Across
- 1. Essays supporting Constitution
- 4. Enslaved count as 3/5 for representation
- 6. Relating to internal affairs
- 7. 1787 law for governing western lands
- 11. Government run by elected representatives
- 12. Land between Ohio/Mississippi Rivers and Great Lakes
- 14. Formally approve
- 17. Judge’s order allowing an action
- 19. Sharing power between national and state governments
- 23. Treat unfairly
- 24. Enforces laws
- 26. Fair treatment under the law
- 27. Person on trial
- 29. Make certain
- 30. Pledged to support
- 32. System where branches limit each other’s powers
- 33. Favoring freedom and change
- 38. Causing disagreement
- 39. Organization influencing government policy
- 40. Division of government duties into three branches
- 41. 1787 meeting to write Constitution
Down
- 2. First U.S. government plan
- 3. Having clear differences
- 5. Testifying against yourself
- 8. Two-house Congress agreement
- 9. Basic set of ideas for a plan
- 10. Power of government comes from the people
- 13. Court power to strike down unconstitutional laws
- 15. Era of reason and learning in Europe
- 16. Trade between states
- 18. Courts that interpret laws
- 20. Lawmaking part of government
- 21. Tried twice for the same crime
- 22. Payment for loss or injury
- 25. Two things that can’t both be true
- 28. System for electing president and VP
- 30. Written plan for government
- 31. Decision by more than half of voters
- 34. List of basic rights of U.S. citizens
- 35. Purpose of something
- 36. Very clever or creative
- 37. Had something taken away