Across
- 2. the branch that interprets the laws
- 4. the person who works in the Executive branch for 4 years (limited to 2 elections)
- 8. the first 10 amendments to the constitution that protect individual rights
- 9. the person who works in the Legislative branch for 2 years (unlimited elections)
- 10. the level of government that deals with problems inside the state, run by the governor
- 11. the first group of laws made to run the United States that were too weak and needed to be changed
- 12. these states are represented fairly by the Senate
- 14. the branch that makes the laws
- 16. the amendment that states people have the right to own a gun
- 18. the level of government that deals with problems for the whole country, run by the president
- 20. a document that lays out the laws on how to run a country
Down
- 1. the person who works in the Judicial branch (picked by the president, for life)
- 3. the person who works in the Legislative branch for 6 years (unlimited elections)
- 5. the name of the compromise that split the Legislative branch into two parts to give equal representation to big and small states
- 6. these states are represented fairly by the House of Representatives
- 7. the branch that enforces the laws
- 13. the amendment that states people have freedom of speech, press, petition, assembly, and religion
- 15. another name for the Legislative branch, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives
- 17. the name of the compromise that made enslaved people less than white people
- 19. the level of government that deals with problems in cities, run by the mayor