Across
- 2. a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning
- 6. the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
- 8. the first constitution of the 13 independent American colonies
- 10. made a major contribution of the ratification of the constitution by writing The Federalist Papers
- 12. talk about the duties of the 3 main parts of government
- 14. series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts
- 15. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
Down
- 1. United States statesman and leader of the federalists
- 3. a series of 85 essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution
- 4. a formal meeting held in 1787 for the purpose of creating a constitution for the United States
- 5. it clearly communicates the intentions of the framers and the purpose of the document
- 7. a person who opposed the adoption of the u.s. constitution
- 9. an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution
- 11. the federal principle or system of government
- 13. United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States supreme court