Unit 1 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. A power not listed but needed to carry out the listed ones
  2. 4. A power shared by the national and state governments
  3. 5. The 1781 agreement among the 13 states that gave the central government no coercive power
  4. 7. A power of Congress stated directly in the Constitution
  5. 10. Gives Congress power to regulate trade among the states and with foreign nations
  6. 15. The section of the Constitution that sets up the judicial branch
  7. 16. A system that divides government power between the national government and state governments
  8. 18. Opponents of ratification who demanded a bill of rights
  9. 22. The highest court in the United States
  10. 23. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
  11. 24. Gives Congress implied powers not directly stated; also called the Elastic Clause
  12. 26. Each branch can regulate the power and potential abuses of the other branches
  13. 30. The branch that interprets laws and settles disputes
  14. 35. The lower chamber of Congress, based on state population
  15. 36. Fair procedures the government must follow before taking life, liberty, or property
  16. 37. Fourth president who helped draft the Constitution and write the Federalist Papers
  17. 38. First president of the United States, serving 1789 to 1797
  18. 39. The legislative branch of the national government
Down
  1. 1. Government power is divided among three branches
  2. 2. A power kept by the states or the people
  3. 5. The section of the Constitution that sets up the executive branch
  4. 6. The deal that created a population-based House and an equal Senate
  5. 8. The head of the executive branch, elected for four years
  6. 9. The branch that makes laws
  7. 11. The branch that carries out and enforces laws
  8. 12. The written plan for the national government and the supreme law of the land
  9. 13. Second-ranked executive official who breaks ties in the Senate
  10. 14. The section of the Constitution that sets up the legislative branch
  11. 17. The formal approval of the Constitution or an amendment
  12. 19. Citizens choose representatives to make decisions on their behalf
  13. 20. Essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay supporting the Constitution
  14. 21. Having two lawmaking chambers
  15. 25. The chamber where every state has two members
  16. 27. The brief introduction to the Constitution that states its broad goals
  17. 28. The steps to be followed for changing the Constitution
  18. 29. The group of electors that formally chooses the president
  19. 31. When federal and state laws conflict, federal law wins
  20. 32. The group that supported a strong central government and ratifying the Constitution
  21. 33. The right not to be imprisoned unreasonably
  22. 34. The 14th Amendment promise that laws apply equally to all people