Across
- 2. The highest court in the United States. Decides if laws follow the Constitution
- 3. An organization that works to win elections, make laws, and run the government.
- 5. and Balances A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other 2 branches
- 6. A change to the Constitution
- 8. An opponent of a strong federal government
- 9. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
- 12. A supporter of a strong federal government.
- 15. Formal admission of someone into office
- 17. Lower house in Congress. Representation is based on population
Down
- 1. An introduction to a declaration, constitution, or official documentation.
- 4. Upper house in Congress. Every state has two senators, regardless of population
- 6. First set of laws for the United States.
- 7. A proposed law
- 10. A plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the difference between large and small states.
- 11. An act of voting by all people in a country or area
- 13. Process by which the president and vice president are chosen
- 14. The combined name for the Senate and House of Representatives.
- 16. A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and process of a government.
