government
- 31. Government power resides in the people
- 33. Federal law is above state law
- 36. Having two legislative chambers or houses
- 37. Fair treatment through legal procedures
- 38. Pamphlet by Thomas Paine urging independence
- 40. Era emphasizing reason, science, and individual rights
- 42. Plan, Proposal for equal state representation in Congress
- 43. Congress can pass laws “necessary and proper” for governing