Across
- 2. Federalist Paper #39 was all about the definition of the ___ and its three characteristics.
- 6. Amendments to the Constitution can be ___ by 2/3 of both houses of Congress or 2/3 of state legislatures asking Congress to call a national convention.
- 7. first Secretary of the Treasury who set up a strong economic system for the US; wrote Federalist Papers along with James Madison and John Jay
- 9. If popular sovereignty is present, then the government has the ___ of the governed.
- 10. A ___ ___ is beneficial because it helps to guarantee the rights and liberties of people and clearly defines the functions of government, hopefully preventing corruption/misuse of power.
- 13. term for the division of power between different levels of government
- 14. The Declaration of Independence tells us that these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and that no one can take them away.
- 15. The ___-___ Compromise addressed the issue of slavery and Congressional representation; associated with James Wilson.
- 17. The Constitution went into effect after ___ states ratified it.
- 19. first chief justice of the Supreme Court; wrote Federalist Papers along with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
- 22. group which favored a strong central government and supported ratification of the Constitution
- 24. The ___ ___ and the English Bill of Rights are examples of English legal documents that have influenced our government.
- 25. The ___ of the Constitution includes a statement of dedication to upholding individual liberties.
- 28. Thomas Jefferson was famous for being the main author of this John Locke-influenced document.
- 29. group which did not care to ratify the Constitution unless a Bill of Rights was included
Down
- 1. the belief that a government’s authority is dictated by a specific written document or set of documents
- 3. The ___ clause of the first amendments prevents the US government from making laws to promote some religion as the official religion of the United States (aka ‘separation of church and state’)
- 4. Which branch of government illustrates the fact that our government is republican in nature?
- 5. According to John Locke, if the government was not protecting people’s natural rights, they had the right to ___ it.
- 7. The first ten ___ of the Constitution are also called the Bill of Rights.
- 8. form of government supported by the theory of divine right
- 11. Federalist Paper #10 was all about how a large republic can guard against the dangers of ___.
- 12. The ___ ___ clause of the first amendment allows Americans to practice (or not practice) whatever religion they want to.
- 16. If you claimed you wrote the Constitution, whose ghost would haunt you for violating copyright laws? (Also he was the fourth president and wrote a lot of the Federalist Papers.)
- 18. Enlightenment philosopher who wrote about the separation of powers
- 20. The ___ Compromise addressed the issue of population and Congressional representation; associated with Roger Sherman.
- 21. 1786 that made it clear that America needed a stronger central government
- 23. Amendments to the Constitution can be ___ by ¾ of state legislatures or special conventions called by ¾ of the states.
- 26. Federalist Paper #51 was all about how separation of powers can prevent any one ___ of government from becoming overly powerful.
- 27. By comparing American laws and the ___ ___, it is possible to see the influence of Judeo-Christian ethics on the US.