Across
- 1. and Balances The system that ensures one branch doesn’t become too powerful
- 5. The leader of the Executive Branch
- 6. The branch that interprets the laws
- 7. The introduction to the Constitution
- 8. The division of power between national and state governments
- 9. of Confederation The first governing document of the U.S., replaced by the Constitution
- 10. Court The highest court in the United States
- 12. of Powers The division of government into three parts
- 13. A change or addition to the Constitution
Down
- 1. The group of advisors to the President
- 2. The branch that enforces the laws
- 3. The branch that makes the laws
- 4. of Rights The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
- 11. Sovereignty The principle that people have the power in government
